1968 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team

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The 1968 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by the Associated Press (AP), the United Press International (UPI), and the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) coaches (Coaches) as the best college football players by position in the Pac-8 during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season.

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The 1968 USC Trojans football team won the Pac-8 championship, were ranked No. 2 in the final Coaches Poll, and placed eight players on the first team: quarterback Steve Sogge (AP-1, UPI-1, Coaches-1); running back O. J. Simpson (AP-1, UPI-1, Coaches-1); end Bob Klein (AP-1, UPI-1, Coaches-1); offensive tackle Sid Smith (AP-1, Coaches-1); offensive guards Fred Khasigian (AP-1, Coaches-1) and Steve Lehmer (UPI-1); defensive end Jimmy Gunn (AP-1, UPI-1, Coaches-1); and defensive back Mike Battle (UPI-1). [1] [2] [3]

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Ends

Tackles

Guards

Centers

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

Defensive tackles

Middle guard

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Key

AP = Associated Press [1]

UPI = United Press International [2] [4]

Coaches = selected by the eight head coaches of the Pacific-8 Conference [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "USC Trojans Dominate All-West Coast Squad". Daily Independent Journal (San Rafael, California). November 28, 1968. p. 29 via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 "USC Trojans dominate UPI's All-Coast grid team". The Tribune. San Luis Obispo. November 28, 1968. p. 24 via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "Troy Dominates Star Squad". The Times. December 4, 1968. p. 38 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Joe Sargis (November 28, 1968). "Five all-Americas top coastal major college grid selections". The Lompoc Record. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.