1967 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1967 Indiana Hoosiers football
Big Ten co-champion
Rose Bowl, L 3–14 vs. USC
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 4
Record	9–2 (6–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Pont (3rd season)
MVP	Harry Gonso
Captain	Doug Crusan
Home stadium	Seventeenth Street Stadium
Seasons ←  1966 1968  →

1967 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	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 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University in the 1967 Big Ten Conference football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Seventeenth Street Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by John Pont, in his third year as head coach of the Hoosiers. To date, they were the last Indiana team to win the Big Ten Conference, and the last non Michigan or Ohio State team to win the league title (and consequently represent the conference in the Rose Bowl) until the 1981 Iowa Hawkeyes football team won the conference crown.

In the battle for the Old Oaken Bucket, Indiana beat Purdue.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	1:30 p.m.	Kentucky *		Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)		W 12–10	42,311	[1]
September 30	1:30 p.m.	Kansas *		Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 18–15	34,861	[2]
October 7	1:30 p.m.	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)		W 20–7	53,550	[3]
October 14	1:30 p.m.	Iowa		Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 21–17	41,353	[4]
October 21	12:30 p.m.	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI		W 27–20	65,759	[5]
October 28	9:00 p.m.	at Arizona *	No. 10	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		W 42–7	33,500	[6]
November 4	1:30 p.m.	Wisconsin	No. 7	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 14–9	46,910	[7]
November 11	1:30 p.m.	at Michigan State	No. 6	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)		W 14–13	71,023	[8]
November 18	2:30 p.m.	at Minnesota	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN		L 7–33	50,019	[9]
November 25	1:30 p.m.	No. 3 Purdue		Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		W 19–14	52,770	[10]
January 1	5:00 p.m.	vs. No. 1 USC *	No. 4	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	NBC	L 3–14	102,946	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

16 Harry Gonso; 17 John Isenbarger; 18 Mike Perry; 20 Jay Mathias;21 Benny Norman; 21 Gary Nichols; 22 Nate Cunningham; 23 Dave Kornowa; 24 Bob Douglas; 26 Dave Evans; 27 Jan Hatch 31 Bill Huff; 32 Bob Nichols; 33 Mike Baughman;35 Mike Krivoshia; 37 Kevin Duffy; 38 Bob Moynihan; 39 Lee Robinson;40 Jade Butcher; 42 Don Warner; 44 Roger Grove; 45 Mike Adams; 47 Mike Deal; 48 Terry Cole; 49 Cal Wilson; 50 Mike Roth; 51 Harold Mauro; 52 Ken Kaczmarek; 53 Steve Applegate; 54 Karl Pankratz; 55 Cordell Gill; 57 Dan Bueter; 58 Ted Verlihay; 60 Jerry Grecco; 61 Cal Snowden; 62 E.G. White; 63 Don DeSalle; 64 Bob Russell; 68 Gary Cassells; 70 Bill Bergman; 72 Bob Kirk; 74 Al Schmidt; 75 Doug Rhodus; 76 Ed Harrison; 78 Doug Crusan; 79 Rick Spickard; 80 Tom Bilunas; 81 Al Gage; 83 Jim Sniadecki; 84 Brown Marks; 86 Bill McCaa; 87 Al Kamradt; 89 Eric Stolberg;91 Ron Easterley; 96 Clarence Price;97 Bill Wolfe; Greg Thaxton; Harold Dunn; John Perry;

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Game summaries

Kentucky

See also: 1967 Kentucky Wildcats football team and Indiana–Kentucky football rivalry

Kentucky at Indiana – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Kentucky	7	3	0	0	10
Indiana	0	0	6	6	12

at Seventeenth Street Stadium • Bloomington, IN

• Date: September 23, 1967
• Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 42,311

Statistics	UK	IU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UK	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
IU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UK IU "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 10 12

Kansas

See also: 1967 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Kansas at Indiana – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas	8	0	7	0	15
Indiana	0	8	7	3	18

at Seventeenth Street Stadium • Bloomington, IN

• Date: September 30, 1967
• Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 34,861

Statistics	KU	IU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
KU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
IU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP KU IU "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 15 18

At Illinois

See also: 1967 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Indiana at Illinois – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	7	6	0	7	20
Illinois	0	0	0	7	7

at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL

• Date: October 7, 1967
• Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 53,550

Statistics	IU	ILL
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
IU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
ILL	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP IU ILL "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 20 7

