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1 FOOTBALL ARKANSAS STATE Jerry Scott Assistant Athletic Director / Sports Information Dir. jscott@astate.edu (cell) fax Arkansas State Quick Facts Location: Jonesboro, Arkansas Enrollment: 10,869 Nickname: Indians Colors: Scarlet and Black Stadium: Indian (30,406/ProGreen) Conference: Sun Belt Head Coach: Steve Roberts (6th Year) Overall Record: (14 Years) Record at ASU: (6 Years) 2007 Arkansas State Schedule Sep. 1 at No. 4 Texas (TV) L, Sep. 15 SMU (TV) W, Sep. 22 at Tennessee (TV) L, Sep. 27 Memphis W, Oct. 6 at Louisiana-Monroe* L, Oct. 13 Louisiana-Lafayette* W, Oct. 20 at Middle Tennessee* L, 7-24 Oct. 27 Troy* (TV) L, 0-27 Nov. 3 Florida Int l* (TV) W, Nov. 10 at Florida Atlantic* L, Nov. 15 North Texas* (TV) W, Nov. 24 at Southern Mississippi 2 p.m. *Sun Belt Game All Times Central 2007 Southern Miss Schedule Sep. 1 Tennessee-Martin W, Sep. 8 at Tennessee L, Sep. 15 at East Carolina* W, Sep. 27 at Boise State L, Oct. 3 Rice* L, Oct. 13 SMU* W, 28-7 Oct. 21 at Marshall* W, Oct. 28 Central Florida* L, Nov. 3 at UAB* W, 37-7 Nov. 10 Memphis* L, Nov. 17 at UTEP* W, Nov. 24 Arkansas State 2 p.m. *Conference USA Game Radio: Radio/TV Arkansas State Radio Network 95.9 FM The Wolf KWHF (flagship) Matt Stolz (play-by-play) Bill Keedy (analyst) GAME 12 Arkansas State (5-6) at Southern Miss (6-5) November 24, 2007 M.M. Roberts Stadium (33,000) Hattiesburg, Miss. 2:00 p.m. Radio: Arkansas State Radio Network (KWHF 95.9 FM, flagship) ON TAP: Arkansas State completed the Sun Belt Conference portion of its 2007 schedule last week and now faces Southern Miss Saturday in its final regular-season game of the year. Every Arkansas State game can be heard live on 95.9 FM in the Jonesboro area and the live radio broadcast can be accessed through the Arkansas State athletic web site (ASUIndians.com). THE PRINCIPALS: Arkansas State has won two of its last three games entering Saturday s contest at Southern Miss and needs one more victory to become bowl eligible for the third consecutive season. Southern Miss has also won two of its last three games, but is already bowl eligible after picking up its sixth win of the year last Saturday at UTEP. HEAD COACH STEVE ROBERTS: Arkansas State head coach Steve Roberts is in his sixth year at Arkansas State after leading the Indians to the 2005 Sun Belt Conference Championship and its most single-season wins over Division I-A opponents in During his first five seasons as the Indians head coach, he guided ASU to 26 wins for its most over a five-year span at the school since winning 33 from Roberts was named the 2005 Sun Belt Conference Sun., Nov. 18: Mon., Nov. 19: Tue., Nov. 20: Wed., Nov. 21: Thurs., Nov. 22: Fri., Nov. 23: Sat., Nov. 24: ASU GAME WEEK MEDIA SCHEDULE November 18 - November 24 Coach of the Year. Under Roberts, the Indians have had 44 All-Sun Belt Conference selections, a Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year and a SBC Offensive Player of the Year. ROBERTS CLIMBING VICTORIES LADDER: In his first six seasons as the Indians head coach, Steve Roberts already has the fifth most victories among ASU's 26 all-time head coaches with 31 wins. Larry Lacewell ( ) holds the record for victories with 69 and is followed by Bennie Ellender ( ) with 52 wins, Bill Davidson ( ) with 51 and Forrest England ( ) with 49. SCOUTING THE GOLDEN EAGLES: Southern Miss played its final Conference USA game last Saturday, defeating UTEP to bring its league record to 5-3. The Golden Eagles have one non-conference win this season, knocking off Tennessee-Martin in its season opener. With a 6-5 overall record, Souther Miss is already bowl eligible entering Saturday s game against Arkansas State. THE ARKANSAS STATE - SOUTHERN MISS SERIES: Southern Miss leads the all-time series that dates back to the 1960 season 7-2. The Golden Eagles won the last four 5:30 p.m. practice open to the media. Coaches and players available after practice. Sun Belt Conference teleconference call begins at 10:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. practice open to the media. Coaches and players available after practice. 11:00 a.m. Arkansas State press conference with Coach Roberts at ASU Football Facility. 2:30 p.m. practice open to the media. Coaches and players available after practice. Arkansas State notes package released. Also available on ASUIndians.com. Sun Belt Conf. television satellite feed begins at 2:30 p.m. 10:00 a.m. practice open to the media. Coaches and players available after practice. 10:00 a.m. practice open to the media. Coaches and players availabale after practice (last opportunity for players). Travel Day. No player availability. Game day. Coaches and players available after game Arkansas State Football 1 ASUIndians.com

2 2007 Sun Belt Conf. Standings Team Conference Overall Troy Florida Atlantic Middle Tennessee UL Monroe Arkansas State UL Lafayette North Texas Florida Int l Preseason All-Sun Belt Conf. OFFENSE QB: Omar Haugabook (Troy) RB: Tyrell Fenroy (ULL) RB: Calvin Dawson (ULM) WR: LaGregory Sapp (ULM) WR: Gary Banks (Troy) TE: Zeek Zacharie (ULM OL: Matt Mandich (ASU) OL: Jesse Newman (ULL) OL: Kyle Cunningham (ULM) OL: Adam Hill (ULM) OL: Franklin Dunbar (MT) DEFENSE DL: Josh Pinnick (FAU) DL: Tavares Jones (MT) DL: Erik Walden (MT) DL: Jeremiah Chapman (NT) LB: Koby McKinnon (ASU) LB: Cergile Sincere (FAU) LB: Maurice Holman (NT) DB: Tyrell Johnson (ASU,) DB: Damon Nickson (MT) DB: Aaron Weathers (NT) DB: Leodis McKelvin (Troy) SPECIAL TEAMS P: Spencer Truman (NT) PK: Drew Edmiston (ULL) RS: Damon Nickson (MT) OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR QB: Troy Haugabook (Troy) DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR S: Tyrell Johnson (ASU) 2007 Preseason Sun Belt Poll School, points (first place votes) 1. Troy, 59 (5) 2. Middle Tennessee, Arkansas State, 43 (1) T4. Louisiana-Lafayette, 37 T4. Louisiana-Monroe, 37 (1) 6. Florida Atlantic, 36 (1) 7. North Texas, Florida International, 10 meetings, including a victory in the 2005 New Orleans Bowl that was the first meeting between the two schools in 25 years. The last ASU victory in the series came in Hattiesburg to close out the 1977 season. ASU vs. CONFERENCE USA: While Arkansas State holds a record all-time against current members of Conference USA, it has won its last three games against opponents from the league. Against current C-USA members, the Indians are against Memphis, 1-1 against SMU, and 2-7 against Southern Miss. The other C-USA teams the Tribe has faced are Central Florida (0-1), East Carolina (0-2), Alabama-Birmingham (0-2), and Tulsa (2-2). LAST TIME OUT: JONESBORO (11/15/07) Arkansas State quarterback Corey Leonard completed a 27-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Brandon Thompkins with two seconds remaining, giving the Indians a victory over the Mean Green of North Texas last Thursday at Indian Stadium. The Indians overcame a 10-point deficit in the final 7:08 to claim the Sun Belt Conference win, getting 305 passing yards and two touchdowns from Leonard on the night. With the game-winner to Thompkins, Leonard completed his 16th scoring pass of the year to set a new Arkansas State record for touchdowns in a single season. ROBERTS AND INDIAN STADIUM: Arkansas State head coach Steve Roberts has led the Indians to a 22-7 record at Indian Stadium over the last six years for a.759 winning percentage. Not only that, the Indians are 13-2 at Indian Stadium over the last three seasons. ROBERTS IN CLOSE GAMES: Sixth-year skipper Steve Roberts has seen numerous close games during his tenure with the Indians, holding an 18-8 record in games decided by eight points or less (37 percent of all his games). Roberts' teams have been especially successful recently in games decided by just one score, holding a 16-5 record in its last 21 games that ended under those circumstances. Following is his record in close games: Margin Roberts record 1 point points points points points points points points INDIAN FAMILY SALUTE: The ASU Athletics Department held a special salute to its long-time mascot, the Indian Family, at halftime of the football team s 2007 home finale Nov. 15 against North Texas. The salute paid tribute to an integral part of ASU s proud history as the Indian Family made its final appearance at Indian Stadium as the University s official mascot. ASU will proudly continue to use its Indians nickname and Indian Family mascot throughout the remainder of the athletic seasons, but will hold an official retirement of the nickname and mascot this spring at one of its basketball games. ASU is currently in the process of changing its nickname and mascot in order to be compliant with the NCAA s policy on the use of Native American nicknames and imagery. DOWN BUT NOT OUT: ASU defeated North Texas last game to win its third game of the season when trailing at the half. In fact, it was the second time this year that ASU trailed by 21 or more points in a game and came back to win. The Indians trailed Memphis by 25 points at halftime before coming back to win that game as well. DOUBLE-DIGIT COMEBACKS: Arkansas State rallied from 21 points down to defeat North Texas last week, giving ASU its seventh victory under head coach Steve Roberts when trailing by double-digits. Following is a year-by-year list of ASU s dou- HEAD-to-HEAD Arkansas State Southern Miss Record Points Points Avg First Downs First Downs Avg Rushing Att. Avg Rushing Avg Yards Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns Pass Att. Avg Passing Avg Yards Per Pass Passing Touchdowns Total Off. Avg Avg. Yards Per Play Kick return avg Punt return avg Interceptions-Yards Fumbles Recovered Penalties-Yards Avg. Per Punt : TOP/game :02 36% rd-Down Pct % 45% th-Down Pct % Sacks-Yds Arkansas State Football 2 ASUIndians.com

