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1968 BYU

2–⁠8 (1–⁠5 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Tommy Hudspeth.

Schedule and results

BYU in 1968, game by game: won at Western Michigan 17–7; lost vs. Iowa State 20–28; lost vs. Wyoming 17–20; lost at Arizona 3–19; lost vs. UTEP 25–31; lost at Utah 21–30; lost vs. Utah State 8–34; lost vs. Arizona State 12–47; won at New Mexico 35–6; lost at San José State 21–25+29−35Won 17–7 at Western Michigan+10Western MichiganLost 20–28 vs. Iowa State-8Iowa StateLost 17–20 vs. Wyoming-3WyomingLost 3–19 at Arizona-16ArizonaLost 25–31 vs. UTEP-6UTEPLost 21–30 at Utah-9UtahLost 8–34 vs. Utah State-26Utah StateLost 12–47 vs. Arizona State-35Arizona StateWon 35–6 at New Mexico+29New MexicoLost 21–25 at San José State-4San José State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atWestern MichiganW 17–⁠749%
Sep 28vsIowa StateL 20–⁠2879%
Oct 12vsWyomingL 17–⁠2041%
Oct 19atArizonaL 3–⁠1942%
Oct 26vsUTEPL 25–⁠3150%
Nov 2atUtahL 21–⁠3048%
Nov 9vsUtah StateL 8–⁠3441%
Nov 16vsArizona StateL 12–⁠4733%
Nov 23atNew MexicoW 35–⁠669%
Nov 30atSan José StateL 21–⁠2568%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to San José State 25–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 78th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠5 7th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
179–⁠247
Coach
Tommy Hudspeth
Elo
1398 −141 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.1 No. 87 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1968 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wyoming6–⁠17–⁠3
Arizona State5–⁠18–⁠2
Arizona5–⁠18–⁠3
UTEP3–⁠34–⁠5–⁠1
Utah2–⁠33–⁠7
Colorado State1–⁠22–⁠8
BYU1–⁠52–⁠8
New Mexico0–⁠70–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.