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Michigan State

B10 · 1968 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
5–5
0.500 Win %
Conference
6th
2–5 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
102
1918–2026
All-Time Record
618–421–30
0.592 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1955
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 33
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 12 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Michigan State head-to-head · History & Eras

1968 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 24Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI6–4W 14–10
6Week 6 · Oct 1Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC3–7W 28–10
7Week 7 · Oct 8Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB100–10W 39–0
8Week 8 · Oct 15Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB108–2L 14–28
9Week 9 · Oct 22Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB106–4L 13–14
10Week 10 · Oct 29Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI7–2–1W 21–17
11Week 11 · Nov 5Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1010–0L 20–25
12Week 12 · Nov 12Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB106–4L 22–24
13Week 13 · Nov 19Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB108–2L 0–9
14Week 14 · Nov 26Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB101–9W 31–14

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.946
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+5
-12+17
  • Notre Dame +7
  • Syracuse +6
  • Baylor +3
  • Northwestern +1
  • Wisconsin 0
  • Ohio State 0
  • Michigan -2
  • Purdue -2
  • Minnesota -4
  • Indiana -4

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #54Better than 61%
Win % Place 60thBetter than 57%

0.500 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#55W15#54Regular Season Final#54Post-Season W1#54Post-Season W3#54Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+4
+18
+39
-14
-1
+4
-5
-2
-9
+17

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#81963#591964#21965#31966#751967

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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