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1968 Arizona State

8–⁠2 (5–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Frank Kush.

Schedule and results

Arizona State in 1968, game by game: won vs. Wisconsin 55–7; won vs. UTEP 31–19; lost at Wyoming 13–27; won vs. Washington State 41–14; lost at Oregon State 9–28; won vs. New Mexico 63–28; won vs. Utah 59–21; won at BYU 47–12; won vs. San José State 66–0; won at No. 19 Arizona 30–7+66−19Won 55–7 vs. Wisconsin+48WisconsinWon 31–19 vs. UTEP+12UTEPLost 13–27 at Wyoming-14WyomingWon 41–14 vs. Washington State+27Washington StateLost 9–28 at Oregon State-19Oregon StateWon 63–28 vs. New Mexico+35New MexicoWon 59–21 vs. Utah+38UtahWon 47–12 at BYU+35BYUWon 66–0 vs. San José State+66San José StateWon 30–7 at No. 19 Arizona+23No. 19 Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsWisconsinW 55–⁠782%
Sep 28vsUTEPW 31–⁠1956%
Oct 5atWyomingL 13–⁠2741%
Oct 12vsWashington StateW 41–⁠1481%
Oct 19atOregon StateL 9–⁠2844%
Nov 2vsNew MexicoW 63–⁠2891%
Nov 9vsUtahW 59–⁠2174%
Nov 16atBYUW 47–⁠1267%
Nov 23vsSan José StateW 66–⁠093%
Nov 30at19ArizonaW 30–⁠748%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arizona 30–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 17
  2. Wk 3: 19
  3. Wk 4: 14
  4. Wk 12: 20
  5. Wk 13: 17

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1968.

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 14
Points
414–⁠163
Coach
Frank Kush
Elo
1663 +82 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
17.9 No. 17 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1969

The 1969 draft
Rd 1Ron Pritchard LBHouston Oilers
Rd 3Larry Walton WRDetroit Lions
Rd 5Fair Hooker WRCleveland Browns
Rd 6Rick Shaw WRDallas Cowboys
Rd 7John Helton DEBuffalo Bills

1968 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wyoming6–⁠17–⁠3
Arizona State5–⁠18–⁠2
Arizona5–⁠18–⁠3
UTEP3–⁠34–⁠5–⁠1
Utah2–⁠33–⁠7
Colorado State1–⁠22–⁠8
BYU1–⁠52–⁠8
New Mexico0–⁠70–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.