1967 small college football rankings explained

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Data5:Small college football rankings (AP, UPI)

The 1967 small college football rankings are rankings of college football teams representing smaller college and university teams during the 1967 college football season, including the 1967 NCAA College Division football season and the 1967 NAIA football season. Separate rankings were published by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI). The AP rankings were selected by a board of sports writers, and the UPI rankings were selected by a board of small-college coaches.

The 1967 San Diego State Aztecs football team (10–1), led by head coach Don Coryell, was rated as the small-college champion by both the AP and UPI. The Aztecs' only loss was to a University Division team, Utah State. North Dakota State was ranked second by both, then lost to Texas–Arlington in the Pecan Bowl.

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 Not ranked previous week
 Win–loss record
 Number of first place votes
Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

AP poll

UPI coaches poll

HBCU rankings

The New Pittsburgh Courier, a leading African American newspaper, ranked the top 1967 teams from historically black colleges and universities in an era when college football was often racially segregated.

The rankings were published on December 16:[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: December 16, 1967. Morgan State Bears Acclaimed National Champs. New Pittsburgh Courier (p. 14). Newspapers.com.