1968 Atlanta Falcons season

1968 Atlanta Falcons season
Head coach	Norb Hecker (0–3) Norm Van Brocklin (2–9)
General manager	Frank E. Wall
Owner	Rankin M. Smith, Sr.
Home field	Atlanta Stadium
Results
Record	2–12
Division place	4th Coastal
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	LB Tommy Nobis

The 1968 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's third year in the National Football League (NFL).

Offseason

NFL Draft

1968 Atlanta Falcons draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	3	Claude Humphrey * ^†	Defensive end	Tennessee State
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1968 Atlanta Falcons staff
	Front office President – Rankin M. Smith, Sr. Assistant to the President – Bud Erickson Vice President and General Manager – Frank E. Wall Head coaches Head Coach – Norb Hecker (first three games) Head Coach – Norm Van Brocklin Offensive coaches Chief Offensive – Lew Carpenter Receivers – Jim Phillips Offensive Line – Bob Fry			Defensive coaches Chief Defensive – Hal Herring Linebackers – Bill Jobko Defensive Backfield – John Symank

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 14, 1968	at Minnesota Vikings	L 47–7	45,563
2	September 22, 1968	Baltimore Colts	L 28–20	50,428
3	September 29, 1968	at San Francisco 49ers	L 28–13	27,471
4	October 6, 1968	Green Bay Packers	L 38–7	58,850
5	October 13, 1968	New York Giants	W 24–21	49,962
6	October 20, 1968	at Los Angeles Rams	L 27–14	54,443
7	October 27, 1968	at Cleveland Browns	L 30–7	67,723
8	November 3, 1968	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 41–21	47,727
9	November 10, 1968	Los Angeles Rams	L 17–10	53,979
10	November 17, 1968	at Chicago Bears	W 16–13	44,214
11	November 24, 1968	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 17–12	43,246
12	December 1, 1968	at Baltimore Colts	L 44–0	60,238
13	December 8, 1968	Detroit Lions	L 24–7	49,437
14	December 15, 1968	San Francisco 49ers	L 14–12	44,977

Standings

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.

References

1. "1968 Atlanta Falcons draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 24, 2014.

External links

• 1968 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com