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1 Offseason  


1.1  AFL Draft  






2 Roster  




3 Regular season  




4 Season schedule  




5 Standings  


5.1  Notable Stats  






6 References  













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1968 Houston Oilers season
OwnerBud Adams
General managerDon Klosterman
Head coachWally Lemm
Home fieldHouston Astrodome
Results
Record7–7
Division place2nd AFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify
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    • The 1968 Houston Oilers season was the ninth season for the Houston Oilers as a professional AFL franchise; The team would play their home games in the Houston Astrodome. The Oilers would become the first team in professional football to play their games in a domed stadium.[1] The Oilers finished their season with a record of 7-7 and did not qualify for the playoffs.

    Offseason[edit]

    AFL Draft[edit]

    Roster[edit]

    Houston Oilers roster
    Quarterbacks

    Running backs

    Wide receivers

    Tight ends

    		Offensive linemen

    Defensive linemen

    		Linebackers

    Defensive backs

    Special teams

    		Reserve lists

    Practice squad

    rookies in italics

    Regular season[edit]

    Season schedule[edit]

    Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
    1 September 9 Kansas City Chiefs L 21–26 0–1 Houston Astrodome 45,083 Recap
    2 September 14 atMiami Dolphins W 24–10 1–1 Miami Orange Bowl 40,067 Recap
    3 September 21 atSan Diego Chargers L 14–30 1–2 San Diego Stadium 46,217 Recap
    4 September 29 Oakland Raiders L 15–24 1–3 Houston Astrodome 46,098 Recap
    5 October 6 Miami Dolphins L 7–24 1–4 Houston Astrodome 36,109 Recap
    6 October 13 atBoston Patriots W 16–0 2–4 Fenway Park 32,502 Recap
    7 October 20 New York Jets L 14–20 2–5 Houston Astrodome 51,710 Recap
    8 October 27 atBuffalo Bills W 30–7 3–5 War Memorial Stadium 34,339 Recap
    9 November 3 atCincinnati Bengals W 27–17 4–5 Nippert Stadium 24,012 Recap
    10 November 10 atNew York Jets L 7–26 4–6 Shea Stadium 60,242 Recap
    11 November 17 Denver Broncos W 38–17 5–6 Houston Astrodome 36,075 Recap
    12 Bye
    13 November 28 atKansas City Chiefs L 10–24 5–7 Municipal Stadium 48,493 Recap
    14 December 7 Buffalo Bills W 35–6 6–7 Houston Astrodome 34,110 Recap
    15 December 15 Boston Patriots W 45–17 7–7 Houston Astrodome 34,198 Recap
    Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

    Standings[edit]

    AFL Eastern Division
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    		•  W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
    New York Jets 11 3 0 .786 7–1 419 280 W4
    Houston Oilers 7 7 0 .500 5–3 303 248 W2
    Miami Dolphins 5 8 1 .385 4–3–1 276 355 L1
    Boston Patriots 4 10 0 .286 2–6 229 406 L2
    Buffalo Bills 1 12 1 .077 1–6–1 199 367 L8

    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.

    Notable Stats[edit]

    Player Comp. Att. Comp% Yards TD's INT's

    References[edit]

    1. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 283


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