# 1968 NCAA College Division football season

The 1968 NCAA College Division football season was the 13th season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level.

## Conference standings

1968 Big Sky Conference football standings :
| 1968 Big Sky Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Weber State + 3 –1 –07 –2 –0 Montana State + 3 –1 –06 –4 –0 Idaho + 3 –1 –05 –5 –0 Idaho State 1 –3 –04 –5 –0 Montana 0 –4 –02 –7 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1968 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 18 Fresno State $ 4 –0 –07 –4 –0 Cal Poly 2 –2 –07 –3 –0 Cal State Los Angeles 2 –2 –06 –3 –0 Valley State 1 –3 –05 –4 –0 Long Beach State 1 –3 –03 –7 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from UPI small college poll | 1968 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 12 Morgan State $ 7 –1 –08 –1 –0 No. 14 North Carolina A&T 6 –1 –08 –1 –0 North Carolina College 6 –2 –06 –2 –0 Elizabeth City State 7 –1 –08 –1 –0 Maryland State 3 –2 –15 –2 –1 Virginia State 5 –2 –15 –2 –1 Hampton 4 –2 –14 –3 –2 Livingstone 4 –3 –04 –4 –0 Howard 2 –3 –03 –5 –0 Norfolk State 2 –4 –12 –5 –1 Johnson C. Smith 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 Virginia Union 2 –6 –02 –6 –0 Delaware State 2 –4 –04 –6 –0 Winston-Salem State 2 –5 –13 –5 –1 Fayetteville State 2 –5 –02 –5 –0 Shaw 1 –7 –11 –7 –1 Saint Paul's (VA) 0 –7 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference championConference standings were determined by Dickinson RatingRankings from NAIA poll for North Carolina A&T and AP small college poll for Morgan State |
| 1968 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Nebraska–Omaha $ 4 –0 –04 –5 –0 Emporia State 2 –1 –15 –2 –2 Pittsburg State 2 –1 –14 –5 –1 Washburn 1 –3 –02 –7 –0 Fort Hays State 0 –4 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1968 College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Centre + 3 –1 –05 –3 –1 Southwestern (TN) + 3 –1 –04 –5 –0 Sewanee 2 –2 –04 –4 –0 Washington and Lee 2 –2 –03 –5 –1 Washington University 0 –4 –02 –8 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1968 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Augustana (IL) $ 6 –1 –06 –3 –0 Illinois Wesleyan 5 –2 –06 –3 –0 North Park 5 –2 –06 –3 –0 Carroll (WI) 4 –3 –05 –3 –0 Carthage 4 –3 –04 –5 –0 Millikin 3 –4 –03 –5 –0 North Central (IL) 1 –6 –01 –8 –0 Elmhurst 0 –7 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1968 Eastern Football Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Southern Connecticut State $ 4 –0 –14 –4 –1 Central Connecticut State 3 –2 –06 –2 –1 Bridgeport 3 –2 –04 –5 –0 Trenton State 2 –2 –15 –2 –1 Glassboro State 1 –4 –02 –6 –0 Montclair State 1 –4 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1968 Far Western Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 16 AP / #10 UPI Humboldt State $ 6 –0 –010 –1 –0 Sacramento State 4 –2 –08 –3 –0 UC Davis 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 San Francisco State 3 –3 –05 –5 –0 Chico State 2 –4 –05 –5 –0 Cal State Hayward 1 –4 –15 –4 –1 Nevada 1 –4 –13 –6 –1 $ – Conference championRankings from small college polls | 1968 Gulf States Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 8/10 Southwestern Louisiana $ 4 –1 –08 –2 –0 Louisiana Tech 3 –2 –09 –2 –0 Northeast Louisiana State 3 –2 –06 –4 –0 Northwestern State 2 –3 –05 –4 –0 Southeastern Louisiana 2 –3 –04 –6 –0 McNeese State 1 –4 –04 –6 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll |
