1967 Whitewater State Warhawks football team
American college football season
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The 1967 Whitewater State Warhawks football team was an American football team that represented Wisconsin State University—Whitewater—now known as the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater—as a member of the Wisconsin State University Conference (WSUC) during the 1967 NAIA football season. In their 12th season under head coach Forrest Perkins, the Warhawks began the year as the favorite to win the WSUC championship.[1] They compiled an 8–1 record and won the WSUC championship.[2] The team set WSUC records for fewest points allowed (72 points in eight conference games), fewest rushing yards (379), and fewest total yards (1,184).[3]
- Forrest Perkins (12th season)
| 1967 Whitewater State Warhawks football | |
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WSUC champion | |
| Conference | Wisconsin State University Conference |
| Record | 8–1 (7–1 WSUC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Whitewater State $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stevens Point State | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oshkosh State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Crosse State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platteville State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Superior State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eau Claire State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| River Falls State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stout State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Six Whitewater players received first-team honors on the WSUC all conference team: halfback Greg Jones; offensive guard Jim Perkins; defensive end Jerry Mahoney; defensive tackle Larry Dickerson; linebacker Al Equi; and defensive halfback Neil Hansen.[4] End Barry Wojtak and cornerback Jim Olmstead were selected as the team's most valuable seniors.[5]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | at Stevens Point State | Stevens Point, WI | L 13–19 | [6] | |
| September 23 | Stout State |
| W 18–7 | [7][8] | |
| September 30 | Platteville State |
| W 27–19 | [9] | |
| October 7 | at Superior State | Superior, WI | W 24–0 | [10] | |
| October 14 | St. Norbert* |
| W 13–6 | [11] | |
| October 21 | Eau Claire State |
| W 43–0 | [12] | |
| October 28 | at River Falls State | River Falls, WI | W 26–13 | [13] | |
| November 4 | at La Crosse State | La Crosse, WI | W 6–0 | [14] | |
| November 11 | at Oshkosh State |
| W 23–14 | 7,651[15] | [16][17] |
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