1967 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1967 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–7 (2–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Alex Agase (4th season)
MVP	Bruce Gunstra
Captain	Bruce Gunstra[1]
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium

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 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1967 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth year under head coach Alex Agase, the Wildcats compiled a 3–7 record (2–5 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference.

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Bill Melzer with 1,146 passing yards, Bob Olso with 507 rushing yards, and Don Anderson with 376 receiving yards.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	No. 8 Miami (FL)*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 12–7
September 30	Missouri*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 6–13
October 7	at No. 4 Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 16–25	61,093
October 14	at Rice*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 6–50
October 21	Ohio State	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 2–6	42,812
October 28	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 17–13	61,918
November 4	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	L 3–7	62,063	[3]
November 11	Iowa	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 39–24
November 18	Illinois	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)	L 21–27	36,679
November 25	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 27–41	45,022
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^[4]

References

1. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
2. "1967 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
3. Curt Sylvester (November 5, 1967). "M Keeps Trying -- Finally Wins, 7-3". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
4. "1967 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.