1968 New York Giants season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 1968-giants-mediaguide.jpg New York Giants 1968 7–7 2nd NFL Capitol Allie Sherman Yankee Stadium Did not qualify Giants seasons The 1968 New York Giants season was the franchise's 44th season in the National Football League (NFL).New York Giants Franchise Encyclopedia Pro Football Reference https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/ January 12, 2019 For the 1968 season, the Giants traded divisions with the New Orleans Saints, with the Giants moving from the Century Division to the Capitol Division. Henkel Frank M. Cleveland Browns History Arcadia Publishing 2005 50 978-0-7385-3428-2 The Giants finished with a 7–7 record, which placed them second in the Capitol Division, five games behind the Dallas Cowboys. 1968 New York Giants Pro Football Reference https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1968.htm May 5, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090429013659/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1968.htm April 29, 2009 live1968 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics Pro Football Reference https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1968/ May 5, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090420233422/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1968/ April 20, 2009 dead The Giants did not have a first-round selection in the 1968 NFL/AFL draft; their first pick was Rich Buzin, taken in the second round with the 41st overall pick. 1968 NFL/AFL Draft Pro Football Reference https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1968/draft.htm October 1, 2011 New York began the season with a four-game winning streak. After a four-game stretch in which they had three losses, the Giants went to Dallas and posted an upset victory, 27–21. With that win and a victory against the Philadelphia Eagles the following week, the Giants moved into contention for a Capitol Division championship. However, they lost the final four games of the season. The 1968 regular season was Allie Sherman's last as head coach of the Giants; he was fired after the preseason in 1969. Whittingham Richard Illustrated History of the New York Giants Triumph Books 2005 Chicago 150–151 1-57243-641-7 Offseason NFL draft 1968 NFL draft 1968 New York Giants 2 41 Rich Buzin Offensive tackle Penn State yes 3 70 Bobby Duhon Running back Tulane yes 7 180 Doug Chatman Defensive end Jackson State no no no Roster 1968 New York Giants 15 Gary Lane gridiron football 10 Fran Tarkenton 19 Gary Wood 22 Ronnie Blye 28 Bobby Duhon y 24 Tucker Frederickson 23 Ernie Koy Jr. P 89 Bobby Crespino 45 Homer Jones American football 47 Joe Koontz y 40 Joe Morrison 88 Aaron Thomas American football 86 Butch Wilson 77 Rich Buzin y T 65 Pete Case G 62 Darrell Dess G 64 Andy Gross American football G 61 Charlie Harper American football T/G 59 Chuck Hinton offensive lineman C 53 Greg Larson C 63 Doug Van Horn G 69 Willie Young offensive tackle, born 1943 T 79 Bruce Anderson American football DE 73 Roger Anderson DT 82 McKinley Boston y DE 75 Jim Katcavage DE 71 Bob Lurtsema DT 72 Sam Silas DT 54 Ken Avery OLB 83 Barry Brown American football OLB 58 Mike Ciccolella MLB 56 Tommy Joe Crutcher OLB 66 Henry Davis American football y MLB 20 Scott Eaton American football CB 49 Jim Holifield y CB/S 43 Spider Lockhart FS 21 Bruce Maher SS 81 Freeman White SS 41 Willie Williams cornerback, born 1941 CB  3 Pete Gogolak K -- Doug Chatman y no DE IR 57 Vince Costello LB IR 27 Randy Minniear RB IR 78 Steve Wright American football, born 1942 T IR 46 Dave Hathcock S 30 Allen Jacobs RB 26 Kenny Parker y CB -- Larry Suchy y no CB Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 15 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 34–20 1–0 Pitt Stadium 45,698 2 September 22 at Philadelphia Eagles W 34–25 2–0 Franklin Field 60,858 3 September 29 Washington Redskins W 48–21 3–0 Yankee Stadium 62,797 4 October 6 New Orleans Saints W 38–21 4–0 Yankee Stadium 60,967 5 October 15 at Atlanta Falcons L 21–24 4–1 Atlanta Stadium 49,962 6 October 20 San Francisco 49ers L 10–26 4–2 Yankee Stadium 62,958 7 October 27 at Washington Redskins W 13–10 5–2 D.C. Stadium 50,839 8 November 3 Baltimore Colts L 0–26 5–3 Yankee Stadium 62,973 9 November 10 at Dallas Cowboys W 27–21 6–3 Cotton Bowl 72,163 10 November 17 Philadelphia Eagles W 7–6 7–3 Yankee Stadium 62,896 11 November 24 at Los Angeles Rams L 21–24 7–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 68,534 12 December 1 at Cleveland Browns L 10–45 7–5 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 83,193 13 December 8 St. Louis Cardinals L 21–28 7–6 Yankee Stadium 62,709 14 December 15 Dallas Cowboys L 10–28 7–7 Yankee Stadium 62,617 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings References 30em External links 1968 New York Giants at Pro Football Reference 1968 New York Giants at jt-sw.com Category:1960s in the Bronx New York Giants New York Giants Category:Events at Yankee Stadium Category:New York Giants seasons