1967 Big Ten Conference football season

The 1967 Big Ten Conference football season was the 72nd season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1967 NCAA University Division football season.

1967 Big Ten Conference football season
SportAmerican football
Number of teams10
1968 NFL Draft
Top draft pickJohn Williams
Co-championsIndiana, Minnesota, Purdue
Season MVPLeroy Keyes
1967 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 season resulted in a three-way tie for the conference championship, as Indiana, Purdue, and Minnesota each finished with a conference record of 6–1. Each team was 1–1 against the others; as Indiana defeated Purdue, Purdue defeated Minnesota, and Minnesota defeated Indiana. As of 2019, this was the last conference championship for both Indiana and Minnesota. Purdue has won one conference title since then, in 2000.

The 1967 Indiana Hoosiers football team, under head coach John Pont, was ranked No. 4 in the final AP Poll. The Hoosiers lost to USC in the 1968 Rose Bowl. Quarterback Harry Gonso was selected as the team's most valuable player.

The 1967 Purdue Boilermakers football team, under head coach Jack Mollenkopf, was ranked No. 9 in the final AP Poll. Purdue running back Leroy Keyes led the conference with 114 points scored, was a consensus first-team All-American, won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the most valuable player in the conference, and finished third in the voting for the 1968 Heisman Trophy.

The 1967 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, under head coach Murray Warmath, was unranked in the final AP Poll (which ranked only ten teams at the time), but was 14th in the final Coaches Poll. Offensive tackle John Williams was the first Big Ten player selected in the 1968 NFL/AFL Draft with the 23rd overall pick.

Season overview

Results and team statistics

Conf. Rank Team Head coach AP final AP high Overall record Conf. record PPG PAG MVP
1 (tie)IndianaJohn Pont#4#49–26–117.914.5Harry Gonso
1 (tie)MinnesotaMurray WarmathNRNR8–26–116.310.6Tom Sakal
1 (tie)PurdueJack Mollenkopf#9#28–26–129.115.4Leroy Keyes
4Ohio StateWoody HayesNRNR6–35–216.113.3Dick Worden
5 (tie)IllinoisJim ValekNRNR4–63–414.321.3John Wright
5 (tie)MichiganBump ElliottNRNR4–63–414.417.9Ron Johnson
5 (tie)Michigan StateDuffy DaughertyNR#33–73–417.319.3Dwight Lee
8NorthwesternAlex AgaseNRNR3–72–514.921.3Bruce Gunstra
9 (tie)IowaRay NagelNRNR1–8–10–6–116.127.7Silas McKinnie
9 (tie)WisconsinJohn CoattaNRNR0–9–10–6–112.022.4Tom Domres

Key
AP final = Team's rank in the final AP Poll of the 1967 season[1]
AP high = Team's highest rank in the AP Poll throughout the 1967 season[1]
PPG = Average of points scored per game[1]
PAG = Average of points allowed per game[1]
MVP = Most valuable player as voted by players on each team as part of the voting process to determine the winner of the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy; trophy winner in bold[2]

Bowl games

Statistical leaders

The Big Ten's individual statistical leaders for the 1967 season include the following:[1]

Passing yards

Rank Name Team Yards[1]
1Mike PhippsPurdue1,800
2Bill MelzerNorthwestern1,146
3Ed PodolakIowa1,014
4Dean VolkmanIllinois1,005
5John BoyajianWisconsin966

Rushing yards

Rank Name Team Yards[1]
1Ron JohnsonMichigan1,005
2Leroy KeyesPurdue986
3Rich JohnsonIllinois768
4Perry WilliamsPurdue746
5Silas McKinnieIowa588

Receiving yards

Rank Name Team Yards[1]
1Leroy KeyesPurdue758
2Al BreamIowa703
3John WrightIllinois698
4Jim BeirnePurdue643
5Jim BerlineMichigan624

