2007 FIVB Volleyball World League squads, Serbia
The following is the  roster in the 2007 FIVB Volleyball World League.


2007 FIVB Volleyball World League squads, Russia
The following is the  roster in the 2007 FIVB Volleyball World League.


2007 FIVB Volleyball World League squads, United States
The following is the  roster in the 2007 FIVB Volleyball World League.


2007 FIVB World Grand Prix squads
This article show all participating team squads at the 2007 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Grand Prix, played by twelve countries with the final round held in Ningbo, China.


2007 FORU Oceania Cup
The 2007 FORU Oceania Cup was a rugby union competition for countries and territories in Oceania with national teams in the developmental band.


2007 FT3
2007 FT3 (also written 2007 FT3) is a lost asteroid with a short observation arc of 1.2 days that can not be recovered with targeted observations and awaits serendipitous survey observations. It has a poorly constrained orbit and has not been seen since 2007. It was first observed on 20 March 2007 when the asteroid was estimated to be 0.19 ± 0.01 AU (28.4 ± 1.5 million km) from Earth and had a solar elongation of 107 degrees. 2007 FT3 is the third largest asteroid with better than a 1 in 1 million cumulative chance of impacting Earth after (29075) 1950 DA and 101955 Bennu.


2007 FT3, 2013 virtual impactor
The 2 October 2013 virtual impactor did not occur. The uncertainty region of ± 330 million kilometers wrapped around a large portion of the asteroid's orbit so that the asteroid could have been numerous different distances from the Earth.


2007 FT3, 2019 virtual impactor
The 3 October 2019 virtual impactor did not occur. The poorly constrained nominal orbit suggested that the closest approach the asteroid would make to Earth in 2019 was in late March at a distance of 0.14 AU (21,000,000 km; 13,000,000 mi). But the line of variation (LOV) for this asteroid was hundreds of millions of kilometers long.


2007 FT3, 2019 virtual impactor
There was an estimated 1 in 11 million chance of the asteroid impacting Earth on 3 October 2019. The nominal JPL Horizons 3 October 2019 Earth distance was 0.93 AU (139,000,000 km; 86,000,000 mi) with a 3-sigma uncertainty of ± 620 million km. NEODyS listed the nominal 3 October 2019 Earth distance as 0.95 AU (142,000,000 km; 88,000,000 mi).


2007 FT3, 2024 virtual impactor
The nominal orbit suggests that closest approach the asteroid will make to Earth in 2024 will not be until the end of December when it may be ~1 AU from Earth (the same distance the Sun is from Earth). But the line of variation (LOV) for this asteroid is hundreds of millions of kilometers long.


2007 FT3, 2024 virtual impactor
With a short 1.2 day observation arc, the Sentry Risk Table shows an estimated 1 in 13 million chance of the asteroid impacting Earth on 2 October 2024, which is 2,900 times lower than the background threat. The nominal JPL Horizons 2 October 2024 Earth distance is 1.7 AU (250,000,000 km; 160,000,000 mi) with a 3-sigma uncertainty of ± 500 million km. NEODyS lists the nominal 2 October 2024 Earth distance as 1.7 AU (250,000,000 km; 160,000,000 mi).


2007 Falken Tasmania Challenge
The 2007 Falken Tasmania Challenge is the thirteenth round of the 2007 V8 Supercar season. It was held on the weekend of the 16 to 18 November at Symmons Plains Raceway in Tasmania.


2007 Falkirk Council election
Elections to Falkirk Council were held on 3 May 2007—the same day as the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 9 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004. Each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 32 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.


2007 Family Circle Cup
The 2007 Family Circle Cup was the 35th edition of the Family Circle Cup. This WTA Tier I Event was held at the Family Circle Tennis Center in Charleston, South Carolina, United States.


2007 Family Circle Cup
Jelena Janković, who had already propelled herself to #2 in the WTA race, consolidated her position with her first win in a Tier I tournament.


2007 Family Circle Cup, Finals, Doubles
Yan Zi /  Zheng Jie defeated  Peng Shuai /  Sun Tiantian, 7–5, 6–0


2007 Family Circle Cup – Doubles
Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur were the defending champions, but lost to  Peng Shuai and Sun Tiantian in the second round.


2007 Family Circle Cup – Doubles, Seeds
* The top four seeds received a bye in the first round.


2007 Family Circle Cup – Singles
Jelena Janković defeated Dinara Safina in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2007 Charleston Open. Nadia Petrova was the defending champion, but she chose not to participate.


2007 Family Circle Cup – Singles, Seeds
The top 8 seeds received a bye into the second round.


2007 Faroe Islands Cup
The 2007 Faroe Islands Cup was played between March 10 and August 15, 2007 and it was won by EB/Streymur. It was the first time they won the cup.


2007 Faroe Islands Cup
Only the first teams of Faroese football clubs were allowed to participate. The First Round involved teams from the third and fourth divisions. Teams from the highest two divisions entered the competition in the Second Round.


2007 Faroe Islands Premier League
The 2007 Faroe Islands Premier League was the 65th annual competition since its establishment. In this championship, AB Argir and B71 Sandur were promoted from 1. deild. At the end of the 2006 season, ÍF Fuglafjørður and B68 Toftir were relegated.


2007 Faroe Islands Premier League, Results
The schedule consisted of a total of 27 games. Each team played three games against every opponent in no particular order. At least one of the games was at home and one was away. The additional home game for every match-up was randomly assigned prior to the season.


2007 Fayetteville, North Carolina mayoral election
The 2007 Fayetteville mayoral election took place on November 6, 2007 to elect the mayor of Fayetteville, North Carolina. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Tony Chavonne.


2007 Featherstone Rovers season
This article is about the 2007 season of the Featherstone Rovers.


2007 Fed Cup
The 2007 Fed Cup was the 45th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.


2007 Fed Cup
The final took place at the Luzhniki Palace of Sports in Moscow, Russia, on 15–16 September. The home team, Russia, defeated the defending champions, Italy, 0–4, giving Russia their third title in four years.


2007 Fed Cup, World Group Play-offs
The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Belgium, China, Japan and Spain), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Austria, Czech Republic, Germany and Israel) entered the draw for the World Group Play-offs.


2007 Fed Cup, World Group II
The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2007. Winners advanced to the World Group Play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II Play-offs.


2007 Fed Cup, World Group II Play-offs
The four losing teams from World Group II (Australia, Canada, Croatia and Slovakia) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Serbia and Ukraine), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (Chinese Taipei), and one team from the Americas Zone (Argentina).


2007 Fed Cup, Asia/Oceania Zone, Group I
Venue: Scenic Circles Hotel Tennis Centre, Christchurch, New Zealand (outdoor hard)


2007 Fed Cup, Rankings
The rankings were measured after the three points during the year that play took place, and were collated by combining points earned from the previous four years.


2007 Fed Cup Americas Zone
The Americas Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2007 Fed Cup.


2007 Fed Cup Americas Zone, Group I
The seven teams were divided into one pool of three teams and one pool of four. The top team of each pool played-off against each other to decide which two nations progress to the World Group II Play-offs. The four nations coming third in each pool then played-off to determine which team would join the fourth-placed team from the four-team pool in being relegated down to Group II for 2008.


2007 Fed Cup Americas Zone, Group II
The nine teams were divided into one pool of four teams and one pool of five. The top two teams of each pool played-off against each other to decide which two nations progress to the Group I.


2007 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Play-offs
The Play-offs of the 2007 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from the Americas. Using the positions determined in their pools, the seven teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2007 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I. The team that ended up placing first overall advanced to World Group II Play-offs, whilst those coming in sixth and seventh were relegated down to Group II for the next year.


2007 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Play-offs, Promotional play-offs
The top team of each pool was placed against each other in a head-to-head round. The winner of the round advanced to World Group II for next year.


2007 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Play-offs, Third to Fourth Play-off
The second placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in a ties. The winner of the tie was allocated third place in the Group while the loser was allocated fourth.


2007 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Play-offs, Relegation play-offs
Because there was one extra player in Pool B, the last-placed team of that pool, Dominican Republic was automatically relegated down to Group II. The third-placed teams of each pool were then placed against each other in a tie, where the losing team would join the Dominicans in relegation.


2007 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Pool A
Group A of the 2007 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I was one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group I of the 2007 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team and the bottom two teams proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top teams played for advancement to the World Group II Play-offs, while the bottom team faced potential relegation to Group II.


2007 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Pool B
Group B of the 2007 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I was one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group I of the 2007 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team and the bottom two teams proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top teams played for advancement to the World Group II Play-offs, while the bottom team faced potential relegation to Group II.


2007 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Play-offs
The Play-offs of the 2007 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II were the final stages of the Group II Zonal Competition involving teams from the Americas. Using the positions determined in their pools, the nine teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2007 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II, with the top two teams of each pool playing for first to fourth. The teams finishing first advanced to Group I for the next year.


2007 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Play-offs, Promotional Play-Offs
The first and second placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two head-to-head rounds. The winner of the rounds advanced to Group I for 2008.


2007 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Play-offs, Fifth to Sixth Play-Offs
The third-placed teams from each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the fifth and sixth placed teams.


2007 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Play-offs, Seventh to Eighth Play-Offs
The fourth-placed teams from each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the seventh and eighth placed teams.


2007 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Play-offs, Ninth
As there was only four teams from Pool A as opposed to the five from Pool B, the last-placed team from Pool B ( Barbados) had no equivalent to play against. Thus the Barbadians were automatically allocated ninth place.


