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

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  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.
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