1968 Detroit Lions season

The 1968 Detroit Lions season was their 39th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 5–7–2, winning only four games.[1] They missed the playoffs for the eleventh straight season.

1968 Detroit Lions season
Head coachJoe Schmidt
Home fieldTiger Stadium
Results
Record4–8–2
Division place4th NFL Central
Playoff finishdid not qualify

Roster
1968 Detroit Lions roster
Quarterbacks
  • 14 Greg Barton

Running Backs

  • 21 Mike Campbell
  • 43 Dave Kopay

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

 Offensive Linemen
  • 52 Bill Cottrell

Defensive Linemen

  • 78 John Baker DE
  • 85 Lew Kamanu DE
 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

 Reserve Lists
  • None - vacant

Practice Squad

Note: Rookies in italics

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 15 at Dallas Cowboys L 59–13
61,382
2 September 22 Chicago Bears W 42–0
50,688
3 September 29 at Green Bay Packers W 23–17
50,681
4 October 6 at Minnesota Vikings L 24–10
44,289
5 October 13 at Chicago Bears W 28–10
46,996
6 October 20 Green Bay Packers T 14–14
57,302
7 October 27 San Francisco 49ers L 14–7
53,555
8 November 3 at Los Angeles Rams L 10–7
77,982
9 November 10 Baltimore Colts L 27–10
55,170
10 November 17 Minnesota Vikings L 13–6
46,654
11 November 24 New Orleans Saints T 20–20
46,152
12 November 28 Philadelphia Eagles L 12–0
47,909
13 December 8 at Atlanta Falcons W 24–7
49,437
14 December 15 at Washington Redskins L 14–3
50,123

Note: The October 6 game against Minnesota was originally scheduled to be played in Detroit. The game was switched with the November 17 game due to game 4 of the World Series.

Season summary

Week 5
1 234Total
• Lions 7 777 28
Bears 7 300 10

[2]

Standings
NFL Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Minnesota Vikings 8 6 0 .571 4–2 6–4 282 242 W2
Chicago Bears 7 7 0 .500 3–3 5–5 250 333 L1
Green Bay Packers 6 7 1 .462 1–4–1 2–7–1 281 227 W1
Detroit Lions 4 8 2 .333 3–2–1 4–5–1 207 241 L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References
  1. 1968 Detroit Lions
  2. Pro-Football-Reference.com
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