American college football season
1968 Stanford Indians football |
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Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
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Record | 6–3–1 (3–3–1 Pac-8) |
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Head coach | - John Ralston (6th season)
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Home stadium | Stanford Stadium |
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Seasons |
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 |
Washington | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | | | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1968 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season.
The Indians led by sixth-year head coach John Ralston. On the field, the offense was headed by future Heisman Trophy winner Jim Plunkett, a sophomore in his first season as starting quarterback, and senior wide receiver Gene Washington.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 | San Jose State* | | | W 68–20 | | |
September 28 | at Oregon | | | W 28–12 | 25,000 | [1][2] |
October 5 | at No. 13 Air Force* | | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
| W 24–13 | | |
October 12 | No. 2 USC | No. 18 | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA (rivalry)
| L 24–27 | 81,000 | |
October 19 | at Washington State | No. 14 | | T 21–21 | 15,700 | |
October 26 | at UCLA | | | L 17–20 | 37,935 | [3] |
November 2 | Oregon State | | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
| L 7–29 | 29,000 | [4] |
November 9 | Washington | | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
| W 35–20 | 33,000 | |
November 16 | at No. 4 Pacific (CA)* | | | W 24–0 | | |
November 23 | at No. 18 California | | | W 20–0 | 73,987 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1968 Stanford Indians football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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NFL/AFL Draft
- Source:[6]
References
- ^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (September 29, 1968). "Tribe's circus downs Ducks". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^ "Tribe trims Ducks". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 29, 1968. p. 16.
- ^ "UCLA stops Tribe". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 27, 1968. p. 3B.
- ^ "OSU smells Roses, 29-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 3, 1968. p. 1B.
- ^ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1968–1972". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- ^ "1969 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
External links
- Game program: Stanford vs. Washington State at Spokane – October 19, 1968
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