2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season - wikipedia 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season 2007 NCAA Division I FBS season LSU 's Matt Flynn lifting the AFCA National Championship Trophy after the BCS title game Number of teams 119 Duration August 30 -- December 1 Preseason AP No. 1 USC Trojans Post-season Duration December 20, 2007 -- January 7, 2008 Bowl games 32 Heisman Trophy Tim Tebow, Florida QB Bowl Championship Series 2008 BCS Championship Game Site Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana Winner LSU Tigers Division I FBS football seasons ← 2006 2008 → The 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) in 2007. The regular season began on August 30, 2007 and ended on December 1, 2007. The postseason concluded on January 7, 2008 with the BCS National Championship Game in New Orleans, where the # 2 - ranked LSU Tigers defeated the # 1 Ohio State Buckeyes to win their second BCS and third overall national title. For just the second time in the Bowl Championship Series era, no FBS team finished the season undefeated. Kansas was the only team from an automatic - qualifying BCS conference to finish the entire season with just one loss. Contents 1 Rules changes 2 Conference and program changes 3 Year of the Upset and `` The Curse of No. 2 '' 3.1 Year of the Upset 3.2 `` Curse of the # 2 '' 4 Conference standings 5 Conference champions 5.1 Conference championship games 5.2 Other conference champions 6 Bowl games 6.1 Bowl Championship Series 6.2 January bowl games 6.3 December bowl games 6.4 Postseason All - Star Games 6.5 Bowl Challenge Cup standings 7 Awards and honors 7.1 Heisman Trophy voting 7.2 Other major award winners 7.3 All - America selections 7.3. 1 Offense 7.3. 2 Defense 8 Milestones 9 Coaching changes 9.1 Pre-season 9.2 Post-season 10 Notes and references 11 External links Rules changes After coaches expressed their disapproval of the timing changes made in the 2006 season, the following changes were made : On kickoffs, the clock will not start until the ball is touched in the field of play. On change of possession, the clock will not start until the snap. The attempt to reduce the time of games sought by those rules was successful, reducing the average college football page from 3 : 21 hours in 2005 to 3 : 07 hours in 2006. However, the reduced game time also reduced the average number of plays in a game by 13, 66 fewer offensive yards per game and average points per game by 5. Other rules changes for the 2007 season include : Moving the kick - off yard - line from 35 to 30, which matches the yard - line used in the National Football League from 1994 to 2010, to reduce the number of touchbacks. Paring the 25 - second play clock to 15 seconds after TV timeouts. Team time - outs for televised games are shortened from 60 seconds to 30 seconds. Allowing penalties against the kicking team on kickoffs to be assessed at the end of the runback, avoiding a re-kick, also matching the NFL rule. Once the umpire gives the ball to the kicker, the 25 second play clock starts. Kickoffs out of bounds are now penalized 35 yards from the spot of the kick or a re-kick with a five - yard penalty. Defenders can not use any part of a teammate to jump over an opponent to block a kick. Conference and program changes The only change in conference membership for the 2007 season occurred when Temple left its Independent status to become the 13th member of the Mid-American Conference. No teams upgraded from Division I FCS, leaving the number of Division I FBS schools fixed at 119. School 2006 Conference 2007 Conference Temple Owls I-A Independent MAC Year of the Upset and `` the Curse of no 2 '' Year of the Upset See also : 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings The 2007 season was highlighted by the remarkable frequency with which ranked teams fell to lower - ranked or unranked opponents, leading the media to dub the season as the `` Year of the Upset ''. An unranked or lower - ranked