1967 Minnesota
8–2 (6–1 Big Ten), coached by Murray Warmath. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 5 Indiana 33–7Nov 18
Indiana was ranked No. 5, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs Utah | W 13–12 | 61% |
| Sep 30 | at 7Nebraska | L 0–7 | 25% |
| Oct 7 | vs SMU | W 23–3 | 54% |
| Oct 14 | at Illinois | W 10–7 | 51% |
| Oct 21 | vs Michigan State | W 21–0 | 43% |
| Oct 28 | vs Michigan | W 20–15 | 71% |
| Nov 4 | at Iowa | W 10–0 | 73% |
| Nov 11 | at 5Purdue | L 12–41 | 32% |
| Nov 18 | vs 5Indiana | W 33–7 | 62% |
| Nov 25 | vs Wisconsin | W 21–14 | 88% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Wisconsin 21–14; unranked in the final AP poll; Big Ten champions.
In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
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 Indiana and Purdue
- Record
- 8–2
- Conference
- 6–1 shared first in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 163–106
- Coach
- Murray Warmath
- Elo
- 1612 +103 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 7.1 No. 35 of 118 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Tom Sakal
- Most valuable player
- Tom Sakal
Drafted in 1968
The 1968 draft| Rd 1 | John Williams OT | Baltimore Colts |
| Rd 3 | Charles Sanders TE | Detroit Lions |
All-Big Ten
4 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
John WilliamsOTAP-1; UPI-1
Bob SteinDEAP-1; UPI-1- McKinley BostonDTAP-1; UPI-1
- Tom SakalDBAP-1; UPI-1
Second team
- Charlie SandersEUPI-2
- Ed DurenMGUPI-2
- Noel JenkeLBUPI-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| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 6–1 | 9–2 | 4 |
| Minnesota | 6–1 | 8–2 | |
| Purdue | 6–1 | 8–2 | 9 |
 Ohio State | 5–2 | 6–3 | |
| Michigan | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Illinois | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Michigan State | 3–4 | 3–7 | |
 Northwestern | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| Iowa | 0–6–1 | 1–8–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 0–6–1 | 0–9–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.