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2007 North Dakota State

10–⁠1 (3–⁠1 Great West Conference).

Schedule and results

North Dakota State in 2007, game by game: won vs. Stephen F. Austin 28–19; won vs. Sam Houston 41–38; won at Central Michigan 44–14; won at Western Illinois 41–28; won vs. UC Davis 35–16; won vs. Mississippi Valley State 58–7; won at Minnesota 27–21; won vs. Southern Utah 52–17; won vs. Illinois State 54–28; won vs. Cal Poly 31–28; lost vs. South Dakota State 24–29+51−5Won 28–19 vs. Stephen F. Austin+9Stephen F. Aust…Won 41–38 vs. Sam Houston+3Sam HoustonWon 44–14 at Central Michigan+30Central MichiganWon 41–28 at Western Illinois+13Western IllinoisWon 35–16 vs. UC Davis+19UC DavisWon 58–7 vs. Mississippi Valley State+51Mississippi Val…Won 27–21 at Minnesota+6MinnesotaWon 52–17 vs. Southern Utah+35Southern UtahWon 54–28 vs. Illinois State+26Illinois StateWon 31–28 vs. Cal Poly+3Cal PolyLost 24–29 vs. South Dakota State-5South Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsStephen F. AustinW 28–⁠1974%
Sep 15vsSam HoustonW 41–⁠3868%
Sep 22atCentral MichiganW 44–⁠1428%
Sep 29atWestern IllinoisW 41–⁠2857%
Oct 6vsUC DavisW 35–⁠1676%
Oct 13vsMississippi Valley StateW 58–⁠787%
Oct 20atMinnesotaW 27–⁠2150%
Oct 27vsSouthern UtahW 52–⁠1794%
Nov 3vsIllinois StateW 54–⁠2880%
Nov 10vsCal PolyW 31–⁠2868%
Nov 17vsSouth Dakota StateL 24–⁠2966%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Dakota State 29–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Great West Conference.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 51 on file).

Record
10–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠1 2nd in Great West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
435–⁠245
Coach
—
Elo
1526 +136 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.4 No. 7 of 123 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Patrick Perles
Defensive coordinator
Willie Mack Garza
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 6Joe Mays ILBPhiladelphia Eagles

2007 Great West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
South Dakota State4–⁠07–⁠4
North Dakota State3–⁠110–⁠1
Cal Poly2–⁠27–⁠4
UC Davis1–⁠35–⁠6
Southern Utah0–⁠40–⁠11

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