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1968 Louisville

5–⁠5 (2–⁠3 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Frank Camp.

Schedule and results

Louisville in 1968, game by game: won at Southern Illinois 33–10; lost at Dayton 14–28; won vs. Tulsa 16–7; won at Marshall 13–10; won at Wichita State 21–14; won vs. Kent State 23–9; lost at Cincinnati 7–37; lost vs. North Texas 14–36; lost vs. Drake 37–38; lost vs. Memphis 14–44+23−30Won 33–10 at Southern Illinois+23Southern Illino…Lost 14–28 at Dayton-14DaytonWon 16–7 vs. Tulsa+9TulsaWon 13–10 at Marshall+3MarshallWon 21–14 at Wichita State+7Wichita StateWon 23–9 vs. Kent State+14Kent StateLost 7–37 at Cincinnati-30CincinnatiLost 14–36 vs. North Texas-22North TexasLost 37–38 vs. Drake-1DrakeLost 14–44 vs. Memphis-30Memphis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atSouthern IllinoisW 33–⁠1084%
Oct 5atDaytonL 14–⁠2841%
Oct 12vsTulsaW 16–⁠752%
Oct 19atMarshallW 13–⁠1073%
Oct 26atWichita StateW 21–⁠1469%
Nov 2vsKent StateW 23–⁠978%
Nov 9atCincinnatiL 7–⁠3756%
Nov 16vsNorth TexasL 14–⁠3643%
Nov 23vsDrakeL 37–⁠3863%
Nov 30vsMemphisL 14–⁠4438%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Memphis 44–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 82 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 4th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
192–⁠233
Coach
Frank Camp
Elo
1420 −61 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.9 No. 108 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1969

The 1969 draft
Rd 6Wally Oyler DBAtlanta Falcons

1968 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Memphis4–⁠06–⁠4
North Texas4–⁠18–⁠2
Cincinnati2–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Louisville2–⁠35–⁠5
Tulsa2–⁠33–⁠7
Wichita State0–⁠50–⁠10

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