2007 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

American college football season

2007 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 7–38 vs. Missouri
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record8–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
  • Houston Nutt (10th season; regular season)
  • Reggie Herring (interim; bowl game)
Offensive coordinatorDavid Lee (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorReggie Herring (3rd season; regular season)
Louis Campbell (interim; bowl game)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDonald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 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 in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Razorbacks played six 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 entered his name into the 2008 NFL Draft after the 2007 season. He left Arkansas holding most of the school's rushing records, to include 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 former Hog Ben Cowins. McFadden also became the second player in SEC history with three straight 1,000 yard seasons, alongside Herschel Walker.

Pre-season

Ranking

The 2007 Arkansas Razorbacks football team was selected in the top 25 in several pre-season polls.

Pre-season coaching changes

  • Due to plans for David Lee to be hired as its co-offensive coordinator, Gus Malzahn departed to Tulsa. Malzahn's departure led to Lee being named the sole offensive coordinator.[1][2][3][4]
  • Louis Campbell was previously the secondary coach, but was moved off the field after being named assistant athletic director for administrative services.[5]
  • Alex Wood was previously the quarterbacks coach but was moved to wide receivers coach.[5]
  • Chris Vaughn was named the safeties coach and will continue his role as the director of on-campus recruiting.[5]
  • 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.[6][7]

Pre-season award watches

Pre-season All-SEC Team

First Team

  • C Jonathan Luigs[16]
  • RB Darren McFadden[16]
  • RB/RS Felix Jones[16]
  • WR Marcus Monk[16]

Season

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 pmTroy*No. 21W 46–2673,926
September 155:45 pmat AlabamaNo. 16ESPNL 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
October 136:45 pmNo. 25 Auburn
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
ESPNL 7–972,463
October 201:00 pmat Ole MissW 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 TennesseeLFSL 13–34104,459
November 171:00 pmMississippi State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
W 45–3155,185
November 231:30 pmat No. 1 LSUCBSW 50–48 3OT92,606
January 110:30 amvs. No. 7 Missouri*No. 25FOXL 7–3873,114

Post-season coaching changes

  • Head coach Houston Nutt resigned from his position on November 26, 2007. With Nutt's resignation, the Razorbacks' defensive coordinator Reggie Herring was named the interim head coach for the Razorbacks' bowl game.[17]
  • Due to Herring becoming the interim head coach, Louis Campbell coordinated the defense and Pierre Brown coached the linebackers in the Razorbacks' bowl game.[18]
  • On December 11, 2007, former Louisville Cardinals and Atlanta Falcons coach Bobby Petrino was introduced as the new coach.[19] 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.

Awards

All-SEC Team

First Team

  • C Jonathan Luigs[27]
  • OL Robert Felton[27]
  • RB Darren McFadden[27]
  • Kick Return Felix Jones[27]

Second Team

  • OL Nate Garner[27]
  • OL Mitch Petrus[27]
  • DT Marcus Harrison
  • S Matt Hewitt
  • DB Michael Grant[27]
  • RB Felix Jones[27]

Freshman Team

Cotton Bowl Classic

On December 2, 2007, the Arkansas Razorbacks accepted the invitation to play in the Cotton Bowl Classic against the Missouri Tigers.[29] Arkansas lost to Missouri, 38–7, and their all-time record in the Cotton Bowl Classic fell to 3–7–1.

Game summaries

Troy

Last meeting: November 2, 2002, W 23–0

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

Last Meeting: September 23, 2006, W 24–23 (2OT)

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.[30]

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

Last Meeting: November 1, 2003, W 71–63 (7 OT)

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

Last Meeting: September 20, 2003, W 31–7

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

Last Meeting: First Meeting

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

Last Meeting: October 7, 2006, W 27–10

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

Last Meeting: October 21, 2006, W 38–3

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

Florida International

Last Meeting: First Meeting

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

Last Meeting: November 4, 2006, W 26–20

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

Last Meeting: November 11, 2006, W 31–14

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

Last Meeting: November 18, 2006, W 28–14

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

Last Meeting: November 24, 2006, L 26–31

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Razorbacks 0 7 14 7778 50
#1 Tigers 6 0 15 7776 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)Last Meeting: December 31, 2003, W 27–14

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


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

Rankings

Ranking movements
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Personnel

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

Coaching staff

2007 Arkansas Razorbacks coaching staff

Head coaches

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

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

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