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Indiana Football Team History

Indiana Hoosiers

Indiania University
Bloomington, IN
Founded: 1820
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 52,180
Colors: Cream & Crimson
Coach: John Pont
Conference: Big 10-

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1887 <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024

1968 Season Highlights

John Pont enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Indiana.

1968 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Baylor	40	36	W
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Kansas	20	38	L
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Illinois	28	14	W
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Iowa	38	34	W
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Michigan	22	27	L
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Arizona	16	13	W
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Wisconsin	21	20	W
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Michigan State	24	22	W
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Minnesota	6	20	L
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Purdue	35	38	L

1968 Season Totals
Record	6-4
Points Scored	250
Scoring Average	25.0
Points Allowed	262
Defense Average	26.2
Opponents Record	53-49
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	3-2

1968 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1968 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	6-4	207	190		5-2	149	125	Murray Warmath
Indiana	6-4	250	262		4-3	174	175	John Pont
Illinois	1-9	107	333		1-6	92	184	Jim Valek
Ohio State	10-0	323	150	Won 27-16	7-0	240	114	Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan	8-2	277	155		6-1	207	115	Chalmers Bump Elliott
Purdue	8-2	291	167		5-2	182	112	Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Iowa	5-5	322	289		4-3	256	190	Raymond R. Ray Nagel
Michigan State	5-5	202	151		2-5	139	114	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Northwestern	1-9	109	325		1-6	88	246	Alex Agase
Wisconsin	0-10	86	310		0-7	62	214	John Coatta

1968 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1968 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.