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SWC · 1968 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
8–3
0.727 Win %
Conference
3rd
5–2 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
109
1916–2026
All-Time Record
556–569–54
0.494 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1935, 1948
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 10 · Top 25: 18
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 14 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10

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

1968 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 24Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC7–4W 37–28
6Week 6 · Oct 1Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1010–0L 14–35
7Week 7 · Oct 8NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC6–4W 35–14
8Week 8 · Oct 15TCUH2HIND SWC3–7W 21–14
9Week 9 · Oct 22Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC0–9–1W 32–24
10Week 10 · Oct 29Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC5–3–2W 39–18
11Week 11 · Nov 5Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC9–1–1L 7–38
12Week 12 · Nov 12Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC3–7W 36–23
13Week 13 · Nov 19Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC10–1L 29–35
14Week 14 · Nov 26Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC3–7W 33–17
16Final · Jan 7Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B87–4W 28–27

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
1.744
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+32
-2+34
  • Auburn +7
  • Oklahoma +7
  • NC State +6
  • Texas Tech +5
  • TCU +3
  • Texas A&M +3
  • Baylor +3
  • Ohio State 0
  • Rice 0
  • Texas -1
  • Arkansas -1

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 #17Better than 88%
Win % Place 20thBetter than 86%

0.727 Win % · Change 7

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#23W15#23Regular Season Final#24Post-Season W1#24Post-Season W3#17Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+9
-21
+21
+7
+8
+21
-31
+13
-6
+16
+1

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

Final Rank by Season
#721963#1111964#711965#241966#891967

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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