🏈 The 1967 college football season
The champion and its path, the poll race week by week, the honours, the best games and every conference table.
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1967 national champion
Named by the selectors, with the road it took.
The path, USC10-1
- Sep 15vsWashington StateW49-0
- Sep 23vs#5TexasW17-13
- Sep 30atMichigan StateW21-17
- Oct 7vsStanfordW30-0
- Oct 14at#5Notre DameW24-7
- Oct 21atWashingtonW23-6
- Oct 28vsOregonW28-6
- Nov 4atCaliforniaW31-12
- Nov 11atOregon StateL0-3
- Nov 18vs#1UCLAW21-20
- Jan 1vs#4IndianaW14-3Rose Bowl
The 1967 major bowls
No title game this year. The big bowls of the season, by date.
The 1967 poll race
Rank by poll week, 1 at the top, or Elo by week. A poll line breaks where a team was unranked.
How this is measured
Tap or drag on the chart to read a team's rank in any week.
AP rank, team by week
| Team | Sep4 | 18 | 25 | Oct2 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 30 | Nov6 | 13 | 20 | Nov27final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Tennessee | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Oklahoma | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||
| Indiana | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |||||||
| Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | ||
| Wyoming | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |||||
| Oregon State | 8 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||
| Alabama | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Purdue | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | ||
| Penn State | 10 | |||||||||||
| UCLA | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| Houston | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |||||
| North Carolina State | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | ||||||
| Georgia | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| Colorado | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | ||||
| Nebraska | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||
| Texas Tech | 10 | |||||||||||
| Texas | 4 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||
| Michigan State | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 5 | 8 |
Tap a rank to read it and highlight that team on the chart above.
Movers
AP rank on Sep 4 against the final AP rank. NR is not ranked.
Risers
- OklahomaNR → #3
- IndianaNR → #4
- WyomingNR → #6
- Oregon StateNR → #7
- PurdueNR → #9
Fallers
- Michigan State#3 → NR
- Texas#4 → NR
- Miami (FL)#5 → NR
- Georgia#6 → NR
- UCLA#8 → NR
1967 final polls
The last ranking of the season in each poll.
1967 final pollsAP, Coaches, Elo
AP and Coaches
Nov 27 final| AP | Team | C | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USCAPC | 1 | 9-1 |
| 2 | 2 | 8-1 | |
| 3 | 3 | 8-1 | |
| 4 | 6 | 9-1 | |
| 5 | 4 | 8-2 | |
| 6 | 5 | 10-0 | |
| 7 | 8 | 7-2-1 | |
| 8 | 7 | 7-1-1 | |
| 9 | 9 | 8-2 | |
| 10 | 11 | 8-2 | |
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Elo top 25
rating, z
APAP championCCoaches champion
The 1967 honours
The Heisman vote and the major awards side by side, then the All-Americans.
The 1967 honoursHeisman: Gary Beban
Heisman Trophy voting
Consensus All-Americans
A star marks a unanimous selection.
- Bob Johnson★ unanimousTennessee
- Ted Hendricks★ unanimousMiami (FL)
- Tim RossovichUSC
- Dennis ByrdNorth Carolina State
Show all 10 positions
- Bobby JohnsAlabama
- Dick AndersonColorado
- Tom SchoenNotre Dame
- Frank LoriaVirginia Tech
- Dennis HomanAlabama
- Ron SellersFlorida State
- Bob Johnson★ unanimousTennessee
- Ted Hendricks★ unanimousMiami (FL)
- Tim RossovichUSC
- Dennis ByrdNorth Carolina State
- Bobby JohnsAlabama
- Dick AndersonColorado
- Tom SchoenNotre Dame
- Frank LoriaVirginia Tech
- Dennis HomanAlabama
- Ron SellersFlorida State
The best games of 1967
The ten best games of the season by Game Score. Switch to the Elo score for a second opinion.
How this is measured
The best games of 196710 games
Upsets of 1967
The results the ratings gave the winner the least chance of, lowest first.
How this is measured
Upsets of 196710 upsets
1967 standings by conference
Every conference at once: conference and overall record, and the final AP rank. A star marks the conference champion.
