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For as successful as has been the history of the Ice Storm, it can easily be asserted that 2007 was the best season ever. It was the type of year that some teams never, ever experience. Three pre-season victories were followed by a spotless, 10-0 regular season record in the EFL.
Winning at home against Chateaugua in the opening round of the playoffs, the Storm hosted the perennial power-house Watertown Red and Black for the EFL championship. On a cold, muddy field, in a 9-8 game that went down to the wire (the Storm scored to take away the final victory with just 4 seconds remaining in regulation), the Vermont Ice Storm completed a "perfect season" at 15-0 as Empire Football League Champions.
At the end of the year, the American Football Association named the Ice Storm its "2007 National Champions." But since there are several organizations that name national champions, the Ice Storm opted to play in a "bowl game". Vermont descended upon Miami, FL in Jan of 2008 to play in the USA Bowl AAA National Championship game and see if still another accolade could be achieved.
Losing by just one touchdown (22-14) to the Detroit Black Ravens, the Ice Storm finished the season with still another trophy, this one for the USA Bowl's 2nd Place-in-the-Country to finish the 2007 campaign 15-1.
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