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
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 15
Record	7–3 (5–1 Pac-8)
Head coach	Dee Andros (4th season)
Captains	Steve Preece Jon Sandstrom
Home stadium	Parker Stadium Civic Stadium
Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

1968 Pacific-8 Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Iowa*	No. 8	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA		L 20–21	46,892	[6]
September 28	at Utah*	No. 18	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		W 24–21	19,265	[7]
October 5	Washington		Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	ABC	W 35–21	30,220	[8]
October 12	at Kentucky*	No. 20	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY		L 34–35	32,000	[9]
October 19	Arizona State*		Civic Stadium Portland, Oregon		W 28–9	27,507	[10]
October 26	at Washington State		Rogers Field Pullman, WA		W 16–8	20,781	[11][12]
November 2	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 29–7	29,000	[13]
November 9	UCLA	No. 15	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		W 45–21	41,361	[3]
November 16	at No. 1 USC	No. 13	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		L 13–17	59,236	[2][4]
November 23	Oregon	No. 16	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR (Civil War)		W 41–19	40,144	[5]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Utah

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

Stanford

• Bobby Mayes 54 yard reverse for touchdown

Washington

• Roger Cantlon 4 Rec, 116 Yds ^[15]

Kentucky

• Enyart 29 Rush, 105 Yds, 4 TD ^[15]

Washington State

• Enyart 31 Rush, 137 Yds, TD ^[15]

UCLA

• Enyart 32 Rush, 155 Yds, 2 TD^[15]

Oregon

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

Roster

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 Dee Andros (4th year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Sam Boghosian (OL) Rich Brooks (DL) Mike Dolby Bob Herndon Ed Knecht Bud Riley (DB) Red Smith Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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Statistics

• 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

• 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

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

^[15]

• QB Steve Preece was not drafted, but had a nine-year career in the NFL as a defensive back.