2007 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

2007 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 7–38 vs. Missouri
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Record	8–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach	Houston Nutt (10th season; regular season) Reggie Herring (interim; bowl game)
Offensive coordinator	David Lee (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Reggie Herring (3rd season; regular season) Louis Campbell (interim; bowl game) (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Weston Dacus Marcus Harrison Robert Johnson Marcus Monk Matterral Richardson Kevin Wood
Home stadium	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  2006 2008  →

2007 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	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). Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	6:00 pm	Troy *	No. 21	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 46–26	73,926
September 15	5:45 pm	at Alabama	No. 16	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	ESPN	L 38–41	92,138
September 22	5:00 pm	No. 23 Kentucky		Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	ESPN2	L 29–42	74,015
September 29	6:00 pm	North Texas *		Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 66–7	66,343
October 6	6:00 pm	Chattanooga *		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 34–15	54,836	[1]
October 13	6:45 pm	No. 25 Auburn		Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	ESPN	L 7–9	72,463
October 20	1:00 pm	at Ole Miss		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)		W 44–8	52,671
October 27	1:00 pm	FIU *		Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 58–10	60,750
November 3	7:00 pm	No. 23 South Carolina		Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	ESPN2	W 48–36	70,742
November 10	11:30 am	at No. 22 Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	LFS	L 13–34	104,459
November 17	1:00 pm	Mississippi State		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 45–31	55,185
November 23	1:30 pm	at No. 1 LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalryt)	CBS	W 50–48 3OT	92,606
January 1	10:30 am	vs. No. 7 Missouri *	No. 25	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	Fox	L 7–38	73,114
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	21	18	16	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	RV
Coaches	20	18	16	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	25	24	RV
Harris	Not released				RV	RV	RV	—	—	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	25	Not released
BCS	Not released							—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

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

• Jonathan Luigs, center
  • Rotary Lombardi Award ^[12]
  • Outland Trophy ^[13]
• Darren McFadden, running back
  • Heisman Trophy ^[14]
  • Maxwell Award ^[15]
  • Doak Walker Award ^[16]
  • Walter Camp Award ^[17]
• Felix Jones, running back
  • Maxwell Award ^[15]
  • Doak Walker Award ^[18]
• Marcus Monk, wide receiver
  • Maxwell Award ^[15]
• Jeremy Davis, punter
  • Ray Guy Award ^[19]

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	0	17	3	6	26
#20 Razorbacks	6	17	14	9	46

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP TROY ARK 1 12:55 61 2:05 ARK 35-yard field goal by Alex Tejada 0 3 1 05:44 35 4:54 ARK 23-yard field goal by Alex Tejada 0 6 2 14:54 67 2:51 ARK Darren McFadden 12-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick good 0 13 2 11:40 69 3:14 TROY Kenny Cattouse 1-yard touchdown run, Greg Whibbs kick good 7 13 2 11:25 90 0:00 ARK Felix Jones 90-yard touchdown kickoff return, Alex Tejada kick good 7 20 2 08:57 83 2:28 TROY Gerald Tate 17-yard touchdown reception from Omar Haugabook, Greg Whibbs kick good 14 20 2 00:44 38 2:31 ARK 28-yard field goal by Alex Tejada 14 23 2 00:00 14 0:44 TROY 42-yard field goal by Greg Whibbs 17 23 3 06:48 76 3:04 ARK Felix Jones 44-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick good 17 30 3 05:32 42 0:10 ARK Crosby Tuck 42-yard touchdown reception from Darren McFadden, Alex Tejada kick good 17 37 3 00:44 12 2:09 TROY 32-yard field goal by Greg Whibbs 20 37 4 09:47 54 5:56 ARK 30-yard field goal by Alex Tejada 20 40 4 06:45 55 1:02 ARK Michael Smith 2-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick no good 20 46 4 00:00 83 1:17 TROY Tanner Jones 2-yard touchdown run 26 46 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 26 46

Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Razorbacks	0	10	7	21	38
Crimson Tide	21	0	10	10	41

