1967 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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1967 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference Gulf States Conference
Record3–7 (0–5 GSC)
Head coach
CaptainJoe Peace, Alden Reeves, Eddie Taylor
Home stadiumTech Stadium
Seasons
←  1966
1968  →
1967 Gulf States Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
McNeese State $ 4 –1 –04 –5 –0
Southwestern Louisiana 3 –2 –06 –4 –0
Northeast Louisiana State 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
Northwestern State 3 –2 –06 –3 –0
Southeastern Louisiana 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
Louisiana Tech 0 –5 –03 –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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Delta State *
W 34–74,000 [1]
September 30at McNeese State
L 12–209,500 [2]
October 7 Southwestern Louisiana Dagger-14-plain.png
L 14–2010,000 [3]
October 14No. 7 Arkansas State *
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 6–310,000 [4]
October 21vs. No. 5 Northwestern State
L 0–728,000 [5]
October 28at New Mexico State *
L 7–486,000 [6]
November 4at Southeastern Louisiana
L 21–277,800 [7]
November 11No. 7 Lamar Tech *
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 41–316,500–7,500 [8] [9]
November 18 Northeast Louisiana State
L 14–218,000–9,000 [10]
November 23 Southern Miss *
  • State Fair Stadium
  • Shreveport, LA (rivalry)
L 7–584,500 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • 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.


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