Year: | 1968 |
Team: | Washington Huskies |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Pacific-8 |
Short Conf: | Pac-8 |
Record: | 3–5–2 |
Conf Record: | 1–5–1 |
Head Coach: | Jim Owens |
Hc Year: | 12th |
Captain: | Jim Cope |
Captain2: | Al Worley |
Stadium: | Husky Stadium |
The 1968 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by twelfth-year head coach Jim Owens, the Huskies compiled a 3–5–2 record (1–5–1 in the Pacific-8 Conference, last) and were outscored 177 to 154.[1]
Halfback Jim Cope and cornerback Al Worley were the team captains.
This was the first season of AstroTurf at Husky Stadium; the opener was a tie It was one of four venues in the University Division with artificial turf in 1968; the others were the Astrodome (Houston), Neyland Stadium (Tennessee), and Camp Randall Stadium (Wisconsin).
Two University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft, which lasted seventeen rounds with 442 selections.
= Husky Hall of Fame[4] |
Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise | ||
Harrison Wood | Wide receiver | 199 | Minnesota Vikings | |||
George Jugum | Linebacker | 385 | Los Angeles Rams | - align="center" bgcolor="" --> |