1967 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1967 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1967 record	6–4 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach	Bob Devaney (6th year)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1967 Big 8 football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#3 Oklahoma $	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Colorado	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Kansas	5	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Missouri	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Nebraska	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
Iowa State	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska and member of the Big Eight Conference in the 1967 college football season. The team was coached by Bob Devaney and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 16	at Washington*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington	W 17-7	57,481
September 30	Minnesota*	No. 7	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 7-0	65,347
October 7	at Kansas State	No. 7	Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	W 16-14	20,180
October 14	at Kansas	No. 8	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas	L 0-10	36,896
October 21	No. 4 Colorado		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska	L 16-21	65,842
October 28	at TCU*		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas	W 29-0	18,529
November 4	Iowa State		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 12-0	64,563
November 11	Oklahoma State		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 9-0	65,388
November 18	at Missouri		Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri	L 7-10	55,504
November 23	No. 5 Oklahoma		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska	L 14-21	59,792
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Roster

Official Roster

21 Ahlmann, Harold LB (So.)
33 Alvarez, Barry LB (Sr.)
65 Armstrong, Joe C (Jr.)
67 Ashman, Carl RG (So.)
96 Avolio, Frank DE (So.)
61 Beland, Ben RG (So.)
27 Best, Bob CB (Jr.)
46 Bomberger, Bill HB (So.)
69 Brichacek, Mel LG (Jr.)
53 Buckler, George RG (Sr.)
52 Buda, Joe C (So.)
97 Burdic, Mike DT (So.)
35 Critchlow, Paul DE (Jr.)
80 Curtis, Wray DE (So.)
13 Daiss, Bill LB (So.)
45 Davis, Dick FB (Jr.)
76 Delaney, Dan LT (Jr.)
91 Drakulich, Ron DT (So.)
15 Dvorsak, Tony QB (So.)
32 Fiala, Adrian LB (So.)
11 Fierro, Al QB (Jr.)
28 Frost, Larry HB (So.)
63 Galbraith, Denis RG (So.)
78 Gatziolis, Jim LT (Sr.)
37 Geddes, Ken LB (So.)
18 Green, Laurie CB (So.)
34 Green, Mike HB (So.)
22 Gregory, Ben HB (Sr.)
59 Grenfell, Bob RT (So.)
38 Haasch, Richard TE (Sr.)
74 Hansen, Ed RT (Jr.)
79 Hansen, Larry DT
16 Harding, Bruce LB (So.)
50 Harding, Steve C (So.)
51 Harr, Ray C (So.)
41 Harris, Dave DE (So.)
39 Hartman, Dan CB (So.)
26 Hawkins, James CB (Jr.)
57 Hayward, Keith LG (So.)
98 Hornbacher, Bill MG (So.)
43 Janik, Leonard DE (Sr.)
81 Jarmon, Sherwin SE (So.)
84 Kimmel, Miles SE (Jr.)

49 Kobza, Dan LB (So.)
54 Kudrna, Roger C (Sr.)
42 Kuehl, Alan LB (Sr.)
73 Kusserow, Ken RT (So.)
47 Lahey, Pat DT (So.)
20 Larson, Al CB (So.)
71 Liggett, Bob DT (So.)
62 Linstroth, Tom LG (Jr.)
17 Lowe, Rex HB (So.)
94 Mawhinney, Bob MG (So.)
64 McCord, M. Jim DT (Sr.)
70 McGhee, Donnie LT (So.)
58 Meagher, Harry MG (Sr.)
66 Meylan, Wayne MG (Sr.)
14 Minor, Wilfred S (So.)
89 Morrison, Dennis TE (Sr.)
30 Mueller, Marv S (Sr.)
31 Orduna, Joe HB (So.)
10 Patrick, Frank QB (So.)
72 Patterson, Glenn LT (So.)

* 88 Patton, Jerry DT (Sr.)

85 Penney, Tom HB (Jr.)
95 Quinten, Karl DE (So.)
25 Reeves, Randy S (So.)
82 Richnafsky, Dennis SE (Sr.)
12 Sigler, Ernie QB (Jr.)
40 Smith, Reggie HB (So.)
83 Smith, Tom SE (Sr.)
36 Stephenson, Dana CB (So.)
56 Stigge, Russ RG (So.)
75 Taucher, Robert RT (Sr.)
87 Topliff, Paul TE (So.)
19 Vactor, Frank CB (So.)
48 Vassar, Phil FB (So.)
23 Weinman, Bob DE (Sr.)
93 Wheeler, Kim LB (So.)
77 Williams, Gale LG (So.)
90 Wynn, Mike DE (So.)
24 Yannon, Buster FB (So.)
68 Young, Lynn RG (So.)
55 Yungblut, Steve LT (So.)
29 Ziegler, Mick HB (Jr.)
86 Zimmer, Ivan DE (Sr.)

