1968 Ferrum Panthers football | |
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Shrine Bowl, W 41–19 vs. Phoenix | |
Conference | Independent |
Record | 10–0 |
Head coach |
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The 1968 Ferrum Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Ferrum Junior College during the 1968 junior college football season.[1][2] In their ninth year under head coach Hank Norton, the Panthers compiled a perfect 10–0 record and won the NJCAA National Football Championship. It was Ferrm's second consecutive undefeated and untied regular season, though the 1967 team lost to Kilgore in the championship game.
Key players included halfback Horace Green and quarterback Butch DuSharm.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 14 | at Frederick Military Academy | W 21–7 | |||||
September 21 | at Newport News Apprentice School |
| W 17–3 | [3] | |||
September 28 | Wesley (DE) | Rocky Mount, VA | W 27–0 | ||||
October 5 | East Tennessee junior varsity | W | |||||
October 12 | at Chowan | Murfreesboro, NC | W 45–27 | [4] | |||
October 19 | at Gardner-Webb JC | Banner Elk, NC | W 21–17 | ||||
October 26 | at Northeast Oklahoma | Miami, OK | W 29–19 | ||||
November 2 | Lees McRae | Rocky Mount, VA | W 28–7 | [5] | |||
November 16 | at Marion Institute | Marion, AL | W 23–18 | [6] | |||
November 29 | vs. Phoenix | Savannah, GA (Shrine Bowl) | W 41–19 | 12,000 | [7][8] | ||
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