1967 NFL/AFL Draft
Notable undrafted players
Table:
Original NFL team

Player

Pos.

College

Conf.

Notes

Chicago Bears

Rudy Kuechenberg

LB

Indiana

Big Ten

Dallas Cowboys

Coy Bacon †

DT

Jackson State

SWAC

Dallas Cowboys

Ron East

DT

Montana State

Big Sky

Dallas Cowboys

Mac Percival

K

Texas Tech

SWC

Denver Broncos

Chip Myrtle

LB

Maryland

ACC

Houston Oilers

Alvin Reed †

TE

Prairie View A&M

SWAC

Kansas City Chiefs

Jan Stenerud‡

K

Montana State

Big Sky

New Orleans Saints

Elijah Nevett

CB

Clark Atlanta

SIAC

New York Giants

Bob Lurtsema

DE

Western Michigan

MAC

New York Jets

Randy Beverly

CB

Colorado State

Ind.

New York Jets

John Matlock

C

Miami

Ind.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Sam Davis

OG

Allen

SIAC

San Diego Chargers

Larry Little‡

OT

Bethune-Cookman

SIAC

San Diego Chargers

Jeff Staggs

LB

San Diego State

CCAA

San Diego Chargers

Kay Stephenson

QB

Florida

SEC

San Francisco 49ers

Dave Olerich

LB

San Francisco

Ind. (Coll.)

Using the table as well as the supplementary paragraphs provided at the end.

