1968 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Washington Redskins 1968 5–9 3rd NFL Capitol Otto Graham Otto Graham George Preston Marshall Edward Bennett Williams D.C. Stadium Did not qualify Redskins seasons The 1968 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 37th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 32nd in Washington, D.C. In their third and final year under head coach Otto Graham, the team finished 5–9, failing to improve on their 5–6–3 record from 1967. With two years remaining on a five-year contract (and an option for another five years), Graham was displaced by Vince Lombardi in early February 1969.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uV9jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yFYNAAAAIBAJ&pg=809%2C1845764 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio Associated Press Polk James R. Lombardi officially in at Washington after gaining release from Green Bay February 6, 1969 23https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AcBeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VDEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6315%2C1090180 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Graham has no comment about Lombardi February 7, 1969 15 Offseason NFL draft 1968 NFL draft Round Pick Player Position School/Club team Undrafted free agents + 1968 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeBob LeachLinebackerMaryville Roster 1968 Washington Redskins  9 Sonny Jurgensen 11 Jim Ninowski 17 Harry Theofiledes 20 Gerry Allen 16 Gary Beban y 26 Bob Brunet y 24 Pete Larson American football 32 Ray McDonald running back 44 Steve Thurlow 25 A. D. Whitfield 49 Bobby Mitchell 87 Jerry Smith tight end 42 Charley Taylor 81 Ken Barefoot y 86 Marlin McKeever 88 Pat Richter 61 Don Bandy G/T 68 Willie Banks American football y G 57 Dave Crossan C/G 56 Len Hauss C 65 Vince Promuto G 76 Walt Rock T 62 Ray Schoenke G/T 74 Jim Snowden T 75 Fred Washington offensive tackle y T 67 John Wooten G 77 Walt Barnes defensive lineman DE 73 Frank Bosch y DT 79 Dennis Crane y DT 66 Carl Kammerer DE 71 Spain Musgrove DE 72 Joe Rutgens DT 63 Ed Breding MLB 60 Jim Carroll American football MLB 55 Chris Hanburger OLB 52 Mike Morgan linebacker, born 1942 OLB 54 Tom Roussel y OLB 37 Pat Fischer CB 21 George Harold SS 46 Rickie Harris CB 40 Aaron Martin American football CB 28 Dick Smith defensive back FS 34 Jim Smith defensive back y FS 23 Brig Owens SS  4 Mike Bragg y P  3 Charlie Gogolak K 64 Mitch Johnson American football T IR -- Dick LeMay no DE Military 27 John Love American football WR Military 14 Danny Talbott QB Military 38 Ollie Dunlap no LB  5 Curt Knight y K 82 Dave Weedman y no DE Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 1, 1968 at Houston Oilers (AFL) L 3–9 0–1 Astrodome 41,468 2 August 10, 1968 vs. Atlanta Falcons W 16–14 1–1 Tampa Stadium (Tampa, FL) 42,180 3 August 16, 1968 Baltimore Colts L 13–15 1–2 D.C. Stadium 45,810 4 August 24, 1968 vs. Chicago Bears L 13–45 1–3 Carter–Finley Stadium (Raleigh, NC) 26,800 5 August 29, 1968 Detroit Lions W 16–10 2–3 D.C. Stadium 36,721 6 September 7, 1968 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers W 24–17 3–3 Foreman Field (Norfolk, VA) 17,712 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 15 at Chicago Bears W 38–28 1–0 Wrigley Field 41,321 Recap 2 September 22 at New Orleans Saints L 17–37 1–1 Tulane Stadium 65,941 Recap 3 September 29 at New York Giants L 21–48 1–2 Yankee Stadium 62,797 Recap 4 October 6 Philadelphia Eagles W 17–14 2–2 D.C. Stadium 50,816 Recap 5 October 13 Pittsburgh Steelers W 16–13 3–2 D.C. Stadium 50,659 Recap 6 October 20 at St. Louis Cardinals L 14–41 3–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 46,456 Recap 7 October 27 New York Giants L 10–13 3–4 D.C. Stadium 50,839 Recap 8 November 3 at Minnesota Vikings L 14–27 3–5 Metropolitan Stadium 47,644 Recap 9 November 10 at Philadelphia Eagles W 16–10 4–5 Franklin Field 59,133 Recap 10 November 17 Dallas Cowboys L 24–44 4–6 D.C. Stadium 50,816 Recap 11 November 24 Green Bay Packers L 7–27 4–7 D.C. Stadium 50,621 Recap 12 November 28 at Dallas Cowboys L 20–29 4–8 Cotton Bowl 66,076 Recap 13 December 8 Cleveland Browns L 21–24 4–9 D.C. Stadium 50,661 Recap 14 December 15 Detroit Lions W 14–3 5–9 D.C. Stadium 50,123 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Season summary Week 1 Redskins 14 14 7 3 Bears 7 14 0 7 September 15 Wrigley Field, Chicago 41,321 71 F, wind 8 mph yes 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 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 5 Steelers 0 10 0 3 Redskins 6 3 7 0 October 13 D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C. 62 F, wind 3 mph yes 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 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Standings References Washington Category:Washington Redskins seasons Washing Category:Long stubs with short prose