1967 standings by conference12 groups
AAWU
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC★ conference champion | 6-1 | 10-1 | #1 |
| 2 | Oregon State | 4-1-1 | 7-2-1 | #7 |
| 3 | UCLA | 4-1-1 | 7-2-1 | |
| 4 | Stanford | 3-4 | 5-5 | |
| 5 | Washington | 3-4 | 5-5 | |
| 6 | California | 2-3 | 5-5 | |
| 7 | Oregon | 1-5 | 2-8 | |
| 8 | Washington State | 1-5 | 2-8 |
Atlantic Coast
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemson★ conference champion | 6-0 | 6-4 | |
| 2 | North Carolina State | 5-1 | 9-2 | |
| 3 | South Carolina | 4-2 | 5-5 | |
| 4 | Virginia | 3-3 | 5-5 | |
| 5 | Wake Forest | 3-4 | 4-6 | |
| 6 | Duke | 2-4 | 4-6 | |
| 7 | North Carolina | 2-5 | 2-8 | |
| 8 | Maryland | 0-6 | 0-9 |
Big Eight
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma★ conference champion | 7-0 | 10-1 | #3 |
| 2 | Colorado | 5-2 | 9-2 | |
| 3 | Kansas | 5-2 | 5-5 | |
| 4 | Missouri | 4-3 | 7-3 | |
| 5 | Nebraska | 3-4 | 6-4 | |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 3-4 | 4-5-1 | |
| 7 | Iowa State | 1-6 | 2-8 | |
| 8 | Kansas State | 0-7 | 1-9 |
Big Ten
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana★ conference champion | 6-1 | 9-2 | #4 |
| 2 | Minnesota★ conference champion | 6-1 | 8-2 | |
| 3 | Purdue★ conference champion | 6-1 | 8-2 | #9 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 5-2 | 6-3 | |
| 5 | Illinois | 3-4 | 4-6 | |
| 6 | Michigan | 3-4 | 4-6 | |
| 7 | Michigan State | 3-4 | 3-7 | |
| 8 | Northwestern | 2-5 | 3-7 | |
| 9 | Iowa | 0-6-1 | 1-8-1 | |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 0-6-1 | 0-9-1 |
Ivy
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale★ conference champion | 7-0 | 8-1 | |
| 2 | Dartmouth | 5-2 | 7-2 | |
| 3 | Cornell | 4-2-1 | 6-2-1 | |
| 4 | Harvard | 4-3 | 6-3 | |
| 5 | Princeton | 4-3 | 6-3 | |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 2-5 | 3-6 | |
| 7 | Brown | 1-5-1 | 2-6-1 | |
| 8 | Columbia | 0-7 | 2-7 |
Mid-American
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo★ conference champion | 5-1 | 9-1 | |
| 2 | Miami (OH) | 4-2 | 6-4 | |
| 3 | Western Michigan | 4-2 | 5-4 | |
| 4 | Ohio★ conference champion | 4-2 | 5-5 | |
| 5 | Bowling Green | 2-4 | 6-4 | |
| 6 | Kent State | 2-4 | 5-5 | |
| 7 | Marshall | 0-6 | 0-10 |
Missouri Valley
5 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Texas★ conference champion | 4-0 | 7-1-1 | |
| 2 | Tulsa | 3-1 | 7-3 | |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 2-2 | 3-6 | |
| 4 | Louisville | 1-3 | 5-5 | |
| 5 | Wichita State | 0-4 | 2-7-1 |
Southeastern
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee★ conference champion | 6-0 | 9-2 | #2 |
| 2 | Alabama | 5-1 | 8-2-1 | #8 |