2007 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Pool A
Group A of the 2007 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group II of the 2007 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the teams proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top two teams played for advancement to the 2008 Group I.


2007 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Pool B
Group B of the 2007 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group II of the 2007 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the teams proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top two teams played for advancement to the 2008 Group I.


2007 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2007 Fed Cup.


2007 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group I
The ten teams were divided into two pools of five teams. The top teams of each pool played-off against each other to decide which nation progresses to the World Group II Play-offs.


2007 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Withdrawals
Sri Lanka and Syria were scheduled to compete, but withdrew because of a terrorist threat.


2007 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Play-offs
The Play-offs of the 2007 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I were the final stages of the Zonal Competition involving teams from Asia and Oceania. Using the positions determined in their pools, the ten teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2007 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone. The team that placed first overall advanced to the World Group II.


2007 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Play-offs, Promotional Play-Offs
The top team of each pool was placed against each other in a head-to-head round. The winner of the round advanced to World Group II for next year.


2007 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Play-offs, Third to Fourth Play-Offs
The second-placed teams from each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the third and fourth placed teams.


2007 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Play-offs, Fifth to Sixth Play-Offs
The third-placed teams from each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the fifth and sixth placed teams.


2007 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Play-offs, Seventh to Eighth Play-Offs
The fourth-placed teams from each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the seventh and eighth placed teams.


2007 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Play-offs, Ninth to Tenth Play-Offs
The fifth-placed teams from each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the ninth and tenth placed teams.


2007 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Pool A
Group A of the 2007 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I was one of two pools in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I of the 2007 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top team played for advancement to the World Group II Play-offs.


2007 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Pool B
Group B of the 2007 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I was one of two pools in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I of the 2007 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top team played for advancement to the World Group II Play-offs.


2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2007 Fed Cup.


2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group I
The sixteen teams were divided into four pools of four. The top teams of each pool played-off against each other to determine which two nations progress to World Group II Play-offs. The four nations coming last played-off against each other to decide which teams are relegated to Group II for 2008.


2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group II
The seven teams were divided into one pool of three teams and one pool of four. The top two teams of each pool played-off against each other to decide which two nations progress to Group I for 2008. The four nations coming third in each pool then played-off to determine which team would join the fourth-placed team from the four-team pool in being relegated down to Group III for 2008.


2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group III
The ten teams were divided into two pools of five. The top team of each pool progressed to Group II for 2008.


2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs
The Play-offs of the 2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the sixteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I. The top two teams advanced to World Group II Play-offs, and the bottom two teams were relegated down to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II for the next year.


2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs, Promotional Play-Offs
The first placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two head-to-head rounds. The winner of the rounds advanced to the World Group II Play-offs, where they would get a chance to advance to the World Group II for next year.


2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs, Fifth to Seventh Play-off
The second placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two ties. The winner of each tie was allocated fifth place in the Group while the losers were allocated seventh.


2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs, Ninth to Eleventh Play-off
The third placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two ties. The winner of each tie was allocated ninth place in the Group while the losers were allocated eleventh.


2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs, Relegation Play-Offs
The last placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two ties. The losing team of the rounds were relegated to Group II for next year.


2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool A
Group A of the 2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I of the 2007 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team and the bottom team proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top team played for advancement to the World Group II Play-offs, while the bottom team faced potential relegation to Group II.


2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B
Group B of the 2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I of the 2007 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team and the bottom team proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top team played for advancement to the World Group II Play-offs, while the bottom team faced potential relegation to Group II.


2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool C
Group C of the 2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I of the 2007 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team and the bottom team proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top team played for advancement to the World Group II Play-offs, while the bottom team faced potential relegation to Group II.


2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool D
Group D of the 2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I of the 2007 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team and the bottom team proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top team played for advancement to the World Group II Play-offs, while the bottom team faced potential relegation to Group II.


2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs
The Play-offs of the 2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II were the final stages of the Group II Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the seven teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II. The top two teams advanced to Group I, and the bottom two teams were relegated down to the Group III for the next year.


2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs, Promotional Play-Offs
The top two teams of each pool were placed against each other in two head-to-head rounds. The winner of the rounds advanced to Group I for next year.


2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs, Relegation Play-Offs
Because there was one extra player in Pool B, the last-placed team of that pool ( Norway) was automatically relegated down to Group III. The third-placed teams of each pool were then placed against each other in a tie, where the losing team would join the Norwegians in relegation.


2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Pool A
Group A of the 2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group II of the 2007 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team and the bottom two teams proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top teams played for advancement to Group I, while the bottom team faced potential relegation to Group III.


2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Pool B
Group B of the 2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group II of the 2007 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team and the bottom two teams proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top teams played for advancement to Group I, while the bottom team faced potential relegation to Group III.


2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Pool A
Group A of the 2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III was one of two pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 2007 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advanced to Group I for 2008.


2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Pool B
Group B of the 2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III was one of two pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 2007 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advanced to Group I for 2008.


2007 Fed Cup World Group
The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2007. Eight nations competed in a three-round knockout competition. Italy was the defending champion, but they were defeated in the final by the No. 1 team Russia.


2007 Fed Cup World Group II
The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2007. Winning nations advanced to the World Group Play-offs, and the losing nations were demoted to the World Group II Play-offs.


2007 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs
The 2007 World Group II Play-offs were four ties which involved the losing nations of the World Group II and four nations from the three Zonal Group I competitions. Nations that won their play-off ties entered the 2008 World Group II, while losing nations joined their respective zonal groups.


2007 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs
The World Group Play-offs were four ties which involved the losing nations of the World Group first round and the winning nations of the World Group II. Nations that won their play-off ties entered the 2008 World Group, while losing nations joined the 2008 World Group II.


2007 FedEx Cup Playoffs
The 2007 FedEx Cup Playoffs were held from August 23 to September 16. They consisted of four events. The events in order are The Barclays, Deutsche Bank Championship, BMW Championship and The Tour Championship. These were the first FedEx Cup playoffs being held. Tiger Woods won the playoffs and took home $10,000,000.


2007 FedEx Cup Playoffs, The Barclays
The Barclays was played August 23–26. 144 players were eligible to play but 6 of them did not enter. Of the 138 players who entered the tournament, 75 of them made the cut. The cut was even par. Steve Stricker won by shooting −16 to win the first ever FedEx Cup playoff event. Tiger Woods did not participate in the tournament. The top 120 players in the points standings advanced to the Deutsche Bank Championship.


2007 FedEx Cup Playoffs, Deutsche Bank Championship
The Deutsche Bank Championship was played from August 31 to September 3. 120 players were eligible to play but 4 of them did not enter. Of the 116 players who entered the tournament, 75 of them made the cut. The cut was 1 over-par. Phil Mickelson won by shooting −16. Tiger Woods finished tied for 2nd, two strokes behind Mickelson. The top 70 players in the points standings advanced to the BMW Championship.


2007 FedEx Cup Playoffs, BMW Championship
The BMW Championship was played September 6–9. 70 players were eligible to play but three of them did not enter. There was no cut for this tournament. Tiger Woods won by shooting −22. This was Tiger's 60th win on the PGA Tour. The top 30 players in the points standings advanced to The Tour Championship.


2007 FedEx Cup Playoffs, The Tour Championship
The Tour Championship was played September 13–16. All 30 players eligible to play did so. There was no cut for this tournament. Tiger Woods won by shooting −23. This was Tiger's 61st win on the PGA Tour. He also won the FedEx Cup.


2007 Fenland District Council election
The 2007 Fenland District Council election took place on 4 May 2007 to elect members of Fenland District Council in Cambridgeshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.


2007 Fenland District Council election, Election result
The results saw the Conservatives strengthen their majority on the council after winning 39 of the 40 seats on the council. Only 13 of the 27 wards were contested, with Conservatives taking the seats in the other 14 wards without opposition. This meant the Conservatives had been guaranteed a majority even before voting, as 18 of their candidates were unopposed and another 4 were in multi seat wards were there were not enough candidates from other parties.


2007 Fenland District Council election, Election result
Labour lost the 3 seats they had been defending, 2 in Waterlees ward in Wisbech and 1 in March East. What was remarkable, however, about the results was areas such as Waterlees ward, traditionally, had been part of larger wards (until the 2003 boundary changes) that were opposition strongholds. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats failed to win any seats, but did come within 37 votes in Slade Lode ward in Chatteris. The only non-Conservative elected was independent Mark Archer, who gained Manea from Conservative Robert Sears by almost 200 votes, in a seat which Sears had won in a by-election in 2006.


2007 Fiesta Bowl
The 2007 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl was a college football bowl game played as part of the 2006–2007 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) of the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The game was played on January 1, 2007, at its new venue, the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The matchup pitted the Big 12 champion No. 8 Oklahoma Sooners against the WAC champion No. 9 Boise State Broncos. The contest was televised on Fox. With this broadcast, the Fiesta Bowl became the first bowl game to air on all the "big four" television networks (ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC) – the Orange Bowl became the second, the following night.


2007 Fiesta Bowl
Oklahoma was the designated home team and was favored by 7½ points, but Boise State won by a score of 43–42 in overtime. The game featured a series of "fantastic finishes" – Oklahoma scoring 25 unanswered points to take its first lead with just over one minute remaining in the game, the teams scoring 22 points in the final 1:26 of regulation and 15 points in overtime, culminating with Boise State completing three do-or-die trick plays (the first of which was called with 18 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter on 4th and 18 to take the game to overtime). It is widely considered one of the greatest college football games ever played.


