1968 Detroit Lions season

1968 Detroit Lions season
Head coach Joe Schmidt
Home field Tiger Stadium
Results
Record 4–8–2
Division place 4th NFL Central
Playoff finish did 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.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 15, 1968 at Dallas Cowboys L 59–13
61,382
2 September 22, 1968 Chicago Bears W 42–0
50,688
3 September 29, 1968 at Green Bay Packers W 23–17
50,681
4 October 6, 1968 at Minnesota Vikings L 24–10
44,289
5 October 13, 1968 at Chicago Bears W 28–10
46,996
6 October 20, 1968 Green Bay Packers T 14–14
57,302
7 October 27, 1968 San Francisco 49ers L 14–7
53,555
8 November 3, 1968 at Los Angeles Rams L 10–7
77,982
9 November 10, 1968 Baltimore Colts L 27–10
55,170
10 November 17, 1968 Minnesota Vikings L 13–6
46,654
11 November 24, 1968 New Orleans Saints T 20–20
46,152
12 November 28, 1968 Philadelphia Eagles L 12–0
47,909
13 December 8, 1968 at Atlanta Falcons W 24–7
49,437
14 December 15, 1968 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

[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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