| 1967 NCAA University Division football season | ||
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| Preseason AP No. 1 | Notre Dame[1] | |
| Regular season | September 15 – December 2, 1967 | |
| Number of bowls | 8 | |
| Bowl games | December 16, 1967 – January 1, 1968 | |
| Champion(s) | USC (AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF) | |
| Heisman | Gary Beban (quarterback, UCLA) | |
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The 1967 NCAA University Division football season was the last one in which college football's champion was crowned before the bowl games. During the 20th century, the NCAA had no playoff for the major college football teams in the University Division, later known as Division I-A and now as the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).
The NCAA Football Guide, however, did note an "unofficial national champion" based on the top-ranked teams in the "wire service" (AP and UPI) polls. The "writers' poll" by Associated Press (AP) was the most popular, followed by the "coaches' poll" by United Press International (UPI). In 1967, both AP and UPI issued their final polls at the close of the regular season, but before teams competed in bowl games. The Associated Press presented the "AP Trophy" to the winner.
The AP poll in 1967 consisted of the votes of many sportswriters, though not all of them voted in every poll. Those who cast votes would give their opinion of the ten best teams. Under a point system of 10 points for first place, 9 for second, etc., the "overall" ranking was determined.
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