1968 Westmar Eagles football
Tri-State champion
ConferenceTri-State Conference
Record9–0 (6–0 Tri-State)
Head coach
1968 Tri-State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Westmar $ 6 0 09 0 0
Concordia (NE) 5 1 06 3 0
Northwestern (IA) 4 2 07 2 0
Dana 2 4 03 6 0
Sioux Falls 2 4 03 6 0
Yankton 1 4 11 7 1
Midland 0 5 10 8 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1968 Westmar Eagles football team was an American football team that represented Westmar College—later known as Westmar University—as a member of the Tri-State Conference during the 1968 NAIA football season . Led by Jack Scott in his eighth season as head coach, the team compiled a perfect record of 9–0, winning the Tri-State Conference title with a 6–0 mark. It was the fifth straight Tri-State championship for the Eagles and the program's first perfect season since 1911.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 14Buena Vista*Le Mars, IAW 34–16[2]
September 21North Central (IL)*Le Mars, IAW 39–12[3]
September 282:00 p.m.at DanaBlair, NEW 7–3[4][5]
October 5YanktonLe Mars, IAW 23–0[6]
October 122:00 p.m.at Sioux FallsW 33–6[7][8]
October 19Northwestern (IA)Le Mars, IAW 21–3[9]
October 26at Concordia (NE)Seward, NEW 7–6[10]
November 2MidlandLe Mars, IAW 28–20[11]
November 9at Wartburg*Waverly, IAW 23–14[12]

References

  1. "Westmar Claims Iowa Crown With Undefeated Grid year". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. November 13, 1968. p. D8. Retrieved November 18, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. "Samojedny Boost Westmar 34-16". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. September 15, 1968. p. 8-S. Retrieved November 18, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "Westmar Beats North Central". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. United Press International. September 22, 1968. p. 16. Retrieved November 18, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Westmar Travels To Dana". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. September 26, 1968. p. 22. Retrieved November 18, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Westmar Top Dana, 7-3". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. September 29, 1968. p. 7-S. Retrieved November 18, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Westmar Wins 4th In Row, 23-0". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 6, 1968. p. 11-S. Retrieved November 18, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. "Eagle Crew Faces Braves Saturday". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. October 11, 1968. p. 19. Retrieved November 18, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "5th in Row By Westmar In 33-6 Tilt". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 13, 1968. p. 9-S. Retrieved November 18, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. "Westmar Takes Lead in Tri-State". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. October 20, 1968. p. D4. Retrieved November 18, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. "Title Share For Westmar". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 27, 1968. p. 6-S. Retrieved November 18, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. "5th Straight League Title To Westmar". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. November 3, 1968. p. 9-S. Retrieved November 18, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. "Wartburg Bows 23-14". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. November 10, 1968. p. 45. Retrieved November 18, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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