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Pre-game buildup
During the summer preceding the season, Oklahoma was hyped to be a top 5 team and national title contender. They initially were the favorite to win the Big 12 South. Following the dismissal of OU's returning quarterback Rhett Bomar, many felt the defending national champion Texas Longhorns were now the favorite (the Sooners dropped six spots in the Coaches Poll during the first two weeks of the season despite winning both of those weeks). The Sooners opened their season 3–2 with a controversial loss to Oregon and a loss to Texas.


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Pre-game buildup
The Sooners also lost their Heisman-hopeful running back Adrian Peterson during their sixth game to a broken collar bone. Many had written the Sooners off at this point. However, the Sooners won their next seven games while Texas lost their last two and the Sooners became the outright winners of the Big 12 South and faced the Big 12 North winner, Nebraska, in the Big 12 Championship Game. They won that game 21–7 and were given an automatic berth to represent the Big 12 in the Fiesta Bowl.


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Pre-game buildup
The Boise State Broncos, who returned more starters from 2005 than any other team in NCAA Division I-A football, began the year with high hopes; according to one major source, anything less than a BCS Bowl berth would have been a disappointment. First-year head coach Chris Petersen led this perennially strong BCS non-AQ conference school to an undefeated 12–0 record. Some of the Broncos key wins this season came over Oregon State of the Pac-10 Conference, Hawaii and Fresno State. Boise State was the champion of the Western Athletic Conference.


2007 Fiesta Bowl, New stadium
The Fiesta Bowl has been played annually since 1971, and from then until 2005 the game was hosted in Tempe, Arizona at Sun Devil Stadium, home stadium to the NFL's Arizona Cardinals and Pac-10's Arizona State Sun Devils. In 2006, the Cardinals completed a new home stadium (named University of Phoenix Stadium) in Glendale, Arizona, and the Fiesta Bowl followed them there. The new stadium is state-of-the-art with an inclined retractable roof and fully retractable natural grass playing surface.


2007 Fiesta Bowl, New stadium
The stadium was also host to 2006 season BCS National Championship Game held on January 8, 2007 and hosted Super Bowl XLII in 2008. The capacity of the new stadium is 63,500, although for this game and the BCS National Championship Game, extra seats were added in the south end of the stadium to increase capacity to about 70,000.


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary
The game was highlighted by Oklahoma scoring 25 consecutive points in the second half to take its first lead with 1:02 remaining, a combined 22 points scored in the final 1:26 of regulation plus 15 points in overtime, and three trick plays that helped Boise State win the game.


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary
Oklahoma fell behind 14–0 early in the first quarter after a costly fumble deep in their own territory by quarterback Paul Thompson, which led to an Ian Johnson touchdown run two plays later. Boise State scored a touchdown on its final possession of the first half to take a 21–10 halftime lead. Midway through the third quarter Boise State intercepted a pass and ran it back for a touchdown, giving them a 28–10 lead.


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary
Oklahoma then scored the next 25 points, starting by recovering a punt that struck the leg of a Boise State player deep in Broncos territory, which a few plays later led to Adrian Peterson scoring his first touchdown of the game to cut the Boise State lead to 28–17. The Sooners followed up with a Garrett Hartley field goal a few series later to close the gap to 28–20.


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary, The final 1:26 of regulation
Wide receiver Quentin Chaney caught a tipped 5 yard TD pass from quarterback Paul Thompson with 1:26 remaining in the fourth quarter, bringing the Sooners to within two points at 28–26 Boise State.


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary, The final 1:26 of regulation
OU then attempted a two-point conversion to tie the game. In a sign of the wildness to come, Oklahoma would require three attempts to complete the two-point conversion:


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary, The final 1:26 of regulation
After the ensuing kickoff, on the next play from scrimmage, Boise State quarterback Jared Zabransky was intercepted by Marcus Walker, who returned it 34 yards for a touchdown. After the extra point, Oklahoma led 35–28 with 1:02 left, its first lead of the game.


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary, The final 1:26 of regulation
On the ensuing drive Boise State drove to the OU 42. The next series of downs were not so successful for Boise State:


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary, The final 1:26 of regulation
Boise State was thus facing fourth down with 18 yards needed for a first down and only 18 seconds left on the clock. Zabransky passed for 15 yards to Drisan James. With five Oklahoma defenders playing a "prevent" style defense to prevent a long conversion, James quickly scoop-passed the ball to an in-stride Jerard Rabb, who ran the ball along the left sideline an additional 35 yards for a touchdown. (The hook and lateral play—called "Circus" by Boise State—allowed for at least two more laterals. Johnson and Zabransky had trailed Rabb along the sideline as potential outlets or possibly as blockers.) The extra point tied the game up at 35 with just seven seconds remaining in regulation, and the game then went into overtime.


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary, Overtime
Under college football rules, both teams in overtime are given one possession from their opponent's twenty-five yard line. A coin toss gives one team the choice, offense or defense first, or which end of the field. The winner of the toss generally chooses to be on defense first, to know how many points must be scored to win or tie on their offensive possession.


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary, Overtime
The loser of the toss is left to choose the end of the field—usually the one with the largest proportion of their own team's fans so as to increase the crowd noise while their opponents are on offense. The team that is leading after both possessions is declared the winner and in the event of a tie, there is another overtime session with the order of the offensive and defensive possessions reversed. The end of the field is also changed with each overtime session.


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary, Overtime
Boise State won the coin toss and opted to play defense first. Oklahoma scored on their first play with a 25-yard run by Peterson, which would ultimately be his last collegiate touchdown. The extra point was good, making the score 42–35 Oklahoma. On Boise State's drive, the Broncos came down to 4th and 2 on the Sooners' 5 yard line and decided to run their second trick play, a wide receiver rollout option from a variant of the Wildcat offense.


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary, Overtime
Zabransky ran in motion to his left while backup wide receiver Vinny Perretta, lined up as a running back, took the snap, rolled to his right, then threw a touchdown pass to tight end Derek Schouman, who had lined up as a wide receiver, to bring Boise State within one point at 42–41.


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary, Overtime
Instead of kicking the extra-point to tie the game and send it into a second overtime, Broncos coach Chris Petersen risked defeat to go for the two-point conversion to win. He ran their third trick play of the night. It was a variation of the Statue of Liberty play known to the team simply as "Statue Left", which was drawn up by backup quarterback Taylor Tharp. Boise State lined up three receivers on the right side. After the snap, Zabransky faked a quick pass to his right with his right hand, then quickly handed off the football backhanded with his left hand to running back Ian Johnson, who ran untouched into the end zone for the conversion and the win.


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Postgame
During a postgame interview with FOX Sports on-field analyst Chris Myers, Johnson got down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend, Boise State head cheerleader Chrissy Popadics, on live TV. Myers, however, spoiled the proposal by mentioning it before Johnson went to a knee. She accepted. Ian did not have a ring with him because he originally planned on proposing to Chrissy at Lagoon on their way home from the Fiesta Bowl, but he could not give up the opportunity to propose on national TV after scoring the game-winning two-point conversion. The couple married on July 28, 2007.


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Postgame
According to Ian Johnson, he received about 30 threatening letters which he handed over to the FBI, from people who objected to his nationally televised interracial marriage proposal at the end of the game. Johnson, who is half-black, and Popadics, who is white, hired security for their wedding due to the threats.


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Postgame, Final game facts
Boise State finished their season with a perfect 13–0 record, spurring controversy as to whether teams from BCS non-AQ conferences should have an opportunity to play for a national title. Most of the Boise State players and officials that were asked about it in the immediate aftermath of the game downplayed the controversy and claimed they were just happy to participate in the BCS bowls. Some did say they believed they were good enough to play in the National Championship game against the BCS No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes, who later lost to the Florida Gators. The Broncos ultimately received one first-place vote in the final AP poll of the season, released after the National Championship game.


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Postgame, Final game facts
Boise State also became just the second team from a non-AQ (automatic qualifier) conference team to both play in and win a BCS bowl game (the 2004 Utah Utes team was the first, playing in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl). However, the presence of Boise State, a non-AQ school, quite possibly led to some of the lowest TV ratings ever for a BCS game.


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Postgame, Final game facts
Of the 37 BCS bowl games played through the 2006 season, only two received lower ratings than this game—the 2005 Fiesta Bowl, the only other BCS game up to that time to feature a non-AQ school (although this most likely was due to getting stuck with a clearly over-matched Pittsburgh team from the Big East – who did receive an AQ bid – and the resulting blow-out was not a surprise, in any way); and the 2007 Orange Bowl, which featured two non-traditional teams in Louisville and Wake Forest (which matched conference champions awarded the guaranteed spots in a BCS bowls due to their conference memberships in the Big East Conference and the Atlantic Coast Conference, respectively).


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Postgame, Legacy
The dramatic fashion in which the game finished, along with the numerous trick plays and underdog story, immediately generated incredible enthusiasm, and many have since considered it one of the greatest college football bowl games to ever be played.


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Postgame, Legacy
The Valley of the Stun was the stage as an indomitable bunch of dreamers in orange pants landed the mightiest populist blow of college football's modern era. They were Hickory High in helmets, George Mason in cleats. They knocked off a gridiron giant one decade to the day after the burial of Pokey Allen, the beloved Boise coach who brought the program up to Division I-A status just 11 years ago.


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Postgame, Legacy
How do you sum up one of the most remarkable endings any of us will ever be fortunate enough to see? How do you sum up one of the most exciting bowl games ever contested? And how do you sum up what will one day be viewed as one of the most significant moments in the history of college football?


