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 |
Shortnavlink: | Saints seasons |
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.
See main article: article and 1968 NFL/AFL draft. [2]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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1 | September 15 | Cleveland Browns | L 10–24 | 0–1 | Tulane Stadium | 74,215 | |
2 | September 22 | Washington Redskins | W 37–17 | 1–1 | Tulane Stadium | 65,941 | |
3 | September 29 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 20–21 | 1–2 | Tulane Stadium | 79,021 | |
4 | October 6 | at New York Giants | L 21–38 | 1–3 | Yankee Stadium | 60,967 | |
5 | October 13 | Minnesota Vikings | W 20–17 | 2–3 | Tulane Stadium | 71,105 | |
6 | October 20 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 16–12 | 3–3 | Pitt Stadium | 32,303 | |
7 | October 27 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 17–31 | 3–4 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 45,476 | |
8 | November 3 | Dallas Cowboys | L 3–17 | 3–5 | Tulane Stadium | 84,728 | |
9 | November 10 | at Cleveland Browns | L 17–35 | 3–6 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 71,025 | |
10 | November 17 | at Green Bay Packers | L 7–29 | 3–7 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 49,644 | |
11 | November 24 | at Detroit Lions | T 20–20 | 3–7–1 | Tiger Stadium | 46,152 | |
12 | December 1 | Chicago Bears | L 17–23 | 3–8–1 | Tulane Stadium | 78,285 | |
13 | December 8 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 17–29 | 3–9–1 | Franklin Field | 57,128 | |
14 | December 15 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 24–14 | 4–9–1 | Tulane Stadium | 66,131 | |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |