1967 Northwestern Wildcats football team
American college football team season
The 1967 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1967 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth year under head coach Alex Agase, the Wildcats compiled a 3–7 record (2–5 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference.
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Bill Melzer with 1,146 passing yards, Bob Olson with 507 rushing yards, and Don Anderson with 376 receiving yards.
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