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Postgame, Legacy
I’m not exaggerating....Boise State beating Oklahoma in a New Year's Day bowl game is college football's equivalent to George Mason reaching the Final Four, with one extremely significant difference: George Mason had its chance to compete for the national title; Boise State does not. Like it or not, Boise State 43, Oklahoma 42 just became the single biggest argument to date for a college football playoff.... Not only did they get in the game, they made a major statement on behalf of their mid-major brethren that none of us will soon forget.


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Postgame, Legacy
Arash Markazi, also of Sports Illustrated, who covered the Broncos throughout their stay in Arizona:


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Postgame, Legacy
When it was over, even Hollywood couldn't have scripted a more dramatic ending. This was the ultimate underdog story of a team that believed from the start, refused to give up even when it looked bleak and pulled off the improbable. It's one thing for a Cinderella team to upset a heavily favored opponent, but c'mon, this was ridiculous....Boise State's mind-numbing 43–42 victory over Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl on Monday night had everything and will go down as one of [the] best games in college football history. It was as big as George Mason getting to the Final Four and is proof that mid-majors can play with the big boys in football, too.


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Postgame, Legacy
Crazy, zany and loony are three apt words to describe the end of Monday night's Fiesta Bowl at the University of Phoenix Stadium. You thought it would never end, but it did, with one of the most gutsy calls and remarkable plays in the history of college football.


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Postgame, Legacy
... [ A] hook-and-lateral, a Statue of Liberty play and a halfback toss launched the Boise State football team to an upset that will long resonate in college football lore....Johnson's proposal capped a dizzying, riveting, back-and-forth game that will be remembered as one of the most exciting in college football history.


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Postgame, Legacy
It has been reported that the Boise State University Athletic Department is selling the rights for a major motion picture about the Broncos 2006 season.


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Postgame, Legacy
Broncos quarterback Jared Zabransky is featured on the cover of the 2008 edition of EA Sports popular NCAA Football video game. The last play of the game was also the subject of a television commercial for the video game, but with a twist: it featured Adrian Peterson controlling a Sooners player who tackled Johnson before he crossed the goal line.


2007 Fiesta Bowl, Postgame, Legacy
The 2007 Fiesta Bowl won the 2007 Best Game ESPY Award, and the game's final play won the 2007 Best Play ESPY Award. It also took the No. 1 spot on ESPN's SportsCenter Top 10 Games of 2007. The final "Statue of Liberty" play also placed 2nd in ESPN's "The Greatest Highlight" hosted by Chris Berman. Fox Sports won its eighth Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Sports Special for its coverage of the game. Sports Illustrated rated it "The game of the decade" for college football. CBS Sportsline.com rated the game as the most meaningful bowl played in the twenty seasons from 1992 to 2011, in terms of its impact on college football.


2007 Fife Council election
Elections to Fife Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 23 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 78 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.


2007 Fife Council election
Scottish National Party and Scottish Liberal Democrats formed a coalition to run the council for the next 5 years.


2007 Finlandia Trophy
The 2007 Finlandia Trophy is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Finland. It was held in Vantaa on October 12–14, 2007. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating. It was one of the competitions that helped choose the Finnish team for the 2008 European Figure Skating Championships.


2007 Finnish Figure Skating Championships
The 2007 Finnish Figure Skating Championships took place between December 8 and 10, 2006 in Mikkeli. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and women's singles on the senior and junior levels. The event was used to help determine the Finnish team to the 2007 European Championships.


2007 Finnish campaign finance scandal
The 2007 Finnish campaign finance scandal arose in the spring of 2008 due to campaign funding issues related to the 2007 elections for the Finnish Parliament held on 18 March 2007. The scandal involves mainly the campaign funding of National Coalition Party and Centre Party candidates. There were several related cases that were ongoing as of February 2012.


2007 Finnish campaign finance scandal, International
According to Transparency International the lack of transparency in Finnish political financing is remarkable even on an international stage. The organization compared the Finnish system to that of Belarus. According to GRECO in 2007, the possibility of corruption should be more comprehensively taken into account in the Finnish election funding system.


2007 Finnish campaign finance scandal, The 2007 elections
Information with regards to funding was not made public during the election. The persons who were elected had to give make their finance reports public no later than May, 2007.


2007 Finnish campaign finance scandal, The 2007 elections
Corporate funding of the elections stunned journalists in 2007, but after 7.5.2008 it was revealed that corporate funding of the elections was much larger than publicly reported figures claimed. This became a political scandal in 2008-2010. Many additions were made to the public finance reports in May 2008, which was a year too late. This pertained to multiple Ministers in Government: Jyri Häkämies (kok), Ilkka Kanerva (kok), Jyrki Katainen (kok), Jan Vapaavuori (kok), Paula Lehtomäki (centre), Mauri Pekkarinen (centre), Anu Vehviläinen (centre),  Liisa Hyssälä (centre) and Stefan Wallin (rkp). The lack of amendments to financial reports was not in itself evidence that the reports were in any way complete, there was no scrutiny and no penalties were ever issued.


2007 Finnish campaign finance scandal, Law
According to Markku Hirvonen (Ministry of State Finance) the main problem in election funding is the lack of scrutiny.


2007 Finnish campaign finance scandal, Law
The Finnish parliament considered the law unnecessary in 2002. However, Finland was forced to change the criminal law by European Council in 2002, later than in many other countries. The parliament made the law of election funds beneficial for itself. The new criminal law (2002) denied giving or taking bribery for/by the representatives of the parliament. The law was formulated in a way that it was in practice not possible to find any evidence of violations against the law according to professor Timo Viljanen, University of Turku, criminal law.


2007 Finnish campaign finance scandal, Law
Since the parliamentarians did not perform according to the law, some individuals asked the Ministry of Justice to investigate the case. According to the Ministry of Justice all control is in the responsibility of media and they have no opportunity to punish any politician of any potential bribery cases and/or lack of information. In 2011 the funds have not been opened by all politicians. e.g. Mari Kiviniemi has said that most payments of total 65,991 € are under the obligation to give any public information. This cannot be confirmed.


2007 Finnish campaign finance scandal, KMS
KMS passed €400,000 cash primarily to the conservative National Coalition Party or rural Centre Party (Finland). The organisation Kehittyvien maakuntien Suomi (KMS) (English: Finland of Developing Regions) supported at least 21 Centrist, 13 conservative, one green (who jumped into the conservative faction), and 4 social democratic members of the parliament in 2007-2011. The support was typically 5,000-10,000 € pro person. 90% of its funds was from three companies: Nova Group (Tapani Yli-Saunamäki) 145,000 € (36%), Suomen Liikekiinteistöt SLK (Kyösti Kakkonen) 120,000 € (30%) and Maskun kalustetalo (Toivo Sukari) 100,000 € (25%).


2007 Finnish campaign finance scandal, KMS
These companies were connected with the large construction projects of shopping centres and the promotion of a new construction law. The prosecution sought in 2011 unconditional prison sentences for Merisalo and Yli-Saunamäki as Nova group leaders. Nova’s bankruptcy estate is demanded 6.2 million euros in damages from Merisalo, Yli-Saunamäki and five others. The defendants denied charges.


2007 Finnish campaign finance scandal, KMS
Tapani Yli-Saunamäki has run the campaign for Esko Aho (president election, centre) in 2000 and Sauli Niinistö (president election, conservative) in 2006 and Hannu Takkula (EU parliament, Centre). Yli -Saunamäki has also been responsible of the sport sponsoring for Nokia.


2007 Finnish campaign finance scandal, KMS
Jyri Häkämies (National Coalition Party), the then-Minister of Defence, discussed the KMS funding of the party candidates with Merisalo ja Yli-Saunamäki already in the end of 2006 in the House of Parliament. In August 2007 Häkämies invited these KMS financers to sauna.


2007 Finnish campaign finance scandal, KMS
Conservative MP Ilkka Kanerva has been in the bribery trials. All parties are appealing against convictions started on 25. March 2013 in the broad-ranging election funding scandal connected to the Regional construction deals.


2007 Finnish campaign finance scandal, Tax haven financing
Jyrki Katainen, Paula Lehtomäki and Jyri Häkämies received campaign support from a company that was owned in Luxembourg and managed from Virgin Islands. According to Ilta-Sanomat (21.5.2008) support was given by Ahti Vilppula connected to Helsingin Mekaanikontalo. It is owned by Procomex in Luxemburg and further by Kilbrin Investments Limited in the Virgin Islands.


2007 Finnish campaign finance scandal, Court decision
The Helsinki Court of Appeal overturned MP Ilkka Kanerva's (National Coalition Party) sentence for acceptance of bribes. In 2012, the District Court found Kanerva guilty of accepting tens of thousands of euros worth of gifts from the executives, who were seen to thereby gain influence over Kanerva’s actions as chair of the Regional Council of Southwest Finland. Among other things, the council has decision-making power over the zoning of new shopping centres. The Court of Appeal also overturned the sentences for aggravated bribery of three businessmen, Arto Merisalo, Tapani Yli-Saunamäki and Toivo Sukari. The District Court had sentenced Merisalo and Yli-Saunamäki to long prison terms. General public criticised the decision for accepting bribes in Finland.


2007 Finnish parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 18 March 2007. Early voting was possible from the 7–13 March. The 200 members of the Eduskunta were elected from 15 constituencies.


2007 Finnish parliamentary election
Election themes included a reduction of income tax and VAT on food. A proposal for a guaranteed minimum income was introduced by some parties. The election debates were characterised by the high economic growth in Finland in recent years, which was thought to mean the government would have extra money to use on welfare services and transfer payments. Largest advertising budgets were spent by the Coalition Party (€2.46M) and the Center Party (€2.48M) with SDP far behind (€1.37M).


