1968 Atlanta Falcons season

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1968 Atlanta Falcons season
Head coach Norb Hecker (0-3) Norm Van Brocklin (2-9)
Home field Atlanta Stadium
Results
Record 2-12
Division place 4th Coastal Division
Playoff finish did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season      Next season
1967      1969

The 1968 Atlanta Falcons season was the Falcon's third season.

Contents

Offseason [edit]

NFL Draft [edit]

Round Pick Player Position School
1

Regular season [edit]

Schedule [edit]

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 14, 1968 at Minnesota Vikings L 47-7
45,563
2 September 22, 1968 Baltimore Colts L 28-20
50,428
3 September 29, 1968 at San Francisco 49ers L 28-13
27,471
4 October 6, 1968 Green Bay Packers L 38-7
58,850
5 October 13, 1968 New York Giants W 24-21
49,962
6 October 20, 1968 at Los Angeles Rams L 27-14
54,443
7 October 27, 1968 at Cleveland Browns L 30-7
67,723
8 November 3, 1968 Pittsburgh Steelers L 41-21
47,727
9 November 10, 1968 Los Angeles Rams L 17-10
53,979
10 November 17, 1968 at Chicago Bears W 16-13
44,214
11 November 24, 1968 at St. Louis Cardinals L 17-12
43,246
12 December 1, 1968 at Baltimore Colts L 44-0
60,238
13 December 8, 1968 Detroit Lions L 24-7
49,437
14 December 15, 1968 San Francisco 49ers L 14-12
44,977

Standings [edit]

Coastal Division
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Baltimore Colts 13 1 0 .929 402 144
Los Angeles Rams 10 3 1 .769 312 200
San Francisco 49ers 7 6 1 .538 303 310
Atlanta Falcons 2 12 0 .143 170 389

[1]

Roster [edit]

Awards and records [edit]

Milestones [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 297