1968 SMU Mustangs football team

SMU Mustangs football
	1968 SMU Mustangs football
Astro-BluebonneBowl champion
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, W 28–27 vs. Oklahoma
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 14
1968 record	8–3 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach	Hayden Fry (7th season)
Home stadium	Ownby Stadium
	Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

The 1968 Southern Methodist University Mustangs football team represented the Southern Methodist University in the 1968 college football season. The club was victorious in the 1968 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl. Template:1968 Southwest Conference football standings

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 21	at Auburn*		Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 37–28	40,000
September 28	at No. 11 Ohio State*		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 14–35	73,855
October 5	North Carolina State*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 35–14	38,000
October 12	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 21–14	31,542
October 19	Rice		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 32–24	25,000
October 26	at No. 19 Texas Tech		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 39–18	50,352
November 2	at No. 11 Texas	No. 13	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 7–38	66,397
November 9	Texas A&M		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 36–23	42,000
November 16	at No. 10 Arkansas		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 29–35	45,500
November 23	Baylor		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 33–17	22,000
December 31	vs. No. 10 Oklahoma	No. 20	Astrodome Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonett Bowl)	W 28–27	55,453
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1968 SMU Mustangs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
G	`61`	Brittain, QueQue Brittain	5.0 !Jr
QB	`11`	Carter, GaryGary Carter	3.0 !So
FB	`22`	Clements, PinkyPinky Clements	7.0 !Sr
TE	`85`	Fleming, KenKen Fleming	3.0 !So
QB	`10`	Hixson, ChuckChuck Hixson	3.0 !So
WR	`81`	Holden, SamSam Holden	5.0 !Jr
T	`76`	Jackson, BillBill Jackson	3.0 !So
WR	`23`	LeVias, JerryJerry LeVias	7.0 !Sr
T	`72`	May, TerryTerry May	7.0 !Sr
G	`68`	McMillan, KempKemp McMillan	5.0 !Jr
C	`57`	Poulos, StanStan Poulos	5.0 !Jr
RB	`24`	Richardson, MikeMike Richardson	7.0 !Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`32`	Armstrong, MikeMike Armstrong	5.0 !Jr
DL	`56`	Cormier, RufusRufus Cormier	5.0 !Jr
DL	`50`	Crenshaw, R. D.R. D. Crenshaw	7.0 !Sr
S	`47`	Doggett, DarylDaryl Doggett	5.0 !Jr
DE	`94`	Fraser, TommyTommy Fraser	5.0 !Jr
DT	`62`	Johnston, JimJim Johnston	3.0 !So
DB	`40`	Livingston, JimmyJimmy Livingston	7.0 !Sr
DE	`89`	Mitchell, MikeMike Mitchell	7.0 !Sr
DB	`45`	Nekuza, MikeMike Nekuza	3.0 !So
LB	`38`	Portillo, BruceBruce Portillo	5.0 !Jr
LB	`31`	Stutts, JoeJoe Stutts	3.0 !So
DB	`41`	Tunnell, LarryLarry Tunnell	3.0 !So
DT	`69`	Wright, BillBill Wright	3.0 !So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Hayden Fry

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL[]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Jerry Levias	Wide receiver	2	40	Houston Oilers
Mike Richardson (running back, born 1946)	Running back	7	171	Houston Oilers
Terry May	Center	11	274	Houston Oilers

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Awards and honors[]

Chuck Hixson, Sammy Baugh Trophy^[2]

References[]

↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1969.htm
↑ http://www.touchdownclubofcolumbus.com/Awards.htm#SAMMY Archived 2011-05-25 at WebCite

[1] ttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1969.htm

[2] ttp://www.touchdownclubofcolumbus.com/Awards.htm#SAMMY Archived 2011-05-25 at WebCite

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