2007 Finnish parliamentary election
Altogether, 2,004 candidates were nominated, 799 of whom were women. About three-quarters of the candidates were nominated by parties currently represented in Parliament. The number of female MPs rose as 84 women were elected (formerly 75), now comprising a record 42% of the 200 MPs.


2007 Finnish parliamentary election
According to the newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, the number of advance voters rose in comparison with the previous election in 2003. After the Tuesday before the Sunday election, when advance voting ended, the voter turnout had already reached 29.2%, which was more than at the same point in the 2003 elections. However, total voter turnout, at 67.8%, fell short of the 2003 figure, 69.7%, reaching a new low since the 1939 elections.


2007 Finnish parliamentary election
Many prominent MPs decided not to stand in the election. Former Prime Minister (1995–2003) and Speaker of the outgoing Parliament, Paavo Lipponen left his seat, as did the fifth-longest serving minister of all time, Jan-Erik Enestam, and former Left Alliance party leader Suvi-Anne Siimes, who had harshly criticized her party after her resignation as chairman in 2006.


2007 Finnish parliamentary election
Some former MPs made a comeback, former Finance Minister and presidential candidate Sauli Niinistö and the first European Green minister, Pekka Haavisto, former minister and National Coalition chairman Pertti Salolainen, former foreign minister Paavo Väyrynen and rock musician Pertti "Veltto" Virtanen being the most famous examples. Niinistö also set a record for the highest number of personal votes, 60,498, which is almost twice as high as the previous record, and with the application of the d'Hondt method used in Finland, as many as four other National Coalition candidates were elected to Parliament on the strength of these votes.


2007 Finnish parliamentary election
The date of the election was near to the 100th anniversary of the first Finnish parliamentary elections, which were held on 15–16 March 1907, and were the first elections held under universal suffrage in Europe.


2007 Finnish parliamentary election, Electoral system
Some constituencies elect only six or seven MPs, resulting in a high election threshold for a given party, favouring large parties and reducing the proportionality of the result. Because of this, the party leader of the Greens, Tarja Cronberg, lost her seat in the district of Northern Karelia, the party's only one, despite their getting 11.7% of the vote there. Her case, made seemingly even more unfair by her impressive personal total of 7,802 votes, greater than that of most of those elected, has been held up in the media as a symbol of the flaws in the present system. The constituencies of 2007 were mostly based on the old provinces; the largest difference was counting Helsinki as a separate district. The case has sparked a multi-party initiative that could result in a reform, to become effective in the 2015 parliamentary elections at the earliest.


2007 Finnish parliamentary election, Results
The elections were a major victory for the opposition National Coalition Party under Jyrki Katainen. It gained ten seats and became the second-largest party in Finland. The main government partners, the Centre Party and the Social Democrats, both lost ground. With the Left Alliance also losing seats, the labour parties received the worst result in the 100-year history of Finnish democracy; for the Social Democrats, the result was the worst since 1962, while the Left Alliance has lost seats in both elections held since 1999.


2007 Finnish parliamentary election, Results
The Centre Party, despite the loss, maintained its position as the biggest party in Parliament, with one seat more than the National Coalition. It was also the only time, except for the parliamentary election of 1930, that the Centre Party and the National Coalition Party together have an absolute majority in Parliament. The outcome led to the formation of a new center-right government and the left-leaning Social Democrats were left out in opposition for the first time since 1995.


2007 Finnish parliamentary election, Results
Winners also include the True Finns, who gained two seats. Party leader Timo Soini in particular took in a massive personal total of almost 20,000 votes, the third greatest in the country. The Green League gained one seat with its best ever showing in parliamentary elections, but party leader Tarja Cronberg lost her seat in the small district of Northern Karelia. The Swedish People's Party gained one seat as well, although losing votes compared to the 2003 elections.


2007 Finnish parliamentary election, Results
Incumbent Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, as party leader of the Centre Party, formed a new government with Centre Party, National Coalition, the Greens and Swedish People's Party. These parties have 125 seats out of 200 in the parliament. The government coalition is centre-right and calls itself "blue-green government" after the blue colour of National Coalition and the green colours of Centre and the Greens.


2007 Finnish parliamentary election, Results
The election was a major defeat (8 seats lost, 15% fewer won than in 2003) for the Social Democrats, and sparked an internal investigation. The party conducted a campaign that had a simplistic anti-Conservative message. Meanwhile, the trade union SAK, strongly associated with SDP, conducted a similar anti-Conservative campaign. The association between the two organizations was abundantly clear, as the SDP's chairman Eero Heinäluoma was a former SAK director. The campaigns failed spectacularly, and according to the internal investigation, the attempt to challenge the Conservatives was a failure.


2007 Finnish parliamentary election, Results
One TV commercial, which showed a capitalist devouring a meal and laughing how "workers do not vote", drew widely publicized criticism even before its launch, when the TV commercial was shown in news (and on YouTube). The SDP's internal investigation also pointed out that the party's campaign promises had poor credibility, since the SDP had been in the government for years but (at least perceivably) had not delivered on them. For example, the SDP chairman Eero Heinäluoma had prevented a rise in the student benefit.


2007 Finnish parliamentary election, Results
As many as eight very small parties were removed from the registry of political parties as a result of their repeated failure to gain seats in the 2003 and 2007 elections: Suomen työväenpuolue (Workers Party), Independence Party, Liberaalit, Forces for Change in Finland, For the Poor, Yhteisvastuu puolue ("Common Responsibility Party"), Suomen Isänmaallinen Kansallis-Liitto (named after IKL, or Isänmaallinen kansanliike, an organization banned in 1944) and Finnish People's Blue-Whites. Currently, there are three parties in the registry that failed to gain seats in the 2007 elections: Communist Party of Finland, Suomen Senioripuolue (a pensioners' party) and For Peace and Socialism - Communist Workers Party. The removal is not punitive, however, as these parties are allowed register themselves again.


2007 Finnish parliamentary election, Results
After the Finnish Parliamentary elections on 18 March 2007, the seats were divided among eight parties as follows:


2007 Firestone Indy 200
The 2007 Firestone Indy 200 was a race in the 2007 IRL IndyCar Series, held at Nashville Superspeedway. It was originally to be held over 12 -July 14, 2007, as the eleventh round of the seventeen-race calendar. However, persistent rain pushed the race back to July 15, 2007.


2007 Firestone Indy 400
The 2007 Firestone Indy 400 was a race in the 2007 IRL IndyCar Series, held at Michigan International Speedway. It was held over the weekend of August 3–5, 2007, as the thirteenth round of the seventeen-race calendar. It was the last race, for the time being, for the IndyCar Series at the track. The race was also notable in that only seven cars were running at the finish, after a massive accident on lap 144 of the race which included Dario Franchitti flipping upside-down after hitting Dan Wheldon. Franchitti would walk away unharmed.


2007 First Division (Gambia)
The 2007 First Division season was the 39th of the amateur competition of the first-tier football in the Gambia. The tournament was organized by the Gambian Football Association (GFA) . The season began on March 1 and finished on June 24. The Real de Banjul won the tenth title after finishing with 32 points, due to financial concerns, they did not participate by the GFA in the 2008 CAF Champions League the following season. Gambia Ports Authority, winner of the 2007 Gambian Cup  and qualified and competed in the 2008 CAF Confederation Cup. It was the last season featuring ten clubs, two additional clubs would be added in the following season neither the last two clubs were relegated.


2007 First Division (Gambia)
The season featured a total of 162 matches and scored a total of 140, nearly the same from the 2005 season with nearly 40% more.


2007 First Division (Gambia)
Gambia Ports Authority was again the defending team of the title. Both Wallidan and Hawks of Banjul or Bajau scored the most goals numbering 19.


2007 First Division (Gambia), Overview
The league was contested by 10 teams with Real de Banjul winning the championship.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team
The 2007 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team was the intercollegiate baseball team of Florida Atlantic University. It competed on the Division I level in the Sun Belt Conference. The 2007 team marked the first season of baseball to compete in the Sun Belt, as last year the Owls played in the Atlantic Sun Conference. After a disappointing 2006 season, FAU looked to bounce back in 2007, hoping to return to Regionals - possibly farther.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team
However, the first season in the Sun Belt did not live up to expectations in Boca Raton, and the Owls finished the regular season at .500 in conference and were bounced from the Sun Belt Conference Tournament in their third game. For a second straight season, FAU would not reach the Regionals.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team, 2007 Roster, Starting lineup
Starters based on number of games started at each position.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team, Team leaders
Minimum to qualify in statistics: 1.0 inning/game played or game pitched.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team, Awards and honors, All-American
Junior outfielder Robbie Widlansky was named a 2007 Louisville Slugger All-American, becoming the 11th FAU baseball player to be honored as an All-American.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team, Awards and honors, Conference Player of the Year
Robbie Widlansky was named the 2007 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year. Widlansky finished the 2007 season with a .433 batting average, 15 home runs, 69 RBIs, and started all 55 games for the Owls. Widlansky broke FAU single season records for: hits (101) and total bases (170).


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team, Awards and honors, Batting Champion
Robbie Widlansky won the Sun Belt Conference Batting Title (.433).


