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Washington Football Team History


Washington Huskies
University of Washington
 Seattle, WA
Founded: 1861
Stadium: Hushy Stadium
Capacity: 72,500
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: James Jim Owens
Conference: Pac 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024
1968 Season Highlights
 James Jim Owens enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Washington.
 
1968 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Rice  35   35   T       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Wisconsin  21   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Oregon State  21   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Oregon  0   3   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Southern California  7   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Idaho  37   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. California  7   7   T       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Stanford  20   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. UCLA  6   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Washington State  0   24   L    @ Spokane, WA   
 
1968 Season Totals
  Record3-5 -2
  Points Scored154
  Scoring Average15.4
  Points Allowed177
  Defense Average17.7
  Opponents Record39-48
  Conference Record1-5
  Home Record2-1 -2
  Away Record1-4
1968 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1968 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern California 9-1-1259168Lost  16-276-014190  John McKay
Oregon State 7-3285179 5-117993  Dee Andros
Stanford 6-3-1268162 3-3-1152129  John Ralston
California 7-3-1243114 2-2-19985  Ray Willsey
Oregon 4-6132201 2-482138  Jerry Frei
UCLA 3-7197246 2-4103156  J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
Washington 3-5-2154177 1-5-161118  James Jim Owens
Washington State 3-6-1189188 1-3-18795  Jim Sweeney

1968 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1968 All Pac 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.