Aftermath
Back in 1966, the final UPI poll was taken before the bowl games so Michigan State retained its #1 ranking in the UPI. Alabama, led by quarterback Steve Sloan and with a record of 8–1–1, handed undefeated and #2 ranked Nebraska a 39–28 loss in the Orange Bowl; the Crimson Tide was then voted #1 in the AP. UCLA ended up ranked #4 AP, #5 UPI.
In a 1995 vote of the greatest moments in Los Angeles sports history, Bob Stiles' stop of Bob Apisa on the goal line ranked #26. The defeat of USC in the UCLA-USC rivalry game to get to the Rose Bowl ranked #35.
Prothro would never be able to bring the Bruins to the Rose Bowl again. In 1966, the USC Trojans were voted in ahead of the Bruins despite UCLA's 14–7 win over USC. In the 1967 USC vs. UCLA football game, a spectacular run by O.J. Simpson would give USC the bid and the National Championship. In the 1969 USC-UCLA football game, a battle of undefeated teams, USC would again prevail, 14–12.
Kurt Altenberg died in 2005.
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