| Year: | 2007 |
| Regular Season: | August 30 – November 10, 2007 |
| Playoffs: | November 17 – December 15, 2007[1] |
| Nc Date: | December 15, 2007 |
| Championship: | Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL |
| Champion: | Valdosta State |
| Hill: | Danny Woodhead, Chadron State |
The 2007 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began on August 30, 2007, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 15, 2007 at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The Valdosta State Blazers defeated the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats, 25–20, to win their second Division II national title.[2]
The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Danny Woodhead, running back from Chadron State, for the second consecutive year.
| School | Former conference | New conference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NSIC | |||
| Dropped program | |||
| Independent (FCS) | |||
| Independent (FCS) | |||
| Independent (NAIA) | WVIAC | ||
| New program | Independent |
Chowan and Mary completed their transitions to Division II and became eligible for the postseason.
See also: List of NCAA Division II football seasons.
| Division: | II |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Teams: | 24 |
| Location: | Florence, Alabama |
| Champions: | Valdosta St. |
| Titlecount: | 2nd |
| Runnerup: | NW Missouri St. |
| Gamecount: | 5th |
| Semifinal1: | California (PA) |
| Semifinal2: | Grand Valley St. |
The 2007 NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs involved 24 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football.[3]
The tournament began on November 17, 2008 and concluded on December 15, 2008 with the 2007 NCAA Division II National Football Championship game at Braly Municipal Stadium near the campus of the University of North Alabama in Florence, Alabama.
In the championship game the Valdosta State University Blazers defeated the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats, 25–21, to win their second national championship.
The first-round games were conducted on the campus of one of the competing institutions as determined by the NCAA Division II Football Committee. Two teams in each super regional earned first-round byes. The first-round winners advanced to face a bye team in their super regional. Second-round winners met in the quarterfinals and quarterfinal winners advanced to play in the semifinals.
First-round, second-round, quarterfinal and semifinal games were played on the campus of one of the competing institutions as determined by the NCAA Division II Football Committee. The home team at the championship was determined by the Division II Football Committee and the Shoals National Championship Committee.
The championship game was played at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama and broadcast live on ESPN2 on December 15.