1968_Northern_Illinois_Huskies_football_team

1968 Northern Illinois Huskies football
1968 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–8
Head coach	Howard Fletcher (13th season);
Offensive coordinator	Bill Peck (4th season)
MVP	John Spilis, James Faggetti
Captain	John Spilis, James Faggetti
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium
	Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

1968 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

American college football season

The 1968 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as an independent during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Howard Fletcher in his 13th and final season as head coach, the Huskies compiled a record of 2–8. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN (rivalry)	W 40–20	15,500–15,560	^[1]^[2]
September 20	at San Diego State	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	L 21–40	30,560	^[3]
September 28	No. 3 North Dakota State	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 13–31	17,797
October 5	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 7–19	4,000–5,602	^[4]
October 12	Northern Arizona	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 14–43	12,162
October 19	Xavier	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 20–24	8,247	^[5]
October 26	New Mexico State	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 13–27	18,339
November 9	Buffalo	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 7–20	15,153
November 16	Bowling Green	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 7–6	8,700
November 23	at No. 17 (UD) Ohio	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 12–28	18,206
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 2 San Diego State		–		9	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Chattanooga		–		9	–	1	–	0
Indiana State		–		9	–	1	–	0
Indiana (PA)		–		9	–	1	–	0
Nevada Southern		–		8	–	1	–	0
UC Riverside		–		7	–	1	–	1
Ashland		–		8	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Eastern Michigan		–		8	–	2	–	0
Lincoln (MO)		–		8	–	2	–	04
St. Norbert		–		6	–	2	–	1
Tennessee State		–		6	–	2	–	1
Hawaii		–		7	–	3	–	0
No. 14 Tampa		–		7	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Akron		–		7	–	3	–	1
Northeastern		–		6	–	3	–	0
Southern Illinois		–		6	–	3	–	0
Cortland		–		5	–	3	–	0
Boston University		–		5	–	3	–	1
Northern Arizona		–		6	–	4	–	0
Pacific (CA)		–		6	–	4	–	0
Samford		–		6	–	4	–	0
Northern Michigan		–		5	–	4	–	0
Parsons		–		5	–	4	–	0
Drake		–		5	–	5	–	0
UC Santa Barbara		–		4	–	4	–	1
Santa Clara		–		4	–	5	–	0
Portland State		–		4	–	6	–	0
Wayne State (MI)		–		3	–	6	–	0
Wabash		–		3	–	6	–	0
Colorado College		–		2	–	6	–	0
Kentucky State		–		2	–	7	–	0
Milwaukee		–		2	–	7	–	0
Lake Forest		–		2	–	8	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		2	–	8	–	0
Mississippi Valley State		–		1	–	7	–	0
UC San Diego		–		0	–	7	–	0
Rose Poly		–		0	–	8	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona		–		0	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP small college poll

Schedule