1967 Texas A&M Aggies football team
Appearance
1967 Texas A&M Aggies football | |
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SWC champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 20–16 vs. Alabama | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 7–4 (6–1 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Kyle Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1967 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1967 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Gene Stallings in his third season and finished with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4 overall, 6–1 in the SWC), as Southwest Conference champions and with a victory in the Cotton Bowl Classic over Alabama.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | SMU | L 17–20 | 33,000 | [1] | ||
September 23 | vs. Purdue* | L 20–24 | 27,500 | [2] | ||
September 30 | at LSU* | L 6–17 | 66,510 | [3] | ||
October 7 | Florida State* |
| L 18–19 | 20,000 | [4] | |
October 14 | at Texas Tech | W 28–24 | 48,240 | [5] | ||
October 21 | at TCU | W 20–0 | 37,166 | [6] | ||
October 28 | Baylor |
| W 21–3 | 37,720 | [7] | |
November 4 | at Arkansas | W 33–21 | 41,100 | [8] | ||
November 18 | at Rice | W 18–3 | 58,000 | [9] | ||
November 23 | Texas |
| W 10–7 | 50,000 | [10] | |
January 1 | vs. No. 8 Alabama* |
| CBS | W 20–16 | 73,800 | [11][12] |
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Roster
[edit]- QB Edd Hargett, Jr.
- LB Bill Hobbs
- DB Curley Hallman, Jr.
OT Dan Schneider, Trafford High [15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Perez paces Mustang win". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. September 17, 1967. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Scrappy Aggies beaten by Boilermakers 24–20". The Brownsville Herald. September 24, 1967. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU thumps Aggies, 17–6". Abilene Reporter-News. October 1, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida State outsloshes Texas A&M, 19–18". The Miami Herald. October 8, 1967. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas A&M shocks Red Raiders, 28–24". The El Paso Times. October 15, 1967. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies shut out TCU's Frogs, 20–0". Brownwood Bulletin. October 22, 1967. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ag interceptions help stop Baylor". The Kilgore News Herald. October 29, 1967. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hargett ignites Aggie win, 33–21". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 5, 1967. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "It was a Cotton-pickin' ball as Ags beat Rice, 'Horns fell". The Shreveport Times. November 19, 1967. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas A&M wins, gains Cotton Bowl berth". The Odessa American. November 24, 1967. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Land, Charles (January 2, 1968). "Tide upstaged, upset 20–16". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 6. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ Thomas, Ronnie (January 2, 1968). "Pupil teaches old coach lesson as Texas A&M upsets Alabama, 20–16". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 10. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ "1967 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- ^ "1967–68 NCAA Statistics (Texas A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ^ "Schneider Leads Aggies Toward Cotton Bowl Game". The Eagle. December 17, 1967.