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The 1967 season was the Chicago Bears ' 48th in the National Football League . The team improved on their 5-7-2 record from 1966 and finished with a 7-6-1 record and earning them a second-place finish in the newly formed Central Division within the NFL 's Western Conference . 1967 also marked the final season with George Halas , as the team 's head coach . Halas , one of the founders of the NFL , continued as the owner of the franchise until his death in 1983 .
Rudy Kuechenberg is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for five seasons with the following teams : Chicago Bears , Green Bay Packers , Cleveland Browns , and Atlanta Falcons . His brother , Bob Kuechenberg , was an All-Pro offensive lineman with the team : Miami Dolphins .
A linebacker ( LB or backer ) is a playing position in gridiron football . Linebackers are members of the defensive team , and line up approximately three to five yards ( 4 m ) behind the line of scrimmage , behind the defensive linemen , and therefore back up the line . Linebackers generally align themselves before the ball is snapped by standing upright in a two-point stance ( as opposed to the defensive linemen , who put one or two hands on the ground for a three-point stance or four-point stance before the ball is snapped ) . The goal of the linebacker is to provide either extra run defense or extra pass defense based on the particular defensive play being executed . Another key play of the linebacker position is blitzing . A blitz occurs when a linebacker acts as an extra pass rusher running into any exposed gap . When a blitz is called by the defense , it is mainly to sack or hurry the opposing offense 's quarterback . Linebackers are often regarded as the most important position in defense , due to their versatility in providing hard hits on running plays or an additional layer of pass defense , when required . Similar to the free safety position , linebackers are required to use their judgment on every snap , to determine their role during that particular play .
The 1966 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1966 Big Ten Conference football season . The Hoosiers played their home games at Seventeenth Street Stadium in Bloomington , Indiana . The team was coached by John Pont , in his second year as head coach of the Hoosiers .
The Big Ten Conference ( stylized B1G , formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference ) is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States . It is based in Rosemont , Illinois . For decades the conference consisted of 10 universities , while the present conference has 14 member institutions . They compete in the NCAA Division I ; its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) , formerly known as Division I-A , the highest level of NCAA competition in that sport . The conference includes the flagship public university in each of 11 states stretching from New Jersey to Nebraska , as well as two additional public land-grant schools and a private university . The Big Ten Conference was established in 1895 when Purdue University president James H. Smart and representatives from the University of Chicago , University of Illinois , University of Michigan , University of Minnesota , Northwestern University , and University of Wisconsin gathered at Chicago 's Palmer House Hotel to set policies aimed at regulating intercollegiate athletics . In 1899 , Indiana University and the University of Iowa joined the conference to increase the membership to nine schools . In 1905 , the conference was officially incorporated as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives . The conference is one of the nation 's oldest , predating the founding of the NCAA by a decade , and was one of the first collegiate conferences to sponsor men 's basketball . Big Ten member institutions are major research universities with large financial endowments and strong academic reputations . All institutions except full member University of Nebraska and associate member Notre Dame are members of the Association of American Universities . Large student enrollment is a hallmark of Big Ten Universities , as 12 of the 14 members feature enrollments of 30,000 or more students .
The 1967 Dallas Cowboys season was their eighth in the league . The team posted a 9-5 record and won the new four-team Capitol Division . The Cowboys hosted the Century Division winner Cleveland Browns at the Cotton Bowl and won 52-14 for the Eastern Conference title . This gained a rematch the following week for the NFL title with the two-time defending champion Green Bay Packers . Played in frigid sub-zero and windy conditions at Lambeau Field in Green Bay on December 31 , the Packers scored a late touchdown to win by four points for their third consecutive NFL title . Green Bay easily won Super Bowl II two weeks later over the Oakland Raiders .
Lander McCoy Bacon ( August 30 , 1942 - December 22 , 2008 ) was a professional American football defensive lineman in the National Football League . He was selected to three Pro Bowls during his 14-year career . While quarterback sacks were not an official statistic during his career , researchers credit Bacon with a career total of 130 .
A defensive tackle ( DT ) is typically the largest and strongest of the defensive players in American football . The defensive tackle typically lines up opposite one of the offensive guards . Depending on a team 's individual defensive scheme , a defensive tackle may be called upon to fill several different roles . These roles may include merely holding the point of attack by refusing to be moved or penetrating a certain gap between offensive linemen to break up a play in the opponent 's backfield . If a defensive tackle reads a pass play , his primary responsibility is to pursue the quarterback , or simply knock the pass down at the line if it is within arm 's reach . Other responsibilities of the defensive tackle may be to pursue the screen pass or drop into coverage in a zone blitz scheme . In a traditional 4-3 defense , there is no nose tackle . Instead there is a left and right defensive tackle . Some teams , especially in the National Football League ( NFL ) , do have a nose tackle in this scheme , but most of them do not .