3 SPORTS INFORMATION Arkansas State University P.O. Box 1000 State University, AR Office: Fax: Press Box: Website: ASUIndians.com Jerry Scott, Asst. A.D./Sports Info. Dir / jscott@astate.edu Van Provence, Assistant Dir /vprovence@astate.edu Gina Bowman, Assistant Dir /gbowman@astate.edu Stephanie Fischer, Graduate Assistant /stephanie.fischer@smail.astate.edu MEDIA INFORMATION Post-Game Interviews The Arkansas State locker room is closed to all members of the media. Head coach Steve Roberts and requested assistant coaches and players will be available for interviews in the designated area following a brief cooling off period. Weekly Media Conference Media representatives are encouraged to visit with head coach Steve Roberts during his weekly press conference, held Wednesday s at 11 a.m. at the ASU Football Facility. Quotes from the press conference will be available at ASUIndians.com as well. Practice Coverage Arkansas State football practice is open to the media. TV crews wishing to shoot practice must notify the sports information office in advance. Players and coaches are available for interviews following each practice, on a prearranged basis through the sports information office. Weekly Releases All Arkansas State weekly football releases can be obtained as a PDF document on the athletics website at ASUIndians.com. To be added to the broadcast list for all football releases or if you would like releases faxed to you, contact Jerry Scott in the sports information office. Steve Roberts Interviews The best time to catch head coach Steve Roberts in his office, Monday through Thursday, is between 10 a.m. and 12 noon. Please contact Jerry Scott to make arrangements for all interviews with Coach Roberts. Player Interviews All interviews with Arkansas State players must be arranged through the Sports Information Office. Please contact Jerry Scott. Sun Belt Teleconference The Sun Belt Conference will conduct a weekly teleconference with each of the eight head coaches each Monday throughout the season. ARKANSAS STATE RADIO NETWORK The Arkansas State Radio Network will broadcast every ASU football game during the 2007 season, originating from flagship station 95.9 FM The Wolf (KWHF) in Jonesboro. Flagship FM (KWHF), The Wolf Little Rock KAFB, 88.3 FM Clinton KHPQ, 92.1 FM Fordyce KQEW, FM Hardy KOOU, FM Mountain Home KTLO, 1240 AM Stuttgart KWAK, FM Walnut Ridge/Pocahontas.... KRLW, 1320 AM KRLW, FM Wynne KWYN, 1400 AM INSIDE ASU FOOTBALL WITH STEVE ROBERTS The Steve Roberts Radio Show, presented by Focus Bank, can be heard live on The Wolf (95.9 FM), running from 6:00-7:00 p.m. The show can also be accessed through the StateZone on Arkansas State s official athletic web site (ASUIndians.com). The show will broadcast live each Monday through Nov. 12 from Brickhouse Grill in downtown Jonesboro, where fans can ask questions for ASU s head football coach. Arkansas State Radio Network broadcaster Matt Stolz will host the show. TRIBE TALK WITH STEVE ROBERTS Tribe Talk, featuring Arkansas State head football coach Steve Roberts, airs on Jonesboro s Suddenlink Media Tuesday s at 7:30 p.m. and Wednesday s at 8:00 p.m. The 30- minute program airs on Channel 22 and will be carried throughout Jonesboro, Bay, Walnut Ridge, Hoxie and Pocahontas, as well as the ASU campus. The show can also be viewed on the Suddenlink system in Paragould on ch. 6 Tuesday s at 7:00 p.m. Tribe Talk is also available on demand to premium subscribers in the StateZone section of ASUIndians.com. ASU TV on Suddenlink ch. 18 will replay ASU s game every week at 7:00 p.m. and will be followed by Tribe Talk at 10:00 p.m. ble-digit comeback victories under Roberts: Year Opponent Trailed by Final 2002 ULM ULM NMSU ULL UNT Memphis UNT SENIOR RECOGNITION: ASU will have 17 seniors take the field Saturday for their final regular-season game as members of the Indians football team. ASU s 2007 seniors are: DB(4): Darren Toney, Tyrell Johnson, Montis Harrison, Khayyam Burns RB (1): Chris Easley WR (3): Chris Miller, Levi Dejohnette, Joe Smith LB (1): Koby McKinnon OL (4): Matt Reibe, Heath Lockley, Vincent Thrower, Kyle Koets DL (4): Prince Hickman, Curtis Bonds, Brandon Rollins, Rob Ramage BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK: ASU must win its final regular-season game to finish with a.500 record for the third consecutive year. If ASU wins its last game, it will have posted six wins in three consecutive seasons for the first time since ASU won six games three times in head coach Steve Roberts first five years. LEONARD O BRIEN AWARD SEMIFINALIST: Sophomore Corey Leonard was one of 15 players nationwide to be named a semifinalist for the Davey O Brien National Quarterback Award. In addition, Leonard was one of just four players named to the list that is not a junior or senior. Leonard is ranked 37th in the nation in total offense and has been named the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week three times this season. TOUCHDOWN STRIKE: Corey Leonard threw two touchdown passes last game against North Texas to give him a school-record 16 touchdown passes for the season. The previous record was 15, held by Cleo Lemon and Jeremie Watkins. QUICK CLIMB: Corey Leonard is making a quick climb up the all-time passing records at Arkansas State. Leonard is already ranked seventh all-time for career completions (282), eighth for passing yards (3,434) and tied for fourth in passing touchdowns (24). With 2,117 passing yards over his first 10 games played, Leonard has already passed his total for all of last season (1,321) by almost 1,000 yards. DUAL THREAT: Corey Leonard is ranked 37th in the nation in total offense with yards per game and has broke the school record for single-season total offense with 2,581 yards. He posted a career-high 359 yards of total offense against Louisiana Arkansas State Football 3 ASUIndians.com

4 Arkansas State Team Record Overall Indian Stadium Since Div. I-A (1992) Under Steve Roberts (6 years): Overall Home * Away *Includes 2-1 record at War Memorial Stadium and 0-1 record at Arrowhead Stadium when ASU was considered the home team. Team Streaks Wins Indian Stadium Wins Away Wins Sun Belt Wins Losses Home Losses Away Losses Non-Sun Belt Losses Wins When: allowing 10 points or less allowing 17 points or less scoring 20 points or more scoring 30 points or more rushing for 200+ yards passing for 300+ yards yards of total offense leading at the half tied at the half trailing at the half scoring first ASU Record When: at home on the road leading at the half tied at the half trailing at the half leading after 3 quarters overtime Scores 17+ points the opponents scores 17+ points more offensive yards fewer offensive yards more penalty yards same penalty yards fewer penalty yards gains 300+ offensive yards allows 200- offensive yards rushes for 150+ yards rushes for 200+ yards passes for 200+ yards Wins turnovers Ties turnovers Loses turnovers More total yardage Less total yardage Wins time of possession Loses time of possession Lafayette and has recorded more total yards of offense in six of his first 10 games played than he had in a game for all of last season. Leonard combined to throw and rush for 359 yards against North Texas, 329 yards against Memphis, 318 yards against SMU and 296 yards against both Texas and Louisiana-Monroe. FLAGG NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT: Junior defensive Brian Flagg has been named a First Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VI selection for the second time of his career. Flagg, also an Academic All-District VI pick as a sophomore in 2005, missed the entire 2006 season with an injury before coming back to start every game this season for the Indians. He has posted 38 tackles, including 5.5 for loss, and 1.5 sacks this season while holding down a 3.84 GPA in Engineering. TWICE AS NICE: While senior safety Tyrell Johnson broke the Sun Belt Conference record for career tackles, his teammate and fellow safety Khayyam Burns also broke the old record of 300 tackles three games ago against Florida International. Burns tied or topped his career high for tackles each of the last two games with 11 against both FIU and FAU and 13 against North Texas, giving him 326 for his career. SPECIAL TEAMS SUCCESS: Arkansas State has consistently performed well this season on special teams, actually ranking among the top three teams in the Sun Belt Conference for kickoff returns (1st), punt return average (3rd), punting (3rd), PAT kicking (T-1st) and kickoff coverage (3rd). In fact, ASU is the only team in the league ranked among the top three teams in all the above categories. The Indians have not allowed a kick return for a touchdown since 1998 and FIU s punt return for a touchdown two games ago was the first allowed by ASU since the 2003 campaign. DEFENSE SHINING: The Indians are backing up their defensive performance from last season when they ranked second in the Sun Belt Conference in total defense, ranking first in the league this season. However, while ASU finished last season ranked 34th in the nation in total defense, it is currently ranked 51st this year. PICK IT OFF: ASU recorded another interception last game and has now intercepted at least one pass in each of the last five games after going three straight games without an interception. ASU s seven interceptions over its last five games is more than it had for its first six games combined (5). ASU, which has 12 interceptions on the season, ranked ninth in the nation last season with 19 picks. MULTIPLE WEAPONS: ASU completed at least one pass to a season-high nine receivers two of the last three games and has now completed a pass to at least eight different players in five games this season. ASU has completed a pass to at least seven players in eight of its 11 games. DEJOHNETTE POSTING CAREER-BEST NUM- BERS: Senior wide receiver Levi Dejohnette has more receptions (59) and yards (674) than he posted his freshman, sophomore or junior seasons. His 59 receptions are 16 more than his previous best of 43, set his junior season, and he has 120 more yards than his previous career-best total set during his junior year (2005) as well. Dejohnette was an All-Sun Belt Conference selection in THOMPKINS BREAKS ASU KICK RETURN RECORD: Sophomore Brandon Thompkins has 45 kick returns for 1,005 yards this year to break the single-season record at ASU. Thompkins replaces Robert Kilow, who picked up 724 yards during the 2000 season, as the single-season leader in the stat. Thompkins 927 kickoff return yards are also the most in Sun Belt Conference history for a single season. FINISHING IN THE RED ZONE: ASU has reversed its fortune in the red zone in a big way since its season opener. Since posting just two scores in six red zone trips against Texas in its season opener, the Indians have scored on 33 of its 40 trips in the red zone over the last 10 games for an.825 scoring percentage. PICKING UP THE PACE: While junior linebacker Ben Owens did not record more than eight tackles in any of ASU s first four games, he has posted double-figure tackles in four of the last seven. Owens posted a career-high 13 tackles last game and is ranked fifth in the SBC in tackles. TEAM DEFENSE: Arkansas State has four players ranked among the top 10 in the Sun Belt Conference for tackles, including linebacker Koby McKinnon at No. 3. Joining McKinnon as ASU players ranked in the top 10 in the SBC for tackles are linebacker Ben Owens (5th) and safeties Tyrell Johnson (9th)and Khayyam Burns (4th). ARAUCO TOPS PERSONAL BEST: Josh Aruaco now has 14 field goals on the season to top his total for all of last season. His 14 field goals ties the third most in school history for a single season and leaves him ranked tied for 48th in the nation in field goals made (1.3 per game). His 26 career field goals leaves him one shy of tying the sixth most in school history for a career. AUTOMATIC ARAUCO: Sophomore kicker Josh Arauco has made 33-of-33 extra point attempts this season and has made 37 in a row dating back to last season, which ranks as the third longest streak in ASU history. Arauco had a streak of eight consecutive field goals made earlier this season that ranked as the second longest in school history and tied the school record last year 2007 Arkansas State Football 4 ASUIndians.com

5 ASU INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS WATCH LIST RECEPTIONS 1. Robert Kilow Lennie Johnson Levi Dejohnette Cur. RECEIVING YARDS 1. Lennie Johnson 2, Robert Kilow 2, Levi Dejohnette 1, Cur. COMPLETIONS 1. Cleo Lemon Elliot Jacobs Roy Johnson Corey Leonard Cur. PASSING YARDS 1. Cleo Lemon 7, Nick Noce 4, Elliot Jacobs 3, Dwane Brown 3, Corey Leonard 3, Cur. PASSING TOUCHDOWNS 1. Cleo Lemon James Hamilton Nick Noce T4. Corey Leonard Cur. J. Covington TOTAL OFFENSE - MOST NET YARDS 1. Cleo Lemon 7, Nick Noce 4, Elliot Jacobs 4, J. Covington 4, Corey Leonard 4, Cur. KICKOFF RETURNS 1. J. Hickenbotham B. Thompkins Cur. 3. Darren Toney Cur. KICKOFF RETURN YARDS 1. J. Hickenbotham 1, T2. B. Thompkins 1, Cur. Darren Toney 1, Cur. RUSHING YARDS 1. Richie Woit 3, Roy Johnson 2, Reggie Arnold 2, Cur. MOST 100-YD RUSHING GAMES 1. Calvin Harrell Lamont Zachery Corey Walker Reggie Arnold Cur. ASU INDIVIDUAL SEASON RECORDS WATCH LIST TOTAL OFFENSE - MOST NET YARDS 1. Corey Leonard 2, Roy Johnson 2, Cleo Lemon 2, MOST 100 YARD RUSHING GAMES 1. Antonio Warren T9. 5 players 4 13 times Reggie Arnold COMPLETIONS 1. J. Covington Cleo Lemon T3. Corey Leonard Cleo Lemon PASSING YARDS 1. Cleo Lemon 2, J. Covington 2, Corey Leonard 2, TOUCHDOWN PASSES 1. Corey Leonard T2. Cleo Lemon Jeremie Watkins RECEPTIONS 1. Robert Kilow Levi Dejohnette Robert Kilow KICKOFF RETURN YARDS 1. B. Thompkins 1, Robert Kilow MOST FIELD GOALS MADE 1. Scott Roper Doug Dobbs T3. Josh Arauco Jeff Caldwell SBC INDIV. RECORDS WATCH LIST CAREER TACKLES 1. T. Johnson, ASU Cur. 2. K. Burns, ASU Cur. CAREER INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS 1. T. Johnson, ASU Cur. 2. K. McKinnon, ASU Cur. SEASON KICK RETURN YARDS 1. B. Thompkins 1, Charles Estes, ULM with 10 in a row. OFFENSIVE OUTBURST: Arkansas State posted a school-record 681 yards of total offense against Louisiana-Lafayette on Oct. 13, recording 406 rushing yards and 275 passing yards. The game is one of two this season in which the Indians have posted over 500 yards of offense (516 vs. SMU). AMONG THE BEST IN THE BELT: Arkansas State was ranked among the top three teams in the Sun Belt Conference in 13 statistical categories and in the top half of the league in 17 categories. MOVING THE CHAINS: ASU racked up a season-high 33 first downs against Louisiana- Lafayette on Oct. 13, a total good enough to rank as the second most in school history for a single game. ASU also posted the fifth most first downs in school history twice this year with 29 vs. both SMU and North Texas. NEW LEAGUE LEADER: Preseason Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year Tyrell Johnson recorded seven tackles against Memphis on Sep. 27 to give him 302 for his career and break the Sun Belt Conference record, previously held by ASU s Steven Tookes. Tookes, who played for the Indians from , finished his career with 300 tackles. Johnson now has 354 career tackles to his credit. BREAK IT UP: Senior safety Tyrell Johnson has recorded a career-high four interceptions and four pass break-ups this season. He now has 12 career interceptions and 15 breakups for his career. Eleven games into the 2007 season, Johnson needs just one more pass break-up to tie his career best of five for an entire season (2004). THOMPKINS OVER 1,000: Brandon Thompkins has returned 45 kickoffs for 1,005 yards this season, the most in ASU history, to give him 1,528 yards for his career and move him into second place all-time for career yards in the stat. GAINING GROUND: With 973 rushing yards this season, sophomore running back Reggie Arnold now has 2,049 career rushing yards to leave him just 133 yards shy of joining the top 10 career rushing leaders in ASU history. Arnold has rushed for at least Arkansas State Football 5 ASUIndians.com

