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1967 West Texas

8–⁠3, coached by Joe Kerbel.

Schedule and results

West Texas in 1967, game by game: won vs. Montana State 35–26; lost vs. Utah State 27–44; won vs. Pacific 34–6; won vs. Colorado State 24–14; won vs. San José State 28–14; lost at New Mexico State 10–31; won vs. Texas–Arlington 37–27; won at Northern Illinois 17–10; won at East Carolina 37–13; lost at Wichita State 13–22; won vs. Cal State Northridge 35–13+28−21Won 35–26 vs. Montana State+9Montana StateLost 27–44 vs. Utah State-17Utah StateWon 34–6 vs. Pacific+28PacificWon 24–14 vs. Colorado State+10Colorado StateWon 28–14 vs. San José State+14San José StateLost 10–31 at New Mexico State-21New Mexico StateWon 37–27 vs. Texas–Arlington+10Texas–ArlingtonWon 17–10 at Northern Illinois+7Northern Illino…Won 37–13 at East Carolina+24East CarolinaLost 13–22 at Wichita State-9Wichita StateWon 35–13 vs. Cal State Northridge+22Cal State North…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16vsMontana StateW 35–⁠2691%
Sep 23vsUtah StateL 27–⁠4456%
Sep 30vsPacificW 34–⁠676%
Oct 7vsColorado StateW 24–⁠1460%
Oct 14vsSan José StateW 28–⁠1472%
Oct 21atNew Mexico StateL 10–⁠3138%
Oct 28vsTexas–ArlingtonW 37–⁠2788%
Nov 4atNorthern IllinoisW 17–⁠1085%
Nov 11atEast CarolinaW 37–⁠1343%
Nov 18atWichita StateL 13–⁠2270%
Dec 2Bowls & playoffvsCal State NorthridgePasadena BowlW 35–⁠1385%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cal State Northridge 35–⁠13 in the Pasadena Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
297–⁠220
Coach
Joe Kerbel
Elo
1513 +17 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
5.2 No. 43 of 118 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1968

The 1968 draft
Rd 3Dave Szymakowski WRNew Orleans Saints