| 1968 Washington Huskies football | |
| Conference | Pacific-8 |
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| 1968 record | 3–5–2 (1–5–1 Pac-8) |
| Head coach | Jim Owens (12th season) |
| Captain | Jim Cope |
| Captain | Al Worley |
| Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1968 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1968 college 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 by its opponents by a combined total of 177 to 154.[1] Jim Cope and 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) and Neyland Stadium (Tennessee).
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 21 | Rice* | T 35–35 | 50,038 | |
| September 28 | at Wisconsin* | W 21–17 | 42,965 | |
| October 5 | at Oregon State | L 21–35 | 30,220 | |
| 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 | |
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References[]
- ↑ "Washington Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/w/washington/1965-1969_yearly_results.php. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Washington rallies to salvage 35-35 tie". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 2, sports. September 22, 1968. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GrdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bekDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7281%2C2291082.
- ↑ Ashmun, Chuck (November 24, 1968). "Cougars surprise Huskies with Grenda, win 2nd straight". Lewiston Morning Tribune ((Idaho)): p. 12. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ab9eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OTEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5308%2C4525632.
- ↑ "Huskies-Cougars: probable starters". Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 12. November 23, 1968. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7LVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fekDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4132%2C2645115.
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