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1968 Houston Oilers season

{{short description|NFL team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}

{{Infobox NFL season

| team = Houston Oilers

| year = 1968

| record = 7–7

| division_place = 2nd AFL Eastern

| owner = Bud Adams

| general manager = Don Klosterman

| coach = Wally Lemm

| stadium = Houston Astrodome

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| shortnavlink = Oilers seasons

}}

The 1968 Houston Oilers season was the ninth season for the Houston Oilers as a professional AFL franchise; The team would play their home games in the Houston Astrodome. The Oilers would become the first team in professional football to play their games in a domed stadium.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, {{ISBN|0-7611-2480-2}}, p. 283 The Oilers finished their season with a record of 7–7 and did not qualify for the playoffs.

Offseason

=AFL Draft=

Roster

class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"
colspan="7" style="background-color: #648fcc;color:#0d254c;text-align:center;" | Houston Oilers roster
style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Quarterbacks

{{NFLplayer|11|Pete Beathard}}

{{NFLplayer|12|Bob Davis|d=quarterback}}

{{NFLplayer|10|Don Trull}}

Running backs

{{NFLplayer|42|Sid Blanks}}

{{NFLplayer|35|Woody Campbell|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer|32|Hoyle Granger}}

{{NFLplayer|36|Roy Hopkins|d=American football}}

Wide receivers

{{NFLplayer|27|Glenn Bass}}

{{NFLplayer|81|Jim Beirne|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|28|Charley Frazier}}

{{NFLplayer|84|Mac Haik|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|87|Lionel Taylor}}

Tight ends

{{NFLplayer|88|Ed Carrington|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|82|Jim LeMoine}}

{{NFLplayer|89|Alvin Reed}}

| style="width: 25px;" |

| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Offensive linemen

{{NFLplayer|66|Sonny Bishop|G}}

{{NFLplayer|78|Glen Ray Hines|T}}

{{NFLplayer|50|Bobby Maples|C}}

{{NFLplayer|54|Steve Quinn|rookie=y|C}}

{{NFLplayer|60|Tom Regner|G}}

{{NFLplayer|73|Bob Robertson|d=American football|rookie=y|T}}

{{NFLplayer|68|Richard Stotter|rookie=y|G}}

{{NFLplayer|76|Walt Suggs|T}}

{{NFLplayer|64|Richard Swatland|rookie=y|G}}

Defensive linemen

{{NFLplayer|65|Elvin Bethea|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|80|Gary Cutsinger|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|59|Tom Domres|rookie=y|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|79|Pat Holmes|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|74|Willie Parker|d=defensive tackle|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|72|George Rice|d=American football|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|70|Carel Stith|DT}}

| style="width: 25px;" |

| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Linebackers

{{NFLplayer|58|Pete Barnes}}

{{NFLplayer|52|Garland Boyette}}

{{NFLplayer|51|Ronnie Caveness}}

{{NFLplayer|55|Marion Rushing}}

{{NFLplayer|68|Richard Stotter|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|56|Olen Underwood}}

{{NFLplayer|90|George Webster|d=American football}}

Defensive backs

{{NFLplayer|41|Larry Carwell|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|20|Miller Farr|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|33|W. K. Hicks|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|29|Ken Houston|SS}}

{{NFLplayer|21|Pete Johns}}

{{NFLplayer|22|Zeke Moore|d=American football|CB}}

Special teams

{{NFLplayer|43|Jim Norton|d=safety|P}}

{{NFLplayer|15|Wayne Walker|d=placekicker|K}}

| style="width: 25px;" |

| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Reserve lists

Practice squad

rookies in italics

Regular season

{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}

Season schedule

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Houston Oilers|year=1968|border=2}}"| Week

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Houston Oilers|year=1968|border=2}}"| Date

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Houston Oilers|year=1968|border=2}}"| Opponent

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Houston Oilers|year=1968|border=2}}"| Result

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Houston Oilers|year=1968|border=2}}"| Record

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Houston Oilers|year=1968|border=2}}"| Venue

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Houston Oilers|year=1968|border=2}}"| Attendance

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Houston Oilers|year=1968|border=2}}"| Recap

style="background: #fcc;"

! 1

| September 9

| Kansas City Chiefs

| L 21–26

| 0–1

| Houston Astrodome

| 45,083

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196809090oti.htm Recap]

style="background: #cfc;"

! 2

| September 14

| at Miami Dolphins

| W 24–10

| 1–1

| Miami Orange Bowl

| 40,067

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196809140mia.htm Recap]

style="background: #fcc;"

! 3

| September 21

| at San Diego Chargers

| L 14–30

| 1–2

| San Diego Stadium

| 46,217

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196809210sdg.htm Recap]

style="background: #fcc;"

! 4

| September 29

| Oakland Raiders

| L 15–24

| 1–3

| Houston Astrodome

| 46,098

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196809290oti.htm Recap]

style="background: #fcc;"

! 5

| October 6

| Miami Dolphins

| L 7–24

| 1–4

| Houston Astrodome

| 36,109

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196810060oti.htm Recap]

style="background: #cfc;"

! 6

| October 13

| at Boston Patriots

| W 16–0

| 2–4

| Fenway Park

| 32,502

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196810130nwe.htm Recap]

style="background: #fcc;"

! 7

| October 20

| New York Jets

| L 14–20

| 2–5

| Houston Astrodome

| 51,710

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196810200oti.htm Recap]

style="background: #cfc;"

! 8

| October 27

| at Buffalo Bills

| W 30–7

| 3–5

| War Memorial Stadium

| 34,339

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196810270buf.htm Recap]

style="background: #cfc;"

! 9

| November 3

| at Cincinnati Bengals

| W 27–17

| 4–5

| Nippert Stadium

| 24,012

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196811030cin.htm Recap]

style="background: #fcc;"

! 10

| November 10

| at New York Jets

| L 7–26

| 4–6

| Shea Stadium

| 60,242

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196811100nyj.htm Recap]

style="background: #cfc;"

! 11

| November 17

| Denver Broncos

| W 38–17

| 5–6

| Houston Astrodome

| 36,075

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196811170oti.htm Recap]

12

| colspan=7 align=center|Bye

style="background: #fcc;"

! 13

| November 28

| at Kansas City Chiefs

| L 10–24

| 5–7

| Municipal Stadium

| 48,493

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196811280kan.htm Recap]

style="background: #cfc;"

! 14

| December 7

| Buffalo Bills

| W 35–6

| 6–7

| Houston Astrodome

| 34,110

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196812070oti.htm Recap]

style="background: #cfc;"

! 15

| December 15

| Boston Patriots

| W 45–17

| 7–7

| Houston Astrodome

| 34,198

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196812150oti.htm Recap]

style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Houston Oilers|year=1968|border=2}}"

|colspan="8"| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

{{1968 AFL Eastern standings}}

=Notable Stats=

class="wikitable sortable"
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Comp.

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Att.

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Comp%

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Yards

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" |TD's

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | INT's

align="center"

References

{{Reflist}}

  • [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/1968.htm Oilers on Pro Football Reference]
  • [http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1968-hou Oilers on jt-sw.com]

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