1967 Jackson State Tigers football team

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1967 Jackson State Tigers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–3 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1966
1968  →
1967 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Grambling $ 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
Texas Southern 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Jackson State 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Southern 4 –3 –05 –5 –0
Arkansas AM&N 3 –4 –06 –4 –0
Alcorn A&M 3 –4 –05 –4 –0
Prairie View A&M 2 –5 –05 –5 –0
Wiley 1 –6 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1967 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State College (now known as Jackson State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Rod Paige, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–3, with a conference record of 4–3, and finished tied for third in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Prairie View A&M
W 19–64,674 [1]
September 23 Alcorn A&M
W 7–610,287 [2]
September 30at Arkansas AM&N
L 6–385,128 [3]
October 14 Southern
W 3–05,438 [4]
October 21 Grambling
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 20–1421,176 [5] [6]
October 28at Wiley
L 6–202,001 [7]
November 5at Texas Southern
L 7–94,568 [8]
November 11 Bishop *
  • Alumni Field
  • Jackson, MS
W 48–123,520 [9]
November 18at Mississippi Valley State
W 14–75,678
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Jackson wins, 19–6". Express and News. September 17, 1967. Retrieved August 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Jackson St. edges past Alcorn 7–6". The Clarion-Ledger. September 24, 1967. Retrieved August 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Arkansas AM&N wins third straight game". Northwest Arkansas Times. October 2, 1967. Retrieved August 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Jackson nips Southern, 3–0". The Louisiana Weekly. October 21, 1967. Retrieved August 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Frosh QB Kelly stars in Jackson State win". The Clarion-Ledger and Jackson Daily News. October 22, 1967. Retrieved August 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Jackson State edges Tigers". Monroe Morning World. October 22, 1967. Retrieved August 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Wiley slaps Jackson State". The Austin American-Statesman. October 29, 1967. Retrieved August 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Late FG sends Jackson State to 9–7 defeat". The Clarion-Ledger. November 6, 1967. Retrieved August 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Jackson St. rips Bishop crew 48–12". The Clarion-Ledger. November 12, 1967. Retrieved August 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1967)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 9, 2023.


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