1968 Stanford Indians football team

1968 Stanford Indians football
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Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
1968 record	6–3–1 (3–3–1 Pac-8)
Head coach	John Ralston (6th year)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium (c. 85,500, grass)

1968 Pacific-8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 USC $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
#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 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University during the 1968 college football season.

Season

The Indians were coached by John Ralston in his sixth season. On the field, the offense was led by future Heisman Trophy winner Jim Plunkett in his first season as starting quarterback and senior wide receiver Gene Washington.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 21	San Jose State*		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 68–20
September 28	at Oregon		Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	W 28–12
October 5	at #13 Air Force*		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 24–13
October 10	#2 USC	#18	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 24–27
October 19	at Washington State	#14	Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA	T 21–21
October 26	at UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 17–20
November 2	Oregon State		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 7–29
November 9	Washington		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 35–20
November 16	at #4 Pacific*		Pacific Memorial Stadium • Stockton, CA	W 24–0
November 23	at #18 California		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (71st Big Game)	W 20–0
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Players drafted by the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Gene Washington	Wide receiver	1	16	San Francisco 49ers
George Buehler	Guard	2	50	Oakland Raiders
Malcolm Snider	Guard	3	54	Atlanta Falcons
Bill Nicholson	Defensive End	6	144	Chicago Bears
Bill Shoemaker	Kicker	15	369	Cincinnati Bengals