2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Game summaries, UCLA
UCLA was without its two starting quarterbacks. UCLA starter Ben Olson went out with a knee injury late in the first quarter, which left freshman walkon redshirt McLeod Bethel-Thompson to lead the Bruins. This was the first appearance for the Irish in the Rose Bowl stadium since the 1925 Rose Bowl. The Irish were able to capitalize on Bruin offensive mistakes to recover loose balls. This ended one of the worst slumps in Fighting Irish football, and prevented the Irish from equaling their longest losing streak in their history. In the 1960 NCAA University Division football season, the Irish lost eight straight games. The biggest cheer during the entire game came when the score of the 2007 Stanford vs. Southern California football game was announced. Fighting Irish and Bruins fans, who together are arch-rivals of the Trojans, cheered together.


2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Game summaries, Boston College
In a battle between the two Catholic schools, the unbeaten Boston College Eagles and Heisman-hopeful Matt Ryan faced off against the struggling Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Faced with constant blitzes from the Irish defense, Ryan used a short passing attack to lead the Eagles to a 20–0 lead early in the third quarter. Just as the game appeared headed for another blowout, Evan Sharpley, replacing an ineffective Jimmy Clausen, threw a touchdown pass to wide receiver Robby Parris followed by a pick six of Ryan during the next possession. With the score suddenly 20–14, the Eagles took advantage of good starting field position to answer with their own touchdown for the game's final score of 27–14.


2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Game summaries, USC
In what was the largest margin victory the Trojans have put forth on the Irish to date, Notre Dame was shut out by USC for the first time since 1998. USC came into this game 5–1, while Notre Dame came in 1–6. Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis announced during that summer that his team would wear throwback green jerseys for the matchup, signifying the 30-year anniversary of the Irish beating the Trojans in their green jerseys in 1977, when Weis was a senior at Notre Dame.


2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Game summaries, USC
Because of John David Booty's injured finger, USC back-up quarterback, Mark Sanchez, was the starter. In his second game as a starter, Sanchez managed to complete 21 of 38 passes with a combined total of 235 yards and 4 touchdown passes. This was the Trojans' 6th consecutive victory over the Irish, and in the process they became only the third team to accomplish this feat (Michigan and Michigan State share the record with eight straight wins in non consecutive years).


2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Game summaries, Navy
Notre Dame came into the game with 43 consecutive wins against Navy since the last loss in 1963. In triple overtime, Navy (5–4) scored a touchdown and successful two-point conversion on their possession. Notre Dame (1–8) likewise scored a touchdown, but failed to make their own two-point conversion on a rush attempt.


2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Game summaries, Air Force
ESPN reported, "A week after the Midshipmen eked out a triple overtime victory against the Fighting Irish for the first time since 1963, Air Force beat Notre Dame 41–24 for its worst loss to a service academy since that Navy victory 44 years ago... It was the largest margin of victory for Air Force in six wins over the Irish and the biggest by a military academy since Navy beat the Irish 35–14 in 1963 behind Roger Staubach."


2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Game summaries, Air Force
With the loss to Air Force, the Fighting Irish have lost nine games in one season for the first time in school history.


2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Game summaries, Duke
Notre Dame garnered its second win of the season in a game between what ESPN's Lee Corso called the two worst teams in major college football. Notre Dame was led with three Jimmy Clausen touchdown passes of 25, 25 and 9 yards each. Freshman running back Robert Hughes also added a touchdown in the 3rd quarter. The win would be the Irish's only home win of the season, avoiding what would have been its first winless season at home in 74 years. The Irish gained 220 yards rushing behind the hard running of freshman tailbacks Robert Hughes and Armando Allen. After a scoreless first quarter, Notre Dame managed to capitalize on two forced fumbles in the final 1:12 of the 2nd quarter to take a 14–0 half time lead. Clausen was 16-for-32 for 194 yards and had his second straight three-touchdown game.


2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Game summaries, Stanford
The Irish concluded their season on a high note, winning its second straight game and its second win on the road. Robert Hughes ran for 136 yards and the go-ahead 6-yard touchdown with 6:06 remaining in the 4th quarter to help the Irish beat Stanford 21–14. Jimmy Clausen went 19–32 for 196 yards and one touchdown. The game was one of missed field goals, turnovers and controversial calls against the Irish. The Cardinal missed 4 field goals and turned the ball over twice. Notre Dame, meanwhile, committed 4 turnovers, including 3 fumbles and an interception. Notre Dame would have added a score in the 3rd quarter, but a touchdown pass from Clausen to David Grimes was overturned on inconclusive evidence, despite the ruling on the field of a touchdown.


2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Game summaries, Stanford
Notre Dame almost added another score on what would have been a spectacular finish to the half. David Bruton intercepted Stanford quarterback Tavita Pritchard's last-play heave at the 3-yard line and began a three-lateral return to the end zone that was called back on a personal foul on Notre Dame defensive lineman Trevor Laws. Safety Tom Zbikowski ran the final 30 yards after a lateral from Darrin Walls.


2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Post season, Awards
Upon the conclusion of the 2007 season, several players won All-American honors. Freshman standout Ian Williams was named to the 2007 AON Insurance Freshman All-America Team, the Football Writers Association of America announced during their annual banquet. He was one of six true freshmen named to the defensive unit on the FWAA Freshman All-America Team and was one of 13 of the 28 freshman All-America selections who was a true freshman this season. Williams was also named to the CollegeFootballNews.com all-freshman third team and was an honorable mention member of The Sporting News all-freshman team. Seniors John Carlson and Trevor Laws also picked up second team Academic All-American honors from ESPN The Magazine and the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).


2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Post season, NFL Draft
Four Notre Dame players were drafted in the 2008 NFL Draft. Senior tight end John Carlson went 38th overall to the Seattle Seahawks. Later in the second round, DE Trevor Laws was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles at 47th overall. In the third round, safety Tom Zibikowski was the 86th selection, going to the Baltimore Ravens. Center John Sullivan was the final Notre Dame draftee, going to the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round. Three players that were not drafted quickly signed with NFL teams as free agents following the NFL Draft: linebacker Joe Brockington signed with the Buffalo Bills, long snapper J.J. Jansen signed with the Green Bay Packers, while running back Travis Thomas joined former teammate and co-captain Brady Quinn in Cleveland.


2007 Nottingham City Council election
The 2007 elections to Nottingham City Council were held on 3 May 2007 to elect all 55 members to the Council.


2007 Nottingham City Council election, Overall result
A total of 55 councillors were elected from 20 wards in the city.


2007 Nottingham Open
The 2007 Nottingham Open was the 2007 edition of the Nottingham Open men's tennis tournament. The tournament was held on 18–25 June and played on outdoor grass courts.


2007 Nottingham Open, Finals, Doubles
Eric Butorac /  Jamie Murray defeated  Joshua Goodall /  Ross Hutchins, 4–6, 6–3, [10–5]


2007 Nottingham Open – Doubles
Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals this year.


2007 Nottingham Open – Doubles
Eric Butorac and Jamie Murray won the title, defeating Joshua Goodall and Ross Hutchins 4–6, 6–3, [10–5] in the final.


2007 Nottingham Open – Singles
Ivo Karlović defeated Arnaud Clément 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 to win the 2007 Nottingham Open singles event.


2007 Nova Scotia Liberal Party leadership election
The 2007 Nova Scotia Liberal Party leadership election was held on April 27, 2007 at the Dartmouth Sportsplex, following the resignation of Francis MacKenzie, shortly after failing to win a seat in the 2006 election. This was the third leadership convention for the Liberals since 2002. In addition to the leadership convention, the party will hold its Annual General Meeting including the election of officers, adoption of policies, and potential constitutional amendments. It was won by Annapolis MLA Stephen McNeil.


2007 Nova Scotia Liberal Party leadership election
The party had held government for much of the province's history, having been in power from Canadian Confederation in 1867 to 1878, 1882 to 1925, 1933 to 1956, 1970 to 1978, and 1993 to 1999. However, the party had been relegated to third party status after it lost the 1999 election.


2007 Nova Scotia Liberal Party leadership election, Rules
The new leader was chosen by a full delegated convention, the first in the party since 1986. The leader was elected using a one member, one vote system, which has been used since 1992. The party issued a , outlining the rules, on January 15, 2007.


2007 Nova Scotia Liberal Party leadership election, Candidates
Various members of the party announced that they would not seek the leadership. Among them were interim leader Michel Samson, Dartmouth physician John Gillis, and Liberal MPs Geoff Regan, Scott Brison, and Michael Savage.


2007 Nova Scotia Liberal Party leadership election, Candidates, Endorsements
The following is a list of high-profile endorsers for each of the candidates; the list includes MLAs, MPs, and Senators, as well as former MLAs, Premiers, and Lieutenant-Governors.


2007 Novilon Internationale Damesronde van Drenthe
The 2007 Novilon Internationale Damesronde van Drenthe (2007 Novilon international women's tour of Drenthe) was the 9th running of the Damesronde van Drenthe, a women's bicycle race in Drenthe, the Netherlands. It was held on 15 April 2007 over a distance of 138.5 kilometres (86.1 miles). It was rated by the UCI as a 1.1 category race.


2007 Nürburgring GP2 Series round
2007 Nürburgring GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 21 July and 22 July at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany. It was the sixth round of the 2007 GP2 Series season. The race was used to support the 2007 European Grand Prix.


2007 O'Byrne Cup
The 2007 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football competition played by the teams of Leinster GAA. The competition differs from the Leinster Senior Football Championship as it also features further education colleges.


