2007 Iditarod, Route, March 6: Alaskan Interior
McGrath: Martin Buser arrived in McGrath at 6:47 pm and claimed the PenAir Spirit of Alaska award for being first to McGrath. He was followed by Lance Mackey (8:22 pm), Zack Steer (9:50 pm), Jeff King (10:46 pm), and Jason Barron (11:22 pm). Mackey departed McGrath fifteen minutes later at 8:37 pm in first place. He was followed by Zack Steer (10:01 pm), Jeff King (10:55 pm), Jason Barron (11:25), and Paul Gebhardt (11:34 pm)


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 6: Alaskan Interior
The field dropped to 64 teams when Dave Tresino scratched in McGrath on March 9.


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 7
Takotna: Lance Mackey arrived in Takotna at 10:52 pm AKST on March 6 in first place. He was followed by Zack Steer (12:05 am, March 7), Jeff King (1:14 am), Jason Barron (1:38 am), and Paul Gebhardt (1:52 am). Zack Steer left Takotna 4 minutes later at 12:09 am in first place. He was followed by Jeff King (1:27 am), Martin Buser (2:21 am), Lance Mackey (04:14 am), and Paul Gebhardt (8:13 am).


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 7
Ophir: Zack Steer arrived in Ophir at 2:47 am in first place. He was followed by Jeff King at 4:05 am, Martin Buser at 4:33 am, Lance Mackey at 6:50 am, and Paul Gebhardt at 10:17 am. The rest of the top 10 arrived within 9 hours and 11 minutes of the leader. Lance Mackey left Ophir in first place at same time he arrived at 6:50 am. He was followed by Paul Gebhardt at 10:24 am, Mitch Seavey at 12:45 pm, Ed Iten at 12:46, and Cim Smyth at 2:50 pm


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 8: Halfway
Iditarod: Lance Mackey arrived in the ghost town of Iditarod in first place at 12:11 am. He won the GCI Dorothy Page Halfway Award  and $4,000 in placer gold nuggets. He was followed by Paul Gebhardt at 12:17 am, Ed Iten at 6:22 am, Mitch Seavey at 6:24 am, and Tollef Monson at 8:00 am. The rest of the top ten arrived within 7 hours and 22 minutes of Mackey's time. The top twenty arrived within 28 hours and 32 minutes of Mackey's time


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 8: Halfway
Zack Steer departed Iditarod at 9:28 pm in first place after staying for only 10 minutes. He was followed by Martin Buser at 10:48 pm, Jeff King at 12:21 am on March 9, Lance Mackey at 2:31 am, and Paul Gebhardt at 2:44 am. The rest of the top ten departed within 11 hours and 42 minutes of Steer's time


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 8: Halfway
The field dropped to 63 teams when Linwood Fielder scratched from the race on March 9.


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 9: Yukon River
Shageluk: Martin Buser arrived in Shageluk in first place at 06:55 am and departed thirteen minutes later at 07:08 am. Jeff King arrived in Shageluk at 08:35 am and departed three minutes later at 08:38 am. An hour and half later, Lance Mackey arrived at 10:02 am and departs three minutes later at 10:05 am. Eight minutes later, Paul Gebhardt arrived at 11:13 am and departed at 11:15 am


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 9: Yukon River
Anvik: Martin Buser arrived in Anvik on the Yukon River at 10:45 am in first place and was awarded the First Musher to the Yukon Award which consists of a seven course meal and $3,500 in cash. He was followed by Jeff King, Lance Mackey, Paul Gebhardt and Ramy Brooks at 12:00 pm, 1:22 pm, 1:28 pm and 5:05 pm respectively.


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 9: Yukon River
Martin Buser departed Anvik in first after taking his mandatory eight-hour layover at 6:45 pm. Heff departed Anvik  in second after his eight-hour layover at 8:00 pm. Zack Steer departed Anvik in third after staying three minutes at 8:18 pm. Lance Mackey and Paul Gebhardt departed Anvik after taking their eight-hour layover at 9:22 pm and 9:28 pm.


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 9: Yukon River
Grayling: Martin Buser, Jeff King, Zack Steer, Lance Mackey, and Paul Gebhardt arrived in Grayling at 9:04 pm, 10:22 pm, 10:47 pm, 11:51 pm, and 12:01 am (March 10) respectively.


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 9: Yukon River
Martin Buser, Jeff King, Lance Mackey, Paul Gebhardt, and Ramy Brooks departed Grayling at 9:06 pm, 10:32 pm, 11:56 pm, and 3:42 am (March 10). Zack Steer departed in sixth place at 4:47 am on March 10.


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 10
Eagle Island: Martin Buser and Jeff King arrived in Eagle Island at 6:30 am AKST and 7:50 am respectively. An hour and a half later, Paul Gebhardt and Lance Mackey arrived one minute apart at 9:34 am and 9:35 am. Zack Steer arrived 3 hours and 9 minutes later at 12:44 pm


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 10
Jeff King left Eagle Island at 12:55 pm and was followed by Martin Buser at 1:00 pm. Lance Mackey and Paul departed Eagle Island two minutes apart at 3:43 pm and 3:45 pm. Ken Anderson departed at 8:35 am Zack Steer took his 8-hour layover and departed at 8:44 pm in sixth position.


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 10
Kaltag: Jeff King arrived in Kaltag at 9:23 pm in first place. Martin Buser arrived 52 minutes later at 10:15 pm. Lance Mackey and Paul Gebhardt arrived one minute apart at 12:05 am and 12:06. Ken Anderson arrived at 5:36 am AKDT. Zack Steer arrived at 5:48 am.


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 10
Jeff King departed Kaltag at 4:46 am in first place. Martin Buser departed 13 minutes later at 4:59 am. Paul Gebhardt and Lance Mackey departed six minutes apart at 6:23 and 6:28 am. Zack Steer departed 4 hours and 18 hours later at 10:46 pm.


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 11: Bering Sea
Unalakleet: Jeff King arrived in the village of Unalakleet in first place at 3:35 pm. He was awarded the Wells Fargo "Gold Coast" Award and $2,500 in gold for being first to Norton Sound. Lance Mackey arrived 45 minutes later at 4:20 pm with Martin Buser and Paul Gebhardt arriving within 7 minutes behind him. Zack Steer arrived four hours and 31 minutes later at 8:58 pm.


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 11: Bering Sea
Gebhardt was the first to depart the checkpoint at 9:00 pm. Mackey departed nineteen minutes later at 9:19 pm. Buser and King departed within two minutes of each other at 9:43 pm and 9:45 pm, respectively. Steer departed the checkpoint at 2:16 am on March 12.


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 13: Dash to the Finish
White Mountain:  Lance Mackey arrived in White Mountain first place at 1:46 am AKDT. Paul Gebhardt arrived 2 hours and 38 minutes later at 4:16 am. Martin Buser arrived 5 hours and 29 minutes later at  9:45 am. Zack Steer arrived 20 minutes later at 10:05 am. Jeff King arrived 1 hour and 28 minutes later at 11:33 am.


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 13: Dash to the Finish
Mackey, Gebhart, Buser, Steer, and King departed White Mountain after serving their mandatory 8-hour layovers at 9:46 am, 12:16 pm, 5:45 pm, 6:05 pm, and 7:33 pm respectively.


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 13: Dash to the Finish
Safety: Mackey arrives in Safety in 4:49 pm AKDT in first and departed five minutes later at 4:54 pm. Gebhardt arrived in second place at 7:08 pm and departed four minutes later at 7:11 pm. On March 14, Steer and Buser arrived two minutes apart at 12:36 and 12:38 pm respectively. Steer departed at 12:37 am and Buser departed at 12:41 am. Two hours later, Jeff King arrived at 2:38 am and departed four minutes later at 2:42 pm.


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 13: Dash to the Finish
Nome: Mackey arrived under the burled arch in Nome in first place at 8:08:41 pm with a time of 9 days, 5 hours, 8 minutes, and 41 seconds. He is awarded $69,000 and a brand new Dodge pick-up truck. He was the first musher to win the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod in the same year. Gebhardt finished second two hours and 28 minutes later at 10:28:12 pm with a time of 9 days, 7 hours, 28 minutes, and 12 seconds.


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 13: Dash to the Finish
Steer finished third five hours and 48 minutes later at 03:46:07 with a time of 9 days, 12 hours, 46 minutes, and 7 seconds. Buser finished fourth 21 minutes after Steer at 04:07:04 with a time of 9 days, 13 hours, 7 minutes, and 4 seconds. King finished fifth two hours later at 06:05:17 am with a time of 9 days, 15 hours, 5 minutes, and 17 seconds.


2007 Iditarod, Ramy Brooks incident
Witnesses said they saw Ramy Brooks punch and kick some of his dogs and hit them with a ski pole when they refused to leave a checkpoint during a March 15, 2007 stage in Golovin, Alaska, less than 100 miles (160 km) from the finish in Nome, Alaska. Brooks denies the more serious allegations, but acknowledged "spanking" the dogs in his team with a trail marking lathe. One of Brooks' dogs died the day after the incident, but a necropsy could not determine why the dog died and race officials said there was no evidence that Brooks was to blame. On March 17, 2007, the judges voted unanimously to disqualify Brooks from the 2007 Iditarod.


2007 Iditarod, Ramy Brooks incident
Shane Goosen who has taken part in the Iditarod three times, told the Iditarod board that during the Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race in January 2007 five people said they saw Brooks kick, hit and drag his dogs and that "There is no doubt in my mind that he beat his dogs" and "It took three days to disqualify this guy, there went the credibility of the Iditarod right there — it's gone", said Goosen. Bud Smyth, a former race marshal and Iditarod musher, criticized race officials, saying the Iditarod officials were slow to interview and tape record witnesses. Musher Perry Solmonson stated "It is just a sad situation, I hope as a board you will have some integrity and do what is necessary for the dogs."


2007 Iditarod, Ramy Brooks incident
Chas St. George, the Director of Public Relations, stated "If you are, by Alaska state statute,convicted of animal abuse or cruelty, then you are not allowed to enter this race."


2007 Iditarod, Ramy Brooks incident
Iditarod Trail Committee President, Richard Burmeister announced on April 26, 2007, that the ongoing independent investigation being conducted by the Anchorage, Alaska law firm of Davis Wright Tremaine is not yet complete. Race officials are hoping the report will be ready for the board of directors meeting on April 26, 2007. Stan Hooley said it is unlikely the board will make an immediate decision on consequences ranging from doing nothing to a lifetime ban.


2007 Iditarod, Ramy Brooks incident
On May 18, 2007, the Iditarod Trail Committee Board of Directors announced that they had suspended Ramy Brooks for abusing his sled dogs. The suspension was for the 2008 and 2009 races, and following that Brooks was put on probation for 3 years.


