1967 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 1967 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Charles Shira, who had previously served as defensive coordinator at Texas, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 1–9, with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, and finished tenth in the SEC.[1][2]

1967 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record1–9 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Tennessee $ 6 0 0 9 2 0
No. 8 Alabama 5 1 0 8 2 1
Florida 4 2 0 6 4 0
Ole Miss 4 2 1 6 4 1
Georgia 3 2 0 7 4 0
LSU 3 2 1 7 3 1
Auburn 3 3 0 6 4 0
Kentucky 1 6 0 2 8 0
Vanderbilt 0 5 0 2 7 1
Mississippi State 0 6 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at No. 7 GeorgiaL 0–3054,512[3]
September 30FloridaL 7–2428,000[4]
October 7at No. 10 Texas Tech*W 7–339,000[5]
October 14Southern Miss*L 14–2124,000[6]
October 21No. 9 Houston*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 6–4317,000[7]
October 28at Florida State*L 12–2421,774[8]
November 4at AlabamaL 0–1358,059[9][10]
November 11at AuburnL 0–3640,871–44,000[11]
November 18at LSUL 0–5557,000[12]
December 2Ole Miss
L 3–1021,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ Shira New Coach At Mississippi State, Sarasota Journal, January 11, 1967.
  2. ^ As Shira Takes Over, Getting Staff State's Big Problem, The Tuscaloosa News, January 14, 1967.
  3. ^ "Georgia crushes State". Pensacola News Journal. September 24, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "McKeel drives Florida past Miss. St. 24–7". The Courier-Journal. October 1, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mighty Tech shocked, 7–3, by Bulldogs". The Arizona Republic. October 8, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "USM magic changes fumbles into victory". The Clarion-Ledger. October 15, 1967. Retrieved March 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Houston clobbers Maroons, 43–6". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 22, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Happy happening at FSU, too". The St. Petersburg Times. October 29, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Land, Charles (November 5, 1967). "Crimson tide stumbles past punchless Bulldogs". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 13. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  10. ^ "Underclassman sparks Alabama past punchless Mississippi State 13–0". Rome News-Tribune. Associated Press. November 5, 1967. p. 11. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  11. ^ "Auburn easily clips Mississippi State, 36–0". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 12, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tigers break mark in blasting Maroons". The Clarion-Ledger. November 19, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Rebs splash through mud to 10–3 win". The Commercial Appeal. December 3, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1967 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2023.