6 PRESEASON AWARDS AND NATIONAL WATCH LISTS Josh Arauco (So., K): Phil Steele s Third Team All-Sun Belt Conference. Reggie Arnold (So., RB): Doak Walker Award Watch List, Athlon s Second Team All- Sun Belt Conference, Phil Steele s Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference, Lindy s Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference. Khayyam Burns (Sr., S): Scout All-Sun Belt Conference, Phil Steele s Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference, Lindy s First Team All-Sun Belt Conference. Levi Dejohnette (Sr., WR): Athlon s Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference, Phil Steele s Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference. Brian Flagg (Jr., DE): Phil Steele s Fourth Team All-Sun Belt Conference. Montis Harrison (Sr., CB): Phil Steele s Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference. Corey Leonard (So., QB): Davey O Brien Watch List, Athlon s Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference, Phil Steele s Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference, Lindy s Strongest Arm in the Sun Belt Conference. David Johnson (Jr., TE): Phil Steele s Fourth Team All-Sun Belt Conference. Tyrell Johnson (Sr., S): Bronko Nagurski Watch List, Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year, All-Sun Belt Conference, Lindy s First Team All-Sun Belt Conference, Lindy s Top-10 NFL Talent in the Sun Belt Conference, Phil Steele s No. 15 ranked strong safety in the nation, Phil Steele s First Team All-Sun Belt Conference, Sporting News No. 7 ranked strong safety in the nation, Sporting News First Team All-Sun Belt Conference, Sporting News Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year, Athlon Sports First Team All-Sun Belt Conference, NationalChamps.net All-America, Blue Ribbon College Yearbook First Team All- Sun Belt Conference, Street & Smith First Team All-Sun Belt Conference, CBSSportsline.com All-Sun Belt Conference, Scout All-Sun Belt Conference, Scout Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year, Scout top-five NFL prospect in the Sun Belt Conference. Matt Mandich (Jr., OL): All-Sun Belt Conference, Athlon s First Team All-Sun Belt Conference, CBSSportsline.com All-Sun Belt Conference, Street & Smtih s All-Sun Belt Conference, Scout All-Sun Belt Conference, Phil Steele s Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference, Lindy s First Team All-Sun Belt Conference. Koby McKinnon (Sr., LB): Butkus Award Watch List, All-Sun Belt Conference, Athlon s First Team All-Sun Belt Conference, All-Sun Belt Conference, Sporting News All-Sun Belt Conference, Street & Smith s All-Sun Belt Conference, Scout All-Sun Belt Conference, Phil Steele s First Team All-Sun Belt Conference, Lindy s First Team All- Sun Belt Conference. Ben Owens (Jr., LB): Phil Steele s Fourth Team All-Sun Belt Conference. Matt Reibe (Sr., OL): Athlon s Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference, Phil Steele s Third Team All-Sun Belt Conference. Brett Shrable (Jr., P): Athlon s Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference, Phil Steele s Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference. Brandon Thompkins (So., KR): Phil Steele s Fourth Team All-Sun Belt Conference. yards in four games this season and has reached the mark nine times for his career for the seventh most in school history. RUSHING REGGIE: Reggie Arnold rushed for a career-high 225 yards against Louisiana- Lafayette this season, a total good enough to rank as the third most in ASU history for a single game and the most ever by an ASU player at Indian Stadium. LEONARD BREAKS RECORD: Corey Leonard broke the school record for touchdown passes in a single game with five against Louisiana-Lafayette. Eleven games into the season, Leonard has a school-record 16 touchdown passes. 400TH VICTORY: With its victory over Louisiana-Lafayette this year, ASU became the fifth Sun Belt Conference school with 400 all-time wins. ASU is in its 93rd season of football and holds an all-time record of since its inaugural 1911 season. The Indians have played in seven bowl games, including the 2005 New Orleans Bowl. REIBE NAMED DRADDY TROPHY SEMIFINAL- IST: The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) has announced the 67 Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) semifinalists, including ASU senior offensive lineman Matt Reibe (El Dorado, Ark.), for the 2007 Draddy Trophy. One of college football s most sought after and competitive awards, the Draddy Trophy recognizes an individual as the absolute best in the country for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary community leadership. Each semifinalist on the list must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability as a first team player, and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship. CALL IT A COMEBACK: ASU posted its biggest comeback victory in school history Sept. 27 against Memphis, erasing a 31-6 halftime deficit by scoring 29 unanswered second-half points to claim the win. ASU s next closest rallies came from 21 points down (vs. Lamar, 1989, and Southern Illinois, 1992). FAN SUPPORT: The crowd of 27,774 on hand for the Memphis game (Sept. 27) was the third largest in Indian Stadium history. Seven of the top 14 crowds in Indian Stadium history have been played since 2002, head coach Steve Roberts first year at ASU. ASU PLAYS IN FRONT OF RECORD CROWD: The crowd of 102,368 in attendance at Neyland Stadium for the Tennessee-ASU game Sept. 22 was the largest to ever watch an Indians football game. The previous largest crowd was 91,611 when the Indians played at Louisiana State in Arkansas State Football 6 ASUIndians.com

7 ASU IN SUN BELT RANKINGS Stat ASU Rank Leader Total Defense ypg 1 ASU KO Returns 22.2 ypr 1 ASU Rush Def ypg 2 ULM Pass Defense ypg 2 Troy Opp. 3rd Down 37.7 pct. 2 Troy Red Zone Def pct. 2 ULM First Downs 224 total 2 ULM Punting 34.2 net/pp 3 MT Punt Return 13.0 ypr 3 Troy Scoring Def ppg 3 Troy KO Coverage 40.6 net/pk 3 MT Opp. 1st Downs 216 total 3 Troy 4th-D Conv pct. T3 MT Rush Offense ypg 4 ULL Red Zone Off pct. 4 FAU Scoring Off ppg 4 Troy Pass Offense ypg 4 NT Field Goals 64 pct. 5 Troy Pass Def. Effic Troy Time of poss. 30:06 5 ULM TO Margin FAU Pass Efficiency MT Total Offense ypg 6 Troy Penalties 61.3 ypg 6 FIU 3rd Down Conv pct. 6 ULM Opp. 4th Down 57.9 pct. 7 Troy Sacks by 10 total 7 MT Sacks Against 37 total 8 FAU Opp. Penalties 50.2 ypg 8 MT ASU INDIVIDUALS IN SBC RANKINGS Stat ASU Player Avg. Rank PAT Kick Pct. Josh Arauco pct. T1 Field Goals Josh Arauco 1.3 pg 2 All Purpose B. Thompkins ypg 2 Punt Returns Kevin Jones 11.4 ypr 2 Kick Return B. Thompkins 22.3 ypr 2 Punting Brett Shrable 41.9 ypp 2 Scoring (kick) Josh Arauco 6.8 ppg 3 Tackles Koby McKinnon 8.5 tpg 3 Rushing Reggie Arnold 88.5 ypg 4 Total Offense Corey Leonard ypg 4 Pass Yards Corey Leonard ypg 4 Receptions Levi Dejohnette 5.4 rpg 4 Tackles Khayyam Burns 8.4 tpg 4 Rec. Yards Levi Dejohnette 61.2 ypg 4 Interceptions Tyrell Johnson 0.5 ipg T4 FG Pct. Josh Arauco 66.7 pct. 5 Scoring Josh Arauco 6.8 ppg 5 Scoring TD s Reggie Arnold 5.5 ppg 5 Tackles Ben Owens 8.2 tpg 5 Pass Effic. Corey Leonard Passes Def. Tyrell Johnson 0.90 T7 Scoring Reggie Arnold 5.5 ppg 8 Receptions B. Thompkins 3.5 rpg 8 Tackles Tyrell Johnson 7.7 tpg 9 Rec. Yards B. Thompkins 42.4 ypg 9 ASU IN NCAA RANKINGS Stat ASU Rank Punt Returns 13.1 avg. 21 Pass Defense avg. 26 Rushing Offense avg. 38 Kickoff Returns 22.3 avg. 45 ASU INDIVIDUALS IN NCAA RANKINGS Stat ASU Player Avg. Rank Punt Returns Kevin Jones 11.4 ypr 23 Interceptions Tyrell Johnson 0.50 ipg T20 Total Offense Corey Leonard ypg 37 All Purpose B. Thompkins ypg 36 Rushing Reggie Arnold 88.5 ypg 47 Field Goals Josh Arauco 1.3 pg T48 Punting Brett Shrable 41.9 avg. 38 HOME OPENERS: ASU improved to 5-1 in home openers played at Indian Stadium under sixth-year head coach Steve Roberts with its victory over SMU on Sept. 15. The Indians are now all-time in home openers at Indian Stadium, which opened in SBC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: The Indians have had four players named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week at least once this season. Most recently, Corey Leonard was named the offensive player of the week for the third time this season on Oct. 14. ASU has now had a player named the league s offensive, defensive or special teams player of the week a combined six times. Tyrell Johnson (Sr., S) was named the defensive player of the week Sept. 3, while Brandon Thompkins (So., WR/KR) and Kevin Jones (Jr., WR/PR) were both named the special teams player of the week earlier this year. STRINGING IT TOGETHER: ASU has had two scoring drives that went at least 93 yards, including a 97-yard drive against SMU, and 10 that covered at least three quarters of the football field. ASU had seven drives that covered at least 75 yards, including a long of 84 yards, for all of last season. FIVE-YEAR IMPROVEMENT: During sixth-year head coach Steve Roberts first five seasons at Arkansas State the football program saw its win total increase by almost 100 percent over the previous five years. ASU posted 26 wins over Roberts first five years, 11 more than it recorded the five years prior to Roberts. In fact, ASU's 26 wins over those five years are the most for a five-year span since it collected 33 victories from A GOOD HOMECOMING: Arkansas State won its fifth consecutive homecoming game with its victory over Louisiana- Lafayette, bringing its record to alltime in homecoming games. TEAM CAPTAINS: ASU s senior class will alternate throughout the year as team captains. The team will vote on permanent captains at the end of the year. SBC PRESEASON AWARDS: The 2007 preseason accolades continued to pile up for Arkansas State football players Tyrell Johnson (Sr., S), Matt Mandich (Jr., OL) and Koby McKinnon (Sr., LB) as all three were named to the Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Team and Johnson was tabbed the league s Preseason Defensive Player of the Year, announced at the conference s annual media days. ASU PREDICTED TO FINISH THIRD IN 2007 SBC RACE: The Arkansas State football team was picked to finish third in the 2007 Sun Belt Conference race according to the league s preseason poll of its eight head coaches, announced by the conference office. ASU received one first-place vote and 43 points, finishing just one point behind second-place Middle Tennessee in the voting. Defending New Orleans Bowl champion Troy received five of the eight first place votes and 59 points to finish first in the poll. TV TIME: ASU s six regular-season televised games for 2007 are the most in school history, just ahead of the 2005 season when the Indians were on television four times during the regular season. 17 AND UNDER: Arkansas State holds a 14-2 record under head coach Steve Roberts when holding its opponents to 17 points or less. However, ASU is over the last five seasons when allowing 17 or more points. The Indians have won their last 11 consecutive games when holding their opponent to 17 or fewer points and has won 26 straight games when holding their opponents to 10 or fewer points. ASU ADDS DEEP SNAPPER ADAM GASTON: Included among the 105 players reporting for ASU s fall camp was one additional scholarship player in deep snapper Adam Gaston. The 5-9, 215-pound Gaston was a three-year varsity letterman for the Oak Grove High School (Hattiesburg, Miss.) football team, where he earned first team alldistrict honors as a senior. He helped lead Oak Grove to a 34-7 record in three years. He was ranked among the top 10 high school long snappers in the nation according to several websites, including prokicker.com s No. 1 spot for its Ray Guy/ProKicker.com National Camp rankings. He was also ranked among the top 12 underclassmen deep snappers in the nation at the 4th annual National Kicking Competition hosted by Chris Sailer Kicking in Las Vegas in January of Gaston was a member of the Oak Grove High School swimming team. ASU FOOTBALL RADIO BROADCASTS TO BE 2007 Arkansas State Football 7 ASUIndians.com