opponent defeated a higher - ranked team 59 times over the course of the regular season. Teams ranked in the top five of the AP Poll were defeated by unranked opponents 13 times during the regular season, setting a new record in the history of the AP Poll when at least 20 teams were ranked. The only other season to see more such upsets was 1967, which was one of seven seasons when the AP Poll ranked only 10 teams. The chaos began on the first weekend of the season when FCS program Appalachian State defeated # 5 Michigan on the road at Michigan Stadium in what was immediately hailed as one of the greatest upsets in the history of college football. Appalachian State became just the second FCS team to defeat a ranked FBS opponent, and the first to do so against a top - five team. `` Curse of the # 2 '' The 2007 season became known for the `` Curse of the # 2 '', where the team ranked # 2 by the AP Poll was defeated seven times in the final nine weeks of the regular season : Stanford defeated # 2 USC, 24 -- 23, on October 6 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. This result was particularly notable for the fact that USC was favored to win the game by 41 points, having carried winning streaks of 35 games at home and 24 games in Pac - 10 play into the matchup. Both streaks ended with this loss. Oregon State defeated # 2 California, 31 -- 28, on October 13 at California Memorial Stadium. Rutgers defeated # 2 South Florida, 30 -- 27, on October 18 at Rutgers Stadium. Florida State defeated # 2 Boston College, 27 -- 17, on November 3 at Alumni Stadium. Arizona defeated # 2 Oregon, 34 -- 24, on November 15 at Arizona Stadium. # 3 Missouri defeated # 2 Kansas, 36 -- 28, on November 24 at Arrowhead Stadium in a Border War rivalry game. This was the only such upset where the winning team was also ranked. Pittsburgh defeated # 2 West Virginia, 13 -- 9, on December 1 at Mountaineer Field in a Backyard Brawl rivalry game. West Virginia was knocked out of contention for the BCS National Championship on the final weekend of the regular season. The # 1 and # 2 ranked teams had not lost in the same week of the season since 1996. In 2007 alone, # 1 and # 2 fell during the same weekend three times, including in both of the final two weeks of the regular season : # 1 LSU lost to Kentucky 43 -- 37 in three overtimes, and # 2 California lost to Oregon State 31 -- 28 on October 13. # 1 LSU lost to Arkansas 50 -- 48 in three overtimes on November 23, and # 2 Kansas lost to # 3 Missouri 36 -- 28 on November 24. # 1 Missouri lost to # 9 Oklahoma 38 -- 17 in the Big 12 Championship Game, and # 2 West Virginia lost to Pittsburgh 13 -- 9 on December 1. Conference standings Note : In the Mid-American Conference, only division games count toward the divisional championship. 2007 ACC football standings Conf Overall Team Atlantic Division No. 10 Boston College x 6 -- 11 -- No. 21 Clemson 5 -- 9 -- Wake Forest 5 -- 9 -- Florida State -- 5 7 -- 6 NC State -- 5 5 -- 7 Maryland -- 6 5 -- 8 Coastal Division No. 9 Virginia Tech x $ 7 -- 11 -- Virginia 6 -- 9 -- Georgia Tech -- 7 -- 6 North Carolina -- 5 -- 8 Miami -- 6 5 -- 7 Duke 0 -- 8 -- 11 Championship : Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 16 $ -- BCS representative as conference champion % -- BCS at - large representative x -- Division champion / co-champions Rankings from AP Poll 2007 Big East football standings Conf Overall Team No. 6 West Virginia $ + 5 -- 11 -- Connecticut + 5 -- 9 -- No. 17 Cincinnati -- 10 -- South Florida -- 9 -- Rutgers -- 8 -- 5 Louisville -- 6 -- 6 Pittsburgh -- 5 -- 7 Syracuse -- 6 -- 10 $ -- BCS representative as conference champion + -- Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll 2007 Big Ten football standings Conf Overall Team No. 5 Ohio State $ 7 -- 11 -- No. 18 Michigan 6 -- 9 -- No. 20 Illinois % 6 -- 9 -- No. 24 Wisconsin 5 -- 9 -- Penn State -- 9 -- Iowa -- 6 -- 6 Purdue -- 5 8 -- 5 Indiana -- 5 7 -- 6 Michigan State -- 5 7 -- 6 Northwestern -- 5 6 -- 6 Minnesota 