1967 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

1967 Tennessee A&I Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3
Head coach	John Merritt (5th season)
Home stadium	Hale Stadium
Seasons ←  1966 1968  →

1967 NCAA College Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Ashland			–					8	–	0	–	1
Northern Michigan			–					9	–	1	–	0
Indiana (PA)			–					8	–	1	–	0
Santa Clara			–					8	–	1	–	0
Northeastern			–					7	–	1	–	0
Samford			–					8	–	2	–	1
Wayne State (MI)			–					6	–	2	–	0
Chattanooga			–					7	–	3	–	0
Eastern Michigan			–					6	–	3	–	0
Tennessee A&I			–					6	–	3	–	0
Parsons			–					6	–	3	–	1
Kentucky State			–					5	–	3	–	1
Hawaii			–					6	–	4	–	0
St. Norbert			–					5	–	4	–	0
Akron			–					4	–	4	–	1
Carnegie Mellon			–					4	–	4	–	0
Cortland			–					4	–	4	–	0
Northern Arizona			–					5	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					5	–	5	–	0
UC Riverside			–					4	–	4	–	1
UC Santa Barbara			–					5	–	5	–	0
Drake			–					4	–	5	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					4	–	5	–	0
Portland State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Lincoln (MO)			–					3	–	5	–	0
Boston University			–					3	–	6	–	0
Lake Forest			–					3	–	6	–	0
Milwaukee			–					3	–	6	–	0
Mississippi Valley State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	0
Colorado College			–					2	–	5	–	1
Rose Poly			–					1	–	6	–	2
Tampa			–					2	–	7	–	0
Wabash			–					2	–	7	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					2	–	8	–	0

The 1967 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College (now known as Tennessee State University) as an independent during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach John Merritt, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–3.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at San Diego State	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	L 8–16	45,296	[1]
September 23	North Carolina A&T	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 35–0		[2]
September 30	at Texas Southern	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	L 10–14		[3]
October 7	Grambling	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 24–26		[4]
October 21	Florida A&M	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 32–8		[5]
October 28	at Southern	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 27–16		[6]
November 3	at Morris Brown	Herndon Stadium Atlanta, GA	W 34–0	4,500	[7]
November 18	at Kentucky State	Alumni Field Frankfort, KY	W 13–0	3,200	[8]
November 23	Allen (SC)	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 67–0	7,000	[9]
Homecoming

References

1. "45,296 see S.D. State win, 16–8". Long Beach Independent Press-Telegram. September 16, 1967. Retrieved March 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Tenn. State rips A&T eleven 35–0". Greensboro Daily News. September 24, 1967. Retrieved March 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "A&I blitzed by Texans' long bombs". The Nashville Tennessean. October 1, 1967. Retrieved March 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Grambling nips A&I in thriller". The Nashville Tennessean. October 8, 1967. Retrieved March 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "A&M loses 32–8". Tallahassee Democrat. October 22, 1967. Retrieved March 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tigers claw Southern". The Nashville Tennessean. October 29, 1967. Retrieved March 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Dickey leads State's rout". The Atlanta Journal. November 4, 1967. Retrieved March 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Kentucky State bows". The Courier-Journal. November 19, 1967. Retrieved March 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "A&I shells Allen, 67–0". The Nashville Tennessean. November 24, 1967. Retrieved March 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.