1968 Navy Midshipmen football team

1968 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
1968 record	2–8
Head coach	Bill Elias (4th season)
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons

1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Penn State			–					11	–	0	–	0
Rutgers			–					8	–	2	–	0
West Texas State			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	1
Florida State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Air Force			–					7	–	3	–	0
Army			–					7	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					7	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Houston			–					6	–	2	–	2
Utah State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					7	–	3	–	0
VPI			–					7	–	4	–	0
Pacific			–					6	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	0
Xavier			–					6	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	5	–	0
New Mexico State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					4	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					3	–	6	–	1
San Jose State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					2	–	8	–	0
Tulane			–					2	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1968 college football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Bill Elias.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 21	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 6–31	49,273
September 28	Boston College	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 15–49
October 5	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 9–32	56,501
October 12	vs. Air Force	Soldier Field Chicago, IL (rivalry)	L 20–26
October 19	Pittsburgh	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 17–16
October 26	Virginia	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–24
November 2	vs. Notre Dame	JFK Stadium Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 14–45	63,738
November 9	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 35–15
November 16	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 6–44
November 30	vs. Army	JFK Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	L 14–21
Homecoming

Roster

1968 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 71 Burbage, TomTom Burbage TE 84 Clark, MikeMike Clark RB 35 Daley, TomTom Daley OG 65 Gantley, JohnJohn Gantley C 58 Gierucki, JimJim Gierucki OG 69 Hecomovich, MikeMike Hecomovich OT 63 Krstich, JeffJeff Krstich OG 73 Leaman, SteveSteve Leaman QB 15 McNallen, MarkMark McNallen 3.0 !So WR 82 Monson, ScottScott Monson RB 89 Newton, BillBill Newton RB 48 Pike, DanDan Pike WR 30 Schwelm, KarlKarl Schwelm	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 77 Carr, EmersonEmerson Carr DT 78 Cleverdon, TomTom Cleverdon LB 62 Crimmins, MarkMark Crimmins DB 40 Estey, ChipChip Estey DB 49 Lammers, JeffJeff Lammers DT 74 McKean, TomTom McKean LB 70 McKinney, BillBill McKinney DE 88 O'Brien, TomTom O'Brien DB 11 Sheppard, JimJim Sheppard DB 21 Sher, TomTom Sher DB 22 Thorpe, GrantGrant Thorpe LB 68 Wills, RussRuss Wills DB 34 Ziska, FredFred Ziska	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bill Elias Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt