1968 UC San Diego Tritons football team

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1968 UC San Diego Tritons football
ConferenceIndependent
1968 record0–7
Head coach
Seasons
1968 NCAA College Division independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 San Diego State   –   9 – 0 – 1
No. 3 Chattanooga   –   9 – 1 – 0
Indiana State   –   9 – 1 – 0
IUP   –   9 – 1 – 0
Nevada Southern   –   8 – 1 – 0
UC Riverside   –   7 – 1 – 1
No. 7 Eastern Michigan   –   8 – 2 – 0
Lincoln (MO)   –   8 – 2 – 0
La Verne   –   7 – 2 – 0
Tennessee State   –   6 – 2 – 1
Hawaii   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 14 Tampa   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Akron   –   7 – 3 – 1
Northeastern   –   6 – 3 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   6 – 3 – 0
Cortland   –   5 – 3 – 0
Boston University   –   5 – 3 – 1
Pacific (CA)   –   6 – 4 – 0
Samford   –   6 – 4 – 0
Parsons   –   5 – 4 – 0
Wheaton (IL)   –   5 – 4 – 0
Drake   –   5 – 5 – 0
UC Santa Barbara   –   4 – 4 – 1
Santa Clara   –   4 – 5 – 0
Portland State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Wayne State (MI)   –   3 – 6 – 0
Wabash   –   3 – 6 – 0
Colorado College   –   2 – 6 – 0
Milwaukee   –   2 – 7 – 0
Lake Forest   –   2 – 8 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   2 – 8 – 0
Mississippi Valley State   –   1 – 7 – 0
UC San Diego   –   0 – 7 – 0
Rose Poly   –   0 – 8 – 0
Cal Poly Pomona   –   0 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 UC San Diego Tritons football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, San Diego as an independent during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In their only year under head coach Walt Hackett, the team compiled an 0–7 record. This represented the lone season of Tritons football as the program was officially discontinued prior to the 1969 season.[1]

Their 34–31 loss against the California Institute of Technology at Pasadena, ended a 34-game losing streak for the Engineers that stretched back to their 1964 season.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28La VerneSan Diego, CAL 6–41[3]
October 5at Cal LutheranThousand Oaks, CAL 8–56[4]
October 12at Loyola (CA)
L 14–34[5]
November 2Cal WesternSan Diego, CAL 7–34[6]
November 9at Caltech
L 31–34[7]
November 16at Nevada Southern
L 6–27[8]
November 23at Saint Mary's
L 13–27[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "NCAA Division II-III Football Records (Added/Discontinued Programs)" (PDF). NCAA.org. p. 209. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Cal Tech Engineers grid win". The Fresno Bee. November 10, 1968. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "La Verne romps past UC San Diego, 41–6". Progress Bulletin. September 29, 1968. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cal Lutheran shames UCSD". The Fresno Bee. October 6, 1968. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Loyola 34, UC San Diego 14". The Los Angeles Times. October 13, 1968. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cal Western 34, UC San Diego 7". The Los Angeles Times. November 3, 1968. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "34-game losing streak broken, Caltech ends famine". Independent Star-News. November 10, 1968. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Nevada Southern 27, UC San Diego 6". The Los Angeles Times. November 17, 1968. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gaels pound UC–SD, 27–13". The San Francisco Examiner. November 24, 1968. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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