1968 SMU Mustangs football team
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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 Bluebonnet Bowl.
Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church...
in the 1968 college football season. The club was victorious in the 1968 Bluebonnet Bowl.
Regular season
- In the Battle for the Iron SkilletBattle for the Iron SkilletThe Battle for the Iron Skillet is the name of the college football rivalry between the Southern Methodist University Mustangs and the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs. The campuses are located 40 miles apart in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex...
, SMU beat Texas Christian by a score of 21-14. - In the Mayor’s Cup, SMU beat Rice by a score of 32-24.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Mustangs points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | Sept. 21 | @ Auburn | Win | 37 | 28 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Sept. 28 | @ Ohio State 1968 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1968 Ohio State Buckeyes football team is considered one of the strongest in OSU history, fielding 11 All-Americans and six first-round NFL draft picks... |
Loss | 14 | 35 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Oct. 5 | North Carolina State | Win | 35 | 14 | 2-1 |
| 4 | Oct. 12 | @ Texas Christian TCU Horned Frogs football The TCU Horned Frogs football team is the intercollegiate football team of Texas Christian University. TCU competes as a member of the Mountain West Conference in the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, but will move to the Big 12 Conference for the 2012 season. TCU began playing football... |
Win | 21 | 14 | 3-1 |
| 5 | Oct. 19 | Rice | Win | 32 | 24 | 4-1 |
| 6 | Oct. 26 | @ Texas Tech Texas Tech Red Raiders football Texas Tech Red Raiders football program is a college football team that represents Texas Tech University . The team competes, as a member of the Big 12 Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association... |
Win | 39 | 18 | 5-1 |
| 7 | Nov. 2 | @ Texas | Loss | 7 | 38 | 5-2 |
| 8 | Nov. 9 | Texas A&M | Win | 36 | 23 | 6-2 |
| 9 | Nov. 16 | @ Arkansas Arkansas Razorbacks football The Arkansas Razorbacks football program is a college football team that represents the University of Arkansas. The team is a member of the Southeastern Conference's Western Division, which is in Division I's Football Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association... |
Loss | 29 | 35 | 6-3 |
| 10 | Nov. 23 | Baylor | Win | 33 | 17 | 7-3 |
Team Players drafted into in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Jerry Levias | Wide Receiver | 2 | 40 | Houston Oilers 1969 Houston Oilers season The 1969 Houston Oilers season was their tenth and final in the American Football League before moving to the National Football League when the two merged. The team equaled their 1968 record of 7–7 , finishing 6–6–2. They qualified for the playoffs, but lost in the Divisional Round to the Oakland... |
| Mike Richardson | Running Back | 7 | 171 | Houston Oilers 1969 Houston Oilers season The 1969 Houston Oilers season was their tenth and final in the American Football League before moving to the National Football League when the two merged. The team equaled their 1968 record of 7–7 , finishing 6–6–2. They qualified for the playoffs, but lost in the Divisional Round to the Oakland... |
| Terry May | Center | 11 | 274 | Houston Oilers 1969 Houston Oilers season The 1969 Houston Oilers season was their tenth and final in the American Football League before moving to the National Football League when the two merged. The team equaled their 1968 record of 7–7 , finishing 6–6–2. They qualified for the playoffs, but lost in the Divisional Round to the Oakland... |