1968 Pacific Tigers Football Team
The 1968 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (United States), University of the Pacific during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Pacific competed as an NCAA Division I FBS independent schools, independent for the last time in 1968. This concluded twenty straight years as an independent (since the 1949 Pacific Tigers football team, 1949 season). In 1969 Pacific Tigers football team, 1969, Pacific moved to the new Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA).The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987. They played home games in Pacific Memorial StadiumStagg Memorial Stadium, Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 Pacific Tigers football team, 1950 through 1987 Pacific Tigers football team, 1987. in Stockton, California. In their third season under head coach Doug Scovil, the Tigers finished with a record of ...
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Doug Scovil
Douglas Henry Scovil (July 1, 1927 – December 9, 1989) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California from 1966 to 1969 and at San Diego State University from 1981 to 1985, compiling a career college football record of 45–51–3. Following his stint as head coach for the San Diego State Aztecs, Scovil worked as the quarterbacks coach for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL), where he was credited with developing Randall Cunningham, until his death from a heart attack at Veterans Stadium during the 1989 season. In memory of Scovil's passing, the Eagles marked their helmets with black electrical tape for the rest of the season. Scovil's coaching stops included the College of San Mateo, the United States Naval Academy, Brigham Young University (BYU), and the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL. While serving as quarterbacks coach at BYU, Scovil mentored future NFL quar ...
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1968 Idaho Vandals Football Team
The 1968 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. The Vandals were led by first-year head coach Y C McNease and played in the Big Sky Conference. Home games were played on campus at Neale Stadium in Moscow, with one home game in Boise at old Bronco Stadium at Boise Junior College. This was the last season for Neale Stadium, which opened 31 years earlier in 1937. It hosted only two games in 1968, and the final one was a win over Weber State on November 2. Due to soil erosion, the wooden grandstands were deemed unsafe the following summer and home games were moved to Rogers Field in Pullman for two seasons. After fullback Ray McDonald won the NCAA rushing title in 1966, the Vandals were involuntarily dropped by the NCAA to the college division After two seasons, Idaho returned to the university division in 1969. For the second straight season, Idaho allowed 77 points at the Astrodome in Houston. Sche ...
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1968 Stanford Indians Football Team
The 1968 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Season The Indians led by sixth-year head coach John Ralston. On the field, the offense was headed by future Heisman Trophy winner Jim Plunkett, in his first season as starting quarterback, and senior wide receiver Gene Washington. Schedule : Roster NFL/AFL Draft : References External links Game program: Stanford vs. Washington State at Spokane– October 19. 1968 {{Stanford Cardinal football navbox Stanford Stanford Cardinal football seasons Stanford Indians football The Stanford Cardinal football program represents Stanford University in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level and is a member of the Pac-12 Conference's North Division. The team is known as the Cardinal, adopted prior to the 1982 seas ...

National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges and universities in the United States and Canada and helps over 500,000 college student athletes who compete annually in college sports. The organization is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Until 1957, the NCAA was a single division for all schools. That year, the NCAA split into the University Division and the College Division. In August 1973, the current three-division system of Division I, Division II, and Division III was adopted by the NCAA membership in a special convention. Under NCAA rules, Division I and Division II schools can offer scholarships to athletes for playing a sport. Division III schools may not offer any athletic scholarships. Generally, larger schools compete in Division I and smaller schools in II and III. ...
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Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara ( es, Santa Bárbara, meaning "Saint Barbara") is a coastal city in Santa Barbara County, California, of which it is also the county seat. Situated on a south-facing section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Santa Barbara's climate is often described as Mediterranean climate, Mediterranean, and the city has been dubbed "The American Riviera". According to the 2020 United States census, U.S. Census, the city's population was 88,665. In addition to being a popular tourist and resort destination, the city has a diverse economy that includes a large service sector, education, technology, health care, finance, agriculture, manufacturing, and local government. In 2004, the service sector accounted for 35% of local employment. Education in particular is well represented, with four institutions of higher learning nearby: the University of Calif ...