2007 If Stockholm Open
The 2007 If Stockholm Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 39th edition of the event known that year as the If Stockholm Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2007 ATP Tour. It took place at the Kungliga tennishallen in Stockholm, Sweden, from 8 October until 14 October 2007. Seventh-seeded Ivo Karlović won the singles title.


2007 If Stockholm Open
The announced draw featured ATP No. 7, Cincinnati Masters runner-up, Sydney and New Haven winner, and two-time Stockholm defending champion James Blake, US Open semifinalist, Auckland, Båstad and Tokyo titlist David Ferrer, and Sopot and Metz champion Tommy Robredo. Also lined up were Memphis titlist Tommy Haas, Buenos Aires, Pörtschach and Kitzbühel champion Juan Mónaco, Jarkko Nieminen, Ivo Karlović and Fernando Verdasco.


2007 If Stockholm Open, Finals, Doubles
Jonas Björkman /  Max Mirnyi defeated  Arnaud Clément /  Michaël Llodra, 6–4, 6–4


2007 If Stockholm Open – Doubles
Paul Hanley and Kevin Ullyett were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra.


2007 If Stockholm Open – Doubles
Jonas Björkman and Max Mirnyi won in the final 6–4, 6–4, against Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra.


2007 If Stockholm Open – Singles
James Blake was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Thomas Johansson.


2007 If Stockholm Open – Singles
Ivo Karlović won in the final 6–3, 3–6, 6–1, against Thomas Johansson.


2007 Ijok by-election
The 2007 Ijok by-election was held on 28 April 2007. The seat of Ijok in the State Legislative Assembly of Selangor, Malaysia, fell vacant after the death of the incumbent, K. Sivalingam, on 4 April 2007 from a heart attack. Sivalingam was a member of the state executive council as well as the deputy chairman of the Selangor state Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. The by-election was won by the BN candidate K. Parthiban, with a 1,850-vote majority over the opposition candidate, Khalid Ibrahim.


2007 Ijok by-election, Background
State assembly seat N.08 Ijok lies in parliamentary seat P.096 Kuala Selangor. As of the 2004 General Elections, Ijok was a Malay-majority seat (50.6%), followed by Indians (28.3%), Chinese (20.9%) and others (0.2%). In the 2004 election, the late K. Sivalingam of the MIC (a component party of the BN coalition), garnered 5,213 votes, defeating Abdul Rahman Moharam of the People's Justice Party (PKR) (3,564 votes) and independent candidate Mohamed Shariff Nagoorkani (313 votes).


2007 Ijok by-election, Pre-nomination speculation, Barisan Nasional
There was no shortage of potential candidates from the BN coalition; the English daily The Star had quoted MIC president S. Samy Vellu that 23 MIC members have expressed interest to contest the by-election. However, the two leading favourites were said to be MIC central working committee members S. Murugesan and T. Mohan. Other names bandied by the media included teacher and MIC Kuala Selangor division chief P. Thirumoorthy, Shah Alam division vice-chairman S. Muruga Vellu and Kota Raja deputy chief R. Subramaniam.


2007 Ijok by-election, Pre-nomination speculation, Barisan Nasional
However, on 16 April 2007, the BN picked a relative unknown, former teacher K. Parthiban as its by-election candidate. The selection prompted the MIC Kuala Selangor division chief P. Thirumoorthy, a relative party heavyweight on the candidate shortlist to quit the MIC, only to backtrack and declare his support for Parthiban two days later.


2007 Ijok by-election, Pre-nomination speculation, Opposition
Meanwhile, the two major opposition parties, the Pan Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) and the Democratic Action Party (DAP), in a rare display of opposition solidarity, both threw their support behind the PKR for the by-election. PKR's campaign will be led by party adviser and former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. The leading potential candidate was current party treasurer and former Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd and Permodalan Nasional Bhd CEO Khalid Ibrahim, although some PKR members lobbied for an Indian candidate.


2007 Ijok by-election, Pre-nomination speculation, Opposition
Eventually, the party announced that it had shortlisted Khalid and Indian bureau head K.S. Nallakarupan for its ticket. Later on 17 April 2007, it was announced that, as expected, Khalid would be the PKR nominee. Nallakarupan said that although PKR President Wan Azizah Wan Ismail had offered him the nomination, he declined in favour of Khalid. Azizah denied allegations of racial bias in the decision, stating: "We picked the candidate not on racial lines but on the basis of the most appropriate choice to be the people's voice in the state assembly".


2007 Ijok by-election, Pre-nomination speculation, Independent candidates
On 15 April 2007, Klang-based businessman K. Loganathan announced he would contest as an independent candidate in the by-election, citing the lack of development and progress under the previous assemblyman and his desire to serve the rural folk of Ijok as reasons.


2007 Ijok by-election, Pre-nomination speculation, Independent candidates
By 18 April 2007, rumours were rife that a plethora of independent candidates will be contesting the by-election. Independent online news daily Malaysiakini reported as many as four independent candidates, including Loganathan, have expressed interest to contest.


2007 Ijok by-election, Nominations
On 19 April 2007, the candidates from BN and PKR filed their nominations at the Batang Berjuntai community hall, which was converted into a temporary nomination centre. Neither Loganathan nor any of the purported independent candidates appeared, and thus after the nomination period ended at 11.00 am, returning officer Haris Kasim announced that the by-election would be a straight fight between K. Parthiban of the MIC and Khalid of PKR.


2007 Ijok by-election, Nominations
The nomination was marred by a clash between BN and PKR supporters when their processions to the nomination centre inadvertently met. Eventually, the police intervened and separated the two groups. PKR later accused that Khairy Jamaluddin, Deputy BN Youth Chief, had been involved in provoking the fight, and also that BN Youth Chief and Education Minister Hishamuddin Hussein had thrown bottles at PKR supporters. However, no valid reports was actually made.


2007 Ijok by-election, Nominations
The Prime Minister had later warned both PKR and BN supporters of their behaviour during the by-election of Ijok.


2007 Ijok by-election, By-election results
The BN candidate, K. Parthiban, won with a majority of 1,850 votes. Parthiban secured 5,884 votes while Keadilan's Abdul Khalid Ibrahim got 4,034 votes. A total of 10,052 voters, or 81.9%, of the 12,272 eligible voters had cast their ballots, a record turnout for the constituency. In the 2004 General Elections, BN defeated PKR by 1,649 votes in the constituency.


2007 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
The 2007 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Ron Zook. The Illini played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. Illinois entered the season in search of improvement upon a 2–10 record in 2006, and secured bowl-eligibility the first time since 2001 with a homecoming win over Ball State. From weeks 2–6, the Illini won five straight games, their longest win streak since 2001. On November 10, the Fighting Illini upset the then #1 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.


2007 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Game summaries, Missouri
The Illini scored first off a Vontae Davis blocked-punt return. Quarterback Juice Williams looked sharp in the first quarter before leaving due to injury in the second. Mizzou jumped out to a 37–13 lead late in the third quarter, before backup quarterback Eddie McGee led the Illini to 21 straight points. A late fourth-quarter interception sealed the game for the Tigers. McGee ended the day 17–31 for 257 yards with a TD, but lost 2 fumbles and threw 2 interceptions. The loss increased Illinois' losing streak to 8 games.


2007 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Game summaries, Western Illinois
The Illini returned to Memorial Stadium to face FCS Western Illinois in the home opener. Illinois built upon a 7–0 halftime lead with a Juice Williams touchdown run in the third quarter and a Rashard Mendenhall touchdown run in the fourth. Mendenhall finished the day with 142 yards.


2007 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Game summaries, Syracuse
Illinois looked to secure its first road win at the Carrier Dome. After one quarter, the Illini led 14–0 off a Juice Williams touchdown pass and a Rashard Mendenhall touchdown run. Syracuse got on the board in the third quarter with a field goal, and eventually cut the deficit to 20–10. But big plays hurt the Orange in the second half. Arrelious Benn ran for 23 yards on one play, and one drive later, Rashard Mendenhall ran for 50. He finished the day with 150 rush yards and 3 TD's. 378 of Illinois' total yards came on the ground, and they outgained Syracuse 508–286 overall.


2007 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Game summaries, Indiana
Illinois opened their Big Ten season at Indiana. Two Jason Reda field goals put the Illini on the board before Juice Williams found Michael Hoomanawanui in the endzone. They led 20–7 at the half. After a Rashard Mendenhall touchdown put Illinois up 27–7 in the fourth quarter, Indiana QB Kellen Lewis drove down the field to find James Bailey for a 30-yd touchdown, Lewis' second TD on the day.


2007 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Game summaries, Indiana
But with a minute left, Vontae Davis picked off Lewis in the endzone, securing a 27–14 Illinois victory, their first in a Big Ten opener since 1993 and their first in Bloomington since 2001. Mendenhall finished the day with a career-high 214 rush yards. Tracy Porter picked off two Juice Williams passes, and Williams finished a disappointing passing effort 13–28 with a TD.


2007 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Game summaries, Penn State
The Illini faced ranked opposition for the first time in 2007 when the #19 Nittany Lions came to Memorial Stadium. Penn State scored first with a field goal, but Arrelious Benn returned the ensuing kick-off 90 yards for a touchdown, putting Illinois up 7–3. They did not relinquish the lead. Their defense intercepted Penn State quarterback Anthony Morelli 3 times, and allowed the Nittany Lions to score only 3 times out of 6 red zone possessions. A Kevin Mitchell interception with 9 seconds on the clock ended Penn State's comeback hopes. Illinois' victory marked their first over a ranked opponent since the 2001 season and gives the Illini a 4-game win streak, also their longest since 2001.


2007 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Game summaries, Wisconsin
Going into the game, the unranked Fighting Illini were actually favored by oddsmakers to beat the #5 Badgers, who entered the game undefeated but having had numerous close games against unranked opponents, including a close game against The Citadel. The Illini won in a game not as close as the score.


2007 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Game summaries, Iowa
The #18 Fighting Illini suffered their first Big Ten loss of the season at Kinnick Stadium. In the fourth quarter, trailing 10–6, Eddie McGee appeared to complete an 82-yard pass for a touchdown, but an ineligible receiver downfield penalty negated the would-be go-ahead score. With two minutes left, Eddie McGee drove the Illini to the Iowa 11-yard line, but threw an interception to seal the win for the Hawkeyes.


