1968 East Texas State Lions football team
American college football season
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The 1968 East Texas State Lions football team represented East Texas State University in the 1968 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Ernest Hawkins, who was in his fifth season at East Texas State. The Lions played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference. The Lions finished second in the conference standings the season with a 7–2–1 record overall and a 5–1–1 record in LSC play. The season highlight was a 35–27 win over the NAIA's No. 1 team, Texas A&I, on October 19.
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record7–2–1 (5–1–1 LSC)
Headcoach
- Ernest Hawkins (5th season)
HomestadiumMemorial Stadium
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| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 7–2–1 (5–1–1 LSC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2/6 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | at Abilene Christian* | W 29–22 | 8,500–9,000 | [1][2] | ||
| September 28 | Southwest Missouri State* | W 52–0 | [3] | |||
| October 5 | at No. 12 UT Arlington* | L 30–41 | 10,500 | [4] | ||
| October 12 | McMurry |
| W 20–0 | [5] | ||
| October 19 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 5 Texas A&I |
| W 35–27 | [6][7] | |
| October 26 | at Sul Ross |
| T 28–28 | [8] | ||
| November 2 | Howard Payne |
| W 24–14 | [9] | ||
| November 9 | at Sam Houston State | L 21–24 | 3,500 | [10] | ||
| November 16 | Southwest Texas State |
| W 51–14 | 5,000 | [11] | |
| November 23 | at Stephen F. Austin |
| W 28–20 | [12] | ||
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Postseason awards
All-Americans
- Chad Brown, First Team offensive tackle
- Arthur James, First Team tailback
- Tom Black, Honorable Mention tight end
- Bruce Butler, Honorable Mention linebacker
All-Lone Star Conference
LSC First Team
- Bill Allison, fullback
- Arthur James, tailback
LSC Second Team
- Chad Brown, offensive rackle
- Tom Black, receiver
- Bruce Butler, linebacker
- Rich Houston, receiver
- Don Hynds, defensive end
LSC Honorable Mention
- Jack Herrington, offensive tackle
- Jay Johnson, defensive tackle
- Grady Ivy, linebacker
- Ben Kirkland, quarterback
- Ralph Weaver, linebacker [13]
