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1968 Tampa

7–⁠3.

Schedule and results

Tampa in 1968, game by game: won at California–Santa Barbara 18–7; won at Akron 24–9; won at Tulane 17–14; lost at Cincinnati 28–31; won at Eastern Michigan 21–0; won vs. Mississippi State 24–17; won vs. Northern Michigan 22–19; won vs. East Carolina 28–21; lost vs. Southern Illinois 20–23; lost vs. Southern Miss 7–21+21−14Won 18–7 at California–Santa Barbara+11California–Sant…Won 24–9 at Akron+15AkronWon 17–14 at Tulane+3TulaneLost 28–31 at Cincinnati-3CincinnatiWon 21–0 at Eastern Michigan+21Eastern MichiganWon 24–17 vs. Mississippi State+7Mississippi Sta…Won 22–19 vs. Northern Michigan+3Northern Michig…Won 28–21 vs. East Carolina+7East CarolinaLost 20–23 vs. Southern Illinois-3Southern Illino…Lost 7–21 vs. Southern Miss-14Southern Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atCalifornia–Santa BarbaraW 18–⁠756%
Sep 28atAkronW 24–⁠970%
Oct 5atTulaneW 17–⁠1435%
Oct 12atCincinnatiL 28–⁠3134%
Oct 19atEastern MichiganW 21–⁠079%
Oct 26vsMississippi StateW 24–⁠1766%
Nov 2vsNorthern MichiganW 22–⁠1981%
Nov 9vsEast CarolinaW 28–⁠2163%
Nov 16vsSouthern IllinoisL 20–⁠2387%
Nov 23vsSouthern MissL 7–⁠2158%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Southern Miss 21–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 28 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
209–⁠162
Coach
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Elo
1347 +31 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−6.7 No. 81 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1969

The 1969 draft
Rd 6Mike Coleman RBDenver Broncos