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TGC Poll
How Far Will GFC Teams Advance in the Play-Off>
1. UNI and SIU advance to round-2, fall in round-2
2. UNI only advances to second-round, falls in round-2
3. SIU only advances to second-round, falls in round-2
4. UNI and SIU advance to semis, fall in semi
5. UNI only advances to semi, falls in semi
6. SIU only advances to semi, falls in semi
7. Both to Final (if bracketed)
8. UNI only advance to final
9. SIU only advances to final.
UNI and SIU out first round.

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Northern Iowa

UNI gives Farley extension, temporary AD post -- February 2, 9:31 AM
Farley, the University of Northern Iowa's head football coach, was named the Panthers' interim director of athletics today. The appointment was effective immediately and makes him the temporary replacement for departed AD Rick Hartzell ...

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Southern Illinois

Football press conference scheduled for 4 p.m. today -- December 28, 9:09 AM
CARBONDALE, Ill. - The Southern Illinois University Department of Athletics has scheduled a press conference at 4 p.m. CT today to announce the hiring of its new football head coach ...

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Southern Illinois

Kill named head football coach at Northern Illinois University -- December 13, 7:32 PM
CARBONDALE, Ill.-Jerry Kill's dream to take over the helm of a Football Bowl Subdivison (formerly I-A) program became a reality today when he was introduced as the head coach at Northern Illinois University. Kill succeeds Joe Novak (63-75), who retired after 12 seasons, at the Mid-American Conference school ...

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Southern Illinois

Delaware Beats Salukis, 20-17, Ends SIU's Season at 12-2 -- December 10, 6:30 AM
(AP) Joe Flacco threw for 243 yards and two touchdowns, helping No. 13 Delaware edge fourth-ranked Southern Illinois 20-17 on Saturday to advance to the Football Championship Subdivision title game ...

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Gateway

Two Gateway Players Earn Walter Camp All-America Honors -- December 10, 6:28 AM
Two Gateway Football Conference players have been named to the Walter Camp Football Foundation 2007 Football Championship Subdivision All-America Team, as UNI's OT Chad Rinehart and Illinois State LB Kye Stewart represent the Gateway on the All-America squad ...

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Indiana St.

Trent Miles to Take Over Sycamore Football Program -- December 4, 7:11 PM
Indiana State University Director of Athletics Ron Prettyman announced today (Dec. 4) the hiring of Trent Miles as head football coach ...

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Northern Iowa

UNI's Farley Named AFCA Region-4 Coach of the Year -- December 4, 7:09 PM
University of Northern Iowa head football coach Mark Farley has been honored as the American Football Coaches Assocation's (AFCA) Football Championship Subdivision Region 4 Coach of the Year ...

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Southern Illinois

Southern Ill. 34, Massachusetts 27 -- December 1, 7:34 PM
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) -- Nick Hill threw for 216 yards and three touchdowns in a matchup of quarterbacks, pacing fourth-ranked Southern Illinois to a 34-27 victory Saturday over No. 7 Massachusetts in a Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinal ...

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Northern Iowa

Delaware 39, Northern Iowa 27 -- December 1, 6:51 PM
Northern Iowa (12-1), which had been the last unbeaten team in the playoffs, got 150 yards rushing and two touchdowns from Corey Lewis and sacked Flacco five times. But the Panthers struggled much of the time after jumping to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter and their defense couldn't make enough stops to get off the field. Lewis finished with 1,513 yards rushing to break the school record of 1,383 set by Adam Benge in 2001 ...

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Gateway

Gateway Football Announces 2007 All-Conference Squad -- November 27, 9:34 AM
For the first time in seven seasons, a Gateway school has swept the league's top three specialty awards as QB Eric Sanders and LB Brannon Carter of UNI have earned this year's Gateway's top player honors. Panther head coach Mark Farley, meanwhile, earns Bruce Craddock Coach of the Year award honors for the second time in his career ...

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Final Gateway Standings
(2007 Regular Season)

Standings Conference Overall
  W-L PF PA W-L PF PA STRK
Northern Iowa*1 6-0 215 84 11-0 404 145 W11
Southern Illinois#4 5-1 209 100 10-1 449 185 W4
Youngstown State 3-3 172 117 7-4 301 203 W2
Western Illinois 3-3 113 114 6-5 273 215 L2
Missouri State 2-4 179 211 6-5 399 388 W1
Illinois State 2-4 188 181 4-7 324 338 L3
Indiana State 0-6 62 331 0-11 123 541 L11

*1 = Auto-qualifier. #1 Seed.
#4 = At-Large qualifier #4 Seed.