1968 Houston Oilers season

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1968 Houston Oilers season
Owner Bud Adams
General manager Don Klosterman
Head coach Wally Lemm
Home field Houston Astrodome
Results
Record7–7
Division place2nd AFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1968 Houston Oilers season was the ninth season for the Houston Oilers as a professional AFL franchise; The team would play their home games in the Houston Astrodome. The Oilers would become the first team in professional football to play their games in a domed stadium. [1] The Oilers finished their season with a record of 7–7 and did not qualify for the playoffs.

Contents

Offseason

AFL Draft

Roster

Houston Oilers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

Practice squad

rookies in italics

Regular season

Season schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecap
1September 9 Kansas City Chiefs L 21–260–1 Houston Astrodome 45,083 Recap
2September 14at Miami Dolphins W 24–101–1 Miami Orange Bowl 40,067 Recap
3September 21at San Diego Chargers L 14–301–2 San Diego Stadium 46,217 Recap
4September 29 Oakland Raiders L 15–241–3Houston Astrodome46,098 Recap
5October 6 Miami Dolphins L 7–241–4Houston Astrodome36,109 Recap
6October 13at Boston Patriots W 16–02–4 Fenway Park 32,502 Recap
7October 20 New York Jets L 14–202–5Houston Astrodome51,710 Recap
8October 27at Buffalo Bills W 30–73–5 War Memorial Stadium 34,339 Recap
9November 3at Cincinnati Bengals W 27–174–5 Nippert Stadium 24,012 Recap
10November 10at New York Jets L 7–264–6 Shea Stadium 60,242 Recap
11November 17 Denver Broncos W 38–175–6Houston Astrodome36,075 Recap
12Bye
13November 28at Kansas City Chiefs L 10–245–7 Municipal Stadium 48,493 Recap
14December 7 Buffalo Bills W 35–66–7Houston Astrodome34,110 Recap
15December 15 Boston Patriots W 45–177–7Houston Astrodome34,198 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
WLTPCTDIVPFPASTK
New York Jets 1130.7867–1419280W4
Houston Oilers 770.5005–3303248W2
Miami Dolphins 581.3854–3–1276355L1
Boston Patriots 4100.2862–6229406L2
Buffalo Bills 1121.0771–6–1199367L8

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

Notable Stats

PlayerComp.Att.Comp%YardsTD'sINT's

References

  1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 283