1967 Washington Huskies football team

The 1967 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In its eleventh season under head coach Jim Owens, the team compiled a 5–5 record, tied for fourth place in the Athletic Association of Western Universities (Pac-8), and outscored its opponents 136 to 130.[1]

1967 Washington Huskies football
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
1967 record5–5 (3–4 AAWU)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
1967 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 USC $ 6 –1 –0  10 –1 –0
No. 7 Oregon State 4 –1 –1  7 –2 –1
UCLA 4 –1 –1  7 –2 –1
Stanford 3 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
Washington 3 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
California 2 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Oregon 1 –5 –0  2 –8 –0
Washington State 1 –5 –0  2 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Washington won only two of its six home games; the notable victory was over the "Giant Killers" of Oregon State in the conference opener.[2] The Huskies had just one loss after five games,[3] but won only one of the last five.[4][5]

This was the last year for natural grass in Husky Stadium; AstroTurf was installed prior to the 1968 season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 16Nebraska*
L 7–1757,481
September 23Wisconsin*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 17–054,564
September 30at Air Force*
W 30–734,379
October 7Oregon State
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 13–656,033
October 14at Oregon
W 36–033,500
October 21No. 1 USC
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 6–2358,754
October 28at California
W 23–630,000
November 4Stanford
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 7–1452,048
November 11at No. 4 UCLA
L 0–4846,368
November 25Washington State
L 7–949,041
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1967 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 61 Ken Ballenger So
T 73 Mac Bledsoe (C) Sr
RB 28 Jim Cope Jr
G 60 Jim Harris Jr
C 56 Ron Hudson Sr
SE 89 Jeff Huget Jr
QB 15 Tom Manke Jr
FB 30 Jim McCabe Sr
C 54 Bob Schoepper Jr
T 75 Avery Schwartz So
RB 39 Carl Wojciechowski Jr
SE 92 Harrison Wood Jr
G 68 Dick Zatkovich Sr
HB 24 Gerald Wea Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 72 Bob Anderson Jr
DB 18 Bob Berg So
DT 87 Lee Brock So
DT 99 Bill Glennon Sr
LB 37 Dean Halverson (C) Sr
LB 49 George Jugum Jr
MG 58 Mike Maggart Jr
DB 17 Bob Pederson Jr
DT 64 Augie Rios So
DT 70 Rick Sharp Jr
DB 11 Dan Spriesterbach Jr
DB 13 Bill Sprinkle Jr
DT 79 Steve Thompson (C) Sr
DE 98 Otis Washington Jr
LB 36 Clyde Werner So
DB 12 Al Worley Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK, P 5 Don Martin Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
Source:[6][7]

NFL/AFL Draft selections

Five University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1968 NFL/AFL draft, which lasted seventeen rounds with 462 selections.

= Husky Hall of Fame[8]
PlayerPositionRoundOverallFranchise
Steve ThompsonDefensive end2nd44New York Jets
Don MartinPlacekicker5th135Los Angeles Rams
Bill GlennonDefensive tackle7th189Pittsburgh Steelers
Bob RichardsonTackle9th243Los Angeles Rams
Dean HalversonLinebacker13th351Los Angeles Rams

References
  1. "Washington Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. "Huskies turn fumble to win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 8, 1967. p. 1B.
  3. Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 15, 1967). "Ducks suffer double loss". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  4. Missildine, Harry (November 26, 1967). "Pluck, luck, defense! Cougars 9-7". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  5. Wilson, Mike (November 26, 1967). "Defensive unit shines as Cougars beat Washington 9-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 10.
  6. "Probable starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 13, 1967. p. 3B.
  7. "Huskies-Cougars: probable starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 25, 1967. p. 8.
  8. "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.


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