1968 UC San Diego Tritons football team

The 1968 UC San Diego Tritons football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, San Diego as an independent during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In their only year under head coach Walt Hackett, the team compiled an 0–7 record. This represented the lone season of Tritons football as the program was officially discontinued prior to the 1969 season.[1]

1968 UC San Diego Tritons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–7
Head coach
Seasons
1968 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 San Diego State     9 0 1
No. 3 Chattanooga     9 1 0
Indiana State     9 1 0
Indiana (PA)     9 1 0
Nevada Southern     8 1 0
UC Riverside     7 1 1
Ashland     8 2 0
No. 7 Eastern Michigan     8 2 0
Lincoln (MO)     8 2 04
St. Norbert     6 2 1
Tennessee State     6 2 1
Hawaii     7 3 0
No. 14 Tampa     7 3 0
No. 17 Akron     7 3 1
Northeastern     6 3 0
Southern Illinois     6 3 0
Cortland     5 3 0
Boston University     5 3 1
Northern Arizona     6 4 0
Pacific (CA)     6 4 0
Samford     6 4 0
Northern Michigan     5 4 0
Parsons     5 4 0
Drake     5 5 0
UC Santa Barbara     4 4 1
Santa Clara     4 5 0
Portland State     4 6 0
Wayne State (MI)     3 6 0
Wabash     3 6 0
Colorado College     2 6 0
Kentucky State     2 7 0
Milwaukee     2 7 0
Lake Forest     2 8 0
Northern Illinois     2 8 0
Mississippi Valley State     1 7 0
UC San Diego     0 7 0
Rose Poly     0 8 0
Cal Poly Pomona     0 10 0
Rankings from AP small college poll

Their 34–31 loss against the California Institute of Technology at Pasadena, ended a 34-game losing streak for the Engineers that stretched back to their 1964 season.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28La VerneSan Diego, CAL 6–41[3]
October 5at Cal LutheranThousand Oaks, CAL 8–56[4]
October 12at Loyola (CA)L 14–342,032[5]
November 2Cal WesternSan Diego, CAL 7–342,461[6]
November 9at CaltechL 31–34[7]
November 16at Nevada SouthernL 6–27600–2,000[8][9]
November 23at Saint Mary'sL 13–27[10]

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Division II-III Football Records (Added/Discontinued Programs)" (PDF). NCAA.org. p. 209. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Cal Tech Engineers grid win". The Fresno Bee. November 10, 1968. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "La Verne romps past UC San Diego, 41–6". Progress Bulletin. September 29, 1968. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cal Lutheran shames UCSD". The Fresno Bee. October 6, 1968. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Loyola 34, UC San Diego 14". The Los Angeles Times. October 13, 1968. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cal Western 34, UC San Diego 7". The Los Angeles Times. November 3, 1968. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "34-game losing streak broken, Caltech ends famine". Independent Star-News. November 10, 1968. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Nevada Southern 27, UC San Diego 6". The Los Angeles Times. November 17, 1968. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  10. ^ "Gaels pound UC–SD, 27–13". The San Francisco Examiner. November 24, 1968. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.