1967 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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1967 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Conference Big Eight Conference
Record6–4 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1966
1968  →
1967 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 –0 –010 –1 –0
Colorado 5 –2 –09 –2 –0
Kansas 5 –2 –05 –5 –0
Missouri 4 –3 –07 –3 –0
Nebraska 3 –4 –06 –4 –0
Oklahoma State 3 –4 –04 –5 –1
Iowa State 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
Kansas State 0 –7 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska and member of the Big Eight Conference in the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. The team was coached by Bob Devaney and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 164:00 pmat Washington *
W 17–757,481
September 302:00 pm Minnesota *No. 7
W 7-065,347
October 71:30 pmat Kansas State No. 7
W 16–1420,180
October 141:30 pmat Kansas No. 8
L 0–1036,896
October 212:00 pmNo. 4 Colorado
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
L 16–2165,842
October 281:30 pmat TCU *
W 29–018,529 [1]
November 42:00 pm Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
W 12–064,563
November 112:00 pm Oklahoma State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, NE
W 9–065,388
November 181:30 pmat Missouri
L 7–1055,504
November 232:05 pmNo. 5 Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
 ABC L 14–2159,792
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

Official Roster
  • 21 Ahlmann, Harold LB (So.)
  • 33 Alvarez, Barry LB (Sr.)
  • 65 Armstrong, Joe C (Jr.)
  • 67 Ashman, Carl RG (So.)
  • 96 Avolio, Frank DE (So.)
  • 61 Beland, Ben RG (So.)
  • 27 Best, Bob CB (Jr.)
  • 46 Bomberger, Bill HB (So.)
  • 69 Brichacek, Mel LG (Jr.)
  • 53 Buckler, George RG (Sr.)
  • 52 Buda, Joe C (So.)
  • 97 Burdic, Mike DT (So.)
  • 35 Critchlow, Paul DE (Jr.)
  • 80 Curtis, Wray DE (So.)
  • 13 Daiss, Bill LB (So.)
  • 45 Davis, Dick FB (Jr.)
  • 76 Delaney, Dan LT (Jr.)
  • 91 Drakulich, Ron DT (So.)
  • 15 Dvorsak, Tony QB (So.)
  • 32 Fiala, Adrian LB (So.)
  • 11 Fierro, Al QB (Jr.)
  • 28 Frost, Larry HB (So.)
  • 63 Galbraith, Denis RG (So.)
  • 78 Gatziolis, Jim LT (Sr.)
  • 37 Geddes, Ken LB (So.)
  • 18 Green, Laurie CB (So.)
  • 34 Green, Mike HB (So.)
  • 22 Gregory, Ben HB (Sr.)
  • 59 Grenfell, Bob RT (So.)
  • 38 Haasch, Richard TE (Sr.)
  • 74 Hansen, Ed RT (Jr.)
  • 79 Hansen, Larry DT
  • 16 Harding, Bruce LB (So.)
  • 50 Harding, Steve C (So.)
  • 51 Harr, Ray C (So.)
  • 41 Harris, Dave DE (So.)
  • 39 Hartman, Dan CB (So.)
  • 26 Hawkins, James CB (Jr.)
  • 57 Hayward, Keith LG (So.)
  • 98 Hornbacher, Bill MG (So.)
  • 43 Janik, Leonard DE (Sr.)
  • 81 Jarmon, Sherwin SE (So.)
  • 84 Kimmel, Miles SE (Jr.)
 
  • 49 Kobza, Dan LB (So.)
  • 54 Kudrna, Roger C (Sr.)
  • 42 Kuehl, Alan LB (Sr.)
  • 73 Kusserow, Ken RT (So.)
  • 47 Lahey, Pat DT (So.)
  • 20 Larson, Al CB (So.)
  • 71 Liggett, Bob DT (So.)
  • 62 Linstroth, Tom LG (Jr.)
  • 17 Lowe, Rex HB (So.)
  • 94 Mawhinney, Bob MG (So.)
  • 64 McCord, M. Jim DT (Sr.)
  • 70 McGhee, Donnie LT (So.)
  • 58 Meagher, Harry MG (Sr.)
  • 66 Meylan, Wayne MG (Sr.)
  • 14 Minor, Wilfred S (So.)
  • 89 Morrison, Dennis TE (Sr.)
  • 30 Mueller, Marv S (Sr.)
  • 31 Orduna, Joe HB (So.)
  • 10 Patrick, Frank QB (So.)
  • 72 Patterson, Glenn LT (So.)

* 88 Patton, Jerry DT (Sr.)

  • 85 Penney, Tom HB (Jr.)
  • 95 Quinten, Karl DE (So.)
  • 25 Reeves, Randy S (So.)
  • 82 Richnafsky, Dennis SE (Sr.)
  • 12 Sigler, Ernie QB (Jr.)
  • 40 Smith, Reggie HB (So.)
  • 83 Smith, Tom SE (Sr.)
  • 36 Stephenson, Dana CB (So.)
  • 56 Stigge, Russ RG (So.)
  • 75 Taucher, Robert RT (Sr.)
  • 87 Topliff, Paul TE (So.)
  • 19 Vactor, Frank CB (So.)
  • 48 Vassar, Phil FB (So.)
  • 23 Weinman, Bob DE (Sr.)
  • 93 Wheeler, Kim LB (So.)
  • 77 Williams, Gale LG (So.)
  • 90 Wynn, Mike DE (So.)
  • 24 Yannon, Buster FB (So.)
  • 68 Young, Lynn RG (So.)
  • 55 Yungblut, Steve LT (So.)
  • 29 Ziegler, Mick HB (Jr.)
  • 86 Zimmer, Ivan DE (Sr.)