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]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ARK ALA 1 08:35 9 0:39 ALA DJ Hall 9-yard touchdown reception from John Parker Wilson , Andrew Friedman kick good 0 7 1 04:21 74 1:44 ALA Glen Coffee 14-yard touchdown run, Leigh Tiffin kick good 0 14 1 01:27 80 1:08 ALA DJ Hall 35-yard touchdown reception from John Parker Wilson, Leigh Tiffin kick good 0 21 2 06:03 84 2:07 ARK Crosby Tuck 40-yard touchdown reception from Casey Dick, Alex Tejada kick good 7 21 2 00:23 51 2:33 ARK 22-yard field goal by Alex Tejada 10 21 3 10:57 41 1:30 ALA 24-yard field goal by Leigh Tiffin 10 24 3 05:15 2 0:06 ALA Nick Walker 2-yard touchdown reception from John Parker Wilson, Leigh Tiffin kick good 10 31 3 03:05 61 2:10 ARK Andrew Davie 2-yard touchdown reception from Casey Dick, Alex Tejada kick good 17 31 4 14:56 42 1:27 ARK Darren McFadden 1-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick good 24 31 4 12:05 26 2:43 ARK Darren McFadden 5-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick good 31 31 4 08:08 64 2:22 ARK Peyton Hillis 7-yard touchdown reception from Casey Dick, Alex Tejada kick good 38 31 4 04:20 46 3:48 ALA 42-yard field goal by Leigh Tiffin 38 34 4 00:08 73 2:05 ALA Matt Caddell 4-yard touchdown reception from John Parker Wilson, Leigh Tiffin kick good 38 41 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 38 41

Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Wildcats	7	7	7	21	42
Razorbacks	10	10	0	9	29

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UK ARK 1 09:35 58 5:25 ARK 40-yard field goal by Alex Tejada 0 3 1 09:16 16 0:00 ARK Fumble recovery returned 16 yards for touchdown by Antwain Robinson, Alex Tejada kick good 0 10 1 07:29 72 1:47 UK Rafael Little 14-yard touchdown run, Lones Seiber kick good 7 10 2 11:05 77 2:41 ARK 20-yard field goal by Alex Tejada 7 13 2 05:41 80 2:00 ARK Darren McFadden 56-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick good 7 20 2 00:26 66 0:00 UK Fumble recovery returned 66 yards for touchdown by Trevard Lindley, Lones Seiber kick good 14 20 3 11:00 80 4:00 UK Keenan Burton 15-yard touchdown reception from Andre' Woodson, Lones Seiber kick good 21 20 4 11:51 -- -- ARK Andre' Woodson tackled in end zone for a safety by Fred Bledsoe 21 22 4 11:40 82 0:00 ARK Felix Jones 82-yard touchdown kickoff return, Alex Tejada kick good 21 29 4 07:59 80 3:41 UK Derrick Locke 2-yard touchdown run, 2-point run no good 27 29 4 04:02 68 1:33 UK Keenan Burton 32-yard touchdown reception from Andre' Woodson, 2-point pass good 35 29 4 00:59 24 1:03 UK Andre' Woodson 1-yard touchdown run, Lones Seiber kick good 42 29 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 42 29

North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	7	0	0	7
Razorbacks	24	21	7	14	66

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UNT ARK 1 13:08 69 1:52 ARK Felix Jones 35-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick good 0 7 1 09:51 81 1:30 ARK London Crawford 61-yard touchdown reception from Casey Dick, Alex Tejada kick good 0 14 1 06:12 30 2:16 ARK 39-yard field goal by Alex Tejada 0 17 1 02:30 56 2:36 ARK Darren McFadden 2-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick good 0 24 2 14:10 80 1:23 ARK Robert Johnson 37-yard touchdown reception from Casey Dick, Alex Tejada kick good 0 31 2 07:06 79 1:28 ARK Felix Jones 71-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick good 0 38 2 04:42 62 1:12 ARK Darren McFadden 4-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick good 0 45 2 01:24 80 3:18 UNT Giovanni Vizza 1-yard touchdown run, Thoma Moreland kick good 7 45 3 12:45 19 1:23 ARK Lucas Miller 5-yard touchdown reception from Casey Dick, Alex Tejada kick good 7 52 4 05:36 41 0:21 ARK Brandon Barnett 5-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick good 7 59 4 00:31 100 0:00 ARK Interception returned 100 yards for touchdown by Jerrell Norton, Alex Tejada kick good 7 66 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 7 66

Chattanooga

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mocs	2	7	6	0	15
Razorbacks	14	3	7	10	34

