1968 Miami Dolphins season

3rd season in franchise history December 2013 March 2026 Miami Dolphins 1968 5–8–1 3rd AFL Eastern George Wilson Miami Orange Bowl Did not qualify 3 QB Bob Griese RB Jim Kiick DE Karl Noonan Dolphins seasons The 1968 Miami Dolphins season was the team's third in the American Football League (AFL). The team improved on their 4–10 record from 1967, finishing the season 5–8–1 and moving one place up in the AFL Eastern Division. In week 6 the Dolphins tied the Buffalo Bills, 14–14, the first tie in franchise history. The last remaining active member of the 1968 Miami Dolphins was quarterback Bob Griese, who retired after the 1980 NFL season. Offseason Common draft 1968 NFL draft 1968 Miami Dolphins 1 8 Larry Csonka Running back Syracuse yes yes yes 1 27 Doug Crusan Tackle Indiana yes no 2 35 Jimmy Keyes Kicker/Linebacker Ole Miss yes no 2 54 Jim Cox Tight end Miami (FL) yes no 3 62 Jim Urbanek Defensive tackle Ole Miss yes no 3 73 Dick Anderson Safety Colorado yes yes 5 118 Jim Kiick Running back Wyoming yes yes 6 142 Kim Hammond Quarterback Florida State yes no 6 146 Jim Hines Wide receiver Texas Southern yes no 7 172 John Boynton Tackle Tennessee yes no 8 217 Randy Edmunds Linebacker Georgia Tech yes no 9 226 Sam McDowell Defensive tackle Southwest Missouri State no no 9 240 Tom Paciorek Defensive back Houston no no 10 253 Joe Mirto Tackle Miami (FL) no no 11 280 Cornelius Cooper Tackle Prairie View A&M no no 12 307 Paul Paxton Tackle Akron no no 13 334 Bob Joswick Defensive end Tulsa yes no 14 362 Ray Blunk Tight end Xavier no no 15 388 Ken Corbin Linebacker Miami (FL) no no 16 416 Henry Still Defensive tackle Bethune-Cookman no no 17 442 Bill Nemeth Center Arizona no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/1968_draft.htm 1968 Miami Dolphins draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com October 18, 2014 Undrafted free agents + 1968 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeSammie CliftonQuarterbackNorthwestern StateManny FernandezDefensive endUtahGene MiltonWide receiverFlorida A&M Personnel Staff / Coaches 1968 Miami Dolphins President – Joe Robbie Director of player personnel – Joe Thomas Head coach – George Wilson Offensive backs – John Idzik Offensive line – Ernie Hefferle Defensive line – Les Bingaman Defensive backs – Tom Keane Roster 1968 Miami Dolphins 12 Bob Griese 15 Kim Hammond y 11 Rick Norton 39 Larry Csonka y 21 Jim Kiick y 30 Sammy Price American football 27 Gary Tucker 42 Bill Darnall y 99 Jim Hines y 28 Gene Milton y 89 Karl Noonan 81 Howard Twilley 82 Doug Moreau 20 Larry Seiple P 77 Doug Crusan y T 73 Norm Evans T 71 Charlie Fowler no G 58 Tom Goode American football C 63 Billy Neighbors G 65 Jack Pyburn T 78 Maxie Williams T/G 61 Fred Woodson no G 86 Mel Branch DE 84 Ray Jacobs defensive tackle DT 80 Bob Joswick y DE 76 Tom Nomina DT 74 John Richardson American football DT 70 Jim Riley American football DE 79 Jim Urbanek y DT 72 Rudy Barber MLB 57 John Bramlett OLB 55 Randy Edmunds American football y OLB 50 Frank Emanuel MLB 51 Ed Weisacosky OLB 40 Dick Anderson y FS 48 Bob Petrella SS 49 Jimmy Warren CB 44 Dick Washington y no CB/S 22 Willie West SS 25 Dick Westmoreland CB 47 Tom Beier S Military 24 Jack Clancy WR IR -- Wayne Liddick S no NF-Ill. 54 Wahoo McDaniel LB IR 35 Stan Mitchell American football RB IR 43 Bob Neff S IR -- Bud Norris no TE IR -- Henry Still y no DT DNR 88 John Boynton American football y TE 83 Jim Cox tight end y TE 75 Manny Fernandez American football y DE 29 Jack Harper American football RB 52 Jimmy Keyes y K 45 Mack Lamb CB 59 Joe Mirto y no G Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 Bye 2 September 14, 1968 Houston Oilers L 10–24 0–1 Miami Orange Bowl 38,097 Recap 3 September 21, 1968 Oakland Raiders L 21–47 0–2 Miami Orange Bowl 28,751 Recap 4 September 28, 1968 Kansas City Chiefs L 3–48 0–3 Miami Orange Bowl 27,732 Recap 5 October 6 at Houston Oilers W 24–7 1–3 Astrodome 35,424 Recap 6 October 12, 1968 Buffalo Bills T 14–14 1–3–1 Miami Orange Bowl 28,559 Recap 7 October 20 at Cincinnati Bengals W 24–22 2–3–1 Nippert Stadium 25,076 Recap 8 October 27 at Denver Broncos L 14–21 2–4–1 Mile High Stadium 43,411 Recap 9 November 3 at San Diego Chargers L 28–34 2–5–1 San Diego Stadium 31,686 Recap 10 November 10 at Buffalo Bills W 21–17 3–5–1 War Memorial Stadium 28,399 Recap 11 November 17 Cincinnati Bengals L 21–38 3–6–1 Miami Orange Bowl 30,304 Recap 12 November 24 at Boston Patriots W 34–10 4–6–1 Fenway Park 13,646 Recap 13 December 1 at New York Jets L 17–35 4–7–1 Shea Stadium 60,207 Recap 14 December 8 Boston Patriots W 38–7 5–7–1 Miami Orange Bowl 24,242 Recap 15 December 15 New York Jets L 7–31 5–8–1 Miami Orange Bowl 31,302 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings References External links 1968 Miami Dolphins at Pro-Football-Reference.com Category:Miami Dolphins seasons Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins Category:Long stubs with short prose