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1967 UCLA

7–⁠2–⁠1 (4–⁠1–⁠1 Athletic Association of Western Universities), coached by Tommy Prothro.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 1967, game by game: won vs. No. 9 Tennessee 20–16; won at Pittsburgh 40–8; won at Washington State 51–23; won at Penn State 17–15; won vs. California 37–14; won at Stanford 21–16; tied vs. Oregon State 16–16; won vs. Washington 48–0; lost at No. 4 USC 20–21; lost vs. Syracuse 14–32+48−18Won 20–16 vs. No. 9 Tennessee+4No. 9 TennesseeWon 40–8 at Pittsburgh+32PittsburghWon 51–23 at Washington State+28Washington StateWon 17–15 at Penn State+2Penn StateWon 37–14 vs. California+23CaliforniaWon 21–16 at Stanford+5StanfordTied 16–16 vs. Oregon State0Oregon StateWon 48–0 vs. Washington+48WashingtonLost 20–21 at No. 4 USC-1No. 4 USCLost 14–32 vs. Syracuse-18Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16vs9TennesseeW 20–⁠1660%
Sep 23atPittsburghW 40–⁠875%
Sep 30atWashington StateW 51–⁠2376%
Oct 7atPenn StateW 17–⁠1557%
Oct 14vsCaliforniaW 37–⁠1482%
Oct 21atStanfordW 21–⁠1667%
Nov 4vsOregon StateT 16–⁠1672%
Nov 11vsWashingtonW 48–⁠074%
Nov 18at4USCL 20–⁠2142%
Nov 25vsSyracuseL 14–⁠3269%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Syracuse 32–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Athletic Association of Western Universities.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 8
  2. Wk 2: 6
  3. Wk 3: 4
  4. Wk 4: 3
  5. Wk 5: 4
  6. Wk 6: 3
  7. Wk 7: 2
  8. Wk 8: 2
  9. Wk 9: 4
  10. Wk 10: 1
  11. Wk 11: 4

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1967.

Heisman TrophyGary Beban, QB; also the Maxwell

2 consensus All-AmericansGary Beban, QB; Don Manning, LB

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Athletic Association of Western Universities
AP final
Unranked peak No. 1
Points
284–⁠161
Coach
Tommy Prothro
Elo
1671 +39 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
18.2 No. 10 of 118 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1968

The 1968 draft
Rd 2Gary Beban QBLos Angeles Rams

All-Pac-8

7 first team, 6 second team

First team

  • Gary BebanQB
  • Larry SlagleOTAP-1; UPI-1; Coaches-1
  • Dennis MurphyOGAP-2; Coaches-1
  • John ErquiagaCAP-2; UPI-1; Coaches-1
  • Don ManningLBAP-1; UPI-1; Coaches-1
  • Mark GustafsonDBAP-2; UPI-1; Coaches-1
  • Zenon AndrusyshynKUPI-1

Second team

  • Rick PurdyBAP-2; UPI-2; Coaches-2
  • Greg JonesBAP-2; UPI-2
  • Dave NuttallEAP-2; UPI-2
  • Ken BajemaOGUPI-2
  • Al ClamanDTUPI-2; Coaches-2
  • Andy HerreraDBCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 1967 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1967 Athletic Association of Western Universities standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC6–⁠110–⁠11
UCLA4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Oregon State4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠17
Washington3–⁠45–⁠5
Stanford3–⁠45–⁠5
California2–⁠35–⁠5
Oregon1–⁠52–⁠8
Washington State1–⁠52–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.