Depth chart

Defensive starters
S
Marv Mueller
Randy Reeves
S
Dana Stephenson
Pat Larson
LB LB
Ken GeddesBarry Alvarez
Dan KobzaAdrian Fiala
CB
Adrian Fiala
Laurie Green
DE DT NT DT DE
Frank AvolioJim McCordWayne MeylanJerry PattonMike Wynn
Leonard JanikRon DrakulichHarry MeagherDenis GalbraithIvan Zimmer
CB
James Hawkins
Bob Best
Offensive starters
TE
Dennis Morrison
Paul Topliff
LT LG C RG RT
Glenn PattersonMel BrichacekRoger KudrnaJoe ArmstrongRobert Taucher
Dan DelaneyGale WilliamsJoe BudaCarl AshmanEd Hansen
TE
Dennis Richnafsky
Tom Penney
Sherwin Jarmon
QB
Frank Patrick
Al Fierro
LB RB FB
Ben GregoryJoe OrdunaDick Davis
Larry FrostMike GreenBuster Yannon

Coaching staff

NameTitleFirst year
in this position		Years at NebraskaAlma mater
Bob Devaney Head coach19621962–1972 Alma
Tom Osborne Offensive assistant19641964–1997 Hastings
John Melton19621962–1988 Wyoming
Cletus FischerOffensive line19601960–1985 Nebraska
Mike Corgan Running backs19621962–1982 Notre Dame
George Kelly19601960–1968
Jim Ross19621962–1976
Monte Kiffin Graduate assistant19671967–1976 Nebraska
Carl Selmer Offensive line19621962–1972

[2] [3]

Game summaries

Washington

Team1234Total
•Nebraska7100017
Washington 07007

[4] [5] [6]

Minnesota

Team1234Total
Minnesota 00000
• #7 Nebraska00707

[4] [7] [8]

Kansas State

Team1234Total
• #7 Nebraska076316
Kansas State 1400014

[4] [9] [10]

Kansas

Team1234Total
#8 Nebraska00000
• Kansas 070310

[4] [9] [11]

Colorado

Team1234Total
• #4 Colorado 0147021
Nebraska706316
  • Date: October 21
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 65,842

[4] [12] [13]

TCU

Team1234Total
•Nebraska1336729
TCU 00000

[4] [14] [15]

Iowa State

Team1234Total
Iowa State 00000
•Nebraska309012
  • Date: November 4
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 64,563

[4] [14] [16]

Oklahoma State

Team1234Total
Oklahoma State 00000
•Nebraska06039
  • Date: November 11
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 65,388

[4] [14] [17]

Missouri

Team1234Total
Nebraska70007
• Missouri 030710

[4] [18] [19]

Oklahoma

Team1234Total
• #5 Oklahoma 1030821
Nebraska0140014
  • Date: November 23
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 59,792
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Schenkel, Bud Wilkinson
Scoring summary
Q111:49OUVachon 20 yard field goalOU 3–0
Q11:21OUShotts 1 yard run (Vachon kick)OU 10–0
Q213:19OUVachon 43 yard field goalOU 13–0
Q28:23NUGregory 9 yard pass from Patrick (Bomberger kick)OU 13–7
Q20:48NUPatrick 1 yard run (Bomberger kick)NU 14–13
Q414:12OUHinton 23 yard run (Zabel pass from Shotts)OU 21–14

[4] [18] [20] [21]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910Final
AP——778———————
CoachesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A—

After the season

Awards

[22]

Future professional players

References

  1. ↑ "Cornhuskers bomb Frogs". Wichita Falls Times. October 29, 1967. Retrieved March 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Archived from the original on July 19, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Assistant coaches". HuskerMax. Archived from the original on July 21, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "1960s Nebraska football schedules". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  5. ↑ "1968 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 272)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Nebraska vs. Washington 1967". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  7. ↑ "1968 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 274)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Nebraska vs. Minnesota 1967". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  9. 1 2 "1968 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 275)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Nebraska vs. Kansas State 1967". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  11. ↑ "Nebraska vs. Kansas 1967". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  12. ↑ "1968 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 277)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  13. ↑ "Nebraska vs. Colorado 1967". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  14. 1 2 3 "1968 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 279)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  15. ↑ "Nebraska vs. TCU 1967". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  16. ↑ "Nebraska vs. Iowa State 1967". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  17. ↑ "Nebraska vs. Oklahoma State 1967". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  18. 1 2 "1968 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 280)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  19. ↑ "Nebraska vs. Missouri 1967". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  20. ↑ "Nebraska vs. Oklahoma 1967". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  21. ↑ "Orange Bowl-Bound Sooners Win Big Eight Title, 21-14". Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Nov 21, 1967), Page 15. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  22. ↑ "1967 Nebraska Football Honors". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
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