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.
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Peach Bowl champion | |
Peach Bowl, W 31–27 vs. Florida State | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 19 |
1968 record | 8–3 (2–2 SEC) |
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Home stadium | Tiger Stadium |
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Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result |
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September 21 | No. 13 Texas A&M* | No. 20 | W 13–12 | |
September 28 | at Rice* | No. 14 | W 21–7 | |
October 5 | Baylor* | No. 10 |
| W 48–16 |
October 11 | at Miami* | No. 8 | L 30–0 | |
October 19 | Kentucky | No. 20 |
| W 13–3 |
October 26 | TCU | No. 18 |
| W 10–7 |
November 2 | Ole Miss | No. 14 |
| L 24–27 |
November 9 | at Alabama | No. 20 | L 7–16 | |
November 16 | Mississippi State |
| W 20–16 | |
November 23 | at Tulane | No. 8 | W 34–10 | |
December 30 | vs. Florida State* | W 31–27 | ||
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- Source: LSUSports.net: 1968 LSU football schedule[1]
Roster
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Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Team players drafted into the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
Ken Newfield | Running back | 6 | 136 | Oakland Raiders |
Bill Fortier | Tackle | 6 | 154 | Baltimore Colts |
Maurice LeBlanc | Defensive back | 8 | 206 | Kansas City Chiefs |
Tommy Morel | Flanker | 11 | 267 | New Orleans Saints |
References
- "1968 LSU football schedule". LSUSports.net. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1969.htm
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