1968 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

AP TITLE
CHAMPIONOhio State10–0 overall
HEISMANO. J. SimpsonUSC · HB
#1 PICKO. J. SimpsonUSC · Buffalo Bills, 1969 draft

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

5 BOWL GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 1969Rose BowlOhio State 27, USC 16
Jan 1, 1969Cotton BowlTexas 36, Tennessee 13
Jan 1, 1969Orange BowlPenn State 15, Kansas 14
Jan 1, 1969Sugar BowlArkansas 16, Georgia 2
Dec 30, 1968Peach BowlLSU 31, Florida State 27

1968 STANDINGS

11 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

ACC

NC State finished atop the 1968 ACC standings at 6–1 in conference play (6–4 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
NC State6–16–4–
Clemson4–1–14–5–1–
South Carolina4–34–6–
Virginia3–27–3–
Duke3–44–6–
Maryland2–52–8–
Wake Forest2–3–12–7–1–
North Carolina1–63–7–

BIG 8

Kansas finished atop the 1968 Big 8 standings at 6–1 in conference play (9–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Kansas6–19–2PSU 15–14 KU
Oklahoma6–17–4SMU 28–27 OU
Missouri5–28–3MIZ 35–10 ALA
Nebraska3–46–4–
Colorado3–44–6–
Kansas State2–54–6–
Oklahoma State2–53–7–
Iowa State1–63–7–

BIG TEN

Ohio State finished atop the 1968 Big Ten standings at 7–0 in conference play (10–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Ohio State7–010–0OSU 27–16 USC
Michigan6–18–2–
Purdue5–28–2–
Minnesota5–26–4–
Indiana4–36–4–
Iowa4–35–5–
Michigan State2–55–5–
Northwestern1–61–9–
Illinois1–61–9–
Wisconsin0–70–10–

MAC

Ohio finished atop the 1968 MAC standings at 6–0 in conference play (10–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Ohio6–010–1RICH 49–42 OHIO
Miami (OH)5–16–2–
Bowling Green3–2–15–3–1–
Toledo3–2–15–3–1–
Western Michigan2–43–6–
Kent State1–51–8–
Marshall0–60–8–1–

MIDDLE ATLANTIC

Delaware finished atop the 1968 Middle Atlantic standings at 0–3.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Delaware0–00–3

PACIFIC 8

USC finished atop the 1968 Pacific 8 standings at 6–0 in conference play (9–1–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
USC6–09–1–1OSU 27–16 USC
Oregon State5–17–3–
Stanford3–3–15–3–1–
California2–2–17–3–1–
Oregon2–44–6–
UCLA2–43–7–
Washington State1–3–13–6–1–
Washington1–5–13–5–2–

SEC

Georgia finished atop the 1968 SEC standings at 5–0–1 in conference play (8–1–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Georgia5–0–18–1–2ARK 16–2 UGA
Tennessee4–1–18–2–1TEX 36–13 TENN
Alabama4–28–3MIZ 35–10 ALA
Auburn4–27–4AUB 34–10 ARIZ
Ole Miss3–2–17–3–1MISS 34–17 VT
LSU2–28–3LSU 31–27 FSU
Florida2–2–16–3–1–
Vanderbilt1–3–15–4–1–
Kentucky0–73–7–
Mississippi State0–4–10–7–2–

SOUTHERN

East Carolina finished atop the 1968 Southern standings at 2–2 in conference play (3–5 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
East Carolina2–23–5

SOUTHLAND

Arkansas State finished atop the 1968 Southland standings at 0–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Arkansas State0–00–1

SOUTHWEST

Arkansas finished atop the 1968 Southwest standings at 6–1 in conference play (10–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Arkansas6–110–1ARK 16–2 UGA
Texas6–19–1–1TEX 36–13 TENN
SMU5–28–3SMU 28–27 OU
Texas Tech4–35–3–2–
Baylor3–43–7–
Texas A&M2–53–7–
TCU2–53–7–
Rice0–70–9–1–

WESTERN ATHLETIC

Wyoming finished atop the 1968 Western Athletic standings at 6–1 in conference play (7–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Wyoming6–17–3–
Arizona5–18–3AUB 34–10 ARIZ
Arizona State5–18–2–
UTEP3–34–4–
Utah2–33–7–
BYU1–52–8–
Colorado State1–21–7–
New Mexico0–70–10–

INDEPENDENTS

Penn State finished atop the 1968 independents at 11–0.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
Penn State11–0PSU 15–14 KU
Florida State8–3LSU 31–27 FSU
Rutgers8–2–
Virginia Tech7–4MISS 34–17 VT
Air Force7–3–
West Virginia7–3–
Army7–3–
Notre Dame7–2–1–
North Texas7–2–
Buffalo6–3–
Houston6–2–2–
Utah State6–2–
Syracuse6–4–
Boston College6–3–
Miami5–5–
Memphis5–4–
Louisville4–5–
Louisiana Tech4–0–
San Diego State4–0–
Georgia Tech4–6–
Southern Miss3–6–
New Mexico State3–5–
San José State3–6–
Cincinnati2–4–1–
Tulane2–7–
Navy2–8–
Northern Illinois2–7–
Tulsa2–7–
North Dakota State1–0–
Pittsburgh1–9–
Hawai'i0–1–
Fresno State0–1–
UConn0–4–
Sacramento State0–1–
Ball State0–2–
Massachusetts0–3–
Temple0–2–

OTHER POSTSEASON RESULTS

5 GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Dec 31, 1968Postseason gameSMU 28, Oklahoma 27
Dec 28, 1968Postseason gameMissouri 35, Alabama 10
Dec 28, 1968Postseason gameAuburn 34, Arizona 10
Dec 27, 1968Postseason gameRichmond 49, Ohio 42
Dec 14, 1968Postseason gameOle Miss 34, Virginia Tech 17