1968 Houston Oilers season

The 1968 Houston Oilers season was the 9th 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.[1] The Oilers finished their season with a record of 7-7 and did not qualify for the playoffs.

1968 Houston Oilers season
OwnerBud Adams
Head coachWally Lemm
General managerDon Klosterman
Home fieldHouston Astrodome
Results
Record7–7
Division place2nd AFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Offseason

Roster
Houston Oilers roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

  • 88 Ed Carrington
 Offensive Linemen
  • 73 Bob Robertson T
  • 64 Richard Swatland G

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

  • 15 Wayne Walker K
 Reserve Lists

Practice Squad

Rookies in italics

Season schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 9 Kansas City Chiefs L 21–26 0–1 Houston Astrodome 45,083 Recap
2 September 14 at Miami Dolphins W 24–10 1–1 Miami Orange Bowl 40,067 Recap
3 September 21 at San Diego Chargers L 14–30 1–2 San Diego Stadium 46,217 Recap
4 September 29 Oakland Raiders L 15–24 1–3 Houston Astrodome 46,098 Recap
5 October 6 Miami Dolphins L 7–24 1–4 Houston Astrodome 36,109 Recap
6 October 13 at Boston Patriots W 16–0 2–4 Fenway Park 32,502 Recap
7 October 20 New York Jets L 14–20 2–5 Houston Astrodome 51,710 Recap
8 October 27 at Buffalo Bills W 30–7 3–5 War Memorial Stadium 34,339 Recap
9 November 3 at Cincinnati Bengals W 27–17 4–5 Nippert Stadium 24,012 Recap
10 November 10 at New York Jets L 7–26 4–6 Shea Stadium 60,242 Recap
11 November 17 Denver Broncos W 38–17 5–6 Houston Astrodome 36,075 Recap
12 Bye
13 November 28 at Kansas City Chiefs L 10–24 5–7 Municipal Stadium 48,493 Recap
14 December 7 Buffalo Bills W 35–6 6–7 Houston Astrodome 34,110 Recap
15 December 15 Boston Patriots W 45–17 7–7 Houston Astrodome 34,198 Recap

Note:

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
AFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
New York Jets 1130.7867–1419280W4
Houston Oilers 770.5005–3303248W2
Miami Dolphins 581.3854–3–1276355L1
Boston Patriots 4100.2862–6229406L2
Buffalo Bills 1121.0771–6–1199367L8

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

Notable Stats
Player Comp. Att. Comp% Yards TD's INT's

References
  1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 283


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