1967 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

1967 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Gulf States Conference
Record	3–7 (0–5 GSC)
Head coach	Maxie Lambright (1st season)
Captain	Joe Peace, Alden Reeves, Eddie Taylor
Home stadium	Tech Stadium
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1967 Gulf States Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
McNeese State $	4	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana State	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Northwestern State	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Louisiana Tech	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1967 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the Louisiana Polytechnic Institute (now known as Louisiana Tech University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season. In their first year under head coach Maxie Lambright, the team compiled a 3–7 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	at Delta State *	Delta Field Cleveland, MS	W 34–7	4,000	[1]
September 30	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 12–20	9,500	[2]
October 7	Southwestern Louisiana	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	L 14–20	10,000	[3]
October 14	No. 7 Arkansas State *	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	W 6–3	10,000	[4]
October 21	vs. No. 5 Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	L 0–7	28,000	[5]
October 28	at New Mexico State *	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 7–48	6,000	[6]
November 4	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	L 21–27	7,800	[7]
November 11	No. 7 Lamar Tech *	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	W 41–31	6,500–7,500	[8] [9]
November 18	Northeast Louisiana State	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	L 14–21	8,000–9,000	[10]
November 23	Southern Miss *	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA (rivalry)	L 7–58	4,500	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Delta State romped by Tech 34–7". The Clarion-Ledger. September 17, 1967. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "La. Tech falls to McNeese". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 1, 1967. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Mentel paces Cajuns past La. Tech 20–14". The Daily Advertiser. October 8, 1967. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Louisiana Tech pulls upset over Arkansas State, 6–3". The Shreveport Times. October 15, 1967. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Northwestern slips past Tech Dogs, 7–0". Monroe Morning World. October 22, 1967. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Aggies lambast Louisiana Tech". Las Cruces Sun-News. October 29, 1967. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Southeastern nips Bulldogs". The Daily Advertiser. November 5, 1967. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Louisiana Tech stuns Lamar Tech by 41–31". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 12, 1967. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved October 11, 2022.
10. "Louisiana Tech falls in nightmare before charge of NE Indians". The Shreveport Times. November 19, 1967. p. 2D. Retrieved March 22, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Ussery thefts help Southerners to 58–7 win over La. Tech". The Times. November 24, 1967. Retrieved March 22, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved October 11, 2022.