1968 Washington State Cougars football | |
Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
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1968 record | 3–6–1 (1–3–1 Pac-8) |
Head coach | Jim Sweeney (1st season) |
Home stadium | Rogers Field, Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane, WA) |
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 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1968 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jim Sweeney, the Cougars compiled a 3–6–1 record (1–3–1 against Pac-8 opponents), finished in seventh place in the Pac-8, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 189 to 188.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Jerry Henderson with 1,586 passing yards, Richard Lee Smith with 326 rushing yards, and Johnny Davis with 421 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 21 | vs. Idaho* | W 14–7 | 23,612 | |
September 28 | at No. 8 UCLA | L 21–31 | 41,759 | |
October 5 | Utah* | L 14–17 | 16,503 | |
October 12 | at Arizona State* | L 14–41 | 36,226 | |
October 19 | No. 14 Stanford |
| T 21–21 | 15,700 |
October 26 | Oregon State |
| L 8–16 | 20,781 |
November 2 | at Arizona* | L 14–28 | 31,400 | |
November 9 | at Oregon | L 13–27 | 23,000 | |
November 16 | at San Jose State* |
| W 46–0 | 8,450 |
November 23 | Washington |
| W 24–0 | 31,986 |
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References[]
- ↑ "1968 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-state/1968-schedule.html. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Media Guide". Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 76. http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/wsu.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/8/25/2016_Football_Media_Guide_Color.pdf. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ↑ "1968 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-state/1968.html. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
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