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
The 2007 Florida Atlantic University Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Howard Schnellenberger and played their home games at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Owls entered their second season as full members of the Sun Belt Conference.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
The Owls claimed their first-ever conference championship, defeating Troy in the last game of the season. To follow-up, the Owls won their first-ever bowl game, winning the 2007 New Orleans Bowl, defeating the Memphis Tigers. This feat made NCAA history, as Florida Atlantic became the fastest start-up program to win a bowl game, after just seven seasons of intercollegiate competition.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Preseason
The 2007 FAU Owls were heavily experienced, as only four starters (combined offense and defense) graduated from the 5–7 (4–3 SBC) 2006 team. Sophomore Rusty Smith started at quarterback, having faced no battle for the position with senior Sean Clayton. The defense was senior-laden and featured returning starters at linebacker (Cergile Sincere, Andre Clark, and Frantz Joseph), defensive line (Robert St. Clair, Jervonte Jackson, and Josh Pinnick), and at both safety positions (Taheem Acevedo and Kris Bartels). On offense, Smith's right side of the line (Jarrid Smith and John Rizzo) and his center (Nick Paris) returned.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Preseason
In the Preseason Sun Belt Coaches' Poll, FAU was picked to finish sixth in the conference despite the wealth of experience on both sides of the ball.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Game summaries, Middle Tennessee
FAU avenged its 35–14 thumping by Middle Tennessee in 2006 by opening the 2007 season with 411 yards of offense. Sophomore Rusty Smith completed 12 of 26 passes, throwing for 195 yards and two touchdowns. The Owls had three rushers run for over 50 yards: Charles Pierre had 95 yards and a touchdown, B.J. Manley ran for 64 yards and Willie Rose added 53 yards. Wide receiver Cortez Gent and tight end Jason Harmon each caught a touchdown from Smith.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma State
Although the Owls were riding high on emotions after their Week 1 victory over conference foe Middle Tennessee, it could not continue into Stillwater. The Owls struggled to get into any type of rhythm throughout the game, scoring only two field goals in the first half and adding nothing to their score in the second. The offense could only garner 28 net yards on the ground and 175 yards in the air throughout the game. Defensively, the Owls did not repeat their performance from the previous week, either. The Owls surrendered 233 net yards to the Cowboys on the ground.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma State
Rusty Smith struggled the entire game, throwing for only 125 yards and an interception. Charles Pierre could only gain 7 yards on the ground through four quarters of play. The telling stat of the day was that punter, Keegan Peterson, accumulated 350 net yards of punting, which was 147 more yards then the Owls total offense (203 yards).


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
Rusty Smith had the game of his career. In fact, he broke the school records for passing yards and touchdowns in a single game, throwing for 463 yards and five touchdowns. The Owls ended the day with 580 total yards of offense en route of the program's first victory over a BCS conference school. Offensively, FAU dominated Minnesota all four quarters of the game, amassing 42 points on six touchdowns. (Touchdown drives included: 69 yards, 90 yards, 99 yards, 62 yards, 43 yards and 88 yards).


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
FAU entered half time leading 35–14 after scoring 21 unanswered points in the second quarter. Minnesota rallied in the second half to bring the score within three points, but redshirt freshman Tavious Polo intercepted Gophers quarterback Adam Weber for the third time of the game to seal the victory for the Owls. The win over Minnesota gave FAU its first-ever over a Big Ten school and a BCS conference school.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
The victory gave FAU various accolades from across the sporting world. Quarterback Rusty Smith was named Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week and Cornerback Tavious Polo was named Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week. Polo was also rewarded with the prestigious Walter Camp Foundation Defensive Player of the Week. Smith was named a finalist (among five others) for USA Today Player of the Week.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
The victory also moved FAU up from 92nd to 82nd in the CBS Sportsline.com 120 Ranking. That is the highest the program has been ranked by CBS in the program's short seven-year history.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Game summaries, North Texas
Rusty Smith followed up his Minnesota performance with another spectacular showing. Throwing for 322 yards and a touchdown, the highlight of his night came in the fourth quarter when the Owls needed to rally from a 4-point deficit. Smith connected with wide receiver Cortez Gent for a 74-yard touchdown strike with 8:09 remaining to put the Owls up 23–20. After a proceeding three-and-out drive by North Texas, the Owls blocked the punt deep in Owls territory. DiIvory Edgecomb padded the FAU lead to 30–20, completing the fourth quarter rally to win their third game of the season and second in the Sun Belt Conference. The victory gave the Owls a 2–0 start in Sun Belt competition for the first time in their three years in the conference.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Game summaries, North Texas
Tight end Jason Harmon and wide receiver Cortez Gent gained over 90 yards of receiving (94 and 96 respectively). Gent caught Smith's only touchdown of the night. Running backs DiIvory Edgecomb and Charles Pierre each ran for a touchdown. Kicker Warley LeRoy was 3/3 in field goals, connecting from 20, 27 and 29 yards. Defensively, freshman cornerback Tavious Polo added two interceptions to his season total, bringing the number to six. That ties the all-time FAU single-season record. Senior cornberback Taheem Acevedo intercepted North Texas, as well.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Game summaries, Kentucky
Coach Schnellenberger took his Owls to Lexington, Kentucky – home of his alma mater, the Kentucky Wildcats – after the win over North Texas. Kentucky was off to the program's best start in 20 years, at 4–0, and ranked for the first time in that time period. The Owls would face back-to-back ranked opponents in their non-conference schedule (what Coach Schnellenberger calls the "advanced training" portion of the schedule), in Kentucky and followed by home against South Florida.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Game summaries, Kentucky
Kentucky's red-hot start was fueled by quarterback Andre Woodson, who carried in an NCAA-record 325 consecutive passes without an interception. That streak was snapped by freshman cornerback Tavious Polo, recording his seventh interception of the season, in the second quarter. However, that's all Woodson would do wrong all game, as he threw for 301 yards and five touchdowns. Kentucky's welcome back to alumnus Coach Schnellenberger was rude, as the Wildcats routed the Owls, 45–17.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Game summaries, Kentucky
Quarterback Rusty Smith threw for a touchdown and an interception. The touchdown was to receiver Cortez Gent on a 20-yard reception. Running back Charles Pierre rushed for 56 yards and found the end zone via a 1-yard rush.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Game summaries, South Florida
FAU and USF had only met once prior to this meeting – in 2002, USF annihilated one-year-old FAU, 51–10. In 2007, USF entered Lockhart Stadium amidst their coming-of-age season. The Bulls were ranked 6th in the nation and had beaten previously-ranked 5th West Virginia and knocked off Auburn on the road. Coming into Ft. Lauderdale was supposed to be a rest for USF before continuing on in their dream season.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Game summaries, South Florida
However, the Owls took a 7–7 tie into halftime in front of a national audience on ESPNU. Florida Atlantic and USF exchanged points throughout the second half, battling to a 28–23 Bulls lead with 6:42 left in the game. The Owls pulled within that 5-point deficit thanks to a 47-yard touchdown pass from Rusty Smith to DiIvory Edgecomb. After FAU failed to convert a key fourth down late in the fourth quarter, USF sealed the victory on a 9-yard touchdown run from Bulls running back Benjamin Williams.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Game summaries, South Florida
Rusty Smith had 259 yards and 3 touchdowns on USF's defense. Jason Harmon hurdled his way to 82 yards and a touchdown. Corey Small intercepted USF's Matt Grothe for a 28-yard return. Cergile Sincere had 13 tackles, including 7 solo tackles. All of this almost added up to FAU's revenge for the thumping five years ago and the biggest victory in program history. However, Matt Grothe, quarterback from USF, threw for 122 yards and rushed for 120 yards, including a 32-yard game-saving touchdown run. USF running back, Benjamin Williams, netted 189 yards and 4 touchdowns, including the game-sealing touchdown with 29 seconds remaining.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Game summaries, Louisiana-Lafayette
The Owls returned to conference competition on the road against the Ragin' Cajuns of Louisiana-Lafayette. This was the third consecutive week the Owls faced a dual-threat quarterback and Lafayette's Michael Desormeaux proved to be a handful for Florida Atlantic. Desormeaux threw for 121 yards and rushed for 156 yards. His two rushing touchdowns kept the Cajuns in the game at crucial points. For the Owls, Rusty Smith almost repeated his recording-breaking performance against Minnesota. Smith threw for 308 yards and four touchdowns.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Game summaries, Louisiana-Lafayette
His four touchdowns were spread out amongst four different receivers: Willie Rose, Cortez Gent, Jason Harmon and Chris Bonner. The most important play of the game was the touchdown bullet from Smith to Gent for 17 yards as time expired in regulation to tie the game at 32. Florida Atlantic scored on its first possession in overtime and followed by stopping Louisiana-Lafayette for the win, 39–32.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Game summaries, Louisiana-Lafayette
Charles Pierre rushed for 93 yards on 16 carries, adding a touchdown in overtime. Fullback Willie Rose led the team with six receptions; Receiver Cortez Gent led the team with 82 receiving yards. Corey Small and Taheem Acevedo combined for two interceptions, picking off Desormeaux and backup quarterback Chancellor Roberson. The Owls improved to 3–0 in conference play – the first time they would start off 3–0 in conference competition.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Game summaries, Florida
Owls quarterback Rusty Smith, born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, grew up dreaming of playing football at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium – the home of the Florida Gators. His opportunity came on November 17 when his Owls entered the famed The Swamp in front of 90,000 Gators fans to play the defending national champions. Though his entire childhood was consumed with being a Florida Gator fanatic, Smith led his Owls through a surprising first half, as FAU pulled within as little as eight points late in the second quarter against the clearly overmatched Gators.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Game summaries, Florida
FAU scored 20 points in the second quarter and went into halftime trailing Florida, 35–20. Unfortunately for Smith and his Owls, the first, third and fourth quarters all had zeros on the scoreboard and at the end of the day, Florida routed Florida Atlantic, 59–20.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Game summaries, Florida
Through the lopsided score, however, laid some encouraging statistics for the much younger Florida Atlantic program: Smith and the Owls' offensive attack amassed 384 yards on the Gators defense, the second quarter saw a truly competitive match, and Rusty Smith showed genuine poise in front of 90,000 fans who were obviously rooting for the other team. Smith finished the day with 290 yards on 18 completions and a touchdown, which was caught by wide receiver Cortez Gent. Gent ended the day with 118 yards receiving and his counterpart, receiver Chris Bonner, had four receptions for 96 yards. Corner back Corey Small picked off a terribly-thrown Tim Tebow pass in the second quarter.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Game summaries, Troy
It was "Championship Saturday" across college football. Though the Sun Belt Conference does not host an official championship game, the meeting between Florida Atlantic and Troy showcased the conference's #1 and #2 teams in a winner-take-all scenario for the conference championship and a bid to the New Orleans Bowl. The "Default Sun Belt Championship Game" culminated the 2007 Sun Belt Conference season, which clearly proved FAU and Troy as the top-two teams. The Owls opened the game on a 12-play, 70-yard touchdown drive, capped by a one-yard run by running back DiIvory Edgecomb.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Game summaries, Troy
The Owls would then be held scoreless throughout the remainder of the first half, while Troy kicked three field goals. The score at halftime was 9–7, in favor of the Trojans. The offense that disappeared for FAU came out firing bullets in the third quarter, as the Owls outscored the Trojans 21–3 that quarter. Staging off a strong bid by Troy to come back in the fourth quarter, FAU held on to a six-point lead and won the game 38–32, clinching their first-ever conference championship in their seven short seasons of existence.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Game summaries, Troy
Quarterback Rusty Smith was, as usual, on fire. Smith completed 23-of-34 passes for 291 yards and two touchdowns. He found wide receivers Jason Harmon and Cortez Gent for his two touchdowns. Gent set career marks for himself with eight catches for 155 yards, including a 50-yard pitch and catch from Smith. Running back Charles Pierre gained 67 yards on the ground and a touchdown. Willie Rose added a rushing touchdown.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Game summaries, New Orleans Bowl vs. Memphis
Nineteen days after capturing its first-ever conference championship, the Florida Atlantic football program took on the Memphis Tigers in the 2007 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. Just a short seven years since playing its first intercollegiate game and three years since playing in Division I-A competition, the Owls became the quickest start-up program in NCAA history to reach a bowl game. Coach Howard Schnellenberger was a perfect 4–0 in bowl games (2–0 at Miami, 2–0 at Louisville) entering the game.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Game summaries, New Orleans Bowl vs. Memphis
From start to finish, the Owls' offense was unstoppable and Memphis could only force the Owls to punt three times. Quarterback Rusty Smith was simply dominant: 25–32 for 336 yards and five touchdowns. His five touchdowns set a New Orleans Bowl record for passing touchdowns and was clearly enough to win him the 2007 New Orleans Bowl Most Valuable Player Award.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Game summaries, New Orleans Bowl vs. Memphis
The Owls outgained the Tigers offensively, 465 yards to 398. The rushing attack for the Owls was prolific compared to the regular-season numbers from the unit, as collectively four guys rushed for 134 yards (Charles Pierre 52 yards, Sean Clayton 32, DiIvory Edgecomb 23, Willie Rose 22). However, as it was all season, the story offensively for the Owls was Rusty Smith and the passing game. Smith completed a pass to eight different receivers, including tight end Jason Harmon 11 times for 97 yards.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Game summaries, New Orleans Bowl vs. Memphis
More impressive than eight receivers catching a pass was Smith finding five different receivers for his five touchdowns catches. Harmon, Rose, Pierre, Edgecomb and Chris Bonner all caught a touchdown pass. Pierre added a rushing touchdown. Linebacker Frantz Joseph had 10 tackles, two of which were for losses and a sack.


