2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Southern Miss
In all-time home-openers, the Big Orange have compiled an 88–18–5 (.791) record. The Vols’ last home-opening loss was a 31–0 setback against Florida on September 17, 1994.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Southern Miss
The game marks the first starts for Freshman Eric Berry at safety, and Sophomore Dan Williams at tackle.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Florida
On the 1st possession of the game in the steamy Swamp, the Tennessee Volunteers went three and out. On the ensuing punt, Brandon James took the return 83 yards for Gator touchdown. Things never did get much better for the visiting team, as Florida rolled to an impressive 59–20 victory in the SEC opener for both teams.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Florida
There was, however, a brief period when it seemed that the contest would be much closer. The Gators ran out to a 28–6 lead by late in the 2nd quarter on two Tim Tebow touchdown passes and a Tebow touchdown run, along with the opening punt return. But then Tennessee QB Erik Ainge got his team's offense moving, throwing a touchdown pass just before halftime to cut the lead to 28–13 at intermission.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Florida
The Gators mounted a long drive to start the second half, but freshman Volunteer cornerback Eric Berry picked off a Tim Tebow pass (his first interception thrown in 2007) and returned it 93 yards for another Tennessee touchdown. When Florida's next drive ended in a punt, UT had the ball down only eight, 28–20.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Florida
But on the first play of the possession, Erik Ainge's handoff to running back Arian Foster was mishandled, and Gator linebacker Dustin Doe scooped up the loose ball and took it into the endzone for a Florida touchdown. Tennessee's momentum was washed away by the roar of 90,000 Gator fans, and the home team never looked back. Florida would end the game with 31 straight points, turning a close game into a runaway.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Florida
Several Gators had excellent afternoons. Tim Tebow finished 14–19 passing for 299 yards with 2 TDs and 1 INT and rushed for 62 yards and 2 more TDs. Receiver Percy Harvin excelled as well, leading all players in rushing (9 attempts for 75 yards and 1 TD) and receiving (4 catches for 120 yards). The Florida offense rolled up 556 yards of total offense, 255 on the ground. Meanwhile, the Gator defense also did its part, holding Tennessee to just 38 yards rushing with no first downs on the ground and 293 yards total offense.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Florida
Overall, the Gators put together a historically dominating performance. Their 59 points scored was the second-highest total in the history of the series (behind only UF's 62 in the 1995 contest), and the 39 point margin of defeat was the Vols' most lopsided loss to any opponent since 1981. After the game, Tennessee still led the overall series by a narrow 19–18 margin.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Arkansas State
Tennessee grabbed the lead first for the first time this season, and never relinquished it, as the Vols beat Arkansas State by the score of 48 to 27. The Vols entered the game unranked following the loss to Florida and were playing their second home game of the season.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Arkansas State
QB Erik Ainge set a career-high with 334 yards passing and tied a career-high with 4 TD's while going 27-of-39. Tennessee allowed 377 total yards on defense. Lucas Taylor had 7 catches for 104 yards.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Georgia
Tennessee earned its first conference victory of the season by beating the Georgia Bulldogs by the score of 35–14. Tennessee dominated the first half, leading the game by the score of 28–0. Tennessee held Georgia to 243 total yards, while picking up 190 yards on the ground. The game was a sudden turnaround for both the Defense and the Running game, which both performed poorly in the Vols' only other conference game, Florida. The win, combined with Florida's losses to Auburn and LSU puts Tennessee back into the race for the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Georgia
The win came after head coach Phillip Fulmer came under fire by anonymous former players in an article in the Knoxville News Sentinel. Fulmer called the article "an incredible cheap shot" in the post-game press conference. Fulmer had also been receiving criticism from several other writers that follow the program.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Georgia
Individual performances were highlighted by Arian Foster, who carried the ball 17 times for 98 yards, and 3 touchdowns. Backup running back Montario Hardesty added 70 yards on 14 carries with 1 TD. LB Ellix Wilson blocked a punt in the 2nd quarter.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Mississippi State
The Vols traveled to Starkville, Mississippi for the first time since winning 35–17 in 2002. Phillip Fulmer commented on Mississippi State during the Tuesday press conference:


