1968 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1968 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	6–4 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Pont (4th season)
MVPs	Harry Gonso Al Gage
Captains	Al Gage Jerry Grecco Jim Sniadecki
Home stadium	Seventeenth Street Stadium
Seasons ←  1967 1969  →

1968 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Ohio State $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
No. 12 Michigan	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Purdue	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Minnesota	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Indiana	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Iowa	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Michigan State	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Illinois	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Northwestern	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Wisconsin	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1968 Big Ten Conference football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Seventeenth Street Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by John Pont, in his fourth year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Baylor *	No. 15	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 40–36	44,382	[1]
September 28	at No. 12 Kansas *	No. 13	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		L 20–38	44,000	[2]
October 5	Illinois		Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)		W 28–14	50,996	[3]
October 12	at Iowa		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	ABC	W 38–34	54,633	[4]
October 19	No. 18 Michigan	No. 19	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 22–27	51,951	[5]
October 26	Arizona *		Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 16–13	44,847	[6]
November 2	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 21–20	51,666	[7]
November 9	at No. 17 Michigan State		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)		W 24–22	65,841	[8]
November 16	Minnesota	No. 19	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 6–20	49,234	[9]
November 23	at No. 12 Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		L 35–38	63,294	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^{[11] [12] [13] [14] [15]}

Roster

1968 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 71 John Andrews So C 53 Steve Applegate Jr QB 14 Greg Brown So WR 40 Jade Butcher Jr G 63 Don DeSalle Jr TE 81 Al Gage Sr QB 16 Harry Gonso Jr HB 17 John Isenbarger Jr WR 88 Ken Long Sr RB 10 Bob Pernell So QB 18 Mike Perry Sr OT 79 Rick Spickard Sr C 55 Bob Jones So WR 89 Eric Stolberg Jr RB 15 Rick Thompson So G 73 Bill Wood So QB 13 George Wortley Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 45 Mike Adams Jr S 33 Mike Baughman Jr DE 80 Tom Bilanus Sr DB 22 Nate Cunningham Sr DT 60 Jerry Grecco Sr S 20 Jay Mathias Jr DB 21 Benny Norman Jr LB 54 Karl Pankratz Jr LB 46 Dan Silas So LB 83 Jim Sniadecki Sr DE 61 Cal Snowden Sr DT 75 Bob White So DT 97 Bill Wolfe Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach John Pont Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

1969 NFL draftees

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Jim Sniadecki	Linebacker	4	86	San Francisco 49ers
Cal Snowden	Defensive end	9	227	St. Louis Cardinals
Robert Kirk	Guard	16	391	Buffalo Bills

^[16]

References

1. "Indiana's late TD nips Baylor, 40–36". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 22, 1968. Retrieved March 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Kansas rips Hoosiers". Sunday Times-Democrat. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Unimpressive Indiana rallies to tip Illinois 28–14". The Courier-Journal. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Indiana outlasts Iowa, 38–34". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 13, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Michigan edges IU, 27–22". The Muncie Star. October 20, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Hoosiers back at it: Trail, rally, win". Sunday Herald-Times. October 27, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Wisconsin falters 21–20; 6 field goal attempts fail". The La Crosse Tribune. November 3, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Win over MSU is Indiana's most unbelievable of all". Jackson Citizen Patriot. November 10, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Gophers explode for 20–6 victory". Wisconsin State Journal. November 17, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Keyes' 4 TDs cap Purdue rally, 38–35". Detroit Free Press. November 24, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "1968 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved December 28, 2023.
12. "1968 Football Schedule". Indiana University . Retrieved December 28, 2023.
13. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
14. "1968 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearbook). Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
15. "Schedule/Results (1968 Indiana)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved October 26, 2025.
16. "1969 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.