1967 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 1967 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach J. T. King, the Red Raiders compiled a 6–4 record (5–2 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 217 to 165.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Joe Matulich with 507 passing yards, Mike Leinert with 689 rushing yards, and Larry Gilbert with 491 receiving yards.[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium.

1967 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1967 record6–4 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJones Stadium
1967 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 23Iowa State*W 52–030,328
September 28at No. 8 TexasW 19–1366,000
October 7Mississippi State*No. 10
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 3–739,000
October 12Texas A&M
L 24–2848,240
October 21at Florida State*L 12–2833,179
October 28at SMUW 21–734,000
November 4Rice
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 24–1045,150
November 11at TCUL 0–1623,428
November 18Baylor
W 31–2934,000
November 25at ArkansasW 31–2740,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1][2]

References

  1. "1967 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  2. "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 99. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  3. "1967 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. 2017 Media Guide, p. 158.


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