1968 Miami Dolphins season
1968 Miami Dolphins season | |
---|---|
Head coach | George Wilson |
Home field | Miami Orange Bowl |
Results | |
Record | 5–8–1 |
Division place | 3rd AFL Eastern |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1968 Miami Dolphins season was the team's third in the American Football League (AFL). The team improved on their 4–10 record from 1967, finishing the season 5–8–1 and moving one place up in the AFL Eastern Division. In week 6, the Dolphins tied the Buffalo Bills, 14–14, the first tie in Dolphins history. The team was probably best known as being the first team to lose as the home team to the Cincinnati Bengals, as their week 11 loss to the Bengals turned out to be the Bengals' only road win during their 1968 season.
Offseason
Common draft
1968 Miami Dolphins draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 | Larry Csonka * † | Running back | Syracuse | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Personnel
Staff
1968 Miami Dolphins staff | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
|
Defensive coaches
|
Roster
1968 Miami Dolphins final roster | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
|
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
|
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
|
Reserve lists
|
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bye | ||||
2 | September 14, 1968 | Houston Oilers | L 24–10 | 0–1–0 | |
3 | September 21, 1968 | Oakland Raiders | L 47–21 | 0–2–0 | |
4 | September 28, 1968 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 48–3 | 0–3–0 | |
5 | October 6, 1968 | at Houston Oilers | W 24–7 | 1–3–0 | |
6 | October 12, 1968 | Buffalo Bills | T 14–14 | 1–3–1 | |
7 | October 20, 1968 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 24–22 | 2–3–1 | |
8 | October 27, 1968 | at Denver Broncos | L 21–14 | 2–4–1 | |
9 | November 3, 1968 | at San Diego Chargers | L 34–28 | 2–5–1 | |
10 | November 10, 1968 | at Buffalo Bills | W 21–17 | 3–5–1 | |
11 | November 17, 1968 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 38–21 | 3–6–1 | |
12 | November 24, 1968 | at Boston Patriots | W 34–10 | 4–6–1 | |
13 | December 1, 1968 | at New York Jets | L 35–17 | 4–7–1 | |
14 | December 8, 1968 | Boston Patriots | W 38–7 | 5–7–1 | |
15 | December 15, 1968 | New York Jets | L 31–7 | 5–8–1 |
Standings
AFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
New York Jets | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 7–1 | 419 | 280 | W4 | |
Houston Oilers | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 5–3 | 303 | 248 | W2 | |
Miami Dolphins | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 4–3–1 | 276 | 355 | L1 | |
Boston Patriots | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 2–6 | 229 | 406 | L2 | |
Buffalo Bills | 1 | 12 | 1 | .077 | 1–6–1 | 199 | 367 | L8 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
- ↑ "1968 Miami Dolphins draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2014.