1968 LSU Tigers football team

The 1968 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1968 NCAA University Division 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.

1968 LSU Tigers football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 31–27 vs. Florida State
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 19
1968 record8–3 (2–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
1968 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 8 Georgia $ 5 0 1  8 1 2
No. 13 Tennessee 4 1 1  8 2 1
No. 17 Alabama 4 2 0  8 3 0
LSU 4 2 0  8 3 0
No. 16 Auburn 4 2 0  7 4 0
Florida 3 2 1  6 3 1
Ole Miss 3 2 1  7 3 1
Vanderbilt 1 3 1  5 4 1
Mississippi State 0 4 1  0 8 2
Kentucky 0 7 0  3 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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. Under SEC rules at the time, teams had to play a minimum of six conference games to be eligible for the championship. This rule was repealed in 1969, but reinstated in 1972.

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 21No. 13 Texas A&M*No. 20W 13–12
September 28at Rice*No. 14W 21–7
October 5Baylor*No. 10
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 48–16
October 11at Miami*No. 8L 30–0
October 19KentuckyNo. 20
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 13–3
October 26TCUNo. 18
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 10–7
November 2Ole MissNo. 14
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 24–27
November 9at AlabamaNo. 20L 7–16
November 16Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 20–16
November 23at TulaneNo. 8W 34–10
December 30vs. Florida State*W 31–27
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: LSUSports.net: 1968 LSU football schedule[1]

Roster

1968 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 18 Buddy Lee So
HB 33 Eddie Ray Jr
C 51 Godfrey Zaunbrecher Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 45 Mike Anderson So
DT 73 John Sage So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 25 Mark Lumpkin So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Roster

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL team
Ken NewfieldRunning back6136Oakland Raiders
Bill FortierTackle6154Baltimore Colts
Maurice LeBlancDefensive back8206Kansas City Chiefs
Tommy MorelFlanker11267New Orleans Saints

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References


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