1967 Rose Bowl

The 1967 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on Monday, January 2, 1967. It was the 53rd Rose Bowl Game. The Purdue Boilermakers defeated the USC Trojans, 14–13. John Charles, the Purdue defensive back, was named the Rose Bowl Player Of The Game.

Teams

This was the first Rose Bowl appearance for Purdue. Being an odd-numbered year for the bowl game, USC wore their cardinal red jerseys as the home team and Purdue wore their white shirts with gold pants and helmets as the designated visiting team.

Purdue Boilermakers

The #7-ranked Boilermakers earned their first-ever Rose Bowl berth after going 8–2, (6–1 Big Ten) and finishing second in the Big Ten Conference. League champion Michigan State had gone unbeaten at 7–0 in league play, but was barred from returning to Pasadena under the Big Ten's "no-repeat" rule. Purdue's only losses had come at the hands of both Michigan State and Notre Dame, who had played to a tie on November 19.

USC Trojans

The Pac-8 champion Trojans came into the game with a 7–3 record (4–1 Pac-8). Despite losing to UCLA, 14–7, in their final game, USC had played one more league game than the Bruins and were granted the spot in Rose Bowl. USC started the season 6–0 before dropping three of their last four going into the matchup with Purdue.

Scoring

First quarter

• None

Second quarter

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

Third quarter

• Purdue - Williams 2-yard run (Griese kick)
• USC - Sherman 19-yard pass from Winslow (pass failed)

Fourth quarter

• None

External links

• Highlights of the 1967 Rose Bowl
• Summary at Rosebowlhistory.org
• 1966 pre-Bowl Game rankings