2007 Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football team

2007 Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football
NCAA Division III champion WIAC champion
Stagg Bowl, W 31–21 vs. Mount Union
Conference	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ranking
D3Football.com	No. 1
Record	14–1 (7–0 WIAC)
Head coach	Lance Leipold (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Zebrowski (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Brian Borland (6th season)
Home stadium	Perkins Stadium

2007 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Wisconsin–Whitewater $^		7	–	0					14	–	1
No. 12 Wisconsin–Eau Claire ^		5	–	2					9	–	3
Wisconsin–Oshkosh		4	–	3					7	–	3
Wisconsin–Stevens Point		3	–	4					6	–	4
Wisconsin–La Crosse		3	–	4					5	–	4
Wisconsin–Stout		3	–	4					4	–	6
Wisconsin–River Falls		2	–	5					3	–	7
Wisconsin–Platteville		1	–	6					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com

The 2007 Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater as a member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) during the 2007 NCAA Division III football season. In their first season under head coach Lance Leipold, the Warhawks compiled a 14–1 record and won the NCAA Division III national championship. In the Division III playoffs, they defeated Wabash in the quarterfinal, Mary Hardin-Baylor in the semifinal, and Mount Union in the national championship game.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at Lakeland*	No. 2	Taylor Memorial Field Sheboygan, WI	W 41–7	758
September 15	at St. Cloud State*	No. 2	Husky Stadium St. Cloud, MN	L 16–26	3,982
September 22	Wisconsin–Eau Claire	No. 3	Perkins Stadium Whitewater, WI	W 27–0	5,325
September 29	at No. 6 Wisconsin–La Crosse	No. 3	Veterans Memorial Stadium La Crosse, WI	W 35–28	4,853
October 6	Wisconsin–River Falls	No. 3	Perkins Stadium Whitewater, WI	W 38–12	6,301
October 13	Wisconsin–Oshkosh	No. 3	Perkins Stadium Whitewater, WI	W 26–14	7,825
October 20	at No. 20 Wisconsin–Stevens Point	No. 3	Goerke Field Stevens Point, WI	W 31–14	1,815
October 27	No. 2 Mary Hardin–Baylor*	No. 3	Perkins Stadium Whitewater, WI	W 41–14	6,061
November 3	at Wisconsin–Stout	No. 2	Williams Stadium Menomonie, WI	W 26–10	2,136
November 10	Wisconsin–Platteville	No. 2	Perkins Stadium Whitewater, WI	W 21–7	4,940
November 17	No. 14 Capital*	No. 2	Perkins Stadium Whitewater, WI (NCAA Division III First Round)	W 34–14	1,689
November 24	No. 20 North Central (IL)*	No. 2	Perkins Stadium Whitewater, WI (NCAA Division III Second Round)	W 59–28	2,248
December 1	No. 12 Wabash*	No. 2	Perkins Stadium Whitewater, WI (NCAA Division III Quarterfinal)	W 47–7	2,335
December 8	No. 4 Mary Hardin–Baylor*	No. 2	Perkins Stadium Whitewater, WI (NCAA Division III Semifinal)	W 16–7	2,237
December 15	vs. No. 1 Mount Union*	No. 2	Salem Football Stadium Salem, VA (Stagg Bowl)	W 31–21	5,099
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division III D3football.com poll released prior to the game