1967 Valley State Matadors football team
| 1967 Valley State Matadors football | |
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| 1967 record | 6–4 (3–2 CCAA) |
| Head coach | Sam Winningham (6th season) |
| Home stadium | Birmingham High School, Van Nuys, California |
| 1967 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valley State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Long Beach | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Los Angeles | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1967 Valley State Matadors football team represented Valley State[note 2] during the 1967 College Division football season.
Valley State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The Matadors were led by sixth-year head coach Sam Winningham. They played home games at Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, California. They finished the season with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4, 3–2 CCAA). This was the first winning season for the Matadors in their sixth year of existence.
At the end of the season, since conference champion San Diego State qualified for a berth in one of the college division regional championship games (the Camellia Bowl), the second-place Matadors were chosen to represent the CCAA in their first Bowl Game. The Matadors played in the 1967 Pasadena Bowl[note 3] against West Texas A&M.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | |||||
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| September 16 | at Whittier* | Memorial Stadium • Whittier, CA | W 30–7 | ||||||
| September 29 | at Long Beach State[note 4] | Veterans Stadium • Long Beach, CA | W 35–25 | ||||||
| October 7 | Fresno State[note 5] | Birmingham High School • Van Nuys, CA | L 25–31 | ||||||
| October 14 | at Santa Clara* | Stevens Stadium • Santa Clara, CA | L 14–34 | ||||||
| October 21 | Cal Poly | Birmingham High School • Van Nuys, CA | W 40–21 | ||||||
| October 28 | at UC Santa Barbara* | Campus Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA | W 28–27 | ||||||
| November 4 | Cal Poly Pomona[note 6]* |
Birmingham High School • Van Nuys, CA | W 53–13 | 5,300[1] | |||||
| November 11 | No. 1 San Diego State | Birmingham High School • Van Nuys, CA | L 21–30 | 9,200[2] | |||||
| November 18 | at Cal State Los Angeles | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | W 42–6 | 3,241[3] | |||||
| December 2 | West Texas A&M* | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Pasadena Bowl) | L 13–35 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Small-College Football Poll. | |||||||||
Team players in the NFL
No Valley State players were selected in the 1968 NFL Draft. [5][6][7]
The following finished their college career in 1967, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL Team |
| Bruce Lemmerman | QB | 1968 Atlanta Falcons |
Notes
- ↑ West Texas A&M was known as West Texas State University from 1963–1990. See: West Texas A&M
- ↑ California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958–1971. More commonly it was called Valley State. See: Cal State Northridge
- ↑ The Pasadena Bowl was also known as the Junior Rose Bowl for parts of its existence. See Pasadena Bowl
- ↑ The official name of Long Beach State was California State College at Long Beach from 1964–1967. However, it is still commonly known as Long Beach State. See: Long Beach State
- ↑ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949–1971. See: Fresno State
- ↑ Cal Poly Pomona was officially known as California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Voorhis from 1966–1971. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona). See: Cal Poly Pomona
References
- ↑ "Diablos Bow, 16-6". The Los Angeles Times. November 5, 1967. p. D-13. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Aztecs Outlast Matadors, 30-21". The Los Angeles Times. November 12, 1967. p. D-12. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Valley State Rips Diablos to Near Bowl". The Los Angeles Times. November 19, 1967. p. D-17. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "1967 - Cal St.-Northridge". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ↑ "1968 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Cal State-Northridge Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ↑ "Draft History: Cal State-Northridge". Retrieved March 18, 2017.