1968 Washington Redskins season

The 1968 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 37th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 32nd in Washington, D.C.. The team finished 5-9, failing to improve on their 5-6-3 record from 1967.

1968 Washington Redskins season
Head coachOtto Graham
Home fieldDC Stadium
Results
Record5–9
Division place3rd NFL Capitol
Playoff finishdid not qualify

Offseason

NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team

Roster
1968 Washington Redskins roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 15, 1968 at Chicago Bears W 38–28
41,321
2 September 22, 1968 at New Orleans Saints L 37–17
65,941
3 September 29, 1968 at New York Giants L 48–21
62,797
4 October 6, 1968 Philadelphia Eagles W 17–14
50,816
5 October 13, 1968 Pittsburgh Steelers W 16–13
50,659
6 October 20, 1968 at St. Louis Cardinals L 41–14
46,456
7 October 27, 1968 New York Giants L 13–10
50,839
8 November 3, 1968 at Minnesota Vikings L 27–14
47,644
9 November 10, 1968 at Philadelphia Eagles W 16–10
59,133
10 November 17, 1968 Dallas Cowboys L 44–24
50,816
11 November 24, 1968 Green Bay Packers L 27–7
50,621
12 November 28, 1968 at Dallas Cowboys L 29–20
66,076
13 December 8, 1968 Cleveland Browns L 24–21
50,661
14 December 15, 1968 Detroit Lions W 14–3
50,123

Season summary

Week 1
1 234Total
• Redskins 14 1473 38
Bears 7 1407 28
  • Date: September 15
  • Location: Wrigley Field, Chicago
  • Game attendance: 41,321
  • Game weather: 71°F, wind 8 mph

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Week 5
1 234Total
Steelers 0 1003 13
• Redskins 6 370 16
  • Date: October 13
  • Location: D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C.
  • Game weather: 62°F, wind 3 mph

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Standings
NFL Capitol
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Dallas Cowboys 12 2 0 .857 5–1 9–1 431 186 W5
New York Giants 7 7 0 .500 5–1 7–3 294 325 L4
Washington Redskins 5 9 0 .357 2–4 3–7 249 358 W1
Philadelphia Eagles 2 12 0 .143 0–6 1–9 202 351 L1

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

References
  1. Pro-Football-Reference.com
  2. Pro-Football-Reference.com


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