The Jackson State Tigers are the college football team representing the Jackson State University . The Tigers play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference .
The Southwestern Athletic Conference ( SWAC ) is a collegiate athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham , Alabama , which is made up of historically black colleges and universities ( HBCUs ) in the Southern United States . It participates in the NCAA 's Division I for all sports ; in football , it participates in the Football Championship Subdivision ( FCS ) , formerly referred to as Division I-AA . The SWAC is widely considered the premier HBCU conference and ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of alumni affiliated with professional sports teams , particularly in football . On the gridiron , the conference has been the biggest draw on the Football Championship Subdivision ( FCS ) level of the NCAA , leading the nation in average home attendance every year except one since FCS has been in existence . In 1994 , the SWAC fell just 40,000 fans short of becoming the first non-Football Bowl Subdivision conference to attract one million fans to its home games .
Ronald Allan East ( born August 26 , 1943 ) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League from 1967 to 1977 . He played college football at Oregon State University and Montana State University following his completion of service to the United States Marine Corps .
Montana State University ( MSU ) is a public land-grant research university in Bozeman , Montana . It is the state 's largest university . MSU offers baccalaureate degrees in 51 fields , master 's degrees in 41 fields , and doctoral degrees in 18 fields through its nine colleges . The university regularly reports annual research expenditures in excess of $ 100 million , including a record $ 138.8 million in 2019 . More than 16,700 students attend MSU , and the university faculty numbers , including department heads , are 602 full-time and 460 part-time . The university 's main campus in Bozeman is home to KUSM television , KGLT radio , and the Museum of the Rockies . MSU provides outreach services to citizens and communities statewide through its agricultural experiment station and 60 county and reservation extension offices .
The Big Sky Conference is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA 's Division I , with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision . Member institutions are located in the western United States in the nine states of Arizona , California , Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Utah , and Washington . Four affiliate members each participate in one sport . Two schools from California are football-only participants , and two schools from the Northeast participate only in men 's golf .
Mac L. Percival ( born February 26 , 1940 in Vernon , Texas ) is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys . He played college basketball at Texas Tech University .
Placekicker , or simply kicker ( PK or K ) , is the player in gridiron football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals and extra points . In many cases , the placekicker also serves as the team 's kickoff specialist or punter as well .
The 1966 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season . In their sixth season under head coach J. T. King , the Red Raiders compiled a 4-6 record ( 2-5 against conference opponents ) , tied for sixth place in the conference , and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 216 to 181 . The team 's statistical leaders included John Scovell with 1,323 passing yards , Mike Leinert with 495 rushing yards , and Larry Gilbert with 767 receiving yards . The team played its home games at Clifford B . & Audrey Jones Stadium .
The Southwest Conference ( SWC ) was an NCAA Division I college athletic conference in the United States that existed from 1914 to 1996 . Composed primarily of schools from Texas , at various times the conference included schools from Oklahoma and Arkansas as well , but not from the actual Southwestern United States . For most of its history , the core members of the conference were Texas-based schools plus one in Arkansas : Rice University , Southern Methodist University , Texas A & M University , Texas Christian University , Baylor University , the University of Arkansas , and the University of Texas . After a long period of stability , the conference 's overall athletic prowess began to decline throughout the 1980s , due in part to numerous member schools violating NCAA recruiting rules , culminating in the suspension of the entire SMU football program ( death penalty ) for the 1987 and 1988 seasons . Arkansas , after years of feeling like an outsider in the conference , left after the 1990-91 school year to join the Southeastern Conference , although they did compete in the SWC in football for the 1991 season . Five years later , the conference precipitously broke up as Baylor , Texas , Texas A & M , and Texas Tech ( which had entered in 1956 ) combined with the members of the former Big Eight Conference to form a new league , the Big 12 Conference , while Rice , SMU , TCU , and Houston ( which entered the SWC in 1976 ) found homes in less prominent conferences ( although TCU later joined the Big 12 ) .
