1968 State College of Iowa Panthers football team

1968 State College of Iowa Panthers football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	5–5 (3–3 NCC)
Head coach	Stan Sheriff (9th season)
Home stadium	O. R. Latham Stadium

1968 North Central Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 North Dakota State $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
No. 8 South Dakota	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
State College of Iowa	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
North Dakota	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
South Dakota State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Morningside	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Augustana (SD)	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1968 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the State College of Iowa—now known as University of Northern Iowa—as a member of the North Central Conference during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Stan Sheriff, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the NCC. Northern Iowa played home games at O. R. Latham Stadium in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 7	at Northern Michigan*	Marquette, MI	L 13–24	5,000
September 14	Western Illinois*	O. R. Latham Stadium Cedar Falls, IA	W 33–6	7,000
September 21	at North Dakota	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	W 14–10	8,000
September 28	at Augustana (SD)	Sioux Falls, SD	W 34–12	5,000
October 5	South Dakota State	O. R. Latham Stadium Cedar Falls, IA	W 38–10	5,500
October 12	Drake*	O. R. Latham Stadium Cedar Falls, IA	W 21–19	7,000
October 19	Morningside	O. R. Latham Stadium Cedar Falls, IA	L 13–14	9,000
October 26	at South Dakota	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	L 7–13	7,000
November 2	North Dakota State	O. R. Latham Stadium Cedar Falls, IA	L 15–31	8,000
November 9	at Eastern Michigan*	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI	L 7–34	4,000
*Non-conference game