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1968 San Francisco 49ers season

{{short description|NFL team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NFL team season

| team = San Francisco 49ers

| year = 1968

| record = 7–6–1

| division_place = 3rd NFL Coastal

| owner = Josephine Morabito
Jane Morabito

| general manager = Louis Spadia

| coach = Dick Nolan

| off_coach = Ed Hughes

| stadium = Kezar Stadium

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| shortnavlink = 49ers seasons

}}

The 1968 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 19th season in the National Football League, their 23rd overall, and the first with new head coach Dick Nolan.

The 49ers attempted to improve on their 7–7 record from the previous season. Ultimately, the 49ers consistently switched between winning record and losing record and ended their season with a 7–6–1 record, missing the playoffs for the 11th straight year.

Offseason

= NFL Draft =

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|+ style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=1968|border=2}}"| 1968 San Francisco 49ers Draft

RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNote
1

! 15

| Forrest Blue

| C

| Auburn

|

4

! 98

| Johnny Fuller

| DB

| Lamar

|

Personnel

= Staff / Coaches =

{{NFL final staff

| year = 1968

| team = San Francisco 49ers

| front_office =

  • Team Owner(s) - Josephine Morabito & Jane Morabito
  • General manager / Team President – Louis Spadia
  • Personnel Scout - Dick Gallagher

| head_coach =

| offensive =

| defensive =

| special_teams =

}}

=Roster=

{{NFL season roster

| year = 1968

| team = San Francisco 49ers

| quarterbacks =

{{NFLplayer|12|John Brodie}}

{{NFLplayer|10|George Mira}}

| running_backs =

{{NFLplayer|42|Doug Cunningham|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer|33|Clem Daniels}}

{{NFLplayer|49|Dwight Lee|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|22|Gary Lewis|d=running back}}

{{NFLplayer|45|Bill Tucker|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer|40|Ken Willard|FB}}

| wide_receivers =

{{NFLplayer|26|Kay McFarland|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer|85|Clifton McNeil}}

{{NFLplayer|88|Dick Witcher}}

| tight_ends =

{{NFLplayer|44|John David Crow}}

{{NFLplayer|84|Dave Olerich}}

{{NFLplayer|89|Bob Windsor}}

| offensive_linemen =

{{NFLplayer|79|Cas Banaszek|rookie=y|T}}

{{NFLplayer|75|Forrest Blue|rookie=y|C}}

{{NFLplayer|77|Bruce Bosley|C}}

{{NFLplayer|66|Elmer Collett|G}}

{{NFLplayer|68|Howard Mudd|G}}

{{NFLplayer|73|Lance Olssen|rookie=y|C}}

{{NFLplayer|69|Woody Peoples|rookie=y|G}}

{{NFLplayer|76|Len Rohde|T}}

| defensive_linemen =

{{NFLplayer|72|Bill Belk|rookie=y|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|86|Kevin Hardy|d=defensive tackle|rookie=y|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|53|Tommy Hart|rookie=y|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|80|Stan Hindman|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|70|Charlie Krueger|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|60|Roland Lakes|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|74|Clark Miller|DE}}

| linebackers =

{{NFLplayer|50|Ed Beard|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer|54|Harold Hays}}

{{NFLplayer|55|Matt Hazeltine}}

{{NFLplayer|57|Frank Nunley}}

{{NFLplayer|64|Dave Wilcox}}

| defensive_back =

{{NFLplayer|39|Kermit Alexander|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|30|Johnny Fuller|rookie=y|SS}}

{{NFLplayer|37|Jimmy Johnson|d=cornerback|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|32|Mel Phillips|SS}}

{{NFLplayer|27|Al Randolph|S}}

{{NFLplayer|48|John Woitt|rookie=y}}

| special_teams =

{{NFLplayer|36|Tommy Davis|link=no|K}}

{{NFLplayer|14|Dennis Patera|rookie=y|K}}

{{NFLplayer|11|Steve Spurrier|P}}

| reserve_lists =

{{NFLplayer|52|Skip Vanderbundt|rookie=y|LB|IR}}

| practice_squad =

}}

Regular season

= Schedule =

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style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=1968|border=2}}"| Week

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=1968|border=2}}"| Date

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=1968|border=2}}"| Opponent

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=1968|border=2}}"| Result

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=1968|border=2}}"| Record

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=1968|border=2}}"| Venue

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=1968|border=2}}"| Attendance

style="background:#fcc"

! 1

| September 15

| at Baltimore Colts

| L 10–27

| 0–1

| Memorial Stadium

| 56,864

style="background:#cfc"

! 2

| September 22

| St. Louis Cardinals

| W 35–17

| 1–1

| Kezar Stadium

| 27,557

style="background:#cfc"

! 3

| September 29

| Atlanta Falcons

| W 28–13

| 2–1

| Kezar Stadium

| 27,477

style="background:#fcc"

! 4

| October 6

| at Los Angeles Rams

| L 10–24

| 2–2

| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| 69,520

style="background:#fcc"

! 5

| October 13

| Baltimore Colts

| L 14–42

| 2–3

| Kezar Stadium

| 32,822

style="background:#cfc"

! 6

| October 20

| at New York Giants

| W 26–10

| 3–3

| Yankee Stadium

| 62,958

style="background:#cfc"

! 7

| October 27

| at Detroit Lions

| W 14–7

| 4–3

| Tiger Stadium

| 53,555

style="background:#fcc"

! 8

| November 3

| Cleveland Browns

| L 21–33

| 4–4

| Kezar Stadium

| 31,359

style="background:#fcc"

! 9

| November 10

| at Chicago Bears

| L 19–27

| 4–5

| Wrigley Field

| 46,978

style="background:#ffc"

! 10

| November 17

| Los Angeles Rams

| T 20–20

| 4–5–1

| Kezar Stadium

| 41,815

style="background:#cfc"

! 11

| November 24

| at Pittsburgh Steelers

| W 45–28

| 5–5–1

| Pitt Stadium

| 21,408

style="background:#cfc"

! 12

| December 1

| Green Bay Packers

| W 27–20

| 6–5–1

| Kezar Stadium

| 47,218

style="background:#fcc"

! 13

| December 8

| Minnesota Vikings

| L 20–30

| 6–6–1

| Kezar Stadium

| 29,049

style="background:#cfc"

! 14

| December 15

| at Atlanta Falcons

| W 14–12

| 7–6–1

| Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium

| 44,977

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

Standings

{{1968 NFL Coastal standings}}

Awards, records, and honors

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References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sfo/1968.htm 1968 49ers on Pro Football Reference]
  • [http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1968-sf 49ers Schedule on jt-sw.com]

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