1968 New Orleans Saints season
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1968 New Orleans Saints season
| 1968 New Orleans Saints season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Tom Fears | ||||||
| Home field | Tulane Stadium | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 4-9-1 | ||||||
| Division Place | 3rd NFL Century | ||||||
| Playoff finish | did not qualify | ||||||
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The 1968 New Orleans Saints season was the team's second as a member of the National Football League. 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.
December 15, 1968, Charlie Brown (running back) was the first New Orleans Saint to return a punt for a touchdown. Brown’s historic run was recognized by NFL Films as one of the top ten runs (# 8) in NFL History. Incredibly, nine of the opposing 11 players get a piece of Brown--but none bring him down. It would be another 21 years before another Saint would return a punt for a touchdown.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 15, 1968 | Cleveland Browns | L 24-10 |
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| 2 | September 22, 1968 | Washington Redskins | W 37-17 |
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| 3 | September 29, 1968 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 21-20 |
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| 4 | October 6, 1968 | at New York Giants | L 38-21 |
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| 5 | October 13, 1968 | Minnesota Vikings | W 20-17 |
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| 6 | October 20, 1968 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 16-12 |
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| 7 | October 27, 1968 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 31-17 |
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| 8 | November 3, 1968 | Dallas Cowboys | L 17-3 |
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| 9 | November 10, 1968 | at Cleveland Browns | L 35-17 |
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| 10 | November 17, 1968 | at Green Bay Packers | L 29-7 |
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| 11 | November 24, 1968 | at Detroit Lions | T 20-20 |
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| 12 | December 1, 1968 | Chicago Bears | L 23-17 |
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| 13 | December 8, 1968 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 29-17 |
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| 14 | December 15, 1968 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 24-14 |
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Standings
| NFL Century | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Cleveland Browns | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 394 | 273 | L-1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 325 | 289 | W-4 |
| New Orleans Saints | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 246 | 327 | W-1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 11 | 1 | .154 | 244 | 397 | L-5 |
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| Eastern Conference | Western Conference | ||
| Capitol | Century | Coastal | Central |
| Dallas | Cleveland | Atlanta | Chicago |
| NY Giants | New Orleans | Baltimore | Detroit |
| Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | Los Angeles | Green Bay |
| Washington | St. Louis | San Francisco | Minnesota |
| 1968 NFL Draft • 1968 NFL strike/lockout • NFL Playoffs • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl III Related: 1968 AFL Season |
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