NC State at Houston
Saturday, October 7, 1967 Share
NC State beat No. 2 Houston 16–6. It was their first meeting; after it, NC State led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 88°F, low 68°F, 0.66 in. of rainAttendance 52,483
On the newsreel
- FOOTBALL - N.C. STATE VS. HOUSTONNorth Carolina State pulls the upset of the week, topping heavily-favored Houston, 16 to 6. Pass interceptions are the key as Bobby Hall scores twice for the Wolfpack
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Houston 68% to win. NC State pulled the upset.
The series
Every NC State–Houston gameTied 1–1–1 in three meetings, counting the two since this game.
| 1974 | Houston 31, NC State 31 | Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl |
| 1969 | Houston 34, NC State 13 | |
| 1967 | NC State 16, Houston 6 |
Around this game
NC State
- Next gameat MarylandOct. 14, 1967
- SeasonNC State in 1967
- ProgramNC State history and records
Houston
- Next gameat Mississippi StateOct. 21, 1967
- SeasonHouston in 1967
- ProgramHouston history and records