1967 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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1967 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1967 record6–4 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Big Eight Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 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
  • $ – 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.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 164:00 pmat Washington*
W 17-757,481
September 302:00 pmMinnesota*No. 7
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, Nebraska
W 7-065,347
October 71:30 pmat Kansas StateNo. 7
W 16-1420,180
October 141:30 pmat KansasNo. 8
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, Kansas
L 0-1036,896
October 212:00 pmNo. 4 Colorado
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, Nebraska
L 16-2165,842
October 281:30 pmat TCU*
W 29-018,529
November 42:00 pmIowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, Nebraska
W 12-064,563
November 112:00 pmOklahoma Statedagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, Nebraska
W 9-065,388
November 181:30 pmat Missouri
L 7-1055,504
November 232:05 pmNo. 5 Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, Nebraska
ABCL 14-2159,792
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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.)

Coaching staff[]

Name Title First year
in this position		 Years at Nebraska Alma Mater
Bob Devaney Head Coach 1962 1962–1972 Alma
Tom Osborne Offensive Assistant 1964 1964–1997 Hastings
John Melton 1962 1962–1988 Wyoming
Cletus Fischer Offensive Line 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

[1][2]

Game summaries[]

Washington[]

1 234Total
• Nebraska 7 1000 17
Washington 0 700 7

[3][4][5]

Minnesota[]

1 234Total
Minnesota 0 000 0
• #7 Nebraska 0 070 7
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 65,347

[3][6][7]

Kansas State[]

1 234Total
• #7 Nebraska 0 763 16
Kansas State 14 000 14

[3][8][9]

Kansas[]

1 234Total
#8 Nebraska 0 000 0
• Kansas 0 703 10
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas
  • Game attendance: 36,896

[3][8][10]

Colorado[]

1 234Total
• #4 Colorado 0 1470 21
Nebraska 7 063 16
  • Date: October 21
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 65,842
See also: Colorado–Nebraska football rivalry

[3][11][12]

TCU[]

1 234Total
• Nebraska 13 367 29
TCU 0 000 0

[3][13][14]

Iowa State[]

1 234Total
Iowa State 0 000 0
• Nebraska 3 090 12
  • Date: November 4
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 64,563

[3][13][15]

Oklahoma State[]

1 234Total
Oklahoma State 0 000 0
• Nebraska 0 603 9
  • Date: November 11
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 65,388

[3][13][16]

Missouri[]

1 234Total
Nebraska 7 000 7
• Missouri 0 307 10
  • Date: November 18
  • Location: Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri
  • Game attendance: 55,504
See also: Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry

[3][17][18]

Oklahoma[]

1 234Total
• #5 Oklahoma 10 308 21
Nebraska 0 1400 14
  • Date: November 23
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 59,792
  • Television network: ABC
See also: Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalry

[3][17][19][20]

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

[21]

Ranking Movement
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Final
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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