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2007 Elon

7–⁠4 (4–⁠3 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Elon in 2007, game by game: lost at South Florida 13–28; won vs. West Virginia Wesleyan 59–16; won vs. Liberty 42–14; lost vs. App State 32–49; won at Western Carolina 38–36; won vs. Georgia Southern 36–33; won at Wofford 24–13; won vs. Chattanooga 38–28; lost at Furman 49–52; lost at The Citadel 31–42; won vs. Stony Brook 38–23+43−17Lost 13–28 at South Florida-15South FloridaWon 59–16 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan+43West Virginia W…Won 42–14 vs. Liberty+28LibertyLost 32–49 vs. App State-17App StateWon 38–36 at Western Carolina+2Western CarolinaWon 36–33 vs. Georgia Southern+3Georgia SouthernWon 24–13 at Wofford+11WoffordWon 38–28 vs. Chattanooga+10ChattanoogaLost 49–52 at Furman-3FurmanLost 31–42 at The Citadel-11The CitadelWon 38–23 vs. Stony Brook+15Stony Brook
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atSouth FloridaL 13–⁠289%
Sep 8vsWest Virginia WesleyanW 59–⁠1666%
Sep 22vsLibertyW 42–⁠1455%
Sep 29vsApp StateL 32–⁠4928%
Oct 6atWestern CarolinaW 38–⁠3652%
Oct 13vsGeorgia SouthernW 36–⁠3349%
Oct 20atWoffordW 24–⁠1319%
Oct 27vsChattanoogaW 38–⁠2875%
Nov 3atFurmanL 49–⁠5244%
Nov 10atThe CitadelL 31–⁠4243%
Nov 17vsStony BrookW 38–⁠2352%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Stony Brook 38–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 51 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
400–⁠334
Coach
—
Elo
1341 +110 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−11.6 No. 14 of 123 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Jay Bateman

2007 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
App State5–⁠211–⁠2
Wofford5–⁠29–⁠4
Elon4–⁠37–⁠4
The Citadel4–⁠37–⁠4
Georgia Southern4–⁠37–⁠4
Furman4–⁠36–⁠5
Chattanooga2–⁠52–⁠9
Western Carolina0–⁠71–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.