1967 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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1967 Texas Southern Tigers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–3 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Jeppesen Stadium
Seasons
←  1966
1968  →
1967 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Grambling $ 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
Texas Southern 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Jackson State 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Southern 4 –3 –05 –5 –0
Arkansas AM&N 3 –4 –06 –4 –0
Alcorn A&M 3 –4 –05 –4 –0
Prairie View A&M 2 –5 –05 –5 –0
Wiley 1 –6 –03 –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

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 16at Southern
L 17–21 [1]
September 23 Wiley
W 48–13 [2]
September 30 Tennessee A&I *
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 14–10 [3]
October 7at Mississippi Valley State *
W 64–0 [4]
October 14 Alcorn A&M
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 20–8 [5]
October 28at Grambling
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 25vs. Florida A&M *
L 7–30 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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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.


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