The 1967 Denver Broncos season was the eighth season for the team in the American Football League ( AFL ) . Led by first-year head coach and general manager Lou Saban , the Broncos posted a record of three wins and eleven losses , last in the AFL 's Western division . Running back Floyd Little , a first round draft choice ( sixth overall ) , was team captain in his rookie season . After an opening win at home , the Broncos lost nine straight games , then split the last four . Inter-league play between the AFL and NFL in the exhibition season began this year . In the first matchup on August 5 , the Broncos defeated the Detroit Lions 13-7 and became the first AFL team to beat an NFL team . Before the season , the Broncos changed from orange helmets to blue helmets . Hired in December 1966 , Saban left the University of Maryland after just one season ; he had previously been an AFL head coach at Boston and Buffalo , where he won consecutive AFL titles .
Charles Joseph Myrtle III ( born February 6 , 1945 ) is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for seven seasons for the Denver Broncos and the San Diego Chargers . His final season of pro football came in 1975 as a member of the Jacksonville Express of the World Football League .
The 1966 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1966 NCAA University Division football season . In their first and only season under head coach Lou Saban , the Terrapins compiled a 4-6 record ( 3-3 in conference ) , finished in a tie for third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference , and were outscored by their opponents 204 to 180 . The team 's statistical leaders included Alan Pastrana with 1,499 passing yards , Billy Lovett with 451 rushing yards , and Billy Van Heusen with 536 receiving yards .
The Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) is a collegiate athletic conference located in the eastern United States . Headquartered in Greensboro , North Carolina , the conference consists of fifteen member universities , each of whom compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) 's Division I , with its football teams competing in the Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) , the highest levels for athletic competition in US-based collegiate sports . The ACC sponsors competition in twenty-five sports with many of its member institutions ' athletic programs held in high regard nationally . Current members of the conference are Boston College , Clemson University , Duke University , Georgia Institute of Technology , Florida State University , North Carolina State University , Syracuse University , the University of Louisville , the University of Miami , the University of North Carolina , the University of Notre Dame , the University of Pittsburgh , the University of Virginia , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , and Wake Forest University . ACC teams and athletes have claimed dozens of national championships in multiple sports throughout the conference 's history . Generally , the ACC 's top athletes and teams in any particular sport in a given year are considered to be among the top collegiate competitors in the nation . Also , the conference enjoys extensive media coverage . The ACC was one of the five collegiate power conferences , which had automatic qualifying for their football champion into the Bowl Championship Series ( BCS ) . With the advent of the College Football Playoff in 2014 , the ACC is one of five conferences with a contractual tie-in to a New Year 's Six bowl game , the successors to the BCS . The ACC was founded on May 8 , 1953 , by seven universities located in the South Atlantic States , with the University of Virginia joining in early December 1953 to bring the membership to eight . The loss of South Carolina in 1971 dropped membership to seven , while the addition of Georgia Tech in 1979 for non-football sports and 1983 for football brought it back to eight , and Florida State 's arrival in 1991 for non-football sports and 1992 for football increased the membership to nine . Since 2000 , with the widespread reorganization of the NCAA , seven additional schools have joined , and one original member ( Maryland ) has left to bring it to the current membership of 15 schools .
The 1967 Houston Oilers season was the 8th season for the Houston Oilers as a professional AFL franchise ; The team improved on their previous output of 3-11 , with a 9-4-1 record . They won the Eastern Division and qualified for the postseason for the first time in five seasons , but lost to the Raiders in the AFL Championship Game at Oakland .
Alvin D. Reed ( born August 1 , 1944 ) is a former professional American football player . A 6 ' 5 , 232 lbs . tight end from Prairie View A & M University , after being drafted by the American Football League 's Houston Oilers in 1967 , Reed played nine seasons in professional football , from 1967-1975 .
The tight end ( TE ) is a position in American football , arena football , and formerly Canadian football , on the offense . The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver . Like offensive linemen , they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be effective blockers . On the other hand , unlike offensive linemen , they are eligible receivers adept enough to warrant a defense 's attention when running pass patterns . Because of the hybrid nature of the position , the tight end 's role in any given offense depends on the tactical preferences and philosophy of the head coach . In some systems , the tight end will merely act as a sixth offensive lineman , rarely going out for passes . Other systems use the tight end primarily as a receiver , frequently taking advantage of the tight end 's size to create mismatches in the defensive secondary . Many coaches will often have one tight end who specializes in blocking on running plays while using a tight end with better pass-catching skills in obvious passing situations . Offensive formations may have as few as zero or as many as three tight ends at one time .
