1967 East Texas State Lions football team
American college football season
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Conference | Lone Star Conference |
Record | 4–6 (3–4 LSC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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No. 4 Texas A&I $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Southwest Texas State | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard Payne | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McMurry | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Texas State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sul Ross | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1967 East Texas State Lions football team represented East Texas State University in the 1967 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Ernest Hawkins, who was in his fourth season at East Texas State. The Lions played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference. The Lions finished the season with a 4–6 record.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | Abilene Christian* |
| L 16–24 | [1] | |
September 23 | at Southwest Missouri State* | W 37–15 | |||
September 30 | No. 6 Texas–Arlington* |
| L 6–7 | 10,000 | [2] |
October 7 | at McMurry | L 9–13 | [3] | ||
October 14 | at Texas A&I | L 6–24 | [4] | ||
October 21 | Sul Ross |
| W 31–0 | [5] | |
October 27 | at Howard Payne |
| L 14–28 | [6] | |
November 4 | Sam Houston State |
| W 31–8 | [7] | |
November 11 | at No. 10 Southwest Texas State |
| L 26–48 | [8] | |
November 18 | Stephen F. Austin |
| W 12–10 | [9] | |
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Postseason awards
All-Americans
- Sam Walton, Second Team offensive line
- Tom Black, Honorable Mention tight end
- Arthur James, Honorable Mention tailback
- Mike Venable, Honorable Mention linebacker
All-Lone Star Conference
LSC First Team
- Tom Black, tight end
- Arthur James, tailback
- Sam Walton, offensive tackle
LSC Second Team
- Chad Brown, offensive tackle
- Tommy Briscoe, offensive guard
- Mike Venable, linebacker
LSC Honorable Mention
- Charles Froneberger, center [10]
References
- ^ "Wildcats fracture East Texas St. jinx". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 17, 1967. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebels squeeze past Lions 7–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 1967. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Puckett-to-Stansbury for 13–9 win". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 8, 1967. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Javs win to remain undefeated". Express and News. October 15, 1967. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sul Ross falls to East Texas". The Odessa American. October 22, 1967. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Jackets bounce by ETS". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 28, 1967. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Texas State socks Sam Houston". The Shreveport Times. November 5, 1967. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SWT pounds East Texas". The Austin American. November 12, 1967. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lions slip by 'Jacks". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 19, 1967. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Lion Football History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2023.