1967 Rose Bowl

1967 Rose Bowl
53rd Rose Bowl Game
1234 Total
Purdue 0770 14
USC 0706 13
DateJanuary 2, 1967
Season1966
StadiumRose Bowl
LocationPasadena, California
MVPJohn Charles (DB, Purdue)
FavoritePurdue by 14 points[1]
National anthemUSC Marching Band
RefereeJack Sprenger (AAWU)
(split crew: AAWU, Big Ten)
Halftime showSpirit of Troy, Purdue All-American Marching Band
Attendance101,438
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersLindsey Nelson,
Terry Brennan
Nielsen ratings29.3
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The 1967 Rose Bowl was the 53rd edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Monday, January 2nd, 1967. The game was played between the Purdue Boilermakers of the Big Ten Conference and the USC Trojans of the AAWU. A total of 101,438 people attended the game. Purdue won 14−13.[2][3][4][5]

Purdue defensive back John Charles was named the Player of the Game. Because New Year's Day fell on Sunday in 1967, the game was delayed until the 2nd.

  1. ^ "Purdue prepared to 'Boil' USC". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. January 1, 1967. p. 34.
  2. ^ "Gambling Trojans lose Rose Bowl, 14-13". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. January 3, 1967. p. 18.
  3. ^ O'Reilly, Frank (January 3, 1967). "Trojans spurn tie for win, but two-point try fails". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1B.
  4. ^ "Bears says Tide great". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. January 3, 1967. p. 6.
  5. ^ Kuechele, Oliver E. (January 3, 1967). "Intereception thwarts victory bid by USC". Milwaukee Journal. p. 19, part 2.[permanent dead link]