1968 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team

1968 Eastern Michigan Hurons football
Conference Independent
1968 record 8–2
Head coach Dan Boisture (2nd season)
Captain Ivory Hood, John Schmidt
Home stadium Walter O. Briggs Field

The 1968 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University as an independent during the 1968 college football season. In their second season under head coach Dan Boisture, the Hurons compiled an 8–2 record and outscored their opponents, 248 to 91.[1] On November 2, 1968, the Hurons played their final homecoming day game at Walter O. Briggs Field, which had been the team's home since 1938. Playing before a record crowd of 15,451, the Hurons defeated Northeastern, 41–0.[2] On November 9, 1968, the Hurons played their final game at Briggs Field, a 34-7 victory over Northern Iowa.[3][4] Briggs Field was razed in 1972 to make room for expanded parking facilities.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 14Morningside
W 46–16
September 21S. Connecticut
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 40–0
September 28at Arkansas StateJonesboro, ARL 7–26
October 5at AkronAkron, OHW 16–7
October 12at Ball StateW 43–7
October 19at TampaTampa, FLL 0–21
October 26Kentucky State
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 7–0
November 2Northeastern dagger
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 41–0
November 9Northern Iowa
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 34–7
November 16at Wittenberg Springfield, OHW 14–7
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 164, 170. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  2. "EMU Thrills Record Crowd". Detroit Free Press. November 3, 1968. p. 5D.
  3. Hal Schram (November 10, 1968). "Hurons Turn Hewitt Loose on N. Iowa". Detroit Free Press. p. 2D.
  4. Hal Schram (November 9, 1968). "Farewell to Old Field: Hurons Alert for Sag". Detroit Free Press. p. 3B.
  5. "Campus Buildings At a Glance: Walter O. Briggs Field". Eastern Michigan University. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
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