1968 Ferrum Panthers football | |
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Shrine Bowl, W 41–19 vs.
Phoenix | |
Conference | Independent |
Record | 10–0 |
Head coach |
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The 1968 Ferrum Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Ferrum Junior College during the 1968 junior college football season. [1] [2] In their ninth year under head coach Hank Norton, the Panthers compiled a perfect 10–0 record and won the NJCAA National Football Championship. It was Ferrm's second consecutive undefeated and untied regular season, though the 1967 team lost to Kilgore in the championship game.
Key players included halfback Horace Green and quarterback Butch DuSharm.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 14 | at Frederick Military Academy | W 21–7 | |||||
September 21 | at Apprentice |
| W 17–3 | [3] | |||
September 28 | Wesley | Rocky Mount, VA | W 27–0 | ||||
October 5 | East Tennessee junior varsity | Rocky Mount, VA | W 47–0 | [4] | |||
October 12 | at Chowan | Murfreesboro, NC | W 45–27 | [5] | |||
October 19 | at Gardner–Webb | Boiling Springs, NC | W 21–17 | ||||
October 26 | at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | Miami, OK | W 29–19 | ||||
November 2 |
Lees–McRae![]() | Rocky Mount, VA | W 28–7 | [6] | |||
November 16 | at Marion | Marion, AL | W 23–18 | [7] | |||
November 29 | vs. Phoenix | Savannah, GA (Shrine Bowl) | W 41–19 | 12,000 | [8] [9] | ||
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1968 Ferrum Panthers football | |
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Shrine Bowl, W 41–19 vs.
Phoenix | |
Conference | Independent |
Record | 10–0 |
Head coach |
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The 1968 Ferrum Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Ferrum Junior College during the 1968 junior college football season. [1] [2] In their ninth year under head coach Hank Norton, the Panthers compiled a perfect 10–0 record and won the NJCAA National Football Championship. It was Ferrm's second consecutive undefeated and untied regular season, though the 1967 team lost to Kilgore in the championship game.
Key players included halfback Horace Green and quarterback Butch DuSharm.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 14 | at Frederick Military Academy | W 21–7 | |||||
September 21 | at Apprentice |
| W 17–3 | [3] | |||
September 28 | Wesley | Rocky Mount, VA | W 27–0 | ||||
October 5 | East Tennessee junior varsity | Rocky Mount, VA | W 47–0 | [4] | |||
October 12 | at Chowan | Murfreesboro, NC | W 45–27 | [5] | |||
October 19 | at Gardner–Webb | Boiling Springs, NC | W 21–17 | ||||
October 26 | at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | Miami, OK | W 29–19 | ||||
November 2 |
Lees–McRae![]() | Rocky Mount, VA | W 28–7 | [6] | |||
November 16 | at Marion | Marion, AL | W 23–18 | [7] | |||
November 29 | vs. Phoenix | Savannah, GA (Shrine Bowl) | W 41–19 | 12,000 | [8] [9] | ||
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