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Mississippi State
Mississippi State is a good football team at 4–2. They beat a good Auburn team at Auburn. They're dangerous, physical, tough guys up front. The running backs and tight ends have my good friend Woodrow McCorvey's fingerprints all over them. He is a tough guy.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Mississippi State
Tennessee took an early lead after stopping the Bulldogs on their first drive. Erik Ainge found Chris Brown on a 4-yard TD pass to cap off at 9 play, 78-yard drive. Mississippi State then answered. The Bulldogs forced the Vols to punt after backing them up. The short field paid off, when Wesley Carroll found Tony Burks for a 38-yard touchdown pass. State took the lead in the 2nd quarter when RB Anthony Dixon broke loose on a 30-yard touchdown run.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Mississippi State
Tennessee followed with 17 unanswered points, coming on a Lucas Taylor 51-yard touchdown reception, a 47-yard Daniel Lincoln field goal and an Arian Foster 1-yard touchdown run. Mississippi State would score one more touchdown to cut the lead to 3. However, the Vols' Defense held firm for the last quarter and a half. Daniel Lincoln added 3 field goals of 29, 26, and 43 yards to provide the final 12 point margin of victory.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Mississippi State
Erik Ainge ended the game with a 22-of-36 performance with 1 interception and 2 touchdown passes. Lucas Taylor had 11 catches for 186 yards. Arian Foster ran the ball 21 for 143 yards, while Montario Hardesty added 81 yards on 16 carries. Tennessee outgained Mississippi State 470 to 338 total yards.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Alabama
Nick Saban set a different tone for this year's "The Third Saturday in October" right from the get go. Saban elected to kick an onside kick on the opening kickoff. Alabama recovered and scored 3 on Leigh Tiffen's 39-yard field goal. Bama extended their lead to 10 when QB John Parker Wilson connected with Terry Grant on a 3-yard touchdown pass.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Alabama
Tennessee then scored 14 unanswered points to take the lead early in the 2nd quarter. Arian Foster had a 2-yard touchdown run and Erik Ainge found TE Luke Stocker for a 3-yard touchdown pass. At that point Alabama took over. WR DJ Hall had 2 2nd-quarter touchdown receptions. Leigh Tiffen added 3 more field goals to bring his total to four on the day. RB Terry Grant also had an 8-yard touchdown run. Tennessee was only able to add one field goal by Daniel Lincoln, shortly before halftime, as the Crimson Tide outscored Tennessee 17–0 in the second half.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Alabama
WR DJ Hall and QB John Parker Wilson had career days for Alabama. Hall had 13 receptions for 185 yards and 2 touchdowns. Wilson was 32-of-46 for 363 yards and 3 touchdowns.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, South Carolina
Tennessee used timely turnovers and clutch kicking to earn an ugly 27–24 overtime victory. South Carolina fought back from a 21-point deficit at halftime to take a 24–21 lead with 1:24 left. However, following a LaMarcus Coker return to the 47-yard line, Tennessee put together an 8-play, 26-yard drive to set up freshman Daniel Lincoln for the game tying 48-yard field goal. In overtime, Lincoln hit another field goal from 27 yards, while South Carolina kicker Ryan Succop missed wide right from 40 yards to give Tennessee the victory.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, South Carolina
It was a tale of two halves in regulation. Tennessee had touchdown scoring drives of 2 yards, 44 yards, and 72 yards in the first half, but did not score in the second half until  Lincoln's field goal with 9 seconds remaining. South Carolina, who was held scoreless in the first half, put together touchdown drives of 39 yards, 86 yards, and 66 yards, also adding the late field goal by Succop. The Gamecocks actually outgained Tennessee by a margin of 501 to 317 yards. However, Tennessee capitalized on 3 Gamecock turnovers. Freshman Eric Berry had a long fumble return to set up the Vols first score and added an interception in the second quarter. Berry also tipped a pass in the 4th quarter which was intercepted by Ryan Karl.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Louisiana-Lafayette
Tennessee rolled up it top point total of the season by scoring in creative ways en route to a 59–7 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette. Tennessee scored on Defense when DE Antonio Reynolds intercepted a tipped pass and returned it for 70 yards for a touchdown. Tennessee scored on special teams when DB Antonio Wardlow returned a blocked punt 20 yards for a touchdown. Tennessee also had 3 touchdowns by freshmen late in the game: a 30-yard run by RB Lennon Creer, a touchdown reception by Kenny O'Neal. WR Gerald Jones ran for a TD after lining up at QB. Running back Arian Foster had 2 scores in the first half.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Arkansas
Tennessee used clock management and stout defensive play to stop Arkansas TB Darren McFadden en route to a 34–13 victory over the Razorbacks. McFadden was coming off of a game in which he broke an SEC record for yards rushing in a game vs. South Carolina. Tennessee limited him to 117 yards on 22 carries. The Vols scored on their first drive of the game which culminated with a 16-yard touchdown pass from Erik Ainge to Austin Rogers. Arkansas countered with a field goal after TB Felix Jones put them in good position with a 48-yard kick return into Tennessee territory.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Arkansas
Vol freshman DB Dennis Rogan countered with a return of his own, 78 yards to the Arkansas 15, setting up a Daniel Lincoln 25-yard field goal to answer the score. Tennessee added another field goal from Lincoln and a second touchdown pass in the Second Quarter. This time Ainge found WR Josh Briscoe on third and goal from the 14, to score with 10 seconds remaining in the half to push the score to 20–3.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Arkansas
In the second half, Tennessee forced Arkansas to punt and then Arian Foster gave the Vols a three score lead by racing 59 yards for a touchdown. Arkansas would add a Third Quarter field goal by Alex Tejada and a Fourth Quarter touchdown run by TB Michael Smith to close to within 14. However, LB Jerod Mayo sealed the game with a 34-yard interception return for a touchdown, and provided the final margin of 34–13.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Arkansas
SS Eric Berry had his first multi-interception game, picking off a pass at the end of each half. Tennessee won the time of possession battle 33:20 to 26:40. Foster ended with 13 carried for 88 yards. TB Montario Hardesty added 20 carries and 70 yards. Mayo led the team with 9 tackles. Dan Williams and Xavier Mitchell each had a sack.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Vanderbilt
Tennessee fought back from a 15-point deficit in the 4th quarter to beat their in-state rivals by the score of 25–24. The issue was still to be decided with less than a minute in the game, when Vanderbilt kicker Bryant Hahnfeldt's 49-yard field goal attempt grazed the left upright and went wide left.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Vanderbilt
Tennessee started well on its opening drive, moving 75 yards on 9 plays. The Drive culminated with a 9-yard touchdown pass from Erik Ainge to Lucas Taylor. The extra point, however, was blocked, giving Tennessee a 6–0 lead. Vanderbilt answered the score and then took the lead midway through the second quarter. QB Mackenzi Adams found Brad Allen for a 5-yard touchdown pass. Tennessee regained the lead on a Daniel Lincoln field goal from 33 yards. However, Vanderbilt scored twice in the final minute of the half, first with a 19-yard touchdown pass from Adams to Jeff Jennings, and then with 33-yard field goal by Hahnfeldt. The field goal had followed a fumble by Tennessee on a lateral pass from Ainge to Foster shortly before halftime.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt extended its lead after halftime to 24–9 by moving down the field on an 11-play, 75-yard drive that consumed 5:54 of the game clock. The Commodores would take that lead into the 4th quarter before Tennessee awoke. Tennessee actually punted the ball back to Vanderbilt with seconds remaining in the 3rd quarter, but Commodore DE Broderick Stewart was flagged for roughing Vol punter Briton Colquitt. The Vols scored on that drive early in the 4th quarter when Ainge connected with Josh Briscoe for a 7-yard touchdown pass.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Vanderbilt
The Vol Defense held Vanderbilt to two "three and out" possessions after the Briscoe touchdown. Tennessee retook possession and drove 83 yards in less than 3 minutes, scoring a touchdown when Ainge found Austin Rogers in the end zone for a 5-yard touchdown pass. The Two-point conversion failed, and Tennessee still trailed. The Volunteer Defense once again held strong, forcing another punt after a 3 play, 4-yard drive. Tennessee took possession at the Vanderbilt 33-yard line after Freshman DB Dennis Rogan returned a punt 45 yards. The Vols moved 17 yards to set up the go ahead field goal for Daniel Lincoln. Lincoln connected from 33 yards to give Tennessee the 25–24 lead.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt was not finished at this point. D.J. Moore returned the ensuing kickoff 55 yards to the Tennessee 42-yard line. Vanderbilt moved the ball 11 yards (9 of which came on a pass interference penalty) to set up the field goal try by Hahnfeldt. Hahnfeldt pushed the kick left, grazing the outer half of the left upright, and giving Tennessee a 25–24 victory. The victory kept the Vols in the driver's seat for the SEC Eastern Division title. The Vols would need to win the next game against Kentucky to earn the spot in the SEC Championship Game against LSU.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Kentucky
The Volunteers (9–3, 6–2) earned a shot at LSU in the SEC title game by beating the Wildcats (7–5, 3–5) for the 23rd straight time, the longest active winning streak by one team over another in major college football.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Kentucky
The game started with a one-play, 65-yard touchdown for the volunteers as a pass was thrown to Arian Foster by Eric Ainge. The rest of the first half went well for the volunteers as they led 24–7 heading into the break. Ainge and the Tennessee Offense built the halftime lead with touchdown passes to Foster, WR Lucas Taylor, and WR Quintin Hancock.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Kentucky
The game looked to be in hand when the Vols led 31–14 near the end of the 3rd quarter following an Ainge touchdown pass to TE Jeff Cottam. However, the Wildcats fought back behind a strong second half performance by QB Andre Woodson, scoring 17 unanswered points to push the game into overtime.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Kentucky
The first overtime saw Kentucky score first when Woodson found Keenan Burton for an 8-yard touchdown pass. Tennessee answered with a touchdown pass of their own. Ainge connected with Gerald Jones, whose diving catch re-tied the score. In the second overtime, the game looked like it was over when Eric Ainge threw his third interception of the game. A tipped pass was corralled by Sam Maxwell, setting up Kentucky for a win with any score. However, a Kentucky 35-yard field goal attempt was blocked by Dan Williams to push the game into triple-overtime.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Kentucky
In the 3rd overtime, the Vols had a chance to end the game after an Austin Rogers touchdown reception, as they only needed a 2-point conversion. However Arian Foster was stopped short on an off tackle run and was also flagged for a personal foul for throwing the ball up in the air after the play was over. Kentucky had scored in the first half of that overtime period when Burton caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from Woodson. The two-point conversion failed, as Woodson's pass fell incomplete, setting up UT for the opportunity to win with a touchdown and two-point conversion. When they failed to cash in on that opportunity, Foster showed his frustration by slinging the ball, and was flagged for a 15-yard penalty.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Kentucky
The penalty put the Vols in a hole to begin the 4th overtime period, forcing them to start from the 40-yard line. Nevertheless, the resilient volunteers scored their final touchdown in another one-play, 40-yard drive as Ainge found Hancock wide open. The Volunteers scored the two-point conversion as well, with Ainge hitting Rogers on a quick slant. Kentucky matched the score when RB Derrick Locke ran in from the 2-yard line. Kentucky then needed to match the Vols' two-point conversion. The game-winning play came as Woodson was tackled from behind by DE Antonio Reynolds and a forced fumble was recovered by the Volunteer Defense. That play ended the 5-hour thriller with the final score: 52–50.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, SEC Championship Game: LSU
Tennessee faced the LSU Tigers in its first SEC Championship Game since 2004. The teams had also faced each other in the 2001 SEC Championship game. LSU won that game over the favored Volunteers, eliminating them from a trip to the Rose Bowl for the national championship. LSU last played in the SEC title game in 2005, losing to Georgia.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, SEC Championship Game: LSU
This time, Tennessee led the contest for a majority of the game, before surrendering the lead following a late interception. The Vols took the opening kickoff to the 38-yard line and from there, the offense drove 62 yards for a touchdown. That drive was capped off by an 11-yard touchdown reception by Chris Brown. LSU answered in the first quarter with two Colt David field goal, to cut the deficit to 1 point. A scoreless second quarter made the halftime score 7–6.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, SEC Championship Game: LSU
LSU drove the field on the first possession of the second half to secure a short lived lead. Substitute QB Ryan Perriloux, filling in for injured Matt Flynn, led the Tigers on the 76-yard drive, finding WR Demetrius Byrd for the go ahead touchdown pass. The Vols missed a field goal on the following drive, but capitalized on a forced fumble to retake the lead. Ainge drove the Vols 66 yards on  9 plays and found Josh Briscoe on a pass into the endzone to move the score to 14–13.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, SEC Championship Game: LSU
Both Offenses stalled for the rest of the game. However, LSU found its winning score when DB Jonathan Zenon picked off an Ainge pass at the Tennessee 18-yard line and returned it for a touchdown. That fourth quarter score, combined with Perriloux's two-point conversion run gave the game its final 21–14 score. The win by LSU propelled them into the 2008 BCS National Championship Game, while Tennessee accepted a bid to the Outback Bowl to face Wisconsin.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Outback Bowl: Wisconsin
Despite losing 3 starters to academic suspensions, Tennessee put together a solid performance to end their season with a 21–17 victory over the Wisconsin Badgers in the 2008 Outback Bowl. WR Lucas Taylor, DT DeMonte Bolden, and LB Rico McCoy (all starters) along with reserve LB Chris Donald and reserve WR Kenny O'Neal, were declared academically ineligible for the game.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Outback Bowl: Wisconsin
Tennessee started the day's scoring on their second possession. WR Gerald Jones, lining up at QB in the aptly named "G-Gun" formation scored on a 3-yard run to cap off a 66-yard drive. Wisconsin answered on the ensuing drive, due largely to a 60-yard kickoff return by David Gilreath and a 15-yard facemask penalty. The 22 yard scoring effort found pay dirt with QB Tyler Donovan's 6-yard run on 3rd and goal. Donovan was hit at the goal line by Eric Berry, causing a mild concussion, but not forcing Donovan to miss any time.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Outback Bowl: Wisconsin
Tennessee drove deep into Badger territory on the following drive, only to turn the ball over by fumbling a trick play. Both offenses continued to sputter until the Vols retook the lead with 9:45 to go in the 2nd quarter. Erik Ainge hooked up with WR Josh Briscoe on a 29 touchdown pass to move the score to 14–7.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Outback Bowl: Wisconsin
The Vols forced the Badgers backwards on their next drive and then capitalized on the field position. Tennessee took at 14-point lead when Ainge found TE Brad Cottam on a 31-yard touchdown throw. The score would be the last of the game for the Vol offense. Wisconsin would answer shortly before halftime as Donovan found Andy Crooks in the end zone with 1:03 remaining in the half.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Outback Bowl: Wisconsin
The second half was a defensive struggle. Wisconsin held Tennessee scoreless, while the Tennessee defense limited the Badger offense to 3 points. The point came on a Taylor Mehlhaff 27-yard field goal with 9 seconds remaining in the 3rd quarter. Wisconsin had a few opportunities to take the lead in the game's final period, but the Badgers fell short each time. The Vols forced an incomplete pass by Donovan on a 4th and 2 play from the Tennessee 10-yard line with 5:52 to go in the game.


2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Outback Bowl: Wisconsin
Wisconsin got one final chance with  1:26 to go on the clock, but that drive was ended by an Antonio Wardlow interception at the 1-yard line of Tennessee. Senior Erik Ainge took a knee is his final play as a Tennessee Volunteer to cap off the 21–17 victory. Ainge finished his career at Tennessee being named the MVP at the end of the Outback Bowl Game. Briscoe put in his best game of the season, filling in for Lucas Taylor and playing all 5 receiver positions at one point in the game. Brad Cottam showed that when healthy he can be a great player and look for him in the upcoming NFL draft.


2007 Tennis Channel Open and the Mirage Cup
The 2007 Tennis Channel Open was a tennis event on the 2007 ATP Tour. Lleyton Hewitt, who was the 2006 runner-up, was the singles champion, while Bob and Mike Bryan were the doubles champions. The event was held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Darling Tennis Center. It was the twentieth Tennis Channel Open, but just the second to be held in Las Vegas. The ITF women's competition was won by Caroline Wozniacki in singles and by Victoria Azarenka and Tatiana Poutchek for doubles.


