1967 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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1967 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1967 record 4–6 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Jim Valek (1st year)
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1966 1968 »
1967 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Indiana + 6 1 0     9 2 0
Minnesota + 6 1 0     8 2 0
#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 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1967 college football season. In their first year under head coach Jim Valek, the Illini compiled a 4–6 record and finished in a tie for fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Dean Volkman with 1,005 passing yards, running back Rich Johnson with 768 rushing yards, and wide receiver John Wright with 698 receiving yards.[2]

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