The 1967 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the

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and member of the Big Eight Conference in the

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. The team was coached by

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and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in

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Schedule

Roster

Depth chart

Coaching staff

Game summaries

Washington

Minnesota

Kansas State

Kansas

Colorado

TCU

Iowa State

Oklahoma State

Missouri

Oklahoma

Rankings

After the season

Awards

* UPI Big 8 Player of the Year: Wayne Meylan * All American: Wayne Meylan * All American Honorable Mention:

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, 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

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* 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

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* Wayne Meylan, 1968 4th-round pick of the

* Frank Patrick, 1970 10th-round pick of the Green Bay Packers * Glenn Patterson, 1970 17th-round pick of the

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* Dana Stephenson, 1970 8th-round pick of the Chicago bears * Bob Taucher, 1968 7th-round pick of the

* Mike Wynn, 1970 8th-round pick of the Oakland Raiders

References

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Nebraska Cornhuskers football seasons

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