1967 UCLA Bruins football team

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1967 UCLA Bruins football
Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
Record7–2–1 (4–1–1 AAWU)
Head coach
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
  1966
1968  
1967 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 USC $ 6 1 010 1 0
No. 7 Oregon State 4 1 17 2 1
UCLA 4 1 17 2 1
Stanford 3 4 05 5 0
Washington 3 4 05 5 0
California 2 3 05 5 0
Oregon 1 5 02 8 0
Washington State 1 5 02 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.

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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16No. 9 Tennessee *No. 8W 20–1666,708 [1]
September 23at Pittsburgh *No. 6W 40–831,210 [2]
September 30at Washington State No. 4W 51–2324,200 [3]
October 7at Penn State *No. 3W 17–1546,007
October 14 California No. 4
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
W 37–1448,916
October 21at Stanford No. 3W 21–1647,000 [4]
November 4 Oregon State No. 2
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
T 16–1650,172
November 11 Washington No. 4
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 48–046,368 [5]
November 18at No. 4 USC No. 1
L 20–21 90,772 [6]
November 25 Syracuse *No. 4
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 14–3236,177 [7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1967 UCLA Bruins football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 63Ken Bajema
QB 16 Gary Beban Sr
OT 79Gordon Bosserman
FB 22Harold Busby
C 56John Erquiaga
E 85 George Farmer
HB 43Greg Jones
G 68Dennis Murphy
WR 89Dave Nuttall
HB 33Rick Purdy
OT 77Larry Slagle
WR 87Rich Spindler
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K, P 51 Zenon Andrusyshyn
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt
Source: [8] [9]

Season summary

USC

#1 UCLA Bruins (7–0–1) vs. ##4 USC Trojans (8–1)
Quarter1234Total
UCLA 707620
USC 770721

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:

Team players drafted into the NFL/AFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL/AFL club
Gary BebanQuarterback230 Los Angeles Rams
Larry SlagleGuard11285 St. Louis Cardinals
Don Manning Linebacker17436 Cincinnati Bengals
Source: [10]

Awards and honors

References

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  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.