Iowa

See also: 1967 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Iowa at Indiana – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	3	0	7	7	17
Indiana	7	7	0	7	21

at Seventeenth Street Stadium • Bloomington, IN

• Date: October 14, 1967
• Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 41,353

Statistics	IOWA	IU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
IOWA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
IU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP IOWA IU "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 17 21

At Michigan

See also: 1967 Michigan Wolverines football team

Indiana at Michigan – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	14	6	0	7	27
Michigan	0	7	7	6	20

at Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI

• Date: October 21, 1967
• Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 65,759

Statistics	IU	MICH
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
IU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
MICH	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP IU MICH "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 27 20

At Arizona

See also: 1967 Arizona Wildcats football team

No. 10 Indiana at Arizona – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Indiana	13	6	16	7	42
Arizona	0	7	0	0	7

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

• Date: October 28, 1967
• Game time: 9:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 33,500

Statistics	IU	ARIZ
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
IU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
ARIZ	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP IU ARIZ "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 42 7

Wisconsin

See also: 1967 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Wisconsin at No. 7 Indiana – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	0	3	0	6	9
No. 7 Indiana	7	0	7	0	14

at Seventeenth Street Stadium • Bloomington, IN

• Date: November 4, 1967
• Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 46,910

Statistics	WIS	IU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
WIS	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
IU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP WIS IU "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 9 14

At Michigan State

See also: 1967 Michigan State Spartans football team and Indiana–Michigan State football rivalry

No. 6 Indiana at Michigan State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Indiana	0	0	7	7	14
Michigan State	0	3	10	0	13

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI

• Date: November 11, 1967
• Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 71,023

Statistics	IU	MSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
IU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
MSU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP IU MSU "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 13

At Minnesota

See also: 1967 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

No. 5 Indiana at Minnesota – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Indiana	0	0	7	0	7
Minnesota	0	7	6	20	33

at Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN

• Date: November 18, 1967
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 50,019

Statistics	IU	MINN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
IU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
MINN	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP IU MINN "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 7 33

No. 3 Purdue

See also: 1967 Purdue Boilermakers football team and Old Oaken Bucket

No. 3 Purdue at Indiana – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Purdue	7	0	7	0	14
Indiana	7	12	0	0	19

at Seventeenth Street Stadium • Bloomington, IN

• Date: November 25, 1967
• Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 52,770
• Source:

Statistics	PUR	IU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
PUR	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
IU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP PUR IU 1 IU Butcher 7-yard touchdown reception from Ganso, Kornowa kick good 0 7 1 PUR Williams 9-yard touchdown run, Baltzell kick good 7 7 2 IU Krivosha 2-yard touchdown run, Kornowa kick no good 7 13 2 IU Cole 63-yard touchdown run, kick good/no good 7 19 3 PUR Williams 2-yard touchdown run, Baltzell kick good 14 19 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 19

Indiana was voted to the Rose Bowl a few hours after the win.

USC (Rose Bowl)

See also: 1967 USC Trojans football team and 1968 Rose Bowl

Rose Bowl: No. 1 USC vs No. 4 Indiana – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 USC	7	0	7	0	14
No. 4 Indiana	0	3	0	0	3

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA

• Date: January 1, 1968
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 102,996

Statistics	USC	IU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
USC	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
IU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP USC IU 1 USC Simpson 2-yard touchdown run, Aldridge kick good 7 0 2 IU 27-yard field goal by Kornowa 7 3 3 USC Simpson 8-yard touchdown run, Aldridge kick good 14 3 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 3

1968 NFL draftees

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Doug Crusan	Tackle	1	27	Miami Dolphins
Terry Cole	Running back	9	242	Baltimore Colts
Brown Marks	Linebacker	16	435	Cincinnati Bengals

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Awards and honors

• John Pont, Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year
• John Pont, Paul "Bear" Bryant Award ^[19]
• John Pont, Walter Camp Coach of the Year

References

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2. "Hoosiers sneak by Kansas on field goal". The Bay City Times. October 1, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Indiana wins third straight contest". The Terre Haute Tribune-Star. October 8, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Hoosiers beat Iowa in last minute, 21–17". Chicago Tribune. October 15, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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8. "Undefeated Indiana looks toward Pasadena". Dayton Daily News. November 12, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Minnesota jolts Indiana's Rose Bowl hopes, 33–7". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 19, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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19. "Bear Bryant Award Past Winners -". Archived from the original on December 27, 2007.