1967 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team
American college football season
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]
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
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 16 Findlay W 17–06,300
September 23 Baldwin–Wallace Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI W 15–136,500
September 30 at Eastern Illinois W 28–124,500–5,000 [ 5] [ 6]
October 7 at Western Reserve W 47–0500
October 14 John Carroll Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI W 34–012,400
October 21 at Ferris State Big Rapids, MI W 13–64,500
October 28 at Wayne State (MI) L 3–204,500–6,000 [ 7]
November 4 at Northeast Louisiana State L 10–126,000 [ 8]
November 11 at State College of Iowa Cedar Falls, IA L 6–144,000
Homecoming
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References
^ "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF) . Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 164, 170. Retrieved July 4, 2016 .
^ "Boisture New Head Football Coach at Eastern" . The Owosso Argus-Press . August 1, 1957.
^ Slezak, Joe (July 27, 2003). "Athlete follows in family footsteps" . The News-Herald . Heritage Newspapers. Retrieved April 23, 2010 . [permanent dead link ]
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report" . National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved June 3, 2022 .
^ Hal Schram. "3 Long TDs Win for Tartars, 20-3" . Detroit Free Press . pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Northeast gets 12–10 triumph" . The Shreveport Times . November 5, 1967. p. 4D. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report" . National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 11, 2022 .
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