1967 Texas Southern Tigers football team

1967 Texas Southern Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	7–3 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Clifford Paul (3rd season)
Home stadium	Jeppesen Stadium
Seasons ←  1966 1968  →

1967 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Grambling $	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Texas Southern	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Jackson State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Southern	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Alcorn A&M	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Prairie View A&M	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Wiley	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1967 Texas Southern Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1967 NAIA football season. Led by third-year head coach Clifford Paul, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished second in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 16	at Southern	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 17–21	[1]
September 23	Wiley	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	W 48–13	[2]
September 30	Tennessee A&I *	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	W 14–10	[3]
October 7	at Mississippi Valley State *	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 64–0	[4]
October 14	Alcorn A&M	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	W 20–8	[5]
October 28	at Grambling	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	L 14–20	[6]
November 5	Jackson State	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	W 9–7	[7]
November 11	Arkansas AM&N	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	W 14–7
November 18	Prairie View A&M	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 13–3	[8]
November 25	vs. Florida A&M *	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL (Golden Triangle Classic)	L 7–30	[9]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Southern edges Texas Southern 21–17 in SWAC curtain-raiser". Alexandria News Leader. September 21, 1967. Retrieved July 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "TSU bombs Wiley, 48–13". The Marshall News Messenger. September 26, 1967. Retrieved July 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "A&I blitzed by Texans' long bombs". The Nashville Tennessean. October 1, 1967. Retrieved July 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Miss College wins, Millsaps and Delta lose". Hattiesburg American. October 9, 1967. Retrieved July 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Hard week for state colleges". Sun Herald. October 16, 1967. Retrieved July 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Grambling bounces Texas Southern in SWAC fray, 20–14". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 1967. Retrieved July 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Late FG sends Jackson State to 9–7 defeat". The Clarion-Ledger. November 6, 1967. Retrieved July 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Texas Southern tops Panthers". Austin American-Statesman. November 19, 1967. Retrieved July 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Rattlers sweep over Tigers 30–7". The Tampa Tribune. November 26, 1967. Retrieved July 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.