1968 San Francisco 49ers season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 San Francisco 49ers 1968 7–6–1 3rd NFL Coastal Josephine MorabitoJane Morabito Louis Spadia Dick Nolan Ed Hughes Kezar Stadium Did not qualify 49ers seasons thumb | right | The uniform of the San Francisco 49ers, 1964-1969. The 1968 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 19th season in the National Football League, their 23rd overall, and the first with new head coach Dick Nolan. The 49ers attempted to improve on their 7–7 record from the previous season. Ultimately, the 49ers consistently switched between winning record and losing record and ended their season with a 7–6–1 record, missing the playoffs for the 11th straight year. Offseason NFL draft 1968 San Francisco 49ers draft Round Selection Player Position College Note 1 15 Forrest Blue C Auburn 4 98 Johnny Fuller DB Lamar Undrafted free agents + 1968 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeRick DeckerTackleWake Forest Personnel Staff / Coaches 1968 San Francisco 49ers Team Owner(s) - Josephine Morabito & Jane Morabito General manager / Team President – Louis Spadia Personnel Scout - Dick Gallagher Head coach - Dick Nolan Chief of Offense / Offensive Coordinator - Ed Hughes Offensive Consultant – Y.A. Tittle Offensive Backfied – Mike Holovak Offensive Line / Blocking – Ernie Zwahlen Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Line – Paul Wiggin Linebackers – Mike Giddings Defensive Backfield / Secondary – Jim Shofner Joe Perry - Kicking Coach / Game Scout Roster 1968 San Francisco 49ers 12 John Brodie 10 George Mira 42 Doug Cunningham American football 33 Clem Daniels 22 Gary Lewis running back 45 Bill Tucker American football 40 Ken Willard 26 Kay McFarland American football 85 Clifton McNeil 88 Dick Witcher 44 John David Crow 84 Dave Olerich 89 Bob Windsor 79 Cas Banaszek T 75 Forrest Blue y C 77 Bruce Bosley C 66 Elmer Collett G 68 Howard Mudd G 69 Woody Peoples G 76 Len Rohde T 72 Bill Belk y DE 86 Kevin Hardy defensive tackle y DE/DT 80 Stan Hindman DE 70 Charlie Krueger DT 60 Roland Lakes DT 74 Clark Miller DE 50 Ed Beard American football MLB 53 Tommy Hart y OLB 54 Harold Hays OLB 55 Matt Hazeltine OLB 57 Frank Nunley MLB 64 Dave Wilcox OLB 39 Kermit Alexander CB 30 Johnny Fuller American football y FS 37 Jimmy Johnson cornerback CB 32 Mel Phillips FS 27 Al Randolph SS 48 John Woitt y CB 36 Tommy Davis kicker K 11 Steve Spurrier P 87 Tom Holzer y no DE 81 Leo Johnson y no WR 73 Lance Olssen y T 14 Dennis Patera y K 52 Skip Vanderbundt y LB 63 Don Parker no G IR -- George Rose American football CB IR Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 August 3 at San Diego Chargers (AFL) L 18–30 0–1 San Diego Stadium 2 August 11 Dallas Cowboys L 14–16 0–2 Kezar Stadium 3 August 18 Cleveland Browns L 17–31 0–3 Kezar Stadium 4 August 23 at Denver Broncos (AFL) W 22–6 1–3 University of Denver Stadium 5 September 1 Oakland Raiders (AFL) L 19–26 1–4 Kezar Stadium 6 September 6 at Los Angeles Rams L 20–21 1–5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseumhttps://www.profootballarchives.com/1968nflsf.html#gsc.tab=0 1968 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) Scores, Roster, Stats, Coaches, Draft Pro Football Archives June 6, 2026 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 15 at Baltimore Colts L 10–27 0–1 Memorial Stadium 56,864 2 September 22 St. Louis Cardinals W 35–17 1–1 Kezar Stadium 27,557 3 September 29 Atlanta Falcons W 28–13 2–1 Kezar Stadium 27,477 4 October 6 at Los Angeles Rams L 10–24 2–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 69,520 5 October 13 Baltimore Colts L 14–42 2–3 Kezar Stadium 32,822 6 October 20 at New York Giants W 26–10 3–3 Yankee Stadium 62,958 7 October 27 at Detroit Lions W 14–7 4–3 Tiger Stadium 53,555 8 November 3 Cleveland Browns L 21–33 4–4 Kezar Stadium 31,359 9 November 10 at Chicago Bears L 19–27 4–5 Wrigley Field 46,978 10 November 17 Los Angeles Rams T 20–20 4–5–1 Kezar Stadium 41,815 11 November 24 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 45–28 5–5–1 Pitt Stadium 21,408 12 December 1 Green Bay Packers W 27–20 6–5–1 Kezar Stadium 47,218 13 December 8 Minnesota Vikings L 20–30 6–6–1 Kezar Stadium 29,049 14 December 15 at Atlanta Falcons W 14–12 7–6–1 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 44,977 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings References External links 1968 49ers on Pro Football Reference 49ers Schedule on jt-sw.com Category:San Francisco 49ers seasons San Francisco 49ers San Fran Category:1968 in San Francisco