1967 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

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1967 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
Conference Southland Conference
Record3–6 (0–4 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadium Shotwell Stadium
Seasons
←  1966
1968  →
1967 Southland Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 UT Arlington $ 4 –0 –010 –1 –0
Lamar Tech 3 –1 –07 –3 –0
Arkansas State 2 –2 –04 –5 –0
Trinity (TX) 1 –3 –03 –7 –0
Abilene Christian 0 –4 –03 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1967 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Abilene Christian College (now known as Abilene Christian University) in the Southland Conference during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season. In their sixth year under head coach Les Wheeler, the team compiled a 3–6 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at East Texas State *
W 24–16 [1]
September 23at Howard Payne *
L 19–23 [2]
September 30vs. McMurry *
W 13–1011,500 [3]
October 14 Lamar Tech
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
L 13–544,000 [4]
October 21at Arkansas State
L 14–248,527 [5]
October 28 Eastern New Mexico *
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 27–3 [6]
November 4at No. 5 UT Arlington
L 7–3410,500 [7]
November 11 Trinity (TX)
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
L 7–20 [8]
November 18at Angelo State *
L 6–17 [9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "Wildcats fracture East Texas St. jinx". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 17, 1967. Retrieved February 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Jackets spank Cats by 23–19". Brownwood Bulletin. September 24, 1967. Retrieved February 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Cats win defensive battle, 13–10". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 1, 1967. Retrieved February 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tech bombs ACC 54–13". The Orange Leader. October 15, 1967. Retrieved February 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Arkansas State tops ACC, 24–14". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 22, 1967. Retrieved February 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Greyhounds lose". Albuquerque Journal. October 29, 1967. Retrieved February 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "UTA mauls ACC on Baylor aerials". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 5, 1967. Retrieved February 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Trinity throttles ACC, 20–7". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 12, 1967. Retrieved February 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Rams end season with 17–6 win". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 19, 1967. Retrieved February 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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