1968 Miami Dolphins season

1968 Miami Dolphins season
Head coach George Wilson
Home field Miami Orange Bowl
Results
Record 5–8–1
Division place 3rd AFL Eastern
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1968 Miami Dolphins season was the team's third in the American Football League (AFL).

Offseason

Common draft

Main article: 1968 NFL draft
1968 Miami Dolphins draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 8 Larry Csonka *   Running back Syracuse
      Made roster       Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1968 Miami Dolphins staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 Bye
2 September 14, 1968 Houston Oilers L 24–10 0–1–0
38,097
3 September 21, 1968 Oakland Raiders L 47–21 0–2–0
28,751
4 September 28, 1968 Kansas City Chiefs L 48–3 0–3–0
27,732
5 October 6, 1968 at Houston Oilers W 24–7 1–3–0
35,424
6 October 12, 1968 Buffalo Bills T 14–14 1–3–1
28,559
7 October 20, 1968 at Cincinnati Bengals W 24–22 2–3–1
25,076
8 October 27, 1968 at Denver Broncos L 21–14 2–4–1
43,411
9 November 3, 1968 at San Diego Chargers L 34–28 2–5–1
31,686
10 November 10, 1968 at Buffalo Bills W 21–17 3–5–1
28,399
11 November 17, 1968 Cincinnati Bengals L 38–21 3–6–1
30,304
12 November 24, 1968 at Boston Patriots W 34–10 4–6–1
13,646
13 December 1, 1968 at New York Jets L 35–17 4–7–1
60,207
14 December 8, 1968 Boston Patriots W 38–7 5–7–1
24,242
15 December 15, 1968 New York Jets L 31–7 5–8–1
31,302

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
New York Jets 1130.7867–1419280W4
Houston Oilers 770.5005–3303248W2
Miami Dolphins 581.3854–3–1276355L1
Boston Patriots 4100.2862–6229406L2
Buffalo Bills 1121.0771–6–1199367L8

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

  1. "1968 Miami Dolphins draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2014.

External links

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