2007 O'Byrne Cup, O'Byrne Cup, First Round
The first round saw the withdrawal of Kilkenny who were then replaced by Dundalk IT. Dundalk IT later dropped out of the competition which means that Wexford go on to play in the Quarter final on January 4, 2007. The first match of the O'Byrne Cup was played between Carlow and Wicklow. It was a much anticipated game as it was the debut of the new Wicklow senior football manager Mick O'Dwyer. Wexford, Wicklow, DIT, Offaly, Laois, Louth, Westmeath and Dublin went on to play in the quarter finals of the O'Byrne Cup. The teams that exited in the first round were Carlow, Longford, UCD, Kildare, Meath, Athlone IT, and DCU who went on to play in the O'Byrne Shield. Dundalk IT did not continue to the O'Byrne Shield as they dropped out of the competition at the O'Byrne Cup first round stage.


2007 O'Byrne Cup, O'Byrne Cup, Quarter Finals
The teams that went on to the Semi-Final stage of the competition are Wicklow, Dublin, Offaly, Laois. The teams that exited at the quarter final stage are Wexford, Westmeath, DIT, Louth. Unlike, the teams in the first round, the losing teams did not go on to play in the O'Byrne Shield, their loss means that they no longer took part in any O'Byrne competition in 2007.


2007 O'Byrne Cup, O'Byrne Shield, Quarter Finals
The O'Byrne Shield involves the losing sides from the O'Byrne Cup. The quarter finals involved Longford, UCD, Meath, Kildare, Athlone IT, DCU, Dundalk IT and Carlow. Longford and Kildare qualified for the Semi finals by beating their respective opponents. Dundalk IT did not continue after dropping out of the O'Byrne Cup as replacements for Kilkenny, therefore their expected opponents Carlow qualified directly for the Shield semi final. DCU withdrew from the competition, conceding to Athlone IT and therefore Athlone IT continued to the semi without kicking a ball.


2007 O'Byrne Cup, O'Byrne Shield, Semi Finals
In the semi-finals, Longford defeated Kildare by a point in spite of having been reduced to 14 players before half time when their midfielder Liam Keenan was sent off for a second yellow card offence, while Athlone IT caused a surprise by beating Carlow by three points.


2007 OFC Beach Soccer Championship
The 2007 OFC Beach Soccer championship also known as the 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (OFC) was the second beach soccer championship for Oceania, held from late August to early September, in North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand. The Solomon Islands won the championship and moved on to play in the 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 2 to 11 November.


2007 OFC Champions League
The 2007 OFC Champions League was the 6th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 1st season under the current OFC Champions League name. Under the new format there was to be no qualifying round, and instead six teams from the six best Oceanic nations would play each other home and away in a group stage before the knockout round. The tournament took place from 21 January until 29 April 2007.


2007 OFC Champions League
Auckland City qualified as the reigning champions of the OFC Club Championship. The other 5 teams gained their qualifications due to their domestic league performances. Following the withdrawal of Vanuatu’s Port Vila Sharks, the OFC awarded a second berth to Waitakere United, the leader after the first phase of the New Zealand Football Championship.


2007 OFC Champions League
The winner of the tournament was Waitakere Utd of New Zealand, who beat Ba Electric of Fiji in the final, claiming Oceania's US$1 million (NZ$1.41 million) berth in the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan the following December.


2007 OFC Champions League, Participants
A total of 6 teams from 5 OFC member associations entered the competition.


2007 OFC Champions League Final
The final of the 2007 OFC Champions League were played between Waitakere United of New Zealand and Ba F.C. of Fiji.


2007 OFC Champions League Final
The first leg was played in the Govind Park, Ba, Fiji on the April 21, 2007. The home team won 2–1.


2007 OFC Champions League Final
The second leg was played in the Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand on the April 29, 2007. Waitakere United won 1–0, Allan Pearce scored the away goal that the home team needed to win the Champions League and qualify for the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup.


2007 OFC U-17 Championship
The 2007 OFC Under-17 Tournament was association football competition in Oceania. It was the 12th edition of the OFC Under 17 Qualifying Tournament which was held in Tahiti from March 21 to March 25, 2007 at the Stade Pater Te Hono Nui. Only four team participated in the tournament; Tahiti, Fiji, New Caledonia and New Zealand. It served as a qualifying tournament to the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup.


2007 OFC U-17 Championship
Solomon Islands were supposed to compete in this tournament but withdrew because of the escalating costs for travel between the Solomon Islands and Tahiti.


2007 OFC U-17 Championship, Results
By winning, New Zealand qualified to the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup.


2007 OFC U-20 Championship
The 2007 OFC U-20 Championship was held at the Trusts Stadium in Waitakere, New Zealand from 19 to 31 January 2007 in a league table format. It was the first tournament in which regular Oceania powerhouse Australia were not participating, following their switch to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).


2007 OFC U-20 Championship, Venues
The tournament will be played at just one venue in Henderson, New Zealand; Trusts Stadium.


2007 OFC U-20 Championship, Winners
New Zealand qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.


2007 OFC U-20 Championship, Goalscorers
Roy Krishna received the Golden Boot award for scoring eight goals in the tournament. In total, 81 goals were scored (one of which was an own goal).


2007 OFC U-20 Championship squads
Leading football players aged under 20 represented nations of Oceania in the 2007 season of the OFC U-20 Championship.


2007 OFC Women's Championship
The 2007 OFC Women's Championship of women's association football took place in Lae, Papua New Guinea between 9 April and 13 April. It was the eighth edition of the tournament.


2007 OFC Women's Championship
The tournament was also known as the OFC Women's World Cup Qualifier, as the winner qualified for the 2007 Women's World Cup.


2007 OFC Women's Championship
New Zealand have never lost a match to any of their three competitors at the OFC Women's Championship, with the closest result being a 2–0 win over Papua New Guinea in 1995.


2007 OFC Women's Championship
The Cook Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tahiti and Vanuatu were announced to take part, but withdrew before the tournament was organised.


2007 OFC Women's Championship
New Zealand won the tournament and qualified to their first FIFA Women's World Cup in 16 years.


2007 OFC Women's Championship, Participating nations
Of the eleven nations affiliated to the Oceania Football Confederation, only four entered the tournament.


2007 OFC Women's Championship, Officials
The following referees and assistant referees were named for the tournament.


2007 ONEFA
The 2007 ONEFA season will begin September 1. The Big-12 conference is divided in three divisions (Cayetano Garza, Jacinto Licea and José Roberto Espinosa). The top team of each division plus three wildcards will play in the playoffs. The Borregos Toluca can't reach the play-offs, because to have played with an ineligible player in the preseason.


2007 ONEFA, Big-12
Aguilas UACH will play on the National Conference in 2008


2007 ONEFA, Aztec Bowl
On December 8 the 37th Aztec Bowl will be played in Chihuahua. The ONEFA's team will meet an All-Star Team of the Division III of the NCAA. Enrique Borda Tovar (ITESM-CEM) will be the coach of the Mexican team. Also played the Chihuahua Bowl between the National Conference's Team vs. Eastern Arizona College on December 5.


2007 Oakland Athletics season
The Oakland Athletics' 2007 season was their first since 2004 in which they defended a title. The A's were without Frank Thomas (Toronto) and ace Barry Zito (San Francisco), both players who the A's lost to free agency. They filled the space left by Frank Thomas by signing free agent catcher Mike Piazza to a one-year contract worth $8.5 million to be the team's designated hitter. They were also without Ken Macha, their former manager who was fired after 4 seasons with the team and replaced by Bob Geren, as well as third-base coach Ron Washington, who accepted the managerial position of the Texas Rangers. It was their first losing season since 1998.


2007 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In


2007 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In


2007 Oakland Raiders season
The 2007 Oakland Raiders season was the 48th overall season of the Oakland Raiders franchise, the franchise's 38th season in the National Football League, their 13th season since their return to Oakland and the 1st season under head coach Lane Kiffin. The team finished the season with a 4–12 record. It began with the team's fourth head coach in six seasons.


2007 Oakland Raiders season
By virtue of the team's 2–14 finish in 2006 (the worst in the NFL for that year), they acquired the first overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft. With that first pick, the Raiders selected LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell, who went on to be one of the greatest busts in NFL history.


