1968 Arkansas State Indians football team
American college football season
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The 1968 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Bennie Ellender, the Arkansas State compiled an overall record of 7–3–1 with a mark of 3–0–1 in conference play, winning the Southland title. The Indians were invited to the Pecan Bowl, where they were defeated by North Dakota State.
| 1968 Arkansas State Indians football | |
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Southland champion | |
Pecan Bowl, L 14–23 vs. North Dakota State | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 14 |
| AP | No. 15 |
| Record | 7–3–1 (3–0–1 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Kays Stadium War Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Arkansas State $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity (TX) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar Tech | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | at Western Michigan* | L 0–20 | 15,500 | [1] | ||
| September 21 | at Drake* | W 46–14 | 9,000 | [2] | ||
| September 28 | No. T–18 Eastern Michigan* |
| W 26–7 | 7,800 | [3] | |
| October 5 | Tennessee Tech* | No. 15 |
| W 15–12 | 2,760 | [4] |
| October 12 | Southeastern Louisiana* | No. 11 |
| W 17–7 | 8,112 | [5] |
| October 19 | No. 16 Trinity (TX) | No. 10 | W 31–14 | 18,500 | [6] | |
| October 26 | at Abilene Christian | No. 8 | T 17–17 | 5,500–8,800 | [7][8] | |
| November 2 | Lamar Tech | No. 13 |
| W 48–17 | 9,556 | [9] |
| November 9 | at Southwestern Louisiana* | No. 10 | L 9–20 | 11,600 | [10] | |
| November 16 | at No. 17 UT Arlington | W 22–21 | 9,750 | [11] | ||
| December 14 | vs. No. 1 North Dakota State | No. 15 |
| L 14–23 | 7,200 | [12] |
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