The Arkansas Stars were a professional Indoor football team based out of Fayetteville, Arkansas,

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. They would play their home games at

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on the

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campus. The team was a 2006 expansion member of the

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. Notable players include receiver Darrian Chestnut and defensive tackle Chris Charles (who weighs 467 pounds). Also, their clutch kicker Stephen Arnold. Arnold joined the team after three games and made an immediate impact by nailing the game winning extra point in overtime of his first game to give the Stars their first franchise win. The team had announced their move into the

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in 2007, then were linked to the NAIFL, when the UIF and NAIFL announced their merger. When the NAIFL decided not to begin operations, Stars management announced that they would join the UIF and would play in 2007.

Season-by-season

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Notable players

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