1968 Philadelphia Eagles season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Philadelphia Eagles 1968 2–12 4th NFL Capitol Joe Kuharich Jerry Wolman K Sam BakerRT Bob BrownRB Tom Woodeshick Franklin Field Did not qualify Eagles seasons The 1968 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 36th season in the National Football League (NFL). They failed to improve on their previous output of 6–7–1, winning only two games. Eagles fans expected to get O. J. Simpson if the team went winless, but a finish of 2–12 was not enough to top futility due to the Buffalo Bills going 1–12–1, which meant they would draft Simpson with the first pick.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/1968.htm 1968 Philadelphia Eagles Statistics & Players Pro-Football-Reference.com Before they won their twelfth game, which they won, the Eagles were on target for a winless season at 0–11. They were the first team in the NFL to lose eleven consecutive games in one season since their own 1936 season and the first football team in general to lose eleven in a row since the 1962 Oakland Raiders lost their first thirteen games in the AFL. The Philadelphia Eagles Santa Claus incident, one of the most infamous incidents in Philadelphia sports history, came at halftime of the final game of the dismal 1968 season, when the Eagles were on their way to losing to the Minnesota Vikings. The Eagles had planned a Christmas pageant for halftime of the December 15 game, but the condition of the field was too poor. Instead, the team asked a fan dressed as Santa Claus to run onto the field to celebrate with a group of cheerleaders. The fans, in no mood to celebrate, loudly booed and threw snowballs at "Santa Claus."Mihoces Gary Santa snowball incident shrouded in myth https://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/eagles/2003-11-27-santa-snowballs_x.htm USA Today November 27, 2003 October 5, 2009 Offseason 1968 NFL/AFL draft Round Pick Player Position School 1 14 Tim Rossovich DE USC 2 39 Cyril Pinder RB Illinois 3 68 Adrian Young LB USC 4 95 Len McNeil G Fresno State 5 122 Mike Dirks T Wyoming 5 124 Mark Nordquist T Pacific 6 150 Thurman Randle T Texas – El Paso 6 157 Dave Martin DB Notre Dame 7 178 Joe Przybycki G Michigan State 8 204 Al Lavan DB Colorado State 9 232 Mike Evans C Boston College 10 258 John Mallory DB West Virginia 11 286 Len Persin DB Boston College 12 312 Thurston Taylor TE Florida State 13 340 George Barron T Mississippi State 14 366 Dan Williamson LB West Virginia 15 394 Joe Graham G Tennessee 16 420 Phil Creel T Northwestern State (LA) 17 448 Joe Forzani LB Utah State 17 459 Frank Antonini RB Parsons Personnel Staff / Coaches 1968 Philadelphia Eagles Principal / Majority Owner – Jerry Wolman General manager – Joe Kuharich (de facto) Head coach - Joe Kuharich Offensive Coordinator / Receivers - Herman Ball Offensive Assistant - Mike Nixon Running Backs – Jack Zilly Offensive Line – Dick Stanfel Defensive Coordinator - Dick Evans Defensive Backs / Secondary – Fred Bruney Roster 1968 Philadelphia Eagles  7 John Huarte 16 Norm Snead 25 Larry Conjar 29 Izzy Lang 22 Cyril Pinder y 37 Tom Woodeshick 85 Gary Ballman 18 Ben Hawkins American football 13 Chuck Hughes 89 Mike Ditka 86 Fred Hill American football 76 Bob Brown offensive lineman T 54 Gene Ceppetelli C 62 Mike Dirks y G 59 Mike Evans y offensive lineman C 78 Dave Graham American football T 71 Dick Hart American football G 79 Lane Howell T 68 Mark Nordquist y G 50 Dave Recher C 73 Don Hultz DE 74 Frank Molden DT 73 Jim Norton defensive lineman DT 88 Gary Pettigrew DT 82 Tim Rossovich y DE 58 Mel Tom DE 64 Dean Wink DT 55 Fred Brown linebacker OLB 49 Wayne Colman y OLB 52 Dave Lloyd American football MLB 45 Ron Medved OLB 53 Harold Wells American football OLB 35 Adrian Young American football y OLB 30 Alvin Haymond CB 47 John