| 1968 Stanford Indians football | |
| Conference | Athletic Association of Western Universities |
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| 1968 record | 6–3–1 (3–3–1 Pac-8) |
| Head coach | John Ralston (6th season) |
| Home stadium | Stanford Stadium (c. 85,500, grass) |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #4 USC † | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1968 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University during the 1968 college football season.
Season[]
The Indians were coached by John Ralston in his sixth season. On the field, the offense was led by future Heisman Trophy winner Jim Plunkett in his first season as starting quarterback and senior wide receiver Gene Washington.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21* | San Jose State | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | W 68–20 | |||||
| September 28 | at Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | W 28–12 | |||||
| October 5* | at #13 Air Force | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | W 24–13 | |||||
| October 10 | #2 USC | #18 | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | L 24–27 | ||||
| October 19 | at Washington State | #14 | Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA | T 21–21 | ||||
| October 26 | at UCLA | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | L 17–20 | |||||
| November 2 | Oregon State | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | L 7–29 | |||||
| November 9 | Washington | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | W 35–20 | |||||
| November 16* | at #4 Pacific | Pacific Memorial Stadium • Stockton, CA | W 24–0 | |||||
| November 23 | at #18 California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (71st Big Game) | W 20–0 | |||||
| *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. | ||||||||
Players drafted by the NFL[]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Gene Washington | Wide receiver | 1 | 16 | San Francisco 49ers |
| George Buehler | Guard | 2 | 50 | Oakland Raiders |
| Malcolm Snider | Guard | 3 | 54 | Atlanta Falcons |
| Bill Nicholson | Defensive End | 6 | 144 | Chicago Bears |
| Bill Shoemaker | Kicker | 15 | 369 | Cincinnati Bengals |
References[]
- ↑ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1968–1972". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/pac10/stanford/yearly_results.php?year=1968. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- ↑ "1969 NFL Draft". http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1969.htm. Retrieved May 24, 2013.