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1968 Minnesota

6–⁠4 (5–⁠2 Big Ten), coached by Murray Warmath.

Schedule and results

Minnesota in 1968, game by game: lost vs. No. 2 USC 20–29; lost vs. No. 9 Nebraska 14–17; won vs. Wake Forest 24–19; won vs. Illinois 17–10; won at Michigan State 14–13; lost at No. 12 Michigan 20–33; lost vs. Iowa 28–35; won vs. No. 6 Purdue 27–13; won at No. 19 Indiana 20–6; won at Wisconsin 23–15+14−13Lost 20–29 vs. No. 2 USC-9No. 2 USCLost 14–17 vs. No. 9 Nebraska-3No. 9 NebraskaWon 24–19 vs. Wake Forest+5Wake ForestWon 17–10 vs. Illinois+7IllinoisWon 14–13 at Michigan State+1Michigan StateLost 20–33 at No. 12 Michigan-13No. 12 MichiganLost 28–35 vs. Iowa-7IowaWon 27–13 vs. No. 6 Purdue+14No. 6 PurdueWon 20–6 at No. 19 Indiana+14No. 19 IndianaWon 23–15 at Wisconsin+8Wisconsin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vs2USCL 20–⁠2946%
Sep 28vs9NebraskaL 14–⁠1751%
Oct 5vsWake ForestW 24–⁠1968%
Oct 12vsIllinoisW 17–⁠1078%
Oct 19atMichigan StateW 14–⁠1343%
Oct 26at12MichiganL 20–⁠3341%
Nov 2vsIowaL 28–⁠3579%
Nov 9vs6PurdueW 27–⁠1335%
Nov 16at19IndianaW 20–⁠642%
Nov 23atWisconsinW 23–⁠1582%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wisconsin 23–⁠15; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 15
  2. Wk 2: 16
  3. Wk 3: 17

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1968.

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked peak No. 15
Points
207–⁠190
Coach
Murray Warmath
Elo
1585 +11 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
9.8 No. 32 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Noel Jenke
Most valuable player
Wayne King

Drafted in 1969

The 1969 draft
Rd 4Dennis Hale DBNew Orleans Saints
Rd 4Ezell Jones OTNew York Jets
Rd 5Bob Stein LBKansas City Chiefs
Rd 7Richard Enderle OGAtlanta Falcons

All-Big Ten

3 first team, 4 second team

First team

  • Dick EnderleOGUPI-1
  • Bob SteinDEAP-1; UPI-1
  • Noel JenkeLBAP-1; UPI-2

Second team

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 Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State7–⁠010–⁠01
Michigan6–⁠18–⁠212
Purdue5–⁠28–⁠210
Minnesota5–⁠26–⁠4
Indiana4–⁠36–⁠4
Iowa4–⁠35–⁠5
Michigan State2–⁠55–⁠5
Northwestern1–⁠61–⁠9
Illinois1–⁠61–⁠9
Wisconsin0–⁠70–⁠10

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