The Prairie View A & M Panthers football team is the college football team representing the Prairie View A & M University . The Panthers play in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision ( FCS ) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference . From 1989 to 1998 , Prairie View A & M lost 80 straight games , the longest losing streak in NCAA history .
The 1967 Kansas City Chiefs season was the 8th season for the Kansas City Chiefs as a professional AFL franchise ; Despite their AFL championship win and an appearance in the inaugural AFL-NFL championship game the previous year , the Chiefs missed the AFL playoffs for the first time since 1965 . The clubs special teams got a boost with the addition of kicker Jan Stenerud from Montana State and kick returner Noland Super Gnat Smith from Tennessee State . Interest in the team skyrocketed , forcing an increase in seating capacity at Municipal Stadium from 40,000 to 47,000 . In June , Jackson County voters approved a $ 43 million bond issue for construction of a sports complex to be completed by 1972 . The Chiefs ' first non-playoff game against an NFL team resulted in a commanding 66-24 Chiefs preseason victory against the Chicago Bears at Municipal Stadium on August 23 . Injuries again hit the club hard during the regular season as the Chiefs clawed their way to a 9-5 record , well behind the division-winning Oakland Raiders ( 13-1 ) .
Jan Stenerud ( /ˈstɛnəruːd/ , Norwegian : [ ˈstèːnərʉːd ] ( listen ) ; born November 26 , 1942 ) is a Norwegian-American former American football player for the AFL/NFL Kansas City Chiefs ( 1967-1979 ) , Green Bay Packers ( 1980-1983 ) , and Minnesota Vikings ( 1984-1985 ) . He is the first pure placekicker to be inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame . Stenerud is the first Norwegian to play in the NFL .
The 1967 New Orleans Saints season was the inaugural season for the franchise . The team went 3-11 , finishing in last place in the four-team NFL Eastern Conference Capitol Division .
Elijah L. Nevett ( born April 28 , 1944 ) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League . After playing college football at Clark Atlanta University , he played professionally for the New Orleans Saints from 1967 to 1970 .
A cornerback ( CB ) is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in gridiron football . Cornerbacks cover receivers most of the time , but also blitz and defend against such offensive running plays as sweeps and reverses . They create turnovers through hard tackles , interceptions , and deflecting forward passes . Other members of the defensive backfield include strong and free safeties . The cornerback position requires speed , agility , and strength . A cornerback 's skill set typically requires proficiency in anticipating the quarterback , backpedaling , executing single and zone coverage , disrupting pass routes , block shedding , and tackling . Cornerbacks are among the fastest players on the field .
The Clark Atlanta Panthers are the athletic teams that represent Clark Atlanta University , located in Atlanta , Georgia , in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports . The Panthers compete as members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for all ten varsity sports .
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ( SIAC ) is a collegiate athletic conference consisting mostly of historically black colleges and universities ( HBCUs ) , with all but one member located in the Southern United States . Formed in 1913 , the SIAC is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) and competes in Division II . Only three charter members are still part of the conference - Clark Atlanta University ( formerly Clark College ) , Tuskegee University , and Morehouse ( which briefly left before returning ) . Before 2014 , all members had been southern HBCUs , but two of the SIAC 's three newest members include its only non-HBCU , Spring Hill College ( joined in 2014 ) , and its only member outside the South , Central State University of Ohio ( joined in 2015 ) . The newest member , Savannah State University , returned to the SIAC in 2019 after a nearly 20-year absence . The U.S. Army 's 24th Infantry Division teams competed as members of the SIAC from 1930 until 1935 . The SIAC leads all NCAA Division II conferences in football attendance .
The 1967 New York Giants season was the franchise 's 43rd season in the National Football League . The Giants improved from 1-12-1 the previous season to 7-7 , and finished in second place in the NFL Eastern Conference/Century Division .
Robert Ross Lurtsema ( born March 29 , 1942 ) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Minnesota Vikings , New York Giants , and Seattle Seahawks . He played in two Super Bowls with Vikings ( Super Bowl VIII in 1974 and Super Bowl IX in 1975 ) . Lurtsema played college football at Michigan Technological University where he also led the basketball team . During the 1970s and 1980s , Lurtsema could often be seen in TCF Bank ( TCF Savings and Loan ) TV commercials . [ citation needed ] He formerly owned Benchwarmer Bob 's Sports Cafe , with two locations in the Twin Cities . He pitched for a season with the Minnesota Norseman semi-pro softball team . He was also seen playing the part of a blatantly biased referee in the American Wrestling Association during its last year , most famously in a match between The Trooper and Mike Enos . His character states he is in the Trooper 's corner and repeatedly helps the trooper during the match , and the bias is discussed by the announcers after the match . At one of the final AWA shows , AWA Twin Wars '90 on May 5 , 1990 , Lurtsema teamed with Brad Rheingans and the Trooper and defeated Tully Blanchard and the Destruction Crew .
Defensive End ( DE ) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football . This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line , but changes in formations over the years have substantially changed how the position is played .