0 -- 8 -- 11 $ -- BCS representative as conference champion % -- BCS at - large representative Rankings from AP Poll 2007 Big 12 football standings Conf Overall Team Northern Division No. 4 Missouri xy 7 -- 12 -- No. 7 Kansas x % 7 -- 12 -- Colorado -- 6 -- 7 Kansas State -- 5 5 -- 7 Nebraska -- 6 5 -- 7 Iowa State -- 6 -- 9 Southern Division No. 8 Oklahoma xy $ 6 -- 11 -- No. 10 Texas 5 -- 10 -- No. 22 Texas Tech -- 9 -- Oklahoma State -- 7 -- 6 Texas A&M -- 7 -- 6 Baylor 0 -- 8 -- 9 Championship : Oklahoma 38, Missouri 17 $ -- BCS representative as conference champion % -- BCS at - large representative x -- Division champion / co-champions y -- Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll 2007 Conference USA football standings Conf Overall Team East Division UCF x $ 7 -- 10 -- East Carolina 6 -- 8 -- 5 Memphis 6 -- 7 -- 6 Southern Miss 5 -- 7 -- 6 Marshall -- 5 -- 9 UAB -- 7 -- 10 West Division Tulsa xy 6 -- 10 -- Houston x 6 -- 8 -- 5 Tulane -- 5 -- 8 Rice -- 5 -- 9 UTEP -- 6 -- 8 SMU 0 -- 8 -- 11 Championship : UCF 44, Tulsa 25 $ -- Conference champion x -- Division champion / co-champions y -- Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll 2007 Mid-American Conference football standings Div Conf Overall Team East Division Miami xy -- 5 -- 6 -- 7 Bowling Green x -- 6 -- 8 -- 5 Buffalo x -- 5 -- 5 -- 7 Ohio -- -- 6 -- 6 Temple -- -- -- 8 Akron -- -- 5 -- 8 Kent State -- 5 -- 7 -- 9 West Division Central Michigan xy $ -- 6 -- 8 -- 6 Ball State x -- 5 -- 7 -- 6 Eastern Michigan -- -- -- 8 Western Michigan -- -- 5 -- 7 Toledo -- -- 5 5 -- 7 Northern Illinois 0 -- 5 -- 6 -- 10 Championship : Central Michigan 35, Miami 10 $ -- Conference champion x -- Division champion / co-champions Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division 's championship game berth. Rankings from AP Poll 2007 Mountain West football standings Conf Overall Team No. 14 BYU $ 8 -- 0 11 -- Air Force 6 -- 9 -- New Mexico 5 -- 9 -- Utah 5 -- 9 -- TCU -- 8 -- 5 San Diego State -- 5 -- 8 Wyoming -- 6 5 -- 7 Colorado State -- 6 -- 9 UNLV -- 7 -- 10 $ -- Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll 2007 Pacific - 10 football standings Conf Overall Team No. 3 USC + 7 -- 11 -- No. 16 Arizona State + 7 -- 10 -- No. 25 Oregon State 6 -- 9 -- No. 23 Oregon 5 -- 9 -- UCLA 5 -- 6 -- 7 Arizona -- 5 5 -- 7 California -- 6 7 -- 6 Washington State -- 6 5 -- 7 Stanford -- 6 -- 8 Washington -- 7 -- 9 + -- Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll 2007 SEC football standings Conf Overall Team Eastern Division No. 12 Tennessee xy 6 -- 10 -- No. 2 Georgia x % 6 -- 11 -- No. 13 Florida 5 -- 9 -- South Carolina -- 5 6 -- 6 Kentucky -- 5 8 -- 5 Vanderbilt -- 6 5 -- 7 Western Division No. 1 LSU x $ # 6 -- 12 -- No. 15 Auburn 5 -- 9 -- Arkansas -- 8 -- 5 Mississippi State -- 8 -- 5 Alabama -- 7 -- 6 Ole Miss 0 -- 8 -- 9 Championship : LSU 21, Tennessee 14 # -- BCS National Champion $ -- BCS representative as conference champion % -- BCS at - large representative x -- Division champion / co-champions y -- Championship game participant Alabama had 5 victories vacated by the NCAA in 2010. As such, the official record for Alabama is 2 -- 6 ( 1 -- 4 ). Rankings from AP Poll 2007 Sun Belt football standings Conf Overall Team Florida Atlantic + 6 -- 8 -- 5 Troy + 6 -- 8 -- Middle Tennessee -- 5 -- 7 Louisiana -- Monroe -- 6 -- 6 Arkansas State -- 5 -- 7 Louisiana -- Lafayette -- -- 9 FIU -- 6 -- 11 North Texas -- 6 -- 10 + -- Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll 2007 WAC football standings Conf Overall Team No. 19 Hawaii $ 8 -- 0 12 -- Boise State 7 -- 10 -- Fresno State 6 -- 9 -- Nevada -- 6 -- 7 Louisiana Tech -- 5 -- 7 San Jose State -- 5 -- 7 Utah State -- 6 -- 10 New Mexico State -- 7 -- 9 Idaho 0 -- 8 -- 11 $ -- Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria Rankings from AP Poll 2007 Division I FBS independents football records Conf Overall Team Navy -- 8 -- 5 Army -- -- 9 Notre Dame -- -- 9 Rankings from AP Poll Rankings indicate