1968 Washington Huskies football team

1968 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Record3–5–2 (1–5–1 Pac-8)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumUniversity of Washington Stadium
1968 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
1 – 5 – 1 3 – 5 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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 University of Washington 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

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 21Rice*
T 35–3550,038[2]
September 28at Wisconsin*
W 21–1742,965[3]
October 5at Oregon State
ABCL 21–3530,220[4]
October 12Oregon
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA (rivalry)
L 0–352,737[5][6]
October 19at No. 1 USC
L 7–1460,990[7]
October 26Idaho*
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 37–749,538[8]
November 2No. 8 California
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
T 7–750,266[9]
November 9at Stanford
L 20–3533,000[10]
November 16UCLA
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 6–052,500[11]
November 23vs. Washington State
L 0–2431,986[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1968 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 61 Ken Ballenger Jr
RB 29 Harvey Blanks Jr
FB 31 Dave Cooke Jr
RB 28 Jim Cope (C) Sr
RB 32 Bo Cornell So
G 60 Jim Harris Jr
SE 89 Jeff Huget Sr
TE 86 Ernie Janet So
C 53 Bruce Jarvis So
QB 7 Jerry Kaloper Sr
OT 76 Dave McClinton Sr
QB 17 Mike McCoy Jr
OT 54 Bob Schoepper Sr
OT 75 Avery Schwartz Jr
QB 14 Gene Willis So
RB 39 Carl Wojciechowski Sr
SE 92 Harrison Wood Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 72 Bob Anderson Sr
DB 18 Bob Berg Jr
DT 87 Lee Brock Jr
DT 78 Greg Fike So
LB 49 George Jugum Sr
DE 84 Ken Lee So
DT 70 Rick Sharp Sr
DB 11 Dan Spriesterbach Sr
DB 13 Bill Sprinkle Sr
LB 50 Mark Truner So
DB 35 Tom Verti Jr
DE 98 Otis Washington Sr
LB 36 Clyde Werner Jr
DB 12 Al Worley (C) Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 89 Jeff Huget Sr
PK 10 Ron Volbrecht So
P 14 Gene Willis So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
Source:[13][14]

NFL/AFL draft selections

Two University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft, which lasted 17 rounds with 442 selections.

= Husky Hall of Fame[15]
Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Harrison Wood Wide receiver 8th 199 Minnesota Vikings
George Jugum Linebacker 15th 385 Los Angeles Rams

References

  1. ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Washington rallies to salvage 35-35 tie". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 22, 1968. p. 2, sports.
  3. ^ "Washington turns back Wisconsin's rally 21–17". The La Crosse Tribune. September 29, 1968. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Cawood, Neil (October 6, 1968). "Beavers open up, drub Huskies in second half, 35-21". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  5. ^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 13, 1968). "Woody's field goal upsets Huskies, 3-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  6. ^ "Ducks drop UW 3–0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 13, 1968. p. 7, sports.
  7. ^ "Trojans nip Huskies, 14–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 20, 1968. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Stolen Idaho passes win for Huskies". The Sacramento Bee. October 27, 1968. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cal bobble gives UW 7 to 7 tie". The Oregon Statesman. November 3, 1968. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Sub QB sparks Stanford, 35–20". Vallejo Times-Herald. November 10, 1968. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Huskies top Bruins, 6–0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 17, 1968. p. 3B.
  12. ^ Ashmun, Chuck (November 24, 1968). "Cougars surprise Huskies with Grenda, win 2nd straight". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 12.
  13. ^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 11, 1968). "Harrington to start against Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 3B.
  14. ^ "Huskies-Cougars: probable starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 23, 1968. p. 12.
  15. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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