1967 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
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1967 Nebraska Cornhuskers football | |
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
1967 record | 6-4-0 (3-4-0 Big 8) |
Head coach | Bob Devaney (6th year) |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#3 Oklahoma $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1967 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska and member of the Big Eight Conference in the 1967 college football season. The team was coached by Bob Devaney and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Contents
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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September 16 | at Washington* | Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington | W 17-7 | 57,481 | |||||
September 30 | Minnesota* | #7 | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska | W 7-0 | 65,347 | ||||
October 7 | at Kansas State | #7 | Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas | W 16-14 | 20,180 | ||||
October 14 | at Kansas | #8 | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas | L 0-10 | 36,896 | ||||
October 21 | #4 Colorado | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska | L 16-21 | 65,842 | |||||
October 28 | at TCU* | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas | W 29-0 | 18,529 | |||||
November 4 | Iowa State | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska | W 12-0 | 64,563 | |||||
November 11 | Oklahoma State | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska | W 9-0 | 65,388 | |||||
November 18 | at Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri | L 7-10 | 55,504 | |||||
November 23 | #5 Oklahoma | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska | L 14-21 | 59,792 | |||||
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
Roster
Official Roster | ||||||
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Coaching staff
Name | Title | First year in this position |
Years at Nebraska | Alma Mater |
Bob Devaney | Head Coach | 1962 | 1962-1972 | Alma |
Tom Osborne | 1964 | 1964-1997 | Hastings | |
John Melton | 1962 | 1962-1988 | Wyoming | |
Cletus Fischer | 1960 | 1960-1985 | Nebraska | |
Mike Corgan | Running Backs | 1962 | 1962-1982 | Notre Dame |
George Kelly | 1960 | 1960-1968 | ||
Jim Ross | 1962 | 1962-1976 | ||
Monte Kiffin | 1967 | 1967-1976 | Nebraska | |
Carl Selmer | Offensive Line | 1962 | 1962-1972 |
Game notes
Washington
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Minnesota
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Kansas State
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Kansas
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Colorado
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TCU
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Iowa State
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Oklahoma State
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Missouri
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Oklahoma
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After the season
Awards
- UPI Big 8 Player of the Year: Wayne Meylan
- All American: Wayne Meylan
- All American Honorable Mention: Barry Alvarez, Dick Davis, Jim McCord, Marv Mueller, Dennis Richnafsky, Bob Taucher
- All Big 8: Dick Davis, Jim McCord, Wayne Meylan, Dennis Richnafsky
- All Big 8 2nd Team: Barry Alvarez, Dick Davis, Jim McCord, Marv Mueller, Bob Taucher
- All Big 8 Honorable Mention: Ken Geddes, Ben Gregory, Roger Kudrna, Dennis Morrison, Joe Orduna, Frank Patrick
Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Final |
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AP | NR | NR | #7 | #7 | #8 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Coaches | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | NR |
Future professional players
- Dick Davis, 1969 12th-round pick of the Cleveland Browns
- Ken Geddes, 1970 7th-round pick of the Detroit Lions
- Ben Gregory, 1968 5th-round pick of the Buffalo Bills
- James Hawkins, 1969 7th-round pick of the Los Angeles Rams
- Bob Liggett, 1970 15th-round pick of the Kansas City Chiefs
- Wayne Meylan, 1968 4th-round pick of the Cleveland Browns
- Frank Patrick, 1970 10th-round pick of the Green Bay Packers
- Glenn Patterson, 1970 17th-round pick of the Dallas Cowboys
- Dana Stephenson, 1970 8th-round pick of the Chicago bears
- Bob Taucher, 1968 7th-round pick of the Dallas Cowboys
- Mike Wynn, 1970 8th-round pick of the Oakland Raiders
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