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1967 USC Trojans football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1967
teamUSC Trojans
sportfootball
conferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
short_confAAWU
CoachRank1
APRank1
record10–1
conf_record6–1
head_coachJohn McKay
hc_year8th
captainTim Rossovich
captain2Adrian Young
stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
championConsensus national champion
AAWU champion
Rose Bowl champion
bowl[Rose Bowl](1968-rose-bowl)
bowl_resultW 14–3 vs. [Indiana](1967-indiana-hoosiers-football-team)

AAWU champion Rose Bowl champion 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. 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. Simpson won the Walter Camp Award.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Washington

  • OJ Simpson 30 rushes, 235 yards

UCLA

Main article: 1967 USC vs. UCLA football game

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
  • UCLA – George Farmer 53-yard pass from Gary Beban (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick). ''Tie 14–14. '''Drive:''''' 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.

Personnel

  • John McKay

Awards and honors

  • O. J. Simpson, Walter Camp Award
  • Ron Yary, Outland Trophy

References

References

  1. "Southern California Yearly Results (1965-1969)". David DeLassus.
  2. "1967 Southern California Trojans Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
  3. (September 16, 1967). "Trojans rout Washington State, 49–0". News Register.
  4. (September 24, 1967). "Simpson leads SC over Texas, 17–13". Independent Press-Telegram.
  5. (October 1, 1967). "Trojans overcome miscues to nail Spartans, 21–17". The Register.
  6. (October 8, 1967). "USC Trojans rip Stanford Indians". The Houston Chronicle.
  7. (October 15, 1967). "Trojans stun Irish, 24–7". Detroit Free Press.
  8. (October 22, 1967). "Simpson leads Trojan win, 23–6". The San Francisco Examiner.
  9. (October 29, 1967). "Trojans roll over Ducks". Spokesman-Review.
  10. Uhrhammer, Jerry. (October 29, 1967). "Ducks put squeeze on 'Orange Juice'". Eugene Register-Guard.
  11. (November 5, 1967). "Trojans rip Bears 31–12". The Sacramento Bee.
  12. (November 12, 1967). "Beavers shock USC". The Arizona Republic.
  13. (November 19, 1967). "Simpson, Trojans slip past Bruins". Tri-City Herald.
  14. (January 2, 1968). "Simpson, Troy whip Hoosiers". The Fresno Bee.
  15. . ["Schedule/Results (1967 Southern California)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/174856). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
  16. [https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/usctrojans.com/documents/2020/10/6/usc_trojans_football_2020_media_guide_extra_pages.pdf 2020 USC Media Guide Supplement]
  17. (January 1, 1968). "Today's bowl rosters: Rose". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  18. "1967 USC Trojans Roster". Sports-Reference.
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