| 1968 Independent College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Union (NY) $ 3 –0 –07 –1 –0 Alfred 1 –1 –02 –5 –0 RPI 1 –1 –02 –7 –0 Hobart 1 –2 –03 –5 –0 St. Lawrence 1 –3 –02 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1968 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Valparaiso $ 4 –0 –04 –5 –0 DePauw 3 –1 –06 –3 –0 Evansville 2 –2 –03 –6 –0 Butler 1 –3 –02 –7 –0 Saint Joseph's (IN) 0 –4 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1968 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Central Michigan + 2 –1 –07 –2 –0 Illinois State + 2 –1 –06 –4 –0 Eastern Illinois 1 –2 –04 –5 –0 Western Illinois 1 –2 –02 –7 –1 + – Conference co-champions |
| 1968 Iowa Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Wartburg $ 6 –0 –17 –1 –1 Simpson (IA) 5 –0 –26 –1 –2 Upper Iowa 4 –3 –04 –4 –0 Central (IA) 3 –3 –15 –3 –1 Dubuque 3 –4 –04 –5 –0 William Penn 2 –5 –04 –5 –0 Buena Vista 2 –5 –02 –7 –0 Luther 1 –6 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1968 Little Three Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Amherst $ 2 –0 –07 –1 –0 Wesleyan 1 –1 –05 –3 –0 Williams 0 –2 –04 –4 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1968 Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Bowdoin $ 2 –0 –02 –5 –0 Bates 1 –1 –05 –4 –0 Colby 0 –2 –00 –7 –1 $ – Conference champion |
| 1968 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Randolph–Macon $ 5 –0 –09 –0 –0 Bridgewater 3 –1 –05 –3 –0 Johns Hopkins 1 –1 –07 –2 –0 Western Maryland 2 –2 –05 –4 –0 Hampden–Sydney 1 –3 –03 –5 –2 Shepherd 1 –3 –02 –7 –0 Gallaudet 0 –3 –01 –7 –0 Towson State 0 –0 –02 –5 –0 $ – Conference championConference standings were based on the Dickinson Scoring System. | 1968 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 12 Alma $ 5 –0 –08 –0 –0 Albion 4 –1 –06 –3 –0 Hope 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Olivet 2 –3 –03 –5 –0 Kalamazoo 1 –4 –02 –6 –0 Adrian 1 –4 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1968 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T University Division Delaware x 5 –0 –07 –3 –0 Bucknell 3 –2 –05 –5 –0 Lehigh 2 –2 –03 –7 –0 Lafayette 2 –2 –07 –3 –0 Temple 2 –2 –04 –6 –0 Hofstra 1 –3 –05 –5 –0 Gettysburg 1 –4 –01 –8 –0 West Chester * 0 –1 –05 –3 –0 Northern College Division Albright x 7 –0 –08 –1 –0 No. T–19 Wilkes x 6 –0 –08 –0 –0 Delaware Valley 5 –2 –06 –2 –0 Juniata 4 –2 –07 –2 –0 Upsala 3 –4 –04 –4 –0 Moravian 3 –6 –03 –6 –0 Susquehanna 1 –5 –02 –6 –1 Lycoming 1 –7 –01 –7 –0 Wagner * 3 –1 –03 –6 –0 Southern College Division Franklin & Marshall x 6 –1 –06 –2 –0 Johns Hopkins x 6 –1 –07 –2 –0 Muhlenberg 6 –3 –06 –3 –0 Western Maryland 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 Lebanon Valley 4 –4 –04 –4 –0 Ursinus 3 –5 –03 –5 –0 Pennsylvania Military 2 –5 –02 –7 –0 Haverford 1 –6 –01 –6 –0 Swarthmore 1 –6 –01 –7 –0 Dickinson 1 –7 –01 –7 –0 Drexel * 3 –1 –04 –4 –0 x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games Rankings from AP small college poll |
