1968 NAIA football season

The 1968 NAIA football season, as part of the 1968 college football season in the United States, was the 13th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA.

1968 NAIA football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1968
PostseasonNovember 28–December 14, 1968
National ChampionshipMontgomery, AL
ChampionTroy State

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 standings
1968 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Arkansas Tech $ 5 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
Henderson State 4 –2 –0  8 –3 –0
Ouachita Baptist 4 –2 –0  7 –2 –1
State College of Arkansas 3 –3 –0  7 –3 –0
Arkansas A&M 3 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Southern Arkansas 2 –4 –0  3 –6 –0
Harding 0 –6 –0  2 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1968 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 Hoosier Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Postseason
Semifinals
November 28–30, 1968 		NAIA Championship Bowl
December 14, 1968
Montgomery, AL
      
Northern State (SD) 0
Texas A&I* 20
Texas A&I 35
Troy State 43
Willamette 10
Troy State* 63

References
  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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