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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1967
| year = 1967
| team = USC Trojans
| team = USC Trojans
| sport = football
| sport = football
| image = USC Trojans logo.svg
| image =
| image_size = 100
| image_size =
| conference = Athletic Association of Western Universities
| conference = [[Pac-12 Conference|Athletic Association of Western Universities]]
| division =
| short_conf = AAWU
| short_conf = AAWU
|CoachRank=1
| CoachRank = 1
|APRank=1
| APRank = 1
|record= 10–1
| record = 10–1
|conf_record= 6–1
| conf_record = 6–1
| head_coach = [[John McKay (American football)|John McKay]]
| head_coach = [[John McKay (American football)|John McKay]]
| hc_year = 8th
| hc_year = 8th
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| captain = [[Tim Rossovich]]
| off_coach =
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| captain2 = Adrian Young
| def_coach =
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| stadium = [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
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|captain=Tim Rossovich
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| champion = Consensus national champion<br>AAWU champion<br>Rose Bowl champion
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|captain2= Adrian Young
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| bowl = [[1968 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]]
| off_scheme =
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| bowl_result = W 14–3 vs. [[1967 Indiana Hoosiers football team|Indiana]]
| def_scheme =
| mvp =
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|stadium=[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] (c. 94,500, grass)
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|champion= Consensus national champion<br>AAWU champion<br>Rose Bowl champion
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|bowl=[[1968 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]]
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|bowl_result=W 14–3 vs. [[1967 Indiana Hoosiers football team|Indiana]]
}}
}}
{{1967 AAWU football standings}}
{{1967 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings}}
The '''1967 USC Trojans football team''' represented the [[University of Southern California]] (USC) in the [[1967 NCAA University Division football season]]. In their eighth year under head coach [[John McKay (American football)|John McKay]], the Trojans compiled a 10–1 record (6–1 against conference opponents), won the [[Athletic Association of Western Universities]] (AAWU or Pac-8) championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 258 to 87.<ref>{{cite web|title=Southern California Yearly Results (1965-1969)|publisher=David DeLassus|work=College Football Data Warehouse|access-date=July 20, 2015|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern_california/1965-1969_yearly_results.php}}</ref> The team was ranked #1 in the final AP and Coaches Polls.
The '''1967 USC Trojans football team''' represented the [[University of Southern California]] (USC) in the [[1967 NCAA University Division football season]]. In their eighth year under head coach [[John McKay (American football)|John McKay]], the Trojans compiled a 10–1 record (6–1 against conference opponents), won the [[Athletic Association of Western Universities]] (AAWU or Pac-8) championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 258 to 87.<ref>{{cite web|title=Southern California Yearly Results (1965-1969)|publisher=David DeLassus|work=College Football Data Warehouse|access-date=July 20, 2015|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern_california/1965-1969_yearly_results.php|archive-date=September 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905170128/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern_california/1965-1969_yearly_results.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> The team was ranked #1 in the final AP and Coaches Polls.


Steve Sogge led the team in passing, completing 75 of 151 passes for 1,032 yards with seven touchdowns and seven interceptions. [[O. J. Simpson]] led the team in rushing with 291 carries for 1,543 yards and 13 touchdowns. Earl McCullouch led the team in receiving with 30 catches for 540 yards and five touchdowns.<ref>{{cite web|title=1967 Southern California Trojans Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=July 21, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/southern-california/1967.html}}</ref> Simpson won the [[Walter Camp Award]].
[[Steve Sogge]] led the team in passing, completing 75 of 151 passes for 1,032 yards with seven touchdowns and seven interceptions. [[O. J. Simpson]] led the team in rushing with 291 carries for 1,543 yards and 13 touchdowns. Earl McCullouch led the team in receiving with 30 catches for 540 yards and five touchdowns.<ref>{{cite web|title=1967 Southern California Trojans Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=July 21, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/southern-california/1967.html}}</ref> Simpson won the [[Walter Camp Award]].


[[Robert Kardashian]] is said to have met OJ Simpson while serving as a water boy for the team.<ref>https://www.biography.com/news/oj-simpson-kardashians-relationship</ref> The relationship would later culminate in Kardashian being a part of the Dream Team in the [[O. J. Simpson murder case]].
[[Robert Kardashian]] is said to have met OJ Simpson while serving as a water boy for the team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/news/oj-simpson-kardashians-relationship|title=A History of O.J. Simpson's Relationship with the Kardashian Family|date=16 June 2020 }}</ref> The relationship would later culminate in Kardashian being a part of the Dream Team in the [[O. J. Simpson murder case]].


