1968 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Kansas City Chiefs 1968 12–2 2nd AFL Western Hank Stram Jack Steadman Lamar Hunt Municipal Stadium QB Len DawsonOT Jim TyrerG Ed BuddeDT Buck BuchananDE Jerry MaysLB Jim LynchLB Willie LanierLB Bobby BellCB Emmitt ThomasS Johnny RobinsonK Jan Stenerud Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Raiders) 6–41 Chiefs seasons The 1968 Kansas City Chiefs season was the 9th season for the Kansas City Chiefs as a professional AFL franchise; They finished with a 12–2 record (the best in the Stram era), resulting in a tie for first place in the AFL Western Division with the Oakland Raiders, before the Raiders won the championship in a tiebreaker playoff, defeating the Chiefs 41–6. The 1968 Chiefs boasted one of the finest defenses ever assembled by the club, allowing an AFL record (and still franchise-low) 170 points, or 12.1 points per game. The nucleus of the defensive unit was clearly in its prime, producing six AFL All-Stars, including all three of the squad's linebackers. Offensively, quarterback Len Dawson led the AFL in passing for the fourth time. Guard Ed Budde won the AFL Offensive Player of the Week award for the October 20 game against the Raiders. It was the first time the award was given to an interior lineman. The Chiefs began the season with a 7–1 record and rattled off five straight victories to close the regular season at 12–2, sharing the division crown with the Raiders and setting up their playoff on December 22, in which the Raiders advanced to the AFL Championship Game against the New York Jets.http://www.kcchiefs.com/history/60s Kansas City Chiefs History 1960's July 30, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20041018042826/http://www.kcchiefs.com/history/60s/ October 18, 2004 dead mdy-all The loss to Oakland was a major event in the Chiefs' rivalry with the Raiders, one of the NFL's most storied feuds. Offseason Draft 1968 NFL draft 1968 Kansas City Chiefs 1 19 Mo Moorman Guard Texas A&M yes 1 22 George Daney Guard UTEP yes 2 48 Mike Livingston Quarterback SMU yes yes 4 90 Mickey McCarty Tight end TCU made in 1969 yes 7 184 Sammy Grezaff Defensive back LSU no 8 213 Lindon Endsley Center North Texas no 9 239 Wayne McClure Linebacker Ole Miss no 10 265 Jack Gehrke Wide receiver Utah yes 11 294 Tom Nosewicz Defensive end Tulane no 12 320 Bobby Johns Defensive back Alabama no 13 346 Jim Kavanagh Wide receiver Boston College no 14 375 Robert Holmes Running back Southern yes yes no Undrafted free agents + 1968 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeRon McCraigTackleNew Mexico Highlands Roster 1968 Kansas City Chiefs 16 Len Dawson 11 Jacky Lee 10 Mike Livingston y 23 Bert Coan 21 Mike Garrett 38 Wendell Hayes 45 Robert Holmes American football y 26 Paul Lowe 32 Curtis McClinton 17 Jack Gehrke y 25 Frank Pitts 30 Gloster Richardson  1 Noland Smith 89 Otis Taylor American football 84 Fred Arbanas 80 Reggie Carolan 71 Ed Budde G 60 George Daney y G 73 Dave Hill American football T 55 E. J. Holub C 64 Curt Merz G 61 Mo Moorman y G 65 Remi Prudhomme C 77 Jim Tyrer T 87 Aaron Brown defensive lineman DE 86 Buck Buchanan DT 61 Curley Culp y DT 99 Ernie Ladd DT 82 Ed Lothamer DT 75 Jerry Mays defensive lineman DE 52 Bud Abell OLB 78 Bobby Bell OLB 85 Chuck Hurston OLB 63 Willie Lanier MLB 51 Jim Lynch OLB 58 Dave Martin linebacker y MLB 24 Caesar Belser SS 46 Jim Kearney American football SS 48 Sam Longmire FS 22 Willie Mitchell American football CB 42 Johnny Robinson safety FS 20 Goldie Sellers CB 18 Emmitt Thomas CB  3 Jan Stenerud K 44 Jerrel Wilson P 74 Gene Trosch DE IR Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 August 3, 1968 at Cincinnati