Mallory American football y CB/S 26 Al Nelson CB  9 Jim Nettles American football CB 24 Nate Ramsey SS 21 Joe Scarpati FS 38 Sam Baker kicker K/P 80 Randy Beisler DE IR 19 Dan Berry no RB IR 81 Ron Goodwin American football WR IR 23 Harry Jones American football RB IR 51 Ike Kelley LB IR 84 Jim Kelly tight end, born 1942 TE IR 90 Len Persin y no DE IR 72 Floyd Peters DT IR 70 Tom Sarkisian no T IR 70 Jim Skaggs G IR 61 Arunas Vasys LB IR 41 Harry Wilson no RB IR  4 Benjy Dial QB 27 Roger Grimes y no RB 46 Al Lavan y CB/S Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 15 at Green Bay Packers L 13–30 0–1 Lambeau Field 50,861 2 September 22 New York Giants L 25–34 0–2 Franklin Field 60,858 3 September 29 Dallas Cowboys L 13–45 0–3 Franklin Field 60,858 4 October 6 at Washington Redskins L 14–17 0–4 D.C. Stadium 50,816 5 October 13 at Dallas Cowboys L 14–34 0–5 Cotton Bowl 72,083 6 October 20 Chicago Bears L 16–29 0–6 Franklin Field 60,858 7 October 27 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 3–6 0–7 Pitt Stadium 26,908 8 November 3 St. Louis Cardinals L 17–45 0–8 Franklin Field 59,208 9 November 10 Washington Redskins L 10–16 0–9 Franklin Field 59,133 10 November 17 at New York Giants L 6–7 0–10 Yankee Stadium 62,896 11 November 24 at Cleveland Browns L 13–47 0–11 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 62,338 12 November 28 at Detroit Lions W 12–0 1–11 Tiger Stadium 47,909 13 December 8 New Orleans Saints W 29–17 2–11 Franklin Field 57,128 14 December 15 Minnesota Vikings L 17–24 2–12 Franklin Field 54,530 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game recaps A recap of the scoring plays and the game scores by quarters during the year. The record after the team's name reflects this games outcome also.https://www.pro-football-reference.com Pro Football Statistics and History Week 1 at Packers 1968 Green Bay Packers season Philadelphia Eagles 1968 2; text-align:center collapsed Week One: Philadelphia Eagles (0–0) at Green Bay Packers (0–0) September 15 Eagles 3 3 0 7 Packers 7 14 6 3 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 67 F C Box Score First quarter PHI – Sam Baker 27-yard field goal. Eagles 3–0. Drive: GB – Jim Grabowski 6-yard run (Jerry Kramer kick). Packers 7–3. Drive: Second quarter GB – Carroll Dale 12-yard pass from Bart Starr (Jerry Kramer kick). Packers 14–3. Drive: PHI – Sam Baker 17-yard field goal. Packers 14–6. Drive: GB – Boyd Dowler 55-yard pass from Bart Starr (Jerry Kramer kick). Packers 21–6. Drive: Third quarter GB – Jerry Kramer 17-yard field goal. Packers 24–6. Drive: GB – Jerry Kramer 22-yard field goal. Packers 27–6. Drive: Fourth quarter PHI – Gary Ballman 2-yard pass from King Hill (Sam Baker kick). Packers 27–13. Drive: GB – Jerry Kramer 35-yard field goal. Packers 30–13. Drive: Top passers PHI – King Hill – 16/35, 196 yards, TD, INT GB – Bart Starr – 14/18, 220 yards, TD, INT Top rushers PHI – Tom Woodeshick – 11 rushes, 48 yards GB – Donny Anderson – 12 rushes, 92 yards Top receivers PHI – Ben Hawkins – 4 receptions, 85 yards GB – Boyd Dowler – 5 receptions, 110 yards, TD Week 2 Sunday, September 22, 1968 Played in Franklin Field on grass in 70 F C 1 weather with a 9 mph km/h knot wind 1 2 3 4 Total New York Giants (2–0–0) 7 10 10 7 34 Philadelphia Eagles (0–2–0) 12 0 7 6 25 Scoring Plays 1st Giants Randy Minniear 2-yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick) Eagles Alvin Haymond 98-yard kickoff return (kick failed) Eagles Izzy Lang 23-yard pass from John Huarte (kick failed) 2nd Giants Spider Lockhart 72-yard interception return (Pete Gogolak kick) Giants Pete Gogolak 20-yard field goal 3rd Eagles Tom Woodeshick 54-yard rush (Sam Baker kick) Giants Pete Gogolak 30-yard field goal Giants Joe Morrison 12-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick)4th Giants Bobby Duhon 