1968 SMU Mustangs football team

The 1968 Southern Methodist University Mustangs football team represented the Southern Methodist University in the 1968 college football season. The club was victorious in the 1968 Bluebonnet Bowl.

Regular season

• In the Battle for the Iron Skillet, SMU beat Texas Christian by a score of 21-14.
• In the Mayor’s Cup, SMU beat Rice by a score of 32-24.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
1968-09-21	at Auburn*		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	W 37-28	40,000
1968-09-28	#11 Ohio State*		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 14-35	73,855
1968-10-05	North Carolina State*		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 35-14	38,000
1968-10-12	at Texas Christian		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	W 21-14	31,542
1968-10-19	Rice		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 32-24	25,000
1968-10-26	at #19 Texas Tech		Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX	W 39-18	50,352
1968-11-02	at #11 Texas	#13	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	L 7-38	66,397
1968-11-09	Texas A&M		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 36-23	42,000
1968-11-16	at #10 Arkansas		War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	L 29-35	45,500
1968-11-23	Baylor		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 33-17	22,000
1968-12-31	vs. #10 Oklahoma	#20	Astrodome • Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonett Bowl)	W 28-27	55,453
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Team Players drafted into the NFL

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Awards and honors

• Chuck Hickson, Sammy Baugh Trophy^[3]

References