1967 UCLA Bruins football team

1967 UCLA Bruins football
Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
Coaches No. 10
1967 record 7–2–1 (4–1–1 Pac-8)
Head coach Tommy Prothro (3rd season)
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1967 AAWU football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 UCLA in the 1967 NCAA University Division college football season. (The University Division is the predecessor to today's Division I.) 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

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
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
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 37–14   47,000[3]
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
November 18 at No. 4 USC No. 1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell) L 20–21   90,772
November 25 Syracuse* No. 4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 14–32   36,177
*Non-conference game.

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Gary BebanQuarterback230Los Angeles Rams
Larry SlagleGuard11285St. Louis Cardinals
Don ManningLinebacker17436Cincinnati Bengals

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Awards and honors

  • Gary Beban, Heisman Trophy [5]
  • Gary Beban, Maxwell Award[6]

References

  1. ↑ Prugh, J. (17 September 1967). "BEBAN PULLS IT OUT FOR BRUINS, 20-16". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ↑ "UCLA outclasses pittsburgh by 40 to 8; greg jones rambles for 160 yards". The Washington Post. 24 September 1967.
  3. ↑ Prugh, J. (22 October 1967). "Bruins squeak past aroused stanford". Los Angeles Times.
  4. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1968.htm
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-04-11. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
  6. ↑ http://football.about.com/cs/history/a/maxwellaward.htm


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