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The 1968 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa in the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. It was the Spartans' 32nd season. The team was led by head coach Fran Curci, in his first year, and played their home games at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida. They finished with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3). Curci was officially hired as the replacement for Sam Bailey as head coach on January 25, 1968, from the Miami Hurricanes, and he won his first game as head coach on the road against UC Santa Barbara.[1][2] Other games of note during the season included upsets at Tulane and over Mississippi State, both of the NCAA University Division.[3][4]

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Record7–3
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HomestadiumTampa Stadium
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1968 Tampa Spartans football
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Record7–3
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Home stadiumTampa Stadium
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1968 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 San Diego State – 9–0–1
No. 3 Chattanooga – 9–1–0
Indiana State – 9–1–0
Indiana (PA) – 9–1–0
Nevada Southern – 8–1–0
Ashland – 8–2–0
No. 7 Eastern Michigan – 8–2–0
Lincoln (MO) – 8–2–0
St. Norbert – 6–2–1
Tennessee State – 6–2–1
UC Riverside – 6–2–1
Hawaii – 7–3–0
No. 14 Tampa – 7–3–0
No. 17 Akron – 7–3–1
Northeastern – 6–3–0
Southern Illinois – 6–3–0
Cortland – 5–3–0
Boston University – 5–3–1
Northern Arizona – 6–4–0
Pacific (CA) – 6–4–0
Samford – 6–4–0
Northern Michigan – 5–4–0
Parsons – 5–4–0
Wheaton (IL) – 5–4–0
Drake – 5–5–0
UC Santa Barbara – 4–4–1
Santa Clara – 4–5–0
Portland State – 4–6–0
Illinois College – 2–4–2
Wayne State (MI) – 3–6–0
Wabash – 3–6–0
Colorado College – 2–6–0
Kentucky State – 2–7–0
Milwaukee – 2–7–0
Lake Forest – 2–8–0
Northern Illinois – 2–8–0
Mississippi Valley State – 1–7–0
UC San Diego – 0–7–0
Rose Poly – 0–8–0
Cal Poly Pomona – 0–10–0
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at UC Santa Barbara
W 18–78,000[5]
September 28Akron
W 24–915,212[6][7]
October 5at Tulane
W 17–1417,000[8]
October 12at Cincinnati
L 28–3111,307[9]
October 19Eastern Michigan
  • Tampa Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
W 21–018,860[10]
October 26Mississippi State
  • Tampa Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
W 24–1723,340[11]
November 2Northern Michigan
  • Tampa Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
W 22–1924,620[12]
November 9at East Carolina
W 28–2115,000[13]
November 16Southern Illinois
  • Tampa Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
L 20–2323,280[14]
November 23Southern Miss
  • Tampa Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
L 7–2120,890[15]
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