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1968 Washington State Cougars football team

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1968 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[1][2]

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.[3]

References

  1. ^ "1968 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 76. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  3. ^ "1968 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.