1968 UC San Diego Tritons football team

1968 UC San Diego Tritons football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–7
Head coach	Walt Hackett (1st season)

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

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.

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	La Verne	San Diego, CA	L 6–41
October 5	at Cal Lutheran	Thousand Oaks, CA	L 8–56
October 12	at Loyola (CA)	Westchester H.S. Stadium Los Angeles, CA	L 14–34	2,032
November 2	Cal Western	San Diego, CA	L 7–34	2,461
November 9	at Caltech	Tournament Park Pasadena, CA	L 31–34
November 16	at Nevada Southern	Cashman Field Las Vegas, NV	L 6–27	600–2,000
November 23	at Saint Mary's	Miramonte H.S. Stadium Orinda, CA	L 13–27