2007 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team
The 2007 Mount Union Purple Raiders Football team represented the University of Mount Union in the 2007 NCAA Division III football season. Led by veteran head coach Larry Kehres, with future NFL wide receivers Pierre Garçon and Cecil Shorts III,[1] The Raiders completed their second consecutive undefeated regular season. The Raiders battled to the Stagg Bowl National Championship for the third consecutive year, but unlike the previous two years, the Raiders were defeated by UW-Whitewater. After the season, Garçon would be drafted in the sixth round of the NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts, for whom he would start in Super Bowl XLIV, eventually being traded to the Washington Redskins and San Francisco 49ers. Shorts would enter the NFL, as well in 2011 for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
| 2007 Mount Union Purple Raiders football | |
|---|---|
NCAA Division III Championship, L 21–31 vs. Wisconsin–Whitewater | |
| Conference | Ohio Athletic Conference |
| 2007 record | 14–1 (9–0 OAC) |
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| Home stadium | Mount Union Stadium (Capacity 5,600) |
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 1 | Averett |
| W 75–7 |
| September 15 | Otterbein |
| W 58–14 |
| September 22 | Muskingum |
| W 62–0 |
| September 29 | at Heidelberg |
| W 62–3 |
| October 13 | Wilmington |
| W 59–0 |
| October 20 | Baldwin Wallace |
| W 35–0 |
| October 27 | at Capital |
| W 37–0 |
| November 3 | John Carroll University |
| W 53–0 |
| November 10 | Marietta |
| W 57–0 |
| November 17 | Ithaca |
| W 42–18 |
| November 24 | College of New Jersey |
| W 59–7 |
| December 1 | St. John Fisher |
| W 52–10 |
| December 8 | Bethel |
| W 62–14 |
| December 15 | Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| L 21–31 |
References
- "Mount Union in the NFL". Mount Union. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
- "2007 Mount Union College Football". Mount Union. Retrieved 2018-09-20.