1968 New Orleans Saints season explained

Team:New Orleans Saints
Year:1968
Record:4–9–1
Division Place:3rd Century
Coach:Tom Fears
General Manager:Vic Schwenk
Owner:John W. Mecom, Jr.
Playoffs:Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers:None
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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

See main article: article and 1968 NFL/AFL draft. [2]

Personnel

Staff

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Roster

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 15Cleveland BrownsL 10–240–1Tulane Stadium74,215
2September 22Washington RedskinsW 37–171–1Tulane Stadium65,941
3September 29St. Louis CardinalsL 20–211–2Tulane Stadium79,021
4October 6at New York GiantsL 21–381–3Yankee Stadium60,967
5October 13Minnesota VikingsW 20–172–3Tulane Stadium71,105
6October 20at Pittsburgh SteelersW 16–123–3Pitt Stadium32,303
7October 27at St. Louis CardinalsL 17–313–4Busch Memorial Stadium45,476
8November 3Dallas CowboysL 3–173–5Tulane Stadium84,728
9November 10at Cleveland BrownsL 17–353–6Cleveland Municipal Stadium71,025
10November 17at Green Bay PackersL 7–293–7Milwaukee County Stadium49,644
11November 24at Detroit LionsT 20–203–7–1Tiger Stadium46,152
12December 1Chicago BearsL 17–233–8–1Tulane Stadium78,285
13December 8at Philadelphia EaglesL 17–293–9–1Franklin Field57,128
14December 15Pittsburgh SteelersW 24–144–9–1Tulane Stadium66,131
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nor/1968.htm 1968 New Orleans Saints
  2. Web site: 1968 New Orleans Saints draftees . Pro-Football-Reference.com . March 26, 2024.
  3. Web site: All-Time Roster . NewOrleansSaints.com . June 23, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120618110940/http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/history/all-time-roster.html . 2012-06-18 . dead .