1968 NAIA football season

The 1968 NAIA football season, as part of the 1968 college football season in the United States, was the 13th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA.

1968 NAIA football season
Regular season	August–November 1968
Postseason	November 28–December 14, 1968
National Championship	Montgomery, AL
Champion	Troy State

The season was played from August to November 1968, culminating in the 1968 NAIA Championship Bowl, played this year on December 14, 1968 in Montgomery, Alabama.[1]

Troy State defeated Texas A&I in the Championship Bowl, 43–35, to win their first NAIA national title.[2]

Conference standings

1968 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Arkansas Tech $ 5 – 1 – 0     10 – 2 – 0 Henderson State 4 – 2 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 Ouachita Baptist 4 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 1 State College of Arkansas 3 – 3 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Arkansas A&M 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Southern Arkansas 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Harding 0 – 6 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1968 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Nebraska–Omaha $ 4 – 0 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Emporia State 2 – 1 – 1     5 – 2 – 2 Pittsburg State 2 – 1 – 1     4 – 5 – 1 Washburn 1 – 3 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Fort Hays State 0 – 4 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1968 Evergreen Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Central Washington $ 6 – 0 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Eastern Washington 3 – 3 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 Western Washington 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Whitworth 1 – 5 – 0     1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1968 Frontier Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Eastern Montana $ 5 – 0 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Montana Northern 4 – 1 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 Western Montana 3 – 2 – 0     3 – 4 – 0 Montana Tech 2 – 3 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 Carroll (MT) 1 – 4 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 Rocky Mountain 0 – 5 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1968 Hoosier Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Manchester (IN) + 5 – 1 – 0     7 – 1 – 0 Anderson (IN) + 5 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Hanover 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Earlham 3 – 3 – 0     4 – 3 – 1 Taylor 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 5 – 1 Indiana Central 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 Franklin (IN) 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1968 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Wartburg $ 6 – 0 – 1     7 – 1 – 1 Simpson 5 – 0 – 2     6 – 1 – 2 Upper Iowa 4 – 3 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Central (IA) 3 – 3 – 1     5 – 3 – 1 Dubuque 3 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 William Penn 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Buena Vista 2 – 5 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Luther 1 – 6 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1968 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Southwestern (KS) $ 7 – 1 – 1     7 – 1 – 1 Kansas Wesleyan 7 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Friends 6 – 3 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Ottawa 5 – 4 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 College of Emporia 5 – 4 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Bethany (KS) 3 – 5 – 1     3 – 5 – 1 Baker 3 – 6 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Bethel (KS) 3 – 6 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Sterling 3 – 6 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 McPherson 2 – 7 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1968 Lone Star Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 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 AP Poll	1968 Mid-Ohio Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Defiance $ 3 – 0 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Findlay 2 – 1 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Wilmington (OH) 1 – 2 – 0     2 – 7 – 1 Bluffton 0 – 3 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1968 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T William Jewell $ 2 – 0 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 Tarkio 3 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Central Methodist 2 – 1 – 1     6 – 1 – 1 Graceland 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Missouri Valley 1 – 2 – 1     3 – 4 – 3 Culver–Stockton 0 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1968 Nebraska College Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Kearney State $ 4 – 0 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Chadron State 3 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Wayne State (NE) 2 – 2 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 Hastings 1 – 3 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Peru State 0 – 4 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1968 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Northern State $^ 6 – 0 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 Black Hills State 4 – 2 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 South Dakota Tech 3 – 2 – 1     3 – 4 – 1 Dakota Wesleyan 3 – 3 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Huron 2 – 4 – 0     2 – 6 – 1 General Beadle 1 – 4 – 1     2 – 5 – 1 Southern State 1 – 5 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant
1968 Tri-State Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Westmar $ 6 – 0 – 0     9 – 0 – 0 Concordia (NE) 5 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Northwestern (IA) 4 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Dana 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Sioux Falls 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Yankton 1 – 4 – 1     1 – 7 – 1 Midland 0 – 5 – 1     0 – 8 – 1 $ – Conference champion

Postseason

	Semifinals November 28–30, 1968					NAIA Championship Bowl December 14, 1968 Montgomery, AL
	Northern State (SD)		0
	Texas A&I*		20
						Texas A&I		35
						Troy State		43
	Willamette		10
	Troy State*		63

References

1. "1968 NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
2. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.