1967 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team

The 1967 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University as an independent during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season. In their first season under head coach Dan Boisture, the Hurons compiled a 6–3 record and outscored their opponents, 173 to 77.[1]

1967 Eastern Michigan Hurons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
CaptainRon Arnold, Bob Edelbrock
Home stadiumBriggs Field
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ashland     8 0 1
Northern Michigan     9 1 0
Indiana (PA)     8 1 0
Santa Clara     8 1 0
Northeastern     7 1 0
Samford     8 2 1
Wayne State (MI)     6 2 0
Chattanooga     7 3 0
Eastern Michigan     6 3 0
Tennessee A&I     6 3 0
Parsons     6 3 1
Kentucky State     5 3 1
Hawaii     6 4 0
St. Norbert     5 4 0
Akron     4 4 1
Carnegie Mellon     4 4 0
Cortland     4 4 0
Northern Arizona     5 5 0
Northern Illinois     5 5 0
UC Riverside     4 4 1
UC Santa Barbara     5 5 0
Drake     4 5 0
Pacific (CA)     4 5 0
Portland State     4 6 0
Lincoln (MO)     3 5 0
Boston University     3 6 0
Lake Forest     3 6 0
Milwaukee     3 6 0
Mississippi Valley State     3 6 0
Southern Illinois     3 7 0
Colorado College     2 5 1
Rose Poly     1 6 2
Tampa     2 7 0
Wabash     2 7 0
Cal Poly Pomona     2 8 0

Eastern Michigan hired Boisture as its head football coach in July 1967.[2] Boisture later commented that he was willing to go to a smaller school, saying, "There weren't many jobs open . . . Joan and I looked at the campus. It was a cute campus."[3] Under his leadership, the team produced the longest period of sustained success since Elton Rynearson's days. The team posted winning seasons in all seven years of Boisture's coaching, including a 13-game winning streak that remains a school record.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Findlay
W 17–06,300
September 23Baldwin–Wallace
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 15–136,500
September 30at Eastern Illinois
W 28–124,500–5,000[5][6]
October 7at Western Reserve
W 47–0500
October 14John Carroll 
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 34–012,400
October 21at Ferris StateBig Rapids, MIW 13–64,500
October 28at Wayne State (MI)
L 3–204,500–6,000[7]
November 4at Northeast Louisiana StateL 10–126,000[8]
November 11at State College of IowaCedar Falls, IAL 6–144,000
  •  Homecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 164, 170. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "Boisture New Head Football Coach at Eastern". The Owosso Argus-Press. August 1, 1957.
  3. ^ Slezak, Joe (July 27, 2003). "Athlete follows in family footsteps". The News-Herald. Heritage Newspapers. Retrieved April 23, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Former EMU football coach Boisture, two administrative secretaries die". Focus EMU Online. Eastern Michigan University. June 12, 2007. Archived from the original on May 29, 2010. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
  5. ^ "EIU Backfield Star Injured In 28-12 Loss to E. Mich". Mattoon Journal Gazette. October 2, 1967. p. 4. Retrieved May 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  7. ^ Hal Schram. "3 Long TDs Win for Tartars, 20-3". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Northeast gets 12–10 triumph". The Shreveport Times. November 5, 1967. p. 4D. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 11, 2022.