2007 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Game summaries, Michigan
illinois fumbled a punt late in the fourth quarter and ultimately lost the game


2007 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Game summaries, Ohio State
With their win over the Buckeyes, the Illini defeated a No. 1 ranked team for the first time since 1956, and for the first time ever on the road. Juice Williams completed 12 out of 22 passes for only 140 yards, but four receptions were caught for touchdowns. With the win, the Illini damaged the Buckeyes' national title hopes, though Ohio State eventually reached the national championship game due to insufficient winning by other teams. The Illibuck was returned to Champaign in 2008. This was arguably one of the greatest victories in the history of Illinois football. As of 2018, this is the last time Illinois has beaten Ohio State, as the Buckeyes have won the last 9 games in the series, including the last 4 in Columbus.


2007 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Game summaries, Northwestern
Coming off the Ohio State upset, the Illini faced the Northwestern Wildcats. After jumping out to a 14-0 lead, the Illini played redshirt freshmen for the remainder of the game cruising to a 44-22 victory.


2007 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Game summaries, Rose Bowl
The Illini ended the 2007 season by participating in the 2008 Rose Bowl, held on New Year's Day in the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, California. Although it traditionally hosts the champions of the Big Ten and Pac-10 conferences, the 2007 Big Ten Champion, Ohio State, was ranked #1 in the final BCS poll and instead participated in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game. The rules governing BCS bowl selections allowed the Rose Bowl to select a BCS "at-large" team from the top fourteen teams ranked in the BCS Standings that have at least nine wins. Keeping with its traditional bowl ties, the Rose Bowl selected #13-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini (9–3), under third-year head coach Ron Zook.


2007 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Game summaries, Rose Bowl
The Illini entered the Rose Bowl after a Cinderella season where they won nine games, including an upset victory over at-the-time #1 Ohio State, after winning a total of four games the previous two seasons. It was Illinois' first bowl game since winning the 2001 Big Ten Championship and playing in the 2002 Sugar Bowl.


2007 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Game summaries, Rose Bowl
The Illini offense was led by sophomore quarterback "Juice" Williams, who in the regular season passed for 13 touchdowns and ran for seven, junior running back Rashard Mendenhall, who averaged 127 yards rushing per game and scored 18 touchdowns, and freshman receiver Arrelious Benn, who caught 49 passes and had  158 yards in 32 carries. For taking Illinois to the Rose Bowl a year after going 2–10, Zook won both national and Big Ten coach of the year honors. The Illini entered the game 13.5-point underdogs, the biggest of any of the season's 32 bowl games.


2007 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Game summaries, Rose Bowl
The Trojans defeated the Illini 49–17 before a sold out Rose Bowl crowd.


2007 Illinois State Redbirds football team
The 2007 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Denver Johnson and played their home games at Hancock Stadium. Illinois State was a member of the Gateway Football Conference. The Redbirds finished the season with a 4–7 record overall and a 2–4 record in conference play.


2007 Imam Abbas mosque bombing
The 2007 Al Abbas mosque bombing occurred on April 28, 2007 when a suicide car bomb exploded in front of the al-‘Abbās Mosque in Karbala, Iraq.


2007 Imam Abbas mosque bombing
At least 58 people and injured about 170 in the Iraqi city of Karbala. The bomb exploded near the golden-domed mosque. Karbala is considered the second most important shrine city for the Shia. Security officials said the car bomb was parked near a cement barrier intended to keep traffic away from the Imam Abbas and Imam Husayn shrines, which draw thousands of Shiite pilgrims from Iran and other countries.


2007 Imo State gubernatorial election
The 2007 Imo State gubernatorial election was the 6th gubernatorial election of Imo State. Held on April 14, 2011, the Progressive Peoples Alliance nominee Ikedi Ohakim won the election, defeating Ifeanyi Ararume of the People's Democratic Party.


2007 Imo State gubernatorial election, Results
A total of 16 candidates contested in the election. Ikedi Ohakim from the Progressive Peoples Alliance won the election, defeating Ifeanyi Ararume from the People's Democratic Party. Registered voters was 1,372,975.


2007 Inagi local election
Inagi, Tokyo held an election for the city assembly on April 15, 2007.


2007 Independence Bowl
The 2007 PetroSun Independence Bowl, part of the 2007–08 NCAA football bowl season, took place on December 30, 2007 at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference, and the Colorado Buffaloes, from the Big 12 Conference. Alabama won the game, 30–24.


2007 Independence Bowl
This was the only 2007–08 bowl game in which both teams finished 6–6 on the regular season. It was also the first bowl game for both respective head coaches (Nick Saban and Dan Hawkins) at their current programs.


2007 Independence Bowl, Game summary
Alabama played Colorado in the Independence Bowl on December 30, 2007. Alabama scored on their opening drive on a 41-yard Leigh Tiffin field goal to lead 3–0. Colorado's first offensive play of the game resulted in an interception by Rolando McClain. Once again, Alabama relied on another field goal from Tiffin to push their lead to 6–0. Later in the quarter, John Parker Wilson threw touchdown strikes of 15-yards to Keith Brown and 34-yards to Matt Caddell to extend the Crimson Tide lead to 20–0 after one quarter.


2007 Independence Bowl, Game summary
Early in the second quarter, Wilson connected with Nikita Stover on a 31-yard touchdown pass and the Crimson Tide lead 27–0. The Buffaloes controlled the majority of the second quarter after Wilson threw an interception to Ryan Walters with just under six minutes remaining in the half. Colorado cut the Alabama lead to 27–14 at the half on a pair of Cody Hawkins touchdown passes. The first was a four-yard pass to Tyson DeVree and the second a 25-yard pass to Dusty Sprague.


2007 Independence Bowl, Game summary
The only score in the third quarter would come from Kevin Eberhart on a 39-yard Colorado field goal. Tiffin kicked a field goal as the Crimson Tide lead 30–17 with just over four minutes remaining in the game. Colorado responded on the following drive with a 14-yard Hawkins touchdown pass to DeVree to cut the Alabama lead to 30–24 with 3:51 remaining in the game. Alabama was able to run the clock down, and after receiving the 49-yard P.J. Fitzgerald punt, only 0:01 remained in the game. On the final play of the game, Colorado attempted several lateral passes but would fall short of midfield. The 30–24 victory sent Alabama to a 7–6 overall record as they avoided a second consecutive losing season.


2007 Indian Army Everest Expedition
25  members, including 13 sherpas,  of  the Indian Army Everest Expedition 2007,    scaled  Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, on May 15 and 16, 2007. This  was the  fourth expedition by the Indian Army to Everest,  but the first from  Tibet side, and  the treacherous North face. Earlier,  Indian  Army Everest Expeditions  have  scaled the peak in 1965, 2001, 2003, and,  by an all women  army expedition, in 2005.


2007 Indian Army Everest Expedition, Selection and Training of the Indian  Army Everest Expedition 2007
From the scores of volunteers for the expedition,  the Army short listed 54. The selected persons   after rigorous  training, and screening at  the Western Himalayan Mountaineering Institute in Manali,  were  sent on  training, screening, cum-preparatory expeditions to  Mount Bhagirthi-II (6,510 m) and Mount Mana (7,273 m) in Garhwal Himalaya. The second stage of the training, screening, cum-preparatory process, was conducted in the Siachen Glacier, in December 2006, during which  expeditions were launched to scale  heights in North and the central glacier. In March 2007, a 20-member team  consisting of 3 officers, 4 Junior Commissioned Officers and 13 Non-commissioned officers was selected.


2007 Indian Army Everest Expedition, Composition of the Expedition
The leader of the Indian  Army Everest Expedition 2007, was Lt Colonel Ishwor Singh Thapa, 38,  of the 4 Maratha Light Infantry. The medical officer was  Major Chanchal Kumar Haldar of the Army Medical Corps. The expedition had 20 members (14 climbers, 6 supporting staff) and 13 Sherpas.


2007 Indian Army Everest Expedition, Summiteer, Indian Army Summiteers
The  first group, which scaled the peak on 15 May 2007,  included: Capt DJ Singh, Subedar M Khandagle, Havaldars Tshering Angchok, Balwant Singh Negi, Amardev Bhatt,  Nandkumar Jagtap,  sepoy Sachin Patil. The second group, which reached the summit on 16 May,  included:  Havildar Mingmar Sherpa (5/4 GR), Nandkumar Jagtap, Rambahadur Mall,  Dayanand Dhali, Tejpal Singh and Khemchand.


2007 Indian Army Everest Expedition, Summiteer, Sherpa Summiteers
The 12 Sherpas who reached the peak  with the Indian Expedition were: Phurba Chotar, Karma Sherpa, Pasang Gyalgen, Ang Kami, Jangbu Sherpa, Sherap Sherpa, Damai Chhiri, Ngwang Pasang, Tashi Sherpa, Dawa Gyalzen, Tshering Finjo, and Sirdar Chhiring Dorjeehe. Sirdar Chhiring Dorjeehe,   scaled Everest twice with the Indian Army expedition,  first time  on the 15 May and  the second time on 16 May. This was in addition to  scaling the peak on 2 May, the day of  Buddha Purnima, when he placed a statue of Lord Buddha  on  Everest. He  thus climbed  Everest three times in  a span of  two weeks.


2007 Indian Federation Cup Final
The 2007 Indian Federation Cup Final was the 29th final of the Indian Federation Cup, the top knock-out competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mahindra United on 15 September 2007.


2007 Indian Federation Cup Final
East Bengal won the final 2–1 with a brace from Brazilian forward Edmilson Marques Pardal to claim their fifth Federation Cup title.


2007 Indian Federation Cup Final, Route to the final, East Bengal
East Bengal entered the 2007 Indian Federation Cup automatically as they were already in the I-League. In the Pre-Quarter Finals, East Bengal faced Kolkata giants Mohammedan Sporting in their opening match and won 3–1 with Ashim Biswas putting them ahead in the 21st minute. Kalia Kulothungan equalised for Mohammedan ilast eightQuarter-Final. In the Quarter-Final, East Bengal faced hosts JCT and in a thriller of a game, East Bengal won 3–2 with another brace from Edmilson after Irungbam Surkumar Singh put them ahead in the 14th minute. Eduardo da Silva Escobar and Renedy Singh scored for JCT.


2007 Indian Federation Cup Final, Route to the final, East Bengal
In the Semi Final, it was a Kolkata Derby as East Bengal faced arch-rivals Mohun Bagan. Bhaichung Bhutia put Mohun bagan ahead in the 12th minute but East Bengal rallied from behind to score three. Surkumar Singh equalised in the 25th minute while Dipendu Biswas and Ashim Biswas scored the other two. José Ramirez Barreto's goal in the 71st minute wasn't enough for Bagan as East Bengal won 3–2 to reach the final.


