1968 New Orleans Saints season
Head coach
Tom Fears
General manager
Vic Schwenk
Owner
John W. Mecom, Jr.
Home field
Tulane Stadium
Results
Record
4–9–1
Division place
3rd Century
Playoff finish
did not qualify
Timeline
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 .
On December 15, running back Charlie Brown was the first New Orleans Saint to return a punt for a touchdown. Brown’s historic run was recognized by NFL Films as one of the top ten runs (# 8) in NFL History. Incredibly, nine of the opposing 11 players get a piece of Brown—but none bring him down. It would be another 21 years before another Saint would return a punt for a touchdown.
Offseason [ edit ]
NFL draft [ edit ]
Main article:
1968 NFL draft
[ 2]
Personnel [ edit ]
1968 New Orleans Saints staff
Front office
President – John W. Mecom, Jr.
General Manager – Vic Schwenk
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
[ 3]
Schedule [ edit ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 15, 1968
Cleveland Browns
L 24–10
74,215
2
September 22, 1968
Washington Redskins
W 37–17
65,941
3
September 29, 1968
St. Louis Cardinals
L 21–20
79,021
4
October 6, 1968
at New York Giants
L 38–21
60,967
5
October 13, 1968
Minnesota Vikings
W 20–17
71,105
6
October 20, 1968
at Pittsburgh Steelers
W 16–12
32,303
7
October 27, 1968
at St. Louis Cardinals
L 31–17
45,476
8
November 3, 1968
Dallas Cowboys
L 17–3
84,728
9
November 10, 1968
at Cleveland Browns
L 35–17
71,025
10
November 17, 1968
at Green Bay Packers
L 29–7
49,644
11
November 24, 1968
at Detroit Lions
T 20–20
46,152
12
December 1, 1968
Chicago Bears
L 23–17
78,285
13
December 8, 1968
at Philadelphia Eagles
L 29–17
57,128
14
December 15, 1968
Pittsburgh Steelers
W 24–14
66,131
Standings [ edit ]
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References [ edit ]
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