1968 Detroit Lions season

The 1968 Detroit Lions season was their 39th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 5–7–2, winning only four games.[1] They missed the playoffs for the eleventh straight season.

1968 Detroit Lions season
Head coachJoe Schmidt
Home fieldTiger Stadium
Results
Record4–8–2
Division place4th NFL Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify

NFL Draft
Main article: 1968 NFL/AFL Draft
1968 Detroit Lions draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 11 Greg Landry *  QB Massachusetts
1 24 Earl McCullouch  WR USC from Los Angeles
2 37 Jerry DePoyster  K Wyoming
3 74 Charlie Sanders * †  TE Minnesota from Los Angeles
4 93 Ed Mooney  LB Texas Tech
5 120 Phil Odle  WR BYU
6 148 Mike Spitzer  DE San Jose State
8 202 Terry Miller  LB Illinois
9 229 Greg Barton  QB Tulsa
10 256 Granville Liggins  LB Oklahoma
11 283 Dwight Little  G Kentucky
12 310 Ed Caruthers  DB Arizona
13 337 Chuck Bailey  OT Cal State-Humboldt
14 364 Richie Davis  WR Upsala
15 391 Jim Oliver  RB Colorado State
16 418 Bob Rokita  DE Arizona State
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Notes

  • Detroit traded DT Roger Brown to Los Angeles in exchange for the Rams' first- and third-round selections (24th and 74th) and second-round selection in 1969.
  • Detroit traded its third-round selection (65th) and fourth-round selection in 1969 to San Francisco in exchange for RB David Kopay.
  • Detroit traded its seventeenth-round selection (445th) to Minnesota in exchange for Minnesota's sixteenth-round selection in 1969.

Roster
1968 Detroit Lions roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists
  • None - vacant

Practice squad

Note: rookies in italics

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 15 at Dallas Cowboys L 13–59 0–1 Cotton Bowl 61,382
2 September 22 Chicago Bears W 42–0 1–1 Tiger Stadium 50,688
3 September 29 at Green Bay Packers W 23–17 2–1 Lambeau Field 50,681
4 October 6 at Minnesota Vikings L 10–24 2–2 Metropolitan Stadium 44,289
5 October 13 at Chicago Bears W 28–10 3–2 Wrigley Field 46,996
6 October 20 Green Bay Packers T 14–14 3–2–1 Tiger Stadium 57,302
7 October 27 San Francisco 49ers L 7–14 3–3–1 Tiger Stadium 53,555
8 November 3 at Los Angeles Rams L 7–10 3–4–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 77,982
9 November 10 Baltimore Colts L 10–27 3–5–1 Tiger Stadium 55,170
10 November 17 Minnesota Vikings L 6–13 3–6–1 Tiger Stadium 46,654
11 November 24 New Orleans Saints T 20–20 3–6–2 Tiger Stadium 46,152
12 November 28 Philadelphia Eagles L 0–12 3–7–2 Tiger Stadium 47,909
13 December 8 at Atlanta Falcons W 24–7 4–7–2 Atlanta Stadium 49,437
14 December 15 at Washington Redskins L 3–14 4–8–2 D.C. Stadium 50,123

Note: The October 6 game against Minnesota was originally scheduled to be played in Detroit. The game was switched with the November 17 game due to game 4 of the World Series.

Season summary

Week 5
1 234Total
• Lions 7 777 28
Bears 7 300 10
Scoring summary
1DETMel Farr 32 yard pass from Bill Munson (Jerry DePoyster kick)Lions 7–0
1CHICecil Turner 80 yard pass from Larry Rakestraw (Mac Percival kick)Tie 7–7
2DETMel Farr 9 yard run (Jerry DePoyster kick)Lions 14–7
2CHIMac Percival 33 yard field goalLions 14–10
3DETMel Farr 1 yard run (Jerry DePoyster kick)Lions 21–10
4DETTom Nowatzke 1 yard run (Jerry DePoyster kick)Lions 28–10

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Standings
NFL Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Minnesota Vikings 8 6 0 .571 4–2 6–4 282 242 W2
Chicago Bears 7 7 0 .500 3–3 5–5 250 333 L1
Green Bay Packers 6 7 1 .462 1–4–1 2–7–1 281 227 W1
Detroit Lions 4 8 2 .333 3–2–1 4–5–1 207 241 L1

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

References
  1. 1968 Detroit Lions
  2. Pro-Football-Reference.com


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