2007 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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The 2007 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas as a member of the Western Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Houston Nutt in his tenth and final year as head coach during the regular season and Reggie Herring as interim head coach for the team's bowl game, the Razorbacks compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the SEC's Western Division. Arkansas was invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic, where the Razorbacks lost to Missouri. The team played four home games at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas and two home games at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas.

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record8–5 (4–4 SEC)
Headcoach
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2007 Arkansas Razorbacks football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record8–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Lee (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorReggie Herring (3rd season; regular season)
Louis Campbell (interim; bowl game) (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumDonald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
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2007 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 12 Tennessee xy 6–2  10–4 
No. 2 Georgia x% 6–2  11–2 
No. 13 Florida 5–3  9–4 
South Carolina 3–5  6–6 
Kentucky 3–5  8–5 
Vanderbilt 2–6  5–7 
Western Division
No. 1 LSU x$# 6–2  12–2 
No. 15 Auburn 5–3  9–4 
Arkansas 4–4  8–5 
Mississippi State 4–4  8–5 
Alabama 4–4  7–6 
Ole Miss 0–8  3–9 
Championship: LSU 21, Tennessee 14
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Alabama had 5 victories vacated by the NCAA in 2010. As such, the official record for Alabama is 2–6 (1–4).
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Running back Darren McFadden left Arkansas after the season holding most of the program's rushing records, includeing rushing yards in a single game (321), a season (1,830), and a career (4,590). The single game total is also an SEC record. McFadden became only the second player in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in three consecutive seasons, along with Ben Cowins, who played for Arkansas when the Razorbacks were members of the Southwest Conference (SWC). McFadden also became the second player in SEC history with three straight 1,000 yard seasons, after Herschel Walker of Georgia.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16:00 pmTroy*No. 21
W 46–2673,926
September 155:45 pmat AlabamaNo. 16
ESPNL 38–4192,138
September 225:00 pmNo. 23 Kentucky
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
ESPN2L 29–4274,015
September 296:00 pmNorth Texas*
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 66–766,343
October 66:00 pmChattanooga*
W 34–1554,836[1]
October 136:45 pmNo. 25 Auburn
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
ESPNL 7–972,463
October 201:00 pmat Ole Miss
W 44–852,671
October 271:00 pmFIU*dagger
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 58–1060,750
November 37:00 pmNo. 23 South Carolina
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
ESPN2W 48–3670,742
November 1011:30 amat No. 22 Tennessee
LFSL 13–34104,459
November 171:00 pmMississippi State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
W 45–3155,185
November 231:30 pmat No. 1 LSU
CBSW 50–48 3OT92,606
January 110:30 amvs. No. 7 Missouri*No. 25
FoxL 7–3873,114
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
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Rankings

See also: 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
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— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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Preseason

Coaching changes before the season

  • Due to plans for David Lee to be hired as its co-offensive coordinator, Gus Malzahn departed to the University of Tulsa. Malzahn's departure led to Lee being named the sole offensive coordinator.[5][6][7][8]
  • Louis Campbell was previously the secondary coach, but was moved off the field after being named assistant athletic director for administrative services.[9]
  • Alex Wood was previously the quarterbacks coach but was moved to wide receivers coach.[9]
  • Chris Vaughn was named the safeties coach and will continue his role as the director of on-campus recruiting.[9]
  • Due to Danny Nutt's resignation as the running backs coach because of a recurrence of bleeding from his brain stem, the University of Arkansas has hired Tim Horton as its running backs coach.[10][11]

Preseason award watchlists

Preseason All-SEC

First Team
  • Jonathan Luigs, center
  • Darren McFadden, running back
  • Felix Jones, running back and return specialist
  • Marcus Monk, wide receiver

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Game summaries

Troy

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Trojans 0 17 3 6 26
#20 Razorbacks 6 17 14 9 46
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Alabama

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#16 Razorbacks 0 10 7 21 38
Crimson Tide 21 0 10 10 41
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Alabama built an early 21-point lead but had to mount a come-from-behind drive in the final two minutes of the game in order to capture a 41–38 victory.[21]

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Kentucky

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#23 Wildcats 7 7 7 21 42
Razorbacks 10 10 0 9 29
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North Texas

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Mean Green 0 7 0 0 7
Razorbacks 24 21 7 14 66
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Chattanooga

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Mocs 2 7 6 0 15
Razorbacks 14 3 7 10 34
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Auburn

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#25 Tigers 3 0 0 6 9
Razorbacks 0 0 0 7 7
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Ole Miss

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Razorbacks 14 7 7 16 44
Rebels 0 0 0 8 8
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FIU

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Golden Panthers 0 10 0 0 10
Razorbacks 10 21 10 17 58
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South Carolina