2007 Tennis Channel Open and the Mirage Cup, Round Robin decision
Since the 2007 Tennis Channel Open featured a round robin formatted draw, an issue arose. Defending champion James Blake, Evgeny Korolev, and Juan Martín del Potro were to play each other and the winner of the round robin who would advance to the quarterfinals was determined by the number of matches and percent of sets and games that were won. Blake lost to Korolev, and Korolev then lost to del Potro. For Blake to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2007 Tennis Channel Open, he had to defeat del Potro, losing no more than five games.


2007 Tennis Channel Open and the Mirage Cup, Round Robin decision
In this situation, each player would have won one match each, and Blake would have lost the fewest games. In the del Potro versus Blake match, Blake, who was winning 6–1, 3–1, beat del Potro because he retired. This eliminated del Potro from such a three-way tie, because he did not complete all of his matches. Korolev then moved on to the next round, since del Potro had been eliminated, and Korolev had already beaten Blake.


2007 Tennis Channel Open and the Mirage Cup, Round Robin decision
This caused a controversial issue that involved fans, Blake, and others, as they felt that Blake was to be in the quarterfinals. A press conference was held, and the ATP, which was chaired by Etienne de Villiers, determined that Blake would have beaten del Potro and thus met the rules for advancement into the quarterfinals. Since neither player knew that del Potro's retirement would result in such a large issue, Blake would have won, and therefore, Blake went into the quarterfinals.


2007 Tennis Channel Open and the Mirage Cup, Round Robin decision
The following morning, however, De Villiers decided that the rules for advancement should not be altered after the tournament's start, and therefore Korolev was entered the quarterfinals. Blake entered the 2007 Indian Wells Masters without being able to defend three of his titles. Later, the round robin format was ended, and all tournaments planning on employing the round robin format were changed back into the original draw format.


2007 Tennis Channel Open and the Mirage Cup, Finals, Men's Doubles
Bob Bryan /  Mike Bryan defeated  Jonathan Erlich /  Andy Ram 7–6(8–6), 6–2


2007 Tennis Channel Open and the Mirage Cup, Finals, Women's Doubles
Victoria Azarenka /  Tatiana Poutchek defeated  Maret Ani /  Alberta Brianti 6–2, 6–4


2007 Tennis Channel Open – Doubles
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram 7–6(8–6), 6–2 in the final.


2007 Tennis Channel Open – Singles
James Blake was the defending champion, but was eliminated in the Round Robin competition.


2007 Tennis Channel Open – Singles
Lleyton Hewitt won the title, defeating Jürgen Melzer 6–4, 7–6(12–10) in the final.


2007 Tennis Channel Open – Singles, Draw, Round robin
As del Potro retired on his last match, Korolev advanced to Quarterfinals based on head-to-head results against Blake.


2007 Tennis Channel Open – Singles, Elimination round
Prior to the Round Robin and after the completion of the Qualifying draws, the 16 players with the lowest tier in the tournament (4 qualifiers, 2 wild cards, 1 lucky loser and 9 based on ATP Rankings) competed in the Elimination Round in order to get one of the 8 last spots into the Round Robin competition. Winners in this round entered as Main Entrants.


2007 Tennis Channel Open – Singles, Elimination round
RR-LL :Lu entered the Round Robin competition as Lucky Loser.


2007 Tennis Masters Cup
The 2007 Tennis Masters Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 38th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 33rd edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 2007 ATP Tour. It took place at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, China, from November 11 through November 18, 2007.


2007 Tennis Masters Cup, Finals, Doubles
Mark Knowles /  Daniel Nestor defeated  Simon Aspelin /  Julian Knowle 6–2, 6–3


2007 Tennis Masters Cup – Doubles
Though the Bryan brothers qualified as the top team, they were forced to withdraw before the event due to Mike's having an elbow injury.


2007 Tennis Masters Cup – Doubles
Jonas Björkman and Max Mirnyi were the defending champions, but lost in the round robin.


2007 Tennis Masters Cup – Doubles
Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor won in the final 6–2, 6–3, against Simon Aspelin and Julian Knowle.


2007 Tennis Masters Cup – Doubles, Draw, Red Group
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


2007 Tennis Masters Cup – Doubles, Draw, Gold Group
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


2007 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles
Defending champion Roger Federer successfully defended his title, defeating David Ferrer in the final, 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 to win the Singles tennis title at the 2007 Tennis Masters Cup.


2007 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles, Draw, Red Group
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


2007 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles, Draw, Gold Group
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


2007 Tercera División play-offs
The 2007 Tercera División play-offs to Segunda División B from Tercera División (Promotion play-offs) were the final playoffs for the promotion from 2006–07 Tercera División to 2007–08 Segunda División B. In some groups four teams took part in the play-off while other groups have only three.


2007 Terengganu riot
The 2007 Terengganu riot was an incident on 8 September 2007 in Terengganu, Malaysia where a peaceful rally became violent after intervention by the Malaysian police. The police fired water cannons, tear gas, and live ammunition at the rally participants, and two protestors were injured from the police's gunshots. Following the riot, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia announced that they would open inquiries probing into the events of that night.


2007 Terengganu riot, Background
According to the Public Order Ordinance and the Police Act in the Constitution of Malaysia, a permit is required for any public assembly of five or more persons. At the end of August 2007, a coalition of non-governmental organisations called Bersih applied for a permit from the police to organise a rally on 8 September at 9 pm in Batu Buruk, Terengganu. They said that the purpose of their rally was a campaign for electoral reforms.


2007 Terengganu riot, Background
Their application was denied on 6 September by the police who said that the event organisers had failed to provide sufficient information about how they were going to handle traffic and security issues. However, a large group of people still gathered on 8 September. Most of the people were supporters of the political party, the Malaysian Islamic Party.


2007 Terengganu riot, Rally incidents
During the rally, police asked the demonstrators to disperse and end the rally over a span of five warnings, but they refused. After the crowd ignored the police's final warning which included arrest threats, the police moved in to disperse the crowd. The crowd responded to the police's action by throwing stones and small rocks at them. These actions marked the beginning of the riot. Consequently, riot police from the Federal Reserve Unit were deployed, and at about 10:30 pm, they began to spray the crowd with chemical-laced water cannons and tear gas. The police also began to arrest the rioters.


2007 Terengganu riot, Rally incidents
At 11:45 pm, a police officer fired four live rounds from his pistol, and the bullets from his shots hit two members of the Malaysian Islamic Party. Suwandi Abdul Ghani was injured in the chest, and Muhamad Azman Aziz was injured in the neck. They survived the gunshots and were brought to the hospital, where Suwandi had to have a bullet removed from his right lung.


2007 Terengganu riot, Rally incidents
Meanwhile, the riot police continued to fire water cannons and tear gas at the crowd throwing objects at them until past midnight, and by 12:30 am on 9 September, the police had already arrested 13 people, including a journalist. The riot ended not long after that, with the police beginning to leave at 1 am.


2007 Terengganu riot, Aftermath
By 9 September 24 people who were at the riot had been arrested. In the days that followed the riot, there were pictures published of rioters burning the national flag. It was claimed that police officers had taken pictures of the flag being burnt, and subsequently, provided those pictures to a news agency. These claims were denied by the Terengganu police chief, Ayub Yaakob. There were also claims that news organisations were not allow to enter the riot location, and some people had their cameras confiscated by the police. The rally organisers said that there were undercover police in the crowd who were acting as inciting agents. The Terengganu state government estimated that the damages caused during the riot amounted to a total of RM1 million.


2007 Terengganu riot, Aftermath
According to the police, the officer who had fired the gunshots had done so in self-defence. They said that he had been surrounded by a group of rioters who were physically harming him. However, the event organisers said that the police's action was unprovoked. On 9 December, the two gunshot victims were arrested and charged with participating in an unlawful gathering, as well as intentionally causing injury to a police officer. When they appeared in court for the hearing of their charges, they were denied bail.


2007 Terengganu riot, Aftermath
On 13 September, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia announced that they would conduct a preliminary fact-finding mission on 19 September to find out what really happened on the night of the riot. Their fact-finding mission reported that during the riot, there were police brutality and human rights violations. However, on 9 October, the Human Rights Commission announced that they would not be holding a further public inquiry due to the ongoing court proceedings. Supporters of the planned rally expressed their disappointment and questioned the Human Rights Commission's decision.


2007 Terengganu riot, Aftermath
On 15 November, the Human Rights Commission announced that they would be holding the public inquiry on 11–15 December to further investigate the police's use of live ammunition since there were no ongoing court proceedings about it. On 13 December, the Human Rights Commission cancelled the public inquiry due to the ongoing court proceedings of the two gunshot victims who had been charged at the Sessions Court of Kuala Terengganu on 9 December for injuring a police officer.


2007 Tesco blackmail campaign
The 2007 Tesco blackmail campaign was an extortion attempt against the British supermarket chain Tesco.


2007 Tesco blackmail campaign, May threats
In May 2007 a series of letters threatening to contaminate food in Tesco stores unless he was paid £100,000 were sent to the company's offices in Dundee. This did not succeed so the blackmailer demanded executives transfer £200,000 into his bank account or he would put caustic soda in yoghurt sold in the store.


2007 Tesco blackmail campaign, May threats
The letters were signed "Arbuthnot, the sign is the spider" and had dead spiders taped to them. Some of them had text composed of letters cut out of a magazine and demanded that Tesco respond via an advertisement in the  personal column in The Times. Tesco did not respond.


2007 Tesco blackmail campaign, July threats
In July seventy-six hoax bomb warnings were sent to Tesco supermarkets. They warned that bombs would go off on Saturday 14 July or "Black Saturday".


2007 Tesco blackmail campaign, July threats
Tesco branches closed, including those in Clitheroe, Grimsby, Pontefract, Market Harborough, Ashby de la Zouch, Bury St Edmunds, Hucknall, Hereford, Ledbury and Glasgow. The closures cost Tesco £1.4m.


