American college football season
The1967 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College—now known asTexas Tech University —as a member of theSouthwest Conference (SWC) during the1967 NCAA University Division football season . In their seventh season under head coachJ. T. King , the Red Raiders compiled a 6–4 record (5–2 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the SWC, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 217 to 165.[ 1] [ 2] The team's statistical leaders included Joe Matulich with 507 passing yards, Mike Leinert with 689 rushing yards, and Larry Gilbert with 491 receiving yards.[ 3] [ 4] The team played its home games atClifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium .
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 23 Iowa State * W 52–030,328 [ 5] September 28 at No. 8Texas W 19–1366,000 [ 6] October 7 Mississippi State * No. 10 L 3–739,000 [ 7] October 14 Texas A&M L 24–2848,240 [ 8] October 21 atFlorida State * L 12–2833,179 [ 9] October 28 atSMU W 21–734,000 [ 10] November 4 Rice W 24–1045,150 [ 11] November 11 atTCU L 0–1623,428 [ 12] November 18 Baylor W 31–2934,000 [ 13] November 25 atArkansas W 31–2740,000 [ 14] *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game
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