1968 San Francisco 49ers season

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1968 San Francisco 49ers season
OwnerJosephine Morabito
Jane Morabito
General manager Louis Spadia
Head coach Dick Nolan
Offensive coordinator Ed Hughes
Home field Kezar Stadium
Results
Record7–6–1
Division place3rd NFL Coastal
Playoff finishDid not qualify

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.

Contents

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
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNote
115 Forrest Blue C Auburn
498 Johnny Fuller DB Lamar

Personnel

Staff / Coaches

1968 San Francisco 49ers staff

Front office

  • Team Owner(s) - Josephine Morabito & Jane Morabito
  • General manager / Team President – Louis Spadia
  • Personnel Scout - Dick Gallagher

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches



Roster

1968 San Francisco 49ers roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Reserve


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 15at Baltimore Colts L 10–270–1 Memorial Stadium 56,864
2September 22 St. Louis Cardinals W 35–171–1 Kezar Stadium 27,557
3September 29 Atlanta Falcons W 28–132–1Kezar Stadium27,477
4October 6at Los Angeles Rams L 10–242–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 69,520
5October 13Baltimore ColtsL 14–422–3Kezar Stadium32,822
6October 20at New York Giants W 26–103–3 Yankee Stadium 62,958
7October 27at Detroit Lions W 14–74–3 Tiger Stadium 53,555
8November 3 Cleveland Browns L 21–334–4Kezar Stadium31,359
9November 10at Chicago Bears L 19–274–5 Wrigley Field 46,978
10November 17Los Angeles RamsT 20–204–5–1Kezar Stadium41,815
11November 24at Pittsburgh Steelers W 45–285–5–1 Pitt Stadium 21,408
12December 1 Green Bay Packers W 27–206–5–1Kezar Stadium47,218
13December 8 Minnesota Vikings L 20–306–6–1Kezar Stadium29,049
14December 15at Atlanta FalconsW 14–127–6–1 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 44,977
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Coastal
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
Baltimore Colts 1310.9296–010–0402144W8
Los Angeles Rams 1031.7693–2–16–3–1312200L2
San Francisco 49ers 761.5382–3–14–5–1303310W1
Atlanta Falcons 2120.1430–61–9170389L4
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Awards, records, and honors

References