1968 San Diego Chargers season

1968 San Diego Chargers season
1968 San Diego Chargers season
Owner	Eugene V. Klein
Head coach	Sid Gillman
General manager	Sid Gillman
Home field	San Diego Stadium
Results
Record	9–5
Division place	3rd Western Division
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	← 1967; Chargers seasons; 1969 →;

The 1968 Season was the 9th season for the San Diego Chargers as a professional AFL franchise; the team improved on their 8–5–1 record from 1967, finishing at 9–5.

Draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Roster[]

**1968 San Diego Chargers final roster**

	Quarterbacks 15 Jon Brittenum 21 John Hadl Running backs 32 Jim Allison 37 Gene Foster FB 22 Dickie Post 20 Russ Smith Wide receivers 19 Lance Alworth 49 Ken Dyer S 42 Lane Fenner 27 Gary Garrison 41 Tight ends 83 Willie Frazier 38 Jacque MacKinnon		Offensive linemen 71 Harold Akin T 65 Sam Gruneisen C 72 Gary Kirner G 54 Paul Latzke C 51 Bill Lenkaitis G 73 Larry Little G 74 Ron Mix T 76 Terry Owens T 64 Jim Schmedding T 78 Walt Sweeney G 77 Bob Wells T Defensive linemen 70 Scott Appleton DT 86 Ron Billingsley DT 68 Bob Briggs DT 82 Steve DeLong DE 80 Houston Ridge DE 85 Russ Washington T		Linebackers 50 Chuck Allen 56 Bob Bruggers 58 Tom Erlandson 61 Jim Fetherston 89 67 Bob Mitinger 81 Jeff Staggs Defensive backs 40 Joe Beauchamp CB 45 Speedy Duncan CB 36 Dick Farley 33 Kenny Graham 24 Bob Howard CB 25 43 Jim Tolbert SS 47 Bud Whitehead Special teams 29 Dennis Partee K/P		Reserve lists 39 Jim Hill SS (IR) 66 Rick Redman LB (IR) Practice squad -- Tom Dempsey K Rookies in italics

Season schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 6	Cincinnati Bengals	W 29–13	1–0	San Diego Stadium	33,687	Recap
2	Bye
3	September 21	Houston Oilers	W 30–14	2–0	San Diego Stadium	46,217	Recap
4	September 29	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 31–10	3–0	Nippert Stadium	28,642	Recap
5	October 5	at New York Jets	L 20–23	3–1	Shea Stadium	63,786	Recap
6	October 13	at Oakland Raiders	W 23–14	4–1	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	53,257	Recap
7	October 20	Denver Broncos	W 55–24	5–1	San Diego Stadium	42,953	Recap
8	October 27	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 20–27	5–2	Municipal Stadium	50,344	Recap
9	November 3	Miami Dolphins	W 34–28	6–2	San Diego Stadium	37,284	Recap
10	November 10	at Boston Patriots	W 27–17	7–2	Fenway Park	19,278	Recap
11	November 17	at Buffalo Bills	W 21–6	8–2	War Memorial Stadium	27,993	Recap
12	November 24	New York Jets	L 15–37	8–3	San Diego Stadium	51,175	Recap
13	December 1	at Denver Broncos	W 47–23	9–3	Mile High Stadium	35,312	Recap
14	December 8	Kansas City Chiefs	L 3–40	9–4	San Diego Stadium	51,174	Recap
15	December 15	Oakland Raiders	L 27–34	9–5	San Diego Stadium	40,698	Recap

Note:

Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings[]

AFL Western Division
view talk	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Oakland Raiders	12	2	0	.857	6–2	453	233	W8
Kansas City Chiefs	12	2	0	.857	7–1	371	170	W5
San Diego Chargers	9	5	0	.643	5–3	382	310	L2
Denver Broncos	5	9	0	.357	1–7	275	404	L3
Cincinnati Bengals	3	11	0	.214	1–7	215	329	L3

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

v t Los Angeles Chargers
Founded in 1960 Played in San Diego (1961–2016) Based in Inglewood, California Headquartered in Costa Mesa, California
Franchise	Franchise History in San Diego Coaches Seasons Retired numbers Hall of Fame Anniversary teams 40th 50th Starting quarterbacks First-round draft picks
Stadiums	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Balboa Stadium SDCCU Stadium San Diego stadium proposals Dignity Health Sports Park SoFi Stadium
Culture	Fearsome Foursome Air Coryell Alex Spanos "San Diego Super Chargers" Los Angeles Charger Girls Bruise Brothers
Lore	Holy Roller Epic in Miami Freezer Bowl Herschel Walker trade Snowball Game 2006 playoff game vs. New England Patriots
Rivalries	Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs Las Vegas Raiders
Wild card berths (3)	1995 2013 2018
Division championships (15)	1960 1961 1963 1964 1965 1979 1980 1981 1992 1994 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009
Conference championships (1)	1994
League championships (1)	1963
Media	Broadcasters KYSR Matt "Money" Smith
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division
Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)
Category

v t Los Angeles Chargers seasons
Played in San Diego (1961–2016)
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Bold indicates AFL Championship (1960–69) or Super Bowl (1966–) victory Italics indicates AFL Championship (1960–69) or Super Bowl (1966–) appearance

1968 San Diego Chargers season

Contents

Draft[]

Roster[]

Season schedule[]

Standings[]

References[]