1967 Valley State Matadors football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1967 Valley State Matadors football California Collegiate Athletic Association CCAA 6–4 3–2 Sam Winningham 6th Birmingham High School Pasadena Bowl L 13–35 vs. 1967 West Texas A&M Buffaloes West Texas State The 1967 Valley State Matadors football team represented San Fernando Valley State College—now known as California State University, Northridge—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Sam Winningham, Valley State compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the CCAA. This was the first winning season for the Matadors in their sixth year of existence. At the end of the regular season, conference champion San Diego State qualified for a berth in one of the college division regional championship games (the Camellia Bowl), so second-place Valley State was chosen to represent the CCAA in the Pasadena Bowl.In their first bowl game appearance, the Matadors lost to 1967 West Texas A&M Buffaloes West Texas State. Valley State played home games at Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, California. Schedule 1967 small college AP September 16 w y y 1967 Whittier Poets Whittier Memorial Stadium Whittier, CA 30–7 2,100 September 29 w y Long Beach State Veterans Stadium Long Beach, CA 35–25 4,020 McCormack Jim Valley State Nabs First Victory Over CSLB, 35-25 https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-telegram/173213400/ Independent Press-Telegram Long Beach, California September 30, 1967 C1 May 26, 2025 Newspapers.com October 7 l Fresno State Birmingham High School Van Nuys, CA 25–31 5,500 October 14 l y y 1967 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Buck Shawn Stadium Santa Clara, CA 14–34 7,200–7,220 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1967 Santa Clara) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/631/stats/13797 National Collegiate Athletic Association May 28, 2022 October 21 w Cal Poly Birmingham High School Van Nuys, CA 40–21 6,300 October 28 w y y UC Santa Barbara Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, CA 28–27 6,500 November 4 w y y Cal Poly Pomona Birmingham High School Van Nuys, CA 53–13 5,300 Diablos Bow, 16-6 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California November 5, 1967 D-13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8471900/diablos_bow_1967_11_04/ Newspapers.com January 20, 2017 November 11 l San Diego State 1 Birmingham High School Van Nuys, CA 21–30 9,200 Aztecs Outlast Matadors, 30-21 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California November 12, 1967 D-12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8471232/aztecs_outlast_matadors/ Newspapers.com January 20, 2017 November 18 w y Cal State Los Angeles Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA 42–6 2,100–3,300 Valley State Rips Diablos to Near Bowl The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California November 19, 1967 D-17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8471980/the_los_angeles_times/ Newspapers.com January 20, 2017 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1967 Cal State Los Angeles) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/100/stats/13797 National Collegiate Athletic Association May 23, 2022 December 2 l y y West Texas State Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA Pasadena Bowl 13–35 23,802 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-buffaloes-roa/183837129/ The San Francisco Examiner Buffaloes roam to Jr. Rose Bowl title December 3, 1967 October 27, 2025 Newspapers.com Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1967 Valley State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/101/stats/13797 National Collegiate Athletic Association May 26, 2025 Team players in the NFL No Valley State players were selected in the 1968 NFL/AFL draft.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1968.htm 1968 NFL Draft January 19, 2017https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/calstatenorthridge/ Cal State-Northridge Players/Alumni February 21, 2017http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=C&collegeName=Cal+State-Northridge&abbrFlag=0&type=school Draft History: Cal State-Northridge March 18, 2017 The following finished their college career in 1967, were not drafted, but played in the NFL. Player Position First NFL team Bruce Lemmerman QB 1968 Atlanta Falcons References Valley State Category:Cal State Northridge Matadors football seasons Valley State Matadors football Valley State Matadors football