2007 Oakland Raiders season
As in 2005 and 2006, the Raiders faced both participants from the previous season's Super Bowl. In 2007, they had home games scheduled against the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts from Super Bowl XLI. They lost to both teams.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Offseason
The first casualty of the Raiders' disastrous 2006 season was head coach Art Shell, who was fired on January 4, 2007. His career record as head coach of the Raiders (including playoffs) was 58–56. The team interviewed a number of candidates after Shell's firing, including San Diego Chargers assistant coach James Lofton, former New York Giants head coach Jim Fassel, and Raiders defensive coordinator Rob Ryan. USC assistant head coach Steve Sarkisian, considered to be the front runner for the position, withdrew his name from consideration on January 19. On January 22, the team announced the hiring of 31-year-old USC offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin, the youngest coach in franchise history and the youngest coach in the NFL.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Offseason
Kiffin's first staffing hire was former Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Greg Knapp, who accepted the same position in Oakland on January 28.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Offseason
Oakland signed Super Bowl winning running back Dominic Rhodes away from the Indianapolis Colts on March 9, 2007. The next day, the Raiders brought in Justin Griffith from the Atlanta Falcons to help the blocking game.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Offseason
With the first overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft the Raiders selected quarterback JaMarcus Russell from LSU.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 1: vs. Detroit Lions
With Josh McCown getting the start at quarterback, the Raiders began their 2007 campaign at home in an interconference fight with the Detroit Lions. After a scoreless first quarter, Oakland trailed early as Lions QB Jon Kitna completed a 13-yard TD pass to WR Roy Williams. Detroit increased its lead before halftime with kicker Jason Hanson getting a 46-yard field goal.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 1: vs. Detroit Lions
In the third quarter, the Lions continued with their early lead as Kitna completed a 16-yard TD pass to rookie WR Calvin Johnson. Afterwards, the Raiders began to come back as McCown completed a 4-yard TD pass to WR Ronald Curry, followed by RB LaMont Jordan getting a 12-yard TD run. In the fourth quarter, Detroit responded with Hanson kicking a 46-yard field goal, while Oakland took the lead with McCown completing a 7-yard TD pass to FB Justin Griffith. However, their lead didn't hold as the Lions scored 17 unanswered points (a 32-yard TD pass from Kitna to WR Shaun McDonald, Hanson getting a 23-yard field goal, and RB Tatum Bell getting a 14-yard TD run) to end the game.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 2: at Denver Broncos
Hoping to rebound from their embarrassing home loss to the Lions, the Raiders flew to Invesco Field at Mile High for an AFC West duel with the Denver Broncos. In the first quarter, Oakland trailed early as Broncos QB Jay Cutler completed a 9-yard TD pass to WR Brandon Stokley for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, the Raiders got on the board with kicker Sebastian Janikowski getting a 38-yard field goal. However, Denver continued to pound away as RB Cecil Sapp got a 4-yard TD run, while kicker Jason Elam got a 23-yard field goal.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 2: at Denver Broncos
In the third quarter, Oakland began to come back as QB Josh McCown (who was a gametime decision heading into the game) completed a 46-yard TD pass to WR Jerry Porter for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, the Raiders took the lead as DT Gerard Warren sacked Cutler in the end zone for a safety, while LB Thomas Howard returned an interception 44 yards for a touchdown (followed by a successful two-point conversion pass from McCown to WR Ronald Curry). However, the Broncos tied the game up with Elam's 20-yard field goal.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 2: at Denver Broncos
In overtime, Oakland managed to make Denver go three-and-out on their first possession. A 33-yard run by RB LaMont Jordan helped set up Janikowski for a game-winning 52-yard field goal. Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan called timeout before the kick could begin. Janikowski's second try hit off the very tip of the left goal post and was no good, giving Denver a chance to win the game. The Broncos won with Elam getting a 23-yard field goal.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 2: at Denver Broncos
With the loss, not only did the Raiders fall to 0–2, but they had lost 11-straight games (currently the NFL's longest losing streak) dating back to Week 9 of the 2006 season.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 3: vs. Cleveland Browns
Though the Raiders had lost eleven straight games dating back to Week 9 of the 2006 season, they were favored to beat the Cleveland Browns.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 3: vs. Cleveland Browns
Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 32-yard field goal with a 3–0 lead with 37 seconds left in the 1st quarter. Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 22-yard field goal, and the Raiders lead 6–0 with 11 minutes left in the 2nd quarter. Josh McCown threw a 41-yard touchdown pass to Ronald Curry with a good point after touchdown (PAT). The Raiders lead 13–0 with 4 minutes and 45 seconds left in the 2nd quarter. Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 23-yard field goal. The Raiders lead 16–0 with 2 minutes and 5 seconds left in the 2nd quarter.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 3: vs. Cleveland Browns
Joshua Cribbs returns a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown with a good point after touchdown with the Raiders leading 16–7 with 1 minute and 53 seconds left in the 2nd quarter. Phil Dawson kicked a 23-yard field goal with the Raiders still in the lead, 16–10 with 11 seconds left in the 2nd quarter. After halftime, Derek Anderson threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Braylon Edwards with an extra point, and the Browns lead 17–16 with 9 minutes and 16 seconds left in the 3rd quarter.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 3: vs. Cleveland Browns
LaMont Jordan runs a 1-yard touchdown with an extra point, Raiders lead 23–17 with 11 seconds left in the 3rd quarter. Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 48-yard field goal with the Raiders leading 26–17 with 8 minutes and 11 seconds left in the 4th quarter. Derek Anderson runs a 1-yard touchdown and extra point with the Raiders still leading 26–24 with 3 minutes and 33 seconds left in the 4th quarter. After getting the ball back with 1:04 left on the clock, Derek Anderson drove the Browns down to the Oakland 22-yard line.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 3: vs. Cleveland Browns
However, as the ball for Dawson's game-winning field goal was snapped, Raiders coach Lane Kiffin called a timeout, imitating the strategy used by the Denver Broncos last week. On Dawson's second attempt, the ball was blocked by Tommy Kelly, ending the game and ending an 11-game losing streak for the Raiders as they improved to 1–2.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 4: at Miami Dolphins
Coming off a last-second home win over the Browns, the Raiders flew to Dolphin Stadium for a Week 4 duel with the winless Miami Dolphins. With QB Josh McCown out with an injury, QB Daunte Culpepper got a chance to get redemption against his former team. The game was delayed for 30 minutes due to thunderstorms in the Miami area.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 4: at Miami Dolphins
In the first quarter, Oakland got off to a fast start with Culpepper completing a 7-yard TD pass to WR Jerry Porter, along with getting a 2-yard TD run. In the second quarter, the Dolphins responded with RB Ronnie Brown getting a 9-yard TD run for the only score of the period. In the third quarter, Miami drew closer with kicker Jay Feely nailing a 29-yard field goal. The Raiders continued their offensive revival with Culpepper getting a 5-yard TD run. The Dolphins responded with QB Trent Green completing a 3-yard TD pass to TE Justin Peelle. In the fourth quarter, Oakland sealed its first road win since Week 11 of the 2005 season with Culpepper hooking up with Porter again on a 27-yard TD pass, along with getting a 3-yard TD run.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 4: at Miami Dolphins
With the win, the Raiders entered their bye week at 2–2.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 6: at San Diego Chargers
Coming off their bye week, the Raiders flew to Qualcomm Stadium for their Week 6 divisional duel with the San Diego Chargers. In the first quarter, Oakland trailed early as Chargers RB LaDainian Tomlinson got a 3-yard and a 27-yard TD run. In the second quarter, the Raiders responded with LB Thomas Howard returning an interception 66 yards for a touchdown, along with the only score of the period.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 6: at San Diego Chargers
In the third quarter, San Diego replied with Tomlinson getting a 13-yard TD run for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter,  Oakland tried to rally as QB Daunte Culpepper completed a 1-yard TD pass to rookie TE Zach Miller. The Chargers destroyed any remaining signs of hope with Tomlinson getting a 41-yard TD run.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 7: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Hoping to rebound from their divisional road loss to the Chargers, the Raiders went home for a Week 7 divisional duel with their nemesis, the Kansas City Chiefs. In the first half, Oakland trailed as Chiefs kicker Dave Rayner got a 41-yard field goal in the first quarter and a 31-yard field goal in the second quarter. In the third quarter, the Raiders got on the board with QB Daunte Culpepper completing a 21-yard TD pass to WR Ronald Curry for the only score of the period.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 7: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
In the fourth quarter, Kansas City retook the lead with RB Larry Johnson getting a 1-yard TD run (with a failed 2-point conversion). Oakland managed to respond with kicker Sebastian Janikowski getting a 37-yard field goal, along with trying to turn a late-game drive into some winning points. The game ended with an interception.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 7: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
With the loss, not only did the Raiders fall to 2–4, but it also marked their 17th-straight divisional loss, the most since 1970.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 8: at Tennessee Titans
Trying to snap a two-game skid, the Raiders flew to LP Field for a Week 8 intraconference duel with the Tennessee Titans. In the first quarter, Oakland struck first with kicker Sebastian Janikowski getting a 50-yard field goal. The Titans responded with kicker Rob Bironas getting a 35-yard field goal. In the second quarter, the Raiders jumped back into the lead with Janikowski kicking a 43-yard and a 54-yard field goal.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 8: at Tennessee Titans
In the third quarter, Tennessee drew close with RB Chris Henry getting a 24-yard TD run for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, the Titans took the lead with Bironas getting a 23-yard field goal. QB Daunte Culpepper tried to lead Oakland back into the lead, but Tennessee's defense held them off.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 8: at Tennessee Titans
With their third-straight loss, not only did the Raiders fall to 2–5, but they have now lost 14 out of their last 15 road games.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 9: vs. Houston Texans
Trying to snap a three-game skid, the Raiders went home for a Week 9 intraconference duel with the Houston Texans. In the first quarter, Oakland's struggles continued as Texans RB Ahman Green got an 8-yard TD run for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, things continued to get worse the Raiders as Houston increased its lead with RB Ron Dayne getting a 14-yard TD run, while kicker Kris Brown nailed a 40-yard field goal.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 9: vs. Houston Texans
In the third quarter, Oakland finally managed to get on the board as kicker Sebastian Janikowski nailed a 22-yard field goal for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, the Raiders drew closer as RB Justin Fargas got a 1-yard TD run. The Texans pulled away as QB Sage Rosenfels completed a 42-yard TD pass to WR André Davis. Oakland's only response was QB Josh McCown completing a 28-yard TD pass to WR Tim Dwight.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 10: vs. Chicago Bears
Trying to snap a four-game losing skid, the Raiders stayed at home for a Week 10 interconference duel with the defending NFC champions, the Chicago Bears. In the first quarter, Oakland struck first with kicker Sebastian Janikowski getting a 37-yard field goal for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, the Bears tied the game with kicker Robbie Gould getting a 32-yard field goal for the only score of the period.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 10: vs. Chicago Bears
After a scoreless third quarter, the Raiders regained the lead with Janikowski nailing a 52-yard field goal. Oakland's struggles continued as QB Rex Grossman completed a 59-yard TD pass to WR Bernard Berrian, along with RB Cedric Benson getting a 3-yard TD run.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 11: at Minnesota Vikings
Trying to snap a five-game skid, the Raiders flew to the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome for a Week 11 interconference duel with the Minnesota Vikings, as QB Daunte Culpepper got the start against his former team.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 11: at Minnesota Vikings
In the first quarter, Oakland trailed early as Vikings RB Chester Taylor managed to get a 10-yard TD run, along with a safety (due to Culpepper committing a penalty while in his own endzone). The Raiders got on the board as kicker Sebastian Janikowski managed to get a 42-yard field goal. In the second quarter, Minnesota increased its lead with kicker Ryan Longwell getting a 30-yard field goal. Afterwards, Oakland took the lead as Culpepper completed a 10-yard TD pass to TE John Madsen, along with Janikowski kicking a 30-yard field goal. The Vikings answered with Taylor getting a 38-yard TD run. The Raiders tied the game heading into halftime as Janikowski kicked a 42-yard and a 49-yard field goal.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 11: at Minnesota Vikings
In the third quarter, Minnesota regained the lead with Longwell kicking a 38-yard field goal for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, the Vikings ended its scoring day with Taylor getting a 6-yard TD run. Oakland tried to come back as Janikowski nailed a 52-yard field goal. However, Minnesota held on for the win.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 11: at Minnesota Vikings
With their sixth-straight loss, the Raiders fell to 2–8, securing the team's fifth consecutive non-winning season.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 12: at Kansas City Chiefs
Trying to snap a six-game losing skid, the Raiders flew to Arrowhead Stadium for a Week 12 AFC West rematch with the Kansas City Chiefs. In the first quarter, Oakland took the early lead as kicker Sebastian Janikowski managed to get a 25-yard field goal. However, the Chiefs took the lead with RB Kolby Smith getting a 10-yard TD run. In the second quarter, the Raiders drew closer as Janikowski kicked a 54-yard field goal. However, Kansas City managed to get one last strike prior to halftime as kicker Dave Rayner nailed a 30-yard field goal.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 12: at Kansas City Chiefs
In the third quarter, Oakland regained the lead with RB LaMont Jordan getting a 5-yard TD run. However, the Chiefs retook the lead with Smith getting a 5-yard TD run. In the fourth quarter, the Raiders once again jumped into the lead as RB Justin Fargas got a 14-yard TD run. This time, the defense managed to hold on for the win.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 12: at Kansas City Chiefs
With the win, not only did the Raiders improve to 3–8, but they managed to do four things with their one win. First, they snapped their six-game losing skid. Second, they snapped a nine-game losing skid to the Chiefs. Third, they snapped a 17-game losing streak against divisional opponents with their first divisional win since 2004. And finally, they surpassed their regular season win total from last season.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos
Coming off their divisional road win over the Chiefs, the Raiders went home for a Week 13 AFC West rematch with the Denver Broncos. In the first quarter, Oakland stormed ahead early as QB Josh McCown completed a 15-yard TD pass to WR Tim Dwight. Afterwards, the Broncos answered with RB Travis Henry getting a 4-yard TD run. In the second quarter, the Raiders regained the lead with McCown completing a 13-yard TD pass to TE Zach Miller for the only score of the period.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos
In the third quarter, Oakland increased its lead with kicker Sebastian Janikowski getting a 38-yard field goal, while McCown completed a 13-yard TD pass to WR Jerry Porter. Denver managed to keep itself in the game with kicker Jason Elam getting a 29-yard and a 44-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, the Broncos got close as Henry got a 3-yard TD run. Afterwards, the Raiders pulled away with Janikowski connecting on a 44-yard field goal, while RB Justin Fargas managed to get a 5-yard TD run.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos
For the Raiders, the win marked back-to-back divisional win after losing their previous 17 AFC West games.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos
During the second quarter, rookie QB JaMarcus Russell made his NFL debut as he completed 4 of 7 for 56 yards.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 14 at Green Bay Packers
Trying to look for their first three-game winning streak since 2002, the Raiders travel to Green Bay to face the Packers. Oakland and Green Bay did not score in first quarter, but score in the second. Halfback Ryan Grant  run a six-yard touchdown with kicker Mason Crosby kicking an extra point. Later, Raiders' punter Shane Lechler punts the ball to Will Blackmon with a fifty seven-yard punt return for a touchdown and Crosby kicks for an extra point.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 14 at Green Bay Packers
Later on the second quarter, quarterback Josh McCown throws a twenty five-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jerry Porter with a Sebastian Janikowski point after touchdown. In the third quarter, Mason Crosby kicks a forty four-yard field goal. Quarterback Brett Favre throws an eight-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Greg Jennings with Mason Crosby extra point. With a Raiders possession, quarterback Josh McCown fumbles in Raiders' end zone and cornerback Will Blackmon recovers the fumble in the end zone for a touchdown. And again, Crosby kicks an extra point. In fourth quarter, Brett Favre throws a forty six-yard touchdown pass to tight end Donald Lee with Crosby kicking an extra point.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 14 at Green Bay Packers
With the loss, the Raiders fell to 4–9, marking their fifth-straight losing season since their Super Bowl XXXVII appearance.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 15: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Hoping to rebound from their road loss to the Packers, the Raiders went home for a Week 15 intraconference duel with the defending Super Bowl champions, the Indianapolis Colts. In the first quarter, Oakland trailed early as Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri managed 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 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 15: vs. Indianapolis Colts
In the third quarter, Indianapolis increased its lead with Vinatieri nailing 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 run. However, the Colts sealed the win with QB Peyton Manning completing a 20-yard TD pass to WR Anthony Gonzalez.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 15: vs. Indianapolis Colts
With the loss, not only did the Raiders fall to 4–10, but it also marked their 5th-straight time in which Oakland had at least 10 losses in a season.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 15: vs. Indianapolis Colts
During this game Justin Fargas rushed for a season total of 1,000 yards, despite being given the starting job for nine games.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 16 at Jacksonville Jaguars
The Raiders were stymied almost totally by the Jaguars in Week 16. The Raiders defense allowed seven touchdowns: two passing TDs each from David Garrard and Jaguars backup QB Quinn Gray, and three rushing TDs. The Raiders only managed 215 yards of total offense.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 16 at Jacksonville Jaguars
The game was punctuated by an ugly incident with 21 seconds left in the first half, where Warren Sapp argued with officials over a penalty the team wanted to accept. The argument led to four unsportsmanlike conduct penalties against the Raiders, three of them on Sapp, and Sapp was ejected from the game. Although one of the officials accused Sapp of bumping him, he was not suspended.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 16 at Jacksonville Jaguars
JaMarcus Russell entered the game during the first quarter, and played the rest of the game. Although he threw three interceptions, he finally threw his first career touchdown pass in the NFL, to Zach Miller, with 11 seconds to go in the game. He followed it up with a pass to Ronald Curry for a two-point conversion. Dominic Rhodes rushed for 115 yards. Kirk Morrison managed to intercept a pass by David Garrard, one of only three picks the Jaguars QB threw all season.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 17 vs. San Diego Chargers
After a lackluster performance in Jacksonville, JaMarcus Russell made his first career start at home against divisional rival San Diego. Russell still had some difficulty with turnovers as he threw an interception early in the game and fumbled the ball which was recovered in the end zone by San Diego for a touchdown. He did, however, improve his passing game by throwing for over 200 yards including a touchdown to Jerry Porter, his first touchdown at home as a Raider.