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#25 Gamecocks 3 7 17 9 36
Razorbacks 21 7 14 6 48
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The Arkansas backs warming up before their contest with South Carolina.
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Tennessee

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Razorbacks 3 0 3 7 13
#24 Volunteers 10 10 7 7 34
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Mississippi State

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Bulldogs 7 0 10 14 31
Razorbacks 0 24 7 14 45
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LSU

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Razorbacks 0 7 14 7778 50
#1 Tigers 6 0 15 7776 48
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Missouri—Cotton Bowl Classic

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#24 Razorbacks 0 0 7 0 7
#7 Tigers 7 7 14 10 38
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On December 2, Arkansas accepted an invitation to play in the Cotton Bowl Classic against the Missouri Tigers.[22] The Razorbacks lost to Missouri, 38–7, and their all-time record in the Cotton Bowl Classic fell to 3–7–1.

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Personnel

Coaching staff

2007 Arkansas Razorbacks coaching staff

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – Reggie Herring
  • Defensive coordinator – Louis Campbell †
  • Linebackers – Reggie Herring
  • Linebackers – Pierre Brown †
  • Safeties – Chris Vaughn §
  • Safeties – Louis Campbell †
  • Cornerbacks – Bobby Allen
  • Defensive line – Tracy Rocker
  

Special teams coaches

Administrative staff

  • Athletic director (AD) – Frank Broyles
  • Assistant ad for internal operations – Louis Campbell
  • Strength & conditioning – Don Decker
  • Graduate assistant – Jeff Norrid
  • Graduate assistant – Courtney Sanders
  • Recruiting coordinator – Chris Vaughn §
  • Director of high school relations – Clifton Ealy
  • Director of athletic training – Dean Weber
  • Equipment manager – Tim Cheney

§ Resigned before AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic † Promoted for AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic

Roster

2007 Arkansas Razorbacks roster
2007 Final Roster from ArkansasRazorbacks

Wide receivers

  • -- Nigel Chandler – Redshirt Freshman
  • 1 Reggie Fish – Junior
  • 2 London Crawford – Sophomore
  • 4 Mike Rhim – Senior
  • 14 Joe Chaisson – Freshman
  • 15 Andrew Norman – Redshirt Freshman
  • 18 Robert Johnson – Senior
  • 19 Carlton Salters – Redshirt Freshman
  • 28 Chris Baker – Senior
  • 81 Marques Wade – Redshirt Freshman
  • 84 Crosby Tuck – Freshman
  • 85 Marcus Monk – Senior
  • 87 John Aaron Rees – Junior
  • 88 Lucas Miller – Sophomore
  • 89 Brian Langford – Freshman

Tight ends

  • -- Blane Gibson – Sophomore
  • 45 D.J. Williams – Freshman
  • 80 Grant Freeman – Freshman
  • 80 Joseph Henry – Sophomore
  • 82 Andrew Davie – Sophomore
  • 83 Lance Thompson – Junior
  • 86 Ben Cleveland – Sophomore
  • 89 Jake Bequette – Freshman

Offensive line

  • -- Clay Bemberg – Redshirt Freshman
  • -- Morris Carter – Freshman
  • -- Joel Scott – Freshman
  • 56 Colin Tucker – Sophomore
  • 58 Joey Crossland – Sophomore
  • 60 Seth Oxner – Freshman
  • 61 Robert Felton – Senior
  • 62 Michael Aguirre – Sophomore
  • 63 Jonathan Luigs – Junior
  • 64 Mike Moffitt – Senior
  • 64 Grant Cook – Freshman
  • 65 DeMarcus Love – Redshirt Freshman
  • 66 Mitch Petrus – Junior
  • 70 Cody Standridge – Redshirt Freshman
  • 71 Wade Grayson – Freshman
  • 72 Cody Green – Junior
  • 73 Ray Dominguez – Redshirt Freshman
  • 74 Kareem Crowell – Freshman
  • 75 Nate Garner – Senior
  • 76 Jim Hart – Redshirt Freshman
  • 78 Jose Valdez – Junior
  

Quarterbacks

  • -- Alex Mortensen – Junior
  • 4 Brian Reader – Freshman
  • 10 Nathan Dick – Freshman
  • 11 Casey Dick – Junior
  • 15 Clark Irwin- Sophomore
  • 16 Nathan Emert – Junior
  • 17 Austin Tucker – Freshman

Tailbacks

  • -- Juwan Franklin – Freshman
  • -- Michael Harris – Freshman
  • -- Cliff Moore – Freshman
  • 5 Darren McFadden – Junior
  • 6 Brandon Barnett – Sophomore
  • 20 Torian Wilkins – Freshman
  • 21 Michael Smith – Sophomore
  • 25 Felix Jones – Junior

