1968 Tampa Spartans football team
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| 1968 Tampa Spartans football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| 1968 record | 7–3 |
| Head coach | Fran Curci |
| Home stadium | Tampa Stadium |
The 1968 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa in the 1968 college football season. It was the Spartans' 32nd season and competed as a member of the NAIA. The team was led by head coach Fran Curci, in his first year, and played their home games at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida. They finished with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3). Curci was officially hired as the replacement for Sam Bailey as head coach on January 25, 1968, from the Miami Hurricanes, and he won his first game as head coach on the road against UC Santa Barbara.[1][2] Other games of note during the season included upsets at Tulane and over Mississippi State, both of the NCAA University Division.[3][4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21 | at UC Santa Barbara* | Harder Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA | W 18–7 | ||||||
| September 28 | Akron* | Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL | W 24–9 | 15,212 | |||||
| October 5 | at Tulane* | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 17–14 | 17,000 | |||||
| October 12 | at Cincinnati* | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | L 28–31 | ||||||
| October 19 | Eastern Michigan* | Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL | W 21–0 | 18,860 | |||||
| October 26 | Mississippi State* | Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL | W 24–17 | 23,340 | |||||
| November 2 | Northern Michigan* | Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL | W 22–19 | ||||||
| November 9 | at East Carolina* | Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC | W 28–21 | ||||||
| November 16 | Southern Illinois* | Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL | L 20–23 | 23,280 | |||||
| November 23 | Southern Miss* | Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL | L 7–21 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. | |||||||||
