1968 Washington Huskies football team

1968 Washington Huskies football
Conference Pacific-8
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
1968 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
Washington 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 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
September 21 Rice* Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA [2] T  35–35   50,038
September 28 at Wisconsin* Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI W 21–17   42,965
October 5 at Oregon State Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR L  21–35   30,220
October 12 Oregon Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L    0–3   52,737
October 19 at No. 1 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L    7–14   60,990
October 26 Idaho* Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 37–7   49,538
November 2 No. 8 California Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA T    7–7   50,266
November 9 at Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA L  20–35   33,000
November 16 UCLA Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W   6–0   52,500
November 23 vs. Washington State Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA [3] (Apple Cup) L    0–24   31,986
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Roster

1968 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 61 Ken Ballenger Jr
RB 29 Harvey Blanks Jr
FB 31 Dave Cooke Jr
RB 28 Jim Cope Sr
RB 32 Bo Cornell So
G 60 Jim Harris Jr
WR 89 Jeff Huget Sr
TE 86 Ernie Janet So
C 53 Bruce Jarvis So
QB 7 Jerry Kaloper Sr
QB 17 Mike McCoy Jr
T 54 Bob Schoepper Sr
T 75 Avery Schwartz Jr
QB 14 Gene Willis
RB 39 Carl Wojciechowski Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 72 Bob Anderson Sr
DB 18 Bob Berg 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
LB 50 Mark Truner So
DB 35 Tom Verti Jr
DE 98 Otis Washington Sr
LB 36 Clyde Werner Jr
DB 12 Al Worley Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK 10 Ron Volbrecht
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Source:[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Washington Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Washington rallies to salvage 35-35 tie". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 22, 1968. p. 2, sports.
  3. ↑ Ashmun, Chuck (November 24, 1968). "Cougars surprise Huskies with Grenda, win 2nd straight". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 12.
  4. ↑ "Huskies-Cougars: probable starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 23, 1968. p. 12.
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