1967 Texas A&M Aggies football team

The 1967 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1967 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Gene Stallings in his third season and finished with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4 overall, 6–1 in the SWC), as Southwest Conference champions and with a victory in the Cotton Bowl Classic over Alabama.

1967 Texas A&M Aggies football
SWC champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–4 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKyle Field
1967 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas A&M $ 6 –1 –07 –4 –0
Texas Tech 5 –2 –06 –4 –0
Texas 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
TCU 4 –3 –04 –6 –0
Arkansas 3 –3 –14 –5 –1
SMU 3 –4 –03 –7 –0
Rice 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Baylor 0 –6 –11 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16SMU
L 17–2034,000
September 23vs. Purdue*
L 20–2427,500
September 30at LSU*
L 6–1766,510[1]
October 7Florida State*
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
L 18–19
October 12at Texas Tech
W 28–2448,240
October 21at TCU
W 20–0
October 28Baylor
W 21–337,720
November 4at Arkansas
W 33–2141,100
November 18at Rice
W 18–3
November 23Texas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 10–750,000[2]
January 1vs. No. 8 Alabama*
CBSW 20–1673,800[3][4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[5]

Roster
  • QB Edd Hargett, Jr.
  • LB Bill Hobbs
  • DB Curley Hallman, Jr.

OT Dan Schneider, Trafford High [6]

References
  1. "LSU thumps Aggies, 17–6". Abilene Reporter-News. October 1, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Texas A&M wins, gains Cotton Bowl berth". The Odessa American. November 24, 1967. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Land, Charles (January 2, 1968). "Tide upstaged, upset 20–16". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 6. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  4. Thomas, Ronnie (January 2, 1968). "Pupil teaches old coach lesson as Texas A&M upsets Alabama, 20–16". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 10. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  5. "1967 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  6. "Schneider Leads Aggies Toward Cotton Bowl Game". The Eagle. December 17, 1967.


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