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1968 Green Bay Packers season

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1968  Green Bay Packers season
General manager Vince Lombardi
Head coach Phil Bengtson
Home field Lambeau Field
Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record 6?7?1
Division place 3rd Central
Playoff finish Did not qualify

The 1968 Green Bay Packers season was their 50th season overall and the 48th season in the National Football League . Under first-year head coach Phil Bengtson , the team finished with a 6?7?1 record, third place in the four-team Central Division of the Western Conference.

It was the Packers' first losing season in a decade , and marked a turning point in team history, starting a long period of futility and decline known as the "Gory Years". From 1968 through 1991 , Green Bay had only five winning seasons ( 1969 , 1972 , 1978 , 1982 , 1989 ), made the playoffs twice ( 1972 , 1982 ), with one win (1982).

A few weeks after winning Super Bowl II in January 1968, Vince Lombardi stepped down as head coach but remained as general manager, and longtime defensive coordinator Bengston was promoted. Lombardi left after the season for the Washington Redskins .

Offseason [ edit ]

NFL draft [ edit ]

Main article: 1968 NFL/AFL draft
1968 Green Bay Packers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 5 Fred Carr  *   Linebacker Texas at El Paso
1 26 Bill Lueck   Guard Arizona
3 67 Billy Stevens   Quarterback Texas at El Paso
3 81 Dick Himes   Tackle Ohio State
4 92 Brendan McCarthy   Running back Boston College
4 108 John Robinson   Wide receiver Tennessee State
5 121 Steve Duich   Tackle San Diego State
5 137 Francis Winkler   Defensive end Memphis State
6 164 Walter Chadwick   Running back Tennessee
7 191 Andy Beath   Defensive back Duke
8 218 Tom Owens   Guard Missouri-Rolla
9 245 Bob Apisa   Running back Michigan State
10 260 Rick Cash   Tackle Northeast Missouri State
10 272 Ron Worthen   Center Arkansas State
11 299 Gordon Rule   Defensive back Dartmouth
12 325 Dennis Porter   Tackle Northern Michigan
13 353 Frank Geiselman   Wide receiver Rhode Island
14 380 John Farler   Wide receiver Colorado
15 407 Ridley Gibson   Defensive back Baylor
16 434 Al Groves   Tackle St. Norbert
17 461 Ken Rota   Running back North Dakota State
       Made roster     *    Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Roster [ edit ]

1968 Green Bay Packers final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Schedule [ edit ]

Main article: 1968 NFL season
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 15 Philadelphia Eagles W 30?13 1?0 Lambeau Field 50,861
2 September 22 Minnesota Vikings L 13?26 1?1 Milwaukee County Stadium 49,346
3 September 29 Detroit Lions L 17?23 1?2 Lambeau Field 50,861
4 October 6 at Atlanta Falcons W 38?7 2?2 Atlanta Stadium 58,850
5 October 13 Los Angeles Rams L 14?16 2?3 Milwaukee County Stadium 49,646
6 October 20 at Detroit Lions T 14?14 2?3?1 Tiger Stadium 57,302
7 October 28 at Dallas Cowboys W 28?17 3?3?1 Cotton Bowl 74,604
8 November 3 Chicago Bears L 10?13 3?4?1 Lambeau Field 50,861
9 November 10 at Minnesota Vikings L 10?14 3?5?1 Metropolitan Stadium 47,644
10 November 17 New Orleans Saints W 29?7 4?5?1 Milwaukee County Stadium 49,644
11 November 24 at Washington Redskins W 27?7 5?5?1 D.C. Stadium 50,621
12 December 1 at San Francisco 49ers L 20?27 5?6?1 Kezar Stadium 47,218
13 December 7 Baltimore Colts L 3?16 5?7?1 Lambeau Field 50,861
14 December 15 at Chicago Bears W 28?27 6?7?1 Wrigley Field 46,435

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary [ edit ]

Week 1 vs Eagles [ edit ]

See also: 1968 Philadelphia Eagles season
Week One: Philadelphia Eagles (0?0) at Green Bay Packers (0?0)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 3 0 7 13
Packers 7 14 6 3 30

at Lambeau Field , Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date : September 15
  • Game attendance : 67 °F (19 °C)
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 14 [ edit ]

A win by the Packers was important because a Bears loss means that The Minnesota Vikings clinched the Central Division title and their first ever playoff berth.

1 2 3 4 Total
• Packers 7 14 7 0 28
Bears 10 0 0 17 27
  • Date: December 15
  • Location: Wrigley Field
  • Game weather: 22 °F (?6 °C), wind 7 mph
Scoring summary
1 CHI Mac Percival 14-yard field goal Bears 3?0
1 GB Boyd Dowler 72-yard pass from Zeke Bratkowski ( Mike Mercer kick) Packers 7?3
1 CHI Dick Gordon 48-yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick) Bears 10?7
2 GB Jim Grabowski 67-yard pass from Don Horn (Mike Mercer kick) Packers 14?10
2 GB Chuck Mercein 1-yard run (Mike Mercer kick) Packers 21?10
3 GB Boyd Dowler 25-yard pass from Don Horn (Mike Mercer kick) Packers 28?10
4 CHI Ronnie Bull 8-yard run (Mac Percival kick) Packers 28?17
4 CHI Mac Percival 26-yard field goal Packers 28?20
4 CHI Dick Gordon 51-yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick) Packers 28?27

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Standings [ edit ]

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 [ edit ]

  1. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com

External links [ edit ]


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