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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.

Quick Facts Utah State Aggies football, Conference ...
1967 Utah State Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumRomney Stadium
Seasons
 1966
1968 
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1967 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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
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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]

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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Wichita StateT 3–311,392
September 23at West Texas StateW 44–2711,900
September 30at New Mexico StateL 9–1011,500
October 7vs. Memphis StateW 28–1410,048[9]
October 14Pacific (CA)
W 7–614,662[10]
October 21at Colorado StateL 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 StateW 31–2544,317[15]
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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).

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References

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