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1967 Tennessee A&I Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Seasons← 19661968 →
1967 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ashland   –   8 – 0 – 1
Northern Michigan   –   9 – 1 – 0
Indiana (PA)   –   8 – 1 – 0
Santa Clara   –   8 – 1 – 0
Northeastern   –   7 – 1 – 0
Samford   –   8 – 2 – 1
Wayne State (MI)   –   6 – 2 – 0
Chattanooga   –   7 – 3 – 0
Eastern Michigan   –   6 – 3 – 0
Tennessee A&I   –   6 – 3 – 0
Parsons   –   6 – 3 – 1
Kentucky State   –   5 – 3 – 1
Hawaii   –   6 – 4 – 0
St. Norbert   –   5 – 4 – 0
Akron   –   4 – 4 – 1
Carnegie Mellon   –   4 – 4 – 0
Cortland   –   4 – 4 – 0
Northern Arizona   –   5 – 5 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   5 – 5 – 0
UC Riverside   –   4 – 4 – 1
UC Santa Barbara   –   5 – 5 – 0
Drake   –   4 – 5 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   4 – 5 – 0
Portland State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Lincoln (MO)   –   3 – 5 – 0
Boston University   –   3 – 6 – 0
Lake Forest   –   3 – 6 – 0
Milwaukee   –   3 – 6 – 0
Mississippi Valley State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 0
Colorado College   –   2 – 5 – 1
Rose Poly   –   1 – 6 – 2
Tampa   –   2 – 7 – 0
Wabash   –   2 – 7 – 0
Cal Poly Pomona   –   2 – 8 – 0

The 1967 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College (now known as Tennessee State University) as an independent during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach John Merritt, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–3.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at San Diego StateL 8–1645,296
September 23North Carolina A&TW 35–0
September 30at Texas SouthernL 10–14
October 7Grambling
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 24–26
October 21Florida A&M
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 32–8
October 28at SouthernW 27–16
November 3at Morris BrownW 34–04,500
November 18at Kentucky StateW 13–03,200
November 23Allen (SC)
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 67–07,000
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "45,296 see S.D. State win, 16–8". Long Beach Independent Press-Telegram. September 16, 1967. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Tenn. State rips A&T eleven 35–0". Greensboro Daily News. September 24, 1967. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "A&I blitzed by Texans' long bombs". The Nashville Tennessean. October 1, 1967. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Grambling nips A&I in thriller". The Nashville Tennessean. October 8, 1967. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "A&M loses 32–8". Tallahassee Democrat. October 22, 1967. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Tigers claw Southern". The Nashville Tennessean. October 29, 1967. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Dickey leads State's rout". The Atlanta Journal. November 4, 1967. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Kentucky State bows". The Courier-Journal. November 19, 1967. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "A&I shells Allen, 67–0". The Nashville Tennessean. November 24, 1967. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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