1968 Washington State Cougars football team

1968 Washington State Cougars football
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
1968 record 3–6–1 (1–3–1 Pac-8)
Head coach Jim Sweeney (1st year)
Home stadium Rogers Field,
Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane, WA)
1968 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 USC $ 6 – 0 – 0     9 – 1 – 1
#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 State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1968 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jim Sweeney, the Cougars compiled a 3–6–1 record (1–3–1 against Pac-8 opponents), finished in seventh place in the Pac-8, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 189 to 188.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Jerry Henderson with 1,586 passing yards, Richard Lee Smith with 326 rushing yards, and Johnny Davis with 421 receiving yards.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "1968 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 76. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1968 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
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