1968 Oregon State Beavers football team explained

Year:	1968
Team:	Oregon State Beavers
Sport:	football
Conference:	Pacific-8 Conference
Short Conf:	Pac-8
Coachrank:	13
Aprank:	15
Record:	7–3
Conf Record:	5–1
Head Coach:	Dee Andros
Hc Year:	4th
Captain:	Steve Preece
Captain2:	Jon Sandstrom

The 1968 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Home games were played on campus in Corvallis at Parker Stadium, with one at Civic Stadium in Portland.

Under fourth-year head coach Dee Andros, the Beavers were 7–3 overall and 5–1 in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8). They were fifteenth in the final AP Poll, and outscored their opponents 285 to 179.^[1] The 17–13 loss at USC in November decided the conference title and the Rose Bowl berth.^[2] Prior to the 1975 season, the Pac-8 and Big Ten conferences allowed only one postseason participant each, for the Rose Bowl.

The Beavers were led on offense by quarterback Steve Preece and fullback Bill Enyart,^[3] nicknamed "Earthquake;"^{[4] [5]} center John Didion was a consensus All-American.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Utah

• Bill Enyart 50 Rush, 299 Yds, 3 TD
• Oregon State did not complete a pass (0/4, INT) ^[7]

Stanford

• Bobby Mayes 54 yard reverse for touchdown

Washington

• Roger Cantlon 4 Rec, 116 Yds ^[7]

Kentucky

• Enyart 29 Rush, 105 Yds, 4 TD ^[7]

Washington State

• Enyart 31 Rush, 137 Yds, TD ^[7]

UCLA

• Enyart 32 Rush, 155 Yds, 2 TD^[7]

Oregon

• Enyart 37 Rush, 168 Yds, 3 TD ^{[5] [7]}

Roster

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Statistics

• Bill Enyart 293 Rush, 1304 Yds, 17 TD (all three were single season school records until 1999 – Ken Simonton)
• Billy Main 32.1 yards per kick return ^[7]

Awards

• Team MVP: Steve Preece, Jon Sandstrom
• All Pac 8: John Didion, Bill Enyart, Jon Sandstrom
• All-American

John Didion (AFCA – 1st, AP, Central Press Association, Football News, FWAA – 1st, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Sporting News, Time, UPI, Walter Camp), Bill Enyart (UPI – 1st)^[7]

NFL/AFL Draft

Five Beavers were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft, the third and final common draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).

Source:^[7]

• QB Steve Preece was not drafted, but had a nine-year career in the NFL as a defensive back.

External links

• Game program: Oregon State at Washington State – October 26, 1968
• WSU Libraries: Game video – Oregon State at Washington State – October 26, 1968

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1968 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. September 7, 2016.
2. News: OSU bowl hopes shattered by Trojans, 17-13 . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Cawood . Neil . November 17, 1968 . 1B.
3. News: Beavers rip Bruins, 45-21 . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Cawood . Neil . November 10, 1968 . 1B.
4. News: O.J. & Co. get 3rd straight bowl berth with 17-13 win . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press . November 17, 1968 . 11 .
5. News: Webfoots 'Pumpkinized' by Enyart, Beavers, 41-19 . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Uhrhammer . Jerry . November 24, 1964 . 1B.
6. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oregon-state/1968-schedule.html College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
7. http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/oregonstate.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/9/7/2016_Oregon_State_Media_Guide.pdf?id=4146 2016 Oregon State Beavers Football Media Guide
8. News: WSU vs. Oregon State . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . (rosters) . October 25, 1968 . 17.