1967 Texas Southern Tigers football team

1967 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–3 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJeppesen Stadium
1967 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Grambling $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
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

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 16at Southern
L 17–21[1]
September 23Wiley
W 48–13[2]
September 30Tennessee A&I*
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 14–10[3]
October 7at Mississippi Valley State*
W 64–0[4]
October 14Alcorn A&M
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 20–8[5]
October 28at Grambling
L 14–20[6]
November 5Jackson State
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 9–7[7]
November 11Arkansas AM&N
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 14–7
November 18Prairie View A&M
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
W 13–3[8]
November 25vs. Florida A&M*
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.
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