2007 Oakland Raiders season, Schedule, Standings, Week 17 vs. San Diego Chargers
Oakland lost their final game of their season. They finished at 4–12, which was an improvement over last year's 2–14 record.


2007 Oceania Handball Champions Cup
The 2007 Oceania Handball Champions Cup was held in Tahiti from the 22 October to 2 November, 2007. With 6 teams from 4 countries competing in Tahiti for the second edition of the Men Oceania Champions Cup, the level of play was much higher than during the first edition.


2007 Oceania Handball Champions Cup
The final saw defending champions JS Mont Dore from New Caledonia taking another Oceania Champions Cup over hosts AS Dragon. The third place play off saw AS Dumbea of New Caledonia beat Australian side Canberra. Auckland were fifth and Tahitian side AS Faa'a were sixth.


2007 Oceania Taekwondo Qualification Tournament
The Oceania Qualification Tournament for the Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Noumea, New Caledonia on December 1, 2007. The winner of each event qualified for the Olympics.


2007 Oceania Women's Handball Champions Cup
The 2007 Oceania Women's Handball Champions Cup was held in New Caledonia from the 12 to 15 September, 2007. With 8 teams from 5 countries competing in Noumea for the first edition of the Women's Oceania Champions Cup.


2007 Oceania Women's Handball Champions Cup
Local teams dominated the tournament with ACB Poya winning from fellow New Caledonia team CS Sinoj. Tahitian sides filled third, AS Dragon, and fourth, Tiare Anani. JS Mont Dore also from New Caledonia was fifth, Monash University from Australia sixth, then Auckland from New Zealand and HB Kafika from Wallis and Futuna.


2007 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open
The 2007 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 3rd edition for men, and 6th edition for women, of the tournament and part of the 2007 ATP Challenger Series and the 2007 ITF Women's Circuit, offering totals of $100,000 for men, and $50,000 for women, in prize money. It took place in West Vancouver, British Columbia, between July 28 and August 5, 2007.


2007 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2007 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player entered the singles main draw with a special exempt:


2007 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open, Champions, Men's doubles
Rik de Voest /  Ashley Fisher def. Donald Young /  Alex Kuznetsov, 6–1, 6-2


2007 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open, Champions, Women's doubles
Stéphanie Dubois /  Marie-Eve Pelletier def. Soledad Esperón /  Agustina Lepore, 6-4, 6-4


2007 Ogun State gubernatorial election
The 2007 Ogun State gubernatorial election was the 6th gubernatorial election of Ogun State. Held on April 14, 2007, the People's Democratic Party nominee Gbenga Daniel won the election, defeating Ibikunle Amosun of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2007 Ogun State gubernatorial election, Results
A total of 18 candidates contested in the election. Gbenga Daniel from the People's Democratic Party won the election, defeating Ibikunle Amosun from the All Nigeria Peoples Party. Registered voters was 1,466,308.


2007 Ohio Bobcats football team
The 2007 Ohio Bobcats football team represented Ohio University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Ohio competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Bobcats were led by Frank Solich in his third year as head coach.


2007 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
The 2007 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buckeyes were coached by Jim Tressel and played their home games in Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Tressel led the Buckeyes to their fourth Big Ten Conference championship and third BCS National Championship Game in six years. The team finished the season with overall record of 11–2, with losses to conference-rival Illinois and LSU in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game.