2007 Tesco blackmail campaign, July threats
After the threats the letter writer wrote to Tesco executives again demanding £200 a day and an overall figure of £1m.


2007 Tesco blackmail campaign, Investigation
Police decided to lure the blackmailer into giving away their identity by transferring money into a bank account as demanded.


2007 Tesco blackmail campaign, Investigation
On four consecutive dates in July 2007 the suspect withdrew money from cashpoints in Blackburn, Bolton, Burnley and Carlisle. Although he concealed his face, he wore distinctive Wellington boots that helped police track him on CCTV.


2007 Tesco blackmail campaign, Arrest
On 23 July 2007 the suspect was arrested in his home on Milton Avenue, Clitheroe.


2007 Tesco blackmail campaign, Suspect
The suspect was Phil McHugh, a former tax inspector and unemployed charity worker who had gambling debts of £37,000.


2007 Tesco blackmail campaign, Trial
He pleaded guilty to three specimen charges of blackmail and two charges of communicating a bomb hoax.


2007 Tesco blackmail campaign, Trial, Sentencing
In January 2008 he was sentenced to six years imprisonment.


2007 Test Valley Borough Council election
The 2007 Test Valley Borough Council election took place on the 3 May 2007. All 48 seats were up for election. 24 seats were needed for a majority, with the Conservatives increasing their majority by three seats. Both independents lost their seats, one to the Conservatives and one to the Liberal Democrats, who in turn lost a seat to the Conservatives.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team
The 2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team (often referred to as "A&M" or the "Aggies") represented Texas A&M University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Dennis Franchione, who had coached at A&M since the 2003 season, but resigned at the conclusion of the annual game with the Texas Longhorns. The Aggies were led on offense by junior quarterback Stephen McGee. The team played their home games at Kyle Field, an 82,600-person capacity stadium on A&M's campus in College Station, Texas. The Fightin' Texas Aggie Band performs at all home games and select away games during half-time.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team
The 2006 Aggie team finished with 9 wins and 4 losses, including a loss in the 2006 Holiday Bowl. In a 2007 preseason ranking, ESPN sports columnist Mark Schlabach ranked the Aggies 15th. In their preseason polls, both the Coaches Poll and the AP Poll ranked the Aggies 25th. A Rivals.com writer ranked A&M as having the 9th toughest road schedule.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team
The Aggies completed the 2007 season with a 7–6 record, with their final game resulting in a 24–17 loss to Penn State in the 2007 Alamo Bowl.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Coaching staff, Head coach controversy, Call for dismissal
After the Aggies' 17–34 loss at Miami, head coach Dennis Franchione's coaching has been bought into question by some members of the media. An ESPN writer gave honorable mention to the A&M coaches' play-calling in the Miami game in his weekly Bottom 10 college football game rankings. As of Tuesday, September 25, the website  has received over 15,000 hits after A&M's loss to Miami. 300 people had signed the online petition that Monday, bringing the total to 2,600. The website has also sold nearly 200 "Can Fran" shirts. The Bryan-College Station Eagle, the area's local newspaper, included a front page picture of A&M's Pi Kappa Phi chapter members hanging a "Fire Fran" sign from their fraternity house.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Coaching staff, Head coach controversy, Secret newsletter
On September 27, 2007, Franchione discontinued selling a secret email newsletter to athletic boosters who paid US$1,200 annually for team information that Franchione has refused to release to the public. The newsletter, called "VIP Connection", had been written by Franchione's personal assistant, Mike McKenzie, and included specific injury reports and Franchione's critical assessments of players. The newsletter attracted 27 recipients, 6 of whom received the newsletter for free. 20 of the recipients have been disclosed. The boosters were asked to sign a confidentiality statement to assure the information in the newsletter was not used for gambling.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Coaching staff, Head coach controversy, Secret newsletter
Though Franchione and McKenzie denied gaining profit from the newsletter, Franchione stated that proceeds went to the company that managed his now-defunct website, . The newsletter was discovered by athletic director Bill Byrne after it was presented to him by a San Antonio Express-News reporter, who had received it through a third-party source. Byrne immediately instructed Franchione to discontinue the newsletter, at which time Franchione complied. Refunds have been offered to the subscribers, though it is uncertain how many asked for one.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Coaching staff, Head coach controversy, Secret newsletter
In a press conference the following Tuesday, October 2, Franchione apologized in front of A&M football players and expressed his love for the job and the university, and his desire to "elevate the program to its highest level". A&M players also expressed their support for Franchione as a coach. Shortly after, an investigation had been launched to look into the matter, conducted by Bill Byrne and A&M's NCAA compliance officer, David Batson.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Coaching staff, Head coach controversy, Secret newsletter
On Thursday, October 11, Texas A&M officials issued a "letter of admonishment" and ordered that the website CoachFran.com be shut down. Additionally, Franchione was instructed to no longer employ "any staff members that could be construed as representing Texas A&M or providing information or reports relative to his position as head coach at Texas A&M". Consequently, the writer of the newsletter, Mike McKenzie, was fired. Byrne stated that the incident would be included in Franchione's "performance review" at the end of the season.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Coaching staff, Head coach controversy, Resignation
After Franchione led the Aggies to a 38–30 victory over the 13th-ranked Texas Longhorns, he announced his resignation in the post-game press conference. In the press conference, after he discussed the game, he read out loud a farewell letter that he had prepared beforehand. His last words were "Thank you, and gig 'em." Franchione immediately left the press conference as A&M athletic director Bill Byrne started to speak, with friends and family members following him. The following day, Byrne named defensive coordinator Gary Darnell as interim head coach. Darnell will coach the Aggies' bowl game. On November 26, 2007, three days after Franchione resigned, former Green Bay Packers head coach Mike Sherman was announced as the new head football coach.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Coaching staff, Jobs after the season
After the season, cornerbacks coach Van Malone was retained by new head coach Mike Sherman, and offensive coordinator Les Koenning move to the same position at South Alabama. Running backs coach Kenith Pope was hired at UNLV. Tight ends and special teams coach Mark Tommerdahl moved to Louisiana–Monroe, while defensive line coach Stan Eggen was hired at Louisiana Tech. Safeties coach Bill Clay moved to Samford. Offensive line coach Jim Bob Helduser was hired at Bryan High School, and wide receivers coach  Bob DeBesse was hired at A&M Consolidated High School. Gary Darnell was the only assistant that has not found a coaching job.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Players, Roster
The roster consists of 47 freshmen, 37 sophomores, 30 juniors, and 20 seniors. Scholarship players include 18 true freshmen, 9 redshirt freshmen, 23 sophomores, 17 juniors, and 16 seniors.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Players, Roster
* *Indicates that the player is a member of the2007 Aggie Leadership Council


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Players, Postseason honors
Cody Wallace was named the Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year and made the All-Big 12 Football First Team. Chris Alexander, Chris Harrington, and Misi Tupe, as well as Justin Brantly, made the All-Big 12 Football Second Team. Michael Bennett, Martellus Bennett, Red Bryant, Marquis Carpenter, Corey Clark, Mark Dodge, Kirk Elder, Jorvorskie Lane, and Stephen McGee received an all-Big 12 Honorable Mention. Additionally, five players made the all-Big 12 Academic First Team, which requires a 3.20 GPA or above. Of those players are David Latham, Stephen McGee, Jordan Peterson, T.J. Sanders (who was one of seven Big 12 players to have a 4.00 GPA), and Cody Wallace. Two players made the all-Big 12 Academic Second Team, which requires a 3.00–3.19 GPA, including Andrew Key and Chris Yoder.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Players, Arrests
On December 5, 2007, junior offensive lineman Yemi Babalola was charged with aggravated robbery of a residence and possession of marijuana, and was convicted in 2009, with a 5-year prison sentence, but later released on parole in December 2011. When police got a search warrant to search Babalola's home, they had found marijuana. Police had also searched the home of freshman defensive end Brandon Joiner, and found marijuana, ecstasy, and hydrocodone. B. Joiner was subsequently charged with possession of marijuana and possession of a controlled substance, and was sentenced to 3 years in prison in May 2012.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Montana State
The 2007 Division I-AA Montana State Bobcats are led by coach Rob Ash, who became the school's 31st head football coach on June 11, 2007. Ash replaced Mike Kramer, who coached at Montana State from 1989–2006, but was fired after five current and former Bobcat players were arrested within the same year.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Montana State
The Bobcats have played notably against some of their Big 12 opponents. In 2004, they nearly defeated Oklahoma State at the Cowboys' home field, until the Cowboys pushed hard for a 15–10 win. In their 2006 season opener, the Bobcats defeated the Colorado Buffaloes 19–10 on the Buffaloes' home field, pulling off one of the season's biggest upsets in college football.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Montana State
In the game, quarterback Stephen McGee, whose yardage came primarily from option keepers, rushed for 121 yards on nine carries and made 2 touchdown runs, one for 65 yards. He completed 10 of his 20 passes for only 112 yards; his longest completion was 23 yards. Freshman backup quarterback Jerrod Johnson replaced McGee in the fourth quarter and made the only scoring pass in the game (17 yards to Terrence McCoy) with 80 seconds left in the game.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Montana State
The A&M defense, especially the secondary, did not perform well, allowing Montana State to compile a 304 passing yards and complete 26 of 48 passes. In the 2006 season, only Texas Tech and Missouri threw for more yards against the Aggies. The A&M defense allowed the Bobcats to gain a total of 403 yards. Notable plays by the Bobcats included an 83-yard scoring drive on 13 plays on their opening possession and a 50-yard reception by receiver Josh Lewis late in the second half. The Bobcats, however, missed three field goals and lost a fumble in A&M territory.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Fresno State
This was the first-ever meeting between the Fresno State Bulldogs and the Aggies. The unranked Fresno State team was coached by Pat Hill, who compiled a 10–19 record against BCS teams during his tenure at Fresno State prior to the game. Prior to this game, A&M had a 10–1 home field record against nonconference teams under Dennis Franchione. In their season opener, the Bulldogs defeated Sacramento State 24–3, allowing only 100 offensive yards, including only 41 rushing yards. This put pressure on the Aggie offensive line as it did not perform solidly in the Montana State game.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Fresno State
The Bulldogs had not faced a "large and rowdy" crowd and heated competition since November 2005 against the No. 1 USC Trojans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Bulldogs practiced for the A&M home game environment by holding practice at Bulldog Stadium with crowd noise and the Aggie War Hymn blaring from the speakers.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Fresno State
In the first half, the Aggies remained unscored upon, leading 19–0. The Bulldogs gained only 78 yards and 5 first downs. In the second half, however, they retaliated by gaining 267 yards and scoring 29 points. The Bulldogs scored a touchdown and a field goal  with five seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 29–29 and forcing an overtime. A controversial play by the Bulldogs in the first overtime, when A&M led 32–29, caused the officials to review the play.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Fresno State
When quarterback Tom Brandstater threw to receiver Marlon Moore, Moore attempted to stretch the ball over the goal line but fumbled into the end zone, causing the Aggies to recover. An official, however, ruled that Moore went out of bounds on the 1-yard line. Officials took an extensive 22-minute review of the play, and after reviewing various camera angles, ruled that Moore had fumbled into the endzone and A&M recovered. However, A&M tackle Henry Smith was also flagged for roughing the passer. The result of the controversial call was a Fresno State first down inside the A&M 13. Unable to score a touchdown, the Bulldogs elected to kick a field goal to tie the game at 32, forcing a second overtime in which both teams scored touchdowns. In the third overtime, Bulldog quarterback Tom Brandstater failed the two-point conversion after he overthrew the ball into the end zone.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Fresno State
Running back Jorvorskie Lane, who rushed for a total of 121 yards, was crucial to the Aggies during the overtime periods. ESPN reported, "Texas A&M turned to its powerful running back to stave off Fresno State...Jorvorskie Lane rushed for two of his four touchdowns in the second and third overtimes as the 23rd-ranked Aggies beat the feisty Bulldogs 47-45 in the first three-OT game in A&M history. The 6-foot, 268-pound Lane barreled for his final touchdown from 3 yards out, then charged into the end zone again for the winning 2-point conversion on A&M's final possession."