8 ASU ASSISTANT COACHES Doug Ruse.....OC/QB (NW Missouri 86) Kevin Corless.Co-DC/LB (NW Missouri 85) Jack Curtis Co-DC/S (Evangel 83) Tate Behne.....TE (NE Oklahoma St. 97) Tony GilbertCB/Recr. Coor. (SW Mo. St. 89) David Gunn RB (Arkansas 87) Darren Hiller......OL (West Texas St. 94) Kevin Peoples....DL (Carroll College 93) Mike McCarty WR (Oregon 83) SUPPORT STAFF John Arce strength & conditioning Ron Carroll athletic trainer Ryan Dickson......equipment supervisor CARRIED BY KABF 88.3 FM IN LITTLE ROCK: Arkansas State football fans in and around Central Arkansas will have no problems following the Tribe this season, as ASU Athletics and East Arkansas Broadcasters have announced that all ASU Football games this year will be carried on KABF 88.3 FM in Little Rock. KABF is operated by the Arkansas Broadcasting Foundation and has a 100,000-watt signal. The station s signal reaches more than 70 miles on any side of the Capitol City, reaching Brinkley to the east, Fordyce to the south, Clarksville to the west and the Twin Lakes area to the north. ARNOLD ON DOAK WALKER AWARD WATCH LIST: Reggie Arnold has been listed among the 51 candidates for the 2007 Doak Walker Award, presented annually to the nation s top college running back. Arnold was named All-Sun Belt Conference, Sporting News Third Team Freshman All- America and Football Writers Association of America Scripps Freshman All-America after rushing for 1,076 yards and four touchdowns in The 2006 Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year was twice named the league s Offensive Player of the Week and finished last year ranked third in the nation among all freshmen for rushing yards. Arnold has also been named Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference by 2007 football publications such as Athlon s, Phil Steele s and Lindy s. McKINNON ON BUTKUS AWARD WATCH LIST: Koby McKinnon (Junction City, Ark.) has been named to the 2007 Butkus Award Watch List, announced Tuesday morning by the Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando, Inc. (DACO). McKinnon, a 2007 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference selection, is one of 66 candidates for this year s award that also includes three players from the Sun Belt Conference. McKinnon has been named Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference by several football publications, including Athlon s, Sporting News, Phil Steele s, Lindy s and Street & Smith s magazines. JOHNSON ON BRONKO NAGURSKI WATCH LIST: Safety Tyrell Johnson (Sr. Rison, Ark.) is one of just 49 players from across the nation to appear on the watch list for the 2007 Bronko Nagurski Trophy. The award is given annually to the best defensive player in college football by the Charlotte Touchdown Club. Johnson was the only Sun Belt Conference player to appear on the watch list, which is compiled by the FWAA All-America committee, with input from schools and conferences from across the country. O NEAL DRAFTED & MAKES ROSTER: Former Arkansas State standout fullback Oren O Neal (Stuttgart, Ark.) was selected by the Oakland Raiders with the first pick in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft on April 29, and has made the Raiders roster for the 2007 season. The Raiders made O Neal the 175th overall pick and the third fullback taken in the draft. O Neal became the 40th ASU player to ever be selected in the NFL draft and the first since Corey Williams was taken in the sixth round of the 2004 draft by the Green Bay Packers. Over 90 all-time Arkansas State players have signed pro contracts with a NFL franchise. TEAM ACADEMIC AWARD: The Arkansas State football team has won the Sun Belt Conference Team Academic Award three of the past four years, including AFCA AWARD: Prior to the start of the 2007 season, the American Football Coaches Association announced that the Arkansas State University football team was one of just 34 Division I-A football programs that graduated 70 percent or more of its student-athletes from their freshman classes of THE WOLF NEW FLAGSHIP FOR ASU RADIO: The Arkansas State University Athletic Department, along with East Arkansas Broadcasters, announced July 6, 2007, that radio station KWHF 95.9 FM The Wolf will become the flagship station for ASU football for the 2007 season. ROBERTS PARTICIPATES IN YOUTH FOOTBALL CLINIC: Arkansas State Head Football Coach Steve Roberts joined the head football coaches from all the Sun Belt Conference schools on July 22 in hosting a free youth football clinic as part of a recent $750,000 contribution by NCAA Football to Youth Football Initiatives in the city of New Orleans. The Sun Belt and Conference USA are working with NCAA Football and the New Orleans Recreation Department to provide two clinics. Roberts and fellow Sun Belt coaches participated July 22 at the Wilson Athletic Center at Tulane University, while Conference USA coaches will host July 30. A TIME TO BOND: When Head Coach Steve Roberts came to ASU, he brought a tradition with him which caught on in a hurry with the players. The night before each game, team members and coaches get together for milk and cookies. During this time, each player sits by and visits with at least three other players he has not visited with throughout the week in order to learn more about his teammates Arkansas State Football 8 ASUIndians.com

9 HEAD COACH STEVE ROBERTS Just two years removed from leading Arkansas State to the 2005 Sun Belt Conference championship and New Orleans Bowl, head coach Steve Roberts continues to make ASU a dominant force in the Sun Belt Conference and has ASU on track for continued success in the upcoming years. When the 2005 Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year took over the program in December 2001, he impressed everyone with his wide-eyed enthusiasm and limitless energy. And, most of all, they believed that Roberts would bring success to the Indian football program. Roberts has been the driving force behind ASU s recent success, leading the football program to its most victories over a five-year span since Roberts came to Arkansas State University and brought with him a fresh enthusiasm, energy, and an I Will philosophy that has been adopted by everyone associated with the program. Under Roberts direction, ASU continues to add to the achievements that began upon his arrival. The 2006 ASU team backed up its 2005 Sun Belt championship with wins over teams such as Army, Memphis and New Orleans Bowl champion Troy. The team posted six wins for the second consecutive year, marking the first time since the 1986 and 1987 seasons that the Indians had recorded at least six victories in back-toback seasons. Roberts already holds the fifth most wins among ASU s 26 all-time head coaches and has led the Indians to a 21-7 record at Indian Stadium, which included a 5-0 record in Roberts was named Arkansas State s 26th head football coach on December 21, Roberts graduated from Robinson HS in Little Rock. A 1987 graduate of Ouachita Baptist Univ., where he was an Academic All-American, Roberts received his masters from SAU in He and his wife Sherri have one daughter Abby (12). ROBERTS ARKANSAS STATE HIGHLIGHTS Roberts has led ASU to its most victories over a fiveyear span since Holds the fifth most wins among ASU s 26 all-time head coaches Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year. Non-conference victories over teams such as Tulsa, Army, SMU and Memphis (twice). Led ASU to the 2005 Sun Belt Conference Championship, the Indians first league championship since The Indians were undefeated at home in 2005 and are 21-7 at Indian Stadium under Roberts New Orleans Bowl appearance was the first for ASU since the 1970 Pecan Bowl. The Indians have picked up 44 all-conference selections under Roberts, including 10 each of the last two years to tie its most ever as a member of the SBC. ASU also placed 10 players on the list in 2002 and The Indians 10 all-conference selections in 2006 were the second most among the league s eight members. Has coached a Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year. In 2006, he coached two players that were named to at least one Freshman All-America team. The Indians finished in the top 10 turnarounds by a Division I-A school his first season at the helm, going from 2-9 in 2001 to 6-7 in THE STEVE ROBERTS FILE Born: October 13, 1964 Age: 43 Wife: Sherri Daughter: Abby College: Ouachita Baptist University (Arkadelphia, Ark.) B.S.E., Math and Physical Education, 1987 Graduate School: Southern Arkansas University (Magnolia, Ark.) Master of Education, 1989 High School: Robinson High School (Little Rock, Ark,), 1983 Coaching Experience: Arkansas State (Head Coach, 2002-cur.); Northwestern State (Head Coach, ), Southern Arkansas (Head Coach, ; Assistant Coach, ), Texas High School (Assistant Coach, ), Southern Arkansas Major Honors: (Asst. Coach, 1987) Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year 2000 Finalist for Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year 1997 Gulf South Conference Coach of the Year Roberts Year-By-Year ( ) 2007 Arkansas St. (head coach) Arkansas St. (head coach) 6-6 T3rd Sun Belt 2005 Arkansas St. (head coach) 6-6 T1st SBC, New Orleans Bowl 2004 Arkansas St. (head coach) 3-8 5th Sun Belt 2003 Arkansas St. (head coach) 5-7 T4th Sun Belt 2002 Arkansas St. (head coach) 6-7 3rd Sun Belt 2001 Northwestern St. (head coach) 8-4 nationally ranked 2000 Northwestern St. (head coach) Southern Arkansas (head coach) Southern Arkansas (head coach) Southern Arkansas (head coach) 9-2 1st Gulf South Conference 1996 Southern Arkansas (head coach) Southern Arkansas (head coach) Southern Arkansas (head coach) Southern Arkansas (assistant coach/recruiting coordinator) 1992 Southern Arkansas (assistant coach/recruiting coordinator) 1991 Southern Arkansas (assistant coach/recruiting coordinator) 1990 Southern Arkansas (assistant coach/recruiting coordinator) 1989 Texas High School, Texarkana, Texas (assistant coach) 1988 Texas High School, Texarkana, Texas (assistant coach) 1987 Southern Arkansas (assistant coach) 2007 Arkansas State Football 9 ASUIndians.com

