1967 Kearney State Antelopes football team

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1967 Kearney State Antelopes football
NCC champion
Conference Nebraska College Conference
Record9–0 (4–0 NCC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Nebraska College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Kearney State $ 4 –0 –09 –0 –0
Wayne State (NE) 3 –1 –06 –4 –0
Chadron State 2 –2 –03 –6 –0
Peru State 1 –3 –01 –7 –1
Hastings 0 –4 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1967 Kearney Antelopes football team was an American football team that represented Kearney State College (later renamed University of Nebraska at Kearney) a member of the Nebraska College Conference (NCC) during the 1967 NAIA football season. In their 13th season under head coach Allen H. Zikmund, the Antelopes compiled a perfect 9–0 record (4–0 against NCC opponents), and outscored opponents by a total of 388 to 68. [1]

The 1967 season was one of four perfect seasons in the history of the Kearney football program, along with the 1941, 1956, and 1958 seasons.

Nine Kearney players were selected as first-team players on the 1967 All-NCC football team. They were: quarterback Richard Osentowski; halfback Lannie Shelmadine; fullback Dave Aspegren; offensive end Gary Thompson; offensive tackle Ron Hadwiger; offensive guard Dale Naprstek; defensive end Robert Rasmussen; linebacker Lee Jacobsen; and defensive halfback Ron Laux. [2]

Five Kearney players were also selected as first team players on the Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star 1967 Nebraska all-college football team: quarterback Rich Osentowski; offensive guards Dale Naprstek and Ron Hadwiger; linebacker Lee Jacobsen; and defensive back Ron Laux. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 Montana State Billings * Kearney, NE W 34–20
September 16 Washburn *Kearney, NEW 55–6 [4]
September 23at Fort Hays State * Hays, KS W 27–7
September 30at Peru State Peru, NE W 42–0 [5]
October 7at Wayne State (NE) Wayne, NE W 35–14
October 14 Dakota Wesleyan *Kearney, NEW 74–7 [6]
October 21 Chadron State Kearney, NEW 49–06,650 [7] [8]
October 28 Hastings Kearney, NEW 48–0 [9]
November 11at Northern State (SD) * Aberdeen, SD W 24–14 [10] [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Nebraska-Kearney Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ "NCC Names All-Conference Unites; Shelmadine Picked". The Alliance Daily Times-Herald. November 22, 1967. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Chuck Woodling (November 26, 1967). "Quarterbacks Pace All-State Squad". Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Kearney Rattles Washburn". Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star. September 17, 1967. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Peru Overwhelmmed By Kearney, 42-0". Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star. October 1, 1967. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Key Game For CSC, Kearney". The Alliance Daily Times-Herald. October 16, 1967. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Kearney Humbles Chadron To Boost String to Seven". Sunday World-Herald. October 22, 1967. p. 10C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Kearney Explodes For 49-0 Win Over CSC Eagles". Chadron Record. October 26, 1967. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ John Hines (October 31, 1967). "Doane, Kearney Keep Rolling". The Lincoln Star. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Kearney Presents Northern 1st Loss". Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star. November 12, 1967. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Kearney Dumps Northern 24-14". Rapid City Journal. November 13, 1967. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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