The 1968 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the State College of Iowa—now known as University of Northern Iowa—as a member of the North Central Conference during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Stan Sheriff, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the NCC. Northern Iowa played home games at O. R. Latham Stadium in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
| 1968 State College of Iowa Panthers football | |
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| Conference | North Central Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (3–3 NCC) |
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| Home stadium | O. R. Latham Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 North Dakota State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 South Dakota | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| State College of Iowa | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana (SD) | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 7 | at Northern Michigan* | Marquette, MI | L 13–24 | 5,000 |
| September 14 | Western Illinois* | W 33–6 | 7,000 | |
| September 21 | at North Dakota | W 14–10 | 8,000 | |
| September 28 | at Augustana (SD) | Sioux Falls, SD | W 34–12 | 5,000 |
| October 5 | South Dakota State |
| W 38–10 | 5,500 |
| October 12 | Drake* |
| W 21–19 | 7,000 |
| October 19 | Morningside |
| L 13–14 | 9,000 |
| October 26 | at South Dakota |
| L 7–13 | 7,000 |
| November 2 | North Dakota State |
| L 15–31 | 8,000 |
| November 9 | at Eastern Michigan* |
| L 7–34 | 4,000 |
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References
edit- ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ "1968 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2020.