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Harder Stadium
Harder Stadium is a 17,000-seat, outdoor multi-purpose stadium on the west coast of the United States, on the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, California. It serves as the on-campus soccer stadium for both the men's and women's programs. Currently used occasionally by the university's club rugby and lacrosse teams, it was originally the home of the defunct football program. History The stadium was built in 1966 and is named after Theodore "Spud" Harder, a former coach of the Gauchos' football team. The stadium hosted Vince Lombardi and the Green Bay Packers in January 1967 for their practices in the week ahead of the first Super Bowl. The UCSB football team played their home games at Harder Stadium until football was cut after the 1971 season due to budget cuts. UCSB brought football back as a non-scholarship sport in 1983 and by 1987 was playing a full Division II and III schedule. In 1992, the NCAA ruled that Division I colle ...
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1968 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Football Team
The 1968 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. UCSB competed as an Independent in 1968. This was the last year for the Gauchos as the college level. They would move to the University Level in 1969 as a charter member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA). The team was led by sixth-year head coach "Cactus Jack" Curtice, and played home games at Campus Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins, four losses and one tie (4–4–1). For the 1968 season they outscored their opponents 253–163. Schedule Team players in the NFL The following Santa Barbara Gaucho players were selected in the 1969 NFL Draft. Notes References {{UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football navbox UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football seasons UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are the int ...
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1968 San Jose State Spartans Football Team
The 1968 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State CollegeSan Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971. during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. San Jose State played as an Independent in 1968. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Harry Anderson, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1968 season with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 148–403 for the season. Schedule Team players in the NFL/AFL The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1969 NFL Draft. Notes References San Jose State San Jose State Spartans football seasons San Jose State Spartans football The San Jose State Spartans football team represents San José State University in NCAA Division I FBS college football as a member of the Mountain West Conference. History Early history (1893 ...
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Fort Collins, Colorado
Fort Collins is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Larimer County, Colorado Larimer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 359,066. The county seat and most populous city is Fort Collins. The county was named for William Larimer, Jr., the founder of Denver. ..., United States. The city population was 169,810 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, an increase of 17.94% since 2010 United States Census, 2010. Fort Collins is the principal city of the Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and is a major city of the Front Range Urban Corridor. The city is the Colorado municipalities by population, fourth most populous city in Colorado. Situated on the Cache La Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, Fort Collins is located north of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. Fort Collins is a midsize college town, home to Colorado State University an ...
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Sonny Lubick Field At Hughes Stadium
Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium was an outdoor college football stadium in the western United States, located in Fort Collins, Colorado. It was the home field of the Colorado State Rams of the Mountain West Conference from 1968 through 2016; the team moved in 2017 to the new on-campus Colorado State Stadium (now Canvas Stadium). The playing field had a mostly conventional north-south alignment, skewed slightly northwest-southeast, at an approximate elevation of above sea level. It was natural grass for the stadium's first 38 years; FieldTurf was installed in the summer of 2006 for the final eleven seasons. History Owned and operated by Colorado State University, it stood on a site located about west of the school's main campus. The stadium opened in 1968 as the replacement for the old Colorado Field, a 14,000-seat on-campus stadium that is now the site of the "Jack Christiansen Track." Hughes Stadium sat in a natural oval bowl, with seating on three sides ...
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1968 Colorado State Rams Football Team
The 1968 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach Mike Lude, the Rams compiled an overall record of 2–8 and a conference mark of 1–4, placing sixth in the WAC. The games against Texas Tech and Air Force counted in the conference standings even though neither of those teams was a member of the WAC. Schedule References {{Colorado State Rams football navbox Colorado State Colorado State Rams football seasons Colorado State Rams football The Colorado State Rams football program (established 1893) represents Colorado State University and is a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Mountain West Conference. Since joining the Mountain West, the Rams have be ...

1968 Utah State Aggies Football Team
The 1968 Utah State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah State University as an independent during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Chuck Mills, the Aggies compiled a 7–3 record and outscored all opponents by a total of 247 to 142. The team's statistical leaders included John Pappas with 1,647 passing yards, Altie Taylor with 929 rushing yards and 72 points scored, Mike O'Shea with 1,077 receiving yards, and Dana Schulz with 131 total tackles.2018 Media Guide, pp. 154-155. Schedule References {{Utah State Aggies football navbox Utah State Utah State Aggies football seasons Utah State Aggies football The Utah State Aggies are a college football team that competes in the Mountain West Conference (MWC) of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of NCAA Division I, representing Utah State University. The Utah State college football program began in ...