1968 East Texas State Lions football team
American college football season
1968 East Texas State Lions football | |
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Conference | Lone Star Conference |
Record | 7–2–1 (5–1–1 LSC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1968 East Texas State Lions football team represented East Texas State University in the 1968 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Ernest Hawkins, who was in his fifth season at East Texas State. The Lions played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference. The Lions finished second in the conference standings the season with a 7–2–1 record overall and a 5–1–1 record in LSC play. The season highlight was a 35–27 win over the NAIA's # 1 team, Texas A&I Javelinas on October 19, 1968.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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September 21 | at Abilene Christian* |
| W 29–22 | [1] |
September 28 | Southwest Missouri State* | W 52–0 | [2] | |
October 5 | at No. 12 Texas–Arlington* |
| L 30–41 | [3] |
October 12 | McMurry |
| W 20–0 | [4] |
October 19 | No. 5 Texas A&I |
| W 35–27 | [5] |
October 26 | at Sul Ross |
| T 28–28 | [6] |
November 2 | Howard Payne |
| W 24–14 | [7] |
November 9 | at Sam Houston State | L 21–24 | [8] | |
November 16 | Southwest Texas State |
| W 51–14 | [9] |
November 23 | at Stephen F. Austin |
| W 28–20 | [10] |
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Postseason awards
All-Americans
- Chad Brown, First Team offensive tackle
- Arthur James, First Team tailback
- Tom Black, Honorable Mention tight end
- Bruce Butler, Honorable Mention linebacker
All-Lone Star Conference
LSC First Team
- Bill Allison, fullback
- Arthur James, tailback
LSC Second Team
- Chad Brown, offensive rackle
- Tom Black, receiver
- Bruce Butler, linebacker
- Rich Houston, receiver
- Don Hynds, defensive end
LSC Honorable Mention
- Jack Herrington, offensive tackle
- Jay Johnson, defensive tackle
- Grady Ivy, linebacker
- Ben Kirkland, quarterback
- Ralph Weaver, linebacker [11]
References
- ^ "Christians thrown to Lions, 29–22". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 22, 1968. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Texas romps, 52–0". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 29, 1968. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UTA rolls 41–30 as Butler boots 60-yard fielder". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 6, 1968. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lions roar, 20–0". Victoria Advocate. October 13, 1968. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Texas upends A&I, 35–27". The Paris News. October 20, 1968. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Texas held to tie by Sul Ross". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 27, 1968. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Texas dumps Jackets by 24–14". Brownwood Bulletin. November 3, 1968. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston trips Lions from LSC lead". The Paris News. November 10, 1968. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ETS Lions crush SWT". The Austin American. November 17, 1968. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Texas State edges Lumberjacks". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 24, 1968. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Lion Football History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2023.