| 3 | Florida | 4-2 | 6-4 | |
| 4 | Mississippi | 4-2-1 | 6-4-1 | |
| 5 | Georgia | 3-2 | 7-4 | |
| 6 | LSU | 3-2-1 | 7-3-1 | |
| 7 | Auburn | 3-3 | 6-4 | |
| 8 | Kentucky | 1-6 | 2-8 | |
| 9 | Vanderbilt | 0-5 | 2-7-1 | |
| 10 | Mississippi State | 0-6 | 1-9 |
Southern
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Virginia★ conference champion | 3-0-1 | 5-4-1 | |
| 2 | East Carolina | 4-1 | 8-2 | |
| 3 | Richmond | 5-2 | 5-5 | |
| 4 | William & Mary | 2-2-1 | 5-4-1 | |
| 5 | VMI | 2-3 | 6-4 | |
| 6 | Citadel | 2-4 | 5-5 | |
| 7 | Furman | 1-3 | 5-5 | |
| 8 | Davidson | 1-5 | 4-5 |
Southwest
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas A&M★ conference champion | 6-1 | 7-4 | |
| 2 | Texas Tech | 5-2 | 6-4 | |
| 3 | Texas | 4-3 | 6-4 | |
| 4 | TCU | 4-3 | 4-6 | |
| 5 | Arkansas | 3-3-1 | 4-5-1 | |
| 6 | SMU | 3-4 | 3-7 | |
| 7 | Rice | 2-5 | 4-6 | |
| 8 | Baylor | 0-6-1 | 1-8-1 |
Western Athletic
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming★ conference champion | 5-0 | 10-1 | #6 |
| 2 | Arizona State | 4-1 | 8-2 | |
| 3 | BYU | 3-2 | 6-4 | |
| 4 | Utah | 2-3 | 4-7 | |
| 5 | Arizona | 1-4 | 3-6-1 | |
| 6 | New Mexico | 0-5 | 1-9 |
Independent
32 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | - | 8-2 | |
| 2 | Notre Dame | - | 8-2 | #5 |
| 3 | Syracuse | - | 8-2 | |
| 4 | Penn State | - | 8-2-1 | #10 |
| 5 | New Mexico State | - | 7-2-1 | |
| 6 | UTEP | - | 7-2-1 | |
| 7 | Utah State | - | 7-2-1 | |
| 8 | Florida State | - | 7-2-2 | |
| 9 | West Texas State | - | 8-3 | |
| 10 | Houston | - | 7-3 | |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | - | 7-3 | |
| 12 | Memphis State | - | 6-3 | |
| 13 | Southern Mississippi | - | 6-3 | |
| 14 | Dayton | - | 6-3-1 | |
| 15 | Xavier | - | 6-3-1 | |
| 16 | Miami (FL) | - | 7-4 | |
| 17 | Buffalo | - | 6-4 | |
| 18 | Navy | - | 5-4-1 | |
| 19 | Holy Cross | - | 5-5 | |
| 20 | Colorado State | - | 4-5-1 | |
| 21 | Pacific | - | 4-5 | |
| 22 | Rutgers | - | 4-5 | |
| 23 | Boston College | - | 4-6 | |
| 24 | Georgia Tech | - | 4-6 | |
| 25 | Idaho | - | 4-6 | |
| 26 | Villanova | - | 4-6 | |
| 27 | Air Force | - | 2-6-2 | |
| 28 | Tulane | - | 3-7 | |
| 29 | San Jose State | - | 2-7 | |
| 30 | Tampa | - | 2-7 | |
| 31 | Colgate | - | 2-8 | |
| 32 | Pittsburgh | - | 1-9 |
1967 bowls
One line per game, latest first. A tag marks the playoff and the other major bowls.
1967 bowls9 bowls
College Division. Shown for context. These seasons do not count in this hub’s major-college records.
Champion
College Division national champion.
No playoff. Small-college champions were picked by the AP and UPI polls.
1967 standings by conference
Overall and conference record.