2007 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Previous season
The 2006 Buckeyes squad finished the season as Big Ten Conference champions and ranked #2 in the final AP and Coaches' polls. They finished the regular season undefeated and advanced to the 2007 BCS National Championship Game where they lost to the Florida Gators, ending the season with a record of 12–1.


2007 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Preseason
On March 6, Coach Jim Tressel announced the hiring of Assistant Coach Taver Johnson. Johnson is a native of Cincinnati and a graduate of Wittenberg University. He had spent most of his coaching career at Miami University and had a very brief stint with the Oakland Raiders. Coach Johnson will replace Tim Beckman, who left Ohio State to become Defensive Coordinator at Oklahoma State University. Coach Johnson will coach the Cornerbacks.


2007 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Preseason, Watch lists
Linebackers James Laurinaitis and Marcus Freeman along with defensive end Vernon Gholston were among the list of 65 players under consideration for the Bednarik Award while Chris "Beanie" Wells was on the 65-player list for the Maxwell Award.


2007 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Results, Wisconsin
Ohio State sets record with 20th straight Big Ten win.


2007 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Results, National Championship Game
On January 7, 2008 the Buckeyes played at the BCS National Championship game in New Orleans, Louisiana in the Louisiana Superdome. This was the first time in the school's history that the football team had played back to back National Championship games. The Buckeyes ended up losing the game to the Louisiana State University Tigers, 38–24. After a strong initial start (a 10–0 run in the first quarter in favor of the Buckeyes), the LSU Tigers went on one of their own, 31–0, from the first to third quarters.


2007 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Results, National Championship Game
Two key pivotal special teams plays contributed to the LSU run, one being a blocked 38 yard Ryan Pretorius (Ohio State) field goal in the first quarter, and a roughing the kicker penalty committed by Austin Spitler (Ohio State) on a punt that extended an LSU touchdown drive in the third. Both teams scored 14 points in the second half which lead to a Tigers' victory due to the 2nd quarter LSU scoring deficit.


2007 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2007 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 27 – March 3, 2007. The first round was hosted by the higher seeded team in each game. The semifinals and finals took place at Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Eastern Kentucky won the tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Eastern Kentucky drew a 16 seed, facing the number one seeded University of North Carolina.


2007 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Ohio Valley Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the 20 game conference season, teams are seeded by conference record.


2007 Ohio's 5th congressional district special election
The 2007 special election in Ohio's 5th congressional district occurred when the district became vacant following the death of incumbent Paul E. Gillmor. A special election to fill the seat was called by Ohio Governor Ted Strickland for December 11, 2007. Republican nominee and Ohio State Senator Bob Latta won election to Congress, defeating Democratic nominee Robin Weirauch.


2007 Oita Trinita season
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2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team
The 2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 113th season of Sooner football. The team was led by two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winner, Bob Stoops, in his ninth season as head coach. They played their homes games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They were a charter member of the Big 12 Conference.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team
Conference play began with an upset loss to the Colorado Buffaloes in Boulder, Colorado on September 29, and ended with a victory over the Missouri Tigers in the Big 12 Championship Game on December 1. The Sooners finished the regular season with an 11–2 record (6–2 in Big 12) while winning their fifth Big 12 title and their 41st conference title overall. They received an automatic berth to the Fiesta Bowl, where they lost to the West Virginia Mountaineers, 28–48.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team
Following the season, Malcolm Kelly and Curtis Lofton were drafted in the 2nd round of the 2008 NFL Draft, Reggie Smith was selected in the 3rd, and Allen Patrick was chosen in the 7th.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Preseason
On July 19, a preseason poll voted on by members of the media that cover the Big 12 was released. The Sooners were chosen to finish second in the Big 12 South behind Texas. They finished nine votes behind the Longhorns but 44 points above Texas A&M, the third team. This poll was released in anticipation of the Big 12 media day which began on July 23, 2007. Most publications had the Sooners ranked between five and ten in the preseason.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Preseason
Phil Steele's self-titled publication, which is considered by many to be the most accurate college football preseason prediction magazine, had the Sooners ranked number three in terms of how they would finish the year and how strong the team is going into the year. On August 2, 2007, Coach Bob Stoops announced at a rally that the names of players would be put back on the team's jerseys. They had been removed in a re-design before the 2006 season.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Preseason
The 2006 season was the last for quarterback Paul Thompson. With his departure came the race for the next quarterback of the Oklahoma Sooners. The three players in contention for the coveted spot included true freshman Keith Nichol, redshirt freshman Sam Bradford and junior Joey Halzle (the only one of the three with actual game experience). They competed throughout the summer and well into fall practice. On August 21, 2007, it was announced that Bradford would start the first game of the season.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Preseason, NCAA violations
In 2006, the team and the fanbase were stunned when the returning starting quarterback, Rhett Bomar, was kicked off the team one day before the start of fall practice. Quarterback-turned-wide receiver Paul Thompson was converted back to quarterback and led the Sooners to an 11–3 season capturing the Big 12 Championship and competing in a BCS bowl game. However, the fallout of the Bomar scandal began to affect the team in 2007. On July 11, 2007, the NCAA announced a finding of "failure to monitor" the employment of student athletes and handed out penalties, most of which were extensions of punishments already set in place by the university.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Preseason, NCAA violations
The university announced that it would appeal the Infraction Committee's finding and the vacation of the wins from the 2005 season. University president David Boren released a statement that the university "[does] not believe that erasing the 2005 season from the record books is fair to the over 100 student-athletes and coaches who played by the rules and worked their hearts out for a successful season." The Sooners won the appeal to get back their wins from the 2005 season.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Preseason, Recruits
National Signing Day was on February 7, 2007, and Oklahoma was set to sign many talented high school athletes from around the country. It ended up being a smaller class than usual due to the loss of only a few seniors. In addition to the seniors leaving, running back Adrian Peterson left early for the NFL Draft and three other players were set to be on medical redshirt for the upcoming season. There was some separation in Oklahoma's recruiting ranking by the two major recruiting websites.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Preseason, Recruits
Scout.com ranked the Oklahoma recruiting class as the 30th best in the nation, while Rivals.com ranked Oklahoma as the 14th best. In the pre-season, incoming quarterback Keith Nichol was named one of the top-10 impact freshman for 2007. Below is a list of the recruits that signed their letter of intent.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Preseason, Award watch lists and finalists
On July 13, 2007, the Charlotte Touchdown Club released their watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy. Sooner defensive back Reggie Smith was among the 50 players listed. In the previous season, Smith had 40 tackles and three interceptions as a defensive back, and was also the main return specialist for the team, returning an interception and a punt for touchdowns.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Preseason, Award watch lists and finalists
On August 28, 2007, the Palm Beach County Sports Commission released their watch list for the Lou Groza Award, awarded to the most outstanding place kicker. On the list was Oklahoma's Garrett Hartley. Hartley was a finalist for the award in 2006 after making nineteen of twenty field goals and going 49 of 50 on extra points. Tight end Brody Eldridge made the Mackey Award watchlist, safety Nic Harris was on the Jim Thorpe Award watchlist, and Malcolm Kelly and Allen Patrick were both on the Maxwell Award watchlist.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Preseason, Award watch lists and finalists
In the middle of the season, several more Sooners were added to various watchlists. Redshirt freshman quarterback Sam Bradford was added to the watchlist for the Maxwell Award, awarded to the nation's best player. Oklahoma has had two prior winners of this prestigious award, including Tommy McDonald and Jason White. Auston English was added to the watchlist for the Ted Hendricks Award, given to the nation's best defensive end. The Sooners had not yet had a winner of this award in its five-year history. Punter Michael Cohen was also receiving recognition, as he was added to the watchlist for the Ray Guy Award. Again, no Sooner had ever won this award, though Jeff Ferguson was a finalist in 2001.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Roster
The 2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team consisted of 110 total players. There were eight returning offensive starters and seven returning defensive starters from the 2006 team. Overall, 50 lettermen were returning from the 2006 team (25 on offense, 20 on defense and 5 on special teams). The 2007 team captains were Joe Jon Finley, Allen Patrick, Lewis Baker, Marcus Walker and Jacob Gutierrez. Finley and Patrick represented the offense, Baker and Walker represented the defense and Gutierrez represented the special teams.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Coaching staff
Compared to the previous year, the 2007 season saw no changes in the coaching staff. However, like the season before, Bob Stoops's name was mentioned as a possibility for some coaching vacancies, but he made it known he was committed to Oklahoma.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, North Texas
The Sooners opened the season at home against the North Texas Mean Green coached by Todd Dodge. Going into the game, Oklahoma was 8–1 in home openers under Bob Stoops. The last time Oklahoma played North Texas was in 2003, when the Sooners held the Mean Green to 154 yards of total offense in a 37–3 win. At the time, North Texas was affiliated with the Sun Belt Conference in the NCAA Division I FBS. The Sooners were favored to win by a wide margin with most estimates between 38 and 41 points. The official attendance for the game was 84,472, the 50th consecutive sellout and the largest crowd ever to see an opener at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, North Texas
Oklahoma scored on their first possession only 32 seconds into the game. By halftime, the Sooners had exceeded the point spread and were up 49–0. Two redshirt freshmen were the stars of the day. Sam Bradford, making his first start as the new quarterback, threw for 350 yards in the first half, the most yards thrown in a half by any Oklahoma quarterback in history. He came out of the game early in the third quarter after throwing for a total of 363 yards, the most ever for a Sooner in his debut game.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, North Texas
During this time, he tied Heisman Trophy winner Jason White's record of 18 consecutive pass completions. He finished the day with 23 pass attempts and 21 completions and a passing efficiency rating of 266.92, the second highest ever for a Sooner (behind Jason White). Head coach Bob Stoops felt Bradford "threw the ball fantastic, from the deep balls to some of those quick bubble screens that he put right on the money." DeMarco Murray, another redshirt freshman, also set a school record as he became the first Sooner to score four touchdowns in a half in his first game. He finished the day with five touchdowns.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, North Texas
The game ended with a final score of 79–10. North Texas's points came on a field goal in the third quarter and a 69-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Giovanni Vizza to Casey Fitzgerald at the beginning of the fourth quarter. The Mean Green finished with 15 yards rushing and 232 yards passing. All three of Oklahoma's quarterbacks saw gametime. Joey Halzle followed Bradford in the third quarter and completed four of his five pass attempts. Nichol finished the game, but did not attempt a pass.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, North Texas
The Sooners had 668 yards of total offense against North Texas, the 11th-highest in school history to that point, and 403 passing yards, the fifth-highest in school history to that point. Oklahoma's 482 yards in the first half was the third highest for yardage in a half. Coach Stoops did admit being worried about running up the score. He said, "Well, we were telling our guys not to score, if they broke free we were telling them to take a knee or something. Their style of play didn’t really help either.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, North Texas
They got on the line and snapped the ball with 20 or so seconds left on the play clock. I’m not criticizing, I’m just saying that the style of play doesn’t help either." Former Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer agreed: "They had no game plan for losing… Because when you can't win a game, you need to run the clock, don't let it stop, don't throw passes incomplete… get the game over with, get on the bus and go home." Stoops requested a running clock for the fourth quarter, but the request was not granted.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, North Texas
North Texas's coach handled the loss well and held no ill-feelings towards to Sooners for the lopsided win. "When you play a great team like that, you always have the chances of obviously this happening," Dodge said. "Give credit where credit is due – a great Oklahoma football team. Um ... Wow! Very, very impressive."


