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1967 USC

10–⁠1 (6–⁠1 Athletic Association of Western Universities), coached by John McKay, finished No. 1 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

USC in 1967, game by game: won vs. Washington State 49–0; won vs. No. 5 Texas 17–13; won at Michigan State 21–17; won vs. Stanford 30–0; won at No. 5 Notre Dame 24–7; won at Washington 23–6; won vs. Oregon 28–6; won at California 31–12; lost at Oregon State 0–3; won vs. No. 1 UCLA 21–20; won vs. Indiana 14–3+49−3Won 49–0 vs. Washington State+49Washington StateWon 17–13 vs. No. 5 Texas+4No. 5 TexasWon 21–17 at Michigan State+4Michigan StateWon 30–0 vs. Stanford+30StanfordWon 24–7 at No. 5 Notre Dame+17No. 5 Notre DameWon 23–6 at Washington+17WashingtonWon 28–6 vs. Oregon+22OregonWon 31–12 at California+19CaliforniaLost 0–3 at Oregon State-3Oregon StateWon 21–20 vs. No. 1 UCLA+1No. 1 UCLAWon 14–3 vs. Indiana+11Indiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsWashington StateW 49–⁠078%
Sep 23vs5TexasW 17–⁠1358%
Sep 30atMichigan StateW 21–⁠1741%
Oct 7vsStanfordW 30–⁠074%
Oct 14at5Notre DameW 24–⁠737%
Oct 21atWashingtonW 23–⁠654%
Oct 28vsOregonW 28–⁠690%
Nov 4atCaliforniaW 31–⁠1280%
Nov 11atOregon StateL 0–⁠362%
Nov 18vs1UCLAW 21–⁠2058%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsIndianaRose BowlW 14–⁠373%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Indiana 14–⁠3 in the Rose Bowl; No. 1 in the final AP poll; Athletic Association of Western Universities champions.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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.

National championsNo. 1 in the final AP poll, and a title the school claims

Athletic Association of Western Universities champions6–⁠1 in the conference

Heisman voteO.J. Simpson, second

Led the nationMike Battle: punt return yards (570 yds); O.J. Simpson: rushing yards (1,415 yds)

Walter Camp AwardO.J. Simpson, RB

Outland TrophyRon Yary, OT

4 consensus All-AmericansRon Yary, OT; O.J. Simpson, RB; Tim Rossovich, DE; Adrian Young, LB

Record
10–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1 first in Athletic Association of Western Universities
AP final
No. 1 peak No. 1
Points
258–⁠87
Coach
John McKay
Elo
1740 +146 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
21.1 No. 2 of 118 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Dick Coury
Captains
Tim Rossovich and Adrian Young

Drafted in 1968

The 1968 draft
Rd 1Ron Yary OTMinnesota Vikings
Rd 1Mike Taylor OTPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 1Tim Rossovich LBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 1Mike Hull RBChicago Bears
Rd 1Earl McCullouch WRDetroit Lions
Rd 3Adrian Young LBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 4Dennis Crane DTWashington Redskins
Rd 4Gary Magner DTNew York Jets

All-Pac-8

7 first team, 6 second team

First team

Second team

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.