1968 LSU Tigers football team
1968 LSU Tigers football | |
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Peach Bowl, W 31–14 vs. Florida State | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 19 |
1968 record | 8–3 (2–2 SEC) |
Head coach | Charles McClendon (7th year) |
Home stadium | Tiger Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#8 Georgia $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#13 Tennessee | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#17 Alabama | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#16 Auburn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1968 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1968 college football season. The offense scored 221 points while the defense allowed 171 points. The Tigers competed in the inaugural Peach Bowl and beat Florida State, 31–27.
Schedule
The games vs. TCU and Tulane were designated as conference games by the SEC, since LSU had only four conference opponents on its schedule.
Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | |||||
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September 21 | No. 13 Texas A&M* | No. 20 | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) | W 13–12 | |||||
September 28 | at Rice* | No. 14 | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | W 21–7 | |||||
October 5 | Baylor* | No. 10 | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | W 48–16 | |||||
October 11 | at Miami* | No. 8 | Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL | L 30–0 | |||||
October 19 | Kentucky | No. 20 | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | W 13–3 | |||||
October 26 | TCU | No. 18 | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | W 10–7 | |||||
November 2 | Ole Miss | No. 14 | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl) | L 24–27 | |||||
November 9 | at Alabama | No. 20 | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Rivalry) | L 7–16 | |||||
November 16 | Mississippi State | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | W 20–16 | ||||||
November 23 | at Tulane | No. 8 | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag) | W 34–10 | |||||
December 30 | vs. Florida State* | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl) | W 31–27 | ||||||
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
- Source: LSUSports.net: 1968 LSU football schedule[1]
Team players drafted into the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
Ken Newfield | Running Back | 6 | 136 | Oakland Raiders |
Bill Fortier | Tackle | 6 | 154 | Baltimore Colts |
Maurice LeBlanc | Defensive Back | 8 | 206 | Kansas City Chiefs |
Tommy Morel | Flanker | 11 | 267 | New Orleans Saints |
References
- ↑ "1968 LSU football schedule". LSUSports.net. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1969.htm
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