1968 SMU Mustangs football team

1968 SMU Mustangs football
Astro-BluebonneBowl champion
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 16
AP No. 14
1968 record 8–3 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach Hayden Fry (7th season)
Home stadium Ownby Stadium

The 1968 Southern Methodist University Mustangs football team represented the Southern Methodist University in the 1968 college football season. The club was victorious in the 1968 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl.

1968 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Arkansas + 6 –1 –0  10 –1 –0
No. 3 Texas + 6 –1 –0  9 –1 –1
No. 14 SMU 5 –2 –0  8 –3 –0
Texas Tech 4 –3 –0  5 –3 –2
Baylor 3 –4 –0  3 –7 –0
Texas A&M 2 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
TCU 2 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
Rice 0 –7 –0  0 –9 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
1968-09-21 at Auburn* Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama W 37-28   40,000
1968-09-28 No. 11 Ohio State* Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio L 14-35   73,855
1968-10-05 North Carolina State* Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas W 35-14   38,000
1968-10-12 at Texas Christian Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas W 21-14   31,542
1968-10-19 Rice Cotton Bowl • Dallas W 32-24   25,000
1968-10-26 at No. 19 Texas Tech Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas W 39-18   50,352
1968-11-02 at No. 11 Texas No. 13 Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas L 7-38   66,397
1968-11-09 Texas A&M Cotton Bowl • Dallas W 36-23   42,000
1968-11-16 at No. 10 Arkansas War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas L 29-35   45,500
1968-11-23 Baylor Cotton Bowl • Dallas W 33-17   22,000
1968-12-31 vs. No. 10 Oklahoma No. 20 Astrodome • Houston, Texas (Astro-Bluebonett Bowl) W 28-27   55,453
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Roster

1968 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 10 Chuck Hixson So
WR 23 Jerry LeVias Sr
RB 24 Mike Richardson Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Jerry LeviasWide receiver240Houston Oilers
Mike Richardson (running back, born 1946)Running back7171Houston Oilers
Terry MayCenter11274Houston Oilers

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Awards and honors

  • Chuck Hixon, Sammy Baugh Trophy[2]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1969.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.touchdownclubofcolumbus.com/Awards.htm#SAMMY Archived 2011-05-25 at WebCite
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