1968 Washington Redskins season

1968 Washington Redskins season
1968 Washington Redskins season
Owner	George Preston Marshall
General manager	Otto Graham
President	Edward Bennett Williams
Head coach	Otto Graham
Home stadium	D.C. Stadium
Results
Record	5–9
Division place	3rd NFL Capitol
Playoffs	Did not qualify
	← 1967; Redskins seasons; 1969 →;

The 1968 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 37th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 32nd in Washington, D.C. In their third and final year under head coach Otto Graham, the team finished 5–9, failing to improve on their 5–6–3 record from 1967.

With two years remaining on a five-year contract (and an option for another five years), Graham was displaced by Vince Lombardi in early February 1969.^[1]^[2]

Offseason

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club team

Undrafted free agents

1968 undrafted free agents of note
Player	Position	College
Bob Leach	Linebacker	Maryville

Roster

**1968 Washington Redskins roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 9 Sonny Jurgensen 11 Jim Ninowski 17 Harry Theofiledes Running backs (RB) 20 Gerry Allen 16 Gary Beban 26 Bob Brunet 24 Pete Larson 32 Ray McDonald 44 Steve Thurlow 25 A. D. Whitfield Wide receivers (WR) 49 Bobby Mitchell 87 Jerry Smith 42 Charley Taylor Tight ends (TE) 81 Ken Barefoot 86 Marlin McKeever 88 Pat Richter		Offensive linemen (OL) 61 Don Bandy G/T 68 Willie Banks G 57 Dave Crossan C/G 56 Len Hauss C 65 Vince Promuto G 76 Walt Rock T 62 Ray Schoenke G/T 74 Jim Snowden T 75 Fred Washington T 67 John Wooten G Defensive linemen (DL) 77 Walt Barnes DE 73 Frank Bosch DT 79 Dennis Crane DT 66 Carl Kammerer DE 71 Spain Musgrove DE 72 Joe Rutgens DT		Linebackers (LB) 63 Ed Breding MLB 60 Jim Carroll MLB 55 Chris Hanburger OLB 52 Mike Morgan OLB 54 Tom Roussel OLB Defensive backs (DB) 37 Pat Fischer CB 21 George Harold SS 46 Rickie Harris CB 40 Aaron Martin CB 28 Dick Smith FS 34 Jim Smith FS 23 Brig Owens SS Special teams (ST) 4 Mike Bragg P 3 Charlie Gogolak K		Practice squad 38 Ollie Dunlap LB 5 Curt Knight K 82 Dave Weedman DE Reserve 64 Mitch Johnson T (IR) -- Dick LeMay DE (Military) 27 John Love WR (Military) 14 Danny Talbott QB (Military) Rookies in italics

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	August 1	at Houston Oilers (AFL)	L 3–9	0–1	Astrodome	41,468
2	August 10	vs. Atlanta Falcons	W 16–14	1–1	Tampa Stadium (Tampa, FL)	42,180
3	August 16	Baltimore Colts	L 13–15	1–2	D.C. Stadium	45,810
4	August 24	vs. Chicago Bears	L 13–45	1–3	Carter–Finley Stadium (Raleigh, NC)	26,800
5	August 29	Detroit Lions	W 16–10	2–3	D.C. Stadium	36,721
6	September 7	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	W 24–17	3–3	Foreman Field (Norfolk, VA)	17,712

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 15	at Chicago Bears	W 38–28	1–0	Wrigley Field	41,321	Recap
2	September 22	at New Orleans Saints	L 17–37	1–1	Tulane Stadium	65,941	Recap
3	September 29	at New York Giants	L 21–48	1–2	Yankee Stadium	62,797	Recap
4	October 6	Philadelphia Eagles	W 17–14	2–2	D.C. Stadium	50,816	Recap
5	October 13	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 16–13	3–2	D.C. Stadium	50,659	Recap
6	October 20	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 14–41	3–3	Busch Memorial Stadium	46,456	Recap
7	October 27	New York Giants	L 10–13	3–4	D.C. Stadium	50,839	Recap
8	November 3	at Minnesota Vikings	L 14–27	3–5	Metropolitan Stadium	47,644	Recap
9	November 10	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 16–10	4–5	Franklin Field	59,133	Recap
10	November 17	Dallas Cowboys	L 24–44	4–6	D.C. Stadium	50,816	Recap
11	November 24	Green Bay Packers	L 7–27	4–7	D.C. Stadium	50,621	Recap
12	November 28	at Dallas Cowboys	L 20–29	4–8	Cotton Bowl	66,076	Recap
13	December 8	Cleveland Browns	L 21–24	4–9	D.C. Stadium	50,661	Recap
14	December 15	Detroit Lions	W 14–3	5–9	D.C. Stadium	50,123	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 1

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Redskins	14	14	7	3	38
Bears	7	14	0	7	28

Date: September 15
Location: Wrigley Field, Chicago
Game attendance: 41,321
Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), wind 8 mph

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Week 5

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	10	0	3	13
• Redskins	6	3	7	0	16

Date: October 13
Location: D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), wind 3 mph

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Standings

NFL Capitol
view talk edit	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.

References

↑ Polk, James R. (February 6, 1969). "Lombardi officially in at Washington after gaining release from Green Bay". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. Associated Press. p. 23.
↑ "Graham has no comment about Lombardi". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. February 7, 1969. p. 15.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com

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[yvoiaw-1] Polk, James R. (February 6, 1969). "Lombardi officially in at Washington after gaining release from Green Bay". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. Associated Press. p. 23.

[ghnocmt-2] "Graham has no comment about Lombardi". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. February 7, 1969. p. 15.

[3] Pro-Football-Reference.com

[4] Pro-Football-Reference.com

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1	WSH	Pat Richter 16 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Charlie Gogolak kick)	Redskins 7–0

1	WSH	Gerry Allen 12 yard run (Charlie Gogolak kick)	Redskins 14–0

1	CHI	Jack Concannon 7 yard run (Mac Percival kick)	Redskins 14–7

2	WSH	Gerry Allen 99 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Charlie Gogolak kick)	Redskins 21–7

2	CHI	Brian Piccolo 12 yard run (Mac Percival kick)	Redskins 21–14

2	WSH	Pat Richter 6 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Charlie Gogolak kick)	Redskins 28–14

2	CHI	Ronnie Bull 6 yard run (Mac Percival kick)	Redskins 28–21

3	WSH	Pat Richter 19 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Charlie Gogolak kick)	Redskins 35–21

4	CHI	Ronnie Bull 8 yard run (Mac Percival kick)	Redskins 35–21

4	WSH	Charlie Gogolak 37 yard field goal	Redskins 38–21


1	WSH	Jerry Smith 17 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (kick failed)	Redskins 6–0

2	WSH	Charlie Gogolak 24 yard field goal	Redskins 9–0

2	PIT	Booth Lusteg 24 yard field goal	Redskins 9–3

2	PIT	Roy Jefferson 33 yard pass from Dick Shiner (Booth Lusteg kick)	Steelers 10–9

3	WSH	Jerry Smith 49 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Charlie Gogolak kick)	Redskins 16–10

4	PIT	Booth Lusteg 30 yard field goal	Redskins 16–13