2007 Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football team

The 2007 Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater as a member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) during the 2007 NCAA Division III football season. In their first season under head coach Lance Leipold, the Warhawks compiled a 14–1 record and won the NCAA Division III national championship. In the Division III playoffs, they defeated Wabash in the quarterfinal, Mary Hardin-Baylor in the semifinal, and Mount Union in the national championship game.^[1]

2007 Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football
NCAA Division III champion WIAC champion
Stagg Bowl, W 31–21 vs. Mount Union
Conference	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ranking
D3Football.com	No. 1
Record	14–1 (7–0 WIAC)
Head coach	Lance Leipold (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Zebrowski (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Brian Borland (6th season)
Home stadium	Perkins Stadium
Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

2007 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Wisconsin–Whitewater $^		7	–	0					14	–	1
No. 12 Wisconsin–Eau Claire ^		5	–	2					9	–	3
Wisconsin–Oshkosh		4	–	3					7	–	3
Wisconsin–Stevens Point		3	–	4					6	–	4
Wisconsin–La Crosse		3	–	4					5	–	4
Wisconsin–Stout		3	–	4					4	–	6
Wisconsin–River Falls		2	–	5					3	–	7
Wisconsin–Platteville		1	–	6					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at Lakeland*	No. 2	Taylor Memorial Field Sheboygan, WI	W 41–7	758	[2]
September 15	at St. Cloud State*	No. 2	Husky Stadium St. Cloud, MN	L 16–26	3,982	[3]
September 22	Wisconsin–Eau Claire	No. 3	Perkins Stadium Whitewater, WI	W 27–0	5,325	[4]
September 29	at No. 6 Wisconsin–La Crosse	No. 3	Veterans Memorial Stadium La Crosse, WI	W 35–28	4,853	[5]
October 6	Wisconsin–River Falls	No. 3	Perkins Stadium Whitewater, WI	W 38–12	6,301	[6]
October 13	Wisconsin–Oshkosh	No. 3	Perkins Stadium Whitewater, WI	W 26–14	7,825	[7]
October 20	at No. 20 Wisconsin–Stevens Point	No. 3	Goerke Field Stevens Point, WI	W 31–14	1,815	[8]
October 27	No. 2 Mary Hardin–Baylor*	No. 3	Perkins Stadium Whitewater, WI	W 41–14	6,061	[9]
November 3	at Wisconsin–Stout	No. 2	Williams Stadium Menomonie, WI	W 26–10	2,136	[10]
November 10	Wisconsin–Platteville	No. 2	Perkins Stadium Whitewater, WI	W 21–7	4,940	[11]
November 17	No. 14 Capital*	No. 2	Perkins Stadium Whitewater, WI (NCAA Division III First Round)	W 34–14	1,689	[12]
November 24	No. 20 North Central (IL)*	No. 2	Perkins Stadium Whitewater, WI (NCAA Division III Second Round)	W 59–28	2,248	[13]
December 1	No. 12 Wabash*	No. 2	Perkins Stadium Whitewater, WI (NCAA Division III Quarterfinal)	W 47–7	2,335	[14]
December 8	No. 4 Mary Hardin–Baylor*	No. 2	Perkins Stadium Whitewater, WI (NCAA Division III Semifinal)	W 16–7	2,237	[15]
December 15	vs. No. 1 Mount Union*	No. 2	Salem Football Stadium Salem, VA (Stagg Bowl)	W 31–21	5,099	[16]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division III D3football.com poll released prior to the game