The 1968 Oregon State Beavers football team represented

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during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Home games were played on campus in Corvallis at

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, with one at Civic Stadium in

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. Under fourth-year head coach

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, the Beavers were 7–3 overall and 5–1 in the

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(Pac-8). They were fifteenth in the

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, and outscored their opponents 285 to 179. The 17–13 loss at

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in November decided the conference title and the Rose Bowl berth. Prior to the

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season, the Pac-8 and

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conferences allowed only one postseason participant each, for the Rose Bowl. The Beavers were led on offense by quarterback Steve Preece and fullback

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, nicknamed "Earthquake;" center

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was a consensus All-American.

Schedule

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Roster

Season summary

Utah

50 Rush, 299 Yds, 3 TD *Oregon State did not complete a pass (0/4, INT)

Stanford

*Bobby Mayes 54 yard reverse for touchdown

Washington

*Roger Cantlon 4 Rec, 116 Yds

Kentucky

*Enyart 29 Rush, 105 Yds, 4 TD

Washington State

*Enyart 31 Rush, 137 Yds, TD

UCLA

*Enyart 32 Rush, 155 Yds, 2 TD

Oregon

*Enyart 37 Rush, 168 Yds, 3 TD

Statistics

293 Rush, 1304 Yds, 17 TD (all three were single season school records until 1999 –

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) *Billy Main 32.1 yards per kick return

Awards

*Team MVP: Steve Preece, Jon Sandstrom *All Pac 8:

, 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)

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). :Source: *QB Steve Preece was not drafted, but had a nine-year career in the NFL as a

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References

External links

Game program: Oregon State at Washington State
– October 26, 1968
WSU Libraries: Game video
– Oregon State at Washington State – October 26, 1968 {{Oregon State Beavers football navbox

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