position in final 2007 AP Poll. Conference champions Conference Championship games All games were played on December 1, 2007. Rankings reflect the Week 14 AP Poll before the games were played. Conference Champion Champion Score Site ACC # 6 Virginia Tech # 12 Boston College 30 -- 16 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Jacksonville, Florida Big 12 # 9 Oklahoma # 1 Missouri 38 -- 17 Alamodome San Antonio, Texas Conference USA UCF Tulsa 44 -- 25 Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, Florida MAC Central Michigan Miami ( Ohio ) 35 -- 10 Ford Field Detroit SEC # 5 LSU # 14 Tennessee 24 -- 14 Georgia Dome Atlanta Other conference champions Rankings are from the Week 15 AP Poll. Conference Winner ( s ) Big East Connecticut, # 11 West Virginia * Big Ten # 1 Ohio State Mountain West # 19 BYU Pac - 10 # 12 Arizona State, # 6 USC * Sun Belt Florida Atlantic, Troy WAC # 10 Hawai ʻi * Received conference 's automatic BCS bowl bid Bowl games Main article : 2007 -- 08 NCAA football bowl games Winners are listed in boldface. Bowl Championship Series Bowl Game Date Playing as Visitor Playing as Home Score BCS Title Game ( New Orleans, Louisiana ) January 7, 2008 # 2 LSU # 1 Ohio State 38 -- 24 Rose Bowl ( Pasadena, California ) January 1, 2008 # 13 Illinois # 7 Southern California 49 -- 17 Sugar Bowl ( New Orleans ) January 1, 2008 # 10 Hawai ʻi # 5 Georgia 41 -- 10 Fiesta Bowl ( Glendale, Arizona ) January 2, 2008 # 9 West Virginia # 4 Oklahoma 48 -- 28 Orange Bowl ( Miami Gardens, Florida ) January 3, 2008 # 8 Kansas # 3 Virginia Tech 24 -- 21 January bowl games Bowl Game Date Playing as Visitor Playing as Home Score Outback Bowl ( Tampa, Florida ) January 1, 2008 Wisconsin Tennessee 21 -- 17 Cotton Bowl ( Dallas, Texas ) January 1, 2008 Missouri Arkansas 38 -- 7 Capital One Bowl ( Orlando, Florida ) January 1, 2008 Michigan Florida 41 -- 35 Gator Bowl ( Jacksonville, Florida ) January 1, 2008 Texas Tech Virginia 31 -- 28 International Bowl ( Toronto, ON, Canada ) January 5, 2008 Rutgers Ball State 52 -- 30 GMAC Bowl ( Mobile, Alabama ) January 6, 2008 Bowling Green Tulsa 63 -- 7 December bowl games Bowl Game Date Playing as Visitor Playing as Home Score Poinsettia Bowl ( San Diego ) December 20, 2007 Utah Navy 35 -- 32 New Orleans Bowl ( New Orleans ) December 21, 2007 Memphis Florida Atlantic 44 -- 27 PapaJohns.com Bowl ( Birmingham, Alabama ) December 22, 2007 Southern Miss Cincinnati 31 -- 21 New Mexico Bowl ( Albuquerque, New Mexico ) December 22, 2007 Nevada New Mexico 23 -- 0 Las Vegas Bowl ( Las Vegas ) December 22, 2007 UCLA BYU 17 -- 16 Hawai ʻi Bowl ( Honolulu ) December 23, 2007 Boise State East Carolina 41 -- 38 Motor City Bowl ( Detroit ) December 26, 2007 Purdue Central Michigan 51 -- 48 Holiday Bowl ( San Diego ) December 27, 2007 Arizona State Texas 52 -- 34 Champs Sports Bowl ( Orlando, Florida ) December 28, 2007 Boston College Michigan State 24 -- 21 Texas Bowl ( Houston ) December 28, 2007 TCU Houston 20 -- 13 Emerald Bowl ( San Francisco ) December 28, 2007 Maryland Oregon State 21 -- 14 Meineke Car Care Bowl ( Charlotte, North Carolina ) December 29, 2007 Connecticut Wake Forest 24 -- 10 Liberty Bowl ( Memphis, Tennessee ) December 29, 2007 UCF Mississippi State 10 -- 3 Alamo Bowl ( San Antonio ) December 29, 2007 Penn State Texas A&M 24 -- 17 Independence Bowl ( Shreveport, Louisiana ) December 30, 2007 Alabama Colorado 30 -- 24 Armed Forces Bowl ( Fort Worth, Texas ) December 31, 2007 California Air Force 42 -- 36 Sun Bowl ( El Paso, Texas ) December 31, 2007 South Florida Oregon 56 -- 21 Humanitarian Bowl ( Boise, Idaho ) December 31, 2007 Georgia Tech Fresno State 40 -- 28 Music City Bowl ( Nashville, Tennessee ) December 31, 2007 Kentucky Florida State 35 -- 28 Insight Bowl ( Tempe, Arizona ) December 31, 2007 Indiana Oklahoma State 49 -- 33 Chick - fil - A Bowl ( Atlanta ) December 31, 2007 Clemson Auburn 23 -- 20 ( OT ) Postseason all - Star games Cornerstone Bancard Hula Bowl -- January 12, Aloha Stadium, ʻAiea, Hawai ʻi -- ʻAina ( East ) 38, Kai ( West ) 7. East -- West Shrine Game -- January 19, Robertson Stadium, Houston, Texas -- West 31, East 17. Under Armour Senior Bowl -- January 26, Ladd -- Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama -- South 17, North 16. Western Refining Texas vs. The Nation Game -- February 2, UTEP Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, Texas -- Texas 41, The Nation 14 Bowl Challenge Cup standings Bowl Challenge Cup Conference Wins Losses Percent Mountain West †. 