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Fresno State
Overall, the Bulldogs outgained the Aggies 399–397 in total offensive yards. Bulldog quarterback Tom Brandstater threw for 260 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. Bulldog receiver Bear Pascoe caught seven passes for 70 yards and three touchdowns. A&M rushed for 318 yards but compiled only 79 passing yards. When confronted by a reporter about the passing situation, A&M quarterback Stephen McGee argued that rushing is most effective as Fresno State was unable to stop the ball. The game became the first three-overtime game in A&M history, and the ninth consecutive nonconference victory at Kyle.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Fresno State
After  the game, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, who served as A&M president from 2002–2006, posted on TexAgs the following: "Okay, Ags. I really don't need that kind of stress right now. But a W is a W. All the best to everyone." Gates had not posted on the site since he revealed his identity on December 7, 2006.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Louisiana–Monroe
The Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks came into the game with a 0–2 record, suffering losses from Tulsa and the 25th-ranked Clemson Tigers. The Warhawks ranked 107th nationally in pass defense, allowing a total of 626 passing yards in their first two games. Warhawk players carrying notable statistics include running back Calvin Dawson, who ranked 14th in the nation in rushing and led a 17th-ranked rushing offense, and free safety Greg James, who led the Warhawk defense with 17 tackles. Kicker Cole Wilson was named Sun Belt Conference specialist of the week after converting field goals of 23 and 41 yards against Clemson.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Louisiana–Monroe
After the Aggies' shaky three-overtime performance the previous week, coach Dennis Franchione stated that a different offensive scheme would be implemented. After their first two games, the Aggies' rushing offense ranked ninth in the nation, and its passing offense ranked 115th. The A&M defense had allowed 802 total offensive yards in the first two games. This is the Aggies' second meeting with ULM, and in their first meeting in 1985, the Aggies defeated ULM 31–7. Head coach Dennis Franchione had faced ULM twice in his career as head coach of Southwest Texas State, and lost 27–30 and 8–17 in 1990 and 1991 both times, respectively.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Louisiana–Monroe
In the game, quarterback Stephen McGee threw for 237 yards, completing 19 of 33 attempts, and rushed for 18 yards on four carries. Head coach Dennis Franchione made good on his assurances of a different offensive scheme, allowing McGee to earn more yards in the air than on the ground for the first time in the 2007 season. However, the Aggies continued to focus on their ground-based offense, earning 310 yards rushing. In the third quarter, McGee was picked off, ending his streak of 150 passing attempts without an interception.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Louisiana–Monroe
Backup quarterback Jerrod Johnson entered the game in the third quarter, scoring two rushing touchdowns on three drives, with a third touchdown by running back Keondra Smith. The A&M offense finished with 547 total yards, the most since earning 694 yards against the Oklahoma State Cowboys on October 15, 2005. A&M scored on nine out of its ten possessions, including the first five in the first half.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Louisiana–Monroe
Senior wide receiver Kerry Franks made a career-high of five receptions for 82 yards, and caught a 20-yard touchdown pass to lead the Aggies 34–7 shortly into the third quarter. Running back Mike Goodson rushed for 113 yards and scored one touchdown on 11 carries, marking his first 100-yard rushing game of the season. Running back Jorvorskie Lane only rushed for 34 yards on 11 carries, though made two short-yard rushing touchdowns, bringing his touchdown number to 35 and becoming third in all-time rushing touchdowns in school history.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Louisiana–Monroe
Tight end Martellus Bennett matched a career-high of six catches for 98 yards. Early into the week of the game, Bennett decided to switch his jersey number from 13 to 85, in honor of former Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett, who suffered a career-ending broken neck injury the previous Sunday. The two have been close friends ever since they met  on Martellus' recruiting trip to Miami.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Louisiana–Monroe
Louisiana–Monroe rushed for 215 yards with 133 yards passing, scoring a touchdown in the first and fourth quarters. Running back Calvin Dawson made 20 carries for 126 yards and scored a touchdown. Quarterback Kinsmon Lancaster completed 13 of 23 passes for 116 yards, though two interceptions in A&M territory on consecutive drives in the second quarter prevented further Warhawk scoring opportunities. Overall, ULM gained 348 offensive yards.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Louisiana–Monroe
Notable for this game is that, for the first time since facing Southwestern Louisiana in 1990, Texas A&M did not punt on any of its possessions, instead going for 4-for-4 on fourth downs.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Miami (FL)
This was the second-ever meeting between the Aggies and the Hurricanes. In their first meeting in 1944, the Aggies won 70–14 on the Hurricanes' home field to give the worst loss in Miami's football history. The Aggies have played at the Orange Bowl one other time in the 1944 Orange Bowl game, where they lost to LSU 14–19. It was also the Aggies' first trip to Florida since they lost 14–20 to Florida State in 1968. 1973 marks the last time the Hurricanes lost to a team from Texas at the Orange Bowl.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Miami (FL)
The Hurricanes hold the NCAA record for consecutive home victories at the Orange Bowl from October 1985 to September 1994. They also hold a 31–20 all-time record against teams currently in the Big 12. The game will be the last nonconference game of the season for both teams. Two days prior to the game, Las Vegas casinos favored Miami to win by three points. In CBS Sports' weekly "Expert Picks", two reporters chose A&M to win, while three other reporters chose Miami.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Miami (FL)
After the Aggies’ 237-yard passing game against Louisiana–Monroe the previous week, A&M ranked 107th nationally in pass offense, up from 115th. Offensively, A&M ranked fifth in rushing offense and 11th in scoring. A&M averaged six yards per play, and has rushed for 100 yards or more in 21 straight games. Thus far, the Aggie defense has allowed its opponents to gain a total of 697 passing yards and 453 rushing yards. Under head coach Dennis Franchione, the Aggies have not had much success in nonconference away games; A&M lost to #8 Virginia Tech in 2003, #19 Utah in 2004, and unranked Clemson in 2005. In 2006, the Aggies barely went away with a victory against unranked Army.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Miami (FL)
Miami came into the game with a 41st-ranked pass defense and a 113th pass offense, after averaging 130.7 passing yards per game. Though Miami won the 2002 BCS national championship and played in the 2003 national championship game, the 2007 Miami team has not mimicked their successful predecessors. In their second game of the season, the Hurricanes suffered a 13–51 defeat by #6 Oklahoma. In their next game against Florida International, the Hurricanes gained a total of 428 yards to win 23–9.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Miami (FL)
At the time, Florida International ranked 117th out of 119 teams in scoring offense and 102nd in scoring defense. Though Miami have had a good rushing defense their previous season by holding 13 of their 16 opponents under 100 yards, Miami's last two opponents, FIU and OU, have passed the 100 yard mark.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Miami (FL)
In the game, the A&M offense suffered, despite having averaged more than 46 points and 444 yards in their previous three games. On 73 carries, quarterback Stephen McGee and running back Mike Goodson lost a total of 24 yards by being tackled behind the line. The offense lost a total of 27 yards to negative plays, which they had never made in the previous three games. Goodson himself lost one-yard on each of eight total carries. Stephen McGee completed 11 of 20 passes for only 109 yards, and rushed for just 39 yards on 16 carries.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Miami (FL)
On A&M's opening drive, Goodson was tackled behind the line and lost 5 yards, McGee gained 2-yards, and then was sacked for a loss of 2 yards and a three-and-out. In the second quarter alone, A&M lost the ball three times on two fumbles and an interception, all within three minutes of game play. In the entire first half, the Aggies gained only 28 yards, including only 21 rushing yards, and trailed 0–24 at halftime.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Miami (FL)
A&M tailback Jorvorskie Lane only had two carries in the entire game—one in the third quarter and one in the fourth—for a total of 2 yards. When asked by reporters to explain why Jorvorskie did not receive the ball much, Stephen McGee responded, "They were doing such a good job up front, we had to try to get the ball on the perimeter and use our speed". A&M had not scored until 11:40 was left in the fourth quarter when kicker Matt Szymanski kicked a 32-yard field goal.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Miami (FL)
The Aggies did not make their first touchdown drive until Miami freshman running back Graig Cooper fumbled the ball to the Aggies at the Miami 39. In the Aggies' second scoring drive, freshman redshirt quarterback Jerrod Johnson threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to tight end Martellus Bennett with five seconds remaining in the game. Jerrod Johnson took part in his fifth consecutive touchdown drive of his career. Overall, the Aggies could only gain 240 yards, including 98 rushing yards.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Miami (FL)
The 98 rushing yards marked the first time in 22 games the Aggies were held to less than 100 yards; the last time was when A&M played unranked Colorado in 2005. A&M had not scored in the first three quarters of a game since the 2005 Cotton Bowl Classic, when A&M lost to unranked Tennessee 7–38.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Miami (FL)
Miami senior quarterback Kyle Wright threw for 275 yards and two touchdowns, and completed 21 of 26 passes. Receiver Sam Shields caught six passes for 117 yards. On their first 80-yard scoring drive itself, Kyle Wright threw for 61 yards, and freshman Graig Cooper ran for a 7-yard touchdown. Miami did not punt the ball until 13:07 remained in the third quarter. Overall, Miami compiled 402 offensive yards, including 262 passing. Miami had not scored as many points in a game against a ranked team since October 14, 2004, when Miami played #22 Louisville at the Orange Bowl.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Baylor
This was the 104th Battle of the Brazos rivalry game between the Aggies and the Baylor Bears. Coming into the game, A&M had led the series 64–30–9. The Bears have never won a Big 12 opener away game, nor have they won at Kyle Field since a 20–16 victory in 1984. A&M currently leads the series 29–10–3 in games played at Kyle Field. This was the second time that the Bears and the Aggies met in September; in their first meeting, Baylor won 17–7 in 1979.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Baylor
