1968 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 1968 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Home games were played on campus in Corvallis at Parker Stadium, with one at Civic Stadium in Portland.[1]

1968 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 15
1968 record7–3 (5–1 Pac-8)
Head coachDee Andros (4th season)
CaptainSteve Preece
Jon Sandstrom
Home stadiumParker Stadium
Civic Stadium (Portland)
1968 Pacific-8 Conference 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

Under fourth-year head coach Dee Andros, the Beavers were 7–3 overall and 5–1 in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8). They were fifteenth in the final AP Poll, and outscored their opponents, 285 to 179.[2] The 17–13 loss at USC in November decided the conference title and the Rose Bowl berth.[3] Prior to the 1975 season, the Pac-8 and Big Ten conferences allowed only one postseason participant each, for the Rose Bowl.

The Beavers were led on offense by quarterback Steve Preece and fullback Bill Enyart,[4] nicknamed "Earthquake."[5] Center John Didion was a consensus All-American.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 21at Iowa*No. 8
L 20–2146,892
September 28at Utah*No. 18
W 24–2119,265
October 5Washington
ABCW 35–2130,220
October 12at Kentucky*No. 20
L 34–3532,000
October 19Arizona State*
W 28–927,507
October 26at Washington State
W 16–820,781
November 2at Stanford
W 29–729,000
November 9UCLANo. 15
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, Oregon [4]
W 45–2141,361
November 16at No. 1 USCNo. 13
L 13–1759,236
November 23OregonNo. 16
W 41–1940,144
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[14][15]

Roster

QB/HB Bobby Mayes

  • QB/HB Bobby Mayes

Season summary

Utah
  • Bill Enyart 50 Rush, 299 Yds, 3 TD
  • Oregon State did not complete a pass (0/4, INT) [15]

. Stanford

  • Bobby Mayes 54 yard reverse for touchdown


Washington
  • Roger Cantlon 4 Rec, 116 Yds [15]

Kentucky

Washington State

UCLA

Oregon

Statistics
  • Bill Enyart 293 Rush, 1304 Yds, 17 TD (all three were single season school records until 1999 – Ken Simonton)
  • Billy Main 32.1 yards per kick return [15]

Awards
  • Team MVP: Steve Preece, Jon Sandstrom
  • All Pac 8: John Didion, Bill Enyart, Jon Sandstrom
  • All-American: John Didion (AFCA – 1st, AP, Central Press Association, Football News, FWAA – 1st, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Sporting News, Time, UPI, Walter Camp), Bill Enyart (UPI – 1st)[15]

NFL/AFL Draft

Five Beavers were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft, the third and final common draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).

Rnd. Pick # NFL teamPlayerPos.CollegeConf.Notes
2 27 Bill Enyart  FB Oregon St Pac-8
3 67 Jon Sandstrom  DT Oregon St Pac-8
7 213 John Didion  C Oregon St Pac-8
9 216 Rocky Raisley  OT Oregon St Pac-8
9 229 Mike Foote  LB Oregon St Pac-8
Source:[15]

References
  1. Cawood, Neil (October 20, 1968). "Beavers rip Devils, 28-9". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  2. "1968 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  3. Cawood, Neil (November 17, 1968). "OSU bowl hopes shattered by Trojans, 17-13". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  4. Cawood, Neil (November 10, 1968). "Beavers rip Bruins, 45-21". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  5. "O.J. & Co. get 3rd straight bowl berth with 17-13 win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 17, 1968. p. 11.
  6. "Preece hurt, O-State upset by Iowa 21-20". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. September 22, 1968. p. 1B.
  7. "Enyart keys Beaver victory 24-21". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. September 29, 1968. p. 1B.
  8. Cawood, Neil (October 6, 1968). "Beavers open up, drub Huskies in second half, 35-21". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  9. "Lyons ruins State, 35-34". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. October 13, 1968. p. 1B.
  10. "Enyart paces Beavers' win". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. October 27, 1968. p. 1B.
  11. "Preece, Enyart help Beavers spoil Cougars' Homecoming". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. October 27, 1968. p. 15.
  12. "OSU smells Roses, 29-7". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. November 3, 1968. p. 1B.
  13. Uhrhammer, Jerry (November 24, 1964). "Webfoots 'Pumpkinized' by Enyart, Beavers, 41-19". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 3B.
  14. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Dec-11.
  15. 2016 Oregon State Beavers Football Media Guide. Retrieved 2016-Dec-11.
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