1967 UCLA Bruins football team

American college football season

1967 UCLA Bruins football

Conference| Athletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
Coaches| No. 10
Record| 7–2–1 (4–1–1 AAWU)
Head coach|

* Tommy Prothro (3rd season)

Home stadium| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Seasons

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1968 ->

1967 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings

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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 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. The Bruins competed in what was then officially known as the Athletic Association of Western Universities, but informally known as the Pacific-8 Conference, a name it would formally adopt in June 1968.

The Bruins offense scored 284 points while the defense allowed 161 points.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 16| No. 9 Tennessee*| No. 8|

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA

| W 20–16| 66,708| [1]
September 23| at Pittsburgh*| No. 6|

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA

| W 40–8| 31,210| [2]
September 30| at Washington State| No. 4|

* Rogers Field
* Pullman, WA

| W 51–23| 24,200| [3]
October 7| at Penn State*| No. 3|

* Beaver Stadium
* University Park, PA

| W 17–15| 46,007|
October 14| California| No. 4|

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)

| W 37–14| 48,916|
October 21| at Stanford| No. 3|

* Stanford Stadium
* Stanford, CA

| W 21–16| 47,000| [4]
November 4| Oregon State| No. 2|

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA

| T 16–16| 50,172|
November 11| Washington| No. 4|

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA

| W 48–0| 46,368| [5]
November 18| at No. 4 USC| No. 1|

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)

| L 20–21| 90,772| [6]
November 25| Syracuse*| No. 4|

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA

| L 14–32| 36,177| [7]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## Personnel[edit]

1967 UCLA Bruins football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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G | `63` | Ken Bajema
QB | `16` | Gary Beban | Sr
OT | `79` | Gordon Bosserman
FB | `22` | Harold Busby
C | `56` | John Erquiaga
E | `85` | George Farmer
HB | `43` | Greg Jones
G | `68` | Dennis Murphy
WR | `89` | Dave Nuttall
HB | `33` | Rick Purdy
OT | `77` | Larry Slagle
WR | `87` | Rich Spindler
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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K, P | `51` | Zenon Andrusyshyn

Head coach

* Tommy Prothro (3rd year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

Source:[8][9]

## Season summary[edit]

### USC[edit]

Main article: 1967 UCLA vs. USC football game

See also: 1967 USC Trojans football team

#1 UCLA Bruins (7–0–1) vs. ##4 USC Trojans (8–1)

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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UCLA | 7 | 0 | 7| 6| 20
USC | 7 | 7 | 0| 7| 21

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

* Date: November 18, 1967
* Game weather: Sunny
* TV announcers (ABC): Chris Schenkel and Bud Wilkinson
* Recap

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

* 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:

## Team players drafted into the NFL/AFL[edit]

Main article: 1968 NFL/AFL draft

Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL/AFL club

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Gary Beban | Quarterback | 2 | 30 | Los Angeles Rams
Larry Slagle | Guard | 11 | 285 | St. Louis Cardinals
Don Manning | Linebacker | 17 | 436 | Cincinnati Bengals

Source:[10]

## Awards and honors[edit]

* Gary Beban, Heisman Trophy [11]
* Gary Beban, Maxwell Award[12]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "UCLA snatches 20–16 victory from Tennessee". The Sacramento Bee. September 17, 1967. Retrieved May 7, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "UCLA outclasses pittsburgh by 40 to 8; greg jones rambles for 160 yards". The Washington Post. September 24, 1967. ProQuest 143118874.
3. ^ Missildine, Harry (October 1, 1967). "Cougars score first, Bruins most; it's 51-23". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
4. ^ Prugh, J. (October 22, 1967). "Bruins squeak past aroused stanford". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 155890795.
5. ^ "Bruins get whiff of roses as Huskies destroyed 48-0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 12, 1967. p. 1, sports.
6. ^ "Simpson powers Trojans past Bruins into Rose Bowl". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 19, 1967. p. 1, sports.
7. ^ "Unsung QB leads way past UCLA". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 26, 1967. p. 1, sports.
8. ^ "WSU vs. UCLA (rosters)". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). September 29, 1967. p. 13.
9. ^ "UCLA vs. WSU: probable starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 30, 1967. p. 11.
10. ^ "1968 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
11. ^ "Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on April 11, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2007.
12. ^ "Football". Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2009.

## External links[edit]

* Game program: UCLA vs. Washington State at Spokane – September 30, 1967

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