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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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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]
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.
- 1 2 "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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