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2007 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2007
team	Arkansas Razorbacks
sport	football
image	ArkLogo 2.png
image_size	150
conference	Southeastern Conference
division	Western Division
short_conf	SEC
record	8–5
conf_record	4–4
head_coach	Houston Nutt
hc_year	10th
hc_games	regular season
head_coach2	Reggie Herring
hc_games2	interim; bowl game
off_coach	David Lee
oc_year	2nd
off_scheme	Pro-style
def_coach	Reggie Herring (3rd season; regular season)
Louis Campbell (interim; bowl game)
dc_year	1st
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
captain	Weston Dacus
captain2	Marcus Harrison
captain3	Robert Johnson
captain4	Marcus Monk
captain5	Matterral Richardson
captain6	Kevin Wood
stadium	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
bowl	[Cotton Bowl Classic](2008-cotton-bowl-classic)
bowl_result	L 7–38 vs. [Missouri](2007-missouri-tigers-football-team)

Louis Campbell (interim; bowl game) War Memorial Stadium 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

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Rankings

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.
Louis Campbell was previously the secondary coach, but was moved off the field after being named assistant athletic director for administrative services.
Alex Wood was previously the quarterbacks coach but was moved to wide receivers coach.
Chris Vaughn was named the safeties coach and will continue his role as the director of on-campus recruiting.
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.

Preseason award watchlists

Jonathan Luigs, center
- Rotary Lombardi Award
- Outland Trophy
Darren McFadden, running back
- Heisman Trophy
- Maxwell Award
- Doak Walker Award
- Walter Camp Award
Felix Jones, running back
- Maxwell Award
- Doak Walker Award
Marcus Monk, wide receiver
- Maxwell Award
Jeremy Davis, punter
- Ray Guy Award

Preseason All-SEC

;First Team

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

Game summaries

Troy

Alabama

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.

Kentucky

North Texas

Chattanooga

Auburn

Ole Miss

FIU

South Carolina

Tennessee

Mississippi State

LSU

Missouri—Cotton Bowl Classic

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

Personnel

Coaching staff

2007 Arkansas Razorbacks coaching staff

Roster

Awards and honors

National awards

Jonathan Luigs, center
- Rimington Trophy
Darren McFadden, running back
- Doak Walker Award
- Walter Camp Award
- Heisman Trophy runner-up
- Maxwell Award dinalist
Felix Jones
- Doak Walker Award semifinalist
Farod Jackson, fullback
- Draddy Trophy semifinalist

All-SEC

;First team

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

;Second Team

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

;Freshman Team

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

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.
Due to Herring becoming the interim head coach, Louis Campbell coordinated the defense and Pierre Brown coached the linebackers in the Razorbacks' bowl game.
On December 11, former Louisville Cardinals and Atlanta Falcons coach Bobby Petrino was introduced as the new coach. 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

References

(October 7, 2007). "Arkansas leaps past Mocs". The Commercial Appeal.
. ["Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule 2007"](https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/8/season/2007). *[[ESPN]]*.
. ["2007 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/arkansas/2007-schedule.html). *[[Sports Reference]]*.
. ["2007 Football Schedule"](https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/sport/m-footbl/schedule/?season=2007-08). *[[University of Arkansas]]*.
Schad, Joe. (January 15, 2007). "Arkansas' Malzahn headed to Tulsa; Mustain next?".
(January 17, 2007). "David Lee Named Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach". Hogwired.
[http://www.razorbloggers.net/index.php/2007/01/report-malzahn-leaving-arkansas-for-tulsa/ Report: Malzahn Leaving Arkansas For Tulsa. RazorBloggers Network]
[http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2007/01/17/news/011807wzlee.txt The Morning News: News : Lee Hired As Offensive Coordinator At Arkansas]{{dead link. (June 2017)
(February 21, 2007). "Campbell Named Assistant AD and Vaughn Returns to Football Field". Hogwired.
(July 17, 2007). "Health issues force Danny Nutt to resign as Arkansas RBs coach". USA Today.
(July 18, 2007). "Tim Horton in as Arkansas RBs coach". USA Today.
Buchanan, Olin. (April 27, 2007). "The 2007 Contenders: Outland/Lombardi Awards". Rivals.
(June 12, 2007). "Jonathan Luigs Named to Outland Trophy Watch List". Hogwired.
Buchanan, Olin. (April 5, 2007). "Heisman contenders all chasing McFadden". Rivals.
(June 25, 2007). "Trio of Razorbacks Named to Maxwell Award Watch List". Hogwired.
Buchanan, Olin. (March 12, 2007). "The 2007 Contenders: Doak Walker Award". Rivals.
(August 22, 2007). "McFadden Named to Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List". Hogwired.
(August 28, 2007). "McFadden and Jones Named to 2007 Doak Walker Award Watch List". Hogwired.
(September 19, 2007). "Jeremy Davis Named to 2007 Ray Guy Award Watch List". Hogwired.
(July 27, 2007). "2007 SEC Football Media Days Voting Announced". SEC Sports.
(September 15, 2007). "Caddell TD caps wild finish as Bama upsets Arkansas". The Disney Company.
(December 2, 2007). "Razorbacks Accept Cotton Bowl Invitation to Play Missouri". Hogwired.
(December 6, 2007). "Razorback Jonathan Luigs Wins Rimington Trophy". Hogwired.
(December 6, 2007). "Darren McFadden Wins Second-Straight Doak Walker Award". Hogwired.
(December 6, 2007). "Arkansas' McFadden named Walter Camp Player of the Year". CBS Sports.
(December 8, 2007). "Florida QB Tebow is first underclassman to win Heisman". ESPN.
(November 19, 2007). "Darren McFadden One of Three Finalists for Maxwell Award". Hogwired.
(November 13, 2007). "McFadden, Jones Named Doak Walker Award Semifinalists". Hogwired.
(October 11, 2007). "Farod Jackson Named Draddy Trophy Semifinalist". Hogwired.
(December 4, 2007). "2007 All-SEC Football Team Announced". SEC Sports.
(December 6, 2007). "2007 SEC Football All-Freshman Team Announced". SEC Sports.
(November 26, 2007). "Houston Nutt Steps Down as Razorback Football Coach". Hogwired.
(November 28, 2007). "Reggie Herring Press Conference – Bowl Season". Hogwired.
(December 11, 2007). "Bobby Petrino Named Razorback Football Coach". Hogwired.

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