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Miami (FL)
Oklahoma and Miami had only met six times, including this year's matchup. Between 1985 and 1987, Oklahoma was 33–3 with all three losses coming to Jimmy Johnson's Miami teams. It began in 1985 when the unranked Miami squad came to Norman to take on Barry Switzer's No. 3 ranked Oklahoma team. The Sooners lost the game 14–27, they lost their starting quarterback Troy Aikman to a broken leg, and Miami was propelled to the national stage. The next two times the teams met, OU was ranked No. 1 and Miami #2.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Miami (FL)
In 1987, the two teams met in the 1988 Orange Bowl. Again, the Sooners lost. The game is said to have featured more talent than any other game in college football history. In the 1988 NFL Draft, thirteen Oklahoma players and twelve Miami players were drafted including four first rounders and four second rounders. The head coaches of both teams would both go on to coach the Dallas Cowboys and they both remain the only people to ever win a national championship in college football and the Super Bowl.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Miami (FL)
The Sooners, after moving up a couple spots in both polls, took on Randy Shannon's Miami team in front of a record-breaking 85,357 people at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The Sooners were favored to defeat the ACC team by 10 to 11 points. Sam Bradford followed his record-breaking debut with another, completing 19 of his 25 pass attempts for 205 yards and tying the school record for most touchdown passes in a game with five. In addition, he extended his record-tying streak of consecutive pass completions to claim the record for his own.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Miami (FL)
Bradford finished his first game with 18-straight pass completions. He came into his second game with four more straight completions, breaking the old record. Through two games, Bradford had completed 83% of his passes, had as many touchdown passes as incompletions (eight), and was ranked number one in the country for passing efficiency. For his performance, he was named the Walter Camp National Player of the Week and the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Miami (FL)
Miami was able to keep the game close in the first half, going into halftime with the Sooners up 21–10. In the second quarter, Miami replaced their starting quarterback Kirby Freeman with backup Kyle Wright. Wright led the Hurricanes down the field to their only touchdown of the game. Wright was later pulled and Freeman went back into the game. Wright completed seven of his fourteen passes for 65 yards while Freeman completed three of his nine for seventeen yards. The Sooners pulled away in the second half.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Miami (FL)
The 51 points Oklahoma scored against the Hurricanes was the most they had given up since 1998. Miami finished with 139 total yards, with 52 of them coming on their lone touchdown drive. Oklahoma cornerback Reggie Smith was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for his performance. The Sooners finished with 411 total yards with 295 yards coming through the air and 116 yards on the ground. However, because of a new NCAA rule, a bad snap to the punter which resulted in a loss of 42 yards came off the rushing total.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Utah State
The Sooners' third game of the season brought in the Utah State Aggies of the Western Athletic Conference, led by head coach Brent Guy. Oklahoma and Utah State had only met three times before with the Sooner winning all three by a combined score of 176–24. Utah State came into the game 0-2, but they held 4th quarter leads in both games. Going into the game, the Sooners were favored by about 46 points.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Utah State
Utah State received the kickoff to start the game but were unable to produce a first down. Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford opened the game with eleven straight pass completions including three passes for 30 yards in the opening drive. The Sooners' touchdown came from a 35-yard rush from wide receiver Juaquin Iglesias. The Sooner defense again stopped Utah State and they again had to punt the ball. On the next Sooner possession, Bradford completed a 48-yard pass to Iglesias and a 27-yard touchdown pass to Malcolm Kelly.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Utah State
Sooner running back Allen Patrick, who had been recovering from an ankle injury during the last two games, scored a touchdown on a 69-yard run in the 2nd quarter. The Aggies were unable to score a touchdown the whole game and their only points came off a field goal by Peter Caldwell late in the 2nd quarter. Halftime came with the Sooners up 38–3.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Utah State
Stoops began pulling his starters midway through the 3rd quarter. This move followed a 92-yard touchdown run from DeMarco Murray, the third longest in school history. Oklahoma quarterback Bradford came out of the game at this time after he completed nineteen of his 26 pass attempts for 255 yards and three touchdowns. He was replaced at quarterback by Keith Nichol. This was the first time Nichol followed Bradford as Joey Halzle had been the first backup the previous two games. The Sooners added 16 points in the 3rd quarter and did not score in the 4th quarter. According to Utah State's coach, they just "weren't good enough."


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Utah State
The Sooners, again, accomplished much in this game. Through three games, Oklahoma had scored 184 points. This set a new school record, breaking the previous record of 179 points in 1986. They had also won their first three games by 158 points, the most since 1972 when they outscored their first three opponents by 163 points. For the second time this season, and the fourth time under Stoops, the Sooners had more than 600 yards of total offense. Also, for the second time this season and under Stoops, the Sooners had over 400 yards of offense in a half.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Utah State
Bradford finished the Miami game with ten straight completions, and when combined with his eleven straight to start the game against Utah State, it made it the second longest streak in school history, behind Bradford's own streak of 22. This was Stoops' 50th win at home. Allen Patrick surpassed the 1,000 yard rushing mark for his career to become the 65th Sooner to do so.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Tulsa
The Sooners ventured 90 miles east to Tulsa to take on the Golden Hurricane and their new coach, Todd Graham. This was the first time that the two teams came into the game undefeated since 1919 (not including season openers). The Sooners last played the Conference USA-affiliated Golden Hurricane in 2005 in Norman and walked away with a 31–15 victory. Oklahoma and Tulsa first played in 1914 and had played 22 times with the Sooners leading the series, 14-7-1. Tulsa was led by senior quarterback Paul Smith who some considered the best quarterback in the state of Oklahoma, despite the early talk of Sam Bradford's Heisman chances. On September 17, 2007, the Sooners were favored to win by 20 points.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Tulsa
The Golden Hurricane came into the game following a high scoring defeat of BYU with a final score of 55–47. Both teams combined for over 1,000 passing yards. However, Tulsa had not defeated a team from an AQ conference since they defeated Oklahoma State in 1998. This was the first Friday game for Oklahoma since it last played at Tulsa in 2002.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Tulsa
The Sooners started the game with the ball, but an early interception – Bradford's second of the season – led to an early 7–0 Tulsa lead. The Sooners came back in the first quarter and scored two touchdowns on two big plays: a 29-yard run by Allen Patrick and a 46-yard pass to Juaquin Iglesias. The second quarter saw the Sooners widen their lead, even with Tulsa managing to score a touchdown off a 48-yard pass from Tulsa quarterback Paul Smith. The Sooners were ahead at halftime 35–14.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Tulsa
The two teams traded touchdowns in the third quarter. Tulsa started the half with the ball and took over five minutes off the clock while driving 81 yards down the field to score a touchdown. It didn't take that long for the Sooners. Oklahoma running back DeMarco Murray took the ensuing kickoff and returned it 81 yards for the touchdown, and the Sooners shut down the Tulsa offense in the fourth quarter; Tulsa had four drives that combined for negative 12 yards. Oklahoma brought in many of its backups in the fourth including backup quarterback Joey Halzle and fourth-string running back Mossis Madu. While Oklahoma did score three touchdowns in the fourth quarter, they only attempted two passes (both completions).