800 Southeastern § 7. 777 Pacific - 10. 667 Big 12 5. 625 Big East. 600 Big Ten 5. 375 Conference USA. 333 Atlantic Coast 6. 250 Western Athletic. 250 Mid-American 0. 000 † Winner of the Bowl Challenge Cup -- § NCAA record for bowl victories in a conference in one bowl season. Notes The Sun Belt Conference, represented by Florida Atlantic University, was not eligible for the Bowl Challenge Cup as they only had one bowl berth. Conferences must have a minimum of three bids to be a part of the challenge. Awards and honors Heisman Trophy voting The Heisman Trophy is given to the year 's most outstanding player. Winner : Tim Tebow, So., Florida QB ( 1,957 pts ) 2. Darren McFadden, Jr., Arkansas RB ( 1,703 pts ) 3. Colt Brennan, Sr., Hawaii QB ( 632 pts ) 4. Chase Daniel Jr., Missouri QB ( 425 pts ) 5. Dennis Dixon, Sr., Oregon QB ( 178 pts ) Other major award winners Walter Camp Award ( top player ) : Darren McFadden, Arkansas Maxwell Award ( top player ) : Tim Tebow, Florida Bronko Nagurski Trophy ( defensive player ) : Glenn Dorsey, LSU Chuck Bednarik Award ( defensive player ) : Dan Connor, Penn St Dave Rimington Trophy ( center ) : Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas Davey O'Brien Award ( quarterback ) : Tim Tebow, Florida Dick Butkus Award ( linebacker ) : James Laurinaitis, Ohio State Doak Walker Award ( running back ) : Darren McFadden, Arkansas Draddy Trophy ( `` academic Heisman '' ) : Dallas Griffin, Texas Fred Biletnikoff Award ( wide receiver ) : Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech Jim Thorpe Award ( defensive back ) : Antoine Cason, Arizona John Mackey Award ( tight end ) : Fred Davis, USC Johnny Unitas Award ( senior quarterback ) : Matt Ryan, Boston College Lombardi Award ( top lineman ) : Glenn Dorsey, LSU Lott Trophy ( defensive impact ) : Glenn Dorsey, LSU Lou Groza Award ( placekicker ) : Thomas Weber, Arizona St Manning Award ( quarterback ) : Matt Ryan, Boston College Outland Trophy ( interior lineman ) : Glenn Dorsey, LSU Ray Guy Award ( punter ) : Durant Brooks, Georgia Tech Ted Hendricks Award ( defensive end ) : Chris Long, Virginia Wuerffel Trophy ( humanitarian - athlete ) : Paul Smith, Tulsa The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award : Mark Mangino, Kansas Associated Press Coach of the Year : Mark Mangino, Kansas Paul `` Bear '' Bryant Award ( head coach ) : Mark Mangino, Kansas Walter Camp Coach of the Year ( head coach ) : Mark Mangino, Kansas Broyles Award ( assistant coach ) : Jim Heacock, Ohio State All - America selections Selections were made by the Associated Press. Offense QB : Tim Tebow, So., Florida. RB : Darren McFadden, Jr., Arkansas ; Kevin Smith, Jr., Central Florida. WR : Michael Crabtree, Fr., Texas Tech ; Jordy Nelson, Sr., Kansas State. OT : Jake Long, Sr., Michigan ; Anthony Collins, Jr., Kansas. G : Duke Robinson, Jr., Oklahoma ; Martin O'Donnell, Sr., Illinois. C : Steve Justice, Sr., Wake Forest. TE : Martin Rucker, Sr., Missouri. All - purpose : Jeremy Maclin, Fr., Missouri. K : Thomas Weber, Fr., Arizona State. Defense DE : Chris Long, Sr., Virginia ; George Selvie, So., South Florida. DT : Glenn Dorsey, Sr., LSU ; Sedrick Ellis, Sr., USC. LB : Dan Connor, Sr., Penn State ; James Laurinaitis, Jr., Ohio State ; Jordon Dizon, Sr., Colorado. CB : Aqib Talib, Jr., Kansas ; Antoine Cason, Sr., Arizona. S : Craig Steltz, Sr., LSU ; Jamie Silva, Sr., Boston College. P : Kevin Huber, Jr., Cincinnati. Milestones The following teams and players