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1968 NFL season

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Sources
  • NFL History
  • Super Bowl History
  • Pro-Football-Reference.com - Large online database of NFL data and statistics
  • NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 193299436X)
  • Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League
  • Wikipedia


The 1968 NFL season was the 49th regular season of the National Football League. As per the agreement made during the 1967 realignment, the New Orleans Saints and the New York Giants switched divisions; the Saints joined the Century Division while the Giants became part of the Capitol Division.

The season ended when the Baltimore Colts defeated the Cleveland Browns in the NFL Championship Game, only to be upset by the American Football League's New York Jets in Super Bowl III.

Contents

  • 1 Final standings
  • 2 Playoffs
  • 3 See also
  • 4 References

[edit] Final standings

W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against

Qualified for playoffs


Eastern Conference
Capitol Division
TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Dallas Cowboys 1220.857431186
New York Giants 770.500294325
Washington Redskins 590.357249358
Philadelphia Eagles 2120.143202351
Century Division
TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Cleveland Browns 1040.714394273
St. Louis Cardinals 941.692325289
New Orleans Saints 491.308246327
Pittsburgh Steelers 2111.154244397


Western Conference
Coastal Division
TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Baltimore Colts 1310.929402144
Los Angeles Rams 1031.769312200
San Francisco 49ers 761.538303310
Atlanta Falcons 2120.143170389
Central Division
TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Minnesota Vikings 860.571282242
Chicago Bears 770.500250333
Green Bay Packers 671.462281227
Detroit Lions 482.333207241


[edit] Playoffs

Main article: NFL playoffs, 1968
Home team in capitals

Conference championships

  • CLEVELAND 31, Dallas 20
  • BALTIMORE 24, Minnesota 14

NFL championship

  • Baltimore 34, CLEVELAND 0

[edit] See also

  • Super Bowl III
    N.Y. Jets (AFL) 16, Baltimore (NFL) 7, at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

[edit] References

  • NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 193299436X)
  • NFL History 1961-1970 (Last accessed December 4, 2005)
  • Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (ISBN 0062701746)

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Categories: NFL History | NFL Seasons

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