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1967 UCLA Bruins football team

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.

1967 UCLA Bruins football
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
Record7–2–1 (4–1–1 AAWU)
Head coach
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 Bruins offense scored 284 points while the defense allowed 161 points.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16No. 9 Tennessee*No. 8
W 20–1666,708[1]
September 23at Pittsburgh*No. 6
W 40–831,210[2]
September 30at Washington StateNo. 4
W 51–2324,200[3]
October 7at Penn State*No. 3
W 17–1546,007
October 14CaliforniaNo. 4
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
W 37–1448,916
October 21at StanfordNo. 3
W 21–1647,000[4]
November 4Oregon StateNo. 2
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
T 16–1650,172
November 11WashingtonNo. 4
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 48–046,368[5]
November 18at No. 4 USCNo. 1
L 20–2190,772[6]
November 25Syracuse*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

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1967 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
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
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K, P 51 Zenon Andrusyshyn
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt
Source:[8][9]

Season summary

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USC

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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)
Quarter 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:

Team players drafted into the NFL/AFL

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Main article: 1968 NFL/AFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL/AFL club
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

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

References

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  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.
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