set all - time NCAA Division I FBS ( formerly Division I-A ) records during the season : Record Player / Team Date / Opponent Previous Record Holder Source Most consecutive pass attempts without an interception, career André Woodson, Kentucky, 325 September 22, vs. Arkansas Trent Dilfer, Fresno State, 271 ( 1993 ) Most career extra points Art Carmody, Louisville, 253 September 29, vs. NC State Shaun Suisham, Bowling Green, 226 ( 2001 -- 2004 ) Most consecutive pass attempts with only one interception, career André Woodson, Kentucky, 343 October 4, vs. South Carolina Woodson, 333 ( 2006 -- 2007 ) Most combined rushing yards by teammates in a single game Felix Jones and Darren McFadden, Arkansas ( 487 yards ) November 3, vs. South Carolina Tony Sands and Chip Hilleary, Kansas ( 476 yards ) ( 1991 - 11 - 23 ) Most points scored, both teams ( regulation ) North Texas and Navy, 136 November 10 San Jose State vs. Rice, 133 points ( 2004 - 10 - 02 ) Most points scored in one quarter, both teams North Texas and Navy, 63 November 10 San Jose State vs. Hawai ʻi, 61 points ( 1999 - 11 - 06 ) Most wins by two points or fewer in a season by a team Virginia, 5 November 3 vs. Wake Forest Columbia, 4 ( 1971 ) Most all - purpose yards by a freshman Jeremy Maclin, Missouri, 2,713 November 17, vs. Kansas State Terrell Willis, Rutgers, 2,026 ( 1993 ) Most touchdown passes in a career Colt Brennan, Hawai ʻi, 131 November 23 vs. Boise State Ty Detmer, BYU, 121 ( 1988 -- 1991 ) Most touchdowns responsible for in a career Colt Brennan, Hawai ʻi, 146 November 23 vs. Boise State Ty Detmer, BYU, 136 ( 1988 -- 1991 ) Most touchdown passes in a season by a freshman quarterback Sam Bradford, Oklahoma, 34 November 24, vs. Oklahoma State David Neill and Colt McCoy, 29 Most career points scored by a kicker Art Carmody, Louisville, 433 November 29, vs. Rutgers Roman Anderson, Houston, 423 ( 1988 -- 1991 ) Most rushing attempts in a season Kevin Smith, UCF, 415 December 1, vs. Tulsa Marcus Allen, USC, 403 ( 1981 ) Most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a season Tim Tebow, Florida, 23 January 1, vs. Michigan Chase Harridge, Air Force, 22 ( 2002 ) Most consecutive games with 300 or more yards passing by a quarterback Paul Smith, Tulsa, 14 January 6 vs. Bowling Green Ty Detmer, BYU, 13 ( 1990 -- 1991 ) Greatest margin of victory in a bowl game Tulsa, 56 points ( 63 -- 7 ) January 6 vs. Bowling Green Alabama, 55 points ( 61 -- 6 ) vs. Syracuse, 1953 Orange Bowl ( 1953 - 01 - 01 ) This list is incomplete ; you can help by expanding it. Coaching changes Pre-season School Former Coach New Coach Indiana Terry Hoeppner Bill Lynch Post-season School Former Coach Interim New Coach Arkansas Houston Nutt Reggie Herring Bobby Petrino Baylor Guy Morriss Art Briles Colorado State Sonny Lubick Steve Fairchild Duke Ted Roof David Cutcliffe Georgia Tech Chan Gailey Jon Tenuta Paul Johnson Hawai ʻi June Jones Greg McMackin Houston Art Briles Chris Thurmond Kevin Sumlin Michigan Lloyd Carr Rich Rodriguez Mississippi Ed Orgeron Houston Nutt Navy Paul Johnson Ken Niumatalolo Nebraska Bill Callahan Tom Osborne Bo Pelini Northern Illinois Joe Novak Jerry Kill SMU Phil Bennett June Jones Southern Miss Jeff Bower Larry Fedora Texas A&M Dennis Franchione Gary Darnell Mike Sherman UCLA Karl Dorrell DeWayne Walker Rick Neuheisel Washington State Bill Doba Paul Wulff West Virginia Rich Rodriguez Bill Stewart Notes and references Jump up ^ Western Kentucky University was in a 2 - year process of transition to FBS status in 2007 ( completed in 2009 ), and, therefore, some sources list the total for 2007 as 119. ^ Jump up to : Steve Wieberg ( February 14, 2007 ). `` NCAA rules committee proposes reworking football time - saving rules ''. USA Today. Retrieved February 15, 2007. Jump up ^ `` In the Year of the Upset, memorable moments were plentiful ''. ESPN. December 4, 2007. Archived from the original on January 15, 2008. Retrieved February 28, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Illinois shocks top - ranked Ohio State in Columbus ''. ESPN. Associated Press. November 10, 2007. