1968 Washington Redskins season

1968 Washington Redskins season
Head coach Otto Graham
Home field DC Stadium
Results
Record 5-9
Division Place 3rd NFL Capitol
Playoff finish did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season Next season
1967 1969

The 1968 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 5-6-3 record from 1967.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 15, 1968 at Chicago Bears W 38-28
41,321
2 September 22, 1968 at New Orleans Saints L 37-17
65,941
3 September 29, 1968 at New York Giants L 48-21
62,797
4 October 6, 1968 Philadelphia Eagles W 17-14
50,816
5 October 13, 1968 Pittsburgh Steelers W 16-13
50,659
6 October 20, 1968 at St. Louis Cardinals L 41-14
46,456
7 October 27, 1968 New York Giants L 13-10
50,839
8 November 3, 1968 at Minnesota Vikings L 27-14
47,644
9 November 10, 1968 at Philadelphia Eagles W 16-10
59,133
10 November 17, 1968 Dallas Cowboys L 44-24
50,816
11 November 24, 1968 Green Bay Packers L 27-7
50,621
12 November 28, 1968 at Dallas Cowboys L 29-20
66,076
13 December 8, 1968 Cleveland Browns L 24-21
50,661
14 December 15, 1968 Detroit Lions W 14-3
50,123

Standings

NFL Capitol
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Dallas Cowboys 12 2 0 .857 431 186 W-5
New York Giants 7 7 0 .500 294 325 L-4
Washington Redskins 5 9 0 .357 249 358 W-1
Philadelphia Eagles 2 12 0 .143 202 351 L-1
Formerly the Boston Braves and the Boston Redskins • Founded in 1932 • Plays in Landover, Maryland • Headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia
The Franchise
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Lore
Rivalries
Head coaches
Wray • Dietz • Casey • Flaherty • Bergman • DeGroot • Edwards • Whelchel • Ball • Todd • Lambeau • Kuharich • Nixon • McPeak • Graham • Lombardi • Austin • Allen • Pardee • Gibbs • Petitbon • Turner • Robiskie • Schottenheimer • Spurrier • Gibbs • Zorn • Shanahan
Division championships (12)
Super Bowl appearances (5)
VII • XVII • XVIII • XXII • XXVI
League championships (5)
1937 • 1942 • 1982 • 1987 • 1991
Hall of Fame players
Battles • Baugh • Dudley • Edwards • Green • Grimm • Hanburger • Houston • Huff • D. Jones • S. Jones • Jurgensen • Krause • Millner • Mitchell • Monk • Riggins • Smith • Taylor
All-time leaders
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Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory
Eastern Conference Western Conference
Capitol Century Coastal Central
Dallas Cleveland Atlanta Chicago
NY Giants New Orleans Baltimore Detroit
Philadelphia Pittsburgh Los Angeles Green Bay
Washington St. Louis San Francisco Minnesota
1968 NFL Draft • 1968 NFL strike/lockout • NFL Playoffs • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl III
Related: 1968 AFL Season