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP CHAT ARK 1 14:53 -- -- CHAT Casey Dick tackled in end zone for a safety by Brandon Golder 2 0 1 08:43 45 2:24 ARK Darren McFadden 2-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick good 2 7 1 01:40 82 2:33 ARK Peyton Hillis 24-yard touchdown reception from Casey Dick, Alex Tejada kick good 2 14 2 07:28 59 2:44 CHAT Brent Hayes 4-yard touchdown reception from Antonio Miller, Craig Camay kick good 9 14 2 00:38 26 0:54 ARK 47-yard field goal by Alex Tejada 9 17 3 03:54 65 0:47 ARK Felix Jones 59-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick good 9 24 3 01:49 65 0:20 CHAT Bryan Fitzgerald 65-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass no good 15 24 4 13:43 68 3:06 ARK Felix Jones 1-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick good 15 31 4 10:39 5 1:26 ARK 32-yard field goal by Alex Tejada 15 34 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 15 34

Auburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Tigers	3	0	0	6	9
Razorbacks	0	0	0	7	7

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP AUB ARK 1 08:48 67 6:12 AUB 22-yard field goal by Wes Byrum 3 0 4 10:11 23 3:14 AUB 38-yard field goal by Wes Byrum 6 0 4 01:36 71 2:43 ARK Lucas Miller 13-yard touchdown reception from Casey Dick, Alex Tejada kick good 6 7 4 00:21 50 1:15 AUB 20-yard field goal by Wes Byrum 9 7 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 9 7

Ole Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Razorbacks	14	7	7	16	44
Rebels	0	0	0	8	8

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ARK MISS 1 08:49 68 1:00 ARK Felix Jones 38-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick good 7 0 1 03:49 64 3:46 ARK Felix Jones 11-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick good 14 0 2 14:04 25 2:13 ARK Andrew Davie 1-yard touchdown reception from Casey Dick, Alex Tejada kick good 21 0 3 03:09 50 1:48 ARK Peyton Hillis 9-yard touchdown reception from Casey Dick, Alex Tejada kick good 28 0 4 12:07 28 3:36 ARK 32-yard field goal by Alex Tejada 31 0 4 09:00 26 1:23 ARK Andrew Davie 14-yard touchdown reception from Casey Dick, Alex Tejada kick no good 37 0 4 06:26 76 2:34 MISS Mike Wallace 37-yard touchdown reception from Brent Schaeffer, 2-point pass good 37 8 4 06:00 49 0:26 ARK Chris Baker 48-yard touchdown reception from Nathan Emert, Alex Tejada kick good 44 8 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 44 8

FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Panthers	0	10	0	0	10
Razorbacks	10	21	10	17	58

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP FIU ARK 1 12:09 5 1:55 ARK 32-yard field goal by Alex Tejada 0 3 1 07:40 51 3:29 ARK Darren McFadden 3-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick good 0 10 2 14:39 32 2:32 ARK Darren McFadden 1-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick good 0 17 2 08:27 68 3:09 ARK Darren McFadden 2-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick good 0 24 2 05:04 83 3:23 FIU Greg Ellingson 33-yard touchdown reception from Wayne Younger, Chris Abed kick good 7 24 2 01:42 68 3:02 ARK Marcus Monk 13-yard touchdown reception from Nathan Emert, Alex Tejada kick good 7 31 2 00:00 54 1:42 FIU 35-yard field goal by Chris Abed 10 31 3 08:54 49 6:06 ARK 42-yard field goal by Alex Tejada 10 34 3 00:20 23 1:10 ARK Felix Jones 16-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick good 10 41 4 13:59 6 0:16 ARK Darren McFadden 2-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick good 10 48 4 05:29 26 1:51 ARK 20-yard field goal by Alex Tejada 10 51 4 00:49 81 0:16 ARK Michael Smith 81-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick good 10 58 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 10 58

South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Gamecocks	3	7	17	9	36
Razorbacks	21	7	14	6	48

The Arkansas backs warming up before their contest with South Carolina.