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007. Retrieved November 10, 2007. Jump up ^ Brown, Matt ( 2017 - 06 - 23 ). `` 10 years later, 2007 CFB season looks even crazier ''. Sports on Earth. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Johnson 's 2 TDs lead Utah to seventh straight bowl win ''. ESPN. December 20, 2007. Archived from the original on December 29, 2007. Retrieved December 21, 2007. ^ Jump up to : `` Awards twice as much fun for Tebow ''. Palm Beach Post. Retrieved December 7, 2007. Jump up ^ `` LSU 's Dorsey beats out OSU 's Laurinaitis for Nagurski award ''. CBS Sportsline. Archived from the original on December 6, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Razorback Jonathan Luigs Wins Rimington Trophy '' ( Press release ). University of Arkansas Athletics. December 6, 2007. Archived from the original on January 24, 2010. Retrieved December 6, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Texas center Griffin wins Draddy Award as top scholar - athlete ''. CBS Sportsline. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Virginia 's Long wins Hendricks Award with 60 percent of vote ''. CBS Sportsline. Archived from the original on December 7, 2007. Retrieved December 5, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Tulsa QB Smith wins award for academic, athletic achievements ''. CBS Sportsline. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Mangino honored for leading Kansas to dramatic turnaround ''. ESPN. Associated Press. December 19, 2007. Archived from the original on December 30, 2007. Retrieved November 20, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Kansas ' Mark Mangino Named 2007 Walter Camp Coach of the Year '' ( Press release ). Walter Camp Foundation. Archived from the original on June 10, 2008. Retrieved December 11, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Buckeyes defensive coordinator wins award for top assistant ''. CBS Sportsline. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Tebow, McFadden, Smith on AP All - America first team ''. ESPN. Associated Press. 2007. Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved December 14, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Records Book '' ( PDF ). NCAA. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Woodson tosses 5 TDs, loses interception - free streak as UK cruises ''. ESPN. Associated Press. September 29, 2007. Retrieved December 31, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Kentucky 's Woodson breaks record for passes without INT ''. ESPN. Associated Press. September 22, 2007. Retrieved December 31, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Louisville forces 5 turnovers in 29 -- 10 win over N.C. State ''. ESPN. Associated Press. November 30, 2007. Retrieved September 29, 2007. Jump up ^ After Woodson 's interception - free streak ended against Florida Atlantic on September 29, he attempted three more passes without being intercepted. In the Cats ' following game on October 4 against South Carolina, he made 14 pass attempts without an interception before being intercepted in his 15th attempt. The official Kentucky football site has posted detailed play - by - play of both the Florida Atlantic Archived March 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. and South Carolina Archived March 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. games. Jump up ^ Woodson 's record - setting streak of pass attempts without an interception began on November 4, 2006 against Georgia. In that game, he was intercepted early in the second quarter. He then attempted and completed seven passes before being intercepted for the second time in the quarter. His next pass attempt began his interception - free streak. The official Kentucky football site has a detailed play - by - play of this game Archived March 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine... Jump up ^ Before