Coaching staff

Name	Title	First year in this position	Years at Nebraska	Alma Mater
Bob Devaney	Head Coach	1962	1962-1972	Alma
Tom Osborne		1964	1964-1997	Hastings
John Melton		1962	1962-1988	Wyoming
Cletus Fischer		1960	1960-1985	Nebraska
Mike Corgan	Running Backs	1962	1962-1982	Notre Dame
George Kelly		1960	1960-1968
Jim Ross		1962	1962-1976
Monte Kiffin		1967	1967-1976	Nebraska
Carl Selmer	Offensive Line	1962	1962-1972

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Game notes

Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	7	10	0	0	17
Washington	0	7	0	0	7

Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, Washington
Game attendance: 57,481

^[3]^[4]^[5]

Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0
• #7 Nebraska	0	0	7	0	7

Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 65,347

^[3]^[6]^[7]

Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #7 Nebraska	0	7	6	3	16
Kansas State	14	0	0	0	14

Location: Memorial Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
Game attendance: 20,180

^[3]^[8]^[9]

Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
#8 Nebraska	0	0	0	0	0
• Kansas	0	7	0	3	10

Location: Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas
Game attendance: 36,896

^[3]^[8]^[10]

Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #4 Colorado	0	14	7	0	21
Nebraska	7	0	6	3	16

Date: October 21
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 65,842

^[3]^[11]^[12]

TCU

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	13	3	6	7	29
TCU	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 28
Location: Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas
Game attendance: 18,529

^[3]^[13]^[14]

Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa State	0	0	0	0	0
• Nebraska	3	0	9	0	12

Date: November 4
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 64,563

^[3]^[13]^[15]

Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma State	0	0	0	0	0
• Nebraska	0	6	0	3	9

Date: November 11
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 65,388

^[3]^[13]^[16]

Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska	7	0	0	0	7
• Missouri	0	3	0	7	10

Date: November 18
Location: Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri
Game attendance: 55,504

^[3]^[17]^[18]

Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #5 Oklahoma	10	3	0	8	21
Nebraska	0	14	0	0	14

Date: November 23
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 59,792

^[3]^[17]^[19]^[20]

After the season

Awards

UPI Big 8 Player of the Year: Wayne Meylan
All American: Wayne Meylan
All American Honorable Mention: Barry Alvarez, Dick Davis, Jim McCord, Marv Mueller, Dennis Richnafsky, Bob Taucher
All Big 8: Dick Davis, Jim McCord, Wayne Meylan, Dennis Richnafsky
All Big 8 2nd Team: Barry Alvarez, Dick Davis, Jim McCord, Marv Mueller, Bob Taucher
All Big 8 Honorable Mention: Ken Geddes, Ben Gregory, Roger Kudrna, Dennis Morrison, Joe Orduna, Frank Patrick

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Ranking Movement
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Final
AP	NR	NR	#7	#7	#8	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	NR

Future professional players

Dick Davis, 1969 12th-round pick of the Cleveland Browns
Ken Geddes, 1970 7th-round pick of the Detroit Lions
Ben Gregory, 1968 5th-round pick of the Buffalo Bills
James Hawkins, 1969 7th-round pick of the Los Angeles Rams
Bob Liggett, 1970 15th-round pick of the Kansas City Chiefs
Wayne Meylan, 1968 4th-round pick of the Cleveland Browns
Frank Patrick, 1970 10th-round pick of the Green Bay Packers
Glenn Patterson, 1970 17th-round pick of the Dallas Cowboys
Dana Stephenson, 1970 8th-round pick of the Chicago bears
Bob Taucher, 1968 7th-round pick of the Dallas Cowboys
Mike Wynn, 1970 8th-round pick of the Oakland Raiders

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Nebraska Cornhuskers football

Venues	Lincoln Park (1890–95) "M" Street Park (1894–96) Antelope Field (1897–1908) Nebraska Field (1909–22) Memorial Stadium (1923–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Colorado Iowa (Heroes Trophy) Kansas Miami Minnesota ($5 Bits of Broken Chair) Missouri (Victory Bell) Oklahoma Texas Wisconsin (Freedom Trophy)

Culture & lore	Herbie Husker Lil' Red "Dear Old Nebraska U" "Hail Varsity" Marching band Blackshirts Origin of "Cornhuskers" 1939 Kansas State game 1971 Oklahoma game Fumblerooski 1982 Penn State game Flea Kicker Black 41 Flash Reverse Pass 1 Second Left

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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