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP SCAR ARK 1 11:44 67 3:16 ARK Marcus Monk 4-yard touchdown reception from Casey Dick, Alex Tejada kick good 0 7 1 06:21 47 1:18 SCAR 37-yard field goal by Ryan Succop 3 7 1 04:42 63 1:39 ARK Felix Jones 40-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick good 3 14 1 02:52 76 0:48 ARK Felix Jones 72-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick good 3 21 1 08:05 76 3:47 SCAR Blake Mitchell 1-yard touchdown run, Ryan Succop kick good 10 21 2 06:52 51 1:13 ARK Lucas Miller 35-yard touchdown reception from Casey Dick, Alex Tejada kick good 10 28 3 11:11 60 3:49 SCAR 30-yard field goal by Ryan Succop 13 28 3 09:07 55 2:04 SCAR Jared Cook 21-yard touchdown reception from Blake Mitchell, Ryan Succop kick good 20 28 3 05:13 67 3:54 ARK Robert Johnson 23-yard touchdown reception from Darren McFadden, Alex Tejada kick good 20 35 3 04:29 36 0:44 SCAR Dion Lecorn 22-yard touchdown reception from Blake Mitchell, Ryan Succop kick good 27 35 3 02:47 47 1:42 ARK Felix Jones 7-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick good 27 42 4 13:27 -- -- SCAR Ball snapped over Darren McFadden through the end zone for a safety 29 42 4 08:15 55 5:12 SCAR Cory Boyd 1-yard touchdown run, Ryan Succop kick good 36 42 4 08:04 80 0:11 ARK Darren McFadden 80-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass no good 36 48 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 36 48

Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Razorbacks	3	0	3	7	13
#24 Volunteers	10	10	7	7	34

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ARK TENN 1 10:15 64 4:45 TENN Austin Rogers 16-yard touchdown reception from Erik Ainge , Daniel Lincoln kick good 0 7 1 08:01 20 2:04 ARK 31-yard field goal by Alex Tejada 3 7 1 04:58 7 2:48 TENN 25-yard field goal by Daniel Lincoln 3 10 2 08:23 47 7:15 TENN 28-yard field goal by Daniel Lincoln 3 13 2 00:10 49 1:00 TENN Josh Briscoe 14-yard touchdown reception from Erik Ainge, Daniel Lincoln kick good 3 20 3 11:22 76 1:46 TENN Arian Foster 59-yard touchdown run, Daniel Lincoln kick good 3 27 3 07:37 46 3:39 ARK 42-yard field goal by Alex Tejada 6 27 4 08:27 84 4:04 ARK Michael Smith 9-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick good 13 27 4 02:46 34 0:00 TENN Interception returned 34 yards for touchdown by Jerod Mayo , Daniel Lincoln kick good 13 34 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 13 34

Mississippi State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	0	10	14	31
Razorbacks	0	24	7	14	45

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP MSU ARK 1 03:58 80 6:25 MSU Jamayel Smith 4-yard touchdown reception from Wesley Carroll, Adam Carlson kick good 7 0 2 14:55 45 4:03 ARK 39-yard field goal by Alex Tejada 7 3 2 10:44 79 2:36 ARK Farod Jackson 30-yard touchdown reception from Casey Dick, Alex Tejada kick good 7 10 2 05:01 35 0:08 ARK Robert Johnson 35-yard touchdown reception from Casey Dick, Alex Tejada kick good 7 17 2 00:43 55 2:01 ARK Marcus Monk 19-yard touchdown reception from Casey Dick, Alex Tejada kick good 7 24 3 10:20 60 2:58 MSU 25-yard field goal by Adam Carlson 10 24 3 09:33 67 0:47 ARK Darren McFadden 57-yard touchdown reception from Casey Dick, Alex Tejada kick good 10 31 3 03:17 35 0:07 MSU Tony Burks 35-yard touchdown reception from Wesley Carroll, Adam Carlson kick good 17 31 4 09:44 79 3:04 ARK Robert Johnson 24-yard touchdown reception from Darren McFadden, Alex Tejada kick good 17 38 4 09:26 80 0:18 MSU Jamayel Smith 80-yard touchdown reception from Wesley Carroll, Adam Carlson kick good 24 38 4 06:48 30 0:00 ARK Interception returned 30 yards for touchdown by Antwain Robinson, Alex Tejada kick good 24 45 4 05:00 60 1:48 MSU Jason Husband 19-yard touchdown reception from Wesley Carroll, Adam Carlson kick good 31 45 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 45

LSU

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Razorbacks	0	7	14	7	7	7	8	50
#1 Tigers	6	0	15	7	7	7	6	48