1-yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick) Eagles Ben Hawkins 92-yard pass from King Hill (kick failed) Week 3 Sunday, September 29, 1968. Played in Franklin Field on grass in 61 F C 1 weather with a 12 mph km/h knot wind 1 2 3 4 Total Dallas Cowboys (3–0–0) 7 7 14 17 45 Philadelphia Eagles (0–3–0) 3 10 0 0 13 Scoring 1st Quarter Scoring Plays Eagles – Sam Baker 23-yard field goal Cowboys – Dan Reeves 2-yard pass from Don Meredith (Mike Clark kick) 2nd Quarter Scoring Plays Cowboys – Lance Rentzel 11-yard pass from Don Meredith (Mike Clark kick) Eagles – Gary Ballman 18-yard pass from King Hill (Sam Baker kick) Eagles – Sam Baker 13-yard field goal 3rd Quarter Scoring Plays Cowboys – Bob Hayes 44-yard pass from Don Meredith (Mike Clark kick) Cowboys – Don Perkins 10-yard pass from Don Meredith (Mike Clark kick) 4th Quarter Scoring Plays Cowboys – Mike Clark 26-yard field goal Cowboys – Lance Rentzel 8-yard pass from Don Meredith (Mike Clark kick) Cowboys – Craig Morton 4-yard rush (Mike Clark kick) Week 4 Sunday, October 6, 1968 Played at District of Columbia Stadium on grass in 46 F C 1 weather with a 9 mph km/h knot wind 1 2 3 4 Total Philadelphia Eagles (0–4–0) 0 0 0 14 14 Washington Redskins (2–2–0) 0 10 7 0 17 Week 5 Sunday, October 13, 1968 Played at the Cotton Bowl on grass in 77 F C weather with a 12 mph km/h knot wind. 1 2 3 4 Total Philadelphia Eagles (0–5–0) 0 0 7 7 14 Dallas Cowboys (5–0–0) 7 7 7 13 34 Scoring 1st Quarter Scoring Plays Cowboys – Pettis Norman 9-yard pass from Don Meredith (Mike Clark kick) 2nd Quarter Scoring Plays Cowboys – Rayfield Wright 15-yard pass from Don Meredith (Mike Clark kick) 3rd Quarter Scoring Plays Eagles – John Mallory 58-yard pass from Sam Baker (Sam Baker kick) Cowboys – Don Perkins 1-yard rush (Mike Clark kick) 4th Quarter Scoring Plays Cowboys – Mike Clark 26-yard field goal Cowboys – Mike Clark 21-yard field goal Cowboys – Craig Baynham 22-yard rush (Mike Clark kick) Eagles – Mike Ditka 4-yard pass from Norm Snead (Sam Baker kick) Week 6 Sunday, October 20, 1968 Played at Franklin Field on grass in 62 F C 1 weather with a 12 mph km/h knot wind 1 2 3 4 Total Chicago Bears (2–4–0) 7 6 3 13 29 Philadelphia Eagles (0–6–0) 3 10 3 0 16 Week 7 Sunday, October 27, 1968 Played at Pitt Stadium on grass in 45 F C 1 weather with a 14 mph km/h knot wind 1 2 3 4 Total Philadelphia Eagles (0–7–0) 0 3 0 0 3 Pittsburgh Steelers (1–6–0) 0 0 0 6 6 Scoring Plays 2nd Eagles Sam Baker 38-yard field goal 4th Steelers Booth Lusteg 34-yard field goal Steelers Booth Lusteg 15-yard field goal Week 8 Sunday, November 3, 1968 Played at Franklin Field on grass in 55 F C 1 weather with a 9 mph km/h knot wind 1 2 3 4 Total St. Louis Cardinals (5–3–0) 7 7 14 17 45 Philadelphia Eagles (0–8–0) 0 10 7 0 17 Scoring Plays1st Cardinals Jim Hart 1-yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)2nd Eagles Fred Hill 31-yard pass from Norm Snead (Sam Baker kick) Cardinals Willis Crenshaw 14-yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) Eagles Sam Baker 12-yard field goal3rd Eagles Tom Woodeshick 12-yard rush (Sam Baker kick) Cardinals Jim Hart 1-yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) Cardinals Roy Shivers 40-yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)4th Cardinals Roy Shivers 1-yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) Cardinals Jim Bakken 47-yard field goal Cardinals Roy Shivers 4-yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) Week 9 Sunday, November 10, 1968 Played at Franklin Field on grass in 40 F C 1 weather with a 15 mph km/h knot wind 1 2 3 4 Total Washington Redskins (4–5–0) 3 6 7 0 16 Philadelphia Eagles (0–9–0) 0 3 0 7 10 SCORING PLAYS1st Redskins Charlie Gogolak 15-yard field goal2nd Redskins Charlie Gogolak 25-yard field goal Eagles Sam Baker 37-yard field goal Redskins Charlie Gogolak 9-yard field goal3rd