1967 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Robert E. Smith (3rd season)
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1967 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Grambling $ 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
Texas Southern 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Jackson State 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Southern 4 –3 –05 –5 –0
Arkansas AM&N 3 –4 –06 –4 –0
Alcorn A&M 3 –4 –05 –4 –0
Prairie View A&M 2 –5 –05 –5 –0
Wiley 1 –6 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1967 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Robert E. Smith in his third season as head coach, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Texas Southern
W 21–17[1]
September 23at Prairie View A&M
L 3–20[2]
September 30Mississippi Valley State*
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 50–14[3]
October 7Arkansas AM&N
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 21–16[4]
October 14at Jackson State
L 0–35,438[5]
October 21Alcorn A&Mdagger
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 10–7[6]
October 28Tennessee A&I*
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 16–27[7]
November 4vs. Wiley
W 50–3[8]
November 11at Florida A&M*
L 25–36[9]
November 18at Grambling
L 20–2727,161[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Southern edges Texas Southern 21–17 in SWAC curtain-raiser". Alexandria News Leader. September 21, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Prairie View rips Southern". The Shreveport Times. September 24, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Southern scores 50–14 victory over Miss. Valley College". Alexandria News Leader. October 8, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Southern in 21–16 upset over AM&N". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 8, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Jackson nips Southern, 3–0". The Louisiana Weekly. October 21, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Southern edges Alcorn 10–7 in homecoming victory". Alexandria News Leader. October 29, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Tigers claw Southern". The Tennessean. October 29, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Southern Jaguars rough up Wiley Wildcats, 50–3, here". The Shreveport Times. November 5, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "A&M takes 36–25 win". Tallahassee Democrat. November 12, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Grambling gouges Southern to smell Orange Blossoms". The Shreveport Times. November 19, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "1967 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
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