# 1967 USC Trojans football team

The 1967 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth year under head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled a 10–1 record (6–1 against conference opponents), won the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU or Pac-8) championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 258 to 87. The team was ranked #1 in the final AP and Coaches Polls.
Steve Sogge led the team in passing, completing 75 of 151 passes for 1,032 yards with seven touchdowns and seven interceptions. O. J. Simpson led the team in rushing with 291 carries for 1,543 yards and 13 touchdowns. Earl McCullouch led the team in receiving with 30 catches for 540 yards and five touchdowns. Simpson won the Walter Camp Award.
Robert Kardashian is said to have met O. J. Simpson while serving as a water boy for the team. The relationship would later culminate in Kardashian being a part of the Dream Team in the O. J. Simpson murder case.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 15 | Washington State | No. 7 | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | W 49–0 | 44,364 |
| September 23 | No. 5 Texas* | No. 4 | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | W 17–13 | 67,705 |
| September 30 | at Michigan State* | No. 2 | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI | W 21–17 | 75,287 |
| October 7 | Stanford | No. 1 | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA (rivalry) | W 30–0 | 62,598 |
| October 14 | at No. 5 Notre Dame* | No. 1 | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (rivalry) | W 24–7 | 59,075 |
| October 21 | at Washington | No. 1 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | W 23–6 | 58,754 |
| October 28 | Oregon | No. 1 | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | W 28–6 | 48,807 |
| November 4 | at California | No. 1 | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | W 31–12 | 43,028 |
| November 11 | at Oregon State | No. 1 | Parker StadiumCorvallis, OR | L 0–3 | 41,494 |
| November 18 | No. 1 UCLA | No. 4 | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA (Victory Bell) | W 21–20 | 90,772 |
| January 1, 1968 | vs. No. 4 Indiana* | No. 1 | Rose BowlPasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) | W 14–3 | 102,946 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game |||||||

## Personnel

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## Game summaries
### Washington

* OJ Simpson 30 rushes, 235 yards

### UCLA

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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
The University of California at Los Angeles, 7-0-1 and ranked Number 1, with senior quarterback Gary Beban as a Heisman Trophy candidate, played the University of Southern California, 8-1 and ranked Number 4, with junior running back O. J. Simpson as a Heisman candidate. This game is widely regarded as the signature game in the UCLA–USC rivalry and the Trojans won the game by a score of 21-20.

## 1967 Trojans in the NFL

* O. J. Simpson
* Ron Yary

## Awards and honors

* O. J. Simpson (Junior), running back, Walter Camp Award
* Ron Yary (Senior), Tackle, Outland Trophy