American college football season
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 September 21 San Jose State * W 68–20
September 28 at Oregon W 28–1225,000 [ 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 24–2781,000
October 19 at Washington State No. 14 T 21–2115,700
October 26 at UCLA L 17–2037,935 [ 3]
November 2 Oregon State Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA L 7–2929,000 [ 4]
November 9 Washington Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA W 35–2033,000
November 16 at No. 4 Pacific (CA) * W 24–0
November 23 at No. 18 California W 20–073,987
*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
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
Bill Shoemaker
Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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 .
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