The 2007 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game was a postseason

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. It was played on December 14, 2007, at

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. The culminating game of the

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, 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

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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

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to reach the final. This was Appalachian State's third consecutive appearance in the championship game, having won the title in both

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Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens

Delaware finished their regular season with an 8–3 record (5–3 in conference). The Fightin' Blue Hens defeated

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, top-seed

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, and fourth-seed

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to reach the final.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Game statistics

References

External links

Box score
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