2007 Arkansas State Indians football team
American college football season
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The 2007 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Steve Roberts, the Indians compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Sun Belt. Arkansas State's offense scored 291 points while the defense allowed 331 points.[1] It was the last season that Arkansas State played under the Indians name before adopting the moniker of the Red Wolves.
- Steve Roberts (6th season)
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| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Record | 5–7 (3–4 Sun Belt) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Doug Ruse (6th season) |
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| Home stadium | ASU Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic + | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy + | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Lafayette | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Texas* | FSN, PPV | L 13–21 | 84,440 | |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | SMU* | W 45–28 | 17,465 | ||
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tennessee* | PPV | L 27–48 | 102,368 | |
| September 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Memphis* |
| W 35–31 | 27,774 | |
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 13–30 | 12,088 | ||
| October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| W 52–21 | 18,242 | |
| October 20 | 2:30 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | L 7–24 | 12,505 | ||
| October 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Troy |
| ESPN Plus | L 0–27 | 14,694 |
| November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | FIU |
| ESPN Plus | W 27–24 | 12,326 |
| November 10 | 3:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | L 31–34 | 18,540 | ||
| November 15 | 6:00 p.m. | North Texas |
| ESPN Plus | W 31–27 | 11,736 |
| November 24 | 2:00 p.m. | at Southern Miss* | L 10–16 | 17,705 | ||
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Postseason
The Indians failed to qualify for a bowl game.[1] After the season ended, consideration was made about the team's Indians nickname. They had used the Indians nickname since adopting it in 1951.[3] Due to a National Collegiate Athletic Association ruling to prohibit depictions of Native Americans as mascots, with a few exceptions, Arkansas State opted to retire the Indians moniker and Indian Family mascots.[4] Arkansas State did have the option to appeal to a Native American tribe and have them adopt the mascot for approval so it could continue to be used under NCAA guidelines, but the University chose not to in 2005.[5] Despite legal fees being offered to fight the ruling, the University instead opted to consult with fans and alumni as to what to replace it with. They opted for Red Wolves as the new name and played the 2008 season onwards as the Arkansas State Red Wolves. A tribute to the original name remains with a popular fans' shirt bearing the slogan "My Indian name is Red Wolf".[6]