1968 Washington Redskins season

1968 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Otto Graham
Home field	DC Stadium
Results
Record	5–9
Division place	3rd NFL Capitol
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1968 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 5–6–3 record from 1967.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1968 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Roster

1968 Washington Redskins roster

	Quarterbacks 16 Gary Beban 9 Sonny Jurgensen 11 Jim Ninowski 17 Harry Theofiledes Running backs 20 Gerry Allen 26 Bob Brunet 24 Pete Larson 44 Steve Thurlow FB 25 A. D. Whitfield Wide receivers 49 Bobby Mitchell 42 Charley Taylor Tight ends 81 Ken Barefoot 88 Pat Richter 87 Jerry Smith		Offensive linemen 61 Don Bandy G 68 Willie Banks T 56 Len Hauss C 76 Walt Rock T 62 Ray Schoenke G 74 Jim Snowden T 67 John Wooten G Defensive linemen 77 Walt Barnes DT 73 Frank Bosch DT 79 Dennis Crane DT 66 Carl Kammerer DE 71 Spain Musgrove DE 72 Joe Rutgens DT		Linebackers 63 Ed Breding 60 Jim Carroll 57 Dave Crossan 55 Chris Hanburger 86 Marlin McKeever 52 Mike Morgan 54 Tom Roussel Defensive backs 46 Rickie Harris CB 37 Pat Fischer CB 40 Aaron Martin S 28 Dick Smith 34 Jim Smith 23 Brig Owens S Special teams 4 Mike Bragg P 3 Charlie Gogolak K		Reserve lists {{{reserve_lists}}} Practice squad {{{practice_squad}}} Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 15, 1968	at Chicago Bears	W 38–28	41,321
2	September 22, 1968	at New Orleans Saints	L 37–17	65,941
3	September 29, 1968	at New York Giants	L 48–21	62,797
4	October 6, 1968	Philadelphia Eagles	W 17–14	50,816
5	October 13, 1968	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 16–13	50,659
6	October 20, 1968	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 41–14	46,456
7	October 27, 1968	New York Giants	L 13–10	50,839
8	November 3, 1968	at Minnesota Vikings	L 27–14	47,644
9	November 10, 1968	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 16–10	59,133
10	November 17, 1968	Dallas Cowboys	L 44–24	50,816
11	November 24, 1968	Green Bay Packers	L 27–7	50,621
12	November 28, 1968	at Dallas Cowboys	L 29–20	66,076
13	December 8, 1968	Cleveland Browns	L 24–21	50,661
14	December 15, 1968	Detroit Lions	W 14–3	50,123

Season summary

Week 1

1 2 3 4 Total • Redskins 14 14 7 3 38 Bears 7 14 0 7 28 Date: September 15 Location: Wrigley Field, Chicago Game attendance: 41,321 Game weather: 71°F, wind 8 mph

Scoring summary 1 WSH Pat Richter 16 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Charlie Gogolak kick) Redskins 7–0 1 WSH Gerry Allen 12 yard run (Charlie Gogolak kick) Redskins 14–0 1 CHI Jack Concannon 7 yard run (Mac Percival kick) Redskins 14–7 2 WSH Gerry Allen 99 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Charlie Gogolak kick) Redskins 21–7 2 CHI Brian Piccolo 12 yard run (Mac Percival kick) Redskins 21–14 2 WSH Pat Richter 6 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Charlie Gogolak kick) Redskins 28–14 2 CHI Ronnie Bull 6 yard run (Mac Percival kick) Redskins 28–21 3 WSH Pat Richter 19 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Charlie Gogolak kick) Redskins 35–21 4 CHI Ronnie Bull 8 yard run (Mac Percival kick) Redskins 35–21 4 WSH Charlie Gogolak 37 yard field goal Redskins 38–21

Week 5

1 2 3 4 Total Steelers 0 10 0 3 13 • Redskins 6 3 7 0 16 Date: October 13 Location: D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C. Game weather: 62°F, wind 3 mph

Scoring summary 1 WSH Jerry Smith 17 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (kick failed) Redskins 6–0 2 WSH Charlie Gogolak 24 yard field goal Redskins 9–0 2 PIT Booth Lusteg 24 yard field goal Redskins 9–3 2 PIT Roy Jefferson 33 yard pass from Dick Shiner (Booth Lusteg kick) Steelers 10–9 3 WSH Jerry Smith 49 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Charlie Gogolak kick) Redskins 16–10 4 PIT Booth Lusteg 30 yard field goal Redskins 16–13

Standings

NFL Capitol
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	12	2	0	.857	5–1	9–1	431	186	W5
New York Giants	7	7	0	.500	5–1	7–3	294	325	L4
Washington Redskins	5	9	0	.357	2–4	3–7	249	358	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	2	12	0	.143	0–6	1–9	202	351	L1