1967 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1967 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–7 (2–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBruce Gunstra
CaptainBruce Gunstra[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1967 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Indiana + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Minnesota + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Purdue + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Ohio State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Illinois 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Michigan 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Michigan State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Iowa 0 – 6 – 1 1 – 8 – 1
Wisconsin 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 9 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1967 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth year under head coach Alex Agase, the Wildcats compiled a 3–7 record (2–5 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference.

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Bill Melzer with 1,146 passing yards, Bob Olson with 507 rushing yards, and Don Anderson with 376 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23No. 8 Miami (FL)*
W 12–738,780[3]
September 30Missouri*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 6–1335,214[4]
October 7at No. 4 Purdue
L 16–2561,093[5]
October 14at Rice*
L 6–5023,000[6]
October 21Ohio State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 2–642,812[7]
October 28at Wisconsin
W 17–1361,918[8]
November 4at Michigan
L 3–762,063[9]
November 11Iowa
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 39–2432,050[10]
November 18Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 21–2736,679[11]
November 25at Michigan State
L 27–4145,022[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "1967 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "'Cats shock favored Miami, 12–7". The South Bend Tribune. September 24, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "It's Kombrink's show in Missouri's victory". The Commercial Appeal. October 1, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Purdue rally nips Wildcats, 25 to 16". The Plain Dealer. October 8, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rice rolls past'Cats in big way". Sunday Times-Democrat. October 15, 1967. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bucks squeeze past 'Cats, 6–2". The Blade. October 22, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wildcats edge winless Badgers". The Minneapolis Tribune. October 29, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Curt Sylvester (November 5, 1967). "M Keeps Trying -- Finally Wins, 7–3". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Northwestern rips Iowa, 39–24". Omaha World-Herald. November 12, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Quick strikes enable Illini to defeat NW". The Flint Journal. November 19, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "MSU 3–7 for season but 9–0 against NW". The Flint Journal. November 26, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1967 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  14. ^ "Schedule/Results (1967 Northwestern)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
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