Postseason college football game
College football 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.
The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 2007 FCS Playoffs , which began with a 16-team bracket .
Appalachian State Mountaineers [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Scoring summary [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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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References [ edit ] ^ "Andre Lowe - Staff Directory" . meacsports.com . Retrieved January 5, 2019 . ^ "Appalachian State cruises to FCS title" . Times-News . Twin Falls, Idaho . AP . December 15, 2007. p. B4. Retrieved January 5, 2019 – via newspapers.com. ^ "On TheAir" . Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut . December 14, 2007. p. C2. Retrieved January 9, 2019 – via newspapers.com. ^ Full game video on YouTube ^ "Delaware vs. Appalachian State - Play-By-Play" . ESPN . December 14, 2007. ^ "Delaware vs. Appalachian State - Game Summary" . ESPN . December 14, 2007. Retrieved January 4, 2019 . ^ "Delaware vs Appalachian State" . caasports.com . December 14, 2007. Retrieved January 4, 2019 . Further reading [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
Games through 2009 were played in December. Subsequent games have been played in January (*) or May (†).
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
2007–08 NCAA Division I championships
† Not an officially sanctioned NCAA championship