1968 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1968 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference	Independent
1968 record	2–8
Head coach	Howard Fletcher (12th year)
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium (Capacity 20,257)

1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Penn State			–					11	–	0	–	0
Rutgers			–					8	–	2	–	0
West Texas A&M			–					8	–	2	–	0
#5 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	1
Florida State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Air Force			–					7	–	3	–	0
Army			–					7	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					7	–	3	–	0
#18 Houston			–					6	–	2	–	2
Tampa			–					7	–	3	–	0
Utah State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					7	–	4	–	0
Pacific			–					6	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	0
Xavier			–					6	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	5	–	0
Idaho			–					5	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	5	–	0
New Mexico State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					4	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					3	–	6	–	1
San Jose State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					2	–	8	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					2	–	8	–	0
Tulane			–					2	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 1968 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result
September 14		at Ball State		Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN		W 40–20
September 20		at San Diego State		San Diego Stadium • San Diego, CA		L 21–40
September 28		North Dakota State		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL		L 13–31
October 5		at Indiana State		Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN		L 7–19
October 12		Northern Arizona		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL		L 14–43
October 19		Xavier		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL		L 20–24
October 26		New Mexico State		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL		L 13–27
November 9		Buffalo		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL		L 7–20
November 16		Bowling Green		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL		W 7–6
November 23		at #17 Ohio		Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH		L 12–28
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.