1967 Rose Bowl

The 1967 Rose Bowl took place on Monday, January 2, 1967. The game was the 53rd annual Rose Bowl game and was played between the Purdue Boilermakers and the USC Trojans. The Boilermakers emerged victorious by a final score of 14–13. John Charles, the Purdue defensive back, was named the Most Valuable Player at the game's conclusion.

Teams

Purdue Boilermakers

This was Purdue's first Rose Bowl appearance. The #7-ranked Boilermakers were led by All-American quarterback Bob Griese. The team earned their first ever Rose Bowl berth after going 8–2 (6–1 in the Big Ten) and finishing second in the Big Ten Conference. Purdue's only losses were to #1 Notre Dame and #2 Michigan State (who famously played to a tie on November 19). The League champion Michigan State had gone undefeated at 7–0 in league play, but the Big Ten conference's "no-repeat" rule barred Michigan State from returning to Pasadena.

USC Trojans

The AAWU (unofficially known as the Pac-8) champion Trojans came into the game with a 7–3 record (4–1 Pac-8), ranked #10. They were controversially awarded with the Rose Bowl bid over UCLA, despite UCLA's #5 ranking, 9–1 record, and 14–7 victory over USC. Because of a flaw in the schedule, USC played one more conference game than UCLA and had a 4–1 Pac-8 record to UCLA's 3–1. Prior to the UCLA-USC game, it was widely assumed that the winner would go to the Rose Bowl. USC was voted in by the AAWU Athletic Directors, before Notre Dame annihilated USC 51–0 in the Trojans' final game. Many people thought awarding USC the Rose Bowl was to make up for 1964 when USC and Oregon State tied for the AAWU title. In that year, it was assumed that if USC upset #1 Notre Dame in its final game, they would get the nod over Oregon State. USC upset Notre Dame, 20–17, but Oregon State was awarded the Rose Bowl berth over USC based on a better overall record (8–2 vs. 7–3). The coach of Oregon State in 1964 was Tommy Prothro, who happened to be the coach of UCLA in 1966. Another factor may have been an ankle injury sustained by UCLA star quarterback Gary Beban. USC started the season 6–0 before dropping three of their last four games going into the matchup with Purdue.

Game summary

As 1967 was an odd-numbered year, the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) representative (USC) was designated the home team and wore cardinal red jerseys while Purdue, the visiting team, wore white jerseys with gold pants and helmets.

The game was a defensive struggle. Neither team scored in the first quarter and with each team reaching the end zone only once in the second quarter, the halftime score was 7–7. Purdue took a 14–7 lead in the third quarter after a touchdown run by fullback Perry Williams. With less than two minutes to play, USC scored a touchdown on a Troy Winslow pass to Rod Sherman for 19 yards. Coach John McKay decided to try for a two-point conversion, which would secure the win against the favored Boilermakers, but Purdue's George Catavolos intercepted the pass in the end zone to preserve the 14–13 victory.

Scoring

First quarter

None

Second quarter

Purdue - Williams 1-yard run (Griese kick)
USC - McCall 1-yard run (Rossovich kick)

Third quarter

Purdue - Williams 2-yard run (Griese kick)

Fourth quarter

USC - Sherman 19-yard pass from Winslow (pass failed)

References

Rose Bowl Game

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Notes	No games were held from 1903 to 1915. The 1942 game was played at Duke Stadium in Durham, NC due to the attack on Pearl Harbor. The game was also the national title game for the Bowl Championship Series in 2002 and 2006. The game was a College Football Playoff semifinal in its 2015 edition.

Purdue Boilermakers bowl games

1967 Rose Bowl 1978 Peach Bowl 1979 Bluebonnet Bowl 1980 Liberty Bowl 1984 Peach Bowl 1997 Alamo Bowl 1998 Alamo Bowl 2000 Outback Bowl 2001 Rose Bowl 2001 Sun Bowl 2002 Sun Bowl 2004 Capital One Bowl 2004 Sun Bowl 2006 Champs Sports Bowl 2007 Motor City Bowl 2011 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl 2013 Heart of Dallas Bowl

USC Trojans bowl games

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