Here is how the bowls turned out:
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Game Matchup
Solecismic Bowl Georgia (13-0) 19, California-Los Angeles (11-1) 14
Angelica Bowl Miami of Florida (12-0) 31, Colorado (12-1) 17
Sinclair Lewis Bowl Michigan (11-1) 17, Ohio State (9-3) 14
Dore Schary Bowl Texas Christian (11-1) 50, Air Force (10-2) 16
Edible Fruit Bowl Virginia Tech (10-2) 41, Penn State (8-4) 38
Neverending Hype Bowl Washington State (10-2) 24, Oklahoma (9-4) 20
Medicine Bowl Texas (9-3) 28, North Carolina State (8-4) 23
Belle of the Bowl Arkansas (10-3) 49, West Virginia (10-2) 41
Anachronism Bowl Michigan State (9-3) 48, Utah (7-5) 0
Fair And Balanced Bowl Stanford (7-5) 20, Virginia (8-4) 14
Bennifer Bowl Tennessee (10-2) 56, Wisconsin (7-5) 28
Corporate Entity Bowl Georgia Tech (8-4) 25, Southern Mississippi (8-4) 19
Smoking Cessation Bowl Kansas State (7-5) 24, Miami of Ohio (10-3) 16
Forged Document Bowl Notre Dame (8-4) 41, San Diego State (7-5) 10
Butterfly Ballot Bowl Florida (9-3) 55, Toledo (8-4) 7
Generation Why Bowl South Carolina (8-4) 27, Boise State (9-3) 3
Argyle Socks Bowl Oregon State (7-5) 27, Brigham Young (6-6) 20
Amber Frey Bowl Nebraska (7-5) 31, Northern Illinois (11-2) 17
Swift Boat Bowl Louisiana State (8-4) 42, Rice (8-4) 14
Noreaster Bowl South Florida (7-5) 28, Pittsburgh (7-5) 14
Unrequited Love Bowl Auburn (8-4) 24, Syracuse (6-6) 17
Used Car Bowl Akron (8-4) 30, Navy (6-6) 27
Happy Fun Bowl Utah State (9-3) 38, Hickory (7-5) 20
As you can see the MAC has a little more work to do in order to compete against the stronger conferences.
2007 Final Team Stats
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2007 Summary for Northern Illinois
Record: 11-2
Rank: 15 (Heck of a year. I will take Top 15 every year!)
Northern Illinois Team Rank
Rushes 442 33 (T)
Rushing Yards 1682 33
Yards Per Carry 3.80 44 (T)
Pass Attempts 358 41
Completions 221 25
Passing Yards 2767 33
Yards Per Attempt 7.72 34 (T)
3rd Down Conversions 39.6 31
Points Per Game 29.1 34
Turnovers 13 12 (T)
Turnover Margin +18 7
Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 454 118
Rushing Yards 1334 52
Yards Per Carry 2.93 28 (T)
Pass Attempts 362 91 (T)
Completions 183 61
Passing Yards 2434 67 (T)
Yards Per Attempt 6.72 43
3rd Down Conversions 32.7 45
Points Per Game 15.4 9
Turnovers 31 10 (T)
Primary Formation: Pro Formation
Week Team Versus Oppnt
2 14 at TXCH (7) 48
4 23 at FLST (51) 20
5 17 at KENT (75) 10
6 42 at GOLD (87) 16
7 40 EMIC (83) 7
8 38 at CFLA (90) 15
9 27 at CMIC (111) 7
11 38 WMIC (40) 7
12 27 BALL (123) 3
13 38 BOWG (63) 3
14 34 at TOLE (29) 13
15 24 vs MIAO (26) 21
16 17 vs NEBR (22) 31
Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
12 Livesay QB 354 219 2740 7.74 18 10
Team --- 358 221 2767 7.72 18 10
Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
26 Rasmussen RB 315 1399 4.44 17 79 108
32 Horn RB 57 338 5.92 3 15 5
12 Livesay QB 48 -172 -3.58 0 39 209
Team --- 442 1682 3.80 21 139 327
Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
3 Kaplan WR 88 49 730 14.8 259 5
1 Kemp WR 72 45 733 16.2 254 6
26 Rasmussen RB 60 37 291 7.8 178 1
35 Mattes FB 39 27 253 9.3 172 1
92 Williamson TE 30 16 179 11.1 45 0
82 Ponzo WR 18 12 174 14.5 85 3
Team --- 358 221 2767 12.5 1166 18
Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
56 Crane ILB 94 27 8.0 18 3 11
33 JohnSy S 63 24 0.0 13 5 6
23 Shaffer S 60 30 1.0 8 3 8
55 Walters OLB 55 23 4.0 11 1 0
76 Small DE 53 17 9.5 18 0 1
96 Porter DT 45 20 3.0 15 0 0
48 Peterson CB 36 15 0.0 4 9 8
52 Thiele OLB 31 11 3.0 6 0 2
70 Lovelace DT 28 12 7.0 11 0 0
29 Cunningham CB 27 10 0.0 3 1 3
27 Grey CB 21 9 0.0 0 1 2
95 Tuttle DE 14 5 4.0 5 0 0
40 Washington OLB 14 5 2.0 4 0 1
73 Lynn DT 13 6 0.0 3 0 0
Team --- 718 248 50.0 130 26 48
And our award winners:
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College Football All American 2nd Team
CB Barry Peterson
College Football All Academic Team
P Geoff Davison
MAC First Team
HB Steven Rasmussen
OT Timothy Billingsley
P Geoff Davison
DE Aaron Small
DT Roman Lovelace
CB Barry Peterson
MAC Second Team
QB Mo Livesay
WR Grant Kaplan
OG Corwin McCarthy
DT Ross Porter
MAC Academic Team
WR Grant Kaplan
TE Blaine Williamson
OG Corwin McCarthy
P Geoff Davison
K Bobby Owens
I think ILB Corey Crane got hosed. He had a heck of a year.