American college football season
| 1968 Baylor Bears football |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
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| Record | 3–7 (3–4 SWC) |
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| Head coach | - John Bridgers (10th season)
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| Captain | Jackie Allen, Pinkie Palmer |
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| Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
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Seasons |
1968 Southwest Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
| Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
| No. 6 Arkansas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 |
| No. 3 Texas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| No. 14 SMU | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
| Texas Tech | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 |
| Baylor | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
| Texas A&M | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
| TCU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
| Rice | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | | | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 |
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- + – Conference co-champions
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The 1968 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University (Waco, Texas) in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their tenth and final season under head coach John Bridgers, the Bears compiled a 3–7 record (3–4 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 322 to 206.[1][2] They played their home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas.
The team's statistical leaders included Steve Stuart with 1,320 passing yards, Pinkie Palmer with 818 rushing yards, Jerry Smith with 509 receiving yards, and Gene Rogers and Pinkie Palmer with 36 points scored each.[3] Jackie Allen and Pinkie Palmer were the team captains.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | at No. 15 Indiana* | | L 36–40 | 44,382 | |
| September 28 | at Michigan State* | | L 10–28 | 64,826 | |
| October 5 | at No. 10 LSU* | | L 16–48 | 67,931 | [4] |
| October 12 | at No. 14 Arkansas | | L 19–35 | 41,429 | |
| October 26 | Texas A&M | | W 10–9 | 40,000 | |
| November 2 | at TCU | | L 14–47 | 23,078 | |
| November 9 | No. 10 Texas | | L 26–47 | 33,000 | [5] |
| November 16 | Texas Tech | | W 42–28 | 20,000 | |
| November 23 | at SMU | | L 17–33 | 22,000 | |
| November 30 | Rice | | W 16–7 | | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
| 1968 Baylor Bears football team roster |
| Players | Coaches |
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class | | QB | 17 | Alvin Flynn | | Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class | | S | 21 | Jackie Allen | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
 Injured Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1968 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ a b "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 115. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ "1968 Baylor Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ "LSU crushes Baylor, 48–16". The News and Observer. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas outscores Baylor". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 10, 1968. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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