2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Game summaries, New Orleans Bowl vs. Memphis
The Owls capped off a historic season with a 44–27 performance against Memphis in the 2007 New Orleans Bowl. The Owls won their first-ever bowl game in their first-ever bowl appearance in the shortest amount of time it has ever taken an NCAA football program to reach its first-ever bowl game.


2007 Florida Gators baseball team
The 2007 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2007 college baseball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They played their home games at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium, on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The team was coached by Pat McMahon, who was in his sixth and final season at Florida. McMahon was dismissed after the conclusion of the season, following two consecutive years without a winning record.


2007 Florida Gators football team
The 2007 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gators competed in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. It was the third season for head coach Urban Meyer, who led the Gators to a Capital One Bowl berth and an overall win-loss record of 9–4 (.692).


2007 Florida Gators football team
The team's quarterback was Tim Tebow, the first sophomore ever to win the Heisman Trophy.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Before the season
The Gators won the BCS Championship Game in Glendale, Arizona to cap off the 2006 season, the second national championship in school history. In addition, they won a school-record 13 games and the school's seventh official SEC title. The coaching staff remained, surprisingly, intact after 2006, which gave Meyer a third straight season at Florida with the same coaching staff. The schedule for the Gators played in their favor this season, as they faced their toughest opponents—such as Tennessee, Auburn, and Florida State—at home in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Despite the challenges of youth, the Gators were ranked in the top 5 in some preseason polls.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Before the season
Two highly rated recruiting classes from 2006 and 2007 filled up most of the depth chart, as few upperclassmen remained from last year's title team. Nine of 11 starters were replaced from their championship defense. While the offense lost fewer starters — only 8 — from the previous season, the Gators had to replace Chris Leak at quarterback. Leak was replaced by sophomore Tim Tebow, who shared quarterback duties with him last season.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, WKU
For the season opener, the WKU Hilltoppers filled the void left by the UCF Knights, who had decided to back out of the game in December 2006. This was the first contest between these two schools. It was also the first game in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium after the Gators won their 2006 SEC and national championships.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, WKU
Sophomore quarterback Tim Tebow led the Gators to touchdowns on their first four possessions en route to a relatively easy 49–3 victory in intense early season heat. Tebow finished his first career start 13-of-17 for 300 yards and three touchdowns passes, and added a rushing touchdown as well. True freshman quarterback Cameron Newton entered the game in the fourth quarter and rushed for a touchdown on the last play before lightning in the area caused an hour-long delay. When the weather failed to clear, the game was declared final with 8:23 remaining in the 4th quarter.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Troy
In the first half against the Troy Trojans, the Gator offense led by QB Tim Tebow scored a touchdown every time it had the ball. The special teams chipped in with two blocked punts, and, after allowing an early touchdown, the young Gator defense shut out their opponents for the rest of the half. The score stood at 49–7 after two quarters, the Gators having racked up over 350 yards of total offense, Tebow throwing 3 touchdown passes and running for another score in an impressive display of all-around dominating football.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Troy
After halftime, though, things changed in The Swamp. Florida received the second half kickoff and fumbled a few plays later, leading to a Troy touchdown. That sequence would set the tone for the rest of the game. The Gators seemed to lose their offensive rhythm and the point production dried up while Troy QB Omar Haugabook (30-53, 291 yards, 2 TDs) found his own rhythm, helping the Trojans outscore the Gators 24–10 over the final two quarters.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Troy
When the final whistle blew, Florida came away with a 59–31 victory. The outcome was never in doubt; the Gators 2nd half lead was always greater than 20 points. And their final stats looked impressive – they outgained the Trojans 500 to 336 and averaged 7 yards per offensive play. Tebow's numbers were solid as well; he completed 18 of 25 passes for 236 yards and three touchdowns (with no interceptions) and rushed 19 times for a team-high 93 yards and 2 more TDs. In fact, his play earned Tebow honors as the Southeastern Conference offensive player of the week.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Troy
However, the second half lapses and miscues (Florida was hit with 11 penalties for 104 yards) made it obvious that the Gators gridders had plenty to work on as they prepared for their SEC opener against the Tennessee Volunteers the following Saturday.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Tennessee
On the 1st possession of the game in the steamy Swamp, the Tennessee Volunteers went three and out. On the ensuing punt, Brandon James took the return 83 yards for Gator touchdown. Things never did get much better for the visitors, as Florida rolled to an impressive 59–20 victory in the SEC opener for both teams.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Tennessee
There was, however, a brief period when it seemed that the contest would be much closer. The Gators ran out to a 28–6 lead by late in the 2nd quarter on two Tim Tebow touchdown passes and a Tebow touchdown run, along with the opening punt return. But then Tennessee QB Erik Ainge got his team's offense moving, throwing a touchdown pass just before halftime to cut the lead to 28–13 at intermission.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Tennessee
The Gators mounted a long drive to start the second half, but freshman Volunteer cornerback Eric Berry picked off a Tim Tebow pass (his first interception thrown in 2007) and returned it 93 yards for another Tennessee touchdown. When Florida's next drive ended in a punt, UT had the ball down only eight, 28–20.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Tennessee
But on the first play of the possession, Erik Ainge's handoff to running back Arian Foster was mishandled, and Gator linebacker Dustin Doe scooped up the loose ball and took it into the endzone for a Florida touchdown. Tennessee's momentum was washed away by the roar of 90,000 Gator fans, and the home team never looked back. Florida would end the game with 31 straight points, turning a close contest into a runaway.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Tennessee
Several Gators had excellent afternoons. Tim Tebow finished 14-19 passing for 299 yards with 2 TDs and 1 INT and rushed for 62 yards and 2 more TDs, and was awarded as the Walter Camp Foundation national offensive player of the week. Brandon James was the SEC special teams player of the week for his 193 yards and a touchdown on kick returns. And receiver Percy Harvin excelled as well, leading all players in rushing (9 attempts for 75 yards and 1 TD) and receiving (4 catches for 120 yards).


