1967 Washington Huskies football team

The 1967 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In its eleventh season under head coach Jim Owens, the team compiled a 5–5 record, tied for fourth place in the Athletic Association of Western Universities (Pac-8), and outscored its opponents 136 to 130.[1]

1967 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
1967 record	5–5 (3–4 AAWU)
Head coach	Jim Owens (11th season)
Captains	Mac Bledsoe Dean Halverson Steve Thompson
Home stadium	Husky Stadium

1967 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 USC $	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Oregon State	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
UCLA	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Stanford	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Washington	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
California	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Oregon	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Washington State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Washington won only two of its six home games; the notable victory was over the "Giant Killers" of Oregon State in the conference opener.[2] The Huskies had just one loss after five games,[3] but won only one of the last five.[4][5]

This was the last year for natural grass in Husky Stadium; AstroTurf was installed prior to the 1968 season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 16	Nebraska*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 7–17	57,481
September 23	Wisconsin*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 17–0	54,564
September 30	at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 30–7	34,379
October 7	Oregon State	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 13–6	56,033
October 14	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (rivalry)	W 36–0	33,500
October 21	No. 1 USC	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 6–23	58,754
October 28	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 23–6	30,000
November 4	Stanford	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 7–14	52,048
November 11	at No. 4 UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–48	46,368
November 25	Washington State	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	L 7–9	49,041
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1967 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 61 Ken Ballenger So T 73 Mac Bledsoe (C) Sr RB 28 Jim Cope Jr G 60 Jim Harris Jr C 56 Ron Hudson Sr SE 89 Jeff Huget Jr QB 15 Tom Manke Jr FB 30 Jim McCabe Sr C 54 Bob Schoepper Jr T 75 Avery Schwartz So RB 39 Carl Wojciechowski Jr SE 92 Harrison Wood Jr G 68 Dick Zatkovich Sr HB 24 Gerald Wea Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 72 Bob Anderson Jr DB 18 Bob Berg So DT 87 Lee Brock So DT 99 Bill Glennon Sr LB 37 Dean Halverson (C) Sr LB 49 George Jugum Jr MG 58 Mike Maggart Jr DB 17 Bob Pederson Jr DT 64 Augie Rios So DT 70 Rick Sharp Jr DB 11 Dan Spriesterbach Jr DB 13 Bill Sprinkle Jr DT 79 Steve Thompson (C) Sr DE 98 Otis Washington Jr LB 36 Clyde Werner So DB 12 Al Worley Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK, P 5 Don Martin Sr	Head coach Jim Owens (11th year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Source:[6][7]

NFL/AFL Draft selections

Five University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1968 NFL/AFL draft, which lasted seventeen rounds with 462 selections.

= Husky Hall of Fame[8]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Steve Thompson	Defensive end	2nd	44	New York Jets
Don Martin	Placekicker	5th	135	Los Angeles Rams
Bill Glennon	Defensive tackle	7th	189	Pittsburgh Steelers
Bob Richardson	Tackle	9th	243	Los Angeles Rams
Dean Halverson	Linebacker	13th	351	Los Angeles Rams

References

1. "Washington Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
2. "Huskies turn fumble to win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 8, 1967. p. 1B.
3. Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 15, 1967). "Ducks suffer double loss". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
4. Missildine, Harry (November 26, 1967). "Pluck, luck, defense! Cougars 9-7". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
5. Wilson, Mike (November 26, 1967). "Defensive unit shines as Cougars beat Washington 9-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 10.
6. "Probable starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 13, 1967. p. 3B.
7. "Huskies-Cougars: probable starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 25, 1967. p. 8.
8. "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.