Redskins Gerry Allen 1-yard rush (Charlie Gogolak kick)4th Eagles Ben Hawkins 6-yard pass from Norm Snead (Sam Baker kick) Week 10 Sunday, November 17, 1968 Played at Yankee Stadium on grass in 40 F C 1 weather with a 14 mph km/h knot wind 1 2 3 4 Total Philadelphia Eagles (0–10–0) 3 3 0 0 6 New York Giants (7–3–0) 0 7 0 0 7 SCORING PLAYS1st Eagles Sam Baker 19-yard field goal2nd Giants Bobby Duhon 33-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick) Eagles Sam Baker 19-yard field goal Week 11 Sunday, November 24, 1968. Played in Cleveland Municipal Stadium on grass in 52 F C 1 weather with a 13 mph km/h knot wind 1 2 3 4 Total Philadelphia Eagles (0–11–0) 0 6 0 7 13 Cleveland Browns (8–3–0) 10 10 14 13 47 Week 12 Thursday, November 28, 1968 Thanksgiving Day Played in Tiger Stadium on grass in 40 F C 1 weather with a 15 mph km/h knot wind Going into this week’s games the Eagles are 0–11, the Buffalo Bills are 1–9–1, the Falcons are 2–9 and the Steelers are 2–8–1. 1 2 3 4 Total Philadelphia Eagles (1–11–0) 3 3 3 3 12 Detroit Lions (3–7–2) 0 0 0 0 0 Scoring 1st Quarter Scoring Plays Eagles – Sam Baker 36-yard field goal 2nd Quarter Scoring Plays Eagles – Sam Baker 18-yard field goal 3rd Quarter Scoring Plays Eagles – Sam Baker 32-yard field goal 4th Quarter Scoring Plays Eagles – Sam Baker 35-yard field goal Week 13 Sunday, December 8, 1968 Played at Franklin Field on grass in 31 F C 1 with a 16 mph km/h knot wind and a wind chill of 19 F C 1 or. 1 2 3 4 Total New Orleans Saints (3–9–1) 7 7 3 0 17 Philadelphia Eagles (2–11–0) 0 13 2 14 29 Scoring 1st Quarter Scoring Plays Saints Jimmy Hester 4-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Charlie Durkee kick) 2nd Quarter Scoring Plays Eagles Gary Ballman 55-yard pass from Norm Snead (Sam Baker kick) Saints Billy Kilmer 2-yard rush (Charlie Durkee kick) Eagles Ben Hawkins 14-yard pass from Norm Snead (kick failed) 3rd Quarter Scoring Plays Saints Charlie Durkee 10-yard field goal Eagles Safety, Conjar tackled Brown in end zone 4th Quarter Scoring Plays Eagles Ben Hawkins 23-yard pass from Norm Snead (Sam Baker kick) Eagles Tom Woodeshick 30-yard rush (Sam Baker kick) Week 14 Sunday, December 15, 1968 Played at Franklin Field on grass in 28 F C 1 weather with a 20 mph km/h knot wind and a wind chill of 15 F C 1 or. During halftime of this last home game of the season, a group of Eagles fans showed their discontent by booing, and then throwing snowballs at, a performer dressed as Santa Claus.https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/7377416/philadelphia-eagles-fans-once-booed-santa-santa-jovial-63-year-old-frank-olivo-loves-philly-teams Philly booed Santa, but Santa still smiles Elizabeth Merrill December 21, 2011 ESPN.com March 9, 2022https://www.gloucestercitynews.net/clearysnotebook/2017/12/the-truth-about-the-boo-philadelphia-clears-the-record-on-the-nearly-50-year-old-santa-snowball-incident-of-1968-tweet.html For Eagles Fans: The Truth About The 'Boo' Gloucester City News Gloucester City, New Jersey December 31, 2017 March 9, 2022 1 2 3 4 Total Minnesota Vikings (8–6–0) 0 7 7 10 24 Philadelphia Eagles (2–12–0) 0 7 3 7 17 SCORING PLAYS2nd Eagles Gary Ballman 5-yard pass from Norm Snead (Sam Baker kick) Vikings Bill Brown 57-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Fred Cox kick)3rd Vikings Gene Washington 30-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Fred Cox kick) Eagles Sam Baker 25-yard field goal4th Vikings Joe Kapp 2-yard rush (Fred Cox kick) Eagles Fred Hill 12-yard pass from Norm Snead (Sam Baker kick) Vikings Fred Cox 17-yard field goal Standings References External links 1968 Philadelphia Eagles at Pro Football Reference 1968 Philadelphia Eagles Statistics at jt-sw.com 1968 Philadelphia Eagles Schedule at jt-sw.com Category:Philadelphia Eagles seasons Philadelphia Eagles Philadel