Overview

The 1968 interhall football championship game was played between Keenan Hall and the Off-Campus team. The game was scheduled for Sunday, November 24, at 2:00 p.m. on the field behind the Athletic and Convocation Center. Keenan entered as the League III champion with a 5–0–1 record, while Off-Campus won League II and held a 4–1–1 record. In the IFL playoffs, Keenan handily defeated Off-Campus, who then had to defeat League I champion St. Edward's to earn their appearance in the title game. Keenan was unscored upon in six contests and had outscored their opponents by a total of 66 points.

Keenan defeated the Off-Campus team 6–0 in overtime to capture their first IFL championship since the team was established in 1957. It was the third championship to invoke an overtime and the eighth to be undecided at the end of regulation. The first four quarters were highlighted by stringent defenses as neither team made any serious scoring threats in the entire game. In fact, the closest either team got to either endzone was when Off-Campus blocked a punt and took it back to the 34-yard line. Overtime rules in 1967 stipulated that an extra twelve-minute period be given after the end of a title game, and if the teams were still tied, the rule of first downs would be invoked.

Keenan controlled the overtime period and quickly gained momentum. The Off-Campus team had the ball for just three plays in the entire quarter and fumbled it away (their fourth of the day) to set of Keenan's final drive. Keenan safety Joe Simpson recovered the ball and took it down to the OC 12. Fullback Carl Rak ran the remaining twelve yards to snare Keenan's championship.

Preseason

• Sixteen teams and over 600 players came out for the season. Mr. Napolitano claimed that it was the best turnout in the past 10-15 years.

Postseason

• First detailed statistics are provided for an interhall championship game!

Miscellaneous

• All 25 wins in the season were shutouts.

• First season with no unknown contests since 1957.

• First season with all contests confirmed since 1953.

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