1968 Illinois State Redbirds football | |
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IIAC co-champion | |
Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 6–4 (2–1 IIAC) |
Head coach |
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MVP | Guy Homoly |
Captain | Denny Nelson, Hank Guenther |
Home stadium | Hancock Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan + | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State + | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1968 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Larry Bitcon, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, sharing the IIAC title with Central Michigan for the second consecutive season.[1][2] Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.