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1968 Washington Huskies football team
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).
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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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