The 1966 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference ( MAC ) during the 1966 college football season . In their third season under head coach Bill Doolittle , the Broncos compiled a 7-3 record ( 5-1 against MAC opponents ) , finished in a tie for first place in the MAC , and were outscored by their opponents , 194 to 175 . The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo , Michigan . The team 's statistical leaders included Jim Boreland with 756 passing yards , Tim Majerle with 731 rushing yards , and Gary Crain with 450 receiving yards . Defensive tackle Bob Rowe and halfback Gary Crain were the team captains . For the second consecutive year , Bob Rowe received the team 's most outstanding player award . Bill Doolittle was named the MAC coach of the year .
The Mid-American Conference ( MAC ) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I collegiate athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois . Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan , with single members located in Illinois , Indiana , and New York . For football , the MAC participates in the NCAA 's Football Bowl Subdivision . The MAC is headquartered in the Public Square district in downtown Cleveland , Ohio , and has two members in the nearby Akron area . The MAC has been referred to as the Conference of Quarterbacks because of the accomplishments of numerous former players in the National Football League . The conference also ranks highest among all ten NCAA Division I FBS conferences for graduation rates .
The 1967 New York Jets season was the eighth season for the team in the American Football League ( AFL ) . The season began with the team trying to improve on their 6-6-2 record from 1966 under head coach Weeb Ewbank . The Jets finished the season 8-5-1 .
Randy Beverly ( born April 3 , 1944 ) is a former professional American football player . He played cornerback for the American Football League 's New York Jets and is best known for making two key interceptions that helped the Jets to their historic victory in Super Bowl III in 1969 .
The Colorado State Rams football program , established in 1893 , represents Colorado State University and is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and Mountain West Conference . Rams football teams have had relative success over the years , including winning or sharing the Mountain West title in 1999 , 2000 and 2002 . The team 's head coach role is vacant as of December 2019 . The Rams completed a 49-season tenure at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium , located four miles west of the school 's campus in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains , in 2016 . The university completed construction of Canvas Stadium , a new on-campus facility , in 2017 . The first game at Canvas Stadium ( then named Colorado State Stadium for only the 2017 season ) was played on August 26 , 2017 , when the Rams defeated the Oregon State Beavers 58-27 . The Rams have long-standing rivalries with Colorado , Wyoming , and Air Force .
National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Football Bowl Subdivision independent schools are four-year institutions whose football programs are not part of an NCAA-affiliated conference . This means that FBS independents are not required to schedule each other for competition like conference schools do . There are fewer independent schools than in years past ; many independent schools join , or attempt to join , established conferences . The main reasons to join a conference are to gain a share of television revenue and access to bowl games that agree to take teams from certain conferences , and to help deal with otherwise potentially difficult challenges in scheduling opponents to play throughout the season . All Division I FBS independents are eligible for the College Football Playoff ( CFP ) , or for the so-called access bowls associated with the CFP , if they are chosen by the CFP selection committee . Notre Dame has a potential tie-in with the Orange Bowl . Army has an agreement with the Military Bowl ( formerly the EagleBank Bowl ) , and Notre Dame , in addition to its CFP agreement , has other bowl agreements as part of its affiliation with the Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) . ( Notre Dame had similar agreements with its previous conference , the Big East . ) BYU had an agreement with the Armed Forces Bowl for 2011 . The ranks of football independents increased by one starting with the 2011 season with the announcement that BYU would leave the Mountain West Conference ( MWC ) to become a football independent starting with that season . The ranks increased by two in 2013 when the Western Athletic Conference ( WAC ) dropped football and New Mexico State and Idaho did not have a conference for football . The ranks of football independents decreased by two in 2014 with the return of Idaho and New Mexico State as football-only members of the Sun Belt Conference ( SBC ) and decreased by one more in 2015 with Navy joining the American Athletic Conference ( AAC ) as a football-only member .
John James Matlock III ( October 19 , 1944 - January 13 , 2012 ) was an American football center who played for the New York Jets , Cincinnati Bengals , Atlanta Falcons , and Buffalo Bills of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He also played for Birmingham Vulcans of the World Football League ( WFL ) . He played college football at University of Miami .
Center ( C ) is a position in gridiron football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team 's offense . The center is also the player who passes ( or snaps ) the ball between his legs to the quarterback at the start of each play . In recent years , the importance of centers for a football team has increased , due to the re-emergence of 3-4 defenses . According to Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome , you need to have somebody who can neutralize that nose tackle . If you do n't , everything can get screwed up . Your running game wo n't be effective and you 'll also have somebody in your quarterback 's face on every play .
