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1968 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 1968 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Home games were played on campus in Corvallis at Parker Stadium, with one at Civic Stadium in Portland.

1968 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 15
Record7–3 (5–1 Pac-8)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumParker Stadium
Civic Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
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

Under fourth-year head coach Dee Andros, the Beavers were 7–3 overall and 5–1 in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8). They were fifteenth in the final AP Poll, and outscored their opponents 285 to 179.[1] The 17–13 loss at USC in November decided the conference title and the Rose Bowl berth.[2] Prior to the 1975 season, the Pac-8 and Big Ten conferences allowed only one postseason participant each, for the Rose Bowl.

The Beavers were led on offense by quarterback Steve Preece and fullback Bill Enyart,[3] nicknamed "Earthquake;"[4][5] center John Didion was a consensus All-American.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Iowa*No. 8
L 20–2146,892[6]
September 28at Utah*No. 18
W 24–2119,265[7]
October 5Washington
ABCW 35–2130,220[8]
October 12at Kentucky*No. 20
L 34–3532,000[9]
October 19Arizona State*
W 28–927,507[10]
October 26at Washington State
W 16–820,781[11][12]
November 2at Stanford
W 29–729,000[13]
November 9UCLA No. 15
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 45–2141,361[3]
November 16at No. 1 USCNo. 13
L 13–1759,236[2][4]
November 23OregonNo. 16
W 41–1940,144[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

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Utah

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  • Bill Enyart 50 Rush, 299 Yds, 3 TD
  • Oregon State did not complete a pass (0/4, INT) [15]

Stanford

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  • Bobby Mayes 54 yard reverse for touchdown

Washington

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  • Roger Cantlon 4 Rec, 116 Yds [15]

Kentucky

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  • Enyart 29 Rush, 105 Yds, 4 TD [15]

Washington State

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  • Enyart 31 Rush, 137 Yds, TD [15]

UCLA

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  • Enyart 32 Rush, 155 Yds, 2 TD[15]

Oregon

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  • Enyart 37 Rush, 168 Yds, 3 TD [5][15]

Roster

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1968 Oregon State Beavers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 17 Gary Barton So
SE 84 Roger Cantlon Sr
C 52 John Didion Sr
FB 46 Bill Enyart Sr
HB 22 Billy Main Jr
QB 19 Bob Mayes Sr
TE 88 Bill Plumeau Jr
QB 14 Steve Preece (C) Sr
G 69 Rocky Rasley Sr
TE 87 Nick Rogers Sr
SE 80 Jim Scheele Jr
OT 70 Kent Scott Jr
G 62 Clyde Smith Sr
OT 74 Roger Stalick Sr
HB 21 Don Summers Sr
C 51 Mike White Jr
TE 81 Dan Zellick So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 33 Jerry Belcher Sr
DT 64 Ron Boley Sr
DG 59 Dale Branch Jr
DB 38 Mel Easley Sr
DE 82 Mike Foote Sr
DT 67 Tom Greerty Sr
LB 47 Mike Groff Jr
LB 44 Wally Johnson Jr
DB 23 Jeff Kolberg So
DG 78 Bill Nelson Jr
S 26 Larry Rich Jr
DG 71 Jon Sandstrom (C) Sr
DB 39 Don Whitney Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 30 Mike Nehl So
PK 70 Kent Scott Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

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Statistics

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  • Bill Enyart 293 Rush, 1304 Yds, 17 TD (all three were single season school records until 1999 – Ken Simonton)
  • Billy Main 32.1 yards per kick return [15]

Awards

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  • Team MVP: Steve Preece, Jon Sandstrom
  • All Pac 8: John Didion, Bill Enyart, Jon Sandstrom
  • All-American: John Didion (AFCA – 1st, AP, Central Press Association, Football News, FWAA – 1st, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Sporting News, Time, UPI, Walter Camp), Bill Enyart (UPI – 1st)[15]

NFL/AFL Draft

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Five Beavers were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft, the third and final common draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
2 27 Bill Enyart  FB Oregon St Pac-8
3 67 Jon Sandstrom  DT Oregon St Pac-8
7 213 John Didion  C Oregon St Pac-8
9 216 Rocky Raisley  OT Oregon St Pac-8
9 229 Mike Foote  LB Oregon St Pac-8
Source:[15]

References

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  1. ^ "1968 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Cawood, Neil (November 17, 1968). "OSU bowl hopes shattered by Trojans, 17-13". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  3. ^ a b Cawood, Neil (November 10, 1968). "Beavers rip Bruins, 45-21". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  4. ^ a b "O.J. & Co. get 3rd straight bowl berth with 17-13 win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 17, 1968. p. 11.
  5. ^ a b c Uhrhammer, Jerry (November 24, 1964). "Webfoots 'Pumpkinized' by Enyart, Beavers, 41-19". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  6. ^ "Preece hurt, O-State upset by Iowa 21-20". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 22, 1968. p. 1B.
  7. ^ "Enyart keys Beaver victory 24-21". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 29, 1968. p. 1B.
  8. ^ Cawood, Neil (October 6, 1968). "Beavers open up, drub Huskies in second half, 35-21". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  9. ^ "Lyons ruins State, 35-34". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 13, 1968. p. 1B.
  10. ^ Cawood, Neil (October 20, 1968). "Beavers rip Devils, 28-9". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  11. ^ "Enyart paces Beavers' win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 27, 1968. p. 1B.
  12. ^ "Preece, Enyart help Beavers spoil Cougars' Homecoming". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 27, 1968. p. 15.
  13. ^ "OSU smells Roses, 29-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 3, 1968. p. 1B.
  14. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Dec-11.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j 2016 Oregon State Beavers Football Media Guide. Retrieved 2016-Dec-11.
  16. ^ "WSU vs. Oregon State". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (rosters). October 25, 1968. p. 17.
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