# 2007 NCAA Division I Football 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.

## 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

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

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 | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | 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 |
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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 |
| 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 |
| Delaware | Rushing | Omar Cuff | 21 car, 84 yds, 1 TD |
| Delaware | Receiving | Aaron Love | 7 rec, 101 yds |
| Appalachian State | Passing | Armanti Edwards | 9–15, 198 yds, 3 TD |
| Appalachian State | Rushing | Kevin Richardson | 22 car, 118 yds, 1 TD |
| Appalachian State | Receiving | Dexter Jackson | 1 rec, 60 yds, 1 TD |