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1967 East Texas State Lions football team

The 1967 East Texas State Lions football team represented East Texas State University in the 1967 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Ernest Hawkins, who was in his fourth season at East Texas State. The Lions played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference. The Lions finished the season with a 4–6 record.

1967 East Texas State Lions football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record4–6 (3–4 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Texas A&I $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
No. 8 Southwest Texas State 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Howard Payne 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
McMurry 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
East Texas State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Stephen F. Austin 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Sam Houston State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Sul Ross 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Abilene Christian*
L 16–24[1]
September 23at Southwest Missouri State*
W 37–15
September 30No. 6 UT Arlington*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
L 6–710,000[2]
October 7at McMurry
L 9–13[3]
October 14at Texas A&I
L 6–24[4]
October 21Sul Ross
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
W 31–0[5]
October 27at Howard Payne
L 14–28[6]
November 4Sam Houston State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
W 31–8[7]
November 11at No. 10 Southwest Texas State
L 26–48[8]
November 18Stephen F. Austin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
W 12–10[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Postseason awards

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All-Americans

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  • Sam Walton, Second Team offensive line
  • Tom Black, Honorable Mention tight end
  • Arthur James, Honorable Mention tailback
  • Mike Venable, Honorable Mention linebacker

All-Lone Star Conference

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LSC First Team

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  • Tom Black, tight end
  • Arthur James, tailback
  • Sam Walton, offensive tackle

LSC Second Team

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  • Chad Brown, offensive tackle
  • Tommy Briscoe, offensive guard
  • Mike Venable, linebacker

LSC Honorable Mention

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  • Charles Froneberger, center [10]

References

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  1. ^ "Wildcats fracture East Texas St. jinx". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 17, 1967. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Rebels squeeze past Lions 7–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 1967. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Puckett-to-Stansbury for 13–9 win". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 8, 1967. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Javs win to remain undefeated". Express and News. October 15, 1967. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sul Ross falls to East Texas". The Odessa American. October 22, 1967. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "'Jackets bounce by ETS". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 28, 1967. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "East Texas State socks Sam Houston". The Shreveport Times. November 5, 1967. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "SWT pounds East Texas". The Austin American. November 12, 1967. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Lions slip by 'Jacks". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 19, 1967. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ a b "Lion Football History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
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