1968 Washington State Cougars football team

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Conference Pacific-8 Conference Head coach Jim Sweeney (1st year)		1968 record 3–6–1 (1–3–1 Pac-8)
Home stadium Rogers Field, Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane, WA)

The 1968 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1968 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jim Sweeney, the Cougars compiled a 3–6–1 record (1–3–1 against Pac-8 opponents), finished in seventh place in the Pac-8, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 189 to 188.

The team's statistical leaders included Jerry Henderson with 1,586 passing yards, Richard Lee Smith with 326 rushing yards, and Johnny Davis with 421 receiving yards.

Schedule

S. 21 Idaho 14-7 W 23,612 S

S. 28 UCLA (8) 21-31 L 41,759 A

O. 5 Utah 14-17 L 16,503 H

O. 12 Arizona State 14-41 L 36,226 A

O. 19 Stanford (14) 21-21 T 15,700 S

O. 26 Oregon State 8-16 L 20,781 H

N. 2 Arizona 14-28 L 31,400 A

N. 9 Oregon 13-27 L 23,000 A

N. 16 San Jose State 46-0 W 8,450 A

N. 23 Washington 24-0 W 31,986 S

References

1968 Washington State Cougars football team Wikipedia

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