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
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| rank = 1
| rank = 1
| opponent = [[1967 Stanford Indians football team|Stanford]]
| opponent = [[1967 Stanford Indians football team|Stanford]]
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| gamename = [[Stanford–USC football rivalry|rivalry]]
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
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| gamename = [[Stanford–USC football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 30–0
| score = 30–0
| attend = 62,598
| attend = 62,598
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| opponent = [[1967 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]
| opponent = [[1967 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]
| opprank = 5
| opprank = 5
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| gamename = [[Notre Dame-USC football rivalry|Jeweled Shillelagh]]
| site_stadium = [[Notre Dame Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Notre Dame Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Notre Dame, Indiana|Notre Dame, IN]]
| site_cityst = [[Notre Dame, Indiana|Notre Dame, IN]]
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| gamename = [[Notre Dame–USC football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 24–7
| score = 24–7
| attend = 59,075
| attend = 59,075
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| score = 28–6
| score = 28–6
| attend = 48,807
| attend = 48,807
| source = <ref name=srrroc>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Vq1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yugDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4145%2C4751090 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Trojans roll over Ducks |date=October 29, 1967 |page=1, sports}}</ref><ref name=sqzoj>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kvsoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5OADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6190%2C6214092|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon)|last=Uhrhammer |first=Jerry |title=Ducks put squeeze on 'Orange Juice' |date=October 29, 1967 |page=1B}}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| opponent = [[1967 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]]
| opponent = [[1967 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]]
| opprank = 1
| opprank = 1
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| gamename = [[Victory Bell (USC-UCLA)|Victory Bell]]
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
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| gamename = [[Victory Bell (UCLA–USC)|Victory Bell]]
| score = [[1967 UCLA vs. USC football game|21–20]]
| score = [[1967 UCLA vs. USC football game|21–20]]
| attend = 90,772
| attend = 90,772
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| opponent = [[1967 Indiana Hoosiers football team|Indiana]]
| opponent = [[1967 Indiana Hoosiers football team|Indiana]]
| opprank = 4
| opprank = 4
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| gamename = [[1968 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]]
| site_stadium = [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]]
| site_stadium = [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]]
| site_cityst = [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena, CA]]
| site_cityst = [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena, CA]]
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| gamename = [[1968 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]]
| score = 14–3
| score = 14–3
| attend = 102,946
| attend = 102,946
}}
}}
}}
}}

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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
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{{American football roster/Player|num=83|class=|first=Ron|last=Drake|pos=WR}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=77|class=|first=Ron|last=Yary|pos=OT|link=y}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Jim|last=Gunn|pos=DL}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=56|class=|first=Jim|last=Gunn|pos=DL}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Bill|last=Hayhoe|pos=DL}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=85|class=|first=Bill|last=Hayhoe|pos=DL}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=75|class=|first=Gary|last=Magner|pos=DT}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=75|class=|first=Gary|last=Magner|pos=DT}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Adrian|last=Young|pos=LB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=88|class=|first=Tim|last=Rossovich|pos=DL|pos2=K}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Tim|last=Rossovich|pos=DL|pos2=K}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=50|class=|first=Adrian|last=Young|pos=LB}}
|special_teams_players=
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:{{small|Source:}}<ref name=tbrpp>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KZ1RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=b2wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3215%2C242026 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |title=Today's bowl rosters: Rose |date=January 1, 1968 |page=54}}</ref>


==Game summaries==
==Game summaries==
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*USC – Pat Cashman 55-yard interception return (Rikki Aldridge kick). ''Tie 7–7.''
*USC – Pat Cashman 55-yard interception return (Rikki Aldridge kick). ''Tie 7–7.''
'''Second quarter'''
'''Second quarter'''
*USC – [[O. J. Simpson|O.J. Simpson]] 13-yard run (Rikki Aldridge kick). ''USC 14–7. '''Drive:'''''
*USC – [[O. J. Simpson]] 13-yard run (Rikki Aldridge kick). ''USC 14–7. '''Drive:'''''
'''Third quarter'''
'''Third quarter'''
*UCLA – [[George Farmer (wide receiver, born 1948)|George Farmer]] 53-yard pass from [[Gary Beban]] (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick). ''Tie 14–14. '''Drive:'''''
*UCLA – [[George Farmer (wide receiver, born 1948)|George Farmer]] 53-yard pass from [[Gary Beban]] (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick). ''Tie 14–14. '''Drive:'''''
'''Fourth quarter'''
'''Fourth quarter'''
*UCLA – Dave Nuttall -yard pass from Gary Beban (kick blocked). ''UCLA 20—14. '''Drive:'''''
*UCLA – Dave Nuttall -yard pass from Gary Beban (kick blocked). ''UCLA 20—14. '''Drive:'''''
*USC – O.J. Simpson 64-yard run (Rikki Aldridge kick). ''USC 21—20. '''Drive:'''''
*USC – O. J. Simpson 64-yard run (Rikki Aldridge kick). ''USC 21—20. '''Drive:'''''
|stats=
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The [[UCLA Bruins football|University of California at Los Angeles]], 7-0-1 and ranked Number 1, with senior quarterback [[Gary Beban]] as a [[Heisman Trophy]] candidate, played the [[University of Southern California Trojans football|University of Southern California]], 8-1 and ranked Number 4, with junior running back [[O.J. Simpson]] as a Heisman candidate. This game is widely regarded as the signature game in the [[UCLA–USC rivalry]] and the Trojans won the game by a score of 21-20.
The [[UCLA Bruins football|University of California at Los Angeles]], 7-0-1 and ranked Number 1, with senior quarterback [[Gary Beban]] as a [[Heisman Trophy]] candidate, played the [[University of Southern California Trojans football|University of Southern California]], 8-1 and ranked Number 4, with junior running back [[O. J. Simpson]] as a Heisman candidate. This game is widely regarded as the signature game in the [[UCLA–USC rivalry]] and the Trojans won the game by a score of 21-20.


