1968 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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The 1968 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1968 Big Ten Conference football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Seventeenth Street Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by John Pont, in his fourth year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

Record6–4 (4–3 Big Ten)
Headcoach
MVPs
  • Harry Gonso
  • Al Gage
Quick facts Indiana Hoosiers football, Conference ...
1968 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–4 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPs
  • Harry Gonso
  • Al Gage
Captains
Home stadiumSeventeenth Street Stadium
Seasons
 1967
1969 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1968 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Ohio State $7001000
No. 12 Michigan610820
No. 10 Purdue520820
Minnesota520640
Indiana430640
Iowa430550
Michigan State250550
Illinois160190
Northwestern160190
Wisconsin0700100
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 21Baylor*No. 15W 40–3644,382[1]
September 28at No. 12 Kansas*No. 13L 20–3844,000[2]
October 5Illinois
  • Seventeenth Street Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
W 28–1450,996[3]
October 12at IowaABCW 38–3454,633[4]
October 19No. 18 MichigandaggerNo. 19
  • Seventeenth Street Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 22–2751,951[5]
October 26Arizona*
  • Seventeenth Street Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 16–1344,847[6]
November 2at WisconsinW 21–2051,666[7]
November 9at No. 17 Michigan StateW 24–2265,841[8]
November 16MinnesotaNo. 19
  • Seventeenth Street Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 6–2049,234[9]
November 23at No. 12 PurdueL 35–3863,294[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
1968 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 71 John Andrews So
C 53 Steve Applegate Jr
QB 14 Greg Brown So
WR 40 Jade Butcher Jr
G 63 Don DeSalle Jr
TE 81 Al Gage Sr
QB 16 Harry Gonso Jr
HB 17 John Isenbarger Jr
WR 88 Ken Long Sr
RB 10 Bob Pernell So
QB 18 Mike Perry Sr
OT 79 Rick Spickard Sr
C 55 Bob Jones So
WR 89 Eric Stolberg Jr
RB 15 Rick Thompson So
G 73 Bill Wood So
QB 13 George Wortley Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 45 Mike Adams Jr
S 33 Mike Baughman Jr
DE 80 Tom Bilanus Sr
DB 22 Nate Cunningham Sr
DT 60 Jerry Grecco Sr
S 20 Jay Mathias Jr
DB 21 Benny Norman Jr
LB 54 Karl Pankratz Jr
LB 46 Dan Silas So
LB 83 Jim Sniadecki Sr
DE 61 Cal Snowden Sr
DT 75 Bob White So
DT 97 Bill Wolfe Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
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1969 NFL draftees

References

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