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11 GAME 1 September 1, Austin, TX (Darrel K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium - 84,440) - No. 4 Texas 21, Arkansas State 13 AUSTIN, Texas (9/1/07) The fourth-ranked Texas Longhorns spoiled Arkansas State s hopes for a season-opening upset Saturday night, holding off the Indians for a victory before 84,440 fans at Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium. Arkansas State pulled within a touchdown and two-point conversion at on a two-yard touchdown run by sophomore tailback Reggie Arnold with 56 seconds remaining, then recovered the ensuing onsides kick, but game officials ruled that ASU did not have the required four players on each side of the ball on the kickoff. After the five-yard penalty was assessed, Texas recovered ASU s second attempt at an onsides kick, and ran out the clock to secure the win. Arkansas State gave Texas all it could handle in the game, rolling up 397 yards to the Longhorns 340, as sophomore quarterback Corey Leonard passed for a career-high 259 yards on the night. Leonard completed 16 passes in the effort, also a career high, while senior safety Tyrell Johnson Score by Quarters Score Arkansas State Texas Team Qtr Time Scoring play Plays-Yards TOP Texas 1 12:25 Sweed 35 yd rec :35 ASU 1 08:12 Arauco 45 yd FG :13 Texas 1 02:49 Cobb 16 yd rec :06 Texas 3 03:09 Charles 10 yd run :54 ASU 4 09:29 Arauco 28 yd FG :14 ASU 4 00:56 Arnold 2 yd run :07 Team Statistics ASU Texas First Downs Net yards rushing Net yards passing Passes Att-Comp.-Int Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Possession Time 30:12 29:48 Third Down Conversions 3 of 12 9 of 15 Sacks By: Number-Yards led the Indian defense with 14 tackles and an interception. Texas used a 35-yard touchdown pass from Colt McCoy to Limas Sweed to crack the scoreboard on its first possession. McCoy s touchdown pass completed a 56-yard drive, and placekicker Ryan Bailey added the extra point to give the Horns a 7-0 lead with 12:25 remaining in the first quarter. Arkansas State answered with points on its first possession as well, getting a 45-yard field goal from Josh Arauco to cut the Longhorn lead to 7-3. Arauco s field goal was a career long for the Indian sophomore, and completed a 47-yard drive that put the Tribe on the board with 8:12 to play in the opening quarter. Texas stretched its lead to 14-3 later in the quarter on McCoy s second touchdown pass of the day. McCoy hooked up with tailback Antwan Cobb on a 16-yard lob into the end zone, the only play of the Texas drive. The Longhorn possession was set up by a 30 yard punt return by Quan Cosby that put Texas deep into Indian territory to start the drive. The Indians missed on three opportunities narrow the gap in the second quarter when Arauco missed from 46 and 37 yards out, and Leonard was intercepted by Texas Eddie Jones in the end zone with less than a minute to play, and Texas went into the break holding the 14-3 advantage. Charles found the end zone from 10 yards out to extend the Texas lead to 21-3 with 3:09 to play in the third. The Indians drove to the Longhorn 18 on their next possession before turning the ball over on downs, then moved deep into Texas territory again to set up a 28 yard field goal from Arauco to trim the Longhorn lead to 21-6 with 9:29 to play. ASU forced Texas to punt with 4:03 remaining, then drove 97 yards in 13 plays for Arnold s touchdown that pulled the Tribe within eight points. Individual Statistics RUSHING: Arkansas State-Arnold, Reggie 11-68; Leonard, Corey 16-37; Brown, Preston 6-21; Thompkins, B. 1-minus 1. Texas-Jamaal Charles ; Colt McCoy 7-11; Chri Ogbonnaya 2-6; Limas Sweed 1-minus 1; TEAM 1-minus 11. PASSING: Arkansas State-Leonard, Corey ; Hewitt, Travis Texas-Colt McCoy RECEIVING: Arkansas State-Dejohnette, L. 6-92; Brown, Preston 5-48; Jones, Kevin 3-45; Gillott, Trevor 3-20; Thompkins, B. 3-17; Arnold, Reggie 2-27; Smith, Joe 1-14; Johnson, David 1-9. Texas-Nate Jones 9-72; Limas Sweed 5-93; Quan Cosby 5-29; Antwan Cobb 1-16; Jermich Finley 1-8; Peter Ullman 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: Arkansas State-Harrison, M. 1-6; Johnson, Tyrell 1-4. Texas-Eddie Jones 1-0. FUMBLES: Arkansas State-None. Texas-TEAM 1-0. Corey Leonard was named the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week following the Texas game Arkansas State Football 11 ASUIndians.com

12 GAME 2 September 15, Jonesboro, AR (Indian Stadium - 17,465) - Arkansas State 45, SMU 28 JONESBORO (9/15/07) After building a 21-0 first quarter lead, the Arkansas State Indians thwarted a Southern Methodist comeback attempt with 17 fourth-quarter points, pulling away in the final period for a victory over the Mustangs Saturday night at Indian Stadium. The Indians early 21-point lead was cut to a touchdown at in the third quarter, but career nights from sophomore quarterback Corey Leonard and sophomore tailback Reggie Arnold helped the Tribe slam the door on the Mustangs hopes for a comeback. Leonard finished the night with a career-high 266 passing yards and two touchdowns. He also added a career-high three rushing touchdowns, and his pair of scores through the air tied his personal best, while Arnold s 156 rushing yards tied his career best as well. Arkansas State lit up the scoreboard on its first possession, getting a 1-yard touchdown run from Leonard to take a 7-0 lead less than three minutes into the game. Score by Quarters Score Arkansas State SMU Team Qtr Time Scoring play Plays-Yards TOP ASU 1 12:44 Leonard 6 yd run :17 ASU 1 5:47 Arnold 1 yd run :20 ASU 1 1:02 Leonard 9 yd run 1-9 0:05 SMU 2 3:46 Sledge 19 yd rec :03 SMU 2 1:13 Givens 20 yd rec :39 ASU 3 10:26 Miller 6 yd rec :27 SMU 3 2:59 Sanders 10 yd rec :14 ASU 4 10:10 Arauco 19 yd FG :50 ASU 4 6:55 Leonard 3 yd run :11 ASU 4 5:32 Johnson 12 yd rec :56 SMU 4 3:33 Lowery 25 yd rec :51 Team Statistics ASU SMU First Downs Net yards rushing Net yards passing Passes Att-Comp.-Int Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Possession Time 36:09 23:51 Third Down Conversions 5 of 12 4 of 13 Sacks By: Number-Yards A 1-yard scoring run by Arnold on ASU s second possession capped a 97-yard drive and stretched the Indian lead to 14-0 before ASU s defense sparked the third Tribe touchdown of the opening quarter. Senior linebacker Koby McKinnon picked off a Justin Willis pass at the ASU 40 and returned it 51 yards to the Mustang nine, and one play later Leonard found the end zone for the second time on the night. The Mustangs got on the board with 3:46 remaining in the second quarter when Willis connected with wide receiver Zack Sledge on a 19-yard touchdown pass, then completed his second touchdown pass of the night with 1:13 remaining in the half to cut the ASU lead to at the break. Arkansas State reclaimed the momentum early in the second half, marching 80 yards in 13 plays to take a lead. Leonard hooked up with senior Chris Miller for a 6-yard touchdown to complete the possession. SMU refused to go away however, driving deep into Indian territory twice in the third quarter. Willis connected with wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders on a 10-yard pass across the middle with 2:59 to play in the third to pull the Mustangs within a touchdown at Arkansas State answered with a 19-yard field goal from Arauco on its first possession of the fourth quarter. After SMU drove to the Arkansas State 18 on its next possession, ASU s defense recovered a fumble for the Tribe at the ASU 34. Arnold exploded for 22 yards on first down, then added 22 more yards on the possession before Leonard completed the drive with a 3-yard touchdown run that made it with 6:55 to play. ASU senior cornerback Montis Harrison intercepted Willis on the next SMU drive to set up the Indians final touchdown of the night, a 12-yard strike to junior tight end David Johnson to extend the Arkansas State lead to SMU added a late touchdown when Willis hit wide receiver Devin Lowery for a 25-yard score with 3:33 remaining. Individual Statistics RUSHING: SMU-WILLIS, Justin 14-88; SANDERS, E. 1-3; MARTIN, DeMyron 6-3; MAPPS, James 2-2. Arkansas State-Arnold, Reggie ; Leonard, Corey 20-52; Brown, Preston 6-35; Wilkerson, C. 4-11; Hewitt, Travis 1-minus 4. PASSING: SMU-WILLIS, Justin Arkansas State-Leonard, Corey RECEIVING: SMU-SANDERS, E ; GIVENS, C. 5-47; LOWERY, Devin 3-46; SLEDGE, Zack 2-35; MAPPS, James 2-13; MARTIN, DeMyron Arkansas State-Dejohnette, L. 6-77; Gillott, Trevor 5-36; Thompkins, B. 4-25; Brown, Preston 3-44; Johnson, David 2-18; Jones, Kevin 1-60; Miller, Chris 1-6. Reggie Arnold tied his then-career high with 156 rushing yards against SMU Arkansas State Football 12 ASUIndians.com

13 GAME 3 September 22, Knoxville, TN (Neyland Stadium - 102,368) - Tennessee 48, Arkansas State 27 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (9/22/07) Arkansas State sophomore Brandon Thompkins racked up 194 return yards, and sophomore tailback Reggie Arnold added 130 rushing yards and a touchdown in a loss to the Tennessee Volunteers (2-2) before 102, 368 fans at Neyland Stadium. Thompkins 194 return yards set a single-game record for Arkansas State(1-2), but Tennessee quarterback Erik Ainge offset the effort with a career high 334 yards and four touchdowns in front of the largest crowd to ever witness an Indian football game. Tennessee did not put the game away until the fourth quarter, answering an early fourth-quarter touchdown by the Indians with 10 points down the stretch to put the game away. Arkansas State pulled to within when Arnold found the end zone from a yard out with 14:54 remaining, but Tennessee took control in the remainder of the game and kept the Tribe off the scoreboard to secure the win. The Vols took a 7-0 lead on their first possession courtesy of Score by Quarters Score Arkansas State Tennessee Team Qtr Time Scoring play Plays-Yards TOP UT 1 12:11 Taylor 17 yd rec :49 ASU 1 9:22 Miller 6 yd rec :42 UT 1 6:29 Brown 15 yd rec :47 UT 1 0:38 Lincoln 29 yd FG :21 ASU Johnson 54 yd int UT 2 2:21 Coker 25 yd rec :49 UT 2 1:00 Foster 5 yd run :39 ASU 2 0:00 Arauco 44 yd FG :51 ASU 3 12:47 Arauco 37 yd FG :07 UT 3 6:26 Coker 2 yd run :01 ASU 4 14:54 Arnold 1 yd run :26 UT 4 13:37 Taylor 24 yd rec :17 UT 4 8:57 Lincoln 39 yd FG :52 Team Statistics ASU UT First Downs Net yards rushing Net yards passing Passes Att-Comp.-Int Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Possession Time 27:41 32:19 Third Down Conversions 6 of 14 5 of 13 Sacks By: Number-Yards a 17-yard pass from Ainge to wide receiver Lucas Taylor, but ASU answered on its first possession when sophomore quarterback Corey Leonard found senior wideout Chris Miller in the back of the end zone for a 6-yard scoring strike. Tennessee went up 14-7 on Ainge s second touchdown pass of the night, a 15-yard completion to tight end Chris Brown that wrapped up the Volunteers second possession, then made it 17-7 on a 29-yard field goal from Daniel Lincoln with 38 seconds remaining in the opening quarter. Tennessee drove into Indian territory on its next possession as well, but ASU senior Tyrell Johnson picked off an Ainge pass and returned it 54 yards for a touchdown to pull the Tribe within three at with 9:13 remaining in the second quarter. Tennessee scored two touchdowns in a span of 1:21 late in the first half to build a cushion before ASU sophomore kicker Josh Arauco nailed a 44-yard field goal as time expired in the half to make it at the break. Arkansas State got a 37-yard field goal from Arauco on the first possession of the second half to cut the Volunteer lead to 31-20, but the Vols distanced themselves again with a 2-yard run from Coker to stretch the lead to with 6:26 to play in the third. The Indians answered with an 82-yard drive that was capped off by Arnold s 1-yard plunge early in the fourth quarter to cut the Tennessee lead to 38-27, but the Vols got a 24-yard touchdown pass from Ainge to Taylor and a 39- yard yard field goal from Lincoln to go up with 8:57 to play, then held ASU scoreless for the rest of the night. In addition to his 194 return yards, Thompkins added 49 receiving yards, while senior Levi Dejohnette led the Indians with 53 yards on three receptions. Leonard completed 18-of- 35 passes for 199 yards and a touchdown, but was intercepted twice and sacked four times. Individual Statistics RUSHING: Arkansas State-Arnold, Reggie ; Brown, Preston 4-37; Wilkerson, C. 3-9; Leonard, Corey 8-2. Tennessee-LaMarcus Coker ; Arian Foster 12-57; Lennon Creer 9-28; Kenny O'Neal 1-2. PASSING: Arkansas State-Leonard, Corey ; TEAM Tennessee-Erik Ainge ; J. Crompton RECEIVING: Arkansas State-Jones, Kevin 5-37; Thompkins, B. 4-49; Dejohnette, L. 3-53; Brown, Preston 2-10; Johnson, David 1-48; Miller, Chris 1-6; Wilkerson, C. 1-minus 1; McNeal, Danny 1-minus 3. Tennessee-Lucas Taylor 7-104; Josh Briscoe 6-65; Chris Brown 4-32; Austin Rogers 3-37; LaMarcus Coker 2-49; Denarius Moore 1-13; Jeff Cottam 1-13; Kenny O'Neal 1-10; Quintin Hancock 1-8; Arian Foster 1-3; Luke Stocker 1-1. Brandon Thompkins was named the SBC Special Teams Player of the Week on Monday, Sept Arkansas State Football 13 ASUIndians.com