==1967 Trojans in the NFL==
==1967 Trojans in the NFL==
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==Awards and honors==
==Awards and honors==
*O. J. Simpson (Junior), Running back, Walter Camp Award
*O. J. Simpson (Junior), running back, Walter Camp Award
*Ron Yary (Senior), Tackle, Outland Trophy
*Ron Yary (Senior), Tackle, Outland Trophy


Latest revision as of 05:58, 27 January 2024

1967 USC Trojans football
Consensus national champion
AAWU champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 14–3 vs. Indiana
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record10–1 (6–1 AAWU)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 USC $ 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 7 Oregon State 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
UCLA 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Stanford 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Washington 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
California 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Oregon 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Washington State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth year under head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled a 10–1 record (6–1 against conference opponents), won the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU or Pac-8) championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 258 to 87.[1] The team was ranked #1 in the final AP and Coaches Polls.

Steve Sogge led the team in passing, completing 75 of 151 passes for 1,032 yards with seven touchdowns and seven interceptions. O. J. Simpson led the team in rushing with 291 carries for 1,543 yards and 13 touchdowns. Earl McCullouch led the team in receiving with 30 catches for 540 yards and five touchdowns.[2] Simpson won the Walter Camp Award.

Robert Kardashian is said to have met OJ Simpson while serving as a water boy for the team.[3] The relationship would later culminate in Kardashian being a part of the Dream Team in the O. J. Simpson murder case.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Washington StateNo. 7
W 49–044,364
September 23No. 5 Texas*No. 4
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 17–1367,705
September 30at Michigan State*No. 2
W 21–1775,287
October 7StanfordNo. 1
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
W 30–062,598
October 14at No. 5 Notre Dame*No. 1
W 24–759,075
October 21at WashingtonNo. 1
W 23–658,754
October 28OregondaggerNo. 1
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 28–648,807[4][5]
November 4at CaliforniaNo. 1
W 31–1243,028
November 11at Oregon StateNo. 1
L 0–341,494
November 18No. 1 UCLANo. 4
W 21–2090,772
January 1, 1968vs. No. 4 Indiana*No. 1
W 14–3102,946
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

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1967 USC Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR, K 27 Rikki Aldridge
C 66 Dick Allmon
WR 83 Ron Drake
WR 84 Bob Klein
G 68 Steve Lehmer
HB 22 Earl McCullouch
QB 15 Toby Page
G 76 Mike Scarpace
FB 38 Dan Scott
HB 32 O. J. Simpson Jr
QB 12 Steve Sogge Sr
OT 74 Mike Taylor
OT 77 Ron Yary Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 30 Pat Cashman
DL 56 Jim Gunn
DL 85 Bill Hayhoe
DT 75 Gary Magner
DL, K 88 Tim Rossovich
LB 50 Adrian Young
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
Source:[6]

Game summaries

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Washington

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  • OJ Simpson 30 rushes, 235 yards [7]

UCLA

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Main article: 1967 USC vs. UCLA football game
See also: 1967 UCLA Bruins football team
#1 UCLA Bruins (7–0–1) vs. ##4 USC Trojans (8–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
UCLA 7 0 7620
USC 7 7 0721

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

Game information
First quarter
  • UCLA – Greg Jones 12-yard run (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick). UCLA 7–0. Drive:
  • USC – Pat Cashman 55-yard interception return (Rikki Aldridge kick). Tie 7–7.

Second quarter

  • USC – O. J. Simpson 13-yard run (Rikki Aldridge kick). USC 14–7. Drive:

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • UCLA – Dave Nuttall -yard pass from Gary Beban (kick blocked). UCLA 20—14. Drive:
  • USC – O. J. Simpson 64-yard run (Rikki Aldridge kick). USC 21—20. Drive:

The University of California at Los Angeles, 7-0-1 and ranked Number 1, with senior quarterback Gary Beban as a Heisman Trophy candidate, played the University of Southern California, 8-1 and ranked Number 4, with junior running back O. J. Simpson as a Heisman candidate. This game is widely regarded as the signature game in the UCLA–USC rivalry and the Trojans won the game by a score of 21-20.

1967 Trojans in the NFL

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Awards and honors

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  • O. J. Simpson (Junior), running back, Walter Camp Award
  • Ron Yary (Senior), Tackle, Outland Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "1967 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. ^ "A History of O.J. Simpson's Relationship with the Kardashian Family". June 16, 2020.
  4. ^ "Trojans roll over Ducks". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 29, 1967. p. 1, sports.
  5. ^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 29, 1967). "Ducks put squeeze on 'Orange Juice'". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  6. ^ "Today's bowl rosters: Rose". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1968. p. 54.
  7. ^ 2020 USC Media Guide Supplement
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