1967 Western Michigan Broncos football team
American college football season
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The 1967 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Bill Doolittle, the Broncos compiled a 5–4 record (4–2 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 164 to 156.[1][2][3] The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[4]
- Bill Doolittle (4th season)
| 1967 Western Michigan Broncos football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (4–2 MAC) |
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| MVP | Marty Barski |
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| Home stadium | Waldo Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Jim Boreland with 1,113 passing yards, Jack Foster with 497 rushing yards, and Marty Barski with 653 receiving yards.[5] Halfback Bill Devine and linebacker Orv Schneider were the team captains.[6] Split Marty Barski received the team's most outstanding player award.[7]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 16 | Miami (OH) | W 24–14 | 22,000 | [8] | |||
| September 23 | at No. 5 Arkansas State* |
| L 8–21 | 7,950–7,953 | [9] | ||
| September 29 | at BYU* | L 19–44 | 20,672 | [10] | |||
| October 7 | at Bowling Green | W 10–6 | 12,972 | [11] | |||
| October 14 | Kent State |
| W 16–7 | 22,800 | [12] | ||
| October 21 | at Toledo | L 9–35 | 17,123 | [13] | |||
| October 28 | Marshall |
| W 42–10 | 17,500 | [14] | ||
| November 4 | at Ohio | L 10–20 | 18,103 | [15] | |||
| November 11 | Xavier* |
| W 18–7 | 9,000 | [16] | ||
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