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1967 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
American college football season
American college football season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1967 |
| team | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| sport | football |
| conference | Big Ten Conference |
| short_conf | Big Ten |
| CoachRank | 14 |
| record | 8–2 |
| conf_record | 6–1 |
| head_coach | Murray Warmath |
| hc_year | 14th |
| mvp | Tom Sakal |
| captain | Tom Sakal |
| stadium | Memorial Stadium |
| champion | Big Ten co-champion |
The 1967 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1967 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 14th year under head coach Murray Warmath, the Golden Gophers compiled an 8–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 163 to 106. The Gophers shared the Big Ten title, the most recent conference title for the University of Minnesota football team.
The Gophers did not receive the conference's bid to the Rose Bowl despite their 33-7 victory vs. Indiana. Minnesota, Indiana and Purdue finished in a three-way tie for first place, and each went 1-1 against the other two. The Boilermakers were ineligible since they played in Pasadena the previous year. This invoked the next tiebreaker, which favored the team which had gone the longest since its most recent Rose Bowl trip. Indiana had never been, while Minnesota last appeared in 1962.
Back Tom Sakal received the team's Most Valuable Player award. End Bob Stein was named an All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Associated Press, United Press International and Football Writers Association of America. Tackle John Williams, end Bob Stein, tackle McKinley Boston and back Tom Sakal were named All-Big Ten first team. Tight end Charles Sanders and offensive guard Ed Duren were named All-Big Ten second team. Offensive lineman Ezell Jones, defensive lineman Ron Kamzelski, defensive lineman Dave Nixon and defensive lineman Bob Stein were named Academic All-Big Ten.
Total attendance at six home games was 287,798, an average of 47,966 per game. The largest crowd was against Michigan State.
Schedule
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References
References
- "1967 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
- Keiser, Jeff. (March 2018). ["2007 Media Guide"](http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 }}{{dead link).
- Keiser, Jeff. (July 2018). ["2007 Media Guide"](http://www.gophersports.com//pdf3/80498.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 }}{{Dead link).
- (September 24, 1967). "Sluggish Gophers edge surprising Utah 13–12". The Winona Daily News.
- (October 1, 1967). "Minnesota is beaten by Nebraska, 7–0". Chicago Tribune.
- (October 8, 1967). "Minnesota overcomes fumbles to massacre Mustangs, 23–3". The Austin American-Statesman.
- (October 15, 1967). "Gophers nip Illini 10–7". Southern Illinoisan.
- (October 22, 1967). "Gophers riddle Spartan defense for 21–0 win". Grand Forks Herald.
- John Wiebusch. (October 29, 1967). "Gophers Win 20–15". The Minneapolis Tribune.
- (November 5, 1967). "Minnesota slips noose, nips Iowa, 10–0". The Indianapolis Star.
- (November 12, 1967). "Purdue rips Gophers, 41–12". The Forum.
- (November 19, 1967). "Minnesota jolts Indiana's Rose Bowl hopes, 33–7". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- (November 26, 1967). "Badgers lose finale to Gophers". The Post-Crescent.
- . ["Schedule/Results (1967 Minnesota)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/404087). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
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