1968 Indiana State Sycamores football team

1968 NCAA College Division independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

Indiana State Sycamores football
1968 Indiana State Sycamores football
Conference	Independent
1968 record	9–1
Head coach	Jerry Huntsman (3rd season);
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

The 1968 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University in the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. It was the third season of head coach Jerry Huntsman's tenure and his finest season as the head of the ISU program. It was the first nine-win season in the history of the program and remains only one of three such seasons. It is the winningest season in the history of the program with a .900 winning percentage. Future NFLer Jim Brumfield was a member of the squad[1][2] as was future Indiana State University Hall of Famer Verbie Walder[3]

It marked the first season since 1950 the Sycamores were not a member of a conference.[4] A charter member of the Indiana Collegiate Conference; Indiana State resigned from the conference prior to the football season; in a bit of irony, the Sycamores would defeat every former conference foe; this after finishing 2nd in each of the previous two seasons.

Six Sycamores set school records during the season, Verbie Walder would set a school record for total offense (1,102 yards); Jim Brumfield, increased his career scoring record to 114 points, in addition to setting new records in rushing (single game) with 182 yards (vs. DePauw) and rushing (season) with 916. Dean Klink established a new school career rushing record at 1,496; he remains at #11 in school history. Steve Schmid established a new single season record for touchdown reception (8), it would be tied in 2015 (by Gary Ownes) and be broken by (Robert Tonyan) in 2016. Schmid also set new marks in career receptions (69) and receiving yards (814). Both records have since fallen.

On the defensive side of the field; Butch Penn set a new school record with a 95-yard interception return and Mike Russell intercepted nine passes on the season - exceeding the entire ISU team in 1967.[5][6]

Two team records were also set; total points scored (274) and most interceptions (25).[7] Head Coach Jerry Huntsman was named the NCAA District Coach of the Year.[8]

Despite the team strong finish; the earlier loss to Akron, kept the Sycamores from a berth in the Grantland Rice Bowl. Ironically, Akron received the berth; largely on their win vs. the Sycamores.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result
September 14	2:00 pm	at Eastern Illinois*	Lincoln Field Charleston, IL	W 23–0
September 21	8:00 pm	at Akron*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 13–41
September 28	1:30 pm	at Butler*	Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN	W 28–12
October 5	2:00 pm	Northern Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	W 19-7
October 12	2:00 pm	Saint Joseph's (IN)*	Memorial State Terre Haute, IN	W 48-6
October 19	1:30 pm	at Valparaiso*	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	W 28-0
October 26	2:00 pm	Evansville*	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	W 40-14
November 2	2:00 pm	at Ball State*	Ball State Stadium Muncee, IN	W 20-14
November 9	2:00 pm	DePauw*	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	W 41-17
November 16	2:00 pm	at Western Illinois*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 14-10
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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References

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[1] ttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrumJi20.htm

[2] ttp://www.gosycamores.com/hof.aspx?hof=98

[3] ttp://www.gosycamores.com/hof.aspx?hof=26

[4] ttp://www.gosycamores.com/documents/2016/11/29/1968.pdf

[5] ttp://www.gosycamores.com/documents/2016/11/29/1969.pdf

[6] ttp://www.gosycamores.com/sports/2010/6/2/204954465.aspx

[7] ttp://www.e-yearbook.com/sp/eybb

[8] ttp://www.indiana-football.org/?q=node/403

[1960schedule-9] DeLassus, David. "Indiana State Yearly Results: 1960–1964". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2014-07-29. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

[10] ttp://gosycamores.com/documents/2016/11/29/1964.pdf

Indiana State Sycamores football
Venues	Memorial Stadium (1949–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Eastern Illinois Illinois State Ball State (Blue Key Victory Bell)
Culture & lore	Sycamore Sam "March On! (You Fighting Sycamores)" Pride of Indiana
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910–1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

1968 NCAA College Division independents football records
	Conf			Overall
Team	W	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