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1968 Washington Huskies football team

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1968Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Record	3–5–2 (1–5–1 Pac-8)
Head coach	Jim Owens (12th season)
Captains	Jim Cope Al Worley
Home stadium	University of Washington Stadium
Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

1968 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
v t e	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
Washington	1	–	5	–	1	3	–	5	–	2

$ – Conference champion Rankings fromAP Poll

The1968 Washington Huskies football team was anAmerican football team that represented theUniversity of Washington during the1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by twelfth-year head coachJim Owens, theHuskies compiled a 3–5–2 record (1–5–1 in thePacific-8 Conference, last) and were outscored 177 to 154.^[1]

Halfback Jim Cope and cornerbackAl Worley were the team captains.

This was the first season ofAstroTurf atUniversity of Washington Stadium; the opener was a tiewithRice.^[2] It was one of four venues in the University Division withartificial turf in 1968; the others were theAstrodome (Houston),Neyland Stadium (Tennessee), andCamp Randall Stadium (Wisconsin).

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Rice*	University of Washington Stadium Seattle, WA		T 35–35	50,038	^[2]
September 28	atWisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 21–17	42,965	^[3]
October 5	atOregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	ABC	L 21–35	30,220	^[4]
October 12	Oregon	University of Washington Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)		L 0–3	52,737	^[5]^[6]
October 19	at No. 1USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		L 7–14	60,990	^[7]
October 26	Idaho*	University of Washington Stadium Seattle, WA		W 37–7	49,538	^[8]
November 2	No. 8California	University of Washington Stadium Seattle, WA		T 7–7	50,266	^[9]
November 9	atStanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		L 20–35	33,000	^[10]
November 16	UCLA	University of Washington Stadium Seattle, WA		W 6–0	52,500	^[11]
November 23	vs.Washington State	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA (Apple Cup)		L 0–24	31,986	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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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

Jim Owens (12th year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Tom Tipps
Bob Schloredt
Jerry Cheek
Otto Kofler
Don White
John Goodwin
Jack Friedman
Dave Phillips
Mel Thompson

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Source:^[13]^[14]

NFL/AFL draft selections

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Two University of Washington Huskies were selected in the1969 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

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

External links

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Official game program: Washington vs. Washington State at Spokane – November 23, 1968

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