1967 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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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.

Record3–7 (2–5 Big Ten)
Headcoach
MVPBruce Gunstra
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1967 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–7 (2–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBruce Gunstra
CaptainBruce Gunstra[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
 1966
1968 
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1967 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Indiana +610920
Minnesota +610820
No. 9 Purdue +610820
Ohio State520630
Illinois340460
Michigan340460
Michigan State340370
Northwestern250370
Iowa061181
Wisconsin061091
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Bill Melzer with 1,146 passing yards, Bob Olson with 507 rushing yards, and Don Anderson with 376 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23No. 8 Miami (FL)*W 12–738,780[3]
September 30Missouri*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 6–1335,214[4]
October 7at No. 4 PurdueL 16–2561,093[5]
October 14at Rice*L 6–5023,000[6]
October 21Ohio State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 2–642,812[7]
October 28at WisconsinW 17–1361,918[8]
November 4at MichiganL 3–762,063[9]
November 11Iowa
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 39–2432,050[10]
November 18Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 21–2736,679[11]
November 25at Michigan StateL 27–4145,022[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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