1968 East Texas State Lions football team

1968 East Texas State Lions football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record7–2–1 (5–1–1 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2/6 Texas A&I $^ 6 1 0 10 2 0
East Texas State 5 1 1 7 2 1
McMurry 5 2 0 8 2 0
Sam Houston State 3 3 1 5 4 1
Southwest Texas State 3 4 0 5 5 0
Sul Ross 2 4 1 5 4 1
Howard Payne 1 5 1 2 7 1
Stephen F. Austin 1 6 0 3 7 0
Tarleton State * 0 0 0 2 7 0
Angelo State * 0 0 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
    * – did not complete for conference title
Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll

The 1968 East Texas State Lions football team represented East Texas State University in the 1968 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Ernest Hawkins, who was in his fifth season at East Texas State. The Lions played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference. The Lions finished second in the conference standings the season with a 7–2–1 record overall and a 5–1–1 record in LSC play. The season highlight was a 35–27 win over the NAIA's # 1 team, Texas A&I Javelinas on October 19, 1968.