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1968 New Orleans Saints season
OwnerJohn W. Mecom, Jr.
General managerVic Schwenk
Head coachTom Fears
Home fieldTulane Stadium
Results
Record4–9–1
Division place3rd Century
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone

The 1968 New Orleans Saints season was the team's second as a member of the National Football League (NFL). They improved on their previous season's output of 3–11, winning four games.[1] The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season, and finished third in the Century Division of the NFL Eastern Conference.

Offseason

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NFL draft

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Main article: 1968 NFL/AFL draft
1968 New Orleans Saints draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 7 Kevin Hardy  Defensive tackle Notre Dame
3 59 Dave Szymakowski  Wide receiver West Texas State
4 85 Willie Crittendon  Defensive tackle Tulsa
4 103 Dan Sartin  Defensive tackle Ole Miss
5 115 Ronnie Lee South  Quarterback Arkansas
7 169 Ray Phillips  Guard Michigan
7 175 Gene Howard  Defensive back Langston
8 195 Dick Swatland  Guard Notre Dame
9 223 Joe Blake  Tackle Tulsa
10 254 Doug Robinson  Defensive back Iowa State
11 276 Bennie Blocker  Running back South Carolina State
12 303 John Beck  Defensive back San Diego State
13 331 K.O. Trepanier  Defensive end Montana State
14 359 Herb Covington  Running back Memphis State
15 384 Wilmer Cooks  Running back Colorado
16 411 Elie Ghattas  Guard Ball State
17 439 James Ferguson  Center USC
      Made roster  

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Personnel

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Staff

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1968 New Orleans Saints staff

Front office

  • President – John W. Mecom, Jr.
  • General Manager – Vic Schwenk

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches




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Roster

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1968 New Orleans Saints roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 15 Cleveland Browns L 10–24 0–1 Tulane Stadium 74,215
2 September 22 Washington Redskins W 37–17 1–1 Tulane Stadium 65,941
3 September 29 St. Louis Cardinals L 20–21 1–2 Tulane Stadium 79,021
4 October 6 at New York Giants L 21–38 1–3 Yankee Stadium 60,967
5 October 13 Minnesota Vikings W 20–17 2–3 Tulane Stadium 71,105
6 October 20 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 16–12 3–3 Pitt Stadium 32,303
7 October 27 at St. Louis Cardinals L 17–31 3–4 Busch Memorial Stadium 45,476
8 November 3 Dallas Cowboys L 3–17 3–5 Tulane Stadium 84,728
9 November 10 at Cleveland Browns L 17–35 3–6 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 71,025
10 November 17 at Green Bay Packers L 7–29 3–7 Milwaukee County Stadium 49,644
11 November 24 at Detroit Lions T 20–20 3–7–1 Tiger Stadium 46,152
12 December 1 Chicago Bears L 17–23 3–8–1 Tulane Stadium 78,285
13 December 8 at Philadelphia Eagles L 17–29 3–9–1 Franklin Field 57,128
14 December 15 Pittsburgh Steelers W 24–14 4–9–1 Tulane Stadium 66,131
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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NFL Century
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 10 4 0 .714 4–2 7–3 394 273 L1
St. Louis Cardinals 9 4 1 .692 5–0–1 8–1–1 325 289 W4
New Orleans Saints 4 9 1 .308 2–4 3–7 246 327 W1
Pittsburgh Steelers 2 11 1 .154 0–5–1 1–8–1 244 397 L5
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

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  1. ^ 1968 New Orleans Saints
  2. ^ "1968 New Orleans Saints draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "All-Time Roster". NewOrleansSaints.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.


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