American college football season
The1967 Indiana Hoosiers football team representedIndiana University in the1967 Big Ten Conference football season . They participated as members of theBig Ten Conference . The Hoosiers played their home games atSeventeenth Street Stadium inBloomington, Indiana . The team was coached by John Pont, in his third year as head coach of the Hoosiers. They were the last Indiana team to win the Big Ten Conference until 2025, and the last nonMichigan orOhio State team to win the league title (and consequently represent the conference in theRose Bowl ) until the1981 Iowa Hawkeyes football team won the conference crown. This was Indiana's last conference title until2025 .
In the battle for theOld Oaken Bucket , Indiana beat Purdue.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 23 1:30 p.m. Kentucky * W 12–1042,311 [ 1] September 30 1:30 p.m. Kansas * Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN W 18–1534,861 [ 2] October 7 1:30 p.m. atIllinois W 20–753,550 [ 3] October 14 1:30 p.m. Iowa Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN W 21–1741,353 [ 4] October 21 12:30 p.m. atMichigan W 27–2065,759 [ 5] October 28 9:00 p.m. atArizona * No. 10 W 42–733,500 [ 6] November 4 1:30 p.m. Wisconsin No. 7 Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN W 14–946,910 [ 7] November 11 1:30 p.m. atMichigan State No. 6 W 14–1371,023 [ 8] November 18 2:30 p.m. atMinnesota No. 5 L 7–3350,019 [ 9] November 25 1:30 p.m. No. 3Purdue W 19–1452,770 [ 10] January 1 5:00 p.m. vs. No. 1USC * No. 4 NBC L 3–14102,946 [ 11] *Non-conference game Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game All times are inEastern time
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Statistics UK IU First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing:comp– att– int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics UK Passing Rushing Receiving IU Passing Rushing Receiving
Statistics KU IU First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing:comp– att– int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics KU Passing Rushing Receiving IU Passing Rushing Receiving
Indiana at Illinois – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Indiana 7 6 0 7 20 Illinois 0 0 0 7 7
atMemorial Stadium •Champaign, IL
Date : October 7, 1967Game time : 1:30 p.m.EST Game attendance : 53,550
Statistics IU ILL First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing:comp– att– int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics IU Passing Rushing Receiving ILL Passing Rushing Receiving
Statistics IOWA IU First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing:comp– att– int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics IOWA Passing Rushing Receiving IU Passing Rushing Receiving
Indiana at Michigan – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Indiana 14 6 0 7 27 Michigan 0 7 7 6 20
atMichigan Stadium •Ann Arbor, MI
Date : October 21, 1967Game time : 12:30 p.m.EST Game attendance : 65,759
Statistics IU MICH First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing:comp– att– int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics IU Passing Rushing Receiving MICH Passing Rushing Receiving
No. 10 Indiana at Arizona – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 10 Indiana 13 6 16 7 42 Arizona 0 7 0 0 7
atArizona Stadium •Tucson, AZ
Date : October 28, 1967Game time : 9:00 p.m.EST Game attendance : 33,500
Statistics IU ARIZ First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing:comp– att– int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics IU Passing Rushing Receiving ARIZ Passing Rushing Receiving
Statistics WIS IU First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing:comp– att– int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics WIS Passing Rushing Receiving IU Passing Rushing Receiving
No. 6 Indiana at Michigan State – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 6 Indiana 0 0 7 7 14 Michigan State 0 3 10 0 13
atSpartan Stadium •East Lansing, MI
Date : November 11, 1967Game time : 1:30 p.m.EST Game attendance : 71,023
Statistics IU MSU First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing:comp– att– int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics IU Passing Rushing Receiving MSU Passing Rushing Receiving
No. 5 Indiana at Minnesota – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 5 Indiana 0 0 7 0 7 Minnesota 0 7 6 20 33
atMemorial Stadium •Minneapolis, MN
Date : November 18, 1967Game time : 2:30 p.m.EST Game attendance : 50,019
Statistics IU MINN First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing:comp– att– int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics IU Passing Rushing Receiving MINN Passing Rushing Receiving
Statistics PUR IU First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing:comp– att– int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics PUR Passing Rushing Receiving IU Passing Rushing Receiving
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP PUR IU 1 IU Butcher 7-yard touchdown reception from Ganso, Kornowa kick good 0 7 1 PUR Williams 9-yard touchdown run, Baltzell kick good 7 7 2 IU Krivosha 2-yard touchdown run, Kornowa kick no good 7 13 2 IU Cole 63-yard touchdown run, kick good/no good 7 19 3 PUR Williams 2-yard touchdown run, Baltzell kick good 14 19 "TOP" =time of possession . For other American football terms, seeGlossary of American football . 14 19
Indiana was voted to theRose Bowl a few hours after the win.
Rose Bowl: No. 1 USC vs No. 4 Indiana – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 1 USC 7 0 7 0 14 No. 4 Indiana 0 3 0 0 3
atRose Bowl •Pasadena, CA
Date : January 1, 1968Game time : 5:00 p.m.EST Game attendance : 102,996
Statistics USC IU First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing:comp– att– int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics USC Passing Rushing Receiving IU Passing Rushing Receiving
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP USC IU 1 USC Simpson 2-yard touchdown run, Aldridge kick good 7 0 2 IU 27-yard field goal by Kornowa 7 3 3 USC Simpson 8-yard touchdown run, Aldridge kick good 14 3 "TOP" =time of possession . For other American football terms, seeGlossary of American football . 14 3
16 Harry Gonso;17John Isenbarger ;18 Mike Perry;20 Jay Mathias;21 Benny Norman;21 Gary Nichols;22 Nate Cunningham;23 Dave Kornowa;24 Bob Douglas;26 Dave Evans;27 Jan Hatch31 Bill Huff;32 Bob Nichols;33 Mike Baughman;35 Mike Krivoshia;37 Kevin Duffy;38 Bob Moynihan;39 Lee Robinson;40 Jade Butcher;42 Don Warner;44 Roger Grove;45 Mike Adams;47 Mike Deal;48 Terry Cole;49 Cal Wilson;50 Mike Roth;51 Harold Mauro;52 Ken Kaczmarek;53 Steve Applegate;54 Karl Pankratz;55 Cordell Gill;57 Dan Bueter;58 Ted Verlihay;60 Jerry Grecco;61 Cal Snowden;62 E.G. White;63 Don DeSalle;64 Bob Russell;68 Gary Cassells;70 Bill Bergman;72 Bob Kirk;74 Al Schmidt;75 Doug Rhodus;76 Ed Harrison;78 Doug Crusan;79 Rick Spickard;80 Tom Bilunas;81 Al Gage;83 Jim Sniadecki;84 Brown Marks;86 Bill McCaa;87 Al Kamradt;89 Eric Stolberg;91 Ron Easterley;96 Clarence Price;97 Bill Wolfe;Greg Thaxton;Harold Dunn;John Perry;
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