1968 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team

The 1968 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State College (now known as Texas State University) during the 1968 NAIA football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). In their fourth year under head coach Bill Miller, the team compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play.

1968 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	5–5 (3–4 LSC)
Head coach	Bill Miller (4th season)
Home stadium	Evans Field
Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

1968 Lone Star Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2/6 Texas A&I $^	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
East Texas State	5	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
McMurry	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Sam Houston State	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Southwest Texas State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Sul Ross	2	–	4	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Howard Payne	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Stephen F. Austin	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Tarleton State *	0	–	0	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Angelo State *	0	–	0	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant * – did not complete for conference title Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Texas Lutheran*	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	W 40–0	8,500	[1]
September 28	at Trinity (TX)*	Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	L 12–13	5,877	[2]
October 5	at Sul Ross	Jackson Field Alpine, TX	L 21–36		[3]
October 12	Angelo State*	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	W 43–7		[4]
October 19	Howard Payne	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	W 27–7		[5]
October 26	at Sam Houston State	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX (rivalry)	W 31–15		[6]
November 2	at McMurry	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	L 17–21		[7]
November 9	Stephen F. Austin	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	W 43–6		[8]
November 16	at East Texas State	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	L 14–51	6,000	[9]
November 23	No. 6 Texas A&I	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	L 0–39	13,500	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Bobcat defense paces 40–0 win". The Austin American. September 22, 1968. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Trinity nips Bobcats, 13–12". San Antonio Express. September 29, 1968. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Sul Ross stuns Southwest Texas". The Odessa American. October 6, 1968. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Southwest Texas storms by ASC". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 13, 1968. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Howard Payne bows to Southwest Texas". The Corpus Christi Times. October 20, 1968. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "SWTS triumphs over SHSC, 31–15". The Marshall News Messenger. October 27, 1968. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "McMurry nudges Southwest Texas". Wichita Falls Times. November 3, 1968. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Bobcats 'jum up' S.F. Austin, 43–6". Abilene Reporter-News. November 10, 1966. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "ETS Lions crush SWT". The Austin American. November 17, 1968. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Javelinas romp over Bobcats to cinch NAIA playoff bid". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 24, 1968. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.