1968 NCAA College Division football season

The 1968 NCAA College Division football season was the 13th season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level.

1968 NCAA College Division football season
Champion(s)	North Dakota State (AP) San Diego State (UPI) Alcorn State (black) North Carolina A&T (black)
College Division football seasons

Conference standings

1968 Big Sky Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Idaho + 3 – 1 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Montana State + 3 – 1 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Weber State + 3 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Idaho State 1 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Montana 0 – 4 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1968 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 18 UPI Fresno State $ 4 – 0 – 0     7 – 4 – 0 Cal Poly 2 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Cal State Los Angeles 2 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Valley State 1 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Cal State Long Beach 1 – 3 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll	1968 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Nebraska–Omaha $ 4 – 0 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Emporia State 2 – 1 – 1     5 – 2 – 2 Pittsburg State 2 – 1 – 1     4 – 5 – 1 Washburn 1 – 3 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Fort Hays State 0 – 4 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1968 College Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Centre + 3 – 1 – 0     5 – 3 – 1 Southwestern (TN) + 3 – 1 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Sewanee 2 – 2 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Washington and Lee 2 – 2 – 0     3 – 5 – 1 Washington University 0 – 4 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1968 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Augustana (IL) $ 6 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Illinois Wesleyan 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 North Park 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Carroll (WI) 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 3 – 0 Carthage 4 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Millikin 3 – 4 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 North Central (IL) 1 – 6 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 Elmhurst 0 – 7 – 0     0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1968 Eastern Football Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Southern Connecticut State $ 4 – 0 – 1     4 – 4 – 1 Central Connecticut State 3 – 2 – 0     6 – 2 – 1 Bridgeport 3 – 2 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Trenton State 2 – 2 – 1     5 – 2 – 1 Glassboro State 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 Montclair State 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1968 Far Western Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 16 AP / #10 UPI Humboldt State $ 6 – 0 – 0     10 – 1 – 0 Sacramento State 4 – 2 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 UC Davis 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 San Francisco State 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Chico State 2 – 4 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Cal State Hayward 1 – 4 – 1     5 – 4 – 1 Nevada 1 – 4 – 1     3 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll	1968 Gulf States Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 10 Southwestern Louisiana $ 4 – 1 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 Louisiana Tech 3 – 2 – 0     9 – 2 – 0 Northeast Louisiana State 3 – 2 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Northwestern State 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Southeastern Louisiana 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 McNeese State 1 – 4 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1968 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Valparaiso $ 4 – 0 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 DePauw 3 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Evansville 2 – 2 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Butler 1 – 3 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Saint Joseph's (IN) 0 – 4 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1968 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Central Michigan + 2 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Illinois State + 2 – 1 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Eastern Illinois 1 – 2 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Western Illinois 1 – 2 – 0     2 – 7 – 1 + – Conference co-champions	1968 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Wartburg $ 6 – 0 – 1     7 – 1 – 1 Simpson 5 – 0 – 2     6 – 1 – 2 Upper Iowa 4 – 3 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Central (IA) 3 – 3 – 1     5 – 3 – 1 Dubuque 3 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 William Penn 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Buena Vista 2 – 5 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Luther 1 – 6 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1968 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Alma $ 5 – 0 – 0     8 – 0 – 0 Albion 4 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Hope 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Olivet 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 Kalamazoo 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 Adrian 1 – 4 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1968 Mid-American Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 20 Ohio $ 6 – 0 – 0     10 – 1 – 0 Miami 5 – 1 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Bowling Green 3 – 2 – 1     6 – 3 – 1 Toledo 3 – 2 – 1     5 – 4 – 1 Western Michigan 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Kent State 1 – 5 – 0     1 – 9 – 0 Marshall 0 – 6 – 0     0 – 9 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1968 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T University Delaware x 5 – 0 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Bucknell 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Lehigh 2 – 2 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 Lafayette 2 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Temple 2 – 2 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Hofstra 1 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Gettysburg 1 – 4 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 West Chester * 0 – 1 – 0     5 – 3 – 0 College–Northern Albright x 7 – 0 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 No. 19 Wilkes x 6 – 0 – 0     8 – 0 – 0 Delaware Valley 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 Juniata 4 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Upsala 3 – 4 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Moravian 3 – 6 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Susquehanna 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 6 – 1 Lycoming 1 – 7 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 Wagner * 3 – 1 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 College–Southern Franklin & Marshall x 6 – 1 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 Johns Hopkins x 6 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Muhlenberg 6 – 3 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Western Maryland 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Lebanon Valley 4 – 4 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Ursinus 3 – 5 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 Pennsylvania Military 2 – 5 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Haverford 1 – 6 – 0     1 – 6 – 0 Swarthmore 1 – 6 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 Dickinson 1 – 7 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 Drexel * 3 – 1 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games Rankings from AP Poll	1968 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Gustavus Adolphus $ 6 – 0 – 1     7 – 1 – 1 Hamline 6 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Concordia (MN) 4 – 3 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Saint John's (MN) 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Macalester 3 – 3 – 1     5 – 4 – 1 Minnesota–Duluth 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 St. Thomas (MN) 2 – 5 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 Augsburg 0 – 7 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1968 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T SE Missouri State $ 5 – 0 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Central Missouri State 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 1 NE Missouri State 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Missouri–Rolla 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 SW Missouri State 2 – 3 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 NW Missouri State 0 – 5 – 0     0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1968 North Central Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 1 North Dakota State $ 6 – 0 – 0     10 – 0 – 0 No. 8 South Dakota 5 – 1 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 State College of Iowa 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 North Dakota 3 – 3 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 South Dakota State 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Morningside 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Augustana (SD) 0 – 6 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1968 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 9 AP / No. 8 UPI Eastern Kentucky $ 7 – 0 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 No. 19 AP / No. 17 UPI Western Kentucky 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 1 Murray State 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 1 East Tennessee State 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Austin Peay 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Tennessee Tech 2 – 5 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 Morehead State 1 – 6 – 0     3 – 6 – 1 Middle Tennessee 1 – 6 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll
1968 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Allegheny $ 6 – 0 – 0     7 – 1 – 0 Thiel 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 Bethany (WV) 4 – 2 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 John Carroll 4 – 2 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Western Reserve 2 – 4 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 Washington & Jefferson 1 – 5 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 Case Tech 0 – 6 – 0     0 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1968 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Whittier $ 4 – 1 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Occidental 3 – 1 – 1     3 – 5 – 1 Redlands 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Claremont-Mudd 2 – 2 – 1     3 – 4 – 2 Pomona 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 1 Caltech 0 – 5 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Caltech forfeited to Whittier and Redlands; the forfeits were included only in conference records.	1968 Southland Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 15 Arkansas State $ 3 – 0 – 1     7 – 3 – 1 Texas–Arlington 3 – 1 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Trinity (TX) 2 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Abilene Christian 1 – 2 – 1     4 – 5 – 1 Lamar Tech 0 – 4 – 0     0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll
1968 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Alcorn A&M +   6 – 1         8 – 1   Grambling +   6 – 1         9 – 2   Texas Southern +   6 – 1         6 – 4   Arkansas AM&N   4 – 3         5 – 5   Southern   3 – 4         4 – 6   Prairie View A&M   2 – 5         4 – 6   Jackson State   1 – 6         3 – 6   Wiley   0 – 7         2 – 8   + – Conference co-champions Rankings from College Division poll	1968 West Penn Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Waynesburg $ 2 – 0 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Westminster (PA) 1 – 1 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 Geneva 0 – 2 – 0     0 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1968 Yankee Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T New Hampshire + 4 – 1 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 Connecticut + 4 – 1 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Maine 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 Rhode Island 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 UMass 2 – 3 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 Vermont 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
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

