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The '''[[1968 NFL season|1968]] [[Detroit Lions]] season''' was their 39th in the [[National Football League|league]]. The team failed to improve on their [[1967 Detroit Lions season|previous season]]'s output of 5–7–2, winning only four games.<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/1968.htm 1968 Detroit Lions]</ref> They missed the playoffs for the eleventh straight season.
The '''[[1968 NFL season|1968]] [[Detroit Lions]] season''' was their 39th in the [[National Football League|league]]. The team failed to improve on their [[1967 Detroit Lions season|previous season]]'s output of 5–7–2, winning only four games.<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/1968.htm 1968 Detroit Lions]</ref> They missed the playoffs for the eleventh straight season.

==NFL Draft==
{{Main|1968 NFL/AFL Draft}}
{{NFL team draft start
| year = 1968
| teamname = Detroit Lions
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 1
| pick = 11
| player = [[Greg Landry]]
| position = [[Quarterback|QB]]
| college = [[1967 UMass Redmen football team|Massachusetts]]
| notes =
| maderoster = yes
| probowl = yes
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 1
| pick = 24
| player = [[Earl McCullouch]]
| position = [[Wide receiver|WR]]
| college = [[1967 USC Trojans football team|USC]]
| notes = from Los Angeles
| maderoster = yes
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 2
| pick = 37
| player = [[Jerry DePoyster]]
| position = [[Placekicker|K]]
| college = [[1967 Wyoming Cowboys football team|Wyoming]]
| notes =
| maderoster = yes
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 3
| pick = 74
| player = [[Charlie Sanders]]
| position = [[Tight end|TE]]
| college = [[1967 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]]
| notes = from Los Angeles
| maderoster = yes
| probowl = yes
| hof = yes
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 4
| pick = 93
| player = [[Ed Mooney]]
| position = [[Linebacker|LB]]
| college = [[1967 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|Texas Tech]]
| notes =
| maderoster = yes
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 5
| pick = 120
| player = [[Phil Odle]]
| position = WR
| college = [[1967 BYU Cougars football team|BYU]]
| notes =
| maderoster = yes
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 6
| pick = 148
| player = Mike Spitzer
| position = [[Defensive end|DE]]
| college = [[1967 San Jose State Spartans football team|San Jose State]]
| notes =
| maderoster = no
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 8
| pick = 202
| player = Terry Miller
| position = LB
| college = [[1967 Illinois Fighting Illini football team|Illinois]]
| notes =
| maderoster = yes
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 9
| pick = 229
| player = [[Greg Barton]]
| position = QB
| college = [[1967 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team|Tulsa]]
| notes =
| maderoster = yes
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 10
| pick = 256
| player = [[Granville Liggins]]
| position = LB
| college = [[1967 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]
| notes =
| maderoster = no
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 11
| pick = 283
| player = Dwight Little
| position = [[Guard (gridiron football)|G]]
| college = [[1967 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]]
| notes =
| maderoster = no
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 12
| pick = 310
| player = [[Ed Caruthers]]
| position = [[Defensive back|DB]]
| college = [[1967 Arizona Wildcats football team|Arizona]]
| notes =
| maderoster = no
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 13
| pick = 337
| player = Chuck Bailey
| position = [[Tackle (gridiron football position)|OT]]
| college = [[Humboldt State Lumberjacks football|Cal State-Humboldt]]
| notes =
| maderoster = no
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 14
| pick = 364
| player = [[Richie Davis]]
| position = WR
| college = [[Upsala College|Upsala]]
| notes =
| maderoster = no
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 15
| pick = 391
| player = Jim Oliver
| position = [[Running back|RB]]
| college = [[Colorado State Rams football|Colorado State]]
| notes =
| maderoster = no
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 16
| pick = 418
| player = Bob Rokita
| position = DE
| college = [[1967 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|Arizona State]]
| notes =
| maderoster = no
}}
{{NFL team draft end
| hof = yes
}}

'''Notes'''

* Detroit traded DT [[Roger Brown (defensive tackle)|Roger Brown]] to [[1968 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles]] in exchange for the Rams' first- and third-round selections (24th and 74th) and second-round selection in [[1969 NFL/AFL Draft|1969]].
* Detroit traded its third-round selection (65th) and fourth-round selection in 1969 to [[1968 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco]] in exchange for RB [[David Kopay]].
* Detroit traded its seventeenth-round selection (445th) to [[1968 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota]] in exchange for Minnesota's sixteenth-round selection in 1969.


