1967 UCLA vs. USC football game

UCLA vs. USC, 1967
The "Game of the Century"
(1967 version)
Conference game
National Championship Game
UCLA Bruins USC Trojans
(7–0–1) (8–1)
20 21
Head coach: 
Tommy Prothro		 Head coach: 
John McKay
APCoaches
11
APCoaches
42
1234 Total
UCLA 7076 20
USC 7707 21
DateNovember 18, 1967
Season1967
StadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
LocationLos Angeles, California
National anthemUSC Marching Band
Halftime showUSC Marching Band, UCLA Marching Band
Attendance90,772
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersChris Schenkel and Bud Wilkinson
College Football Championship Game
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The 1967 UCLA vs. USC football game was a historically significant American college football game played during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season on November 18, 1967. The UCLA Bruins, 7–0–1 and ranked No. 1, with senior quarterback Gary Beban as a Heisman Trophy candidate, played the USC Trojans, 8–1 and ranked No. 4, with junior running back O. J. Simpson also as a Heisman candidate. This game is widely regarded as the signature game in the UCLA–USC rivalry as well as one of the 20th-century Games of the Century.[1][2][3] The 64-yard run by Simpson for the winning touchdown is regarded as one of the greatest run plays in college football.[4]

  1. ^ Coach of the Year (2007) – hosted by Keith Jackson Archived 2006-11-30 at the Wayback Machine "Keith Jackson has been broadcasting college football since 1952 and has reported games like the "Game of the Century" between UCLA and USC in 1967."
  2. ^ Hofstetter, Adam B. (2007). Football in the Pac-10. The Rosen Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-4042-1922-9.
  3. ^ Crosstown rivalry over the years – USC-UCLA, 1967. Los Angeles Times. In 1967, the L.A. rivals played what was billed as the Game of the Century
  4. ^ Guiremand, Steve – 25 YEARS AGO O.J. SIMPSON MADE RUN THAT IS HALLMARK OF USC-UCLA GAME LORE. Knight-Ridder Newspapers Deseret News. November 21, 1992. Quote:" It is arguably the biggest play in the storied 104-year history of Southern Cal (sic) football."