1968 NAIA football season

1968 Carolinas Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions;

1968 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1968 NAIA football season
1968 NAIA football season
Regular season	August–November 1968
Postseason	November 28–December 14, 1968
National Championship	Montgomery, AL
Champion	Troy State
	← 1967; NAIA football season; 1969 →;

The 1968 NAIA football season was the 13th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA.

The season was played from August to November 1968, culminating in the 1968 NAIA Championship Bowl, played this year on December 14, 1968 in Montgomery, Alabama.^[1]

Troy State defeated Texas A&I in the Championship Bowl, 43–35, to win their first NAIA national title.^[2]

Conference realignment[]

Conference changes[]

This was the final season of play for the Central Intercollegiate Conference. After the end of play, the remaining members of the conference, four from Kansas and one from Nebraska, would subsequently join the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

Conference standings[]

1968 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Nebraska–Omaha $	4	–	0	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Emporia State	2	–	1	–	1	5	–	2	–	2
Pittsburg State	2	–	1	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Washburn	1	–	3	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Fort Hays State	0	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1968 Evergreen Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Central Washington $	6	–	0	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Eastern Washington	3	–	3	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Western Washington	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Whitworth	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1968 Frontier Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Eastern Montana $	5	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Montana Northern	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Western Montana	3	–	2	–	0	3	–	4	–	0
Montana Tech	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Carroll (MT)	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	7	–	0
Rocky Mountain	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1968 Gateway Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Lakeland $	4	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Milton	3	–	1	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
Eureka	2	–	2	–	0	2	–	5	–	1
Northwestern (WI)	1	–	3	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
St. Procopius	0	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1968 Hoosier Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Manchester (IN) +	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
Anderson (IN) +	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Hanover	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Earlham	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	3	–	1
Taylor	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	1
Indiana Central	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Franklin (IN)	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

1968 Iowa Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Wartburg $	6	–	0	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
Simpson	5	–	0	–	2	6	–	1	–	2
Upper Iowa	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Central (IA)	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Dubuque	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
William Penn	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Buena Vista	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Luther	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1968 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Southwestern (KS) $	7	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
Kansas Wesleyan	7	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Friends	6	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Ottawa	5	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
College of Emporia	5	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Bethany (KS)	3	–	5	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Baker	3	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Bethel (KS)	3	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Sterling	3	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
McPherson	2	–	7	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1968 Lone Star Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Texas A&I $^	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
East Texas State	5	–	1	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
McMurry	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Sam Houston State	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Southwest Texas State	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Sul Ross	2	–	4	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Howard Payne	1	–	5	–	1	2	–	7	–	1
Stephen F. Austin	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Tarleton State *	0	–	0	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Angelo State *	0	–	0	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant * – did not complete for conference title Rankings from AP Poll

1968 Mid-Ohio Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Defiance $	3	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Findlay	2	–	1	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Wilmington (OH)	1	–	2	–	0	2	–	7	–	1
Bluffton	0	–	3	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1968 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Gustavus Adolphus $	6	–	0	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
Hamline	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Concordia (MN)	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Saint John's (MN)	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Macalester	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Minnesota–Duluth	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
St. Thomas (MN)	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Augsburg	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1968 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
William Jewell $	2	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Tarkio	3	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Central Methodist	2	–	1	–	1	6	–	1	–	1
Graceland	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Missouri Valley	1	–	2	–	1	3	–	4	–	3
Culver–Stockton	0	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1968 Nebraska College Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Kearney State $	4	–	0	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Chadron State	3	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Wayne State (NE)	2	–	2	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Hastings	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Peru State	0	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1968 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Jamestown $	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	0
Minot State	4	–	1	–	1	5	–	2	–	1
Wahpeton Science	4	–	2	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
Valley City State	2	–	2	–	2	2	–	3	–	2
Dickinson State	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Mayville State	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	7	–	0
Ellendale	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1968 Northwest Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Willamette $^	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Linfield	4	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Lewis & Clark	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Pacific Lutheran	2	–	2	–	2	3	–	4	–	2
Whitman	1	–	4	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
College of Idaho	1	–	4	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Pacific (OR)	0	–	5	–	1	1	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant

1968 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
SW Oklahoma State $	6	–	1	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
East Central	5	–	1	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
Northeastern State	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
SE Oklahoma State	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
Central State (OK)	3	–	3	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Panhandle	2	–	4	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
NW Oklahoma State	1	–	5	–	1	1	–	7	–	2
Langston	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1968 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Oregon College $	4	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Southern Oregon	3	–	1	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Oregon Tech	2	–	2	–	0	2	–	6	–	1
Eastern Oregon	1	–	3	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
George Fox	0	–	4	–	0	0	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1968 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Northern State $^	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Black Hills State	4	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
South Dakota Tech	3	–	2	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Dakota Wesleyan	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Huron	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	1
General Beadle	1	–	4	–	1	2	–	5	–	1
Southern State	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant

1968 Tri-State Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Westmar $	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
Concordia (NE)	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Northwestern (IA)	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Dana	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Sioux Falls	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Yankton	1	–	4	–	1	1	–	7	–	1
Midland	0	–	5	–	1	0	–	8	–	1

$ – Conference champion

1968 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Platteville State +	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Oshkosh State +	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Whitewater State	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	1
La Crosse State	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Eau Claire State	3	–	3	–	2	3	–	4	–	2
River Falls State	2	–	5	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Stout State	2	–	5	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Stevens Point State	2	–	5	–	1	2	–	7	–	1
Superior State	0	–	7	–	1	0	–	9	–	1

+ – Conference co-champions

Postseason[]

Semifinals November 28–30, 1968		NAIA Championship Bowl December 14, 1968 Montgomery, AL

Northern State	0

Texas A&I*	20
		Texas A&I	35

		Troy State	43
Willamette	10

Troy State*	63

References[]

^ "1968 NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
^ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.

[1] "1968 NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 18, 2015.

[2] "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.

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