1968 Tampa Spartans football team

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]

1968 Tampa Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
1968 record7–3
Head coach
Home stadiumTampa Stadium
1968 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 San Diego State      9 0 1
No. 3 Chattanooga      9 1 0
Indiana State      9 1 0
Nevada Southern      8 1 0
UC Riverside      7 1 1
No. 7 Eastern Michigan      8 2 0
Lincoln (MO)      8 2 0
La Verne      7 2 0
Tennessee State      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
Pacific (CA)      6 4 0
Samford      6 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
Wayne State (MI)      3 6 0
Wabash      3 6 0
Colorado College      2 6 0
Milwaukee      2 7 0
Lake Forest      2 8 0
Northern Illinois      2 8 0
Rose Poly      0 8 0
Cal Poly Pomona      0 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 21at UC Santa BarbaraW 18–7
September 28AkronW 24–915,212
October 5at TulaneW 17–1417,000
October 12at CincinnatiL 28–31
October 19Eastern Michigan
  • Tampa Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
W 21–018,860
October 26Mississippi State
  • Tampa Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
W 24–1723,340
November 2Northern Michigan
  • Tampa Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
W 22–19
November 9at East CarolinaW 28–21
November 16Southern Illinois
  • Tampa Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
L 20–2323,280
November 23Southern Miss
  • Tampa Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
L 7–21

References

  1. Bamford, Hal (January 26, 1968). "Tampa reins to Curci". The Evening Independent. p. 16A. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  2. "Del Gaizo keys Spartan upset". The Evening Independent. September 23, 1968. p. 2C. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  3. Nobles, Charlie (October 7, 1968). "McQuay fires Spartans toward national status". The Miami News. p. 5C. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  4. Bennett, Piet (October 28, 1968). "Woes just starting for Hapless Bulldogs". TimesDaily. Associated Press. p. 11. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
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