1967 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The 1967 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1967 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 14th year under head coach Murray Warmath, the Golden Gophers compiled an 8–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 163 to 106.[1] The Gophers shared the Big Ten title, the most recent conference title for the University of Minnesota football team.
| 1967 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
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Big Ten co-champion | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 14 |
| 1967 record | 8–2 (6–1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach |
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| MVP | Tom Sakal |
| Captain | Tom Sakal |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Back Tom Sakal received the team's Most Valuable Player award. End Bob Stein was named an All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Associated Press, United Press International and Football Writers Association of America. Tackle John Williams, end Bob Stein, tackle McKinley Boston and back Tom Sakal were named All-Big Ten first team. Tight end Charles Sanders and offensive guard Ed Duren were named All-Big Ten second team. Offensive lineman Ezell Jones, defensive lineman Ron Kamzelski, defensive lineman Dave Nixon and defensive lineman Bob Stein were named Academic All-Big Ten.[2]
Total attendance at six home games was 287,798, an average of 47,966 per game. The largest crowd was against Michigan State.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | Utah* | W 13–12 | 43,105 | ||
| September 30 | at No. 7 Nebraska* | L 0–7 | 65,347 | ||
| October 7 | SMU* |
| W 23–3 | 41,528 | |
| October 14 | at Illinois | W 10–7 | 56,103 | ||
| October 21 | Michigan State |
| W 21–0 | 56,334 | |
| October 28 | Michigan |
| W 20–15 | 50,006 | [4] |
| November 4 | at Iowa | W 10–0 | 54,731 | ||
| November 11 | at No. 5 Purdue | L 12–47 | 55,647 | ||
| November 18 | No. 5 Indiana |
| W 33–7 | 50,013 | |
| November 25 | Wisconsin |
| W 21–14 | 47,009 | |
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References
- "1967 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), pp. 179–182
- Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160
- John Wiebusch (October 29, 1967). "Gophers Win 20-15". The Minneapolis Tribune. pp. 1S, 5S – via Newspapers.com.