2007 Indian Federation Cup Final, Route to the final, Mahindra United
Mahindra United entered the 2007 Indian Federation Cup automatically as they were already in the I-League. In the Pre-Quarter Finals, they faced HAL and won it courtesy of a soliraty goal from Steven Dias in the 9th minute. In the Quarter Final, they faced Sporting Clube de Goa and after 120 minutes the game ended 1–1 and Mahindra won 5–4 via penalty shootout to reach the last four of the tournament. In the Semi Final, Mahindra United faced the reigning I-league champions Dempo and the match once again remained deadlock at 1–1 after 120 minutes. Manjit Singh put Mahindra ahead in the 32nd minute but Beto equalised for Dempo just six minutes later. Mahindra won the game 3–1 in the penalty shootout to reach the final.


2007 Indian Ocean Island Games
The 2007 Indian Ocean Island Games commonly known as Les septieme Jeux des iles de L'Ocean Indien in French was the 7th edition of the competition, held in Antananarivo, Madagascar. The last edition was held in 2003 in Mauritius. The next edition took place in  Seychelles in 2011. It was the second time Madagascar organized these games after the 1990 Indian Ocean Islands Games. The mascot of the games was a ravenala plant (which is a symbol of Madagascar) named Ravi


2007 Indian Ocean Island Games, Teams participated
7 islands, all located in the Indian Ocean, participated in the 2007 Indian Ocean Island Games.


2007 Indian Rajya Sabha elections
Rajya Sabha elections were held on various dates in 2007 to elect members of the Rajya Sabha—the upper chamber of Indian Parliament.


2007 Indian Rajya Sabha elections, Elections, Members elected
The following members are elected in the elections held in 2007. They are members for the term 2007–2013 and retire in year 2013, except in case of the resignation or death before the term. The list is incomplete.


2007 Indian Rajya Sabha elections, Bye-elections
The following bye elections were held in the year 2007.


2007 Indian presidential election
The Election Commission of India held indirect 13th presidential elections of India on 19 July 2007. Pratibha Patil with 638,116 votes won over her nearest rival Bhairon Singh Shekhawat who got 331,306 votes. This result meant that Pratibha Patil became the first female President of India.


2007 Indian presidential election, Candidates, Official candidates
On 14 June, Pratibha Patil, the governor of the state of Rajasthan, was declared by UPA as its candidate for the election. The Left and other allies of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) such as Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) announced their support on Patil's candidature. Shiv Sena, an ally of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) also supported Patil's candidature. The move came as a surprise as Patil's name was not mentioned among the probables by UPA so far.


2007 Indian presidential election, Candidates, Official candidates
Supported unofficially by the NDA, the then Vice President, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat filed his nomination as an independent candidate on 25 June 2007.


2007 Indian presidential election, Candidates, Potential candidates
Amidst much speculation by various party leaders and media, a lot of names were tossed around as being probable or desired persons for holding the post.


2007 Indian presidential election, Candidates, Potential candidates
Initially Shivraj Patil and Pranab Mukherjee (both sitting cabinet ministers) emerged as the frontrunners for the candidature. Other names which did the rounds in the UPA camp include Sushil Kumar Shinde and Karan Singh. Pranab Mukherjee was stated to be too critical at his current responsibility to stand for the presidential elections and the Left parties opposed the candidature of Shivaraj Patil, Sushil Kumar Shinde and Karan Singh.


2007 Indian presidential election, Candidates, Potential candidates
On the other hand, the NDA stated that it would support Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, in case he decides to contest as an independent candidate.


2007 Indian presidential election, Candidates, Potential candidates
Other probables such as N.R. Narayana Murthy who received significant media hype did not appear to have gathered any support from any of the sides. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a former prime minister who would have been NDA's probable candidate denied his desire to become the next president.


2007 Indian presidential election, Candidates, Potential candidates
On 18 June, a set of parties with allegiance neither to UPA or NDA—All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Samajwadi Party (SP)—formed an alliance called the United National Progressive Alliance and announced their support for a second term for the incumbent, Abdul Kalam.


2007 Indian presidential election, Candidates, Potential candidates
On 20 June a delegation of United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) met Dr. Kalam with a request to contest the presidential elections, to which he replied that he is willing to contest only if there is a certainty of winning and that he is willing to wait for a few days for this certainty. However, he soon announced he would not run.


2007 Indian presidential election, Candidates, Potential candidates
On 14 July 2007, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (Leader of Opposition) J. Jayalalitha announced that the UNPA unanimously decided to abstain from the presidential polls. However, the Election Commission of India held that the UNPA cannot ask its legislators to abstain from voting, quoting Section 171 C of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).


2007 Indian presidential election, Process
As per the electoral calculation following were the number of votes for respective political parties. Electoral College (India)


2007 Indian presidential election, Process
Figures are based upon  and . Figure on Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha seats do not take into consideration splits, mergers, defections, expulsions and by-elections after general elections have been held.


2007 Indian presidential election, Know Pratibha Patil
Know Pratibha Patil is part of the political campaign launched by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the presidential election of 2007. It consists of a website and a PDF booklet (titled "Presidential Election 2007"), created by the BJP under the banner of Project India. Both contain the party's allegation in the form of a compilation of articles from various media. While announcing the website at a press conference, the BJP party general secretary Arun Jaitley also distributed a printed form of the booklet and described it as a compilation of articles / editorials from newspapers on the Presidential contest.


2007 Indian presidential election, Know Pratibha Patil
The stated objective of the site is to "educate the people about Pratibha Patil, the nominee of UPA and Indian left for Indian presidential election scheduled on 19 July 2007". To support this, the website consists of various sections like 'Cartoon,' 'Pratibhaspeak' and 'UPA Doublespeak' and includes links to video clippings and articles that refer to the various allegations levelled against Pratibha Patil.


2007 Indian presidential election, Know Pratibha Patil
Even though the people do not elect the Rashtrapati, they have a vital stake in the Presidential poll since the winner will become head of the Republic of India. They have a right to know whether the likely winner is worthy of becoming the Head of State of the world's largest democracy. The need to know whether the person embodies, as far as possible, the lofty ideals enshrined in the Constitution of India, of which he or she will be the custodian, or he/she will be a rubber stamp of those who have catapulted him/her to the high Office.


2007 Indian presidential election, Know Pratibha Patil
BJP leader Arun Jaitley talking to news-persons called the website a "campaign to provide an informed choice to the electorate (the electoral college)". "The voter has a right to the information about the candidate he is voting for. This effort is intended for an informed choice of the electorate," Jaitley said.


2007 Indian presidential election, Know Pratibha Patil
Arun Jaitley did not respond when asked what would happen to the right of information when people are "informed" only about one of the two presidential candidates. He said the website would vanish after 21 July, when the presidential election result will be out.


2007 Indian presidential election, Know Pratibha Patil
The exercise is futile and aimed at denigrating the office of President and maligning an individual.... There is a frustrated section in the BJP, a queer combination of the senile and juvenile that was denigrating institutions.


2007 Indian presidential election, Know Pratibha Patil, BJP division
The Times of India  BJP leaders had initially looked divided over supporting this campaign against Pratibha Patil. Party chief Rajnath Singh seemed reluctant to be drawn into a "personal attack" while senior party leader L. K. Advani spoke at length on the "pliant President" issue at the party's national executive last month. Daily News and Analysis also reported on the apparent differences among senior leaders on this campaign and had this quote:


2007 Indian presidential election, Know Pratibha Patil, BJP division
"Rajnath Singh has virtually dissociated himself from all this. Nor has there been any statement so far by former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee attacking Patil," a party functionary said.


2007 Indian vice presidential election
The 2007 Indian vice-presidential election was held on 10 August 2007 to elect Vice-President of India to serve from 2007 until 2012. Mohammad Hamid Ansari from Indian National Congress was elected for the post. The incumbent, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat did not seek reelection and instead ran for President in 2007 election, where he lost to Pratibha Patil. He subsequently resigned from VP post days before Patil's inauguration.


2007 Indian vice presidential election, Background
The term of vice-president of India is 5 years, as term of Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was up to 18 August 2007, an election was needed to elect his successor.


2007 Indian vice presidential election, Background, Electoral college
The electoral college consists of, all 245 Rajya Sabha members and all 545 Lok Sabha members, a total of 790 voters.


2007 Indian vice presidential election, Background, Officers
Returning Officer : Dr. Yogendra Narain, Secretary General, Rajya SabhaAssistant Returning Officers : N.C. Joshi & Ravi Kant Chopra


2007 Indiana Fever season
The 2007 Indiana Fever season was their 8th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). They finished 2nd in the Eastern Conference with 21 wins and 13 losses on the season. The season marked the third consecutive season that the Fever earned a playoff berth. They eliminated the Connecticut Sun, 2–1, in the First Round of the playoffs but then in turn were eliminated in the Eastern Conference Finals, 2–1, by the Detroit Shock.


2007 Indiana Fever season, Offseason
On March 23, 2007 the Fever signed Tammy Sutton-Brown from the defunct Charlotte Sting, Sutton-Brown was one of the most sought-after free agents.


2007 Indiana Fever season, Offseason
The following player was selected in the Dispersal Draft from the Charlotte Sting:


2007 Indiana Hoosiers football team
The 2007 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hoosiers were coached by Bill Lynch, who was in his first season as head coach following the death of Terry Hoeppner. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. With a win over Purdue  in the last game of the regular season, the Hoosiers became bowl eligible for the first time since 1993.


2007 Indianapolis 500
The 91st Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday May 27, 2007. It was the twelfth Indy 500 sanctioned by the Indy Racing League, and marked the fifth race of the 2007 IndyCar Series season. Hélio Castroneves started the race on the pole position.


2007 Indianapolis 500
The race began at 1:11 p.m. EDT, and was televised in the United States on the ABC. The race was broadcast in high-definition for the first time. The race also was carried live on the IMS Radio Network and XM Satellite Radio.


2007 Indianapolis 500
On lap 113, the race underwent a lengthy rain delay, with Tony Kanaan tentatively sitting as the leader. After three hours, the rain ceased, the track was dried, and the race restarted shortly before 6:15 p.m. EDT. A crash on lap 162 between Dan Wheldon and Marco Andretti brought out the yellow flag with Dario Franchitti leading. Under the caution, rain began falling again and officials halted the race on lap 166. Dario Franchitti was declared the winner after leading 34 laps during the race.


2007 Indianapolis 500
All entries utilized ethanol, after 42 years of utilizing methanol. As part of a two-year roll-out, the cars used a 10% ethanol blend in 2006, and for 2007, the cars utilized a full ethanol mixture. Although branded as "100% percent fuel-grade", the fuel was actually a denatured 98% ethanol/2% gasoline blend (E98). The 2007 race was also the final 500 to see the Panoz chassis in competition.


