1968 Washington Huskies football team

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The 1968 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by twelfth-year head coach Jim Owens, the Huskies compiled a 3–5–2 record (1–5–1 in the Pacific-8 Conference, last) and were outscored 177 to 154. Halfback Jim Cope and cornerback Al Worley were the team captains. This was the first season of AstroTurf at Husky Stadium; the opener was a tie with Rice. It was one of four venues in the University Division with artificial turf in 1968; the others were the Astrodome (Houston), Neyland Stadium (Tennessee), and Camp Randall Stadium (Wisconsin).

Schedule

Roster

NFL/AFL draft selections

Two University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft, which lasted 17 rounds with 442 selections.

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