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Tulsa
The Sooner offense continued to dominate their opponents. In their first three games, the Sooners averaged 61 points per game, making them the highest scoring team in the nation. Against Tulsa, they managed to maintain that average after scoring 62 points. The Sooners had scored over 50 points in four games, the first time they had accomplished that since 2003, when they scored over 50 points against Fresno State, UCLA, Iowa State, and Texas. The Sooners also ranked third nationally in total offense coming into the game, averaging 565 total yards.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Tulsa
Again, the Sooners remained consistent, putting up 553 yards of total offense against Tulsa. However, Tulsa, ranked fourth nationally in total offense after their first two games, did its damage in the air. Of Tulsa's 398 total yards, 354 were passing yards. Oklahoma also suffered its first major injury of the season. Starting defensive end John Williams tore his Achilles tendon and was lost for the rest of the season. He later applied for a medical redshirt in hopes of getting a sixth year of eligibility. This was the second injury for Williams in his career at Oklahoma, the first coming when he tore his anterior cruciate ligament in the first game of the 2005 season.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Colorado
Oklahoma opened up their Big 12 schedule on the road with Colorado. Head coach Dan Hawkins was in his second year as head coach of the Buffaloes and was looking to improve on the 2–10 record of the last year as well as put an end to OU's five-game winning streak against CU. This was Colorado's Big 12 opener as well as their homecoming. The Buffaloes had lost fourteen consecutive games to ranked opponents, and heading into this one, the Sooners were favored to win by 23 points. Through four games, OU was the highest scoring team in the nation with 61.5 points per game and had the second-most efficient quarterback with freshman star Sam Bradford.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Colorado
Oklahoma was first to score by capitalizing on a D.J. Wolfe interception returned to the Colorado 11. Sam Bradford connected with Juaquin Iglesias for the 13-yard touchdown. The Buffaloes scored next by driving the ball 70 yards capped off by a 25-yard touchdown rush by Hugh Charles. The Sooners responded 49 seconds later thanks to a 34-yard touchdown run by Allen Patrick. The Sooners added three more off of a 28-yard Garrett Hartley field goal to go into halftime with a 17–7 lead. The second half began with a three-and-out by OU.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Colorado
Three plays later, Wolfe made his second interception on Buffalo QB Cody Hawkins and returned it 28 yards to the Colorado 17. On the next play, Patrick ran it in for a TD. These would be the last points scored by the Sooners for the rest of the game. Three drives later, including another three-and-out by OU, Buffalo kicker Kevin Eberhart kicked a 41-yard field goal to make the score 24-10, with OU up by 14. Following the kickoff and a six-yard rush by Patrick, Bradford was intercepted by Colorado defender Ryan Walters at the Colorado 38-yard line.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Colorado
The fourth quarter began with the Buffaloes on 3rd and goal at the Oklahoma 4. Unable to convert on third down, they went for it on fourth down and made it into the endzone. Four drives later, one ending in a missed field goal by the Buffaloes followed by another interception of Bradford, the Buffaloes scored again, tying the game at 24. After another three-and-out by the Sooners, Colorado's final drive took them from the 50-yard line to the Oklahoma 28, where a 45-yard field goal with two seconds left ran out the clock and gave them the upset over the #3 Oklahoma Sooners.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Texas (Red River Rivalry)
The game against the 2007 Texas Longhorns football team marked the 102nd meeting of the AT&T Red River Rivalry, a rivalry that has been called one of the greatest in all of sports. It's the current longest running rivalry for the Longhorns and the second longest for Oklahoma, behind only the Bedlam Series with Oklahoma State.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Texas (Red River Rivalry)
This game was listed by CBS Sportsline.com as number six on the list of games to watch during the 2007 season. "The annual Red River Shootout in Dallas will once again feature two top-ten teams with the winner being the front-runner for not only a Big 12 title but a factor in the national title picture. The game will also feature one of the best match-ups of the year with Limas Sweed and Billy Pittman of the Longhorns facing against Oklahoma's excellent secondary." However, the matchup was hurt when both teams suffered unexpected losses the week before. The last time both teams entered the game after a loss was 1999. The morning of the Red River Rivalry, oddsmakers favored Oklahoma to win by 12–13 points.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Texas (Red River Rivalry)
The game was a back-and-forth affair that was ultimately won by Oklahoma 28–21. Oklahoma's Sam Bradford was 21–of–32 for 244 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. UT's Colt McCoy was 19–of–26 for 324 yards and two touchdowns. McCoy threw one interception and Jamaal Charles lost a fumble inside the Oklahoma 5 yard-line on what would have most likely been a touchdown scoring run. The Sooners did not commit any turnovers. The Longhorns ended the game with 385 total yards to the Sooners 414.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Texas (Red River Rivalry)
The Oklahoma defense held Texas to 61 rushing yards, their lowest total of the season (their previous low was 117 against Arkansas State). Cornerback Reggie Smith was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for his defensive performance against Texas. It was the second time Smith had received this honor that season.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Texas (Red River Rivalry)
The match was highlighted by the play of a few notable Sooners including freshman running back DeMarco Murray, wide receivers Juaquin Iglesias and Malcolm Kelly, and quarterback Sam Bradford. Murray finished the game with 128 yards on 17 carries including a 65-yard touchdown run. Kelly caught five passes for 105 yards including a 41-yard catch that led to an Oklahoma touchdown and a game winning 35 yard touchdown catch. Iglesias finished with six catches for 99 yards even though two of his catches were counted as laterals. Bradford led the Sooner offense against Texas for the first time. Kelly made note of Bradford's demeanor: "His demeanor never changes. Never looks happy, never looks sad. That's just Sam." Bradford led the Sooners on an 84-yard touchdown drive in the 1st quarter and a 94-yard touchdown drive in the 4th quarter.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Texas (Red River Rivalry)
With the loss, Texas opened conference play 0–2 for the first time since 1956, when they were in the Southwest Conference and one year before Darrell Royal became head coach of the Longhorns. The win kept the Sooners in position to win the South Division of the Big 12 Conference.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Missouri
After three games away from home, the Sooners returned to Norman to take on Gary Pinkel's undefeated Missouri Tigers in front of 85,041 fans. The Tigers were picked by some in the preseason to win the Big 12 North. Coming into the game, the Sooners were 16–1 against Missouri since 1984 including a 26–10 win the past season. The crew of ESPN's College GameDay made a visit to Norman, adding to the meaning of this Homecoming bout. The Tigers entered the game ranked 11 in both polls, their highest ranking since 1981. The game matched the two highest ranked teams in the Big 12 at the time and was a preview of the Big 12 Championship.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Missouri
The Tigers came into the game with a Heisman-hopeful quarterback, Chase Daniel, and Jeremy Maclin, the nation's leader in all-purpose yardage (Maclin originally committed to Oklahoma but decommitted and went to Missouri). Daniel broke Missouri's record for passing in a single season in 2006 when he threw for 3,527 yards. He was also a run threat averaging 38 yards per game on the ground. However, the Tigers were without their leader rusher, Tony Temple, who was out with a sprained ankle. On the Oklahoma side, Sam Bradford again came into the game as the nation's top-rated passer.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Missouri
The game started rough for Oklahoma. Missouri received the ball first but did not cross midfield and was forced to punt the ball to Oklahoma. Bradford completed his first pass to Juaquin Iglesias but Iglesias lost the ball turning it over to Missouri at Oklahoma's 38 yard line. Missouri ran four passing plays and two rushes and scored the first touchdown of the game. Oklahoma answered on their next possession,  running 12 plays and driving 64 yards for the tying touchdown. Garrett Hartley added a 28-yard field goal late in the 1st quarter to give the Sooners the lead. Bradford extended Oklahoma's lead in the 2nd quarter on pass completions of 30, 21, and 30 yards, the final one being a touchdown pass to tight end Jermaine Gresham. Missouri added a field goal to close out the 1st half bringing the Tigers within a touchdown.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Missouri
On Oklahoma's first possession of the second half, running back Chris Brown rushed for a touchdown but a failed PAT brought the score to 23–10 in Oklahoma's favor. On the very next drive, Missouri went 68 yards for a touchdown. On the ensuing kickoff to Oklahoma, returner Juaquin Iglesias fumbled the ball and Missouri recovered on Oklahoma's 46 yard line. Another Missouri touchdown gave the Tigers the lead 24–23. The Sooners answered on their next possession with another rushing touchdown from Chris Brown. The Sooners attempted a two-point conversion but failed.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Missouri
On Missouri's next possession, Daniel attempted a handoff to Maclin but a miscommunication led to a fumble which was picked up by Oklahoma's Curtis Lofton and returned for a touchdown. Another failed two-point conversion led to a score of 35–24 in favor of Oklahoma. Another Sooner touchdown in the 4th quarter gave Oklahoma a 41–24 lead. Missouri had a late 4th quarter drive which resulted in a touchdown and a final score of 41–31.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Missouri
Missouri amassed 418 total yards to Oklahoma's 384. 361 of those Missouri yards game through the air compared to Oklahoma's 266. Both teams averaged 7.4 yards per pass attempt. The Sooners managed 118 yards on the ground while they held the Tigers to just 57. Both teams struggled to hold onto the ball. Oklahoma finished with two turnovers, both from Juaquin Iglesias, while Missouri had four, one fumble and three interceptions. Bradford finished the game completing 24 of his 34 passes with two touchdowns and no interceptions.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Missouri
Chris Brown led the team on the ground with 67 rushing yards, 5.2 yards per attempt and three touchdowns. Lofton was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in the game which included one fumble recovery returned for a touchdown, seven solo tackles and eleven assisted tackles. It was the third time an Oklahoma defensive player had received the award in seven weeks.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Iowa State
Going back on the road, the Sooners traveled to Ames, Iowa to take on first year head coach Gene Chizik and his Iowa State Cyclones. Chizik previously served on the coaching staff of the Texas Longhorns, so he was familiar with Oklahoma. However, history was on Oklahoma's side. Going into the game, the Sooners were an overall 66–5–2 against the Cyclones with only two of those losses coming in Ames (1928 and 1960).


