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1967 Indiana

9–⁠2 (6–⁠1 Big Ten), coached by John Pont, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 1967, game by game: won vs. Kentucky 12–10; won vs. Kansas 18–15; won at Illinois 20–7; won vs. Iowa 21–17; won at Michigan 27–20; won at Arizona 42–7; won vs. Wisconsin 14–9; won at Michigan State 14–13; lost at Minnesota 7–33; won vs. No. 3 Purdue 19–14; lost vs. No. 1 USC 3–14+35−26Won 12–10 vs. Kentucky+2KentuckyWon 18–15 vs. Kansas+3KansasWon 20–7 at Illinois+13IllinoisWon 21–17 vs. Iowa+4IowaWon 27–20 at Michigan+7MichiganWon 42–7 at Arizona+35ArizonaWon 14–9 vs. Wisconsin+5WisconsinWon 14–13 at Michigan State+1Michigan StateLost 7–33 at Minnesota-26MinnesotaWon 19–14 vs. No. 3 Purdue+5No. 3 PurdueLost 3–14 vs. No. 1 USC-11No. 1 USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsKentuckyW 12–⁠1050%
Sep 30vsKansasW 18–⁠1560%
Oct 7atIllinoisW 20–⁠731%
Oct 14vsIowaW 21–⁠1769%
Oct 21atMichiganW 27–⁠2038%
Oct 28atArizonaW 42–⁠754%
Nov 4vsWisconsinW 14–⁠981%
Nov 11atMichigan StateW 14–⁠1340%
Nov 18atMinnesotaL 7–⁠3338%
Nov 25vs3PurdueW 19–⁠1433%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs1USCRose BowlL 3–⁠1427%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 14–⁠3 in the Rose Bowl; No. 4 in the final AP poll; Big Ten champions.

In program history: The tied 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 10
  2. Wk 8: 7
  3. Wk 9: 6
  4. Wk 10: 5
  5. Final: 4

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1967.

Big Ten champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Minnesota and Purdue

Eddie Robinson Coach of the YearJohn Pont, coach; also the Walter Camp Coach

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Big Ten
AP final
No. 4 peak No. 4
Points
197–⁠159
Coach
John Pont
Elo
1542 +133 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
6.9 No. 36 of 118 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Doug Crusan
Most valuable player
Harry Gonso

Drafted in 1968

The 1968 draft
Rd 1Doug Crusan OTMiami Dolphins

All-Big Ten

4 first team, 4 second team

First team

  • Harry GonsoQBAP-2; UPI-1
  • Gary CassellsOGAP-1; UPI-1
  • Ken KaczmarekLBAP-1
  • Jim SniadeckiLBAP-1

Second team

  • Jack IsenbargerRBAP-2; UPI-2
  • Bob RussellOGAP-2
  • Cal SnowdenDEAP-2
  • Doug CrusanDTAP-2; UPI-2

From Wikipedia’s 1967 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1967 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Indiana6–⁠19–⁠24
Minnesota6–⁠18–⁠2
Purdue6–⁠18–⁠29
Ohio State5–⁠26–⁠3
Michigan3–⁠44–⁠6
Illinois3–⁠44–⁠6
Michigan State3–⁠43–⁠7
Northwestern2–⁠53–⁠7
Iowa0–⁠6–⁠11–⁠8–⁠1
Wisconsin0–⁠6–⁠10–⁠9–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.