Total yards

Rank Name Team Yards[1]
1Mike PhippsPurdue2,020
2Harry GonsoIndiana1,443
3Ed PodolakIowa1,337
4Dennis BrownMichigan1,286
5Bill MelzerNorthwestern1,205

Scoring

Rank Name Team Points[1]
1Leroy KeyesPurdue114
2Perry WilliamsPurdue66
3Jade ButcherIndiana60
4Curt WilsonMinnesota48
5Ron JohnsonMichigan42
5Chico KurzawskiNorthwestern42

Awards and honors

All-Big Ten honors

The following players were picked by the Associated Press (AP) and/or the United Press International (UPI) as first-team players on the 1967 All-Big Ten Conference football team.

Offense

Position Name Team Selectors
QuarterbackMike PhippsPurdueAP
QuarterbackHarry GonsoIndianaUPI
Running backLeroy KeyesPurdueAP, UPI
Running backRon JohnsonMichiganAP, UPI
Running backPerry WilliamsPurdueAP, UPI [fullback]
Offensive endJim BeirnePurdueAP, UPI
Offensive endJohn WrightIllinoisAP
Offensive endBilly AndersOhio StateUPI
Offensive tackleJohn WilliamsMinnesotaAP, UPI
Offensive tackleDick HimesOhio StateAP, UPI
Offensive guardBruce GunstraNorthwesternAP, UPI
Offensive guardGary CassellsIndianaAP, UPI
CenterJoe DaytonMichiganAP, UPI

Defense

Position Name Team Selectors
Defensive endBob SteinMinnesotaAP, UPI
Defensive endGeorge OlionPurdueUPI
Defensive endGeorge ChatlosMichigan StateAP
Defensive tackleMcKinley BostonMinnesotaAP, UPI
Defensive tackleLance OlssenPurdueUPI
Defensive tackleTom DomresWisconsinAP
Middle guardChuck KylePurdueAP, UPI
LinebackerKen CriterWisconsinAP, UPI
LinebackerDick MarvelPurdueUPI
LinebackerKen KaczmarekIndianaAP
LinebackerJim SinodeckiIndianaAP
LinebackerTom StincicMichiganUPI
Defensive backRon BessIllinoisAP, UPI
Defensive backTom GarretsonNorthwesternAP, UPI [safety]
Defensive backTom SakalMinnesotaAP, UPI

All-American honors

At the end of the 1967 season, only one Big Ten player secured consensus first-team honors on the 1967 College Football All-America Team.[3] The Big Ten's consensus All-Americans was:

Position Name Team Selectors
Running backLeroy KeyesPurdueAFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, WC, Time, TSN

Other Big Ten players who were named first-team All-Americans by at least one selector were:

Position Name Team Selectors
Offensive tackleJohn WilliamsMinnesotaTime
Offensive guardGary CassellsIndianaAP, FWAA, WCFF
Defensive endBob SteinMinnesotaFWAA, NEA, WC

Other awards

The 1967 Heisman Trophy was awarded to Gary Beban of UCLA. Purdue running back Leroy Keyes finished third in the voting.[4]

1968 NFL/AFL Draft

The following Big Ten players were among the first 100 picks in the 1968 NFL/AFL Draft:[5]

Name Position Team Round Overall pick
John WilliamsOffensive TackleMinnesota123
Doug CrusanOffensive tackleIndiana127
Cyril PinderRunning backIllinois239
John WrightWide receiverIllinois253
Lance OlssenTacklePurdue365
Charlie SandersTight endMinnesota374
Dick HimesTackleOhio State381
Jess PhillipsDefensive backMichigan State484

References

  1. "1967 Big Ten Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  2. "Keyes Voted Big Ten's Most Valuable Player". Chicago Tribune. December 27, 1967. pp. 3–1, 3–4.
  3. "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. pp. 5–6. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  4. "1967 Heisman Trophy Voting". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  5. "1968 NFL Draft: Full Draft". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
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