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2007 Northern Iowa

12–⁠1 (5–⁠0 Gateway Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Northern Iowa in 2007, game by game: won vs. Minnesota State 41–14; won at Iowa State 24–13; won vs. South Dakota State 31–17; won at Drake 45–7; won at Illinois State 23–13; won vs. Southern Illinois 30–24; won at Western Illinois 42–3; won vs. Youngstown State 14–13; won at Missouri State 38–17; won vs. Indiana State 68–14; won vs. Southern Utah 48–10; won vs. New Hampshire 38–35; lost vs. Delaware 27–39+54−12Won 41–14 vs. Minnesota State+27Minnesota StateWon 24–13 at Iowa State+11Iowa StateWon 31–17 vs. South Dakota State+14South Dakota St…Won 45–7 at Drake+38DrakeWon 23–13 at Illinois State+10Illinois StateWon 30–24 vs. Southern Illinois+6Southern Illino…Won 42–3 at Western Illinois+39Western IllinoisWon 14–13 vs. Youngstown State+1Youngstown StateWon 38–17 at Missouri State+21Missouri StateWon 68–14 vs. Indiana State+54Indiana StateWon 48–10 vs. Southern Utah+38Southern UtahWon 38–35 vs. New Hampshire+3New HampshireLost 27–39 vs. Delaware-12Delaware
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsMinnesota StateW 41–⁠1482%
Sep 8atIowa StateW 24–⁠1340%
Sep 15vsSouth Dakota StateW 31–⁠1768%
Sep 22atDrakeW 45–⁠748%
Sep 29atIllinois StateW 23–⁠1356%
Oct 13vsSouthern IllinoisW 30–⁠2458%
Oct 20atWestern IllinoisW 42–⁠364%
Oct 27vsYoungstown StateW 14–⁠1372%
Nov 3atMissouri StateW 38–⁠1777%
Nov 10vsIndiana StateW 68–⁠1497%
Nov 17vsSouthern UtahW 48–⁠1096%
Nov 24vsNew HampshireIaa PlayoffsW 38–⁠3575%
Dec 1vsDelawareIaa PlayoffsL 27–⁠3970%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Delaware 39–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; Gateway Football Conference champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 89 on file).

Gateway Football Conference champions5–⁠0 in the conference

Record
12–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠0 first in Gateway Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
469–⁠219
Coach
—
Elo
1538 +147 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.1 No. 5 of 123 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinators
Bill Salmon and Mario Verduzco

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 3Chad Rinehart OGWashington Redskins
Rd 7Brandon Keith OTArizona Cardinals

2007 Gateway Football Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Iowa5–⁠012–⁠1
Southern Illinois4–⁠112–⁠1
Youngstown State2–⁠37–⁠4
Western Illinois2–⁠36–⁠5
Illinois State2–⁠34–⁠7
Indiana State0–⁠50–⁠11

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