1967 UCLA Bruins football team

The 1967 UCLA Bruins football team represented 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
1967 record7–2–1 (4–1–1 Pac-8)
Head coachTommy Prothro (3rd season)
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1967 Athletic Association of Western Universities 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 Bruins offense scored 284 points while the defense allowed 161 points.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
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
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[3]
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
November 18at No. 4 USCNo. 1
L 20–2190,772
November 25Syracuse*No. 4
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 14–3236,177
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Personnel
1967 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OG 63 Ken Bajema
QB 16 Gary Beban Sr
OT 79 Gordon Bosserman
FB 22 Harold Busby
C 56 John Erquiaga
  George Farmer
HB 43 Greg Jones
OG 68 Dennis Murphy
WR 89 Dave Nuttall
HB 33 Rick Purdy
OT 77 Larry Slagle
WR 87 Rich Spindler
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Zenon Andrusyshyn
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt


    Season summary

    USC
    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)
    1 2 34Total
    UCLA 7 0 7620
    USC 7 7 0721

    at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

    Team players drafted into the NFL
    PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
    Gary BebanQuarterback230Los Angeles Rams
    Larry SlagleGuard11285St. Louis Cardinals
    Don ManningLinebacker17436Cincinnati Bengals

    [4]

    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. ProQuest 155852141.
    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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
    6. http://football.about.com/cs/history/a/maxwellaward.htm


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