1967 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

1967 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record3–7 (0–5 GSC)
Head coach
CaptainJoe Peace, Alden Reeves, Eddie Taylor
Home stadiumTech Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
McNeese State $ 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Northeast Louisiana State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Northwestern State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Louisiana Tech 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1967 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the Louisiana Polytechnic Institute (now known as Louisiana Tech University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season. In their first year under head coach Maxie Lambright, the team compiled a 3–7 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Delta State*
W 34–74,000[1]
September 30at McNeese State
L 12–209,500[2]
October 7Southwestern Louisianadagger
L 14–2010,000[3]
October 14No. 7 Arkansas State*
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 6–310,000[4]
October 21vs. No. 5 Northwestern State
L 0–728,000[5]
October 28at New Mexico State*
L 7–486,000[6]
November 4at Southeastern Louisiana
L 21–277,800[7]
November 11No. 7 Lamar Tech*
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 41–316,500–7,500[8][9]
November 18Northeast Louisiana State
L 14–218,000–9,000[10]
November 23Southern Miss*
  • State Fair Stadium
  • Shreveport, LA (rivalry)
L 7–584,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[12]

References

  1. ^ "Delta State romped by Tech 34–7". The Clarion-Ledger. September 17, 1967. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "La. Tech falls to McNeese". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 1, 1967. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mentel paces Cajuns past La. Tech 20–14". The Daily Advertiser. October 8, 1967. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Louisiana Tech pulls upset over Arkansas State, 6–3". The Shreveport Times. October 15, 1967. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Northwestern slips past Tech Dogs, 7–0". Monroe Morning World. October 22, 1967. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Aggies lambast Louisiana Tech". Las Cruces Sun-News. October 29, 1967. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Southeastern nips Bulldogs". The Daily Advertiser. November 5, 1967. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Louisiana Tech stuns Lamar Tech by 41–31". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 12, 1967. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  10. ^ "Louisiana Tech falls in nightmare before charge of NE Indians". The Shreveport Times. November 19, 1967. p. 2D. Retrieved March 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Ussery thefts help Southerners to 58–7 win over La. Tech". The Times. November 24, 1967. Retrieved March 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 11, 2022.


Stub icon

This college football 1960s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.