 USC notched a 24–7 victory over #5 Notre Dame on October 14, 1967.UCLA opened its season with a last minute 20-16 win over #7 Tennessee (the Vols only loss that regular season), and reached #2 before tying Oregon State 16–16 on November 4.A week later in a downpour in Corvallis, Oregon, Oregon State would beat top-ranked USC 3–0, as O.J.