1968 Stanford Indians football team

1968 Stanford Indians football
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Record	6–3–1 (3–3–1 Pac-8)
Head coach	John Ralston (6th season)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium

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 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The Indians were led by sixth-year head coach John Ralston. On the field, the offense was headed by future Heisman Trophy winner Jim Plunkett, a sophomore in his first season as starting quarterback, and senior wide receiver Gene Washington.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	San Jose State*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	W 68–20	34,500
September 28	at Oregon		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	W 28–12	25,000
October 5	at No. 13 Air Force*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 24–13	35,000
October 12	No. 2 USC	No. 18	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	L 24–27	81,000
October 19	at Washington State	No. 14	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	T 21–21	15,700
October 26	at UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 17–20	37,935
November 2	Oregon State		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 7–29	29,000
November 9	Washington		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 35–20	33,000
November 16	at No. 4 Pacific (CA)*		Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 24–0	20,500
November 23	at No. 18 California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)	W 20–0	73,987
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1968 Stanford Indians football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 16 Jim Plunkett So WR 18 Gene Washington Sr OL Malcolm Snider Jr WR Bob Moore So OL George Buehler Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Don Parish Jr DL Bill Nicholson Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Bill Shoemaker Sr	Head coach John Ralston (6th year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Mike White – Offensive line Bob Waters – Wide receivers Dick Vermeil – Backfield Terry DeSylvia – Defense Edward Peasley – Defensive line Jack Christiansen – Linebackers Bill Moultrie – Defensive backs Roger Theder – Backs Jim Troppman – Assistant Bob Gambold – Assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

NFL/AFL draft

Main article: 1969 NFL/AFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
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

External links

• Game program: Stanford vs. Washington State at Spokane – October 19, 1968