1968 East Texas State Lions football team

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1968 East Texas State Lions football
Conference Lone Star Conference
Record7–2–1 (5–1–1 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1967
1969  →
1968 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2/6 Texas A&I $^ 6 –1 –010 –2 –0
East Texas State 5 –1 –17 –2 –1
McMurry 5 –2 –08 –2 –0
Sam Houston State 3 –3 –15 –4 –1
Southwest Texas State 3 –4 –05 –5 –0
Sul Ross 2 –4 –15 –4 –1
Howard Payne 1 –5 –12 –7 –1
Stephen F. Austin 1 –6 –03 –7 –0
Tarleton State * 0 –0 –02 –7 –0
Angelo State * 0 –0 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
    * – did not complete for conference title
Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll

The 1968 East Texas State Lions football team represented East Texas State University in the 1968 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Ernest Hawkins, who was in his fifth season at East Texas State. The Lions played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference. The Lions finished second in the conference standings the season with a 7–2–1 record overall and a 5–1–1 record in LSC play. The season highlight was a 35–27 win over the NAIA's # 1 team, Texas A&I Javelinas on October 19, 1968.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21at Abilene Christian *
W 29–22 [1]
September 28 Southwest Missouri State *
W 52–0 [2]
October 5at No. 12 Texas–Arlington *
L 30–41 [3]
October 12 McMurry
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
W 20–0 [4]
October 19No. 5 Texas A&I
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
W 35–27 [5]
October 26at Sul Ross
T 28–28 [6]
November 2 Howard Payne
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
W 24–14 [7]
November 9at Sam Houston State
L 21–24 [8]
November 16 Southwest Texas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
W 51–14 [9]
November 23at Stephen F. Austin
W 28–20 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[11]

Postseason awards

All-Americans

All-Lone Star Conference

LSC First Team

  • Bill Allison, fullback
  • Arthur James, tailback

LSC Second Team

  • Chad Brown, offensive rackle
  • Tom Black, receiver
  • Bruce Butler, linebacker
  • Rich Houston, receiver
  • Don Hynds, defensive end

LSC Honorable Mention

  • Jack Herrington, offensive tackle
  • Jay Johnson, defensive tackle
  • Grady Ivy, linebacker
  • Ben Kirkland, quarterback
  • Ralph Weaver, linebacker [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Christians thrown to Lions, 29–22". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 22, 1968. Retrieved August 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "East Texas romps, 52–0". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 29, 1968. Retrieved August 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "UTA rolls 41–30 as Butler boots 60-yard fielder". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 6, 1968. Retrieved August 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Lions roar, 20–0". Victoria Advocate. October 13, 1968. Retrieved August 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "East Texas upends A&I, 35–27". The Paris News. October 20, 1968. Retrieved August 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "East Texas held to tie by Sul Ross". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 27, 1968. Retrieved August 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "East Texas dumps Jackets by 24–14". Brownwood Bulletin. November 3, 1968. Retrieved August 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Sam Houston trips Lions from LSC lead". The Paris News. November 10, 1968. Retrieved August 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "ETS Lions crush SWT". The Austin American. November 17, 1968. Retrieved August 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "East Texas State edges Lumberjacks". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 24, 1968. Retrieved August 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. 1 2 "Lion Football History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
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