2007 Indianapolis 500, Race schedule
* Includes days where track activitywas significantly limited due to rain


2007 Indianapolis 500, Carb Day, Friday May 25, 2007 - Checkers/Rally's Pit Stop Challenge
Team Penske won the 31st annual pit stop contest, their record tenth overall victory in the event. The teams of Hélio Castroneves and Sam Hornish, Jr. (both Penske entries) met in the finals with Castroneves and his chief mechanic Rick Rinaman winning the $100,000 first prize after an 8.335-second pit stop.


2007 Indianapolis 500, Starting grid
W  = Former Indianapolis 500 winner;  R  = Indianapolis 500 rookie


2007 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Pre-race
Rain fell overnight, but stopped before the gates opened in the morning. At 7:45 a.m., rain began to fall again, and threatened to delay or wash out the race. Around 10:00 a.m., the rain stopped and maintenance crews began to dry the track. Despite the morning showers, Speedway chairperson Mari Hulman George gave the command to start engines on time as scheduled at 1:05 p.m. EDT.


2007 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Start
During the pace lap, the race nearly took a dramatic turn as pole-sitter Hélio Castroneves failed to start. After several attempts, his car finally fired, and he joined the field in turn 4. A rather ragged start saw Castroneves take the lead into the first turn, but Tony Kanaan slipped by to lead lap one. Green-flag racing continued until lap 11, when John Andretti lost a rear-view mirror, bringing out a debris caution yellow flag.


2007 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Start
When racing resumed, Castroneves, Tony Kanaan, Marco Andretti, and Scott Dixon all took their turn at the lead. Roberto Moreno caused the 2nd caution when he slid high in turn 1, slapped the wall, and hit the wall again in turn 2 before coming to rest. Jon Herb was the next car to be in an accident after he slid in turn 2 and hit the wall, ending his day. Milka Duno also spun in turn 1 and backed her car into the wall, damaging and ending her day as well.


2007 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Start
On the 74th lap, Dario Franchitti took the lead for the first time, and led until he pit on the 89th lap. Around that time, officials were warning that rain was approaching the area. After several drivers sequenced through green-flag pit stops, Tony Kanaan led Marco Andretti. Suddenly, on the 99th lap, John Andretti got high in turn two, and crashed into the outside wall, bringing out the caution. Jeff Simmons found himself unexpectedly in the lead, but pitted a lap later, giving Marco Andretti the lead.


2007 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Start
With rain only a few miles away, the ensuing lap 107 restart could decide the winner. As the green came out, Tony Kanaan got the jump on Andretti, and took the lead in turn 1. Moments later, Phil Giebler spun and  crashed in turn 1, bringing the yellow out once again. Before safety crews could clear the track, heavy rain fell, and the race was red flagged.


2007 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Red flag
When the race was stopped, 113 laps were completed. A race is required to go a minimum of 101 laps before it can be official. If rain continued the rest of the afternoon, it could be declared official. Andretti Green Racing was scored 1st-2nd-3rd with Kanaan leading, Marco Andretti second, and Danica Patrick third. After nearly three hours, the rain stopped and the track was dry. Shortly after 6:00 p.m., the field lined up in the pits for a restart.


2007 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Restart
Tony Kanaan took over where he left off and pulled away from the field. Danica Patrick got by Marco Andretti and took over second place. Approximately 30 laps of uninterrupted intense green flag racing followed. Another sequence of green-flag pit stops saw all of the leaders head to the pits. Jaques Lazier stayed out a couple of extra laps, and led the race for the first time in his career. After the stops, Kanaan returned to the lead, followed by defending champion Sam Hornish Jr.


2007 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Finish
On the 151st lap, Marty Roth slid high in turn 1 and smacked the wall, and started an exciting sequence of events. The skies were darkening, and rain was fast approaching again, which would certainly end the race for good. Under the yellow, many leaders pit for tires and fuel, while some drivers, including Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon, stayed out to gain track position.


2007 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Finish
On the 156th lap, the field went back to green, however, in turn four, Tony Kanaan came up on the back of Jaques Lazier, sending Lazier into the wall, and sending Kanaan's car into a spin. He blew a tire and coasted into the pits. Moments later, the field assembled for what was expected to be the final restart before the rains came. Franchitti, working lap 163, held the lead into the backstretch. Behind him, Marco Andretti tangled with Dan Wheldon, and Andretti's car flipped down the backstretch. Buddy Rice was also involved.


2007 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Finish
Before the track could be cleared, a heavy rainstorm fell on the track, and the race was called after 166 laps with Dario Franchitti declared the winner. A makeshift victory lane celebration was held indoors underneath the Pagoda, as had been done for Rice who also won in the rain in 2004.


2007 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Finish
As of the 2021 race, this was the most recent "500" to be shortened by rain.


2007 Indianapolis 500, Full race results
*C Chassis: D=Dallara; P=Panoz. All cars in the 2007 Indianapolis 500 used Honda engines and Firestone tires.


2007 Indianapolis 500, Race Leaders
Nine drivers led the race, with a total of twenty-three lead changes.


2007 Indianapolis 500, Caution Periods
There were eleven caution periods during the race, with a total of fifty-five laps run under yellow, including the race's final lap.


2007 Indianapolis 500, Awards
The Victory Celebration was held Monday May 28, 2007. Some of the many awards handed out during the evening included:


2007 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Television
The race was broadcast in the United States on ABC for the 43rd consecutive year. Time trials were shown live on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2. For the first time, the race would be aired in high definition.


2007 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Television
This was the final 500 broadcast for Rusty Wallace as he was involved with ESPN on ABC NASCAR broadcasts.


2007 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Television
For the second year in a row, the telecast utilized the Side-by-Side format for commercial breaks.


2007 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
The race was broadcast on radio by the IMS Radio Network for the 55th consecutive year. Mike King served as anchor. Davey Hamilton, who previously served as the "driver expert" on the network, returned to cockpit for the first time since 2001. After six years recovery from his serious crash, he offered live in-car reporting to the broadcast during caution periods.


2007 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
Making a popular return to the IMS Radio Network was former "Voice of the 500" Bob Jenkins. In 2006, Jenkins had worked on the Speedway public address system, but for 2007, he took over the turn two reporting location. Jenkins filled the spot previously held by Adam Alexander, who departed the network.


2007 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
For the third year in a row, Kevin Olson conducted his annual pre-race interview with David Letterman. Olson served as a pit reporter in the center pits during the early stages of the race, then later moved to cover the garages and track hospital.


2007 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
Chief Announcer: Mike KingDriver expert: Johnny ParsonsColor: Dave WilsonHistorian: Donald DavidsonLive in-car reports: Davey HamiltonCommentary: Chris Economaki


2007 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
Turn 1: Jerry BakerTurn 2: Bob JenkinsTurn 3: Mark JaynesTurn 4: Chris Denari


2007 Indianapolis City-County Council election
The 2007 Indianapolis City–County Council elections took place on November 6, 2007. All 29 seats were up for re-election, 25 districts and 4 at-large seats, on the Indianapolis City–County Council. Seven of the seats were unopposed, 4 held by Democrats and 3 held by Republicans. Prior to the elections Democrats held a 15-14-seat majority. Following the elections Republicans gained control of the council with a 16-13 majority.


2007 Indianapolis City-County Council election
The Indianapolis mayoral election took place alongside the council elections.


2007 Indianapolis City-County Council election, Results by district
The following are the final results from the Marion County Clerk, Beth White.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season
The 2007 Indianapolis Colts season was the franchise's 55th season in the National Football League, the 24th in Indianapolis and the 6th season under head coach Tony Dungy. The defending AFC and Super Bowl champions improved upon their 12–4 record from 2006 as well as won their fifth-straight AFC South Championship. They finished the season 13–3 and lost to the San Diego Chargers in the divisional round of the playoffs. The Colts remained under the supervision of Head Coach Tony Dungy and played all of their home games in the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. 2007 was the Colts' final season in the RCA Dome, as they began playing home games in Lucas Oil Stadium in 2008. In early January 2007 the Colts were the co-favorites to win Super Bowl XLII, along with the San Diego Chargers.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, 2007 NFL Draft
The Colts started out by making the 32nd overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft due to their victory in Super Bowl XLI. They selected Anthony Gonzalez out of Ohio State. The 2007 NFL Draft was held on April 28 and April 29, 2007 in New York City.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, 2007 NFL Draft, Undrafted free agent signings
The Colts signed 15 undrafted free agents on Monday, April 30, 2007:


