1968 New York Giants season

1968 New York Giants season
Head coachAllie Sherman
Home stadiumYankee Stadium
Results
Record7–7
Division place2nd NFL Capitol
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The 1968 New York Giants season was the franchise's 44th season in the National Football League (NFL).[1] For the 1968 season, the Giants traded divisions with the New Orleans Saints, with the Giants moving from the Century Division to the Capitol Division.[2] The Giants finished with a 7–7 record, which placed them second in the Capitol Division, five games behind the Dallas Cowboys.[3][4]

The Giants did not have a first-round selection in the 1968 NFL/AFL draft; their first pick was Rich Buzin, taken in the second round with the 41st overall pick.[5] New York began the season with a four-game winning streak. After a four-game stretch in which they had three losses, the Giants went to Dallas and posted an upset victory, 27–21. With that win and a victory against the Philadelphia Eagles the following week, the Giants moved into contention for a Capitol Division championship. However, they lost the final four games of the season. The 1968 regular season was Allie Sherman's last as head coach of the Giants; he was fired after the preseason in 1969.[6]

Offseason

NFL draft

1968 New York Giants draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 41 Rich Buzin  Offensive tackle Penn State
3 70 Bobby Duhon  Running back Tulane
7 180 Doug Chatman  Defensive end Jackson State
      Made roster  

Roster

1968 New York Giants 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 (ST)

 Practice squad

Reserve


Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 15 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 34–20 1–0 Pitt Stadium 45,698
2 September 22 at Philadelphia Eagles W 34–25 2–0 Franklin Field 60,858
3 September 29 Washington Redskins W 48–21 3–0 Yankee Stadium 62,797
4 October 6 New Orleans Saints W 38–21 4–0 Yankee Stadium 60,967
5 October 15 at Atlanta Falcons L 21–24 4–1 Atlanta Stadium 49,962
6 October 20 San Francisco 49ers L 10–26 4–2 Yankee Stadium 62,958
7 October 27 at Washington Redskins W 13–10 5–2 D.C. Stadium 50,839
8 November 3 Baltimore Colts L 0–26 5–3 Yankee Stadium 62,973
9 November 10 at Dallas Cowboys W 27–21 6–3 Cotton Bowl 72,163
10 November 17 Philadelphia Eagles W 7–6 7–3 Yankee Stadium 62,896
11 November 24 at Los Angeles Rams L 21–24 7–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 68,534
12 December 1 at Cleveland Browns L 10–45 7–5 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 83,193
13 December 8 St. Louis Cardinals L 21–28 7–6 Yankee Stadium 62,709
14 December 15 Dallas Cowboys L 10–28 7–7 Yankee Stadium 62,617
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Capitol
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Dallas Cowboys 12 2 0 .857 5–1 9–1 431 186 W5
New York Giants 7 7 0 .500 5–1 7–3 294 325 L4
Washington Redskins 5 9 0 .357 2–4 3–7 249 358 W1
Philadelphia Eagles 2 12 0 .143 0–6 1–9 202 351 L1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Century
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 10 4 0 .714 4–2 7–3 394 273 L1
St. Louis Cardinals 9 4 1 .692 5–0–1 8–1–1 325 289 W4
New Orleans Saints 4 9 1 .308 2–4 3–7 246 327 W1
Pittsburgh Steelers 2 11 1 .154 0–5–1 1–8–1 244 397 L5
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
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.
NFL Coastal
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Baltimore Colts 13 1 0 .929 6–0 10–0 402 144 W8
Los Angeles Rams 10 3 1 .769 3–2–1 6–3–1 312 200 L2
San Francisco 49ers 7 6 1 .538 2–3–1 4–5–1 303 310 W1
Atlanta Falcons 2 12 0 .143 0–6 1–9 170 389 L4
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

  1. ↑ "New York Giants Franchise Encyclopedia". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  2. ↑ Henkel, Frank M. (2005). Cleveland Browns History. Arcadia Publishing. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-7385-3428-2.
  3. ↑ "1968 New York Giants". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
  4. ↑ "1968 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on April 20, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
  5. ↑ "1968 NFL/AFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  6. ↑ Whittingham, Richard (2005). Illustrated History of the New York Giants. Chicago: Triumph Books. pp. 150–151. ISBN 1-57243-641-7.
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