Fullbacks

  • 9 Scott Bo – Freshman
  • 22 Peyton Hillis – Senior
  • 33 Farod Jackson – Senior
  • 38 Darcel Johnson – Freshman
  • 43 Robert Salinas – Sophomore
  • 43 Hezekiah Smith – Sophomore

Defensive backs

  • -- Seth Armbrust – Sophomore
  • -- Evan Bettis – Redshirt Freshman
  • -- Darrell Glasper – Freshman
  • -- Ryan Jones – Redshirt Freshman
  • -- Sean Penix – Junior
  • -- Orion Runyan – Freshman
  • 2 Kenny Stockalper – Freshman
  • 3 Kevin Woods – Senior
  • 8 Michael Grant – Senior
  • 9 Matterral Richardson – Senior
  • 17 Shedrick Johnson – Junior
  • 20 Dallas Washington – Junior
  • 23 Greg Gatson – Freshman
  • 24 Isaac Madison – Freshman
  • 26 Ramon Broadway – Redshirt Freshman
  • 27 Jerell Norton – Sophomore
  • 29 Jamar Love – Junior
  • 31 Matt Hewitt – Senior
  • 32 Bret Harris – Freshman
  • 35 Rashaad Johnson – Sophomore
  • 36 Walner Leandre – Junior
  • 39 Matt Harris – Sophomore
  

Linebackers

  • -- John Durmon – Sophomore
  • -- Daniel Meador – Redshirt Freshman
  • -- Josh Minde – Freshman
  • 30 Weston Dacus – Senior
  • 34 Jerry Franklin – Freshman
  • 37 Jermaine Love – Freshman
  • 38 Elston Forte – Junior
  • 40 Tim Dial – Freshman
  • 41 Ryan Powers – Freshman
  • 42 Chip Gregory – Redshirt Freshman
  • 44 Freddie Fairchild – Sophomore
  • 45 Aaron Fenton – Redshirt Freshman
  • 46 Freddy Burton – Freshman
  • 47 Wendel Davis – Sophomore
  • 48 Desmond Williams – Junior
  • 49 Mark Bonner – Junior

Defensive line

  • -- Chris Berezansky – Sophomore
  • 53 Adrian Davis – Sophomore
  • 54 Adrian Campbell – Freshman
  • 55 Marcus Harrison – Senior
  • 57 Donnell Sanders – Redshirt Freshman
  • 59 Van Stumon – Redshirt Freshman
  • 89 Charles Alexander – Junior
  • 90 Ernest Mitchell – Junior
  • 91 Fred Bledsoe – Senior
  • 92 Brandon Lampkin – Freshman
  • 93 Marcus Shavers – Junior
  • 94 Chris Wade – Senior
  • 95 Patrick Jones – Freshman
  • 96 Malcolm Sheppard – Sophomore
  • 97 Antwain Robinson – Junior
  • 98 Cord Gray – Junior
  • 99 Damario Ambrose – Freshman

Punters

  • -- Cody Williams – Freshman
  • 4 Mitchell Smith – Sophomore
  • 50 Jeremy Davis – Junior

Kickers

  • -- Joel Hall – Sophomore
  • -- Tyler Steelman – Sophomore
  • 7 Alex Tejada – Freshman
  • 52 Brian Vavra – Junior

Long snappers

  • 51 Rhett Richardson – Freshman
  • 53 Derrell Hartwick – Freshman
  • 56 Barrett Reynolds – Redshirt Freshman

Awards and honors

National awards

All-SEC

First team
  • Jonathan Luigs, center
  • Robert Felton, offensive lineman
  • Darren McFadden, running back
  • Felix Jones, kick returner

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Second Team

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Freshman Team
  • D. J. Williams, tight end
  • Damario Ambrose, defensive lineman
  • Freddy Burton, linebacker
  • Alex Tejada, placekicker

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After the season

Coaching changes after the season

  • Head coach Houston Nutt resigned from his position on November 26. With Nutt's resignation, the Razorbacks' defensive coordinator Reggie Herring was named the interim head coach for the Razorbacks' bowl game.[32]
  • Due to Herring becoming the interim head coach, Louis Campbell coordinated the defense and Pierre Brown coached the linebackers in the Razorbacks' bowl game.[33]
  • On December 11, former Louisville Cardinals and Atlanta Falcons coach Bobby Petrino was introduced as the new coach.[34] However, Petrino handled recruiting for the Razorbacks for the 2008 season and did not coach the bowl game.
  • Chris Vaughn resigned from his position to head to Ole Miss. Because of this, Louis Campbell also coached the safeties in their bowl game

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