2007 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game

This article is about the FCS (Division I-AA) championship game. For the FBS (Division I-A) championship game, see 2007 BCS National Championship Game.

The 2007 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Appalachian State Mountaineers and the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens. It was played on December 14, 2007, at Finley Stadium, home field of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The culminating game of the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season, it was won by Appalachian State, 49–21.

2007 NCAA Division I Football Championship
FCS National Championship Game
2007 FCS National Championship trophy (right)
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Appalachian State Mountaineers (11–3) (12–2) CAA SoCon 21 49 Head coach:  K. C. Keeler Head coach:  Jerry Moore TSN Seed 13 — TSN Seed 5 —
1 2 3 4 Total Delaware 0 7 7 7 21 Appalachian State 14 14 7 14 49
Date	December 14, 2007
Season	2007
Stadium	Finley Stadium
Location	Chattanooga, Tennessee
Referee	Andre Lowe (MEAC)[1]
Attendance	23,010[2]
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN2[3]
Announcers	Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Chris Spielman (color), Rob Stone (sideline)[4]
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Teams

The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 2007 FCS Playoffs, which began with a 16-team bracket.

Appalachian State Mountaineers

Main article: 2007 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

Appalachian State's first game of the 2007 season was a 34–32 upset win over Michigan, who were the No. 5 ranked team in FBS at the time. Appalachian State went on to finish their regular season with a 9–2 record (5–2 in conference). The Mountaineers defeated James Madison, Eastern Washington, and Richmond to reach the final. This was Appalachian State's third consecutive appearance in the championship game, having won the title in both 2005 and 2006.

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens

Main article: 2007 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

Delaware finished their regular season with an 8–3 record (5–3 in conference). The Fightin' Blue Hens defeated Delaware State, top-seed Northern Iowa, and fourth-seed Southern Illinois to reach the final.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP DEL APP 1 10:47 6 58 3:05 APP Kevin Richardson 19-yard touchdown reception from Armanti Edwards, Julian Rauch kick good 0 7 1 4:14 5 99 1:26 APP Devon Moore 46-yard touchdown run, Rauch kick good 0 14 2 10:22 11 80 4:51 APP Richardson (APP) fumble in the endzone recovered by Daniel Kilgore, Rauch kick good 0 21 2 1:10 6 40 1:46 DEL Mark Duncan 39-yard touchdown reception from Joe Flacco, Jon Striefsky kick good 7 21 2 0:44 2 72 0:21 APP Dexter Jackson 60-yard touchdown reception from Edwards, Rauch kick good 7 28 3 6:02 14 67 6:38 APP Richardson 8-yard touchdown reception from Edwards, Rauch kick good 7 35 3 0:54 12 64 3:55 DEL Omar Cuff 1-yard touchdown run, Striefsky kick good 14 35 4 6:02 10 87 5:00 APP Richardson 6-yard touchdown run, Rauch kick good 14 42 4 3:29 1 53 0:10 APP Trey Elder 53-yard touchdown run, Rauch kick good 14 49 4 3:18 DEL Kickoff returned 75 yards for touchdown by Duncan, Striefsky kick good 21 49 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 21 49

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Game statistics

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Fightin' Blue Hens	0	7	7	7	21
No. 5 Mountaineers	14	14	7	14	49

Appalachian State quarterback Armanti Edwards

Statistics	DEL	APP
First downs	24	26
Plays–yards	79–432	66–556
Rushes–yards	31–98	51–358
Passing yards	315	188
Passing: comp–att–int	23–48–0	9–15–0
Time of possession	27:53	32:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Delaware	Passing	Joe Flacco	23–48, 334 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Omar Cuff	21 car, 84 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Aaron Love	7 rec, 101 yds
Appalachian State	Passing	Armanti Edwards	9–15, 198 yds, 3 TD
	Rushing	Kevin Richardson	22 car, 118 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dexter Jackson	1 rec, 60 yds, 1 TD

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