1968 Stanford Indians football team

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1968 Stanford Indians football
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
Record6–3–1 (3–3–1 Pac-8)
Head coach
Home stadium Stanford Stadium
Seasons
←  1967
1969  →
1968 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 USC $ 6 –0 –09 –1 –1
No. 15 Oregon State 5 –1 –07 –3 –0
Stanford 3 –3 –16 –3 –1
California 2 –2 –17 –3 –1
Oregon 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
UCLA 2 –4 –03 –7 –0
Washington State 1 –3 –13 –6 –1
Washington 1 –5 –13 –5 –2
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The Indians were 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.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 San Jose State *
W 68–2034,500 [1]
September 28at Oregon
W 28–1225,000 [2] [3]
October 5at No. 13 Air Force *
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 24–1335,000 [4]
October 12No. 2 USC No. 18
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
L 24–2781,000 [5]
October 19at Washington State No. 14
T 21–2115,700 [6]
October 26at UCLA
L 17–2037,935 [7]
November 2 Oregon State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 7–2929,000 [8]
November 9 Washington
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 35–2033,000 [9]
November 16at No. 4 Pacific (CA) *
W 24–020,500 [10]
November 23at No. 18 California
W 20–073,987 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1968 Stanford Indians football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 16 Jim Plunkett So
WR 18 Gene Washington Sr
OL Malcolm Snider Jr
WR Bob Moore So
OL George BuehlerSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB Don Parish Jr
DL Bill NicholsonJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Bill ShoemakerSr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

NFL/AFL draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Gene Washington Wide receiver116 San Francisco 49ers
George Buehler Guard250 Oakland Raiders
Malcolm Snider Guard354 Atlanta Falcons
Bill Nicholson Defensive end6144 Chicago Bears
Bill Shoemaker Kicker15369 Cincinnati Bengals

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  2. ↑ Uhrhammer, Jerry (September 29, 1968). "Tribe's circus downs Ducks". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  3. ↑ "Tribe trims Ducks". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 29, 1968. p. 16.
  4. ↑ "Stanford beats Air Force 24–13". St. Petersburg Times. October 6, 1968. Retrieved September 14, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Simpson-led Trojans nip Tribe in 27–24 thriller". The Modesto Bee. October 13, 1968. Retrieved September 14, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Stanford escapes with tie". The Spokesman-Review. October 20, 1968. Retrieved September 14, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "UCLA stops Tribe". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 27, 1968. p. 3B.
  8. ↑ "OSU smells Roses, 29-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 3, 1968. p. 1B.
  9. ↑ "Sub QB sparks Stanford, 35–20". Vallejo Times-Herald. November 10, 1968. Retrieved September 14, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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