14 GAME 4 September 27, Jonesboro, AR (Indian Stadium - 27,774) - Arkansas State 35, Memphis 31 Team Qtr Time Scoring play Plays-Yards TOP Memphis 1 11:27 Doss 1 yd run :33 ASU 1 8:27 Arauco 40 yd FG :54 Memphis 1 3:38 Reagan 32 yd FG :44 Memphis 2 13:52 Black 80 yd rec :11 ASU 2 9:02 Arauco 21 yd FG :44 Memphis 2 3:45 Malof 1 yd run :10 Memphis 2 1:01 Barnett 88 yd fum. ret ASU 3 8:15 Jones 89 yd punt ret ASU 3 2:13 Catlin 10 yd rec :29 ASU 4 14:12 Dejohnette 27 yd rec :55 ASU 4 7:52 Brown 1 yd rec :31 Team Statistics ASU Memphis First Downs Net yards rushing Net yards passing Passes Att-Comp.-Int Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Possession Time 30:11 29:49 Third Down Conversions 11 of 17 5 of 16 Sacks By: Number-Yards JONESBORO ( ) In a game that was delayed almost three weeks by severe weather, the Arkansas State Indians stormed back from a 31-6 halftime deficit, riding the arm and legs of quarterback Corey Leonard to stun the Memphis Tigers at Indian Stadium. The game was originally to have been played Sept. 8, but lightning around Indian Stadium forced the postponement of the game until Thursday night. Leonard totaled a career-high 329 yards on the night, rushing for 74 yards and throwing for 255 and a career-high three touchdowns before a crowd of 27,774, the majority of which stayed until the end despite the Indians large halftime deficit. The Indian comeback was sparked with 8:15 remaining in the third, when junior Kevin Jones returned a Tiger punt 89 yards for a touchdown to trim the Memphis lead to The Indians then put together three touchdown drives on their next three possessions to complete the rally. Arkansas State took over with 4:42 remaining in the third, and Leonard rushed for 55 yards on the 77-yard drive, capping the possession with a 10-yard touchdown pass to tight end Vernon Catlin. The two-point try was good when Leonard complet- Score by Quarters Score Arkansas State Memphis ed the conversion to senior wideout Levi Dejohnette, cutting the Memphis lead to 10 at Arkansas State drove 72 yards on its next possession, getting a 27-yard touchdown pass from Leonard to Dejohnette that pulled the Tribe to within three at with 14:12 remaining, and Leonard hooked up with tailback Preston Brown for a 1-yard touchdown strike on the next Indian possession to put ASU on top The Indians took possession with 12:23 to play and marched 60 yards in 10 plays for the go-ahead touchdown. Brown scored with 7:52 remaining in the game, and Arauco added his third extra point of the night for the final. Memphis drove to the ASU 30 before turning the ball over on downs on the Tigers next possession, then got the ball back with 3:16 remaining at the Tiger 31, but never got past the Memphis 45, turning the ball over on downs again with 46 seconds to play. Memphis grabbed the momentum early, and didn t let go until Jones punt return midway through the third. The Tigers opened the game with an 84-yard drive that resulted in a 7-0 lead when tailback Joseph Doss scored on a 1-yard run. The drive opened with a 56-yard completion from quarterback Martin Hankins to wideout Maurice Jones to set the Tigers up at the Indian 28, and eight plays later, Doss put Memphis on the board. Arkansas State answered with a 40-yard by Josh Arauco on its first possession to cut the Tiger lead to 7-3 midway through the first quarter, but Memphis matched the three-pointer with a 32 yard field goal from Matt Reagan to make it The Tiger lead swelled to 17-3 on the first play of the next Memphis possession when receiver Dave Thomas took a lateral from Hankins and lofted an 80-yard scoring strike to wideout Steven Black, who ran untouched to the end zone to give the Tigers a 14-point cushion. The Indians drove to the Memphis two on their next possession before settling for a 21-yard boot from Arauco that trimmed the Tiger lead to 17-6 with 9:02 remaining in the half, but Memphis tacked on two touchdowns in the remainder of the half to build a 31-6 lead at the break. Memphis quarterback Matt Malouf dove in for a 1-yard score to make it 24-6, and after ASU had driven to the Tiger 14, Memphis defensive tackle Freddie Barnett scooped up a fumble by ASU s Cedric Wilkerson and returned it 88 yards for the score. Individual Statistics RUSHING: Memphis-DOSS, Joseph 17-50; PITTS, T.J ; MALOUF, Matt 9-32; WILLIAMS, E. 1-24; ROBINZINE, C. 2-13; BARNES, Miguel 2-6; HUDGENS, Will 1-3; HANKINS, Martin 1-0; JONES, Maurice 1-0. Arkansas State-Leonard, Corey 22-74; Brown, Preston 10-31; Wilkerson, C. 4-20; Arnold, Reggie 3-9. PASSING: Memphis-HANKINS, Martin ; HUDGENS, Will ; JONES, Maurice ; THOMAS, Dave Arkansas State-Leonard, Corey RECEIVING: Memphis-JONES, Maurice 3-71; BLACK, Steven 2-91; SINGLETON, C. 2-25; CALHOUN, Duke 2-5; MALOUF, Matt 1-19; ROBINZINE, C. 1-4; WILLIAMS, E Arkansas State-Dejohnette, L. 7-99; Thompkins, B. 3-89; Jones, Kevin 2-24; Smith, Joe 1-21; Gillott, Trevor 1-11; Catlin, Vernon 1-10; Brown, Preston 1-1. The crowd of 27,774 on hand for the Memphis game was the third largest ever at Indian Stadium Arkansas State Football 14 ASUIndians.com

15 GAME 5 October 6, Monroe, LA (Malone Stadium - 12,088) - Louisiana-Monroe 30, Arkansas State 13 Score by Quarters Score Arkansas State Louisiana-Monroe Team Qtr Time Scoring play Plays-Yards TOP ASU 1 9:59 Arauco 33 yd FG :39 ASU 1 2:18 Arauco 29 yd FG :51 ASU 2 13:02 Miller 21 yd reception :39 ULM 2 9:35 Wilson 21 yd FG :27 ULM 2 4:17 McNeal 4 yd reception :09 ULM 2 0:45 Dawson 1 yd run :05 ULM 3 3:59 Wilson 20 yd FG :19 ULM 4 9:32 McNeal 26 yd reception :36 ULM 4 3:04 Wilson 20 yd FG :23 Team Statistics ASU ULM First Downs Net yards rushing Net yards passing Passes Att-Comp.-Int Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Possession Time 25:16 34:44 Third Down Conversions 2 of 13 6 of 16 Sacks By: Number-Yards MONROE, La. (10/6/07) After jumping out to a 13-0 lead, the Indians saw their Sun Belt Conference opener spoiled when Louisiana-Monroe reeled off 30 unanswered points and went on to defeat the Indians at Malone Stadium in Monroe. Missed opportunities plagued Arkansas State. A pair of drops in the end zone and two missed field goals kept 20 potential points off the board, and the Tribe failed to capitalize on a botched punt attempt by the Warhawks at the ULM 26 midway through the third with ULM on top Arkansas State scored on its first three drives, getting a pair of field goals from sophomore placekicker Josh Arauco on the Indians first two possessions. Arauco booted kicks of 33 and 29 yards to give the Tribe a 6-0 lead at the end of the first quarter, and sophomore quarterback Corey Leonard hooked up with wide receiver Chris Miller for a 21-yard touchdown with 13:02 remaining in the second quarter. Leonard s touchdown pass completed an 81-yard drive, boosting the ASU lead to The Warhawks charged back with 17 unanswered first-half points to claim a advantage at the break. Kicker Cole Wilson put ULM on the board with 9:35 remaining in the half when he knocked through a 21-yard field goal, and the Warhawks cut the Indian lead to on their next possession when quarterback Kinsmon Lancaster passed complete to wide receiver Darrell McNeal on a four-yard touchdown pass at the 4:17 mark. After the ASU offense failed to pick up a first down on its next possession, Warhawk tailback Calvin Dawson wrapped up a 70-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run that put ULM on top with 45 seconds remaining before the break. Wilson tacked on a 20-yard field goal with 3:59 remaining in the third to push the Warhawk lead to a touchdown at 20-13, and ULM took a two-touchdown lead with 9:32 remaining when Lancaster hooked up with McNeal again on a 26-yard touchdown play that pushed the Warhawk lead to Wilson added another 20-yard field goal with 3:04 remaining to set the final at Leonard rushed for a career-high 90 yards and passed for 206 yards and a touchdown to lead the Indian offense, but also suffered a pair of interceptions on the night. Linebackers Koby McKinnon, Javon McKinnon and Ben Owens led the ASU defense, with Koby McKinnon logging 11 tackles, and Javon McKinnon and Owens notching 10 stops on the night. Tailback Calvin Dawson rushed for 118 yards and a score on 26 carries to lead the Warhawk rushing attack, and Lancaster completed 15 of 22 passes for 195 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Individual Statistics RUSHING: Arkansas State-Leonard, Corey 11-90; Arnold, Reggie 9-52; Brown, Preston 6-29; Wilkerson, C. 1-2; Thompkins, B. 1-minus 3. ULM-Dawson, Calvin ; Goodin, Frank 11-72; Lancaster, K 10-49; Battles, D 1-11; Stringfellow, A 1-7; TEAM 2-minus 4; Love, Scott 1-minus 14. PASSING: Arkansas State-Leonard, Corey ULM- Lancaster, K ; McNeal, Darrell RECEIVING: Arkansas State- Dejohnette, L. 6-82; Thompkins, B. 4-33; Miller, Chris 2-43; Catlin, Vernon 1-33; Smith, Joe ULM-McNeal, Darrell 5-72; Sapp, LaGregory 4-62; Zacharie, Zeek 3-49; Dawson, Calvin 2-8; Stringfellow, A 1-4. Senior linebacker Koby McKinnon recorded 11 tackles to match his career high for the second straight game Arkansas State Football 15 ASUIndians.com