1967 standings by conference20 groups
Big Sky
4 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montana | - | 7-3 | |
| 2 | Montana State | - | 7-3 | |
| 3 | Weber State | - | 6-4 | |
| 4 | Idaho State | - | 1-9 |
California CAA
3 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego State | - | 10-1 | |
| 2 | Long Beach State | - | 5-5 | |
| 3 | Fresno State | - | 3-8 |
California Collegiate Athletic Association
1 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cal Poly-SLO | - | 3-7 |
Central IAA
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morgan State | - | 8-0 | |
| 2 | Norfolk State | - | 4-4 | |
| 3 | North Carolina A&T | - | 3-5-1 | |
| 4 | Hampton | - | 3-5 | |
| 5 | Delaware State | - | 2-6-1 | |
| 6 | Howard | - | 2-6 | |
| 7 | North Carolina Central | - | 1-7-1 |
Central Intercollegiate
1 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emporia State | - | 1-9 |
Eastern Football
1 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Connecticut State | - | 7-1 |
Far Western
3 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacramento State | - | 7-3 | |
| 2 | Nevada | - | 4-4-1 | |
| 3 | UC Davis | - | 3-6 |
Gulf States
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA-Monroe | - | 7-3 | |
| 2 | Northwestern State | - | 6-3 | |
| 3 | LA-Lafayette | - | 6-4 | |
| 4 | McNeese State | - | 4-5 | |
| 5 | SE Louisiana | - | 4-5 | |
| 6 | Louisiana Tech | - | 3-7 |
Indiana Collegiate
4 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ball State | - | 7-3 | |
| 2 | Indiana State | - | 5-4 | |
| 3 | Valparaiso | - | 3-6 | |
| 4 | Butler | - | 2-7 |
Interstate IAC
4 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Michigan | - | 8-2 | |
| 2 | Illinois State | - | 8-2 | |
| 3 | Eastern Illinois | - | 2-6-1 | |
| 4 | Western Illinois | - | 2-6 |
Middle Atlantic
1 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wagner | - | 9-0 |
Minnesota IAC
1 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Thomas | - | 6-3 |
Missouri IAA
2 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SE Missouri State | - | 8-2 | |
| 2 | SW Missouri State | - | 4-6 |
North Central
5 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota State | - | 9-1 | |
| 2 | State College of Iowa | - | 7-3 | |
| 3 | North Dakota | - | 4-6 | |
| 4 | South Dakota State | - | 4-6 | |
| 5 | South Dakota | - | 2-8 |
Ohio Valley
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Kentucky | - | 7-1-1 | |
| 2 | Eastern Kentucky | - | 7-1-2 | |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee State | - | 5-5 | |
| 4 | Morehead State | - | 4-5-1 | |
| 5 | Murray State | - | 4-6 | |
| 6 | East Tennessee State | - | 3-6-1 | |
| 7 | Tennessee Tech | - | 3-7 | |
| 8 | Austin Peay | - | 2-8 |
Rocky Mountain
1 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Colorado | - | 6-2-1 |
Southland
4 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas-Arlington | - | 10-1 | |
| 2 | Lamar | - | 7-3 | |
| 3 | Arkansas State | - | 4-5 | |
| 4 | Abilene Christian | - | 3-6 |
Southwestern Athletic
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grambling | - | 9-1 | |
| 2 | Texas Southern | - | 7-3 | |
| 3 | Jackson State | - | 6-3 | |
| 4 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | - | 6-4 | |
| 5 | Alcorn A&M | - | 5-4 | |
| 6 | Prairie View | - | 5-5 | |
| 7 | Southern | - | 5-5 |
Yankee
5 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | - | 7-2 | |
| 2 | Rhode Island | - | 6-2-1 | |
| 3 | New Hampshire | - | 5-3 | |
| 4 | Connecticut | - | 5-4 | |
| 5 | Maine | - | 0-8 |
Independent
15 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samford | - | 8-2-1 | |
| 2 | UT-Chattanooga | - | 7-3 | |
| 3 | Eastern Michigan | - | 6-3 | |
| 4 | Tennessee State | - | 6-3 | |
| 5 | Parsons | - | 6-3-1 | |
| 6 | Hawaii | - | 6-4 | |
| 7 | Akron | - | 4-4-1 | |
| 8 | Northern Arizona | - | 5-5 | |
| 9 | Northern Illinois | - | 5-5 | |
| 10 | UC Santa Barbara | - | 5-5 | |
| 11 | Drake | - | 4-5 | |
| 12 | Portland State | - | 4-6 | |
| 13 | Boston University | - | 3-6 | |
| 14 | Southern Illinois | - | 3-7 | |
| 15 | Mississippi Valley State | - | 1-8 |
Where these numbers come from
Enough to disbelieve this page on purpose rather than by accident.
Champions, polls, standings, bowls, honours and games are read from the Citizen of Nowhere college football database, built from its own workbook one season at a time. Team colours and crests are the current programs’, so a school is drawn the way it looks today even where it played under another name.
The AP poll begins in 1936, so earlier seasons have no poll race and no final poll, but they do have an Elo race, and their champions are those the selectors named. Before 1992 there was no title game, so those seasons list the major bowls instead; from 1992 the title game is shown with the other major bowls, and from 2014 the playoff bracket. Where the database has no entry for a section, the section is left out rather than shown empty.
Elo ratings, the upsets and the best games come from the site’s college football Elo, which rates every game since 1869 and counts games against lower-level opponents. Each season’s ratings are shown on a scale where the average major team ends the season at 1500; z is the distance from that average in standard deviations.