1967 Illinois State Redbirds football team

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1967 Illinois State Redbirds football
IIAC co-champion
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record8–2 (2–1 IIAC)
Head coach
MVPMike Phillips
CaptainMike Phillips, Dick Zimmerman
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Michigan + 2 1 0 8 2 0
Illinois State + 2 1 0 8 2 0
Eastern Illinois 1 2 0 2 6 1
Western Illinois 1 2 0 2 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1967 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Larry Bitcon, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, sharing the IIAC title with Central Michigan.[1][2] Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Milwaukee*W 21–06,000[3]
September 23at
Illinois Wesleyan*
Bloomington, ILW 27–78,000[4]
September 30at
Chicago, IL
W 16–14[5]
October 7
Central Missouri State*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 27–08,500[6]
October 14at Eastern IllinoisCharleston, IL (rivalry)W 28–64,000[7]
October 21at Western IllinoisW 21–1712,700[8]
October 28Central Michigandagger
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 14–1918,000[9]
November 4Winona State*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 41–75,500[10]
November 11
Mankato State*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 30–1410,000[11]
November 18at Bradley*
L 0–14[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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