| 1968 Midwest Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Ripon $ 7 –1 –07 –1 –0 Monmouth (IL) 6 –1 –16 –1 –1 Cornell (IA) 6 –2 –06 –2 –0 St. Olaf 5 –2 –15 –2 –1 Coe 4 –4 –04 –4 –0 Beloit 3 –5 –03 –5 –0 Carleton 3 –5 –03 –5 –0 Grinnell 3 –5 –03 –5 –0 Lawrence 2 –6 –02 –6 –0 Knox 0 –8 –00 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1968 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Gustavus Adolphus $ 6 –0 –17 –1 –1 No. 18 Hamline 6 –1 –08 –1 –0 Concordia (MN) 4 –3 –07 –3 –0 Saint John's (MN) 4 –3 –06 –4 –0 Macalester 3 –3 –15 –4 –1 Minnesota–Duluth 2 –5 –04 –6 –0 St. Thomas (MN) 2 –5 –02 –8 –0 Augsburg 0 –7 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1968 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T SE Missouri State $ 5 –0 –06 –4 –0 Central Missouri State 4 –1 –07 –2 –1 NE Missouri State 2 –3 –05 –4 –0 Missouri–Rolla 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 SW Missouri State 2 –3 –02 –8 –0 NW Missouri State 0 –5 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1968 North Central Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 1 North Dakota State $ 6 –0 –010 –0 –0 No. 8 South Dakota 5 –1 –09 –1 –0 State College of Iowa 3 –3 –05 –5 –0 North Dakota 3 –3 –03 –5 –0 South Dakota State 2 –4 –04 –6 –0 Morningside 2 –4 –04 –5 –0 Augustana (SD) 0 –6 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from AP small college poll | 1968 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Mankato State + 4 –1 –05 –4 –0 Winona State + 4 –1 –05 –4 –0 St. Cloud State 3 –2 –05 –3 –1 Moorhead State 3 –2 –04 –5 –0 Bemidji State 1 –4 –03 –6 –0 Michigan Tech 0 –5 –01 –7 –0 Minnesota Morris *   –  7 –1 –0 + – Conference co-champions * – did not compete for championship | 1968 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Baldwin–Wallace $ 4 –0 –08 –1 –0 Ohio Wesleyan 6 –1 –08 –1 –0 Marietta 6 –1 –07 –2 –0 Muskingum 5 –2 –06 –2 –1 Wooster 5 –2 –06 –3 –0 Wittenberg 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Capital 4 –3 –05 –3 –0 Mount Union 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 Kenyon 2 –3 –05 –4 –0 Denison 2 –4 –04 –5 –0 Otterbein 2 –4 –03 –6 –0 Oberlin 1 –5 –02 –5 –1 Heidelberg 0 –6 –02 –7 –0 Hiram 0 –7 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1968 Ohio Valley Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 9/8 Eastern Kentucky $ 7 –0 –08 –2 –0 No. 19/17 Western Kentucky 5 –2 –07 –2 –1 Murray State 5 –2 –07 –2 –1 East Tennessee State 4 –3 –05 –5 –0 Austin Peay 3 –4 –05 –5 –0 Tennessee Tech 2 –5 –02 –8 –0 Morehead State 1 –6 –03 –6 –1 Middle Tennessee 1 –6 –02 –8 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from AP/UPI small college polls | 1968 Pennsylvania State College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T East Division East Stroudsburg xy+ 6 –0 –08 –0 –1 West Chester 5 –1 –06 –3 –0 Bloomsburg 3 –3 –03 –4 –1 Kutztown 2 –3 –13 –4 –1 Millersville 2 –3 –12 –5 –1 Mansfield 2 –4 –02 –7 –0 Cheyney 0 –6 –00 –8 –0 West Division California (PA) xy+ 5 –0 –06 –2 –1 Clarion 4 –1 –06 –3 –0 Shippensburg 3 –2 –05 –3 –0 Slippery Rock 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 Lock Haven 1 –4 –02 –7 –0 Edinboro 0 –5 –02 –7 –0 Championship: California 28, East Stroudsburg 28 + – Conference co-championsx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participantCheyney forfeited games to West Chester and Millersville. | 1968 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Allegheny $ 6 –0 –07 –1 –0 Thiel 4 –2 –06 –2 –0 Bethany (WV) 4 –2 –04 –4 –0 John Carroll 4 –2 –04 –4 –0 Western Reserve 2 –4 –02 –6 –0 Washington & Jefferson 1 –5 –01 –7 –0 Case Tech 0 –6 –00 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1968 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Adams State $ 3 –0 –08 –1 –0 Colorado State–Greeley 1 –1 –05 –3 –0 Western State (CO) 1 –2 –03 –6 –0 Colorado Mines 0 –2 –04 –4 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1968 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Whittier $ 4 –1 –05 –4 –0 Occidental 3 –1 –13 –5 –1 Redlands 3 –2 –05 –5 –0 Claremont-Mudd 2 –2 –13 –4 –2 Pomona 2 –3 –04 –5 –1 Caltech 0 –5 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference championCaltech forfeited to Whittier and Redlands; the forfeits were included only in conference records. | 1968 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Division I No. T–19 Florida A&M x 5 –0 –08 –2 –0 South Carolina State 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 Bethune–Cookman 3 –2 –04 –4 –0 Alabama A&M 2 –3 –05 –4 –0 Morris Brown 1 –4 –02 –7 –0 Allen 0 –5 –00 –7 –0 Division II Tuskegee x 6 –0 –08 –2 –0 Alabama State 4 –1 –18 –1 –1 Lane 4 –1 –06 –2 –0 Fort Valley State 4 –2 –07 –2 –0 Clark (GA) 3 –4 –04 –5 –0 Morehouse 2 –3 –13 –3 –2 Fisk 1 –6 –02 –8 –0 Knoxville 0 –7 –00 –7 –0 x – Division champion/co-championsRankings from UPI small college poll |
| 1968 Southland Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 15 Arkansas State $ 3 –0 –17 –3 –1 UT Arlington 3 –1 –06 –4 –0 Trinity (TX) 2 –2 –05 –4 –0 Abilene Christian 1 –2 –14 –5 –1 Lamar Tech 0 –4 –00 –10 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from AP small college poll | 1968 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 3 Alcorn A&M + 6 –1 –08 –1 –0 Grambling + 6 –1 –09 –2 –0 Texas Southern + 6 –1 –06 –4 –0 Arkansas AM&N 4 –3 –05 –5 –0 Southern 3 –4 –04 –6 –0 Prairie View A&M 2 –5 –04 –6 –0 Jackson State 1 –6 –03 –6 –0 Wiley 0 –7 –02 –8 –0 + – Conference co-championsRankings from NAIA poll | 1968 Yankee Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T New Hampshire + 4 –1 –06 –2 –0 Connecticut + 4 –1 –04 –6 –0 Maine 2 –3 –03 –5 –0 Rhode Island 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 UMass 2 –3 –02 –8 –0 Vermont 1 –4 –03 –6 –0 + – Conference co-champions |
| 1968 NCAA College Division independents football records vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 2 San Diego State   –  9 –0 –1 No. 3 Chattanooga   –  9 –1 –0 Indiana State   –  9 –1 –0 Indiana (PA)   –  9 –1 –0 Nevada Southern   –  8 –1 –0 UC Riverside   –  7 –1 –1 Ashland   –  8 –2 –0 No. 7 Eastern Michigan   –  8 –2 –0 Lincoln (MO)   –  8 –2 –0 St. Norbert   –  6 –2 –1 Tennessee State   –  6 –2 –1 Hawaii   –  7 –3 –0 No. 14 Tampa   –  7 –3 –0 No. 17 Akron   –  7 –3 –1 Northeastern   –  6 –3 –0 Southern Illinois   –  6 –3 –0 Cortland   –  5 –3 –0 Boston University   –  5 –3 –1 Northern Arizona   –  6 –4 –0 Pacific (CA)   –  6 –4 –0 Samford   –  6 –4 –0 Northern Michigan   –  5 –4 –0 Parsons   –  5 –4 –0 Drake   –  5 –5 –0 UC Santa Barbara   –  4 –4 –1 Santa Clara   –  4 –5 –0 Portland State   –  4 –6 –0 Wayne State (MI)   –  3 –6 –0 Wabash   –  3 –6 –0 Colorado College   –  2 –6 –0 Kentucky State   –  2 –7 –0 Milwaukee   –  2 –7 –0 Lake Forest   –  2 –8 –0 Northern Illinois   –  2 –8 –0 Mississippi Valley State   –  1 –7 –0 UC San Diego   –  0 –7 –0 Rose Poly   –  0 –8 –0 Cal Poly Pomona   –  0 –10 –0 Rankings from AP small college poll |

