1968 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1968 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1968 record	3–7 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach	Johnny Majors (1st season)
Captain	George Dimitri, John Warder
Home stadium	Clyde Williams Field
Seasons

1968 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#7 Kansas	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#11 Oklahoma	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
#9 Missouri	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Nebraska	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Colorado	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Kansas State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1968 college football season. In their first year under head coach Johnny Majors, the Cyclones compiled a 3–7 record (1–6 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 273 to 178. They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

George Dimitri and John Warder were the team captains.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 14	Buffalo*	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 28–10
September 21	Arizona*	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 12–21
September 28	at BYU*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 28–20
October 5	Colorado	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 18–28
October 12	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	W 23–14
October 19	at Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 7–42
October 26	No. 3 Kansas	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 25–46
November 2	Nebraska	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 13–24
November 9	at No. 8 Missouri	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (Telephone Trophy)	L 7–42
November 16	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 17–26
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

• WR Otto Stowe
• QB John Warder