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 1: vs. New Orleans Saints
Game SummaryWith their championship title to defend, the Colts began the season in the annual Thursday night kickoff game against the visiting New Orleans Saints. In the first quarter, Indianapolis began their year with Super Bowl MVP QB Peyton Manning completing a 27-yard TD pass to WR Marvin Harrison for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, the Saints would get their only touchdown of the game with former Colts DB Jason David returning a fumble 55 yards, while kicker Olindo Mare would get a 34-yard field goal.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 1: vs. New Orleans Saints
Indianapolis ended the first half with kicker Adam Vinatieri kicking a 33-yard field goal. In the second half, the Colts took control for the rest of the game. During the third quarter, RB Joseph Addai got a 2-yard TD run, while Manning hooked up with WR Reggie Wayne on a 28-yard touchdown pass. In the fourth quarter, Indianapolis sealed the victory with Vinatieri getting a 33-yard field goal, Manning & Wayne hooking up with each other again on a 45-yard TD pass, and DB Matt Giordano returning an interception 83 yards for a touchdown.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 1: vs. New Orleans Saints
With the win, the Colts began their season at 1–0.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 2: at Tennessee Titans
Game SummaryFollowing their second-half blowout win over the Saints, the Colts flew to LP Field for an AFC South duel with the Tennessee Titans. In the first quarter, Indianapolis drew first blood with RB Joseph Addai getting an 8-yard TD run. The Titans would respond with kicker Rob Bironas getting a 30-yard field goal. In the second quarter, the Colts increased their lead with QB Peyton Manning completing a 22-yard TD pass to TE Dallas Clark. Tennessee would answer with Bironas getting a 36-yard field goal. Indianapolis closed out the half with kicker Adam Vinatieri getting a 22-yard field goal.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 2: at Tennessee Titans
In the third quarter, Indianapolis kept pounding away as Vinatieri kicked a 39-yard field goal. The Titans replied with RB LenDale White getting a 3-yard TD run. Vinatieri helped the Colts respond with a 20-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, Tennessee nearly pulled off a comeback, as QB Vince Young completed a 1-yard TD pass to WR Roydell Williams, however, Indianapolis held off the Titans long enough to pull out a win.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 3: at Houston Texans
Game SummaryFollowing their fierce divisional road win over the Titans, the Colts flew to Reliant Stadium for an AFC South duel with the Houston Texans (who were the last team Indianapolis lost to en route to their Super Bowl championship). In the first quarter, the Colts trailed early as Houston WR Jerome Mathis returned a kickoff 84 yards for a touchdown. QB Peyton Manning completed a 2-yard TD pass to TE Dallas Clark. In the second quarter, the Texans would retake the lead with kicker Kris Brown getting a 33-yard. RB Joseph Addai helped Indianapolis get back ahead with an amazing 4-yard TD run.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 3: at Houston Texans
In the third quarter, the Colts pulled away as kicker Adam Vinatieri got a 36-yard field goal, Addai got an 8-yard TD run, and Vinatieri kicked a 28-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, Houston tried to catch up with RB Samkon Gado getting a 1-yard TD run, while Indianapolis got its final score of the game with a Vinatieri kicking a 35-yard field goal. The Texans would get close with QB Matt Schaub completing a 1-yard TD pass to RB Vonta Leach. The Colts held on to get the victory.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 4: vs. Denver Broncos
Game SummaryComing off their divisional road win over the Texans, the Colts went home for an intraconference duel with the Denver Broncos. In the first quarter, Indianapolis trailed early with Broncos kicker Jason Elam getting a 35-yard field goal, while QB Jay Cutler 7-yard TD pass to WR Brandon Marshall. In the second quarter, the Colts would respond with RB Joseph Addai getting a 14-yard field goal. Denver tried to increase its lead with Elam kicking a 22-yard field goal. Indianapolis would take the lead with QB Peyton Manning completing a 9-yard TD pass to TE Dallas Clark.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 4: vs. Denver Broncos
In the third quarter, the Colts began to dominate with Manning getting a 1-yard TD run. He would also hook up with Clark again on a 3-yard TD pass. The Broncos' only response was Cutler's 2-yard TD run. In the fourth quarter, Indianapolis managed to put the game away with Manning's 5-yard TD pass to WR Reggie Wayne, along with kicker Adam Vinatieri nailing a 22-yard field goal.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 5: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Game SummaryComing off their home win over the Broncos, the Colts stayed at home for an interconference game with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Indianapolis would enter into this game without WR Marvin Harrison and RB Joseph Addai, due to injuries from their last game.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 5: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
In the first quarter, the Colts got the first strike with QB Peyton Manning completing a 10-yard TD pass to TE Dallas Clark for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, Indianapolis increased its lead with rookie RB Kenton Keith getting a 1-yard TD run (with a blocked PAT). The Buccaneers would get their only score of the half with QB Jeff Garcia completing a 3-yard TD pass to TE Alex Smith.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 5: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
In the third quarter, Keith got a 7-yard TD run for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, Tampa Bay got its last score of the game with Garcia and Smith combining on another 3-yard TD pass. Afterwards, Indianapolis sealed the win kicker Adam Vinatieri nailing a 35-yard field goal.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 5: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
With the win, the Colts entered their bye week at 5–0.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 7: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Game summaryComing off their bye week, the Colts flew to Jacksonville Municipal Stadium for an AFC South duel on Monday Night Football with the Jacksonville Jaguars, with first place within the division on the line. In the first quarter, Indianapolis scored first with RB Kenton Keith getting a 3-yard TD run for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, the Colts increased its lead with QB Peyton Manning getting a 1-yard TD run, along with kicker Adam Vinatieri getting a 36-yard field goal.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 7: at Jacksonville Jaguars
In the third quarter, the Jaguars would get its only score of the game as RB Maurice Jones-Drew got a 1-yard TD run. Afterwards, Indianapolis responded with DE Dwight Freeney sacking QB Quinn Gray in the endzone for a safety. In the fourth quarter, the Colts wrapped up another win with Vinatieri nailing a 20-yard field goal and Manning completing a 35-yard TD pass to TE Dallas Clark.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 7: at Jacksonville Jaguars
With the win, not only did Indianapolis improve to 6–0, but they became the third team in NFL history ('29–'31 Packers & '99–'01 Rams) to begin three consecutive seasons at 6–0.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 8: at Carolina Panthers
Game SummaryComing off their Monday Night road win over the Jaguars, the Colts traveled to Bank of America Stadium for a Week 8 interconference duel with the Carolina Panthers. In the first quarter, Indianapolis trailed early as the Panthers capped off an 11-minute and 1 second opening drive with RB DeShaun Foster getting a 3-yard TD run. The Colts would respond with kicker Adam Vinatieri nailing a 20-yard field goal. In the second quarter, Indianapolis took the lead with RB Joseph Addai getting a 2-yard TD run for the only score of the period.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 8: at Carolina Panthers
In the third quarter, QB Peyton Manning completed a 4-yard TD pass to Addai and a 59-yard TD pass to WR Reggie Wayne. With those TD passes, Manning surpassed Johnny Unitas for the most touchdown passes in franchise history with 288. In the fourth quarter, Indianapolis wrapped up the victory with Addai getting a 12-yard TD run.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 8: at Carolina Panthers
With the win, the Colts improved to 7–0, heading into their undefeated battle with the 8–0 New England Patriots. Also with their win, Indianapolis tied an NFL record for consecutive 7–0 starts with three-straight seasons.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 9: vs. New England Patriots
Game SummaryThe unbeaten Colts played the undefeated Patriots in Week 9 in a heavily hyped game, dubbed "Super Bowl XLI½" by Chris Berman. Colt kicker and former Patriot Adam Vinatieri gave the Colts an early lead with a 21-yard field goal. However, Randy Moss would help give the Patriots their first lead of the game on a four-yard touchdown reception, his twelfth of the season, tying a Patriots record. After Vinatieri kicked another field goal to make it a 7–6 game, the Colts would regain the lead just before the half when Joseph Addai caught a "dump-off" pass by Peyton Manning and took it 73 yards into the endzone, giving the Colts a 13–7 lead.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 9: vs. New England Patriots
Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski provided all the third quarter scoring off a 34-yard field goal to cut the Colts lead to 13–10. In the 4th quarter, Manning ran in a play from the Patriot one-yard line to give the Colts a 20–10 lead. However, the Patriots came right back and, with the aid of a 33-yard reception from Donte' Stallworth, the Pats got their first touchdown of the half off a 4-yard catch by Wes Welker.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 9: vs. New England Patriots
Forcing a punt by the Colts, Kevin Faulk then gave the Patriots a 24–20 lead off a 13-yard reception to give the Patriots their first lead of the half. The Patriots then stopped a drive by the Colts when Peyton Manning was hit by Jarvis Green and fumbled the ball into the hands of Rosevelt Colvin with just under three minutes to go. On third and ten with no timeouts left for the Colts, the Patriots ended any hope for Indianapolis when Welker made a big 12-yard catch to give the Patriots a first down. The Patriots were able to kneel the ball after that to finish off the Colts and the Colts fell to 7–1, losing their first game of the season.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 9: vs. New England Patriots
The game was costly in other ways, as some seven starters were knocked out, including Dallas Clark.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 10: at San Diego Chargers
Game SummaryThe San Diego Chargers got out to a fast start from Darren Sproles' 89-yard opening kickoff return for a touchdown. After a later field goal, Sproles would follow up with a 45-yard punt return for a touchdown in the first quarter. He became only the second player in NFL history, and first since 1958, to return a kickoff and a punt for touchdowns in the opening quarter. San Diego failed on the subsequent two-point conversion to lead 16–0. With 8:47 left in the second quarter, LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for a four-yard touchdown to give the Chargers a 23–0 advantage.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 10: at San Diego Chargers
Peyton Manning would lead the Colts down the field and capped the drive with an 8-yard TD pass to receiver Reggie Wayne. Later, in the fourth quarter, Manning threw a 7-yard score to running back Kenton Keith. Twenty-five seconds later, linebacker Gary Brackett recovered a fumble in the endzone for a touchdown. The Colts attempted a rush for the two-point conversion to tie the game 23–23, but were held short. With a 23–21 lead, the Colts got the ball back with only a few minutes left in the game. They marched down the field into San Diego territory.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 10: at San Diego Chargers
On fourth down with 1:31 remaining, Adam Vinatieri was put in for a 29-yard field goal try. Vinatieri, despite being known for his clutch kicks and having over a 95% success rate in field goals under 30 yards, missed wide to the right. Vinatieri missed an earlier 42 yard try at the end of the half, going 0–2 in the game. It was the first time since 2001 Vinatieri was 0–2 kicking field goals. The Colts would get the ball back, but Manning would seal a Chargers win by throwing an interception with no time remaining.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 10: at San Diego Chargers
Manning struggled in the game, throwing a career-high 6 interceptions. The mark is also a Colts franchise record. Chargers cornerback Antonio Cromartie had three interceptions in the game, becoming one of only 11 Chargers to have three picks in a single game. The Colts were heavily injured on both sides of the ball. Receivers Marvin Harrison and Anthony Gonzalez, left tackle Tony Ugoh, and tight end Dallas Clark missed the game. In perhaps the biggest blow to the Colts, Dwight Freeney injured his left foot and was carted off the field.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 10: at San Diego Chargers
Three days later, it was confirmed that Freeney had suffered a season-ending Lisfranc fracture. By the end of the game, a total of nine Colts on their 53-man roster either did not play due to injury or were injured in the game. The Colts dropped to 7–2, remaining in first place in the AFC South division. Meanwhile, the Chargers moved to 5–4 and clear first in the AFC West.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 11: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Game SummaryFacing second year quarterback Brodie Croyle, the Colts struggled in the game's first quarter, as Adam Vinatieri continued a slump of missed field goal tries with a miss from 49 yards out. The Chiefs also struggled on field goal tries with two misses in the first half before finally connecting for a 3–0 lead. The Colts tied the game late in the first half on a 27-yarder from Vinatieri, then pounced to a 10–3 third quarter lead. The Chiefs tied the game at 10–10 when the Colts orchestrated a time-consuming fourth quarter drive before the winning field goal by Vinatieri in the game's final seconds.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 11: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
