1968 SMU Mustangs football team

1968 SMU Mustangs football
1968 SMU Mustangs football
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl champion
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, W 28–27 vs. Oklahoma
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 14
Record	8–3 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach	Hayden Fry (7th season);
Home stadium	Ownby Stadium
	Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

1968 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		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

The 1968 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Hayden Fry, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a conference mark of 5–2, placing third in the SWC. SMU was invited to the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, where they upset number 10 Oklahoma.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Auburn*		Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 37–28	40,606	^[1]
September 28	at No. 11 Ohio State*		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 14–35	73,855
October 5	NC State*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 35–14	38,000	^[2]
October 12	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	W 21–14	31,542
October 19	Rice		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 32–24	25,000
October 26	at No. 19 Texas Tech		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 39–18	50,352
November 2	at No. 11 Texas	No. 13	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 7–38	66,397	^[3]
November 9	Texas A&M		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 36–23	42,000
November 16	at No. 10 Arkansas		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 29–35	45,500
November 23	Baylor		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 33–17	22,000
December 31	vs. No. 10 Oklahoma	No. 20	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonett Bowl)	W 28–27	55,453
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1968 SMU Mustangs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
G	`61`	Que Brittain	Jr
QB	`11`	Gary Carter	So
FB	`22`	Pinky Clements	Sr
TE	`85`	Ken Fleming	So
QB	`10`	Chuck Hixson	So
WR	`81`	Sam Holden	Jr
OT	`76`	Bill Jackson	So
WR	`23`	Jerry LeVias	Sr
OT	`72`	Terry May	Sr
G	`68`	Kemp McMillan	Jr
C	`57`	Stan Poulos	Jr
RB	`24`	Mike Richardson	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`32`	Mike Armstrong	Jr
DL	`56`	Rufus Cormier	Jr
DL	`50`	R. D. Crenshaw	Sr
S	`47`	Daryl Doggett	Jr
DE	`94`	Tommy Fraser	Jr
DT	`62`	Jim Johnston	So
DB	`40`	Jimmy Livingston	Sr
DE	`89`	Mike Mitchell	Sr
DB	`45`	Mike Nekuza	So
LB	`38`	Bruce Portillo	Jr
LB	`31`	Joe Stutts	So
DB	`41`	Larry Tunnell	So
DT	`69`	Bill Wright	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Jerry LeVias	Wide receiver	2	40	Houston Oilers
Mike Richardson (running back, born 1946)	Running back	7	171	Houston Oilers
Terry May	Center	11	274	Houston Oilers

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^ "SMU's aerial circus shoots down Wolfpack". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 6, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "'Horns crush SMU by 38–7". The Kilgore News Herald. November 3, 1968. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1969 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
^ "Awards". www.touchdownclubofcolumbus.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011.

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