1967 North Texas State Mean Green football team

1967 North Texas State Mean Green football
MVC champion
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	7–1–1 (4–0 MVC)
Head coach	Rod Rust (1st season)
Home stadium	Fouts Field

1967 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
North Texas State $	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	1
Tulsa	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Louisville	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Wichita State	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1967 North Texas State Mean Green football team was an American football team that represented North Texas State University (now known as the University of North Texas) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. In their first year under head coach Rod Rust, the team compiled a 7–1–1 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Drake*	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 31–0	12,600	[2]
September 30	Louisville	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 30–28	12,500	[3]
October 7	at New Mexico State*	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	T 31–31		[4]
October 14	Colorado State*	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 21–10	9,500	[5]
October 21	at Southern Illinois*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 37–0	3,000	[6]
October 28	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 34–14	10,000	[7]
November 11	Wichita State	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 20–14	13,900	[8]
November 18	Tulsa	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 54–12	16,000	[9]
November 25	at Memphis State*	Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	L 20–29	14,102	[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/mvc/1967.html
2. "Drake battered by North Texas, 31–0". The Des Moines Register. September 24, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "NTSU nips Louisville in a wild one 30–28". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Interceptions, fumbles play key role in Aggie, North Texas tie". Las Cruces Sun-News. October 8, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Rams lose fourth straight". Fort Collins Coloradoan. October 15, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Powerful North Texas dumps victory-starved Salukis 37–0". Southern Illinoisan. October 22, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Explosive Eagles cut down Bearcats, 34–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 29, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Eagles fly by Wichita, 20–14". The Salina Journal. November 12, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "North Texas riddles Tulsa, 54–12". The Daily Oklahoman. November 19, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Memphis State ends win skein of North Texas". The Tennessean. November 26, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.