1968 Atlanta Falcons season

The 1968 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's third year in the National Football League (NFL). After going an NFL-worst 1-12-1 last year, the Falcons slightly improved on that record by going 2-12, but they still finished tied for the worst record in the whole NFL and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.

1968 Atlanta Falcons season
OwnerRankin M. Smith Sr.
General managerFrank E. Wall
Head coachNorb Hecker (0–3)
Norm Van Brocklin (2–9)
Home fieldAtlanta Stadium
Results
Record2–12
Division place4th Coastal
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersLB Tommy Nobis

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 1968 NFL Draft
1968 Atlanta Falcons draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 3 Claude Humphrey * †  Defensive end Tennessee State
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff
1968 Atlanta Falcons staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches



Roster
1968 Atlanta Falcons final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists
  • 34 Junior Coffey RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 14 at Minnesota Vikings L 7–47 0–1 Metropolitan Stadium 45,563
2 September 22 Baltimore Colts L 20–28 0–2 Atlanta Stadium 50,428
3 September 29 at San Francisco 49ers L 13–28 0–3 Kezar Stadium 27,471
4 October 6 Green Bay Packers L 7–38 0–4 Atlanta Stadium 58,850
5 October 13 New York Giants W 24–21 1–4 Atlanta Stadium 49,962
6 October 20 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–27 1–5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 54,443
7 October 27 at Cleveland Browns L 7–30 1–6 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 67,723
8 November 3 Pittsburgh Steelers L 21–41 1–7 Atlanta Stadium 47,727
9 November 10 Los Angeles Rams L 10–17 1–8 Atlanta Stadium 53,979
10 November 17 at Chicago Bears W 16–13 2–8 Wrigley Field 44,214
11 November 24 at St. Louis Cardinals L 12–17 2–9 Busch Memorial Stadium 43,246
12 December 1 at Baltimore Colts L 0–44 2–10 Memorial Stadium 60,238
13 December 8 Detroit Lions L 7–24 2–11 Atlanta Stadium 49,437
14 December 15 San Francisco 49ers L 12–14 2–12 Atlanta Stadium 44,977
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
NFL Coastal
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Baltimore Colts 13 1 0 .929 6–0 10–0 402 144 W8
Los Angeles Rams 10 3 1 .769 3–2–1 6–3–1 312 200 L2
San Francisco 49ers 7 6 1 .538 2–3–1 4–5–1 303 310 W1
Atlanta Falcons 2 12 0 .143 0–6 1–9 170 389 L4

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

References
  1. "1968 Atlanta Falcons draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 24, 2014.


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