The 1967 Utah State Aggies football team was an

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team that represented

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as an independent during the

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. In their first season under head coach

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, the Aggies compiled a 7–2–1 record and outscored their opponents 205 to 143. This was the Aggies' final season at the original Romney Stadium; they moved to a larger venue of the same name in 1968, located several blocks north. The team's statistical leaders included John Pappas with 1,424 passing yards, Altie Taylor with 717 rushing yards, Mike O'Shea with 599 receiving yards, Jim Murphy with 43 points scored (eight field goals and 19 extra points), and

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with 132 total tackles.2018 Media Guide, pp. 154-155. Hired in February, Mills was previously the

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with the

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, the

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of the

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(AFL).

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had resigned in January for an assistant coaching position with the

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in the

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(CFL).

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was the thirteenth overall selection of the 1968 NFL/AFL draft, taken by the St. Louis Cardinals, and played eleven seasons in the

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(NFL).

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