The 1966 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season . The Hurricanes were led by head coach Charlie Tate in his third year and finished the season with a record of 8-2-1 and with a victory in the Liberty Bowl .
The 1967 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the team 's 35th in the National Football League .
Samuel Davis ( July 5 , 1944 - September 10 , 2019 ) was an American football player , who played for the National Football League 's Pittsburgh Steelers from 1967 to 1979 .
In gridiron football , a guard ( G ) is a player who lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team on the line of scrimmage used primarily for blocking . Right guards ( RG ) is the term for the guards on the right of the offensive line , while left guards ( LG ) are on the left side . Guards are to the right or left of the center . The guard 's job is to protect the quarterback from the incoming linemen during pass plays , as well as creating openings ( holes ) for the running backs to head through . Guards are automatically considered ineligible receivers , so they can not intentionally touch a forward pass , unless it is to recover a fumble or is first touched by a defender or eligible receiver .
Allen University is a private , coeducational historically black university located in Columbia , South Carolina , United States . Allen University has more than 600 students and still serves a predominantly Black constituency .
The 1967 Season was the 8th season for the San Diego Chargers as a professional AFL franchise ; the team improved on their 7-6-1 record in 1966 and fishing at 8-5-1 . It was the team 's first season at San Diego Stadium ( now known as Qualcomm Stadium ) , and the Chargers finished in third place in the AFL West Division with a record of 8-5-1 . In August 1967 , the San Diego Chargers played their first game at the new football stadium . The city named it the San Diego Stadium . In 1980 , the city officially changed it to Jack Murphy Stadium . The city revamped the stadium in 1984 and added 11,000 seats and fancy booths at a cost of 9.1 million dollars . But this was still not enough for the city and in 1997 another 11,500 seats were added along with more suites and a club level . This was the same year that the city sold the stadium 's naming rights to a San Diego company for $ 18 million and the name officially changed to Qualcomm Stadium .
Lawrence Chatmon Little ( born November 2 , 1945 ) is a former professional American football offensive guard who played in the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played collegiately at Bethune-Cookman University , in Daytona Beach , Florida . He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993 .
Tackle is a playing position in gridiron football . Historically , in the one-platoon system prevalent in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries , a tackle played on both offense and defense . In the modern system of specialized units , offensive tackle and defensive tackle are separate positions , and the stand-alone term tackle refers to the offensive tackle position only . The offensive tackle ( OT , T ) is a position on the offensive line , left and right . Like other offensive linemen , their job is to block : to physically keep defenders away from the offensive player who has the football and enable him to advance the football and eventually score a touchdown . The term tackle is a vestige of an earlier era of football in which the same players played both offense and defense .
The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats football team represents Bethune-Cookman University in the sport of college football . The Wildcats compete in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision ( FCS ) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) and the south division of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference ( MEAC ) . They play their home games at Daytona Stadium . The Wildcats have won two black college football national championships and seven MEAC titles in the history of their football program .
Jeffrey Hugh Staggs was an American college and professional football player . He played college football at San Diego State University , where he was a linebacker on the Aztecs ' winning the Camellia Bowl in 1966 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2009 . He played professionally in the American Football League and the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers ( 1967-1972 and 1974 ) and the St. Louis Cardinals ( 1973 ) . Jeff died suddenly and peacefully in his sleep September 17 , 2014 .
The 1966 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College [ note 1 ] during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season . San Diego State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association ( CCAA ) . The team was led by head coach Don Coryell , in his sixth year , and played home games at both Aztec Bowl and Balboa Stadium . They finished the season as champions of the CCAA , undefeated and untied with eleven wins and zero losses ( 11-0 , 5-0 CCAA ) . The Aztecs finished the season ranked number 1 in both the AP Small College Football Poll and the UPI Small College Football Poll . The offense scored 317 points during the season , while the defense only gave up 105 . At the end of the regular season , San Diego State qualified for the Camellia Bowl , which at the time was the Western Regional Final in the College Division of the NCAA . The Aztecs beat Montana State in the game , 28-7 . The Aztecs were voted the College Division national champion at the end of the season .
