1967 Troy State Red Wave football team
American college football season
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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.[1]
ConferenceAlabama Collegiate Conference
Record8–2 (3–0 ACC)
Headcoach
- Billy Atkins (2nd season)
HomestadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
| 1967 Troy State Red Wave football | |
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ACC champion | |
| Conference | Alabama Collegiate Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (3–0 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | at Gordon Military College* | Barnesville, GA | W 17–0 | [2] | |
| September 16 | Samford* | W 17–14 | [3] | ||
| September 23 | vs. Livingston | W 33–0 | 7,000 | [4] | |
| September 30 | at State College of Arkansas* | L 21–26 | [5] | ||
| October 7 | at Delta State* | W 7–0 | [6] | ||
| October 14 | Jacksonville State |
| W 46–0 | [7] | |
| October 21 | Florence State |
| W 31–19 | [8] | |
| October 28 | at No. 5 Northwestern State* |
| W 28–21 | 9,000 | [9] |
| November 4 | Tennessee–Martin* |
| L 12–20 | [10] | |
| November 11 | Louisiana College* |
| W 75–0 | [11] | |
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