1967 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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1967 Texas A&M Aggies football
SWC champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–4 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKyle Field
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16SMUL 17–2034,000
September 23vs. Purdue*L 20–2427,500
September 30at LSU*L 6–1766,510[1]
October 7Florida State*
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
L 18–19
October 12at Texas TechW 28–2448,240
October 21at TCUW 20–0
October 28Baylor
W 21–337,720
November 4at ArkansasW 33–2141,100
November 18at RiceW 18–3
November 23Texas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 10–750,000[2]
January 1vs. No. 8 Alabama*
CBSW 20–1673,800[3][4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster[edit]

  • QB Edd Hargett, Jr.
  • LB Bill Hobbs
  • DB Curley Hallman, Jr.

OT Dan Schneider, Trafford High [6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "LSU thumps Aggies, 17–6". Abilene Reporter-News. October 1, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas A&M wins, gains Cotton Bowl berth". The Odessa American. November 24, 1967. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Land, Charles (January 2, 1968). "Tide upstaged, upset 20–16". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 6. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "1967 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  6. ^ "Schneider Leads Aggies Toward Cotton Bowl Game". The Eagle. December 17, 1967.