1967 Utah State Aggies football team

1967 Utah State Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumRomney Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Army   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Notre Dame   –   8 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Penn State   –   8 – 2 – 1
New Mexico State   –   7 – 2 – 1
UTEP   –   7 – 2 – 1
Utah State   –   7 – 2 – 1
Florida State   –   7 – 2 – 2
West Texas State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Houston   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   7 – 3 – 0
Memphis State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 3 – 0
Dayton   –   6 – 3 – 1
Xavier   –   6 – 3 – 1
Miami (FL)   –   7 – 4 – 0
Buffalo   –   6 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 4 – 1
Holy Cross   –   5 – 5 – 0
Colorado State   –   4 – 5 – 1
Pacific   –   4 – 5 – 0
Boston College   –   4 – 6 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   4 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 6 – 0
Air Force   –   2 – 6 – 2
Tulane   –   3 – 7 – 0
San Jose State   –   2 – 7 – 0
Colgate   –   2 – 8 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Utah State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah State University as an independent during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Chuck Mills, the Aggies compiled a 7–2–1 record and outscored their opponents 205 to 143.[1][2] This was the Aggies' final season at the original Romney Stadium; they moved to a larger venue of the same name in 1968, located several blocks north.

The team's statistical leaders included John Pappas with 1,424 passing yards, Altie Taylor with 717 rushing yards, Mike O'Shea with 599 receiving yards, Jim Murphy with 43 points scored (eight field goals and 19 extra points), and Bill Staley with 132 total tackles.[3][4]

Hired in February, Mills was previously the offensive coordinator with the Kansas City Chiefs,[5][6] the champions of the American Football League (AFL). Tony Knap had resigned in January for an assistant coaching position with the BC Lions in the Canadian Football League (CFL).[7][8]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Wichita State
T 3–311,392
September 23at West Texas State
W 44–2711,900
September 30at New Mexico State
L 9–1011,500
October 7vs. Memphis State
W 28–1410,048[9]
October 14Pacific (CA)
W 7–614,662[10]
October 21at Colorado State
L 14–1714,178
November 4BYU
W 30–915,602[11]
November 11Montana
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 20–148,396–8,400[12][13]
November 18at Utah
W 19–1823,216[14]
November 25at San Diego State
W 31–2544,317[15]

NFL/AFL draft

Fullback MacArthur Lane was the 13th overall selection of the 1968 NFL/AFL draft, taken by the St. Louis Cardinals,[16] and played eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL).

References

  1. ^ "1967 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Utah State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Utah State University. 2018. pp. 190, 195.
  3. ^ "1967 Utah State Aggies Stats". SR/College Football. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  4. ^ 2018 Media Guide, pp. 154-155.
  5. ^ "Ags name grid coach". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). February 9, 1967. p. D1.
  6. ^ Ferguson, George (February 10, 1967). "USU grid coach maps battle plan". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
  7. ^ Miller, Hack (January 18, 1967). "Aggies' Tony Knap resigns". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B2.
  8. ^ "Tony Knap resigns". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 19, 1967. p. 11.
  9. ^ Marion Dunn (October 8, 1967). "Ags Boost Grid Prestige, Smash Memphis St., 28-14". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Marion Dunn (October 15, 1967). "Utah State Nips Pacific: Aggies Squeeze Past Tough Tigers, 7-6". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 2D.
  11. ^ "Utah State defeats BYU, 30–9". The Missoulian. November 5, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Utags close stadium with win". The Fresno Bee. November 12, 1967. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Montana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  14. ^ "Aggies edge rival Utes in annual cliffhanger by 19–18". The Herald-Journal. November 19, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Late Utah State TD Ends Aztecs' String". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 27, 1967. p. III-5. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  16. ^ "Aggie, Weber ace go early!". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. January 30, 1968. p. B5.