==Roster==
==Roster==

Revision as of 22:51, 13 December 2020

1968 Detroit Lions season
Head coachJoe Schmidt
Home fieldTiger Stadium
Results
Record4–8–2
Division place4th NFL Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1968 Detroit Lions season was their 39th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 5–7–2, winning only four games.[1] They missed the playoffs for the eleventh straight season.

NFL Draft

Main article: 1968 NFL/AFL Draft
1968 Detroit Lions draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 11 Greg Landry *  QB Massachusetts
1 24 Earl McCullouch  WR USC from Los Angeles
2 37 Jerry DePoyster  K Wyoming
3 74 Charlie Sanders * †  TE Minnesota from Los Angeles
4 93 Ed Mooney  LB Texas Tech
5 120 Phil Odle  WR BYU
6 148 Mike Spitzer  DE San Jose State
8 202 Terry Miller  LB Illinois
9 229 Greg Barton  QB Tulsa
10 256 Granville Liggins  LB Oklahoma
11 283 Dwight Little  G Kentucky
12 310 Ed Caruthers  DB Arizona
13 337 Chuck Bailey  OT Cal State-Humboldt
14 364 Richie Davis  WR Upsala
15 391 Jim Oliver  RB Colorado State
16 418 Bob Rokita  DE Arizona State
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Notes

  • Detroit traded DT Roger Brown to Los Angeles in exchange for the Rams' first- and third-round selections (24th and 74th) and second-round selection in 1969.
  • Detroit traded its third-round selection (65th) and fourth-round selection in 1969 to San Francisco in exchange for RB David Kopay.
  • Detroit traded its seventeenth-round selection (445th) to Minnesota in exchange for Minnesota's sixteenth-round selection in 1969.

Roster

1968 Detroit Lions roster
Quarterbacks


Running Backs


Wide Receivers


Tight Ends


Offensive Linemen


Defensive Linemen


Linebackers


Defensive Backs


Special Teams


Reserve Lists
  • None - vacant

Practice Squad


Note: Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 15 at Dallas Cowboys L 59–13
61,382
2 September 22 Chicago Bears W 42–0
50,688
3 September 29 at Green Bay Packers W 23–17
50,681
4 October 6 at Minnesota Vikings L 24–10
44,289
5 October 13 at Chicago Bears W 28–10
46,996
6 October 20 Green Bay Packers T 14–14
57,302
7 October 27 San Francisco 49ers L 14–7
53,555
8 November 3 at Los Angeles Rams L 10–7
77,982
9 November 10 Baltimore Colts L 27–10
55,170
10 November 17 Minnesota Vikings L 13–6
46,654
11 November 24 New Orleans Saints T 20–20
46,152
12 November 28 Philadelphia Eagles L 12–0
47,909
13 December 8 at Atlanta Falcons W 24–7
49,437
14 December 15 at Washington Redskins L 14–3
50,123

Note: The October 6 game against Minnesota was originally scheduled to be played in Detroit. The game was switched with the November 17 game due to game 4 of the World Series.

Season summary

Week 5

1 234Total
• Lions 7 777 28
Bears 7 300 10
Scoring summary
1DETMel Farr 32 yard pass from Bill Munson (Jerry DePoyster kick)Lions 7–0
1CHICecil Turner 80 yard pass from Larry Rakestraw (Mac Percival kick)Tie 7–7
2DETMel Farr 9 yard run (Jerry DePoyster kick)Lions 14–7
2CHIMac Percival 33 yard field goalLions 14–10
3DETMel Farr 1 yard run (Jerry DePoyster kick)Lions 21–10
4DETTom Nowatzke 1 yard run (Jerry DePoyster kick)Lions 28–10

[2]

Standings

NFL Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Minnesota Vikings 8 6 0 .571 4–2 6–4 282 242 W2
Chicago Bears 7 7 0 .500 3–3 5–5 250 333 L1
Green Bay Packers 6 7 1 .462 1–4–1 2–7–1 281 227 W1
Detroit Lions 4 8 2 .333 3–2–1 4–5–1 207 241 L1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

  1. ^ 1968 Detroit Lions
  2. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
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