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The 1967 season

USC finished No. 1 in the final AP poll, 10–⁠1 under John McKay, after it beat Indiana 14–⁠3 in the Rose Bowl. Tennessee also claims the national title. The biggest game by the rankings: No. 4 USC 21, No. 1 UCLA 20 (Nov 18, 1967). 25 ranked teams lost to unranked or lower-ranked opponents.

Heisman Trophy: Gary Beban, QB, UCLA, who also won the Maxwell.

The Heisman vote: Gary Beban 1,968 points, O.J. Simpson 1,722
PlayerPoints1st2nd3rd
Gary Beban QB, UCLA1,968369332197
O.J. Simpson RB, USC1,722261359221
Leroy Keyes RB, Purdue1,366278142248
Larry Csonka FB, Syracuse136222030
Kim Hammond QB, Florida State9017159
Bob Johnson C, Tennessee76131017
Granville Liggins DT, Oklahoma6121133
Dewey Warren QB, Tennessee5641318
Wayne Meylan MG, Nebraska5511512
Terry Hanratty QB, Notre Dame5411227

First-, second- and third-place votes (3, 2 and 1 points), from the season’s Wikipedia article, as published.

The 1967 Clemson team
The 1967 Clemson teamPhoto: Taps staff, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Scoreboards

Final AP poll

1USCAthletic Association of Western Universities
2TennesseeSoutheastern Conference
3OklahomaBig Eight
4IndianaBig Ten
5Notre DameIndependent
6WyomingWestern Athletic Conference
7Oregon StateAthletic Association of Western Universities
8AlabamaSoutheastern Conference
9PurdueBig Ten
10Penn StateIndependent

Biggest upsets

Nov 11, 1967Oregon State 3, 1USC 0
Oct 7, 1967NC State 16, 2Houston 6
Oct 21, 1967Oregon State 22, 2Purdue 14
Sep 23, 1967Houston 37, 3Michigan State 7
Oct 14, 1967Ole Miss 29, 3Georgia 20
Oct 28, 1967Oklahoma State 10, 3Colorado 7
Nov 11, 1967Penn State 13, 3NC State 8
Nov 25, 1967Indiana 19, 3Purdue 14
Nov 25, 1967Syracuse 32, 4UCLA 14
Nov 4, 1967Houston 15, 5Georgia 14
Nov 18, 1967Minnesota 33, 5Indiana 7
Jan 1, 1968LSU 20, 7Wyoming 13

Ranked teams that lost as the betting favorite, the longest shots first, with the winner’s odds on the line; before lines are on file, ranked teams beaten by unranked or lower-ranked ones.

The AP poll, week by week

The AP poll’s top 10 in 1967, week by week1510152025Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11FinalPenn State: Wk 1 unranked, Wk 2 unranked, Wk 3 unranked, Wk 4 unranked, Wk 5 unranked, Wk 6 unranked, Wk 7 unranked, Wk 8 unranked, Wk 9 unranked, Wk 10 unranked, Wk 11 unranked, Final No. 1010 Penn StatePurdue: Wk 1 unranked, Wk 2 unranked, Wk 3 No. 10, Wk 4 No. 4, Wk 5 No. 2, Wk 6 No. 2, Wk 7 No. 7, Wk 8 No. 6, Wk 9 No. 5, Wk 10 No. 3, Wk 11 No. 3, Final No. 99 PurdueAlabama: Wk 1 No. 2, Wk 2 No. 2, Wk 3 No. 9, Wk 4 No. 9, Wk 5 No. 7, Wk 6 No. 6, Wk 7 unranked, Wk 8 unranked, Wk 9 unranked, Wk 10 unranked, Wk 11 No. 9, Final No. 88 AlabamaOregon State: Wk 1 unranked, Wk 2 unranked, Wk 3 unranked, Wk 4 unranked, Wk 5 unranked, Wk 6 unranked, Wk 7 unranked, Wk 8 unranked, Wk 9 unranked, Wk 10 No. 8, Wk 11 No. 8, Final No. 77 Oregon StateWyoming: Wk 1 unranked, Wk 2 unranked, Wk 3 unranked, Wk 4 unranked, Wk 5 unranked, Wk 6 No. 10, Wk 7 No. 8, Wk 8 No. 8, Wk 9 No. 7, Wk 10 No. 6, Wk 11 No. 7, Final No. 66 WyomingNotre Dame: Wk 1 No. 1, Wk 2 No. 1, Wk 3 No. 1, Wk 4 No. 6, Wk 5 No. 5, Wk 6 unranked, Wk 7 unranked, Wk 8 No. 10, Wk 9 No. 9, Wk 10 No. 9, Wk 11 No. 6, Final No. 55 Notre DameIndiana: Wk 1 unranked, Wk 2 unranked, Wk 3 unranked, Wk 4 unranked, Wk 5 unranked, Wk 6 unranked, Wk 7 No. 10, Wk 8 No. 7, Wk 9 No. 6, Wk 10 No. 5, Wk 11 unranked, Final No. 44 IndianaOklahoma: Wk 1 unranked, Wk 2 unranked, Wk 3 unranked, Wk 4 unranked, Wk 5 unranked, Wk 6 unranked, Wk 7 unranked, Wk 8 unranked, Wk 9 No. 8, Wk 10 No. 7, Wk 11 No. 5, Final No. 33 OklahomaTennessee: Wk 1 No. 9, Wk 2 unranked, Wk 3 unranked, Wk 4 unranked, Wk 5 unranked, Wk 6 No. 7, Wk 7 No. 4, Wk 8 No. 3, Wk 9 No. 2, Wk 10 No. 2, Wk 11 No. 2, Final No. 22 TennesseeUSC: Wk 1 No. 7, Wk 2 No. 4, Wk 3 No. 2, Wk 4 No. 1, Wk 5 No. 1, Wk 6 No. 1, Wk 7 No. 1, Wk 8 No. 1, Wk 9 No. 1, Wk 10 No. 4, Wk 11 No. 1, Final No. 11 USC
The top 10 of the final AP poll and where each stood every week before it; a gap is a week out of the Top 25. Hover or tab to a line for its weeks.

