1968 New Orleans Saints season
1968 New Orleans Saints season | |
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Head coach | Tom Fears |
General manager | Vic Schwenk |
Owner | John W. Mecom, Jr. |
Home field | Tulane Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 4–9–1 |
Division place | 3rd Century |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1968 New Orleans Saints season was the team's second as a member of the National Football League (NFL). They improved on their previous season's output of 3–11, winning four games.[1] The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season, and finished third in the Century Division of the NFL Eastern Conference.
Offseason
NFL draft
1968 New Orleans Saints draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 7 | Kevin Hardy | Defensive tackle | Notre Dame | |
Made roster |
Personnel
Staff
1968 New Orleans Saints staff | ||||||
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
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Roster
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 15, 1968 | Cleveland Browns | L 10–24 | |
2 | September 22, 1968 | Washington Redskins | W 37–17 | |
3 | September 29, 1968 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 20–21 | |
4 | October 6, 1968 | at New York Giants | L 21–38 | |
5 | October 13, 1968 | Minnesota Vikings | W 20–17 | |
6 | October 20, 1968 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 16–12 | |
7 | October 27, 1968 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 17–31 | |
8 | November 3, 1968 | Dallas Cowboys | L 3–17 | |
9 | November 10, 1968 | at Cleveland Browns | L 17–35 | |
10 | November 17, 1968 | at Green Bay Packers | L 7–29 | |
11 | November 24, 1968 | at Detroit Lions | T 20–20 | |
12 | December 1, 1968 | Chicago Bears | L 17–23 | |
13 | December 8, 1968 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 17–29 | |
14 | December 15, 1968 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 24–14 |
Standings
NFL Century | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Cleveland Browns | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 4–2 | 7–3 | 394 | 273 | L1 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 5–0–1 | 8–1–1 | 325 | 289 | W4 |
New Orleans Saints | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 2–4 | 3–7 | 246 | 327 | W1 |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 11 | 1 | .154 | 0–5–1 | 1–8–1 | 244 | 397 | L5 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
- ↑ 1968 New Orleans Saints
- ↑ "1968 New Orleans Saints draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
- ↑ "All-Time Roster". NewOrleansSaints.com. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
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