Rankings

College Division teams (also referred to as "small college") were ranked in polls by the AP (a panel of writers) and by UPI (coaches). The national champion(s) for each season were determined by the final poll rankings, published at or near the end of the regular season, before any bowl games were played.

College Division final polls

In 1968, the wire services disagreed as to the champion. UPI picked San Diego State (9–0–1) as number one, while the AP panel chose North Dakota State. San Diego State did not play in the postseason, while North Dakota State later won the Pecan Bowl to finish 10–0.[1]

United Press International (coaches) final poll Published on November 27[2] Rank School Record No. 1 votes Total points 1 San Diego State 8–0–1 21 312 2 North Dakota State 9–0 9 300 3 Chattanooga 9–1 236 4 New Mexico Highlands 9–0 4 209 5 Texas A&I 9–1 184 6 Morgan State 8–1 129 7 Troy State 9–1 80 8 Eastern Kentucky 8–2 69 9 Adams State 8–1 52 10 Humboldt State 9–1 47 Denotes team won a game after UPI poll, hence record differs in AP poll

Associated Press (writers) final poll Published on December 5[3] Rank School Record No. 1 votes Total points 1 North Dakota State. 9–0 6 220 2 San Diego State 9–0–1 3 204 3 Chattanooga 10–1 1 162 4 New Mexico Highlands 9–0 147 5 IUP 9–0 1 142 6 Texas A&I 10–1 1 125 7 Eastern Michigan 8–2 97 8 South Dakota 9–1 77 9 Eastern Kentucky 8–2 72 10 Southwestern Louisiana 8–2 51

Bowl games

The postseason consisted of four bowl games as regional finals, all played on December 14. The Boardwalk Bowl succeeded the Tangerine Bowl, and the Pecan Bowl moved within Texas, from Abilene to Arlington. In 1969, the Grantland Rice Bowl moved from Murfreesboro, Tennessee to Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Bowl	Region	Location	Winning team		Losing team		Ref
Boardwalk	East	Atlantic City, New Jersey	Delaware	31	IUP	24
Grantland Rice	Mideast	Murfreesboro, Tennessee	Louisiana Tech	33	Akron	13
Pecan	Midwest	Arlington, Texas	North Dakota State	23	Arkansas State	14
Camellia	West	Sacramento, California	Humboldt State	29	Fresno State	14

References

1. "Bisons triumph". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 15, 1968. p. 19.
2. "San Diego Is Top Team". The News-Herald. Franklin, Pennsylvania. United Press International. November 27, 1968. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
3. "North Dakota '68 Champion". Odessa American. Odessa, Texas. Associated Press. December 5, 1968. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via newspapers.com.