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1968 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–4 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPs
  • Harry Gonso
  • Al Gage
Captains
Home stadiumSeventeenth Street Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Ohio State $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 12 Michigan 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Purdue 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Minnesota 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Indiana 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Iowa 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Michigan State 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Illinois 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Northwestern 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Wisconsin 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 21Baylor*No. 15
W 40–3644,382[1]
September 28at No. 12 Kansas*No. 13
L 20–3844,000[2]
October 5Illinois
  • Seventeenth Street Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
W 28–1450,996[3]
October 12at Iowa
ABCW 38–3454,633[4]
October 19No. 18 MichigandaggerNo. 19
  • Seventeenth Street Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 22–2751,951[5]
October 26Arizona*
  • Seventeenth Street Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 16–1344,847[6]
November 2at Wisconsin
W 21–2051,666[7]
November 9at No. 17 Michigan State
W 24–2265,841[8]
November 16MinnesotaNo. 19
  • Seventeenth Street Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 6–2049,234[9]
November 23at No. 12 Purdue
L 35–3863,294[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1968 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players Coaches
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 John Isenbarger Jr
WR 88 Ken Long Sr
RB 10 Bob Pernell So
QB 18 Mike Perry Sr
OT 79 Rick Spickard Sr
C 55 Bob Jones So
WR 89 Eric Stolberg Jr
RB 15 Rick Thompson So
G 73 Bill Wood So
QB 13 George Wortley Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 45 Mike Adams Jr
S 33 Mike Baughman Jr
DE 80 Tom Bilanus Sr
DB 22 Nate Cunningham Sr
DT 60 Jerry Grecco Sr
S 20 Jay Mathias Jr
DB 21 Benny Norman Jr
LB 54 Karl Pankratz Jr
LB 46 Dan Silas So
LB 83 Jim Sniadecki Sr
DE 61 Cal Snowden Sr
DT 75 Bob White So
DT 97 Bill Wolfe Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

1969 NFL draftees

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Jim Sniadecki Linebacker 4 86 San Francisco 49ers
Cal Snowden Defensive end 9 227 St. Louis Cardinals
Robert Kirk Guard 16 391 Buffalo Bills

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References

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  1. ^ "Indiana's late TD nips Baylor, 40–36". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 22, 1968. Retrieved March 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Kansas rips Hoosiers". Sunday Times-Democrat. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Unimpressive Indiana rallies to tip Illinois 28–14". The Courier-Journal. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Indiana outlasts Iowa, 38–34". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 13, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Michigan edges IU, 27–22". The Muncie Star. October 20, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hoosiers back at it: Trail, rally, win". Sunday Herald-Times. October 27, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wisconsin falters 21–20; 6 field goal attempts fail". The La Crosse Tribune. November 3, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Win over MSU is Indiana's most unbelievable of all". Jackson Citizen Patriot. November 10, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gophers explode for 20–6 victory". Wisconsin State Journal. November 17, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Keyes' 4 TDs cap Purdue rally, 38–35". Detroit Free Press. November 24, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1968 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  12. ^ "1968 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  13. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  14. ^ "1968 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearbook). Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  15. ^ "Schedule/Results (1968 Indiana)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  16. ^ "1969 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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