## Rankings

College Division teams (also referred to as "small college") were ranked in polls by the AP (a panel of writers) and by UPI (coaches). The national champion(s) for each season were determined by the final poll rankings, published at or near the end of the regular season, before any bowl games were played.

### Small college final polls

In 1968, the wire services disagreed as to the champion. UPI picked San Diego State (9–0–1) as number one, while the AP panel chose North Dakota State. San Diego State did not play in the postseason, while North Dakota State later won the Pecan Bowl to finish 10–0.
| Rank | School | Record | No. 1 votes | Total points |
| 1 | San Diego State | 8–0–1† | 21 | 312 |
| 2 | North Dakota State | 9–0 | 9 | 300 |
| 3 | Chattanooga | 9–1† | | 236 |
| 4 | New Mexico Highlands | 9–0 | 4 | 209 |
| 5 | Texas A&I | 9–1† | | 184 |
| 6 | Morgan State | 8–1 | | 129 |
| 7 | Troy State | 9–1 | | 80 |
| 8 | Eastern Kentucky | 8–2 | | 69 |
| 9 | Adams State | 8–1 | | 52 |
| 10 | Humboldt State | 9–1 | | 47 |
| Rank | School | Record | No. 1 votes | Total points |
| 1 | North Dakota State. | 9–0 | 6 | 220 |
| 2 | San Diego State | 9–0–1 | 3 | 204 |
| 3 | Chattanooga | 10–1 | 1 | 162 |
| 4 | New Mexico Highlands | 9–0 | | 147 |
| 5 | IUP | 9–0 | 1 | 142 |
| 6 | Texas A&I | 10–1 | 1 | 125 |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 8–2 | | 97 |
| 8 | South Dakota | 9–1 | | 77 |
| 9 | Eastern Kentucky | 8–2 | | 72 |
| 10 | Southwestern Louisiana | 8–2 | | 51 |

## Bowl games

The postseason consisted of four bowl games as regional finals, all played on December 14. The Boardwalk Bowl succeeded the Tangerine Bowl, and the Pecan Bowl moved within Texas, from Abilene to Arlington. In 1969, the Grantland Rice Bowl moved from Murfreesboro, Tennessee to Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
| Bowl | Region | Location | Winning team | Winning team | Losing team | Losing team |
| Boardwalk | East | Atlantic City, New Jersey | Delaware | 31 | IUP | 24 |
| Grantland Rice | Mideast | Murfreesboro, Tennessee | Louisiana Tech | 33 | Akron | 13 |
| Pecan | Midwest | Arlington, Texas | North Dakota State | 23 | Arkansas State | 14 |
| Camellia | West | Sacramento, California | Humboldt State | 29 | Fresno State | 14 |