1968 Washington Huskies football team
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. Led by twelfth-year head coach Jim Owens, the Huskies compiled a 3–5–2 record (1–5–1 in the Pacific-8 Conference, last) and were outscored 177 to 154.[1]
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| Conference | Pacific-8 |
| Record | 3–5–2 (1–5–1 Pac-8) |
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| Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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] It was one of four venues in the University Division with artificial turf in 1968; the others were the Astrodome (Houston), Neyland Stadium (Tennessee), and Camp Randall Stadium (Wisconsin).
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | Rice* | T 35–35 | 50,038 | [2] | ||
| September 28 | at Wisconsin* | W 21–17 | 42,965 | |||
| October 5 | at Oregon State | ABC | L 21–35 | 30,220 | [3] | |
| October 12 | Oregon |
| L 0–3 | 52,737 | ||
| October 19 | at No. 1 USC | L 7–14 | 60,990 | |||
| October 26 | Idaho* |
| W 37–7 | 49,538 | ||
| November 2 | No. 8 California |
| T 7–7 | 50,266 | ||
| November 9 | at Stanford | L 20–35 | 33,000 | |||
| November 16 | UCLA |
| W 6–0 | 52,500 | ||
| November 23 | vs. Washington State | L 0–24 | 31,986 | [4] | ||
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Roster
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NFL/AFL Draft selections
Two University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft, which lasted seventeen rounds with 442 selections.
| = Husky Hall of Fame[7] |
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
| Harrison Wood | Wide receiver | 8th | 199 | Minnesota Vikings |
| George Jugum | Linebacker | 15th | 385 | Los Angeles Rams |
References
- "Washington Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- "Washington rallies to salvage 35-35 tie". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 22, 1968. p. 2, sports.
- Cawood, Neil (October 6, 1968). "Beavers open up, drub Huskies in second half, 35-21". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- 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 October 8, 2019.
External links
- Official game program: Washington vs. Washington State at Spokane – November 23, 1968
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