1967 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1967 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	1–9 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach	Charles Shira (1st season)
Home stadium	Scott Field Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

1967 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	at No. 7 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 0–30	54,512	[3]
September 30	Florida	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 7–24	28,000	[4]
October 7	at No. 10 Texas Tech*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 7–3	39,000	[5]
October 14	Southern Miss*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 14–21	24,000	[6]
October 21	No. 9 Houston*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 6–43	17,000	[7]
October 28	at Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 12–24	21,774	[8]
November 4	at Alabama	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	L 0–13	58,059	[9][10]
November 11	at Auburn	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 0–36	40,871–44,000	[11]
November 18	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 0–55	57,000	[12]
December 2	Ole Miss	Scott Field Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)	L 3–10	21,000	[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.
3. "Georgia crushes State". Pensacola News Journal. September 24, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "McKeel drives Florida past Miss. St. 24–7". The Courier-Journal. October 1, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Mighty Tech shocked, 7–3, by Bulldogs". The Arizona Republic. October 8, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "USM magic changes fumbles into victory". The Clarion-Ledger. October 15, 1967. Retrieved March 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Houston clobbers Maroons, 43–6". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 22, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Happy happening at FSU, too". The St. Petersburg Times. October 29, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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.
11. "Auburn easily clips Mississippi State, 36–0". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 12, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Tigers break mark in blasting Maroons". The Clarion-Ledger. November 19, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Rebs splash through mud to 10–3 win". The Commercial Appeal. December 3, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "1967 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2023.