The rivalry had been dormant from 1986–2003, as Baylor had not won a game since 1985. In 2004, however, an unranked Baylor team pulled off a 35–34 upset in overtime against the then #16 Aggies at Floyd Casey Stadium. In 2005, the rivalry again became bitter when A&M had to complete two fourth down conversions in order to win 16–13 in overtime at Kyle Field. In their previous meeting at Floyd Casey in 2006, the Aggies outscored the Bears 31–21.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Baylor
The Bears were led by head coach Guy Morriss, who has compiled a 1–3 record with A&M. A&M head coach Dennis Franchione came in with a 3–1 record with Baylor. Three days prior to the game, Las Vegas casinos favored A&M to win by 17 points. The College Football News staff picked A&M to win by an average of 16.5 points. A Waco Tribune-Herald columnist predicted that the Aggies would win 31–20.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Baylor
The A&M secondary came into the game with a 62.9% completion rate, 243 passing yards, and 7.4 yards per attempt. Baylor quarterback Blake Szymanski had thrown for 1,211 yards and 14 touchdowns with 6 interceptions in the previous games of the season.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Baylor
In the game, A&M possessed the ball for 43 minutes and the defense allowed only seven Baylor first downs. The Bears dropped 10 passes.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma State
This was the 23rd meeting between the Aggies and the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Coming into the game, A&M had led the series 16–6, and also led 7–3 in games played at Kyle Field. In their previous meeting at Boone Pickens Stadium in 2006, the Aggies defeated the Cowboys 34–33 in overtime, after A&M defensive lineman Red Bryant blocked kicker Jason Ricks' overtime field goal attempt that would have tied the game at 34–34 and created a second overtime.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma State
Two days prior to the game, Las Vegas casinos favored A&M to win by 6.5 points. Three out of the four College Football News staff members predicted A&M to win by 6 points. WhatIfSports.com, which runs a computer simulation of a game 101 times and predicts the winner and score difference, predicted OSU to win.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma State
Prior to the game, the Cowboys' rush offense ranked 8th, three spots behind the Aggies. The Cowboys' overall defense ranked 97th. The Cowboys' pass defense, however, ranked 117th, after allowing 342.6 passing yards and 53 pass attempts per game. OSU also ranked 106th nationally in the fewest penalties allowed, losing 76.4 yards per game, and 98th in turnover margin. Under Coach Mike Gundy, the Cowboys have compiled a 1–10 road game record.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma State
A&M's rush offense ranked 5th nationally, after averaging 267.8 yards per game. A&M's pass offense, however, ranked 108th. Quarterback Stephen McGee had thrown for  737 yards, three touchdowns, and three interceptions coming into the game. McGee, however, led the Aggies in rushing with his 412 rushing yards.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma State
In the first half, OSU wide receiver Adarius Bowman caught three passes for 108 yards and two touchdowns, including one for 47 yards that gave OSU the 14–0 lead. Cowboys kicker Jason Ricks, who had made only 2 of his 5 attempted field goals of the season, made a 32-yard field goal with 26 seconds left in the first half. He also scored OSU's only points in the second half, two field goals for 25 yards, one in the third quarter and one in the fourth. At the end of the first half, the Aggies trailed OSU 0–17. Notable for OSU is that, for the first time since 2004, the Cowboys made a first half shutout in a conference game.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma State
In the second half, Jorvorskie Lane scored all of A&M's touchdowns. He rushed for two 1-yard touchdowns, and made his first receiving touchdown for 10 yards. Lane almost made a 50-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Kerry Franks, but officials ruled that Franks' knee touched the ground at the 1-yard line. The receiving touchdown gave A&M a 24–20 lead with 8:03 left in the fourth quarter. Overall, Lane rushed for 77 yards on 19 carries.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma State
Early in the fourth quarter, two A&M defenders caused an injury to OSU's starting quarterback, Zac Robinson, which led OSU's junior redshirt quarterback Bobby Reid to replace him. Coincidentally, in their previous meeting in 2006, the A&M defense caused Reid to bench and Robinson to fill in. OSU elected to kick a field goal with 3:11 left in the game, bringing the score up to 23–24. OSU almost received the ball on an A&M punt with 1:46 left in the game, but safety Quinton Moore was flagged for roughing A&M punter Justin Brantly, giving A&M an automatic first down. A&M then ran out the clock to win 24–23.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma State
The Aggies matched their largest comeback in school history, when A&M played Baylor in 1986 and overcame a 0–17 point deficit to win 31–30. The game's attendance of 86,217 became the sixth-largest in stadium history. The Aggies now had ranked No. 1 in the Big 12 South Division with an overall 5–1 record and a 2–0 conference record.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Texas Tech
This was the Aggies' 66th meeting with the Texas Tech Red Raiders. A&M came into the game leading the series 34–30–1, though 1993 had been the last time the Aggies won at Jones Stadium in Lubbock. In games played at Lubbock, Tech had led the series 16–12. Coach Dennis Franchione had a 1–3 record with Tech as A&M head coach, and Tech coach Mike Leach had a 5–2 record with A&M as Tech head coach. In their previous meeting at Kyle Field, the Raiders outscored the Aggies 31–27, after Tech sophomore quarterback Graham Harrell made a 37-yard touchdown pass with 26 seconds left in the game.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Texas Tech
Two days prior to the game, Las Vegas casinos favored Tech to win by 8 points. The College Football News staff predicted Tech to win 45–31. In a press conference early into the week of the game, A&M running back Jorvorskie Lane, when told that A&M hadn't won a game in Lubbock since 1993, responded "We're going to win in 2007. That's a guarantee. I promise you." When Tech coach Mike Leach was confronted with Lane's statement, Leach expressed his indifference. Tech's interim defensive coordinator, Ruffin McNeill, however, respected Lane's statement.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Texas Tech
A&M defensive back Danny Gorrer stated that "[Tech wide receiver Michael Crabtree] got to bring his A-game when he faces Danny Gorrer". Gorrer ended up leaving the game with a torn anterior cruciate ligament that caused him to miss the rest of the season. A&M linebacker Mark Dodge stated that last year's game was "just a fluke" and expressed his desire to perform well against Tech.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Texas Tech
Coming into the game, the Raiders had led the nation in total offense (590.2 yards) and passing offense (513 yards). They were also second in scoring offense with their 52.5 points per game. Tech quarterback Graham Harrell was ranked No. 1 in the nation after compiling 450.2 yards per game, 38 completions per game, and 454.3 passing yards per game this season. Harrell compiled a 73.5 pass completion rate, and had thrown for 28 touchdowns and only three interceptions.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Texas Tech
Wide receiver Michael Crabtree had led the nation in receptions (70 for 11.67 yards per game) and receiving (1,074 for 179 yards per game). He is also the Division I freshman touchdown record holder for a season, after scoring 17 points per game. Crabtree's 1,074 reception yards were more than A&M's team total of 1,005. The Raiders' pass defense ranked 20th, their rush defense ranked 59th after allowing 152 yards per game, and their rush offense was ranked 113th, after rushing only 77.2 yards per game. The Raiders' overall defense ranked 36th, after allowing 338 yards per game.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Texas Tech
A&M came into the game with a 7th-ranked rush offense, after rushing for 248 yards per game. A&M's leading rushers, Mike Goodson, Jorvorskie Lane, and Stephen McGee, had  compiled 363 yards on 75 carries, 397 yards on 89 carries, and 455 yards on 71 carries, respectively. A&M's pass defense ranked 75th, after allowing 237.5 passing yards per game. The Aggies' defense ranked 63rd after allowing 377.5 yards per game.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Nebraska
This was the Aggies' 13th meeting with the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Coming into the game, Nebraska had led the series 2–10, ever since it began in 1930. Texas A&M had only won the 1955 game in Lincoln, and the 1998 game in College Station. Since the 1998 game, the Cornhuskers have outscored the Aggies by an average of 20 points per game. During the Franchione era, the Aggies had played the Cornhuskers twice, and had lost both times by a combined total of 8 points.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Nebraska
Nebraska head coach Bill Callahan entered the 2007 season as a third-year head coach with an 18–15 record and a Big 12 North title. Callahan had led his team to a 4–3 season record, including a homecoming loss to Oklahoma State. The loss to Oklahoma State became the worst home loss for Nebraska since 1958 and prompted Nebraska officials to fire athletic director Steve Pederson. One day prior to the game, Las Vegas casinos favored Nebraska to win by 2 points.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Nebraska
Coming into the game, A&M ranked 109th nationally in passing offense, after compiling 162.2 passing yards per game. Stephen McGee was the Aggies' leading rusher at the time, after compiling 544 rushing yards. A&M's rushing offense ranked 7th nationally, after rushing 246 yards per game. The pass defense ranked 99th nationally, and overall defense ranked  74th. Tight end Martellus Bennett and offensive lineman Chris Yoder did not travel to Lincoln due to injuries, and cornerback Jordan Peterson did not play due to an injury. Nebraska entered the game with an offense that ranked 38th nationally, and a passing offense that ranked 27th. Nebraska's rush defense ranked 106th, after allowing opponents to rush an average of 208.5 yards per game. Nebraska's total defense ranked 108th.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Nebraska
In the game, A&M quarterback Stephen McGee rushed for 167 yards on 35 carries, both career-highs, and completed 13 of 22 passes for 100 yards. McGee's 35 carries broke the A&M record for carries by a quarterback of 27, which was set in 1977. A&M running back Jorvorskie Lane rushed for 130 yards and four touchdowns, bringing his career rushing touchdown total to 43 and becoming the Aggies' second all-time leading touchdown rusher. Lane also made carries of 22, 27, and 31 yards, which became his three longest runs thus far this season.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Nebraska
Nebraska had lost all three of their fumbles, one of which that led A&M to a 16–7 lead in the second quarter. In the third quarter, both Lane and McGee teamed up on two consecutive 80–yard touchdown drives against the wind, giving A&M a 30–14 lead. Overall, the offense compiled a total of 459 yards with no turnovers, and 359 rushing yards, the most in a road game since 1996. After the game, Nebraska had been outscored 122–34 in their losses to Missouri, Oklahoma State, and A&M.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Kansas
