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1968 North Texas

8–⁠2 (4–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Rod Rust.

Schedule and results

North Texas in 1968, game by game: won vs. New Mexico State 47–20; won at Colorado State 17–12; lost vs. Memphis 12–30; won vs. Northern Michigan 17–3; won at Tulsa 20–17; lost at No. 16 Arkansas 15–17; won vs. Cincinnati 55–34; won at UTEP 34–31; won at Louisville 36–14; won at Wichita State 44–6+38−18Won 47–20 vs. New Mexico State+27New Mexico StateWon 17–12 at Colorado State+5Colorado StateLost 12–30 vs. Memphis-18MemphisWon 17–3 vs. Northern Michigan+14Northern Michig…Won 20–17 at Tulsa+3TulsaLost 15–17 at No. 16 Arkansas-2No. 16 ArkansasWon 55–34 vs. Cincinnati+21CincinnatiWon 34–31 at UTEP+3UTEPWon 36–14 at Louisville+22LouisvilleWon 44–6 at Wichita State+38Wichita State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsNew Mexico StateW 47–⁠2061%
Sep 28atColorado StateW 17–⁠1258%
Oct 5vsMemphisL 12–⁠3068%
Oct 12vsNorthern MichiganW 17–⁠391%
Oct 19atTulsaW 20–⁠1751%
Oct 26at16ArkansasL 15–⁠1737%
Nov 2vsCincinnatiW 55–⁠3473%
Nov 9atUTEPW 34–⁠3142%
Nov 16atLouisvilleW 36–⁠1457%
Nov 23atWichita StateW 44–⁠684%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wichita State 44–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 105 on file).

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.

Consensus All-AmericanJoe Greene, DT

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠1 2nd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
297–⁠184
Coach
Rod Rust
Elo
1621 +76 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.2 No. 56 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1969

The 1969 draft
Rd 1Joe Greene DTPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 7Charles Beatty DBPittsburgh Steelers

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.