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1967 Troy State Red Wave football
ACC champion
ConferenceAlabama Collegiate Conference
Record8–2 (3–0 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 19661968 →
1967 Alabama Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Troy State $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Jacksonville State 1 – 1 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Florence State 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Livingston 0 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1967 Troy State Red Wave football team represented Troy State University (now known as Troy University) as a member of the Alabama Collegiate Conference (ACC) during the 1967 NAIA football season. Led by second-year head coach Billy Atkins, the Red Wave compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, winning the ACC title.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Gordon Military College*Barnesville, GAW 17–0
September 16Samford*W 17–14
September 23vs. LivingstonW 33–07,000
September 30at State College of Arkansas*L 21–26
October 7at Delta State*W 7–0
October 14Jacksonville State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL (rivalry)
W 46–0
October 21Florence State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 31–19
October 28at No. 5 Northwestern State*W 28–219,000
November 4Tennessee–Martin*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
L 12–20
November 11Louisiana College*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 75–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide 1968 (78th ed.). Phoenix, Arizona: College Athletics Publishing Service. 1968. p. 29. Retrieved January 8, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
  2. "Troy State clouts Gordon, 17–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 10, 1967. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Cotton stars as Red Wave nips Samford". The Anniston Star. September 17, 1967. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Red Wave rolls in second half to bombard Livingston, 33–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 24, 1967. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Byrd shines as Red Wave is defeated". Alabama Journal. October 2, 1967. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Troy State corrupts Statesmen". The Clarion-Ledger. October 8, 1967. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Byrd leads Troy past Jax, 46–0". The Anniston Star. October 15, 1967. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Troy clouts Florence, clinches ACC crown". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 22, 1967. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Northwestern win skein ends before pass-happy Troy club". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 1967. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Tennessee Martin spoils Troy homecoming, 20–12". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 5, 1967. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Byrd starts Troy State to 75–0 win over La. College". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 12, 1967. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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