This was the Aggies' 9th meeting with the ranked Kansas Jayhawks. A&M entered the game leading the series 7–1, and had only lost the first meeting in Lawrence in 1974. Kansas was the only Big 12 team that A&M was undefeated against, ever since the Big 12 formed in 1996. Kansas was the first top 10 team, excluding Oklahoma and Texas, to play at Kyle Field since 2002. A&M had compiled a 6–3 record for games played against top 10 teams (other than OU and Texas) at Kyle Field. In their previous meeting in 2006, A&M outscored Kansas 21–18. One day prior to the game, Las Vegas casinos favored Kansas to win by three points. In CBS Sports' weekly "Expert Picks", four out of the five reporters chose A&M to win.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Kansas
A&M came into the game with a 5th-ranked rushing offense, and a 111th ranked passing offense. The pass defense ranked 100th, scoring defense ranked 42nd, and overall defense ranked 73rd. Kansas entered the game with a 16th-ranked rushing offense, 25th-ranked passing offense, and a 3rd-ranked scoring offense. Kansas' rushing defense ranked 4th, pass defense ranked 10th, and overall defense ranked 5th. Kansas also had ranked 9th in the weekly BCS standings.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Kansas
In the game, the KU defense held A&M's 5th-ranked rushing offense to only 79 yards. The A&M defense allowed KU running back Brandon McAnderson to rush for a career-high of 183 yards and score two touchdowns. The game remained scoreless until the third quarter, when KU gained a total of 13 points by kicking two field goals and scoring one touchdown. In the third quarter alone, the A&M offense compiled -9 yards on 9 plays. In the fourth quarter, KU scored another touchdown to earn a 19-point lead.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Kansas
A&M had almost gotten its first home shutout since 1971, until Matt Szymanski kicked a field goal with 7:20 left in the game. With 2:06 left, quarterback Stephen McGee threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to freshman receiver Roger Holland and completed a two-point conversion to bring the score up to 19–11. On the last two plays of the game, however, McGee attempted hail Mary passes, but failed both times.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
This was the Aggies' 26th meeting with the Oklahoma Sooners. The Sooners entered the game leading the series 10–15 and also leading 11–1 in games played at Norman. Coach Dennis Franchione had compiled a 0–4 record with OU as A&M head coach, and coach Bob Stoops had compiled a 7–1 record with A&M as OU head coach. In 2003, A&M suffered its worst loss in school history when OU shutout A&M 77–0 at Norman. In their last meeting, the #21 Aggies lost to the #18 Sooners 17–16.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
In addition, A&M running back Mike Goodson ran for a career record of 127 yards against the Sooners tough run defense last year. The Sooners came off of a bye week to play A&M. During his tenure at OU, Stoops had compiled a 7–1 record in games played directly after a bye week. In CBS Sports' weekly "Expert Picks", all five reporters chose OU to win. Two days prior to the game, oddsmakers favored OU to win by 21 points.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
A&M entered the game with a 9th-ranked rushing offense, 109th passing offense, and 48th scoring offense. A&M's scoring defense ranked 40th, pass defense 89th, and overall defense ranked 76th. OU had led the Big 12 with its 2nd-ranked scoring offense and 3rd-ranked rushing defense. OU had also led the Big 12 with its 2nd-ranked passing efficiency, 8th-ranked sack total, and 5th-ranked tackles for loss total.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
In the game, OU tight end Jermaine Gresham matched a school record after he caught four receiving touchdowns in the first three quarters. Quarterback Sam Bradford made 284 passing yards and five touchdowns. A&M fumbles in the first half, one by receiver Roger Holland and the other by running back Keondra Smith, led to OU touchdown drives. The OU offense gained a total of 470 yards. A&M running back Mike Goodson, who was suspended  the first half after missing a practice earlier in the week, rushed for a total of 28 yards on 7 carries.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
Quarterback Stephen McGee compiled 155 passing yards after completing 15 of 28 passes. Overall, the Aggies gained only 283 offensive yards, 152 of which came from the final two drives of the game. The Aggies did not convert a single third down. A&M tight end Martellus Bennett broke a school record of 26 consecutive games with receptions after he caught a team-high of four passes.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Missouri
This was the Aggies' 10th meeting with the Missouri Tigers. A&M entered the game leading the series 7–2. In the 2006 game at Kyle Field, the unranked Aggies defeated #19 Missouri 25–19.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Texas
This game marked the 114th meeting between the Aggies and the Texas Longhorns and was the fourth year as part of a multi-sport rivalry called the Lone Star Showdown. The football rivalry began in 1894 and continues to be the longest-running rivalry for both the Longhorns and the Aggies; it is the third most-played rivalry in Division I-A college football. Texas A&M comes into the 2007 contest with a 35–73–5 record. Since the series began in 1894, the game has traditionally been played on Thanksgiving Day or Thanksgiving weekend. The 2007 game marks the fourteenth straight game to be scheduled the day after Thanksgiving.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Texas
The 2005 UT game was the poorest performance of that season by the Longhorns, both offensively and defensively. On offense, Vince Young had only 162 yards of offense, his lowest output of the season. UT running backs Henry Melton and Ramonce Taylor also received criticism for their tendency to run side-to-side instead of down-field. On defense, the Longhorns held A&M to only 118 yards passing but gave up 277 yards rushing; the highest allowed by the Longhorns all season.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Texas
The 2006 meeting was the first time in eight years that both teams entered the game with at least eight wins coming into the match-up. A&M prevailed 12–7 over the Longhorns in Austin, Texas, rushing for 244 yards against the nation's then-top-ranked rush defense.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Texas
As a result of a tragic accident in 1999, the Aggies could no longer hold a school sponsored version of their traditional Bonfire but the unofficial "Student Bonfire" was lit on the evening of 20 November 2007. Texas A&M also hosted its annual Maroon Out on game day. During the week before the game, the Longhorns held their traditional Hex Rally.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Texas
The game kicked off and the Aggies Quickly scored a 35-yard touchdown with a screen pass from Stephen McGee to Mike Goodson on their opening drive to go up by seven points. The Longhorns mustered two first downs, but could not get any points and punted. Texas A&M likewise ended their subsequent drive three plays later with a punt of their own. The Longhorn team again successfully penetrated into Texas A&M territory, but Mack Brown opted to call a pooch punt by Colt McCoy on fourth down and four from the Aggie 37. The Aggies answered with an eighteen-play drive that stalled on the 14-yard line and the Aggies had to settle for a 31-yard field goal by Matt Szymanski.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Texas
The second quarter started with the Longhorns driving only six yards and being forced to punt again. The Aggies continued to press their advantage and drove down the field until Stephen McGee threw an ill-timed pass that was intercepted by Deon Beasley at the Longhorn 25. Two first-downs later, Texas was forced to punt and pinned Texas A&M on their own five-yard line. Stephen McGee led the offense with several long passes and the Aggies drove to the Texas 5 but again were held short on 3rd down.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Texas
On 4th and three, the Aggies faked the field goal and the placeholder, T.J. Sanders, ran the ball in for his first touchdown giving the Aggies a 17–0 lead. The Longhorns started their next drive on their own 20 where Colt McCoy threw a pass to Jamaal Charles that went 62 yards. The drive stalled and the Longhorns had to settle for a field goal and went to halftime trailing their archrival 17–3.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Texas
The third quarter started with promising drives by both teams that ended when the ball was intercepted. Brandon Foster ran the Longhorn interception back to the A&M 8 yard line and Texas scored a touchdown on the next play to pull the Longhorns within seven points. The Aggies drove to the Texas 34 yard line, but the drive stalled out and Texas took over on downs as the fourth down attempt failed.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Texas
Colt McCoy fumbled a few plays later to give the ball back to Texas A&M. Five plays later, Stephen McGee scampered into the endzone for a five-yard touchdown to put the Aggies up 24–10. The Longhorns took little time to answer with a touchdown of their own. Quan Cosby returned the following kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown to pull Texas within seven once again. The next drive started on the Aggie 49, courtesy of a 42-yard kickoff return by E. J. Shankle that nearly went for a touchdown. The quarter ended on a seven-yard pass to Mike Goodson.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Texas
The final quarter of play began with Stephen McGee and Mike Goodson picking up where they left off: Stephen McGee threw a 44-yard pass to Mike Goodson for another touchdown to put the Aggies ahead by a score of 31–17. The Longhorns again went three and out and were forced to punt. The Aggies went down the field quickly and scored yet another touchdown with a 66-yard pass completion to Earvin Taylor to put Texas A&M up by 21 points. Colt McCoy fumbled the ball two plays later but A&M was forced to punt the ball away 3 plays later.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Texas
McCoy and the Longhorn offense drove the length of the field and answered with 2 passes for over 25 yards and a touchdown taking only 99 seconds off the clock. The Aggies lost seven yards over the next 3 plays and were forced again to punt. The Longhorns drove 73 yards from their own 27, converted two fourth downs, and scored another touchdown. Ryan Bailey missed the extra point but left the Longhorns only down by 8 points. The Aggies took possession on their own 33 and ran the clock out to win the game 38–30.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Texas
During the postgame celebration, ABC commentator Jack Arute asked Coach Franchione for his thoughts on the A&M coaching situation. Coach Franchione responded by asking the announcer to let the players enjoy their victory. At the beginning of the subsequent press conference, Coach Franchione announced his resignation effective immediately. Shortly thereafter, Texas A&M announced that defensive coordinator Gary Darnell would lead the Aggies in the bowl game.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Alamo Bowl vs. Penn State
The Aggies were picked to play the Penn State Nittany Lions, who finished 8–4 in their regular season.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Alamo Bowl vs. Penn State
Three Aggie players missed the game due to injuries, including offensive lineman Chris Yoder, cornerback Jordan Peterson, and defensive lineman Chris Smith. Defensive end Michael Bennett also cannot make the game due to his academic ineligibility. College Football News predicts a 34–20 victory for Penn State. WhatIfSports.com simulated the game 1,001 times and predicts the same result with a lower score, Penn State 29, Texas A&M 17.


