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American college football season
The 1968 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the
Indiana Hoosiers in the
1968 Big Ten Conference football season. They participated as members of the
Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at
Seventeenth Street Stadium in
Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by
John Pont, in his fourth year as head coach of the Hoosiers.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 21 |
Baylor* | No. 15 | | | W 40–36 | 44,382 |
September 28 | at No. 12
Kansas* | No. 13 | | | L 20–38 | 38,470–44,000 |
October 5 |
Illinois | | - Seventeenth Street Stadium
- Bloomington, IN (
rivalry)
| | W 28–14 | 50,241–50,996 |
October 12 | at
Iowa | | |
ABC | W 38–34 | 54,633 |
October 19 | No. 18
Michigan | No. 19 | - Seventeenth Street Stadium
- Bloomington, IN
| | L 22–27 | 51,951 |
October 26 |
Arizona* | | - Seventeenth Street Stadium
- Bloomington, IN
| | W 16–13 | 44,847 |
November 2 | at
Wisconsin | | | | W 21–20 | 51,666 |
November 9 | at No. 17
Michigan State | | | | W 24–22 | 65,841 |
November 16 |
Minnesota | No. 19 | - Seventeenth Street Stadium
- Bloomington, IN
| | L 6–20 | 49,234 |
November 23 | at No. 12
Purdue | | | | L 35–38 | 63,294 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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1968 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
OT
|
71
|
John Andrews
|
So
|
C
|
53
|
Steve Applegate
|
Jr
|
QB
|
14
|
Greg Brown
|
So
|
WR
|
40
|
Jade Butcher
|
Jr
|
G
|
63
|
Don DeSalle
|
Jr
|
TE
|
81
|
Al Gage
|
Sr
|
QB
|
16
|
Harry Gonso
|
Jr
|
HB
|
17
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John Isenbarger
|
Jr
|
WR
|
88
|
Ken Long
|
Sr
|
RB
|
10
|
Bob Pernell
|
So
|
QB
|
18
|
Mike Perry
|
Sr
|
OT
|
79
|
Rick Spickard
|
Sr
|
WR
|
89
|
Eric Stolberg
|
Jr
|
RB
|
15
|
Rick Thompson
|
So
|
G
|
73
|
Bill Wood
|
So
|
QB
|
13
|
George Wortley
|
Sr
|
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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LB
|
45
|
Mike Adams
|
Jr
|
S
|
33
|
Mike Baughman
|
Jr
|
DE
|
80
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Tom Bilanus
|
Sr
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DB
|
22
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Nate Cunningham
|
Sr
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DT
|
60
|
Jerry Grecco
|
Sr
|
S
|
20
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Jay Mathias
|
Jr
|
DB
|
21
|
Benny Norman
|
Jr
|
LB
|
54
|
Karl Pankratz
|
Jr
|
LB
|
46
|
Dan Silas
|
So
|
LB
|
83
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Jim Sniadecki
|
Sr
|
DE
|
61
|
Cal Snowden
|
Sr
|
DT
|
75
|
Bob White
|
So
|
DT
|
97
|
Bill Wolfe
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Jr
|
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
-
Injured
-
Redshirt
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