Climbed

  1. Oklahomaunranked → No. 3
  2. Indianaunranked → No. 4
  3. Wyomingunranked → No. 6
  4. Oregon Stateunranked → No. 7
  5. Purdueunranked → No. 9

Fell

  1. Michigan StateNo. 3 → unranked
  2. TexasNo. 4 → unranked
  3. MiamiNo. 5 → unranked
  4. GeorgiaNo. 6 → unranked
  5. UCLANo. 8 → unranked

From the season’s first AP poll (the preseason poll) to the final one.

National leaders

Passing yardsSal Olivas (New Mexico State)2,225 yds
Passing touchdownsSteve Ramsey (North Texas)21 TD
Passer ratingBill Andrejko (Villanova)140.6
Rushing yardsO.J. Simpson (USC)1,415 yds
Rushing touchdownsButch Colson (East Carolina)15 TD
Yards per carryDuane Thomas (West Texas State)7.2
ReceptionsBob Goodridge (Vanderbilt)79 catches
Receiving yardsRon Sellers (Florida State)1,228 yds
Yards per catchMike Carroll (New Mexico State)24.1
Receiving touchdownsRonnie Shanklin (North Texas)13 TD
PointsLeroy Keyes (Purdue)114 pts
Total offenseSal Olivas (New Mexico State)2,184 yds
Punt return yardsMike Battle (USC)570 yds
Punt return averageGeorge Hoey (Michigan)24.3
Kickoff return yardsJoe Casas (New Mexico)602 yds
Kickoff return averageAltie Taylor (Utah State)31.9

The NCAA’s official leaders. From Wikipedia’s yearly NCAA leader lists for passing, rushing, receiving, scoring, total offense and returns.

Conference champions

Major college

Athletic Association of Western Universities
USC
Atlantic Coast Conference
Clemson
Big Eight
Oklahoma
Big Ten
Indiana, Minnesota and Purdue (shared)
Ivy League
Yale
Mid-American Conference
Ohio and Toledo (shared)
Missouri Valley Conference
North Texas
Southeastern Conference
Tennessee
Southern Conference
West Virginia
Southwest Conference
Texas A&M
Western Athletic Conference
Wyoming
Yankee Conference
Massachusetts

Small college

Alabama Collegiate Conference
Troy
Big Sky
Montana State
California Collegiate Athletic Conference
San Diego State
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Morgan State
Eastern Football Conference
Central Connecticut
Evergreen Conference
Eastern Washington
Indiana Collegiate Conference
Ball State
Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Central Michigan
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Southeast Missouri State
Middle Atlantic University Conference
Temple
North Central Conference
North Dakota State
Ohio Valley Conference
Eastern Kentucky
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Florida A&M
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Grambling

From each program’s Wikipedia article, with the conference’s name that season. Titles come from the articles of today’s FBS and FCS programs, so a title shared with a school outside them lists only one champion.

Consensus All-Americans

22 playersAll 10 selectors’ teams

Players picked by enough of the major selectors to count as consensus, shown in bold in Wikipedia’s 1967 All-America article. Every selector’s teams, first to last, are on the 1967 All-America teams page.

The 1967 awards

Every award

Player of the year

By position

Coaches

Bowls and playoff

Scoreboard
Dec 16, 1967NC State 14, Georgia 7Liberty Bowl
Dec 23, 1967Colorado 31, Miami 21Bluebonnet Bowl
Dec 30, 1967Penn State 17, Florida State 17Gator Bowl
Dec 30, 1967UTEP 14, Ole Miss 7Sun Bowl
Jan 1, 1968LSU 20, 7Wyoming 13Sugar Bowl
Jan 1, 19685Oklahoma 26, 2Tennessee 24Orange Bowl
Jan 1, 19681USC 14, Indiana 3Rose Bowl
Jan 1, 1968Texas A&M 20, 9Alabama 16Cotton Bowl