1968 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team

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1968 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
Conference Lone Star Conference
Record5–5 (3–4 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEvans Field
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 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State College (now known as Texas State University) during the 1968 NAIA football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). In their fourth year under head coach Bill Miller, the team compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Texas Lutheran *
W 40–08,500 [1]
September 28at Trinity (TX) *
L 12–135,877 [2]
October 5at Sul Ross
L 21–36 [3]
October 12 Angelo State *
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 43–7 [4]
October 19 Howard Payne
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 27–7 [5]
October 26at Sam Houston State
W 31–15 [6]
November 2at McMurry
L 17–21 [7]
November 9 Stephen F. Austin
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 43–6 [8]
November 16at East Texas State
L 14–516,000 [9]
November 23No. 6 Texas A&I
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
L 0–3913,500 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Bobcat defense paces 40–0 win". The Austin American. September 22, 1968. Retrieved March 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Trinity nips Bobcats, 13–12". San Antonio Express. September 29, 1968. Retrieved March 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Sul Ross stuns Southwest Texas". The Odessa American. October 6, 1968. Retrieved March 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Southwest Texas storms by ASC". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 13, 1968. Retrieved March 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Howard Payne bows to Southwest Texas". The Corpus Christi Times. October 20, 1968. Retrieved March 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "SWTS triumphs over SHSC, 31–15". The Marshall News Messenger. October 27, 1968. Retrieved March 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "McMurry nudges Southwest Texas". Wichita Falls Times. November 3, 1968. Retrieved March 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Bobcats 'jum up' S.F. Austin, 43–6". Abilene Reporter-News. November 10, 1966. Retrieved March 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "ETS Lions crush SWT". The Austin American. November 17, 1968. Retrieved March 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Javelinas romp over Bobcats to cinch NAIA playoff bid". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 24, 1968. Retrieved March 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.


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