# 1967 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 16 | 4:00 pm | at Washington* | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | | W 17–7 | 57,481 |
| September 30 | 2:00 pm | Minnesota* | No. 7 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | | W 7-0 | 65,347 |
| October 7 | 1:30 pm | at Kansas State | No. 7 | Memorial StadiumManhattan, KS (rivalry) | | W 16–14 | 20,180 |
| October 14 | 1:30 pm | at Kansas | No. 8 | Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS (rivalry) | | L 0–10 | 36,896 |
| October 21 | 2:00 pm | No. 4 Colorado | | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | | L 16–21 | 65,842 |
| October 28 | 1:30 pm | at TCU* | | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | | W 29–0 | 18,529 |
| November 4 | 2:00 pm | Iowa State | | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | | W 12–0 | 64,563 |
| November 11 | 2:00 pm | Oklahoma State | | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | | W 9–0 | 65,388 |
| November 18 | 1:30 pm | at Missouri | | Memorial StadiumColumbia, MO (rivalry) | | L 7–10 | 55,504 |
| November 23 | 2:05 pm | No. 5 Oklahoma | | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | ABC | L 14–21 | 59,792 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Depth chart

* S
* Marv Mueller
* Randy Reeves
* S
* Dana Stephenson
* Pat Larson
| LB | LB |
| Ken Geddes | Barry Alvarez |
| Dan Kobza | Adrian Fiala |
* CB
* Adrian Fiala
* Laurie Green
| DE | DT | NT | DT | DE |
| Frank Avolio | Jim McCord | Wayne Meylan | Jerry Patton | Mike Wynn |
| Leonard Janik | Ron Drakulich | Harry Meagher | Denis Galbraith | Ivan Zimmer |
* CB
* James Hawkins
* Bob Best
* TE
* Dennis Morrison
* Paul Topliff
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| Glenn Patterson | Mel Brichacek | Roger Kudrna | Joe Armstrong | Robert Taucher |
| Dan Delaney | Gale Williams | Joe Buda | Carl Ashman | Ed Hansen |
* TE
* Dennis Richnafsky Tom Penney
* Sherwin Jarmon
* QB
* Frank Patrick
* Al Fierro
| LB | RB | FB |
| Ben Gregory | Joe Orduna | Dick Davis |
| Larry Frost | Mike Green | Buster Yannon |

## Coaching staff

| Name | Title | First year in this position | Years at Nebraska | Alma mater |
| Bob Devaney | Head coach | 1962 | 1962–1972 | Alma |
| Tom Osborne | Offensive assistant | 1964 | 1964–1997 | Hastings |
| John Melton | | 1962 | 1962–1988 | Wyoming |
| Cletus Fischer | Offensive line | 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 | Graduate assistant | 1967 | 1967–1976 | Nebraska |
| Carl Selmer | Offensive line | 1962 | 1962–1972 | |

## Game summaries
### Washington

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

### Minnesota

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

### Kansas State

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

### Kansas

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

### Colorado

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

### TCU

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

### Iowa State

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

### Oklahoma State

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

### Missouri

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

### Oklahoma

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

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| AP | — | — | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | — |

## 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

## 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