1967 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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1967 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–3 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJeppesen Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Grambling $ 6 1 0 9 1 0
Texas Southern 5 2 0 7 3 0
Jackson State 4 3 0 6 3 0
Southern 4 3 0 5 5 0
Arkansas AM&N 3 4 0 6 4 0
Alcorn A&M 3 4 0 5 4 0
Prairie View A&M 2 5 0 5 5 0
Wiley 1 6 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1967 Texas Southern Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1967 NAIA football season. Led by third-year head coach Clifford Paul, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished second in the SWAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 16at SouthernL 17–21[1]
September 23WileyW 48–13[2]
September 30Tennessee A&I*
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 14–10[3]
October 7at Mississippi Valley State*W 64–0[4]
October 14Alcorn A&M
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 20–8[5]
October 28at GramblingL 14–20[6]
November 5Jackson State
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 9–7[7]
November 11Arkansas AM&N
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 14–7
November 18Prairie View A&M
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
W 13–3[8]
November 25vs. Florida A&M*
L 7–30[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Southern edges Texas Southern 21–17 in SWAC curtain-raiser". Alexandria News Leader. September 21, 1967. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "TSU bombs Wiley, 48–13". The Marshall News Messenger. September 26, 1967. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "A&I blitzed by Texans' long bombs". The Nashville Tennessean. October 1, 1967. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Miss College wins, Millsaps and Delta lose". Hattiesburg American. October 9, 1967. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hard week for state colleges". Sun Herald. October 16, 1967. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Grambling bounces Texas Southern in SWAC fray, 20–14". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 1967. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Late FG sends Jackson State to 9–7 defeat". The Clarion-Ledger. November 6, 1967. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texas Southern tops Panthers". Austin American-Statesman. November 19, 1967. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rattlers sweep over Tigers 30–7". The Tampa Tribune. November 26, 1967. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.