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1968 Ohio

10–⁠1 (6–⁠0 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bill Hess, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Ohio in 1968, game by game: won vs. Marshall 48–8; won at Kent State 31–7; won vs. Toledo 40–31; won at William & Mary 41–0; won vs. Miami (OH) 24–7; won vs. Dayton 42–12; won at Western Michigan 34–27; won at Bowling Green 28–27; won at Cincinnati 60–48; won vs. Northern Illinois 28–12; lost vs. Richmond 42–49+41−7Won 48–8 vs. Marshall+40MarshallWon 31–7 at Kent State+24Kent StateWon 40–31 vs. Toledo+9ToledoWon 41–0 at William & Mary+41William & MaryWon 24–7 vs. Miami (OH)+17Miami (OH)Won 42–12 vs. Dayton+30DaytonWon 34–27 at Western Michigan+7Western MichiganWon 28–27 at Bowling Green+1Bowling GreenWon 60–48 at Cincinnati+12CincinnatiWon 28–12 vs. Northern Illinois+16Northern Illino…Lost 42–49 vs. Richmond-7Richmond
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsMarshallW 48–⁠881%
Sep 28atKent StateW 31–⁠750%
Oct 5vsToledoW 40–⁠3147%
Oct 12atWilliam & MaryW 41–⁠057%
Oct 19vsMiami (OH)W 24–⁠753%
Oct 26vsDaytonW 42–⁠1273%
Nov 2atWestern MichiganW 34–⁠2767%
Nov 9atBowling GreenW 28–⁠2760%
Nov 16atCincinnatiW 60–⁠4869%
Nov 23vsNorthern IllinoisW 28–⁠1298%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsRichmondTangerine BowlL 42–⁠4973%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Richmond 49–⁠42 in the Tangerine Bowl; No. 20 in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 8: 19
  2. Wk 9: 16
  3. Wk 10: 17
  4. Wk 11: 17
  5. Wk 12: 17
  6. Wk 13: 15
  7. Final: 20

Mid-American Conference champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Record
10–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Mid-American Conference
AP final
No. 20 peak No. 15
Points
418–⁠228
Coach
Bill Hess
Elo
1639 +147 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.0 No. 58 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1968 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio6–⁠010–⁠120
Miami (OH)5–⁠17–⁠3
Bowling Green3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Toledo3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Western Michigan2–⁠43–⁠6
Kent State1–⁠51–⁠9
Marshall0–⁠60–⁠9–⁠1

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