The California Collegiate Athletic Association ( CCAA ) is a collegiate athletic conference at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) . All of its current members are public universities , and all except for UC San Diego are members of the California State University system . It was founded in December 1938 and began competition in 1939 . The interim commissioner of the CCAA is Mitch Cox . CCAA offices are located in San Ramon , California . The CCAA is the most successful conference in NCAA Division II , as its former and current members have won 153 National Championships .
George Kay Stephenson ( born December 17 , 1944 ) is an American former college and professional football player and current coach , whose latter career has seen him work in four different professional leagues . Stephenson played quarterback for the American Football League 's San Diego Chargers and Buffalo Bills . He finished his playing career in 1974 in the World Football League with the Jacksonville Sharks before entering the coaching ranks .
The quarterback ( commonly abbreviated QB ) , colloquially known as the signal caller , is a position in gridiron football . Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line . In modern American football , the quarterback is usually considered the leader of the offensive team , and is often responsible for calling the play in the huddle . The quarterback also touches the ball on almost every offensive play , and is the offensive player that almost always throws forward passes . When the QB is tackled behind the line of scrimmage , it is called a sack .
The 1966 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season . The Gators competed in the University Division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) and the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) . In their seventh season under head coach Ray Graves , the Gators compiled a 9-2 overall win-loss record , finished 5-1 and placed third among the SEC 's ten teams . Led by quarterback Steve Spurrier , the Gators outscored their opponents by a combined total of 265 to 147 and concluded their 1966 season with a 27-12 victory over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the 1967 Orange Bowl . The Gators were not ranked in the final AP Poll , but finished No . 11 in the final UPI Coaches Poll . Spurrier won the 1966 Heisman Trophy and was the unanimous first-team quarterback on the 1966 All-America Team . He completed 179 of 291 passes for 2,012 yards and 16 touchdowns with eight interceptions . Tailback Larry Smith was the team 's leading rusher with 742 yards and nine touchdowns on 162 carries . Smith was also selected as the most valuable player in the 1967 Orange Bowl after setting two Orange Bowl records with 187 rushing yards and a 94-yard touchdown run . Finally , flanker Richard Trapp set a new team record with 63 catches during the 1966 season . In addition to Spurrier , center Bill Carr was the team 's only other first-team All-American , receiving first-team honors from Time magazine and The Sporting News .
The Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) is an American college athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the South Central and Southeastern United States . Its fourteen members include the flagship public universities of ten states , three additional public land grant universities , and one private research university . The conference is headquartered in Birmingham , Alabama . The SEC participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I in sports competitions ; for football , it is part of the Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) , formerly known as Division I-A . The SEC is regarded as one of the most accomplished sports conferences in terms of its winning reputation , with 43 national football championships , 21 basketball championships , 41 indoor track championships , 42 outdoor track championships , 24 swimming championships , 20 gymnastics championships , and 13 College World Series . The conference is also highly successful financially , as it consistently leads most others in revenue distribution to its members , including an SEC record $ 455.8 million for the 2014-15 fiscal year , which was a sizable increase over the $ 292.8 million for the 2013-14 fiscal year , largely due to the revenue from the introduction of the SEC Network . The SEC was also the first NCAA Division I conference to hold a championship game ( and award a subsequent title ) for college football and was one of the founding members of the Bowl Championship Series ( BCS ) . The current SEC commissioner is Greg Sankey . The conference sponsors team championships in nine men 's sports and twelve women 's sports .
The 1967 San Francisco 49ers season was the team 's 18th year with the National Football League . The 49ers had two first round picks and drafted Heisman Trophy winner Steve Spurrier with one of those draft picks .
Dave Olerich ( born November 14 , 1944 ) is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for seven seasons for the San Francisco 49ers , St. Louis Cardinals , and Houston Oilers .
The San Francisco Dons football program were the intercollegiate American football team for University of San Francisco located in San Francisco , California . The team competed in NCAA Division II as a Division II Independent football program . The school 's first football team was fielded in 1917 .
NCAA Division II independent schools are four-year institutions that are not formally affiliated with any athletic conference . Schools that are members of a conference may also field intercollegiate teams in football , lacrosse , soccer , wrestling , and other sports not affiliated with a conference , usually due to their primary conference not having enough teams in a certain sport to enable sponsorship of the sport by that conference .