1967 North Texas State Mean Green football team

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1967 North Texas State Mean Green football
MVC champion
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record7–1–1 (4–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Fouts Field
Seasons
←  1966
1968  →
1967 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
North Texas State $ 4 –0 –07 –1 –1
Tulsa 3 –1 –07 –3 –0
Cincinnati 2 –2 –03 –6 –0
Louisville 1 –3 –05 –5 –0
Wichita State 0 –4 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1967 North Texas State Mean Green football team was an American football team that represented North Texas State University (now known as the University of North Texas) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. In their first year under head coach Rod Rust, the team compiled a 7–1–1 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Drake *
W 31–012,600 [1]
September 30 Louisville
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 30–2812,500 [2]
October 7at New Mexico State *
T 31–31 [3]
October 14 Colorado State *
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 21–109,500 [4]
October 21at Southern Illinois *
W 37–03,000 [5]
October 28at Cincinnati
W 34–1410,000 [6]
November 11 Wichita State
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 20–1418,900 [7]
November 18 Tulsa
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 54–1216,000–16,200 [8] [9]
November 25at Memphis State *
L 20–2914,102 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Drake battered by North Texas, 31–0". The Des Moines Register. September 24, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "NTSU nips Louisville in a wild one 30–28". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Interceptions, fumbles play key role in Aggie, North Texas tie". Las Cruces Sun-News. October 8, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Rams lose fourth straight". Fort Collins Coloradoan. October 15, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Powerful North Texas dumps victory-starved Salukis 37–0". Southern Illinoisan. October 22, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Explosive Eagles cut down Bearcats, 34–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 29, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Eagles fly by Wichita, 20–14". The Salina Journal. November 12, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "North Texas riddles Tulsa, 54–12". The Daily Oklahoman. November 19, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 184. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Memphis State ends win skein of North Texas". The Tennessean. November 26, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Schedule/Results (1967 North Texas State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 28, 2025.
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