1968 Oregon State Beavers football team
| 1968 Oregon State Beavers football | |
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| Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 13 |
| AP | No. 15 |
| Record | 7–3 (5–1 Pac-8) |
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| Captain | Steve Preece Jon Sandstrom |
| Home stadium | Parker Stadium Civic Stadium (Portland) |
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| 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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The 1968 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 1968 college football season. Home games were played on campus in Corvallis at Parker Stadium, with one at Civic Stadium in Portland.[1]
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.[2] The 17–13 loss at USC in November decided the conference title and the Rose Bowl berth.[3] 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,[4] nicknamed "Earthquake."[5] Center John Didion was a consensus All-American.
Schedule
September 21at Iowa*No. 8
L 20–21 46,892 September 28at Utah*No. 18
W 24–21 19,265 October 5Washington
ABCW 35–21 30,220 October 12at Kentucky*No. 20
L 34–35 32,000 October 19Arizona State*
W 28–9 27,507 October 26at Washington State
W 16–8 20,781 November 2at Stanford
W 29–7 29,000
November 9UCLA
No. 15
- Parker Stadium
- Corvallis, Oregon [4]
W 45–21 41,361 November 16at No. 1 USCNo. 13
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles [3][5]
L 13–17 59,236 November 23OregonNo. 16
W 41–19 40,144
Template:CFB Schedule End Source:[14][15]
Roster
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Season summary
Utah
- Bill Enyart 50 Rush, 299 Yds, 3 TD
- Oregon State did not complete a pass (0/4, INT) [15]
Washington
- Roger Cantlon 4 Rec, 116 Yds [15]
Kentucky
- Bill Enyart 29 Rush, 105 Yds, 4 TD [15]
Washington State
- Bill Enyart 31 Rush, 137 Yds, TD [15]
UCLA
- Bill Enyart 32 Rush, 155 Yds, 2 TD[15]
Oregon
- Bill Enyart 37 Rush, 168 Yds, 3 TD [15]
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 [15]
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)[15]
Draft picks
Oregon State players selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL Draft
| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes | |
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| 2 | 27 | Bill Enyart | FB | Oregon St | Pac-8 | |||
| 3 | 67 | Jon Sandstrom | DT | Oregon St | Pac-8 | |||
| 7 | 213 | John Didion | C | Oregon St | Pac-8 | |||
| 9 | 216 | Rocky Raisley | OT | Oregon St | Pac-8 | |||
| 9 | 229 | Mike Foote | LB | Oregon St | Pac-8 |
Source:[15]
- QB Steve Preece was not drafted, but had a nine-year career in the NFL as a defensive back.
References
- ^ a b Cawood, Neil (October 20, 1968). "Beavers rip Devils, 28-9". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
- ^ "1968 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ a b Cawood, Neil (November 17, 1968). "OSU bowl hopes shattered by Trojans, 17-13". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
- ^ a b Cawood, Neil (November 10, 1968). "Beavers rip Bruins, 45-21". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
- ^ a b "O.J. & Co. get 3rd straight bowl berth with 17-13 win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 17, 1968. p. 11.
- ^ "Preece hurt, O-State upset by Iowa 21-20". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. September 22, 1968. p. 1B.
- ^ "Enyart keys Beaver victory 24-21". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. September 29, 1968. p. 1B.
- ^ Cawood, Neil (October 6, 1968). "Beavers open up, drub Huskies in second half, 35-21". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
- ^ "Lyons ruins State, 35-34". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. October 13, 1968. p. 1B.
- ^ "Enyart paces Beavers' win". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. October 27, 1968. p. 1B.
- ^ "Preece, Enyart help Beavers spoil Cougars' Homecoming". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. October 27, 1968. p. 15.
- ^ "OSU smells Roses, 29-7". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. November 3, 1968. p. 1B.
- ^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (November 24, 1964). "Webfoots 'Pumpkinized' by Enyart, Beavers, 41-19". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 3B.
- ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Dec-11.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j 2016 Oregon State Beavers Football Media Guide. Retrieved 2016-Dec-11.