1968 Green Bay Packers season

50th season in franchise history August 2023 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1968 6–7–1 3rd Central Phil Bengtson Vince Lombardi Lambeau FieldMilwaukee County Stadium Did not qualify Packers seasons The 1968 Green Bay Packers season was their 50th season overall and the 48th season in the National Football League. Under first-year head coach Phil Bengtson, the team finished with a 6–7–1 record, third place in the four-team Central Division of the Western Conference. It was the Packers' first losing season in a decade, and marked a turning point in team history, starting a long period of futility and decline known as the "Gory Years". From 1968 through 1991, Green Bay had only five winning seasons (1969, 1972, 1978, 1982, 1989), made the playoffs twice (1972, 1982), with one win (1982). A few weeks after winning Super Bowl II in January 1968, Vince Lombardi stepped down as head coach but remained as general manager, and longtime defensive coordinator Bengston was promoted. Lombardi left after the season for the Washington Redskins. Offseason NFL draft 1968 NFL/AFL draft 1968 Green Bay Packers 1 5 Fred Carr Linebacker Texas at El Paso yes yes 1 26 Bill Lueck Guard Arizona yes 3 67 Billy Stevens Quarterback Texas at El Paso yes 3 81 Dick Himes Tackle Ohio State yes 4 92 Brendan McCarthy Running back Boston College 4 108 John Robinson Wide receiver Tennessee State 5 121 Steve Duich Tackle San Diego State 5 137 Francis Winkler Defensive end Memphis State yes 6 164 Walter Chadwick Running back Tennessee 7 191 Andy Beath Defensive back Duke 8 218 Tom Owens Guard Missouri-Rolla 9 245 Bob Apisa Running back Michigan State 10 260 Rick Cash Tackle Northeast Missouri State 10 272 Ron Worthen Center Arkansas State 11 299 Gordon Rule Defensive back Dartmouth yes 12 325 Dennis Porter Tackle Northern Michigan 13 353 Frank Geiselman Wide receiver Rhode Island 14 380 John Farler Wide receiver Colorado 15 407 Ridley Gibson Defensive back Baylor 16 434 Al Groves Tackle St. Norbert 17 461 Ken Rota Running back North Dakota State no Undrafted free agents + 1968 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeLloyd CarrQuarterbackNorthern MichiganJohn GilesKickerDavidsonStan KucharskiWide receiverBloomsburgTom RowlandCornerbackIllinois College Roster 1968 Green Bay Packers 12 Zeke Bratkowski 13 Don Horn 15 Bart Starr 10 Billy Stevens y 44 Donny Anderson P 33 Jim Grabowski 30 Chuck Mercein 22 Elijah Pitts 23 Travis Williams running back 84 Carroll Dale 86 Boyd Dowler 27 Claudis James 80 Bucky Pope 81 Marv Fleming 83 Phil Vandersea 57 Ken Bowman C 68 Gale Gillingham G 75 Forrest Gregg T 72 Dick Himes T y 50 Bob Hyland C 64 Jerry Kramer G 62 Bill Lueck G y 71 Francis Peay G 76 Bob Skoronski T 82 Lionel Aldridge DE 78 Bob Brown defensive lineman DT 67 Leo Carroll American football DE 70 Leon Crenshaw DT 87 Willie Davis defensive end DE 74 Henry Jordan DT 77 Ron Kostelnik DT 58 Francis Winkler DE y 60 Lee Roy Caffey OLB 53 Fred Carr y OLB 66 Ray Nitschke MLB 55 Jim Flanigan Sr. MLB 89 Dave Robinson American football OLB 26 Herb Adderley CB 40 Tom Brown safety SS 43 Doug Hart CB 21 Bob Jeter CB 45 John Rowser CB/S 47 Gordon Rule y CB/S 24 Willie Wood FS 14 Errol Mann K 38 Mike Mercer American football K 73 Jim Weatherwax DT IR 36 Ben Wilson fullback FB IR -- Andy Beath DB y Schedule 1968 NFL season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 15 Philadelphia Eagles W 30–13 1–0 Lambeau Field 50,861 2 September 22 Minnesota Vikings L 13–26 1–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 49,346 3 September 29 Detroit Lions L 17–23 1–2 Lambeau Field 50,861 4 October 6 at Atlanta Falcons W 38–7 2–2 Atlanta Stadium 58,850 5 October 13 Los Angeles Rams L 14–16 2–3 Milwaukee County Stadium 49,646 6 October 20 at Detroit Lions T 14–14 2–3–1 Tiger Stadium 57,302 7 October 28, 1968 at Dallas Cowboys W 28–17 3–3–1 Cotton Bowl 74,604 8 November 3 Chicago Bears L 10–13 3–4–1 Lambeau Field 50,861 9 November 10 at Minnesota Vikings L 10–14 3–5–1 Metropolitan Stadium 47,644 10 November 17 New Orleans Saints W 29–7 4–5–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 49,644 11 November 24 at Washington Redskins W 27–7 5–5–1 D.C. Stadium 50,621 12 December 1 at San Francisco 49ers L 20–27 5–6–1 Kezar Stadium 47,218 13 December 7, 1968 Baltimore Colts L 3–16 5–7–1 Lambeau Field 50,861 14 December 15 at Chicago Bears W 28–27 6–7–1 Wrigley Field 46,435 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Season summary Week 1 vs Eagles 1968 Philadelphia Eagles season Green Bay Packers 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 14 A win by the Packers was important because a Bears loss means that The Minnesota Vikings clinched the Central Division title and their first ever playoff berth. Packers 7 14 7 0 Bears 10 0 0 17 December 15 Wrigley Field 22 F, wind 7 mph yes 1 CHI Mac Percival 14-yard field goal Bears 3–0 1 GB Boyd Dowler 72-yard pass from Zeke Bratkowski (Mike Mercer kick) Packers 7–3 1 CHI Dick Gordon 48-yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick) Bears 10–7 2 GB Jim Grabowski 67-yard pass from Don Horn (Mike Mercer kick) Packers 14–10 2 GB Chuck Mercein 1-yard run (Mike Mercer kick) Packers 21–10 3 GB Boyd Dowler 25-yard pass from Don Horn (Mike Mercer kick) Packers 28–10 4 CHI Ronnie Bull 8-yard run (Mac Percival kick) Packers 28–17 4 CHI Mac Percival 26-yard field goal Packers 28–20 4 CHI Dick Gordon 51-yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick) Packers 28–27 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Standings References External links SportsEncyclopedia.com https://web.archive.org/web/20071216175609/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/gb/packers.html December 16, 2007 Category:Green Bay Packers seasons Green Bay Packers Green Category:Long stubs with short prose