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Iowa State
The game nearly went against the Sooners. Oklahoma went three-and-out on their opening possession. On their next possession, Allen Patrick fumbled the ball, turning it over to Iowa State on Oklahoma's 20 yard line. Iowa State converted for a touchdown taking the early lead. It was a defensive struggle for the rest of the first half with neither team scoring. Iowa State had a couple chances to extend their lead, but the OU defense stood strong. The Cyclones missed a 36-yard field goal and the Sooner's defense stopped Iowa State on a 4th down play.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Iowa State
Oklahoma tied the game in the third quarter on a drive that lasted over four minutes. The Sooners took the lead with another touchdown on a drive that started in the third quarter and ended in the fourth. Garrett Hartley added a field goal with less than two minutes remaining to put the Sooners up by 10 points and secure the game.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Texas A&M
The Sooners, coming off of a bye week, took on Texas A&M led by fifth year head coach Dennis Franchione. During his tenure at Oklahoma, Bob Stoops had compiled a 7–1 record for games played directly after a bye week. The Aggies' trips to Norman had been unkind ever since Stoops took over in 1999. Stoops' teams had combined to score 144 points in three games to Texas A&M's 40 points including the 77–0 victory in 2003. In 2006, however, the Sooners escaped College Station with a one-point victory. In addition, Aggie running back Mike Goodson ran for a career record 127 yards against the Sooners tough run defense. In CBS Sports' weekly "Expert Picks", all five reporters chose Oklahoma to win. Two days prior to the game, Las Vegas casinos favored OU to win by 21 points.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Texas A&M
The Sooners got on the board first late in the first quarter when Texas A&M's punt returner Roger Holland muffed the punt and Oklahoma recovered at the 33 yard line. Sam Bradford completed a pass to tight end Jermaine Gresham for the first touchdown of the game. The Aggies went three-and-out in their next possession and Oklahoma began their next drive on their own 39 yard line. The first quarter ended in the middle of an Oklahoma drive. Bradford completed another pass to Gresham for a touchdown to open the second quarter. The two teams traded possessions for several series. Late in the second quarter, Aggie Keondra Smith fumbled the ball and Oklahoma recovered. The Sooners went on a 68-yard drive ending with Bradford completing a pass to Chris Brown for a touchdown.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Texas A&M
The Aggies opened the third quarter with the ball but went three-and-out. Oklahoma followed suit. On the Aggie's next possession, kicker Matt Szymanski missed a 45-yard field goal. Halfway through the third quarter, Oklahoma began their drive on their own 17 yard line with an 18-yard rush by DeMarco Murray that was followed a couple plays later by a 45 pass to Malcolm Kelly. The Sooners finished the drive with another touchdown pass to Gresham to take a 35-point lead.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Texas A&M
Texas A&M scored their first points on an 80-yard drive that began in the third quarter and ended in the fourth. Oklahoma answered with their final touchdown of the game on the ensuing possession while also taking over eight minutes off the clock. The Aggies added seven more points with less than a minute to go in the game to bring the final score to 42–14.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Texas A&M
It was another big game for freshman quarterback Bradford but it was also a big game for sophomore tight end Jermaine Gresham. Gresham tied a school record by catching four touchdown passes in a single game. Also, for the second time this season, Bradford tied the school record for most touchdown passes in a game with five. Oklahoma added a new feature to its offensive playbook when running back DeMarco Murray was in the quarterback position for five plays. Stoops said this is "something we're going to keep working with." However, the Sooners did lose a key player to injury.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Texas A&M
Auston English, who led the Big 12 in sacks, left the game in the second quarter to what was later found to be a hairline fracture in his ankle. In the days following the game, it was reported by ESPN that Texas A&M head coach Franchione had possibly reached a settlement with the university that would have him leave the university at the end of the season. However, other sources still said that Franchione would be evaluated at the end of the season and no settlement was being discussed. Immediately following Texas A&M's final regular season game against rival Texas, Franchione announced he was stepping down. School sources said he accepted a buyout.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Baylor
On November 10, Guy Morriss brought his Baylor Bears to Norman to take on the Sooners. The Sooners had never lost to the Bears, going 16–0 since the first game between the two teams in 1901 (with the second game being in 1973). In 2006, the Sooners held the Bears to −48 yards total rushing. However, the last time the Bears were in Norman, they took the Sooners to double overtime before Oklahoma finally pulled out the win. Under Bob Stoops, the Sooners had outscored the Bears 287–76.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Baylor
The Bears got the early leap on the Sooners. Running back Brandon Whitaker scored on a 46-yard touchdown run halfway through the first quarter to put the Bears up 7–0. The Sooners responded on their next possession. The Sooners started on their own 28 yard line and capped the drive off with a 25-yard touchdown run from DeMarco Murray. Baylor went three and out on their next possession and gave the ball back to Oklahoma on the Oklahoma 49 yard line.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Baylor
The Sooners only needed one play to score again and that came on a 51-yard touchdown pass from Sam Bradford to Malcolm Kelly. On their next drive, Baylor drove to Oklahoma's 21 yard line, was forced to settle for a field goal, then missed. On the next possession, Bradford connected with tight end Jermaine Gresham for a 43-yard pass that set up a one-yard touchdown run for Murray. Late in the 2nd quarter, Baylor quarterback Blake Szymanski threw a 75-yard touchdown pass to Thomas White to bring the score to 21–14.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Baylor
On the ensuing kickoff, returner Murray let the ball roll past him before he picked it up near the 10 yard line. He managed to shed tacklers and get to the outside and to return the kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown and bring the score to 28–14 before going into halftime.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Baylor
The Sooners started with the ball in the third quarter and quickly converted. Bradford connected with Joe John Finley for a 21-yard gain and Manuel Johnson on a 60-yard touchdown pass to give Oklahoma the 21 point advantage. Oklahoma further extended the lead later in the third with another touchdown. Baylor responded with a 42-yard touchdown pass to cut the lead back to 42–21. On the Sooners' next possession, Garrett Hartley added three points on a field goal. Late in the fourth quarter, Oklahoma added the final seven points when Murray rushed for a 21-yard touchdown run to bring the final score to 52–21.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Baylor
Again, the Oklahoma freshman stole the show. Quarterback Sam Bradford finished the game connecting 21 of his 26 passes for 353 yards and three touchdowns. The performance put him back atop the passing efficiency standings where he spent most of the early season. His passing efficiency for the season through Baylor was 180.4, ahead of Florida's Tim Tebow at 177.1. DeMarco Murray scored four touchdowns and averaged over seven yards on his 13 rushing attempts. Murray was also named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week for his accomplishments. However, the Baylor offense also performed better than expected. The Sooners' ninth-ranked defense allowed Baylor to gain 450 yards of total offense. Baylor running back Brandon Whitaker (from Edmond, Oklahoma) had 15 carries for 149 yards and 10 catches for 68 yards.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Texas Tech
The Sooners travel led to Lubbock, Texas, to take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders and head coach Mike Leach for the Sooners' final road game of the regular season and Texas Tech's final game of the regular season. The Sooners led this series 11–3 since the first game was played in 1992. In the last game between the two in 2006, the Sooners trailed 24–10 late in the second quarter but went on to score 24 unanswered points to win 34–24. Oklahoma receiver Malcolm Kelly also tied a school record with 11 receptions in that game.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Texas Tech
The game started well for Oklahoma against Tech's pass-happy offense. After starting at their own 20-yard line, Tech's quarterback Graham Harrell completed four straight passes to bring them to midfield. On the fifth play, Harrell's pass was intercepted by Lendy Holmes and returned for a touchdown to give Oklahoma the early lead. Tech answered on their next two possessions with two field goals to cut Oklahoma's lead to one point. On Oklahoma's first offensive play, quarterback Sam Bradford handed the ball off to Allen Patrick who immediately fumbled. Bradford made the tackle on the Tech player but suffered a concussion.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Texas Tech
Bradford did not show any immediate signs as he played on the ensuing Oklahoma possession, but he later told quarterbacks coach Josh Heupel that he did not remember any of the plays from the previous drive and as a result was benched for the remainder of the game, replaced by backup Joey Halzle. Following Tech's two field goals, they scored a touchdown on each of their next three possessions. Late in the second quarter, Tech fumbled the ball and it was recovered by Oklahoma. Oklahoma was unable to score a touchdown but managed a field goal with less than ten seconds remaining in the first half. Texas Tech went into halftime with a 27–10 lead.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Texas Tech
Unlike the first quarter, the third quarter did not start well for the Sooners. The Sooners went three-and-out and Tech answered with another touchdown. On the Sooners' next possession, they ran six rushing plays against three passing plays and made another field goal. Tech missed a 51-yard field goal on their next possession. The two teams traded possessions for the remainder of the third quarter. Oklahoma went three-and-out; Tech got a first down on the first play, then went three-and-out. Tech intercepted Halzle on the next possession and Oklahoma responded with their own interception on the next play.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Texas Tech
Halzle began to click midway through the fourth quarter, but by then it was too late. Halzle completed a 65-yard touchdown pass to Manuel Johnson with less than eight minutes remaining to make it a two-possession game. Oklahoma got to the Tech seven-yard line on their next possession but failed to convert. On their following possession, they got to the Tech 14-yard line but again failed to convert.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Texas Tech
With less than a minute left in the game, Halzle completed a 47-yard pass to Juaquin Iglesias that set up a 9-yard touchdown pass to Johnson to bring the Sooners within seven points. The Sooners attempted an onside kick with 20 seconds remaining but Tech got the ball and ran out the clock.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Texas Tech
This was a game of injuries for Oklahoma. Besides Bradford, DeMarco Murray suffered a dislocated kneecap which ended his season. Adron Tennell suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament and was out the remainder of the season. Alan Davis sustained either a concussion or major "stinger" and missed the next game.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Texas Tech
The Sooners struggled offensively under Halzle for the first three quarters. Halzle showed improvement in the fourth quarter, when he completed 13 of 22 passes for 230 yards and two touchdowns. Oklahoma still managed 408 yards of total offense, not far from Tech's 473. Oklahoma kept Tech below their season averages in both points and total yards. Tech quarterback Harrell finished the game completing 47 of his 72 pass attempts for 420 yards. He became the sixth NCAA Division I FBS quarterback to pass for more than 5,000 yards in a season. Oklahoma linebacker Curtis Lofton also set a school record for eight games with 10 or more tackles.


2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)
The end of the regular season brought in-state rival Oklahoma State to Norman. This rivalry, referred to as Bedlam, encompasses all sports with football being at the top. The rivalry is the most lopsided series in the nation featuring two teams from the same state with Oklahoma leading the series 78–16–7 going into the game. Oklahoma had won 94% of the matches when ranked higher than Oklahoma State. However, the games had a tendency to remain close.