1967 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1967 Indiana Hoosiers football
1967 Indiana Hoosiers football
Big Ten co-champion
Rose Bowl, L 3–14 vs. USC
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 4
Record	9–2 (6–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Pont (3rd season);
MVP	Harry Gonso
Captain	Doug Crusan
Home stadium	Seventeenth Street Stadium
	Seasons ← 1966 1968 →

1967 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Indiana +	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Minnesota +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Purdue +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Ohio State	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Illinois	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Michigan	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Iowa	0	–	6	–	1	1	–	8	–	1
Wisconsin	0	–	6	–	1	0	–	9	–	1

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University in the 1967 Big Ten Conference football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Seventeenth Street Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by John Pont, in his third year as head coach of the Hoosiers. To date, they were the last Indiana team to win the Big Ten Conference, and the last non Michigan or Ohio State team to win the league title (and consequently represent the conference in the Rose Bowl) until the 1981 Iowa Hawkeyes football team won the conference crown.

In the battle for the Old Oaken Bucket, Indiana beat Purdue.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	1:30 p.m.	Kentucky*		Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)		W 12–10	42,311	^[1]
September 30	1:30 p.m.	Kansas*		Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 18–15	31,804–34,861
October 7	1:30 p.m.	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)		W 20–7	53,550
October 14	1:30 p.m.	Iowa		Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 21–17	41,353
October 21	12:30 p.m.	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI		W 27–20	65,759	^[2]
October 28	9:00 p.m.	at Arizona*	No. 10	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		W 42–7	33,500	^[3]
November 4	1:30 p.m.	Wisconsin	No. 7	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 14–9	46,910
November 11	1:30 p.m.	at Michigan State	No. 6	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)		W 14–13	71,023
November 18	2:30 p.m.	at Minnesota	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN		L 7–33	50,019
November 25	1:30 p.m.	No. 3 Purdue		Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		W 19–14	52,770
January 1	5:00 p.m.	vs. No. 1 USC*	No. 4	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	NBC	L 3–14	102,946
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

16 Harry Gonso; 17 John 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; 31 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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Game summaries

Kentucky

Kentucky at Indiana – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Kentucky	7	3	0	0	10
Indiana	0	0	6	6	12

at Seventeenth Street Stadium • Bloomington, IN

Date: September 23, 1967
Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 42,311

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

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	UK	IU
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							10	12

Kansas

Kansas at Indiana – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas	8	0	7	0	15
Indiana	0	8	7	3	18

at Seventeenth Street Stadium • Bloomington, IN

Date: September 30, 1967
Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 34,861

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

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	KU	IU
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							15	18

At Illinois

Indiana at Illinois – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	7	6	0	7	20
Illinois	0	0	0	7	7

at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL

Date: October 7, 1967
Game 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

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	IU	ILL
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							20	7

Iowa

Iowa at Indiana – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	3	0	7	7	17
Indiana	7	7	0	7	21

at Seventeenth Street Stadium • Bloomington, IN

Date: October 14, 1967
Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 41,353

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

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	IOWA	IU
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							17	21

At Michigan

Indiana at Michigan – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	14	6	0	7	27
Michigan	0	7	7	6	20

at Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI

Date: October 21, 1967
Game 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

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	IU	MICH
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							27	20

At Arizona

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

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

Date: October 28, 1967
Game 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

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	IU	ARIZ
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							42	7

Wisconsin

Wisconsin at No. 7 Indiana – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	0	3	0	6	9
No. 7 Indiana	7	0	7	0	14

at Seventeenth Street Stadium • Bloomington, IN

Date: November 4, 1967
Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 46,910

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

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	WIS	IU
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							9	14

At Michigan State

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

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI

Date: November 11, 1967
Game 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

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	IU	MSU
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							14	13

At Minnesota

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

at Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN

Date: November 18, 1967
Game 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

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	IU	MINN
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							7	33

No. 3 Purdue

No. 3 Purdue at Indiana – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Purdue	7	0	7	0	14
Indiana	7	12	0	0	19

at Seventeenth Street Stadium • Bloomington, IN

Date: November 25, 1967
Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 52,770
Source: [1]

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
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	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, see Glossary of American football.							14	19

Indiana was voted to the Rose Bowl a few hours after the win.

USC (Rose Bowl)

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

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA

Date: January 1, 1968
Game 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
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	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, see Glossary of American football.							14	3

1968 NFL draftees

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Doug Crusan	Tackle	1	27	Miami Dolphins
Terry Cole	Running back	9	242	Baltimore Colts
Brown Marks	Linebacker	16	435	Cincinnati Bengals

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Awards and honors

John Pont, Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year
John Pont, Paul "Bear" Bryant Award^[10]
John Pont, Walter Camp Coach of the Year

References

^ "Indiana rallies late to edge Kentucky, 12–10". The South Bend Tribune. September 24, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Curt Sylvester (October 22, 1967). "Hoosiers Win, 27-20". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Indiana clubs Arizona, 42–7". The South Bend Tribune. October 29, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1967 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
^ "1967 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
^ "1967 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
^ 2014 Indiana University Football Media Guide
^ "1968 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
^ "Bear Bryant Award Past Winners -". Archived from the original on December 27, 2007.

[1] "Indiana rallies late to edge Kentucky, 12–10". The South Bend Tribune. September 24, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] Curt Sylvester (October 22, 1967). "Hoosiers Win, 27-20". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Indiana clubs Arizona, 42–7". The South Bend Tribune. October 29, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "1967 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

[5] "1967 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

[6] "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

[7] "1967 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.

[8] 2014 Indiana University Football Media Guide

[9] "1968 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.

[10] "Bear Bryant Award Past Winners -". Archived from the original on December 27, 2007.

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