The win put the Colts at 8–2 and still in command of the AFC South.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 12: at Atlanta Falcons
Game SummaryComing off of their home win against Kansas City, from just 4 days previous, the Colts traveled to Atlanta for a Thanksgiving game against Falcons. Colts rookie wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez returned to the lineup from an injury and he proved to be very beneficial for the Colts, he finished with 105 yards on 6 catches. The Falcons jumped out to an early 10–0 lead with a Morten Andersen field goal and touchdown pass to Roddy White.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 12: at Atlanta Falcons
However, the Colts would respond with a touchdown pass of their own to Reggie Wayne cutting the Atlanta lead to only three early in the second quarter. They would then take the lead on a touchdown pass to tight end Dallas Clark. They would add another touchdown before the half and took a 21–13 lead into halftime. In the second half the Colts would cruise to victory by adding a Joseph Addai rushing touchdown and Adam Vinatieri field goal to make the final score 31–13.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 12: at Atlanta Falcons
With the victory the Colts moved to 9–2 and still in command of the AFC South. The Colts had 11 days off until next week's big divisional showdown against the Jacksonville Jaguars with 1st place in the division on the line. The Colts are 13–1 in their history against the Falcons.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 12: at Atlanta Falcons
Wayne (5 receptions for 66 yards and 1 TD) was given NFL Network's inaugural Pudding Pie Award for his efforts.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 13: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Game SummaryComing off their Thanksgiving road win over the Falcons, the Colts went home for a Week 13 AFC South rematch with the Jacksonville Jaguars. In the first quarter, Indianapolis scored first with QB Peyton Manning completing a 5-yard TD pass to TE Dallas Clark, along with a 48-yard TD pass to WR Reggie Wayne. In the second quarter, the Jaguars got on the board with RB Maurice Jones-Drew getting a 2-yard TD run. Afterwards, the Colts replied with Manning and Clark hooking up with each other again on a 14-yard TD pass.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 13: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
In the third quarter, Jacksonville tried to come back as QB David Garrard completed a 2-yard TD pass to TE Marcedes Lewis for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, the Jaguars drew closer as kicker Josh Scobee nailed a 47-yard field goal. However, the Colts responded with Manning completing a 1-yard TD pass to RB Luke Lawton. Afterwards, Jacksonville tried to come back as Garrard completed a 17-yard TD pass to WR Dennis Northcutt (along with getting the 2-point conversion run). Indianapolis' defense managed to seal the deal.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 13: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
With their season-sweep over the Jaguars, the Colts improved to 10–2.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 13: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
During the game, the Colts gave Garrard his first interception of the year, courtesy of Safety Antoine Bethea.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 14: at Baltimore Ravens
Game summaryComing off their season-sweep over the Jaguars, the Colts flew to M&T Bank Stadium for a Week 14 Sunday Night duel with the Baltimore Ravens, in the rematch of last year's AFC Divisional duel. In the first quarter, Indianapolis got onto the scoreboard first with QB Peyton Manning completing a 34-yard TD pass to WR Reggie Wayne, while RB Joseph Addai got a 1-yard TD run.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 14: at Baltimore Ravens
Afterwards, Manning and Addai hooked up with each other on a 19-yard TD pass, while rookie CB Michael Coe blocked a punt, causing it go through the back of Baltimore's end zone for a safety. In the second quarter, Addai made an 11-yard TD run. The Ravens immediately responded as WR Yamon Figurs returned a kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown, yet Indianapolis continued its run with Manning completing a 57-yard TD pass to rookie WR Anthony Gonzalez.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 14: at Baltimore Ravens
In the third quarter, the Colts put the game away with Manning finding Gonzalez again on a 40-yard TD pass for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, Baltimore tried a feeble comeback as QB Kyle Boller completed a 4-yard TD pass to WR Devard Darling, while QB Troy Smith got a 6-yard TD run.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 14: at Baltimore Ravens
With the win, not only did Indianapolis improve to 11–2, but they also clinched their 6th-straight playoff berth.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 14: at Baltimore Ravens
Peyton Manning even had a record night. He became the 5th player in NFL history to throw 300 career TD passes. At game's end, he ended up with 302 touchdown passes, surpassing John Elway for 4th place on the All-Time TD passes list.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 15: at Oakland Raiders
Game summaryComing off their Sunday night road win over the Ravens, the Colts flew to McAfee Coliseum for a Week 15 intraconference duel with the Oakland Raiders. In the first quarter, Indianapolis jumped out to an early 10–0 lead with kicker Adam Vinatieri managing to get a 22-yard field goal, while CB T.J. Rushing returned a punt 90 yards for a touchdown. In the second quarter, the Raiders got on the board with QB Josh McCown completing a 3-yard TD pass to WR Ronald Curry for the only score of the period.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 15: at Oakland Raiders
In the third quarter, the Colts went back to work as Vinatieri nailed a 19-yard field goal for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, Oakland took the lead with RB Justin Fargas getting a 2-yard TD run. Afterwards, Indianapolis sealed the win as QB Peyton Manning completed a 20-yard TD pass to rookie WR Anthony Gonzalez.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 15: at Oakland Raiders
With the win, not only did the Colts improve to 12–2, but they also clinched their 5th-straight AFC South title and became the first team in NFL history to win 12 or more games in 5 consecutive seasons. Also the Colts secured the No. 2 seed for the NFL playoffs in January.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 16: vs Houston Texans
Game SummaryThe Colts offense produced a season high 458 yards and tied for second-most first downs in a game in franchise history with 33 with their 38–15 win over Houston. Also the Colts defense forced 3 turnovers on the day, all on interceptions by Bob Sanders, Matt Giordano, and Melvin Bullitt. The Texans jumped out early to a 7 nothing lead when Sage Rosenfels connected with Kevin Walter from 17 yards out. The Colts however would respond with 38 unanswered points including two touchdowns to Dallas Clark.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 16: vs Houston Texans
The second TD to Clark gave Manning 30 on the season, the fourth time in his career he has had a 30+ TD season. in addition to Manning's achievement Clark set single-season franchise records for receptions with 57 and touchdown receptions with 11 by a Colts tight end, set by Baltimore Colt Hall-of-Famer John Mackey.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 16: vs Houston Texans
Not only did Indianapolis improve to 13–2 with the win but they have now won 10 straight home games against division opponents. The Colts will face the Tennessee Titans in the week 17 season finale on NBC Sunday Night Football.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 17: vs. Tennessee Titans
Game SummaryWith nothing left to play for the Colts played host to the Tennessee Titans in the regular season finale. This was the last regular season game for the Colts in the RCA Dome. The Titans needed a win to qualify for the playoffs. The Colts starters only played 3 series and produced 3 points before the back ups came in. The Titans would strike first when Chris Brown would go in for 8 yard touchdown run. Adam Vinatieri then hit a 37-yard field goal early in the second quarter.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 17: vs. Tennessee Titans
That would be the last score of the half as the Titans led 7–3 at the break. With 9:09 left in the third quarter backup quarterback Jim Sorgi throw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Craphonso Thorpe to give the Colts a 10–7 lead. Rob Bironas would then nail 3 consecutive field goals and the Titans defense would shut the Colts out to give Tennessee a 16–10 victory. With the win the Titans made the playoffs and knocked Cleveland out of contention.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season results, Week 17: vs. Tennessee Titans
With the loss, the Colts closed out the regular season at 13–3, breaking their 6-game winning streak and their 10-game winning streak over division rivals.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Postseason results, Divisional Playoff: vs San Diego Chargers
Game SummaryDespite the loss of starting quarterback Philip Rivers and running back LaDainian Tomlinson (the NFL's leading rusher during the season), San Diego still managed to defeat the defending Super Bowl champion Colts, forcing them to turn the ball over on downs twice in San Diego territory in the final minutes of the game.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Postseason results, Divisional Playoff: vs San Diego Chargers
The Colts started out the game strong, driving 76 yards and scoring with Peyton Manning's 25-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dallas Clark. Then defensive back Kelvin Hayden intercepted a pass from Rivers on the Colts 24-yard line and the Colts moved the ball to the San Diego 40-yard line. However, Indianapolis receiver Marvin Harrison, playing in his first game back from an injury in nearly 3 months, fumbled the ball while being tackled by Antonio Cromartie, and defensive back Marlon McCree recovered it.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Postseason results, Divisional Playoff: vs San Diego Chargers
Following the turnover, San Diego drove 78 yards and tied the game with Rivers' 14-yard touchdown pass to Vincent Jackson. Manning responded by completing 3 passes for 42 yards on a 44-yard drive that ended with an Adam Vinatieri field goal to give the Colts a 10–7 lead. Both teams blew scoring opportunities on their next drives. First the Chargers drove to the Indianapolis 31-yard line, only to have Nate Kaeding miss a 48-yard field goal. Then the Colts advanced to the Chargers 35-yard line, but on their last play of the half, Manning's pass was intercepted by Cromartie. Cromartie's 89-yard touchdown return was called back by a holding penalty, but he managed to prevent the Colts from scoring and it remained 10–7 at halftime.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Postseason results, Divisional Playoff: vs San Diego Chargers
The Chargers took the second half kickoff and quickly took the lead with a 30-yard touchdown catch from Chris Chambers. Once again the Colts drove into Chargers territory, moving the ball all the way to the San Diego 4-yard line. But on third down and 3, Manning's pass was intercepted by Eric Weddle. However, the Chargers could only move the ball to their own 6-yard line and T. J. Rushing returned their punt 12-yards to midfield. This time the Colts drove 50 yards and scored with Manning's 9-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Wayne.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Postseason results, Divisional Playoff: vs San Diego Chargers
Wayne was initially ruled out of bounds at the 7, but a Colts challenge showed he remained in bounds on the way to the touchdown, and the Colts took the lead, 17–14. On the Chargers ensuing drive, Rivers threw a 22-yard completion to Chambers and followed it up with a 56-yard pass to running back Darren Sproles, a special teams returner who was brought in on offense as an extra receiver.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Postseason results, Divisional Playoff: vs San Diego Chargers
With 10:50 left in the fourth quarter, Indianapolis retook the lead with Manning's 55-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Gonzalez, who caught the ball along the left sideline and narrowly managed to keep his feet in bounds en route to a score, which was upheld after a Chargers challenge. But San Diego, now led by second-string quarterback Billy Volek, drove 78 yards in 8 plays and scored with Volek's 1-yard touchdown run, giving them a 28–24 lead with 4:50 left in regulation.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Postseason results, Divisional Playoff: vs San Diego Chargers
Manning led the Colts down the field, moving the ball 70 yards and converting a 4th down and 5 with a 16-yard completion to Clark. But he threw three consecutive incompletions from the Chargers 7-yard line, turning the ball over on downs. Indianapolis' defense managed to force a punt, but the Colts turned the ball over on downs again with 53 seconds left and San Diego ran out the rest of the clock.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Postseason results, Divisional Playoff: vs San Diego Chargers
It was the Colts' third consecutive loss to the Chargers and Peyton Manning's seventh loss in fourteen postseason games. The Colts also fell to 0–4 in playoff games played in years where they had a first-round bye.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Pro Bowl and All-Pro players
The Colts had six players elected to the 2008 Pro Bowl. Three of them were selected as starters, WR Reggie Wayne, C Jeff Saturday, and S Bob Sanders. Three other Colts were named to the reserve team; QB Peyton Manning, RB Joseph Addai, and S Antoine Bethea. This was Peyton Manning's eighth straight Pro Bowl trip and Joseph Addai's first. On January 25, 2008 Steelers safety Troy Polamalu decided to skip the Pro Bowl and Colts safety Antoine Bethea was selected to replace Polamalu. The 2008 Pro Bowl was played February 10, 2008 in Honolulu, Hawaii at Aloha Stadium.