16 GAME 6 October 13, Jonesboro, AR (Indian Stadium - 18,242) - Arkansas State 52, Louisiana-Lafayette 21 Score by Quarters Score Arkansas State Louisiana-Lafayette Team Qtr Time Scoring play Plays-Yards TOP ULL 1 12:18 McCoy 40 yd fumble ret. - - ASU 1 8:41 Leonard 4 yd run :30 ASU 2 10:18 Arauco 28 yd FG :27 ASU 2 8:56 Johnson 84 yd rec :13 ULL 2 7:43 Desormeaux 64 yd run :08 ASU 2 4:55 Johnson 4 yd rec :40 ULL 2 4:03 Chery 64 yd rec :46 ASU 2 0:30 Dejohnette 6 yd rec :28 ASU 3 8:43 Catlin 29 yd rec :50 ASU 3 2:40 Wilkerson 10 yd rec :02 ASU 4 13:39 Arnold 16 yd run :04 Team Statistics ASU ULL First Downs 33 8 Net yards rushing Net yards passing Passes Att-Comp.-Int Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Possession Time 41:11 18:49 Third Down Conversions 8 of 16 3 of 12 Sacks By: Number-Yards Individual Statistics RUSHING: UL-Desormeaux, Mic 9-74; Levier, Abdule 6-27; Fenroy, Tyrell 8-20; Wallace, Deon 2-12; Chery, Jason 1-4; Morel, Connor 1-minus 4. ASU-Arnold, Reggie ; Leonard, Corey 18-84; Easley, Chris 6-44; Wilkerson, C ; McNeal, Danny 1-11; Hewitt, Travis 2-2. PASSING: UL-Desormeaux, Mic ; Morel, Connor ASU-Leonard, Corey RECEIVING: UL-Smith, Derrick 4-33; Chery, Jason 2-101; Nevels, Phillip 1-3. ASU-Dejohnette, L. 5-75; Johnson, David 3-93; Smith, Joe 3-31; Thompkins, B. 2-21; Catlin, Vernon 1-29; Gillott, Trevor 1-10; Wilkerson, C. 1-10; Jones, Kevin 1-6. JONESBORO ( ) Arkansas State sophomore Reggie Arnold rushed for a career-high 225 yards and sophomore quarterback Corey Leonard set a new ASU mark with five touchdown passes as the Indians rolled past Louisiana- Lafayette at Indian Stadium. In addition to his five touchdown passes on the night, Leonard posted a career-high 359 yards of total offense against the Cajuns, completing 17-of-23 passes for 275 yards while adding 84 yards and a score on the ground. The Indians churned out a school record 681 yards in the game, including 302 in the second half when they outgained the Cajuns ASU held ULL to just four total yards in the third quarter, helping the Tribe put away the Cajuns with a 21-0 outburst in the second half. An Indian miscue on the Tribe s first offensive possession put the Cajuns on the board early. A fumbled pitch from Leonard to Arnold was scooped up by ULL safety Daylon McCoy less than three minutes into the game, giving ULL a 7-0 lead, but the Indians regrouped for 17 straight points to take the lead. Louisiana-Lafayette quarterback Michael Desormeaux broke loose for a 64-yard touchdown run on the Cajuns next possession, trimming the Indian lead to midway through the second quarter, but ASU answered with a second Leonard-to-David Johnson touchdown, this one from four yards out. The touchdown moved the Indian lead back to 10 at with 4:55 remaining before the break. Desormeaux accounted for another 64-yard touchdown on ULL s next possession, connecting with wideout Jason Chery to put the Cajuns back in the end zone with 4:03 remaining in the half. Chery s touchdown narrowed the Arkansas State lead to 24-21, but again the Indians answered, putting together a 9-play, 82-yard drive that resulted in a advantage at the break. Leonard hooked up with senior wide receiver Levi Dejohnette on a 6-yard touchdown pass with 30 seconds remaining to complete the drive. Arkansas State put the game away with three unanswered touchdowns in the second half that gave the Indians a 31- point cushion. Leonard completed a 29-yard touchdown pass to tight end Vernon Catlin midway through the third quarter, then hit tailback Cedric Wilkerson with a 10-yard scoring strike later in the period, and Arnold opened the fourth quarter with a 16- yard touchdown run that extended the ASU lead to with 13:39 remaining. Johnson finished the game with 93 yards and two touchdowns on three receptions, while Dejohnette hauled in five passes for 75 yards and a score. Defensively, the Indians were led by linebackers Koby McKinnon and Ben Owens with seven tackles each. Junior tight end David Johnson hauled in three passes for a career-high 93 yards and career-best two touchdowns Arkansas State Football 16 ASUIndians.com

17 GAME 7 October 20, Murfreesboro, TN (Floyd Stadium - 12,505) - Middle Tennessee 24, Arkansas State 7 MURFREESBORO, Tenn. ( ) ASU couldn t overcome a powerful Middle Tennessee defense, as the Blue Raiders defeated the Indians 24-7 at Floyd Stadium. Middle Tennessee racked up a season-high nine sacks and 384 total yards of offense to power past the Indians. The Blue Raiders got on the board early after junior Kevin Jones fumble was recovered by Middle Tennessee s Rod Isaac and returned 42 yards for the 7-0 lead with 13:32 left in the first quarter. The Blue Raiders increased their lead to 14 after Taron Henry took a 17-yard pass from freshman quarterback Dwight Dasher with 2:32 left in the first. Middle Tennessee added a field goal and took a 17-0 lead before the Indians scored with 12:22 left in the second. Freshman Danny McNeal Score by Quarters Score Arkansas State Middle Tennessee Team Qtr Time Scoring play Plays-Yards TOP MT 1 13:32 Isaac42 yd fum. ret. - - MT 1 2:32 Henry 17 yd rec :59 MT 2 14:38 DeFatta 38 yd FG :56 ASU 2 12:22 McNeal 6 yd rec :16 MT 2 9:06 Henry 52 yd rec :16 Team Statistics ASU MT First Downs 8 22 Net yards rushing Net yards passing Passes Att-Comp.-Int Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Possession Time 24:25 35:35 Third Down Conversions 3 of 13 6 of 17 Sacks By: Number-Yards Individual Statistics RUSHING: Arkansas State-Arnold, Reggie 14-39; Wilkerson, C. 1-2; Johnson, Tyrell 1-minus 1; Leonard, Corey 17-minus 18. Middle Tennessee-Dasher, Dwight 20-96; McNair, DeMarco 19-75; Gee, Desmond 3-29; Tanner, Phillip 6-12; TEAM 1-minus 7. PASSING: Arkansas State-Leonard, Corey Middle Tennessee-Dasher, Dwight ; Craddock, Joe RECEIVING: Arkansas State-Thompkins, B. 3-69; Jones, Kevin 2-22; Miller, Chris 2-14; McNeal, Danny 1-6; Wilkerson, C Middle Tennessee-Henry, Taron 3-71; Gee, Desmond 3-19; Honeycutt, P. 2-13; Cannon, M. 1-49; Tanner, Phillip 1-22; Ingle, Alvin 1-5. caught a 6-yard pass from Corey Leonard in the endzone and sophomore Josh Arauco added the extra point to make it a 17-7 game. Henry caught his second pass of the game, a 52-yarder from Joe Craddock, with just over nine minutes left in the second quarter to extend the Blue Raiders lead to 17. Neither team managed to score in the second half, as the Blue Raiders held on for 24-7 win. Leonard completed nine of 16 passes for 116 yards and sophomore Reggie Arnold rushed for 39 on 14 carries. Sophomore Brandon Thompkins racked up 69 yards on three receptions, including a career-high 44-yard reception. Jones totaled 22 receiving yards on two receptions and senior Chris Miller notched 14. Senior Koby McKinnon led the Indian defense for the with 12 tackles, including two for losses. Senior Tyrell Johnson grabbed his team-leading third interception of the season during the first quarter and added six tackles for the Indians. Junior Ben Owens had 10 tackles and sophomore Greg Hardy added five. Junior linebacker Ben Owens tied his career high with 10 tackles against the Blue Raiders Arkansas State Football 17 ASUIndians.com

18 GAME 8 October 27, Jonesboro, AR (Indian Stadium - 14,694,) - Troy 27, Arkansas State 0 JONESBORO ( ) Arkansas State suffered its first home loss of the season as the Troy Trojans defeated the Indians 27-0 in a Sun Belt Conference game at Indian Stadium. Troy quarterback Omar Haugabook rushed for a pair of touchdowns in the game, including a 1-yard scoring run with 5:37 remaining in the first quarter that gave the Trojans a 7-0 lead. Following a 40-yard field goal from placekicker Greg Whibbs that gave Troy a 10-0 lead at the half, Haugabook added another 1-yard touchdown run in the third to give the Trojans a 17-0 lead heading into the fourth quarter. The Trojans used a 45-yard field goal from Whibbs and a 1-yard fumble return for a touchdown from linebacker Boris Lee in the fourth to set the final score. Indian quarterback Corey Leonard passed for 105 yards and rushed for 56 to lead the ASU offense, while linebacker Ben Owens led the Tribe on the defensive side of the ball with 11 tackles. Score by Quarters Score Arkansas State Troy Team Qtr Time Scoring play Plays-Yards TOP Troy 1 5:37 Haugabook 1 yd run :49 Troy 2 7:32 Whibbs 40 yd FG :16 Troy 3 10:49 Haugabook 1 yd run :05 Troy 4 10:22 Whibbs 45 yd FG :38 Troy 4 7:15 Boris 1 yd fumble return - - Team Statistics ASU Troy First Downs Net yards rushing Net yards passing Passes Att-Comp.-Int Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Possession Time 29:27 30:33 Third Down Conversions 0 of 13 3 of 13 Sacks By: Number-Yards Individual Statistics RUSHING: TROY-Haugabook,Omar 18-94; Cattouse,Kenny 13-57; Hampton,Jamie 4-23; Harris,DuJuan 6-19; Dawkins,Sean 1-6; Jones,Tanner 1-1. Arkansas State-Leonard, Corey 18-56; Arnold, Reggie 9-41; Wilkerson, C. 4-18; Thompkins, B. 1-7; Brown, Preston 1-1; Hewitt, Travis 1-minus 7. PASSING: TROY-Haugabook,Omar ; Jones,Tanner ; Hampton,Jamie Arkansas State-Leonard, Corey ; Hewitt, Travis RECEIVING: TROY-Jernigan,Jerrel 5-61; Allen,Josh 3-35; Cattouse,Kenny 2-8; Terry,MyKeal 1-38; Banks,Gary 1-13; Williams,C. 1-5; Bray,Justin 1-4; Davis,Andrew 1-2; Dawkins,Sean 1-2. Arkansas State-Dejohnette, L. 4-11; Thompkins, B. 3-14; Smith, Joe 1-56; Jones, Kevin 1-22; Miller, Chris 1-12; Gillott, Trevor 1-9; Brown, Preston 1-minus 3. Senior Levi Dejohnette, ASU s leading receiver, caught a team-high four passes against the Trojans Arkansas State Football 18 ASUIndians.com

19 GAME 9 November 3, Jonesboro, AR (Indian Stadium - 12,326) - Arkansas State 27, Florida International 24 JONESBORO ( ) Kicker Josh Arauco s 32-yard field goal with two seconds remaining capped a wild fourth quarter, giving Arkansas State a victory over Florida International in a Sun Belt Conference clash at Indian Stadium. In addition to Arauco s field goal, ASU and FIU combined to score three touchdowns in the final 4:45, including two by Indian tailback Reggie Arnold, who finished the day with 120 yards rushing on 20 carries. Arnold scored on a 16-yard run with 4:45 remaining to give the Tribe a advantage, then padded the lead with 2:24 to play on a 31-yard scoring run that made it 24-16, ASU. While Arauco and Arnold provided the fourth quarter points for Arkansas State, neither played a larger role in the victory than cornerback Darren Toney, who intercepted two passes on the day, returning one for a touchdown. Toney also returned three kickoffs for 129 yards, including a 60-yard return that gave ASU the ball at the FIU 34, setting up Arauco s winning field goal after FIU scored a touchdown and converted the two-point try to tie the game at 24 with 48 seconds remaining. Arauco put the Indians on the scoreboard late in the first quarter with a 26-yard field goal that gave ASU a 3-0 lead. The score capped a 69-yard drive that was highlighted by a pass from junior quarterback Travis Hewitt to wideout Levi Score by Quarters Score Arkansas State Florida International Team Qtr Time Scoring play Plays-Yards TOP ASU 1 00:35 Arauco 26yd FG :23 FIU 2 10:10 Team safety - - FIU 2 02:50 Singleton 80 yd punt ret. - - ASU 3 14:02 Toney 17yd int. ret. - - FIU 3 03:02 Dickens 4yd rec :50 ASU 4 04:45 Arnold 16yd run :17 ASU 4 02:24 Arnold 31yd run :25 ASU 4 00:02 Arauco 32yd FG :34 Team Statistics ASU FIU First Downs Net yards rushing Net yards passing Passes Att-Comp.-Int Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Possession Time 30:38 29:22 Third Down Conversions 6 of 17 6 of 13 Sacks By: Number-Yards Individual Statistics RUSHING: RUSHING: FIU-Younger, Wayne 16-53; Ned, A'mod 15-48; Reams, Julian 10-37; Owens, Daunte 1-2. Arkansas State-Arnold, Reggie ; Wilkerson, C. 6-33; Hewitt, Travis PASSING: FIU-Younger, Wayne Arkansas State-Hewitt, Travis RECEIVING: FIU-Ellingson, Greg 2-35; Dickens, Jeremy 2-28; Dix, Elliott 2-17; Turner, Trenard 1-20; Frierson, Jason 1-7; Ned, A'mod 1-3. Arkansas State-Dejohnette, L. 6-39; Gillott, Trevor 4-36; Johnson, David 2-31; Wilkerson, C. 2-4; Jordan, T.J. 1-21; Miller, Chris 1-15; Thompkins, B. 1-12; Arnold, Reggie 1-10; Smith, Joe 1-6. Dejohnette on fourth and four from the Panther 40. The play picked up seven yards and was part of an 18-play possession that used up 9:23 on the play clock. Hewitt drew the start Saturday, replacing Corey Leonard, who missed the game with an injury after starting the first eight games of the season for the Tribe. Hewitt completed 19-of-30 passes on the day for 174 yards, with no interceptions. The Golden Panthers took advantage of an Indian miscue with 10:10 remaining in the second quarter to pull within a point. With ASU backed up at its one yard line, Hewitt and Arnold mishandled an exchange, and Hewitt fell on the fumble in the Arkansas State end zone to score the safety for FIU. Florida International went on top when punt returner Lionell Singleton raced 80 yards down the left sideline with 2:50 remaining in the half for the 9-3 Panther lead. FIU s halftime lead proved to be short-lived when Toney intercepted Panther quarterback Wayne Younger on the first possession of the second half and returned the pickoff 17 yards for the touchdown. Arauco s extra point put the Tribe on top 10-9 with 14:02 remaining in the third. Florida International went back on top 3:02 remaining in the third when Younger passed across the middle to receiver Jeremy Dickens for a 4-yard touchdown. The Indians began their rally with 7:02 remaining in the game, taking possession at the ASU 45 and capping the drive with Arnold s touchdown that put the Tribe on top Arnold s second touchdown stretched the Indian lead to with 2:24 to play, but FIU answered with a 65-yard drive that tied the game at 24 when Younger hit wide receiver Greg Ellison on a 29-yard touchdown pass, then scrambled and found tight end Moses Hinton open in the end zone for the two-point conversion. Toney s 60-yard kickoff return gave ASU the ball at the FIU 29, and six plays later, Arauco booted the field goal for the win. In his first start of the season, Travis Hewitt threw for a career-best 174 yards and added 24 yards rushing Arkansas State Football 19 ASUIndians.com