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ARK LSU 1 13:19 11 1:35 LSU 32-yard field goal by Colt David 0 3 1 07:16 41 4:31 LSU 49-yard field goal by Colt David 0 6 2 07:33 97 3:23 ARK Darren McFadden 16-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick good 7 6 3 09:49 80 1:46 ARK Darren McFadden 73-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick good 14 6 3 07:48 51 1:52 LSU Jacob Hester 12-yard touchdown run, 2-point run good 14 14 3 05:46 83 1:54 ARK Peyton Hillis 65-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick good 21 14 3 02:22 75 3:18 LSU Demetrius Byrd 7-yard touchdown reception from Matt Flynn, Colt David kick good 21 21 4 05:06 72 2:24 ARK Peyton Hillis 24-yard touchdown reception from Darren McFadden, Alex Tejada kick good 28 21 4 00:57 79 4:02 LSU Demetrius Byrd 2-yard touchdown reception from Matt Flynn, Colt David kick good 28 28 OT1 15:00 25 0:00 LSU Matt Flynn 12-yard touchdown run, Colt David kick good 28 35 OT1 15:00 25 0:00 ARK Peyton Hillis 10-yard touchdown reception from Casey Dick, Alex Tejada kick good 35 35 OT2 15:00 25 0:00 ARK Darren McFadden 9-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick good 42 35 OT2 15:00 25 0:00 LSU Jacob Hester 2-yard touchdown run, Colt David kick good 42 42 OT3 15:00 25 0:00 ARK Peyton Hillis 3-yard touchdown run, 2-point run good 50 42 OT3 15:00 25 0:00 LSU Brandon LaFell 9-yard touchdown reception from Matt Flynn, 2-point pass no good 50 48 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 50 48

Missouri—Cotton Bowl Classic

	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 Razorbacks	0	0	7	0	7
#7 Tigers	7	7	14	10	38

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.

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP MIZZ ARK 1 02:29 73 1:53 MIZZ Tony Temple 22-yard touchdown run, Jeff Wolfert kick good 7 0 2 04:34 82 2:13 MIZZ Tony Temple 4-yard touchdown run, Jeff Wolfert kick good 14 0 3 13:38 49 1:20 MIZZ Tony Temple 4-yard touchdown run, Jeff Wolfert kick good 21 0 3 07:37 26 0:00 MIZZ Interception returned 26 yards for touchdown by William Moore, Jeff Wolfert kick good 28 0 3 03:08 71 4:24 ARK Darren McFadden 3-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick good 28 7 4 10:25 -3 0:39 MIZZ 32-yard field goal by Jeff Wolfert 31 7 4 08:33 40 0:10 MIZZ Tony Temple 40-yard touchdown run, Jeff Wolfert kick good 38 7 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 38 7

Personnel

Coaching staff

2007 Arkansas Razorbacks coaching staff
	Head coaches Head coach – Houston Nutt § Interim head coach – Reggie Herring † Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – David Lee Quarterbacks – David Lee Running backs – Tim Horton Wide receivers – Alex Wood Tight ends – James Shibest Offensive line/running game coordinator – Mike Markuson Passing game coordinator – Alex Wood 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 Special teams specialist – James Shibest 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 – Freshman 1 Reggie Fish – Junior 2 London Crawford – Sophomore 4 Mike Rhim – Senior 14 Joe Chaisson – Freshman 15 Andrew Norman – Freshman 18 Robert Johnson – Senior 19 Carlton Salters – Freshman 28 Chris Baker – Senior 81 Marques Wade – 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 – 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 – Freshman 66 Mitch Petrus – Junior 70 Cody Standridge – Freshman 71 Wade Grayson – Freshman 72 Cody Green – Junior 73 Ray Dominguez – Freshman 74 Kareem Crowell – Freshman 75 Nate Garner – Senior 76 Jim Hart – 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 – Freshman -- Darrell Glasper – Freshman -- Ryan Jones – 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 – 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 – 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 – Freshman 44 Freddie Fairchild – Sophomore 45 Aaron Fenton – 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 – Freshman 59 Van Stumon – 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 – Freshman

Awards and honors

National awards

• Jonathan Luigs, center
  • Rimington Trophy ^[23]
• Darren McFadden, running back
  • Doak Walker Award ^[24]
  • Walter Camp Award ^[25]
  • Heisman Trophy runner-up ^[26]
  • Maxwell Award dinalist ^[27]
• Felix Jones
  • Doak Walker Award semifinalist ^[28]
• Farod Jackson, fullback
  • Draddy Trophy semifinalist ^[29]

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

• Nate Garner, offensive lineman
• Mitch Petrus, offensive lineman
• Marcus Harrison, defensive tackle
• Matt Hewitt, safety
• Michael Grant, defensive back
• RB Felix Jones

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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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