From TributeToTroy

The 1967 Trojans relied on the running of Heisman Trophy-winning tailback O.J. Simpson, the blocking of Outland Trophy-winning tackle Ron Yary, and a stifling defense to win USC’s sixth national championship.

Simpson’s weaving 64-yard touchdown run, pehaps the most famous run in college football history, was the difference in a 21-20 victory over UCLA. The showdown between the top-ranked Bruins and the No. 4-ranked Trojans remains one of the greatest games in the history of the crosstown series.

USC’s only blemish on the season was a 3-0 loss in the rain and mud to Oregon State in Corvallis. The Trojans would not be shut out again for 26 years and did not lose again to the Beavers until 2000. The other key victory for Troy, a 24-7 win over Notre Dame, was USC’s first win at South Bend since 1939. Linebacker Adrian Young’s four interceptions (a USC record) helped to repel the Irish. The Trojans celebrated New Year’s Day with a 14-3 victory over Indiana in the 1968 Rose Bowl.

The incomparable Simpson, the Heisman runner-up that year, ran for a then-NCAA-record 1,543 regular-season yards (1,709 overall) to go with 13 touchdowns. Mike Battle, Tim Rossovich, and Young led a defense which allowed only 87 points. A record five Trojans were selected in the first round of the 1968 NFL draft, with Yary going first overall.