1968 San Francisco 49ers season

1968 San Francisco 49ers season
OwnerJosephine Morabito
Jane Morabito
General managerLouis Spadia
Head coachDick Nolan
Offensive coordinatorEd Hughes
Home fieldKezar 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.

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

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NFL Draft

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1968 San Francisco 49ers Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Note
1 15 Forrest Blue C Auburn
4 98 Johnny Fuller DB Lamar

Personnel

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Staff / Coaches

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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

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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

  • 36 Tommy Davis K

Reserve


Rookies in italics

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 15 at Baltimore Colts L 10–27 0–1 Memorial Stadium 56,864
2 September 22 St. Louis Cardinals W 35–17 1–1 Kezar Stadium 27,557
3 September 29 Atlanta Falcons W 28–13 2–1 Kezar Stadium 27,477
4 October 6 at Los Angeles Rams L 10–24 2–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 69,520
5 October 13 Baltimore Colts L 14–42 2–3 Kezar Stadium 32,822
6 October 20 at New York Giants W 26–10 3–3 Yankee Stadium 62,958
7 October 27 at Detroit Lions W 14–7 4–3 Tiger Stadium 53,555
8 November 3 Cleveland Browns L 21–33 4–4 Kezar Stadium 31,359
9 November 10 at Chicago Bears L 19–27 4–5 Wrigley Field 46,978
10 November 17 Los Angeles Rams T 20–20 4–5–1 Kezar Stadium 41,815
11 November 24 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 45–28 5–5–1 Pitt Stadium 21,408
12 December 1 Green Bay Packers W 27–20 6–5–1 Kezar Stadium 47,218
13 December 8 Minnesota Vikings L 20–30 6–6–1 Kezar Stadium 29,049
14 December 15 at Atlanta Falcons W 14–12 7–6–1 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 44,977
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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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.

Awards, records, and honors

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References

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