1968 New Orleans Saints season

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1968 New Orleans Saints season
OwnerJohn W. Mecom, Jr.
Head coachTom Fears
General managerVic Schwenk
Home fieldTulane Stadium
Results
Record4–9–1
Division place3rd Century
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone

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
1 7 Kevin Hardy  Defensive tackle Notre Dame
      Made roster  

[2]

Personnel[]

Staff[]

1968 New Orleans Saints staff
Front office
  • President – John W. Mecom, Jr.
  • General Manager – Vic Schwenk

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches



[3]

Roster[]

1968 New Orleans Saints 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 Record Venue Attendance
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.

Standings[]

NFL Century
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[]

  1. ^ 1968 New Orleans Saints
  2. ^ "1968 New Orleans Saints draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  3. ^ "All-Time Roster". NewOrleansSaints.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-18. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
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