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Top 25 College Football Games of 1968

Every completed game in the season, scored without team allegiance by game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games
25
Top score
77/100
Overtime
0

National ranking

The season's top 25

25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

  1. 1968PostseasonNeutral site

    Kansas vs. Penn State

    Kansas 14, Penn State 15

    No. 6 Kansas vs. No. 3 Penn State · 1-point margin

    Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    77

    Game score

  2. 1968Week 12

    USC at Notre Dame

    USC 21, Notre Dame 21

    No. 2 USC vs. No. 9 Notre Dame · 0-point margin

    Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    76

    Game score

  3. 1968PostseasonNeutral site

    Ohio State vs. USC

    Ohio State 27, USC 16

    No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 2 USC · 11-point margin

    Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15

    73

    Game score

    Full Game · 1968 USC vs. Ohio State (Bowl Full Game)

  4. 1968Week 2

    Texas at Houston

    Texas 20, Houston 20

    No. 4 Texas vs. No. 11 Houston · 0-point margin

    Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    72

    Game score

  5. 1968Week 3

    Purdue at Notre Dame

    Purdue 37, Notre Dame 22

    No. 1 Purdue vs. No. 2 Notre Dame · 15-point margin

    Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 20/35 · Overtime 0/15

    69

    Game score

  6. 1968Week 5

    Purdue at Ohio State

    Purdue 0, Ohio State 13

    No. 1 Purdue vs. No. 4 Ohio State · 13-point margin

    Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15

    69

    Game score

  7. 1968Week 10

    Oregon State at USC

    Oregon State 13, USC 17

    No. 13 Oregon State vs. No. 1 USC · 4-point margin

    Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    69

    Game score

  8. 1968Week 11

    Kansas at Missouri

    Kansas 21, Missouri 19

    No. 7 Kansas vs. No. 13 Missouri · 2-point margin

    Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    65

    Game score

  9. 1968Week 8

    Georgia at Houston

    Georgia 10, Houston 10

    No. 7 Georgia vs. No. 15 Houston · 0-point margin

    Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    65

    Game score

  10. 1968Week 8

    Michigan State at Ohio State

    Michigan State 20, Ohio State 25

    No. 16 Michigan State vs. No. 2 Ohio State · 5-point margin

    Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15

    64

    Game score

  11. 1968Week 5

    USC at Stanford

    USC 27, Stanford 24

    No. 2 USC vs. No. 18 Stanford · 3-point margin

    Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    64

    Game score

  12. 1968Week 5

    Kansas at Nebraska

    Kansas 23, Nebraska 13

    No. 6 Kansas vs. No. 9 Nebraska · 10-point margin

    Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15

    62

    Game score

  13. 1968PostseasonNeutral site

    Georgia vs. Arkansas

    Georgia 2, Arkansas 16

    No. 4 Georgia vs. No. 9 Arkansas · 14-point margin

    Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15

    60

    Game score

  14. 1968Week 2

    USC at Minnesota

    USC 29, Minnesota 20

    No. 2 USC vs. No. 16 Minnesota · 9-point margin

    Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15

    60

    Game score

  15. 1968Week 3

    Nebraska at Minnesota

    Nebraska 17, Minnesota 14

    No. 9 Nebraska vs. No. 17 Minnesota · 3-point margin

    Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    58

    Game score

  16. 1968Week 9

    California at USC

    California 17, USC 35

    No. 11 California vs. No. 1 USC · 18-point margin

    Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 17/35 · Overtime 0/15

    57

    Game score

  17. 1968Week 10

    Georgia at Auburn

    Georgia 17, Auburn 3

    No. 5 Georgia vs. No. 12 Auburn · 14-point margin

    Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15

    56

    Game score

  18. 1968PostseasonNeutral site

    Oklahoma vs. SMU

    Oklahoma 27, SMU 28

    No. 10 Oklahoma vs. No. 20 SMU · 1-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    56

    Game score

  19. 1968Week 2

    Oklahoma at Notre Dame

    Oklahoma 21, Notre Dame 45

    No. 5 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Notre Dame · 24-point margin

    Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 11/35 · Overtime 0/15

    55

    Game score

  20. 1968Week 6

    Wake Forest at Purdue

    Wake Forest 27, Purdue 28

    Unranked Wake Forest vs. No. 5 Purdue · 1-point margin

    Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    55

    Game score

  21. 1968Week 9

    Oklahoma at Kansas

    Oklahoma 27, Kansas 23

    Unranked Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Kansas · 4-point margin

    Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    54

    Game score

  22. 1968Week 8

    USC at Oregon

    USC 20, Oregon 13

    No. 1 USC vs. Unranked Oregon · 7-point margin

    Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    53

    Game score

  23. 1968Week 6

    Washington at USC

    Washington 7, USC 14

    Unranked Washington vs. No. 1 USC · 7-point margin

    Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    53

    Game score

  24. 1968Week 10

    Ohio State at Iowa

    Ohio State 33, Iowa 27

    No. 2 Ohio State vs. Unranked Iowa · 6-point margin

    Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    53

    Game score

  25. 1968Week 8

    Army at Penn State

    Army 24, Penn State 28

    Unranked Army vs. No. 4 Penn State · 4-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    53

    Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Historical seasons may have less complete period and box-score data.