1967 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

1967 Tennessee A&I Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
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
  –   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 State
L 8–1645,296[1]
September 23North Carolina A&T
W 35–0[2]
September 30at Texas Southern
L 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 Southern
W 27–16[6]
November 3at Morris Brown
W 34–04,500[7]
November 18at Kentucky State
W 13–03,200[8]
November 23Allen (SC)dagger
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 67–07,000[9]
  • daggerHomecoming

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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