1968 Idaho

5–⁠5 (3–⁠1 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Idaho in 1968, game by game: lost vs. Montana State 14–17; lost at Washington State 7–14; won at Idaho State 35–15; won vs. Pacific 31–14; won vs. Montana 56–45; lost at Oregon 8–23; lost at Washington 7–37; won vs. Weber State 50–42; won at San José State 35–17; lost at No. 14 Houston 3–77+20−74Lost 14–17 vs. Montana State-3Montana StateLost 7–14 at Washington State-7Washington StateWon 35–15 at Idaho State+20Idaho StateWon 31–14 vs. Pacific+17PacificWon 56–45 vs. Montana+11MontanaLost 8–23 at Oregon-15OregonLost 7–37 at Washington-30WashingtonWon 50–42 vs. Weber State+8Weber StateWon 35–17 at San José State+18San José StateLost 3–77 at No. 14 Houston-74No. 14 Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Houston 77–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; Big Sky champions.

In program history: The 80th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Big Sky champions3–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Montana State and Weber State

Led the nationRon Sellers: receptions (86 catches); Jerry Hendren: receiving touchdowns (14 TD)

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠1 2nd in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
246–⁠301
Coach
—
Elo
1284 +86 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.3 No. 77 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Kenny Dotson and Rob Young
Most valuable player
Jerry Hendren

1968 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Montana State1–⁠01–⁠1
Idaho3–⁠15–⁠5
Idaho State0–⁠10–⁠1
Montana0–⁠10–⁠2
Weber State0–⁠10–⁠1

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