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 West Texas State. Valley State played home games at Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, California.
| 1967 Valley State Matadors football | |
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Pasadena Bowl, L 13–35 vs. West Texas State | |
| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 6–4 (3–2 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Birmingham High School |
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| No. 1/1 San Diego State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valley State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Los Angeles | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | at Whittier* |
| W 30–7 | ||
| September 29 | at Long Beach State | W 35–25 | |||
| October 7 | Fresno State | L 25–31 | |||
| October 14 | at Santa Clara* | L 14–34 | 7,200 | [1] | |
| October 21 | Cal Poly |
| W 40–21 | 6,300 | [2] |
| October 28 | at UC Santa Barbara* | W 28–27 | 6,500 | [3] | |
| November 4 | Cal Poly Pomona* |
| W 53–13 | 5,000–5,300 | [4][5] |
| November 11 | No. 1 San Diego State |
| L 21–30 | 9,200 | [6] |
| November 18 | at Cal State Los Angeles | W 42–6 | 3,241–3,300 | [7][8] | |
| December 2 | vs. West Texas State* |
| L 13–35 | ||
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Team players in the NFL
No Valley State players were selected in the 1968 NFL Draft.[10][11][12]
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 |