1967 SMU Mustangs football team

1967 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record3–7 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCotton Bowl
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas A&M $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Texas Tech 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Texas 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
TCU 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Arkansas 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
SMU 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Rice 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Baylor 0 – 6 – 1 1 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1967 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Hayden Fry, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a conference mark of 3–4, placing sixth in the SWC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Texas A&M
W 20–1733,000[1]
September 23at Missouri*
L 0–2153,000[2]
October 7at Minnesota*
L 3–2341,528–41,840[3]
October 13Army*
L 6–2426,500[4]
October 21at Rice
L 10–1442,000[5]
October 28Texas Tech
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 7–2134,000[6]
November 4Texas
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 28–3543,000[7]
November 18Arkansas
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 17–3525,000[8]
November 25at Baylor
W 16–1020,000[9]
December 2TCU
W 28–1417,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "Perez paces Mustang win". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. September 17, 1967. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tigers have the horses,...outrace Mustangs, 21–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 24, 1967. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Minnesota overcomes fumbles to massacre Mustangs, 23–3". The Austin American-Statesman. October 8, 1967. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Army turns back Southern Methodist". The Shreveport Times. October 14, 1967. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rice comeback nips Ponies". Brownwood Bulletin. October 22, 1967. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas Tech smacks SMU". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 29, 1967. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas overcomes SMU". The El Paso Times. November 5, 1967. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Passer pulls Hogs in, 35–17". The Kansas City Star. November 19, 1967. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Livingston leads Mustangs to 16–10 win over Baylor". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 26, 1967. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mustangs knock off Frogs, 28–14". The Abilene Reporter-News. December 3, 1967. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1967–68 NCAA Statistics (SMU)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
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