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==Roster==
==Roster==
{{NFL season roster
{{NFL season roster
| year = 1969
| year = 1968
| team = Kansas City Chiefs
| team = Kansas City Chiefs


| quarterbacks =
| quarterbacks =
{{NFLplayer|16|Len Dawson}}
{{NFLplayer|16|Len Dawson}}
{{NFLplayer|7|John Huarte}}


| running_backs =
| running_backs =
{{NFLplayer|14|Ed Podolak}}
{{NFLplayer|21|Mike Garrett}}


| wide_receivers =
| wide_receivers =
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| tight_ends =
| tight_ends =
{{NFLplayer|84|Fred Arbanas}}
{{NFLplayer|84|Fred Arbanas}}
{{NFLplayer|88|Morris Stroud}}


| offensive_linemen =
| offensive_linemen =
{{NFLplayer|71|Ed Budde|G}}
{{NFLplayer|71|Ed Budde|G}}
{{NFLplayer|61|Mo Moorman|G}}
{{NFLplayer|61|Mo Moorman|rookie=y|G}}
{{NFLplayer|58|Jack Rudnay|C}}
{{NFLplayer|77|Jim Tyrer|T}}
{{NFLplayer|77|Jim Tyrer|T}}


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{{NFLplayer|87|Aaron Brown|d=defensive lineman|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|87|Aaron Brown|d=defensive lineman|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|86|Buck Buchanan|DT}}
{{NFLplayer|86|Buck Buchanan|DT}}
{{NFLplayer|61|Curley Culp|DT}}
{{NFLplayer|61|Curley Culp|DT}}{{NFLplayer|75|Jerry Mays|d=defensive lineman|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|75|Jerry Mays|d=defensive lineman|DE}}


| linebackers =
| linebackers =
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{{NFLplayer|63|Willie Lanier}}
{{NFLplayer|63|Willie Lanier}}
{{NFLplayer|51|Jim Lynch}}
{{NFLplayer|51|Jim Lynch}}
{{NFLplayer|50|Mike Oriard}}
{{NFLplayer|66|Bob Stein|d=American football}}


| defensive_backs =
| defensive_backs =
{{NFLplayer|46|Jim Kearney|SS}}
{{NFLplayer|46|Jim Kearney|SS}}
{{NFLplayer|40|Jim Marsalis|CB}}
{{NFLplayer|42|Johnny Robinson|d=safety|FS}}
{{NFLplayer|42|Johnny Robinson|d=safety|FS}}
{{NFLplayer|18|Emmitt Thomas|CB}}
{{NFLplayer|18|Emmitt Thomas|CB}}

Revision as of 13:16, 23 April 2017

1968 Kansas City Chiefs season
Head coachHank Stram
Home fieldMunicipal Stadium
Results
Record12–2
Division place2nd AFL Western
Playoff finishLost Western Division playoff game (at Raiders) 6-41
AFL All-StarsQB Len Dawson
G Ed Budde
DT Buck Buchanan
DE Jerry Mays
LB Jim Lynch
LB Willie Lanier
LB Bobby Bell
CB Emmitt Thomas
S Johnny Robinson
K Jan Stenerud

The 1968 Kansas City Chiefs season ended with a 12–2 record, resulting in a tie for first place in the AFL Western Division with the Oakland Raiders, before the Raiders won the championship in a tiebreaker playoff, defeating the Chiefs 41–6.

A debate raged in Kansas City whether the club's new stadium should be built downtown or at a "remote" location. A location in Eastern Jackson County was chosen as the site and groundbreaking ceremonies took place in July with plans calling for a unique "rolling roof" design.

The 1968 Chiefs boasted one of the finest defenses ever assembled by the club, allowing an AFL record (and still franchise-low) 170 points, or 12.1 points per game. The nucleus of the defensive unit was clearly in its prime, producing six AFL All-Stars, including all three of the squad's linebackers.

Offensively, quarterback Len Dawson led the AFL in passing for the fourth time. Guard Ed Budde won the AFL Offensive Player of the Week award for the October 20 game against the Raiders. It was the first time the award was given to an interior lineman.

The Chiefs began the season with a 7–1 record and rattled off five straight victories to close the regular season at 12–2, sharing the division crown with the Raiders and setting up their playoff on December 22, in which the Raiders advanced to the AFL Championship Game against the New York Jets.[1] The loss to Oakland was a major event in the Chiefs' rivalry with the Raiders, one of the NFL's most storied feuds.

Offseason

AFL Draft

Roster

1968 Kansas City Chiefs roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB) {{{defensive_back}}}

Special teams


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Season schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 10, 1968 at Houston Oilers W 26–21
45,083
2 September 15, 1968 New York Jets L 20–19
48,871
3 September 22, 1968 Denver Broncos W 34–2
45,821
4 September 28, 1968 at Miami Dolphins W 48–3
28,501
5 October 5, 1968 at Buffalo Bills W 18–7
40,748
6 October 13, 1968 Cincinnati Bengals W 13–3
47,096
7 October 20, 1968 Oakland Raiders W 24–10
50,015
8 October 27, 1968 San Diego Chargers W 27–20
50,344
9 November 3, 1968 at Oakland Raiders L 38–21
53,357
10 November 10, 1968 at Cincinnati Bengals W 16–9
25,537
11 November 17, 1968 Boston Patriots W 31–17
48,271
12 Bye
13 November 28, 1968 Houston Oilers W 24–10
48,493
14 December 8, 1968 at San Diego Chargers W 40–3
51,174
15 December 14, 1968 at Denver Broncos W 30–7
38,463

Standings

AFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Oakland Raiders 12 2 0 .857 6–2 453 233 W8
Kansas City Chiefs 12 2 0 .857 7–1 371 170 W5
San Diego Chargers 9 5 0 .643 5–3 382 310 L2
Denver Broncos 5 9 0 .357 1–7 275 404 L3
Cincinnati Bengals 3 11 0 .214 1–7 215 329 L3

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.

Postseason

Further information: AFL playoffs, 1968
A tie in the Western Division standings necessitated a Western Division playoff game

Western Division playoff

1 2 3 4 Total
Chiefs 0 6 0 0 6
Raiders 21 7 0 13 41

Oakland Raiders 41, Kansas City Chiefs 6

December 22, 1968, at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Scoring

  • OAK – Biletnikoff 24 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)
  • OAK – Wells 23 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)
  • OAK – Biletnikoff 44 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)
  • KC – Field goal Stenerud 10
  • KC – Field goal Stenerud 8
  • OAK – Biletnikoff 54 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)
  • OAK – Wells 35 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)
  • OAK – Field goal Blanda 41
  • OAK – Field goal Blanda 40

References

  1. ^ Kansas City Chiefs History 1960's
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