1968 Stanford Indians football team
The 1968 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season.
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| Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
| 1968 record | 6–3–1 (3–3–1 Pac-8) |
| Head coach | John Ralston (6th season) |
| Home stadium | Stanford Stadium (c. 85,500, grass) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 USC $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Season
The Indians were coached by John Ralston in his sixth season. On the field, the offense was led by future Heisman Trophy winner Jim Plunkett in his first season as starting quarterback and senior wide receiver Gene Washington.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result |
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| September 21 | San Jose State* | W 68–20 | ||
| September 28 | at Oregon | W 28–12 | ||
| October 5 | at No. 13 Air Force* |
| W 24–13 | |
| October 10 | No. 2 USC | No. 18 |
| L 24–27 |
| October 19 | at Washington State | No. 14 | T 21–21 | |
| October 26 | at UCLA | L 17–20 | ||
| November 2 | Oregon State |
| L 7–29 | |
| November 9 | Washington |
| W 35–20 | |
| November 16 | at No. 4 Pacific* |
| W 24–0 | |
| November 23 | at No. 18 California |
| W 20–0 | |
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Roster
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Players drafted by the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Gene Washington | Wide receiver | 1 | 16 | San Francisco 49ers |
| George Buehler | Guard | 2 | 50 | Oakland Raiders |
| Malcolm Snider | Guard | 3 | 54 | Atlanta Falcons |
| Bill Nicholson | Defensive end | 6 | 144 | Chicago Bears |
| Bill Shoemaker | Kicker | 15 | 369 | Cincinnati Bengals |
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References
- "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1968–1972". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2013-06-28. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- "1969 NFL Draft". Retrieved May 24, 2013.
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