1967 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1967 Texas A&M Aggies football
1967 Texas A&M Aggies football
SWC champion; Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 20–16 vs. Alabama
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	7–4 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach	Gene Stallings (3rd season);
Home stadium	Kyle Field
	Seasons ← 1966 1968 →

The 1967 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1967 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Gene Stallings in his third season and finished with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4 overall, 6–1 in the SWC), as Southwest Conference champions and with a victory in the Cotton Bowl Classic over Alabama.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	SMU	Kyle Field College Station, TX		L 17–20	34,000
September 23	vs. Purdue*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX		L 20–24	27,500
September 30	at LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)		L 6–17	66,510	^[1]
October 7	Florida State*	Kyle Field College Station, TX		L 18–19
October 12	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 28–24	48,240
October 21	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 20–0
October 28	Baylor	Kyle Field College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)		W 21–3	37,720
November 4	at Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)		W 33–21	41,100
November 18	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 18–3
November 23	Texas	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)		W 10–7	50,000	^[2]
January 1	vs. No. 8 Alabama*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	W 20–16	73,800	^[3]^[4]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

OT Dan Schneider, Trafford High ^[6]

^ "LSU thumps Aggies, 17–6". Abilene Reporter-News. October 1, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Texas A&M wins, gains Cotton Bowl berth". The Odessa American. November 24, 1967. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Land, Charles (January 2, 1968). "Tide upstaged, upset 20–16". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 6. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
^ Thomas, Ronnie (January 2, 1968). "Pupil teaches old coach lesson as Texas A&M upsets Alabama, 20–16". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 10. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
^ "1967 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
^ "Schneider Leads Aggies Toward Cotton Bowl Game". The Eagle. December 17, 1967.

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