20 GAME 10 November 10, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Lockhart Stadium - 18,540) - Florida Atlantic 34, Arkansas State 31 FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (11/10/07) - Florida Atlantic overcame a back-and-forth 60-minute battle to power past Arkansas State with a late fourth-quarter touchdown. FAU s Rusty Smith completed a six-yard touchdown pass with 2:49 left in the game cap its fourth-quarter rally. Sophomore quarterback Corey Leonard was 19-for-33 with 131 yards, while sophomore Reggie Arnold rushed for 58. Sophomore Brandon Thompkins recorded 156 kickoff return yards for the Tribe. The Indians got on the board first, after senior Koby McKinnon intercepted FAU s Rusty Smith s second pass of the game at the Owls 20-yard line. Sophomore Reggie Arnold took a 15-yard pass from sophomore Corey Leonard into the endzone to put Arkansas State up 7-0 with 13:16 remaining in the first quarter. FAU recovered quickly and answered with a 1-yard touchdown run by Smith to tie the game at seven. The Owls tacked on seven more 45 seconds into the second quarter when William Rose took a two-yard pass from Smith to put FAU up Score by Quarters Score Arkansas State Florida Atlantic Team Qtr Time Scoring play Plays-Yards TOP ASU 1 13:16 Arnold 15-yd rec :25 FAU 1 8:47 Smith 1 yd run :29 FAU 2 14:15 Rose 2 yd rec :20 ASU 2 5:37 Arauco 20 yd FG 4-2 2:08 FAU 2 1:58 Leroy 33 yd FG :39 ASU 3 9:46 Arnold 2 yd run :14 ASU 3 3:37 Leonard 6 yd run :33 FAU 3 1:15 Leroy 46 yd FG :22 ASU 4 13:06 Arnold 4 yd run 2-5 0:47 FAU 4 9:57 Rose 56 yd rec :32 FAU 4 2:49 Edgecomb 6 yd rec :02 Team Statistics ASU FAU First Downs Net yards rushing Net yards passing Passes Att-Comp.-Int Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Possession Time 30:08 29:52 Third Down Conversions 4 of 14 9 of 19 Sacks By: Number-Yards Individual Statistics RUSHING: ASU-Arnold, Reggie 14-58; Leonard, Corey 13-35; Brown, Preston 4-27; Wilkerson, C. 1-8; McNeal, Danny 1-1; TEAM 1-minus 2; Williams, M. 1- minus 2. FAU-Pierre, C ; Bonner, C. 2-20; Edgecomb, D. 8-17; Rose, W. 3-15; Manley, B.J. 6-7; Walker, D. 1-0; TEAM 1-minus 1; Smith, R. 4-minus 5. PASSING: ASU-Leonard, Corey FAU-Smith, R RECEIVING: Arkansas State-Dejohnette, L. 7-37; Thompkins, B. 4-30; Jones, Kevin 2-10; Arnold, Reggie 1-15; Brown, Preston 1-15; Smith, Joe 1-10; Gillott, Trevor 1-9; Johnson, David 1-5; Jordan, T.J Florida Atlantic-Edgecomb, D. 5-49; Gent, C. 5-48; Rose, W. 4-71; Harmon, J. 4-56; Bonner, C. 2-34; Jean, L. 1-8; Johnson, C Sophomore Josh Arauco cut the Owls lead to with 5:37 left before the half. Freshman Javon McKinnon set up the score with an 18-yard fumble return to the FAU five-yard line. Florida Atlantic pushed its lead back to seven with just under two minutes left in the half with 33-yard field goal by Warley Leroy. The Indians came out of the half ready to play, scoring on their first two drives. Arnold s two-yard touchdown run tied the game at 17 with 9:46 left in the third. Leonard followed that up with a 6-yard TD run of his own to put the Tribe ahead FAU answered with a 46-yard field goal from Leroy to cut the Tribe s lead to four. Senior Tyrell Johnson took a Smith pick to the FAU five-yard line, setting up a four-yard TD run by Arnold two minutes into the fourth quarte to give the Indians a advantage. Florida Atlantic countered with a touchdown of their own with 9:57 left. Rose took a 56-yard pass from Smith into the endzone to make it a game. The Owls failed the 2- point conversion after sophomore Stanley Wakwe batted down Smith s pass. FAU took the lead with 2:55 to go when DiIvory Edgecomb caught the six-yard touchdown pass from Smith to put the Owls up The two-point conversion was successful this time around, giving FAU the lead. The Indians failed to move the ball down the field and the Owls grabbed the win. The Indians moved to 4-6 overall and 2-4 in Sun Belt play. FAU improved to 5-4 and 4-1 in Sun Belt action. Sophomore linebacker Greg Hardy recorded a careerhigh nine tackles against FAU Arkansas State Football 20 ASUIndians.com

21 GAME 11 November 15, Jonesboro, AR (Indian Stadium - 11,736) - Arkansas State 31, North Texas 27 JONESBORO ( ) Arkansas State quarterback Corey Leonard completed a 27-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Brandon Thompkins with two seconds remaining, giving the Indians a victory over the Mean Green of North Texas at Indian Stadium. The Indians overcame a 10-point deficit in the final 7:08 to claim the Sun Belt Conference win, getting 305 passing yards and two touchdowns from Leonard on the night. With the game-winner to Thompkins, Leonard completed his 16th scoring pass of the year to set a new Arkansas State record for touchdowns in a single season. Arkansas State finished the night with 480 yards of total offense despite having just 93 yards with 3:10 to play before halftime. Offensive struggles and kicking game breakdowns hurt Arkansas State in the first half as North Texas jumped out to a 21-0 lead. The Mean Green went 65 yards in 10 plays on its initial drive, getting a 4- yard touchdown run from running back Jamario Thomas to complete the drive. Thomas Moreland added the first of three first-half extra points to give North Texas a 7-0 lead with 9:44 remaining in the first. North Texas put together an 88-yard touchdown drive that started late in the first quarter and ended on the first play of the second quarter when running back Micah Mosley scored on a 2-yard run. The Mean Green made it 21-0 when Thomas scored on a 4-yard run up the middle following a blocked punt. North Texas safety Aaron Weathers blocked the kick by ASU punter Brett Shrable at the Indian 29, and defensive back Chris Neal returned the block to the Arkansas State four to set up the score. Arkansas State answered with a 5-play, 64-yard drive that used up 1:28 on the clock. ASU quarterback Corey Leonard completed passes of 13 and 16 yards on the drive, setting up a 30-yard touchdown run by freshman tailback Preston Brown. Placekicker Josh Arauco added the extra point to cut the North Texas lead to 21-7 with 1:37 remaining in the half. Score by Quarters Score Arkansas State North Texas Team Qtr Time Scoring play Plays-Yards TOP NT 1 9:44 Thomas 4yd run :16 NT 2 14:57 Mosley 2yd run :20 NT 2 3:10 Thomas 4yd run 1-4 0:05 ASU 2 1:37 Brown 30yd run :28 ASU 3 12:39 Arnold 15yd run :14 ASU 3 0:13 Arauco 32yd FG :45 NT 4 11:07 Moreland 28yd FG :01 NT 4 7:08 Moreland 37yd FG :39 ASU 4 5:15 Jordan 6yd rec :46 ASU 4 0:02 Thompkins 27yd rec :18 Team Statistics ASU NT First Downs Net yards rushing Net yards passing Passes Att-Comp.-Int Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Possession Time 25:49 34:11 Third Down Conversions 9 of 18 4 of 12 Sacks By: Number-Yards Arkansas State outgained North Texas 202 yards to 187 in the first half, with 109 of those coming in the final 3:10 of the half. ASU s offensive momentum continued into the second half as the Tribe put 10 points on the board in the third quarter to cut the North Texas lead to The Indians went 67 yards on seven plays to open the second half, capping the drive with a 15-yard touchdown run by tailback Reggie Arnold. A 32-yard field goal from Arauco late in the quarter cut the Mean Green lead to heading into the fourth quarter. North Texas answered with a 61-yard drive that resulted in a 28- yard field goal by Moreland that stretched the Mean Green lead back to a touchdown at An interception of a Leonard pass by North Texas linebacker Craig Robertson on the next Indian possession set up another Moreland field goal that extended the Mean Green lead back to two possessions. Robertson picked off the tipped pass at the ASU 40, and North Texas drove to the Indian 20 before Moreland made it with a 37-yard field goal with 7:08 remaining. Arkansas State responded with a 61-yard drive that resulted in a 6- yard touchdown pass from Leonard to J.T. Jordan, cutting the deficit back to a field goal at with 5:15 to play. North Texas burned 3:57 on the clock and drove to the ASU nine before Moreland missed from 26 yards out to put the ball back in the Indians hands. Leonard finished the game with 357 yards of total offense. Arnold added 75 rushing yards and a touchdown on 11 carries and Brown tallied 48 rushing yards and a score on six carries. Senior wideout Levi Dejohnette finished with 108 yards on nine catches and Thompkins topped the century mark as well with 107 yards and a touchdown on seven receptions. Safety Khayyam Burns and linebacker Ben Owens led the Indian defense with 13 tackles each, with safety Tyrell Johnson adding 12 stops on the night. Individual Statistics RUSHING: NT-Vizza, G ; Mosley, Micah 15-78; Thomas, Jamario ASU-Arnold, Reggie 11-75; Leonard, C ; Brown, Preston 6-48; Hewitt, Travis 1-2; Thompkins, B. 2-minus 10. PASSING: NT-Vizza, G ASU- Leonard, C ; Hewitt, Travis RECEIVING: NT-Fitzgerald, C ; Jackson, Brando 4-27; Stickler, Brock 3-27; Washington, K. 2-5; Dibrell, Sam 1-42; Thomas, Jamario 1-1. ASU-Dejohnette, L ; Thompkins, B ; Brown, Preston 6-73; Gillott, Trevor 2-13; Jordan, T.J. 1-6; Miller, Chris 1-6. Preston Brown rushed for a career-high 48 yards and his first touchdown in ASU s victory over North Texas Arkansas State Football 21 ASUIndians.com