2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team, After the season
In the 2008 NFL Draft, five Aggies were drafted, including Martellus Bennett in the second round by the Dallas Cowboys, Cody Wallace and Red Bryant in the fourth round by the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks, respectively, Chris Harrington in the sixth round by the Arizona Cardinals, and Corey Clark in the seventh round by the San Diego Chargers.


2007 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team
The 2007 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team represented Texas A&M University-Commerce in the 2007 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Scott Conley, who was in his fourth season at A&M-Commerce. The Lions played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference. The Lions finished as Lone Star Conference North Division co-champions.


2007 Texas Bowl
The 2007 Texas Bowl, part of the 2007–08 NCAA football bowl games season, was played on December 28, 2007 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.


2007 Texas Bowl
The matchup had different conference representatives from the inaugural 2006 game (itself the revival of the old Houston Bowl). This time, the teams were the TCU Horned Frogs of the Mountain West Conference and the hometown University of Houston from Conference USA. The original plan was C-USA versus Big 12, but the Big 12 did not have enough teams eligible for bowl games to fill the remaining slots after Oklahoma won the conference title and Kansas was selected at-large to the Orange Bowl.


2007 Texas Bowl
TCU and Houston had been conference rivals for many years: between 1976 and 1995, they were in the Southwest Conference, and from 2001 to 2004, TCU joined Houston in C-USA. This was their first meeting in a bowl game.


2007 Texas Bowl
The Cougars were led by interim head coach Chris Thurmond after Art Briles left the program at the conclusion of the regular season to take a similar job at Baylor.


2007 Texas Bowl
Radio Shack, the electronics store chain based in Fort Worth, Texas, was the presenting sponsor of the NFL Network telecast.


2007 Texas Bowl
The Horned Frogs won the game 20–13, giving the Cougars their eighth straight bowl loss - at the time the second longest streak in the NCAA (and tied for second-longest streak in NCAA history).


2007 Texas Longhorns football suspensions
The 2007 Texas Longhorns football suspensions were separate incidents resulting in college football players being suspended from the 2007 Texas Longhorn football team at the University of Texas at Austin. Head coach Mack Brown suspended a total of seven players; six for alleged illegal activities, and one for a violation of National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) rules.


2007 Texas Longhorns football suspensions, Prior to the season
Four Longhorn players were involved in legal issues during the off-season. Defensive end Henry Melton and linebacker Sergio Kindle were both arrested during the summer on charges of driving while intoxicated. Both players were suspended from the first three games of the season. They were required to do community service and also missed the first two days of practice to visit with a woman whose son was crippled by a drunk driver.


2007 Texas Longhorns football suspensions, Prior to the season
Freshman defensive tackle Andre Jones (who had not yet played for Texas but did join spring practices) and former UT player Robert Joseph were charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. Jones was one of the team's most highly touted recruits; his high school football career honors included Prep All-American, three-time all-state selection, first-team All-American by Parade Magazine, and Texas 4A Defensive Player of the Year by the Texas Sports Writers Association. R  Head coach Mack Brown suspended Jones from the team indefinitely.


2007 Texas Longhorns football suspensions, Prior to the season
Joseph, a sophomore playing safety, had been suspended from the Longhorn team in June after being arrested on misdemeanor charges of breaking into vehicles, and later announced that he was transferring. In suspending Jones, Brown said “I am extremely disappointed that four of our student-athletes have had issues with the law this summer. That is not reflective of the high standard of class, character and integrity we have established at Texas for many years. It’s a shame that these recent events have generated a great deal of negative attention, because I do think that overall, this is as good of a group of kids that I’ve ever coached. I think that will show over time.”


2007 Texas Longhorns football suspensions, Prior to the season
Brown apologized to the university's administrators, faculty, fans and students for the range of "embarrassing incidents" that occurred over the summer. "It's not what we have worked so hard for 9 ½ years to portray in our program of class, integrity and character," Brown said. "It's something we aren't proud of. But I can also assure you that it's not indicative of who this team really is. We're excited to be able to prove that." He allowed that something positive could come out of the troubles as it provides a learning and motivational opportunity.


2007 Texas Longhorns football suspensions, Prior to the season
Brown said, "Our slogan [for the season] will be to 'earn the right,' because some people seem to have taken advantage of being at the University of Texas on a great team without [doing it] the right way. It's my job to make sure that the guys who are playing have earned that right."


2007 Texas Longhorns football suspensions, Prior to the season
On August 31, 2007 the University of Texas suspended Billy Pittman for three games because he accepted the use of a friend's car over the summer. The school's compliance office determined the friend was not a booster or agent and was not connected with the university but that the use of the car violated NCAA amateurism rules. The NCAA signed off on the findings. Pittman said in response to the suspension, "I want to apologize to my coaches, teammates, fans and everyone at the university for making this mistake.


2007 Texas Longhorns football suspensions, Prior to the season
I was driving a friend's car and since he didn't have any ties to UT, I didn't think I was doing anything wrong. As soon as the coaches asked me about it this summer, I told them everything." Mack Brown released a statement saying, "I'm disappointed for Billy. I am confident he wouldn't intentionally do anything to be a distraction to our team. We look forward to his return for the Rice game." Pittman had been recovering from a sprained shoulder but had hoped to play in the season opener.


2007 Texas Longhorns football suspensions, During the season
On September 13, 2007 the University of Texas suspended Tyrell Gatewood indefinitely after he was arrested on two drug possession charges. A Travis County sheriff's deputy conducted a traffic stop on Gatewood for "failure to signal within 100 feet before changing lanes. The deputy said the car did use its left-turn signal, but only after it had stopped at the intersection". The deputy searched the car and found less than one-hundredth of an ounce of marijuana, along with two prescription drugs, Xanax and promethazine with codeine.


2007 Texas Longhorns football suspensions, During the season
The deputy did not find a prescription for the two-drugs so  Gatewood was arrested and charged with two counts of possession of a dangerous drug, a Class A misdemeanor. Longhorn football player Ben Wells was also in the car. Wells was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor, but he was not taken to jail and the team took no disciplinary action against Wells.


2007 Texas Longhorns football suspensions, During the season
On September 17, 2007, James Henry was arrested on third-degree felony charges of "obstruction or retaliation and tampering or fabricating physical evidence." His player biography describes him as a "Physical, athletic second-year player who worked at running back during spring drills [and] gained valuable experience working at safety as a redshirt in 2006". Henry saw some action on special teams during the 2007 season. He was allegedly retaliating on behalf of teammate Robert Joseph, who was arrested over the summer on aggravated robbery charges. The Austin police department recorded a jail-house phone call Joseph made to Henry.


2007 Texas Longhorns football suspensions, During the season
Police say Henry told Joseph, “I went over there and whooped all them niggas last night, fool.” Police claim Henry went to the scene of the robbery and told one of the victims, “Bitches deserve to get kicked, so that’s what I am going to do!”. The witnesses said that Henry then kicked the victim six or seven times in the head and punched him repeatedly. Mack Brown issued a statement saying "It’s unfortunate that we have just been informed of the situation or we would have been able to address it when it allegedly occurred in July. We’ve talked with James and his family and have decided to suspend him indefinitely."


2007 Texas Longhorns football suspensions, During the season
The Austin American-Statesman reported that police may have actually been seeking James Henry back in July when they arrested Andre Jones. When Robert Joseph was arrested, police said they were "police are still looking for a black man, described as 6-2 and weighing more than 220 pounds". One week later they arrested Jones, who was 6-foot-5 and 295 pounds. The Austin American-Statesman reported "That discrepancy led to some questions about possible mistaken identity regarding Jones in the days after his arrest. Now it appears that police were looking for Henry, who was listed at 6-foot-2 and 200 pounds." Henry had been questioned and released on the day of the robbery.


2007 Texas Longhorns football suspensions, During the season
After Jones' arrest, University of Texas President William Charles Powers Jr. issued a statement concerning the suspensions and the team discipline. Powers said in part:


2007 Texas Longhorns football suspensions, During the season
I applaud Coach Mack Brown for taking swift action in disciplining a member of his football team. I strongly endorse the penalties he has imposed on this player and others who have been arrested for various offenses. I know Coach Brown feels accountable for the conduct of his team and that these players must be held accountable for their own behavior on and off the field. It is important for these young men to understand that with the celebrity that comes with being part of the football program comes an inherent responsibility. When they get involved in criminal behavior or act inappropriately they embarrass themselves, their teammates and respected former players who have built the tradition of Texas football, their coaching staff and their university.


2007 Texas Longhorns football suspensions, During the season
On October 6, 2007, Tyrell Gatewood was arrested on two misdemeanor drug charges; marijuana possession and for possession on a controlled substance. Gatewood was still on indefinite suspension from the football team due to his arrest less than a month earlier.