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1967 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

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1967 Tennessee A&I Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at San Diego StateL 8–1645,296[1]
September 23North Carolina A&TW 35–0[2]
September 30at Texas SouthernL 10–14[3]
October 7Grambling
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 24–26[4]
October 21Florida A&M
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 32–8[5]
October 28at SouthernW 27–16[6]
November 3at Morris BrownW 34–04,500[7]
November 18at Kentucky StateW 13–03,200[8]
November 23Allen (SC)dagger
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 67–07,000[9]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  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.