1967 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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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
← 1966
1968 →
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
Florida 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Georgia 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
LSU 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Auburn 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Mississippi State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
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, and finished tenth in the SEC.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at No. 7 Georgia
L 0–3054,512[3]
September 30Florida
L 7–2428,000[4]
October 7at No. 10
Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
    		• W 7–339,000[5]
    October 14Southern Miss*
    		L 14–2124,000[6]
    October 21No. 9 Houston*
    • Scott Field
    • Starkville, MS
    		L 6–4317,000[7]
    October 28at Florida State*
    		L 12–2421,774[8]
    November 4at Alabama
    		L 0–1358,059[9][10]
    November 11at Auburn
    		L 0–3640,871–44,000[11]
    November 18at LSU
    		L 0–5557,000[12]
    December 2Ole Miss
    		L 3–1021,000[13]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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    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.
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    9. ^ Land, Charles (November 5, 1967). "Crimson tide stumbles past punchless Bulldogs". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 13. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
    10. ^ "Underclassman sparks Alabama past punchless Mississippi State 13–0". Rome News-Tribune. Associated Press. November 5, 1967. p. 11. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
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    14. ^ "1967 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
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