American college football season
The 1968 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The offense scored 221 points while the defense allowed 171 points. The Tigers competed in the inaugural Peach Bowl and beat Florida State, 31–27.
Schedule
The games vs. TCU and Tulane were designated as conference games by the SEC, since LSU had only four conference opponents on its schedule. Under SEC rules at the time, teams had to play a minimum of six conference games to be eligible for the championship. This rule was repealed in 1969, but reinstated in 1972.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 21 | No. 13 Texas A&M* | No. 20 | | W 13–12 | |
| September 28 | at Rice* | No. 14 | | W 21–7 | |
| October 5 | Baylor* | No. 10 | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| W 48–16 | |
| October 11 | at Miami* | No. 8 | | L 30–0 | |
| October 19 | Kentucky | No. 20 | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| W 13–3 | |
| October 26 | TCU | No. 18 | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| W 10–7 | |
| November 2 | Ole Miss | No. 14 | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
| L 24–27 | |
| November 9 | at Alabama | No. 20 | | L 7–16 | |
| November 16 | Mississippi State | | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
| W 20–16 | |
| November 23 | at Tulane | | | W 34–10 | [1] |
| December 30 | vs. Florida State* | | | W 31–27 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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