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1968 California

7–⁠3–⁠1 (2–⁠2–⁠1 Pac-8), coached by Ray Willsey.

Schedule and results

California in 1968, game by game: won at Michigan 21–7; won vs. Colorado 10–0; won vs. San José State 46–0; lost at Army 7–10; won vs. UCLA 39–15; won vs. No. 10 Syracuse 43–0; tied at Washington 7–7; lost at No. 1 USC 17–35; won vs. Oregon 36–8; lost vs. Stanford 0–20; won at Hawai’i 17–12+46−20Won 21–7 at Michigan+14MichiganWon 10–0 vs. Colorado+10ColoradoWon 46–0 vs. San José State+46San José StateLost 7–10 at Army-3ArmyWon 39–15 vs. UCLA+24UCLAWon 43–0 vs. No. 10 Syracuse+43No. 10 SyracuseTied 7–7 at Washington0WashingtonLost 17–35 at No. 1 USC-18No. 1 USCWon 36–8 vs. Oregon+28OregonLost 0–20 vs. Stanford-20StanfordWon 17–12 at Hawai’i+5Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atMichiganW 21–⁠742%
Sep 28vsColoradoW 10–⁠044%
Oct 5vsSan José StateW 46–⁠080%
Oct 12atArmyL 7–⁠1045%
Oct 19vsUCLAW 39–⁠1554%
Oct 26vs10SyracuseW 43–⁠050%
Nov 2atWashingtonT 7–⁠760%
Nov 9at1USCL 17–⁠3527%
Nov 16vsOregonW 36–⁠877%
Nov 23vsStanfordL 0–⁠2067%
Nov 30atHawai’iW 17–⁠1291%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Hawai’i 17–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Pac-8.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 18
  2. Wk 5: 16
  3. Wk 7: 11
  4. Wk 8: 8
  5. Wk 9: 11
  6. Wk 10: 18
  7. Wk 11: 18

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.

Consensus All-AmericanEd White, DT

Record
7–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠2–⁠1 tied for 3rd in Pac-8
AP final
Unranked peak No. 8
Points
243–⁠114
Coach
Ray Willsey
Elo
1579 +84 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
18.2 No. 16 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1969

The 1969 draft
Rd 2Ed White OGMinnesota Vikings
Rd 4Mike McCaffrey LBMinnesota Vikings

All-Pac-8

5 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Wayne StewartEAP-1; UPI-1; Coaches-1
  • Mike McCaffreyDEAP-1; UPI-2; Coaches-1
  • Irby AugustineDEAP-2; UPI-1
  • Ed WhiteMGAP-1; UPI-1; Coaches-1
  • Ken WiedemannDB

Second team

  • John McGaffieRBAP-2
  • Dennis PittaLBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1968 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1968 Pac-8 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC6–⁠09–⁠1–⁠14
Oregon State5–⁠17–⁠315
Stanford3–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
California2–⁠2–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
Oregon2–⁠44–⁠6
UCLA2–⁠43–⁠7
Washington State1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Washington1–⁠5–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2

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