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1968 SMU

8–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Southwest Conference), coached by Hayden Fry, finished No. 14 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

SMU in 1968, game by game: won at Auburn 37–28; lost at No. 11 Ohio State 14–35; won vs. NC State 35–14; won at TCU 21–14; won vs. Rice 32–24; won at No. 19 Texas Tech 39–18; lost at No. 11 Texas 7–38; won vs. Texas A&M 36–23; lost at No. 10 Arkansas 29–35; won vs. Baylor 33–17; won vs. No. 10 Oklahoma 28–27+21−31Won 37–28 at Auburn+9AuburnLost 14–35 at No. 11 Ohio State-21No. 11 Ohio StateWon 35–14 vs. NC State+21NC StateWon 21–14 at TCU+7TCUWon 32–24 vs. Rice+8RiceWon 39–18 at No. 19 Texas Tech+21No. 19 Texas TechLost 7–38 at No. 11 Texas-31No. 11 TexasWon 36–23 vs. Texas A&M+13Texas A&MLost 29–35 at No. 10 Arkansas-6No. 10 ArkansasWon 33–17 vs. Baylor+16BaylorWon 28–27 vs. No. 10 Oklahoma+1No. 10 Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atAuburnW 37–⁠2832%
Sep 28at11Ohio StateL 14–⁠3536%
Oct 5vsNC StateW 35–⁠1439%
Oct 12atTCUW 21–⁠1452%
Oct 19vsRiceW 32–⁠2475%
Oct 26at19Texas TechW 39–⁠1840%
Nov 2at11TexasL 7–⁠3837%
Nov 9vsTexas A&MW 36–⁠2361%
Nov 16at10ArkansasL 29–⁠3536%
Nov 23vsBaylorW 33–⁠1779%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs10OklahomaAstro-Bluebonnet BowlW 28–⁠2734%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oklahoma 28–⁠27 in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl; No. 14 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 8: 13
  2. Wk 13: 20
  3. Final: 14

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-AmericanJerry LeVias, WR

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 3rd in Southwest Conference
AP final
No. 14 peak No. 13
Points
311–⁠273
Coach
Hayden Fry
Elo
1590 +122 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
17.1 No. 18 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1969

The 1969 draft
Rd 2Jerry LeVias WRHouston Oilers
Rd 7Mike Richardson RBHouston Oilers

All-Southwest Conference

4 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Ken FlemingTEAP-2
  • Bruce ProtilloLBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1968 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1968 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arkansas6–⁠110–⁠16
Texas6–⁠19–⁠1–⁠13
SMU5–⁠28–⁠314
Texas Tech4–⁠35–⁠3–⁠2
Baylor3–⁠43–⁠7
Texas A&M2–⁠53–⁠7
TCU2–⁠53–⁠7
Rice0–⁠70–⁠9–⁠1

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