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Tennessee
The Florida offense rolled up 556 yards of total offense, 255 on the ground. Meanwhile, the Gator defense also did its part, holding Tennessee to just 38 yards rushing with no first downs on the ground and 293 yards total offense.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Tennessee
Overall, the Gators put together a historically dominating performance. Their 59 points scored was the second-highest total in the history of the series (behind only UF's 62 in the 1995 contest), and the 39 point margin of defeat was the Vols' most lopsided loss to any opponent since 1981. Tennessee still leads the overall series by a narrow 19-18 margin.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Ole Miss
Though they looked dominant at times early in the season, the 2007 Florida Gator squad was a team that relied on many freshmen and sophomores in key roles. This inexperience was evident in their contest with the Ole Miss Rebels in Oxford, Mississippi. Thirty-five players on Florida's 60-man traveling roster had never played in a collegiate road game before, and it showed. But as the clock in Vaught–Hemingway Stadium ticked down to 00:00, the Gators had done enough to earn a tighter-than-expected 30–24 victory.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Ole Miss
At different points in the game, the young Gators struggled on offense, defense, and special teams. They also committed 14 penalties for 127 yards, with several of the miscues either stalling Gator drives or helping the Rebel's scoring chances.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Ole Miss
But once again, it was Tim Tebow who led Florida's charge to victory. The sophomore quarterback completed 20 of 34 passes for 262 yards and 2 touchdowns and no interceptions. Once again, his favorite target was Percy Harvin, who had 11 receptions for 123 yards and a TD. Tebow also rushed 27 times for 168 yards and 2 more touchdowns, setting new Florida single-game records for rushing attempts and rushing yards by a quarterback and almost single-handedly running out the clock late in the game. In all, Tebow accounted for all 4 Gator touchdowns and 427 of his team's 507 total yards. For his efforts, Tebow was named the SEC's offensive player of the week for the 2nd time in the 2007 season.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Ole Miss
The Rebels put up a valiant effort. Despite a sore shoulder, Ole Miss quarterback Seth Adams threw for 301 yards and 2 touchdowns, including a perfectly tossed 77-yard scoring strike that cut the Gator advantage to 3 late in the 3rd quarter. Mississippi's lead in the all-time series was reduced to 11-10-1. The Gator victory broke both a two-game losing streak to the Rebels and a three-game losing streak in games played in the state of Mississippi.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Auburn
The Gators were seeking revenge for last seasons's only loss (a 27–17 setback at Auburn) when the Tigers visited The Swamp. The Gator defense proved unreliable in the first half, allowing the Tigers to get two touchdowns, while Auburn exhibited its own top notch defense. While the Gators were able to mount a comeback in the second half, eventually bringing the game to a 17–17 tie, Auburn had the ball at the end of the game, and Auburn kicked a field goal as time expired to make the score 20–17, upsetting the number 4 ranked Gators.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Auburn
This loss was coach Urban Meyer's first in Gainesville, as well as his first loss since last year's loss to Auburn. This was the 82nd meeting between the two teams, with the Tigers bringing their record in the UF-Auburn series to 42–38–2 all-time. Auburn would be the only team Tebow has played, but never defeated. This game was notable for the fact that offensive coordinator and future Florida head coach Dan Mullen underwent an emergency appendectomy the night before, yet still called plays from the press box.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, LSU
In one of the most anticipated games of the season, the Florida Gators traveled to Tiger Stadium to take on the LSU Tigers in a game that had conference and national title implications.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, LSU
The Gators took an early lead by kicking a field goal on their first drive. Two drives later, the Gators mounted a 12-play drive that culminated in a Tim Tebow two-yard pass and an unbelievable catch made by Kestahn Moore to put the Gators up by ten. LSU immediately countered with a long drive of their own, going 80 yards in 16 plays, scoring on a Ryan Perrilloux option play to cut the Gator lead to 10–7. The Gators marched down the field again and scored on a Tebow run to put their lead back at 10 with 2:23 to play in the first half. LSU moved the ball right before the half, but kicker Colt David missed a 43-yard field goal.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, LSU
In the second half, LSU took the ensuing drive but were stopped by the Gator defense. Appearing to kick another long field goal, LSU instead ran a brilliant fake with the holder—quarterback Matt Flynn—who scooted eight yards for the first down. The Tigers scored on a Keiland Williams run shortly thereafter.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, LSU
The Gators answered the LSU drive with a quick 3-play drive to score on a 37-yard Tebow pass to Cornelius Ingram. Craig Steltz missed an assignment on the play which left Ingram wide open on the post pattern. Florida started the fourth quarter with a 24–14 lead.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, LSU
However, the Tigers were not to be denied. After missing another relatively short field goal, LSU took advantage of an errant pass by Tim Tebow which hit Ingram in the helmet. The Tigers drove down the field, and Flynn hit Demetrius Byrd for a 3-yard touchdown to cut the Gator lead to 3.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, LSU
On the final LSU drive, the Tigers converted several fourth down plays, including one by runningback Jacob Hester where he made a great second effort to surge ahead to just get the first down. Hester scored a short touchdown with 1:06 to play in the game, giving the Tigers a 28–24 lead.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, LSU
On the final drive, Florida gained 30 yards, but Tebow's hail mary pass as time expired was batted down by Chad Jones, sealing the LSU victory. The loss cut Florida's lead in the budding rivalry to 28–23–3.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Kentucky
The Gators traveled to Lexington to take on the Kentucky Wildcats for the 57th time. In a rare reversal, Kentucky was ranked in the top 10 with the Gators on the outside looking in. The Gators still entered the game as 7-point favorites.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Kentucky
Kentucky opened the scoring on an Andre' Woodson 33-yard pass to Dicky Lyons to take an early 7–0 lead. Florida answered on consecutive drives with a 10-yard Tim Tebow pass to Cornelius Ingram and a Tebow to Louis Murphy 66-yard pass to put the Gators up by a touchdown. Kentucky cut the lead to four on a field goal. The Gators countered by mounting a drive before the half that culminated in a Tebow 1-yard "jump pass" to Aaron Hernandez.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Kentucky
The second half began with another Gator score, as Tebow found Andre Caldwell in the end zone on an 8-yard pass. This stretched the Gator lead to 18, their largest of the day. Woodson hit Jacob Tamme on a 28-yard pass to pull the Wildcats within 11. Florida added a field goal to build their lead to 14 midway through the third quarter. Woodson then found Lyons again on a 50-yard catch and run. Again the Gators responded, mounting a 6-minute drive that spanned the third and fourth quarters, culminating in a Percy Harvin 24-yard touchdown run. Both teams traded punts before Woodson found Lyons for the third time on the day on a 6-yard TD pass.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Kentucky
With 3:28 left in the game, Kentucky opted to kick off instead of onside kick. The Gators rolled the dice after getting a first down, as Tebow threw a 40-yard pass to Harvin to get the Gators in the red zone. Tebow closed the drive with a touchdown score on the ground to put the game away.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Kentucky
Kentucky refused to give up, driving to the Florida 5-yard-line with seconds left and closed the game with a touchdown from Woodson to Keenan Burton. With the game already decided, the PAT was not tried and the Gators walked away with a 45–37 victory.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Kentucky
With the win and Tennessee's loss to Alabama, the Gators once again control their destiny in the SEC Eastern Division.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Kentucky
With the victory, Florida leads the series 40-17-0 and has beaten Kentucky twenty one consecutive years in football, the third longest active streak in Division I-FBS. Navy's victory over Notre Dame subsequently snapped the longest streak to make Florida/Kentucky the second longest.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Georgia
The 2007 Florida–Georgia football rivalry game saw the emergence of Knowshon Moreno, the Bulldogs' redshirt freshman, with 188 yards on the ground and three touchdowns. Florida's Tim Tebow was limited in the game due to a bruised shoulder and Kestahn Moore suffered from a fumble and missed snap. Moore's fumble early in the game led to Georgia's first touchdown. Suddenly, the entire Bulldog bench rushed onto the field resulting in two separate 15-yard penalties, both assessed on the ensuing kickoff.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Georgia
This excessive celebration was known as the "Gator Stomp", and that play was only the first of three TDs in the game that ended in penalties for excessive celebration, with Georgia's Mohamed Massaquoi and Florida's Wondy Pierre-Louis drawing the other flags. The Gators rallied back with a quick touchdown but were never able to take the lead. A late touchdown by Moreno sealed the victory for the Bulldogs. This was the 85th meeting between the two teams. The Bulldogs hold a 46–37–2 series lead. Florida has won fifteen of the last eighteen contests, but are 2 and 2 in the last 4 games.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Vanderbilt
The Vanderbilt Commodores traveled to Gainesville for the first time since 2005 where they nearly came away with a win in overtime. In the 41st meeting between the two, Florida came out early with a 35–7 lead by the half. The Gators finished with 498 yards on offense against what had been the 14th best defense in the nation. Tim Tebow completed 22 of 27 passes for 281 yards passing and also ran for 35 yards on 6 carries.


2007 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Vanderbilt
Percy Harvin carried the ball 11 times for 113 yards and two touchdowns and also caught 9 passes for 110 yards receiving, becoming the first player in school history to have over 100 yards rushing and receiving in the same game. Florida leads with a lopsided 30–9–2 record and has won the last 17 games in a row.