American college football season
1968 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
No. 4 USC $
6
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
1
No. 15 Oregon State
5
–
1
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Stanford
3
–
3
–
1
6
–
3
–
1
California
2
–
2
–
1
7
–
3
–
1
Oregon
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
UCLA
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Washington State
1
–
3
–
1
3
–
6
–
1
Washington
1
–
5
–
1
3
–
5
–
2
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1968 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season . In its 12th season under head coach Jim Owens , the team compiled a 3–5–2 record, finished in last place in the Pacific-8 Conference , and was outscored 177 to 154.[1]
Halfback Jim Cope and cornerback Al Worley were the team captains.
This was the first season of AstroTurf at Husky Stadium ; the opener was a tie with Rice .[2] The only other University Division venues with artificial turf in 1968 were the Astrodome (Houston ), Neyland Stadium (Tennessee ), and Camp Randall Stadium (Wisconsin ).
Schedule [ ] Date Opponent Site Result Attendance September 21 Rice * T 35–3550,038 September 28 at Wisconsin * W 21–1742,965 October 5 at Oregon State L 21–3530,220 October 12 Oregon L 0–352,737 October 19 at No. 1 USC L 7–1460,990 October 26 Idaho * W 37–749,538 November 2 No. 8 California T 7–750,266 November 9 at Stanford L 20–3533,000 November 16 UCLA W 6–052,500 November 23 vs. Washington State L 0–2431,986 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll
Roster [ ]
1968 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
G
61
Ken Ballenger Jr
RB
29
Harvey Blanks Jr
FB
31
Dave Cooke Jr
RB
28
Jim Cope (C)
Sr
RB
32
Bo Cornell So
G
60
Jim Harris Jr
SE
89
Jeff Huget Sr
TE
86
Ernie Janet So
C
53
Bruce Jarvis So
QB
7
Jerry Kaloper Sr
T
76
Dave McClinton Sr
QB
17
Mike McCoy Jr
T
54
Bob Schoepper Sr
T
75
Avery Schwartz Jr
QB
14
Gene Willis So
RB
39
Carl Wojciechowski Sr
SE
92
Harrison Wood Sr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DT
72
Bob Anderson Sr
DB
18
Bob Berg Jr
DT
87
Lee Brock Jr
DT
78
Greg Fike So
LB
49
George Jugum Sr
DE
84
Ken Lee So
DT
70
Rick Sharp Sr
DB
11
Dan Spriesterbach Sr
DB
13
Bill Sprinkle Sr
LB
50
Mark Truner So
DB
35
Tom Verti Jr
DE
98
Otis Washington Sr
LB
36
Clyde Werner Jr
DB
12
Al Worley (C)
Sr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
89
Jeff Huget Sr
PK
10
Ron Volbrecht So
P
14
Gene Willis So
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
Source: [4] [5] NFL/AFL Draft selections [ ] Two University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft , which lasted seventeen rounds with 442 selections.
References [ ]
^ "Washington Yearly Results (1965-1969)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015 .^ a b "Washington rallies to salvage 35-35 tie" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 22, 1968. p. 2, sports.^ Ashmun, Chuck (November 24, 1968). "Cougars surprise Huskies with Grenda, win 2nd straight" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 12. ^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 11, 1968). "Harrington to start against Huskies" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 3B. ^ "Huskies-Cougars: probable starters" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). November 23, 1968. p. 12.^ "The Husky Hall of Fame" . gohuskies.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08 .
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