1967 Western Michigan
5–4 (4–2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bill Doolittle. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Marshall 42–10Oct 28
By 32 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs Miami (OH) | W 24–14 | 36% |
| Sep 23 | vs Arkansas State | L 8–21 | 81% |
| Sep 29 | at BYU | L 19–44 | 26% |
| Oct 7 | at Bowling Green | W 10–6 | 27% |
| Oct 14 | vs Kent State | W 16–7 | 57% |
| Oct 21 | at Toledo | L 9–35 | 39% |
| Oct 28 | vs Marshall | W 42–10 | 82% |
| Nov 4 | at Ohio | L 10–20 | 44% |
| Nov 11 | vsXavier | W 18–7 | 53% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Xavier 18–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 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.
- Record
- 5–4
- Conference
- 4–2 tied for 2nd in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 156–164
- Coach
- Bill Doolittle
- Elo
- 1467 +3 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −2.4 No. 71 of 118 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Bill Devine and Orv Schneider
- Most valuable player
- Marty Barski
Drafted in 1968
The 1968 draft| Rd 3 | Dale Livingston K | Cincinnati Bengals |
1967 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo | 5–1 | 9–1 | |
| Miami (OH) | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
 Western Michigan | 4–2 | 5–4 | |
| Ohio | 4–2 | 5–5 | |
| Bowling Green | 2–4 | 6–4 | |
| Kent State | 2–4 | 5–5 | |
| Marshall | 0–6 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.