2007 Indianapolis Colts season, Pro Bowl and All-Pro players
All three of the Colts that were selected to start the Pro Bowl were either selected as first or second team All- Pro. Both Jeff Saturday and Bob Sanders were named to the first team while Reggie Wayne was named to the second team.


2007 Indianapolis Tennis Championships
The 2007 Indianapolis Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 20th edition of the Indianapolis Tennis Championships, and was part of the International Series of the 2007 ATP Tour. It took place at the Indianapolis Tennis Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, from July 23 through July 30, 2007.


2007 Indianapolis Tennis Championships
The singles draw featured ATP No. 5, Australian Open semifinalist, Wimbledon quarterfinalist, Queen's Club winner and two-time Indianapolis champion Andy Roddick, Sydney titlist and Los Angeles runner-up James Blake, and Queen's Club and Nottingham semifinalist Dmitry Tursunov. Also present were Australian Open quarterfinalist Mardy Fish, Houston and Nottingham champion Ivo Karlović, Hyung-taik Lee, Robby Ginepri and Benjamin Becker, and a young Kei Nishikori, appearing in his first-ever ATP quarterfinal.


2007 Indianapolis Tennis Championships, Champions, Doubles
Juan Martín del Potro /  Travis Parrott defeated  Teymuraz Gabashvili /  Ivo Karlović, 3–6, 6–2, [10–6]


2007 Indianapolis Tennis Championships – Doubles
Bobby Reynolds and Andy Roddick were the defending champions, but Reynolds did not participate this year. Roddick partnered Mardy Fish, making it to the quarterfinals before withdrawing from the event.


2007 Indianapolis Tennis Championships – Doubles
Juan Martín del Potro and Travis Parrott won the title, defeating Teymuraz Gabashvili and Ivo Karlović 3–6, 6–2, [10–6] in the final. This was Del Potro's first ever ATP title, and as of 2019 his only doubles title.


2007 Indianapolis Tennis Championships – Singles
James Blake was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Sam Querrey.


2007 Indianapolis Tennis Championships – Singles
Third-seeded Dmitry Tursunov won in the final 6–4, 7–5, against Frank Dancevic.


2007 Indianapolis mayoral election
The Indianapolis mayoral election of 2007 took place on November 6, 2007. Voters elected the Mayor of Indianapolis, members of the Indianapolis City-County Council, as well as several other local officials. Incumbent Democrat Bart Peterson was seeking a third term. Republicans nominated former Marine Greg Ballard to run against Peterson. In what was called "the biggest upset in Indiana political history", Ballard defeated Peterson 51% to 47%.


2007 Indianapolis mayoral election
The Indianapolis City-County elections took place alongside the mayoral election.


2007 Indianapolis mayoral election, Campaign
Peterson was vastly considered a lock to win the election by political experts. The incumbent Peterson had nearly 30 times as much campaign money as the challenger. Peterson, who started with considerable fundraising advantages, raised nearly $1.5 million since April and had $1.5 million left in late October. In contrast, Ballard raised nearly $225,000 since April and had just over $51,000 left in his campaign fund in late October. Peterson spent nearly $1.5 million on TV and radio ads and $113,000 on polling and research. Two weeks before election day, Ballard had still not put up any TV ads.


2007 Indianapolis mayoral election, Issues
The two major issues in the mayoral campaign were crime and taxes. Residents felt property taxes were most important due to the spike in the tax. Rising crime was another major issue in the election.


2007 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship
The 2007 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship was the 42nd edition of the World Championship  The Championship was held as a Grand Prix series over six rounds.


2007 Individual Long Track World Championship
The 2007 Individual Long Track/Grasstrack World Championship was the 37th edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship.


2007 Individual Long Track World Championship
The world title was won by Gerd Riss of Germany for the sixth time.


2007 Individual Speedway European Championship
The 2007 Individual Speedway European Championship was a speedway competition consisting of three qualifying rounds, three semi-final rounds, and a final round. The final, held on 29 September in Wiener Neustadt, was won by Jurica Pavlic of Croatia.


2007 Individual Speedway European Championship, Domestic qualifications, Poland
Gates in 21st: A - Huszcza, B - Klecha, C - Walasek(17) Zieliński - heats: 1, 16 and 20


2007 Individual Speedway European Championship, Domestic qualifications, Poland
1-7: 69.56 - 69.10 - 70.02 - 71.32 - 69.14 - 71.05 - 71.378-14: 73.81 - 71.40 - 71.09 - 71.13 - 71.46 - 71.35 - 71.1615-21: 70.86 - 71.46 - 71.40 - 72.20 - 72.47 - 70.82 - 72.64


2007 Individual Speedway European Championship, Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


2007 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship
The 2007 European Individual Speedway Junior Championship was the 10th UEM Individual Speedway Junior European Championship season. The Final took place on August 19, 2007 in Częstochowa, Poland. European Championship was won by Nicolai Klindt from Denmark.


2007 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship, Domestic Qualifications, Poland
Gates in 21st: A - Szewczykowski, B - ŁopaczewskiGates in 22nd: A - Fleger, B - Zengota, C - MiturskiGates in 23rd: A - Zengota, B - Miturski, C - SzewczykowskiGates in 24th: A - Fleger, B - Łopaczewski, C - Miturski, D - Zengota(17) Mistygacz - heats: 7, 12, 14(18) Idziorek - heats: 6, 12, 13, 15, 17


2007 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship, Domestic Qualifications, Poland
1-8: 62.3 - 63.1 - 63.5 - 63.2 - 63.2 - 62.9 - 63.8 - 64.19-16: 65.6 - 65.7 - 63.9 - 64.5 - 66.3 - 64.8 - 64.9 - 63.917-24: 67.4 - 66.3 - 65.8 - 63.9 - 67.3 - 67.2 - 65.7 - 64.8


2007 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship, Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


2007 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship
The 2007 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship was the 31st edition of the World motorcycle speedway Under-21 Championships.


2007 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship, Quarter-finals, Goričan
R1: Heats: 8, 9 and 15R2: Heats: 9 and 18


2007 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship, Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


2007 Indonesia National Badminton Championship
The 2007 Indonesia National Badminton Championships were held in Surakarta from November 13 to November 17.


2007 Indonesia Super Series
The 2007 Indonesia Open Super Series (officially known as the Djarum Indonesia Open Super Series 2007 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 7 to 13 May 2007 and had a total purse of $250,000.


2007 Indonesia Super Series, Tournament
The 2007 Indonesia Open Super Series was the sixth tournament of the 2007 BWF Super Series and also part of the Indonesia Open championships, which had been held since 1982.


2007 Indonesia Super Series, Tournament, Venue
This international tournament was held at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia.


2007 Indonesia Super Series, Tournament, Point distribution
Below is the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF Super Series event.


2007 Indonesia Super Series, Tournament, Prize money
The total prize money for this tournament was US$250,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.


2007 Indonesia national football team results
This article details the fixtures and results of the Indonesia national football team in 2007.


2007 Indonesian Movie Awards
The 1st Annual Indonesian Movie Awards was held on December 15, 2007, at the Plenary Hall, Jakarta Convention Center, Central Jakarta, is the first year of implementation of Indonesian Movie Awards. The award show was hosted by Nirina Zubir, Luna Maya, Aming, and Ringgo Agus Rahman. And the nominations have been announced in the category of Favorite, which will be chosen by the public via SMS. The category of Best, will be selected by a jury that has been appointed.


2007 Indonesian Movie Awards
The national films were registered from January 2005 to February 2007. Until the registration is closed, appeared 48 films of various genres. In total there are 16 categories contested. This category was divided into 8 best nominations of the jury selection and best 8 nominations of the viewers selection.


2007 Indonesian Movie Awards
Berbagi Suami into a film with the most nominations this year's award, with eleven nominations. Mendadak Dangdut and Detik Terakhir follow behind, with the receiving of nine and seven nominations. Even get more than ten nominations, Berbagi Suami failed to win any of the awards. Mendadak Dangdut be biggest winner in this first award, taking home six trophies at once, followed by D'Bijis and Denias, Senandung Di Atas Awan behind with receiving two trophies each. While other films receiving one award each.


2007 Indoor Cricket World Cup
The 2007 Indoor Cricket World Cup was an Indoor Cricket tournament that took place in Bristol, England from the 22nd to 29 September 2007 involving both a men's and a women's division. There were a total of 35 matches played in the men's division and 26 matches played in the women's division.


2007 Indoor Cricket World Cup
The men's division was split into two stages (in addition to finals) with each side playing each other once before being split into two groups, the top four and the bottom three. The top four sides progressed to a Super 4's stage where they again played each other once in order to be ranked for the semi finals. The semi finals featured Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa with Australia defeating South Africa in the final to record their sixth consecutive World Cup. The top three sides contested a subsidiary title, won by England.


2007 Indoor Cricket World Cup
Whilst the women's division was not split into separate stages it did employ a more complicated semi final system that gave all five nations the opportunity of progressing through to the final during the finals stage. South Africa advanced straight through to the final after defeating Australia in the semi finals stage, though Australia then prevailed over New Zealand and were able to reverse their semi final result to defeat South Africa in the final. This was the fifth consecutive World Cup for Australia.


2007 Indoor Cricket World Cup
The 2007 Junior World Series of Indoor Cricket was held alongside this event.


2007 Indoor Cricket World Cup, Host Selection
The World Cup was awarded to England by the WICF at the conclusion of the previous World Cup. As a result England became the first nation to host the World Cup twice having held the first tournament in 1995.


2007 Indoor Cricket World Cup, Host Selection, Venue
The England Indoor Cricket Association determined that the Action Indoor Sports Stadium in Bristol would host all World Cup matches and Bristol became the host city as a result. All World Cup matches were played at the same venue.


2007 Indoor Cricket World Cup, Participants
India were also initially entered in the men's division but were late withdrawals from the competition.


2007 Indoor Cricket World Cup, Super 4's Stage
The top four sides at the conclusion of the round robin series progressed through to the Super 4 stage of the tournament. The bottom three sides were relegated to the World Cup Plate division and, together with the team that finished 4th after the Super 4's stage, competed for a separate subordinate trophy.


2007 Indoor Cricket World Cup, Super 4's Stage
There was no Super 4's stage in the women's division.


2007 Indoor Cricket World Cup, Semi finals
The World Cup finals operated under a different format in each division. In the men's division the winner of the two semi finals proceeded to the final and the remaining two sides competed for the bronze medal match.


2007 Indoor Cricket World Cup, Semi finals
The World Cup Plate final was contested between the loser of the bronze medal match and the highest ranked side from the bottom three during the Super 4's stage.