1968 SMU Mustangs football
Astro-BluebonneBowl champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 14
Record8–3 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumOwnby Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Arkansas + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Texas + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
No. 14 SMU 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Texas Tech 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 2
Baylor 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Texas A&M 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
TCU 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Rice 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Hayden Fry, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a conference mark of 5–2, placing third in the SWC. SMU was invited to the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, where they upset number 10 Oklahoma Oklahoma.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Auburn*
W 37–2840,606[1]
September 28at No. 11 Ohio State*
L 14–3573,855
October 5NC State*
W 35–1438,000[2]
October 12at TCU
W 21–1431,542
October 19Rice
W 32–2425,000
October 26at No. 19 Texas Tech
W 39–1850,352
November 2at No. 11 TexasNo. 13
L 7–3866,397[3]
November 9Texas A&M
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 36–2342,000
November 16at No. 10 Arkansas
L 29–3545,500
November 23Baylor
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 33–1722,000
December 31vs. No. 10 OklahomaNo. 20
W 28–2755,453
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1968 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 61 Que Brittain Jr
QB 11 Gary Carter So
FB 22 Pinky Clements Sr
TE 85 Ken Fleming So
QB 10 Chuck Hixson So
WR 81 Sam Holden Jr
OT 76 Bill Jackson So
WR 23 Jerry LeVias Sr
OT 72 Terry May Sr
G 68 Kemp McMillan Jr
C 57 Stan Poulos Jr
RB 24 Mike Richardson Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 32 Mike Armstrong Jr
DL 56 Rufus Cormier Jr
DL 50 R. D. Crenshaw Sr
S 47 Daryl Doggett Jr
DE 94 Tommy Fraser Jr
DT 62 Jim Johnston So
DB 40 Jimmy Livingston Sr
DE 89 Mike Mitchell Sr
DB 45 Mike Nekuza So
LB 38 Bruce Portillo Jr
LB 31 Joe Stutts So
DB 41 Larry Tunnell So
DT 69 Bill Wright So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Jerry Levias Wide receiver 2 40 Houston Oilers
Mike Richardson (running back, born 1946) Running back 7 171 Houston Oilers
Terry May Center 11 274 Houston Oilers

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Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "TD passes spark SMU past Auburn". The Victoria Advocate. September 22, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "SMU's aerial circus shoots down Wolfpack". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 6, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "'Horns crush SMU by 38–7". The Kilgore News Herald. November 3, 1968. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1969 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
  5. ^ "Awards". www.touchdownclubofcolumbus.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011.


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