1967 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

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1967 Tennessee A&I Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Home stadium Hale Stadium
Seasons
  1966
1968  
1967 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at San Diego State L 8–1645,296 [1]
September 23 North Carolina A&T W 35–0 [2]
September 30at Texas Southern 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 28at Southern W 27–16 [6]
November 3at Morris Brown W 34–04,500 [7]
November 18at Kentucky State W 13–03,200 [8]
November 23 Allen (SC) Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 67–07,000 [9]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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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.