1967 USC Trojans football team

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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

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.

O. J. Simpson murder case
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Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Washington StateNo. 7W 49–044,364
September 23No. 5 Texas*No. 4
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 17–1367,705
September 30at
Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
  • 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. 1W 24–759,075
    October 21at WashingtonNo. 1W 23–658,754
    October 28OregondaggerNo. 1
    • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
    • Los Angeles, CA
    W 28–648,807[4][5]
    November 4at CaliforniaNo. 1W 31–1243,028
    November 11at
    Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
  • L 0–341,494
    November 18No. 1 UCLANo. 4
    W 21–2090,772
    January 1, 1968vs. No. 4 Indiana*No. 1W 14–3102,946
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Personnel

    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

    Washington

    • OJ Simpson 30 rushes, 235 yards [7]

    UCLA

    #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, 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 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

    Awards and honors

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

    References

    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