Bengals W 38–14 1–0 Nippert Stadium 21,682 Recap 2 August 10, 1968 at Minnesota Vikings W 13–10 2–0 Metropolitan Stadium 46,228 Recap 3 August 17, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals W 13–10 3–0 Municipal Stadium 47,462 Recap 4 August 24, 1968 Oakland Raiders W 31–21 4–0 Municipal Stadium 43,769 Recap 5 August 31, 1968 at Los Angeles Rams L 16–36 4–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 54,323 Recap Regular season 1968 American Football League season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 9, 1968 at Houston Oilers W 26–21 1–0 Houston Astrodome 45,083 Recap 2 September 15 New York Jets L 19–20 1–1 Municipal Stadium 48,871 Recap 3 September 22 Denver Broncos W 34–2 2–1 Municipal Stadium 45,821 Recap 4 September 28, 1968 at Miami Dolphins W 48–3 3–1 Miami Orange Bowl 28,501 Recap 5 October 5, 1968 at Buffalo Bills W 18–7 4–1 War Memorial Stadium 40,748 Recap 6 October 13 Cincinnati Bengals W 13–3 5–1 Municipal Stadium 47,096 Recap 7 October 20 Oakland Raiders W 24–10 6–1 Municipal Stadium 50,015 Recap 8 October 27 San Diego Chargers W 27–20 7–1 Municipal Stadium 50,344 Recap 9 November 3 at Oakland Raiders L 21–38 7–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 53,357 Recap 10 November 10 at Cincinnati Bengals W 16–9 8–2 Nippert Stadium 25,537 Recap 11 November 17 Boston Patriots W 31–17 9–2 Municipal Stadium 48,271 Recap 12Bye 13 November 28 Houston Oilers W 24–10 10–2 Municipal Stadium 48,493 Recap 14 December 8 at San Diego Chargers W 40–3 11–2 San Diego Stadium 51,174 Recap 15 December 14, 1968 at Denver Broncos W 30–7 12–2 Bears Stadium 38,463 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Postseason 1968 American Football League playoffs A tie in the Western Division standings necessitated an unscheduled playoff game Schedule Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Division December 22 at Oakland Raiders L 6–41 0–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 53,605 Recap AFL Divisional Playoffs: at Oakland Raiders Kansas City Chiefs 1968 2; text-align:center autocollapse AFL Divisional Playoffs: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary December 22 1:00 p.m. PST Chiefs 0 6 0 0 Raiders 21 7 0 13 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 53,605 42 F C NBC Curt Gowdy, Kyle Rote and Al DeRogatis Recap First quarter OAK – Fred Biletnikoff 24-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick). Raiders 7–0. OAK – Warren Wells 23-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick). Raiders 14–0. OAK – Fred Biletnikoff 44-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick). Raiders 21–0. Second quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 10-yard field goal. Raiders 21–3. KC – Jan Stenerud 8-yard field goal. Raiders 21–6. OAK – Fred Biletnikoff 54-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick). Raiders 28–6. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter OAK – Warren Wells 35-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick). Raiders 35–6. OAK – George Blanda 41-yard field goal. Raiders 38–6. OAK – George Blanda 40-yard field goal. Raiders 41–6. Top passers KC – Len Dawson – 17/36, 253 yards, 4 INT OAK – Daryle Lamonica – 19/39, 347 yards, 5 TD Top rushers KC – Robert Holmes – 13 rushes, 46 yards OAK – Charlie Smith – 13 rushes, 74 yards Top receivers KC – Otis Taylor – 4 receptions, 117 yards OAK – Fred Biletnikoff – 7 receptions, 180 yards, 3 TD References External links 1968 Kansas City Chiefs at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1968 Kansas City Chiefs at ProFootballArchives.com 1968 Kansas City Chiefs at jt-sw.com Category:Kansas City Chiefs seasons Kansas City Chiefs Kansas