1968 Wiley Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record2–8 (0–7 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Bob Moorman (3rd season)
Home stadiumMaverick Stadium
1968 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Alcorn A&M + 6 1 08 1 0
Grambling + 6 1 09 2 0
Texas Southern + 6 1 06 4 0
Arkansas AM&N 4 3 05 5 0
Southern 3 4 04 6 0
Prairie View A&M 2 5 04 6 0
Jackson State 1 6 03 6 0
Wiley 0 7 02 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1968 Wiley Wildcats football team represented Wiley College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Bob Moorman, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 2–8, with a conference record of 0–7, and finished eighth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 14Langston*
W 20–10[1][2]
September 21at Lincoln (MO)*W 7–6[3]
September 28vs. Texas Southern
L 5–42[4][5]
October 5at Bishop*
L 13–16[6]
October 12No. 16 Alcorn A&M
  • Maverick Stadium
  • Marshall, TX
L 5–60[7]
October 19Arkansas AM&Ndagger
  • Maverick Stadium
  • Marshall, TX
L 19–25[8]
November 2at Jackson State
L 7–23[9]
November 9at SouthernL 9–22[10]
November 16Grambling
  • Maverick Stadium
  • Marshall, TX
L 6–37[11][12]
November 30Prairie View A&M
  • Maverick Stadium
  • Marshall, TX
L 15–22[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Wiley in debut". The Marshall News Messenger. September 13, 1968. Retrieved September 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Wiley outslogs Langston, 20–10". The Daily Oklahoman. September 15, 1968. Retrieved September 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Mud, Wiley stop Lincoln in opener". The Sunday News and Tribune. September 22, 1968. Retrieved September 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "TSU, Wiley clash here". The Galveston Daily News. September 28, 1968. Retrieved September 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "TSU routs Wiley, 42–5". The Marshall News Messenger. September 30, 1968. Retrieved September 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bishop nips Wiley". The Marshall News Messenger. October 6, 1968. Retrieved September 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Wiley bombed 60–5 by visiting Braves". The Shreveport Times. October 13, 1968. Retrieved September 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Wiley Tigers bumped". The Shreveport Journal. October 21, 1968. Retrieved September 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Jackson St. tops Wiley on late TD's". The Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1968. Retrieved September 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Southern tags Wildcat 11 with 22–9 conference loss". The Marshall News Messenger. November 10, 1968. Retrieved September 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Wiley prepares for mighty Grambling". The Marshall News Messenger. November 15, 1968. Retrieved September 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Grambling bests Wiley". The Marshall News Messenger. November 17, 1968. Retrieved September 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Football Scores". The Times Recorder. December 2, 1968. Retrieved September 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  14. "1968 – Wiley (TX)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
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