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1967 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record1–9 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 19661968 →
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
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Florida 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
LSU 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Auburn 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Mississippi State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Georgia's game against Clemson and Vanderbilt's game against Tulane counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

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, tying for ninth place at the bottom of the SEC standings.

Schedule

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

References

  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. "2024 SEC Football Media Guide". Southeastern Conference. pp. 63, 66. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  4. "Georgia crushes State". Pensacola News Journal. September 24, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "McKeel drives Florida past Miss. St. 24–7". The Courier-Journal. October 1, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Mighty Tech shocked, 7–3, by Bulldogs". The Arizona Republic. October 8, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "USM magic changes fumbles into victory". The Clarion-Ledger. October 15, 1967. Retrieved March 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Houston clobbers Maroons, 43–6". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 22, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Happy happening at FSU, too". The St. Petersburg Times. October 29, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Land, Charles (November 5, 1967). "Crimson tide stumbles past punchless Bulldogs". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 13. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  11. "Underclassman sparks Alabama past punchless Mississippi State 13–0". Rome News-Tribune. Associated Press. November 5, 1967. p. 11. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  12. "Auburn easily clips Mississippi State, 36–0". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 12, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Tigers break mark in blasting Maroons". The Clarion-Ledger. November 19, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Rebs splash through mud to 10–3 win". The Commercial Appeal. December 3, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "1967 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
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