1967 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
American college football season
| 1967 Texas Tech Red Raiders football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (5–2 SWC) |
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| Offensive scheme | T formation |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Jones Stadium |
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| 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 Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach J. T. King, the Red Raiders compiled a 6–4 record (5–2 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the SWC, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 217 to 165.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Joe Matulich with 507 passing yards, Mike Leinert with 689 rushing yards, and Larry Gilbert with 491 receiving yards.[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | Iowa State* | W 52–0 | 30,328 | |||
| September 28 | at No. 8 Texas | W 19–13 | 66,000 | [5] | ||
| October 7 | Mississippi State* | No. 10 |
| L 3–7 | 39,000 | [6] |
| October 12 | Texas A&M |
| L 24–28 | 48,240 | ||
| October 21 | at Florida State* | L 12–28 | 33,179 | |||
| October 28 | at SMU |
| W 21–7 | 34,000 | ||
| November 4 | Rice |
| W 24–10 | 45,150 | ||
| November 11 | at TCU | L 0–16 | 23,428 | |||
| November 18 | Baylor |
| W 31–29 | 34,000 | ||
| November 25 | at Arkansas |
| W 31–27 | 40,000 | ||
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References
- ^ a b "1967 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ a b "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 99. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ "1967 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 158.
- ^ "Scovell guides TT to 19–13 upset win". Austin American-Statesman. October 1, 1967. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mighty Tech shocked, 7–3, by Bulldogs". The Arizona Republic. October 8, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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