1968 Iowa State
3–7 (1–6 Big Eight), coached by Johnny Majors. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Buffalo 28–10Sep 14
By 18 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | vs Buffalo | W 28–10 | 44% |
| Sep 21 | vs Arizona | L 12–21 | 55% |
| Sep 28 | at BYU | W 28–20 | 21% |
| Oct 5 | vs Colorado | L 18–28 | 34% |
| Oct 12 | at Kansas State | W 23–14 | 40% |
| Oct 19 | at Oklahoma | L 7–42 | 22% |
| Oct 26 | vs 3Kansas | L 25–46 | 32% |
| Nov 2 | vs Nebraska | L 13–24 | 35% |
| Nov 9 | at 8Missouri | L 7–42 | 15% |
| Nov 16 | at Oklahoma State | L 17–26 | 31% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma State 26–17; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 111th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 1–6 8th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 178–273
- Coach
- Johnny Majors
- Elo
- 1370 −12 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −1.5 No. 66 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- King Block
- Defensive coordinator
- Larry Lacewell
- Captains
- George Dimitri and John Warder
All-Big Eight
1 first teamFirst team
George DimitriDTAP-1; UPI-1
From Wikipedia’s 1968 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1968 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 6–1 | 9–2 | 7 |
| Oklahoma | 6–1 | 7–4 | 11 |
| Missouri | 5–2 | 8–3 | 9 |
| Nebraska | 3–4 | 6–4 | |
| Colorado | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Kansas State | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
| Oklahoma State | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| Iowa State | 1–6 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.