1968 Troy State Red Wave football
NAIA national champion
ACC champion
ConferenceAlabama Collegiate Conference
Record11–1 (3–0 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSpread offense
Home stadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →

The 1968 Troy State Red Wave football team represented Troy State University as a member of the Alabama Collegiate Conference (ACC) during the 1968 NAIA football season. Led by second-year head coach Billy Atkins, the Red Wave finished the season with an 11–1 record and advanced to the NAIA playoffs. Troy State defeated Texas A&I, 43–35, in the NAIA National Championship Game to secure the program's first national championship.[1] The Red Wave played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Samford*
W 49–31
September 21Gordon Military*
W 47–7
September 28vs. Livingston
W 42–23
October 5Sam Houston State*
W 37–19[2]
October 12Delta State*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 35–23
October 19at Jacksonville State
W 31–0[3]
October 26at Florence State
W 41–0
November 2McNeese State*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 52–09,000[4]
November 9at Tennessee–Martin*
L 3–12
November 16Concord*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 76–0
December 7vs. No. 3 Willamette*No. 4
W 63–10
December 14vs. No. 1 Texas A&I*No. 4
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL (NAIA Championship)
W 43–35
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from NAIA Poll released prior to the game

[5]

References

  1. ^ DeLassus, David (2016). "Troy Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "Troy buries Sam Houston State, 37–19". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 6, 1968. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Troy tramples Jax State, 31–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 20, 1968. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Byrd strikes again; Troy mauls McNeese". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 3, 1968. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Troy State 1968 Schedule/Results". Troy University. Retrieved October 9, 2018.


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