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.

1 Schedule
2 Season summary
- 2.1 Week 1
- 2.2 Week 5
3 Standings
4 References

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

Season summary

Week 1

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

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

Scoring summary

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

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Week 5

	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, wind 3 mph

Scoring summary

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

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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.

References

^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com

Washington Redskins

Formerly the Boston Braves and the Boston Redskins
Founded in 1932
Based in Landover, Maryland
Headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia

Franchise

Stadiums

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Division championships (14)

Super Bowl appearances (5)

VII
XVII
XVIII
XXII
XXVI

League championships (5)

Hall of Fame players

All-time leaders

Current league affiliations

League: National Football League
Conference: National Football Conference
Division: East Division

Seasons (84)

1930s	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Washington Redskins seasons

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Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory

1968 NFL season

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

Related: 1968 AFL Season

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