the 2007 season, the record was 329 by Damon Allen of Cal State Fullerton, spanning the 1983 and 1984 seasons. Jump up ^ `` McFadden honored by SEC after record - breaking weekend ''. ESPN. November 5, 2007. Archived from the original on November 8, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2007. Jump up ^ `` McFadden and Jones Break NCAA Record for Combined Rushing Yards ''. University of Arkansas Athletics. Archived from the original on May 17, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2007. ^ Jump up to : `` Football : UNT ca n't stop Navy in record - setting shootout ''. Denton Record - Chronicle. November 11, 2007. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Narrow victory sets NCAA mark, ties ACC record ''. The Virginian - Pilot. November 4, 2007. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007. Retrieved November 19, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Maclin sets single - season freshman record for all - purpose yards ''. ESPN. Associated Press. November 17, 2007. Archived from the original on November 19, 2007. Retrieved December 2, 2007. ^ Jump up to : `` Brennan sets passing TD mark to claim Hawaii 's first outright WAC title ''. ESPN. Associated Press. November 24, 2007. Archived from the original on November 26, 2007. Retrieved November 24, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Patrick runs for career - best 202 yards, 2 TDs as OU rolls ''. ESPN. Associated Press. November 24, 2007. Archived from the original on November 26, 2007. Retrieved November 24, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Carmody 's late field goal lifts Cardinals over Scarlet Knights ''. ESPN. Associated Press. November 30, 2007. Archived from the original on December 1, 2007. Retrieved November 29, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Tulsa ca n't contain Smith as UCF clinches first C - USA title ''. ESPN. Associated Press. December 1, 2007. Archived from the original on December 4, 2007. Retrieved December 1, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Off and Running ''. ESPN. Associated Press. December 9, 2007. Archived from the original on December 24, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Smith 's 14th straight 300 - yard game leads Tulsa past Bowling Green ''. ESPN. Associated Press. January 6, 2008. Archived from the original on January 10, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2008. Jump up ^ Hoeppner, who had previously announced plans to take the 2007 season off for medical reasons, died of a brain tumor on June 19. Jump up ^ `` Sources : Nutt out as coach, will receive settlement from Arkansas ''. ESPN. November 26, 2007. Archived from the original on November 28, 2007. Retrieved November 26, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Nutt turns down offer to remain Razorbacks coach ''. ESPN. Associated Press. November 26, 2007. Archived from the original on November 28, 2007. Retrieved November 26, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Sources : Petrino leaving NFL for Arkansas job ''. ESPN. December 11, 2007. Archived from the original on December 13, 2007. Retrieved December 11, 2007. Jump up ^ Durante, Joseph ( November 8, 2007 ). `` Baylor football coach Morriss out in 5th season ''. Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on November 11, 2007. Retrieved November 8, 2007. ^ Jump up to : `` Houston 's Briles to take Baylor job ''. ESPN. November 28, 2007. Archived from the original on November 30, 2007. Retrieved November 28, 2007. Jump up ^ Press conference to announce Lubick 's retirement, deal set Jump up ^ Fairchild to be named CSU football coach Jump up ^ `` Duke fires Roof after 1 -- 11 finish ''. FoxSports.com. Associated Press. November 26, 2007. Archived from the original on December 2, 2007. Retrieved November 26, 2007. 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Question: who won the ncaa football championship in 2007
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