1968 Detroit Lions season

1968 Detroit Lions season
Head coach	Joe Schmidt
Home field	Tiger Stadium
Results
Record	4–8–2
Division place	4th NFL Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1968 Detroit Lions season was their 39th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 5–7–2, winning only four games.^[1] They missed the playoffs for the eleventh straight season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 15, 1968	at Dallas Cowboys	L 59–13	61,382
2	September 22, 1968	Chicago Bears	W 42–0	50,688
3	September 29, 1968	at Green Bay Packers	W 23–17	50,681
4	October 6, 1968	at Minnesota Vikings	L 24–10	44,289
5	October 13, 1968	at Chicago Bears	W 28–10	46,996
6	October 20, 1968	Green Bay Packers	T 14–14	57,302
7	October 27, 1968	San Francisco 49ers	L 14–7	53,555
8	November 3, 1968	at Los Angeles Rams	L 10–7	77,982
9	November 10, 1968	Baltimore Colts	L 27–10	55,170
10	November 17, 1968	Minnesota Vikings	L 13–6	46,654
11	November 24, 1968	New Orleans Saints	T 20–20	46,152
12	November 28, 1968	Philadelphia Eagles	L 12–0	47,909
13	December 8, 1968	at Atlanta Falcons	W 24–7	49,437
14	December 15, 1968	at Washington Redskins	L 14–3	50,123

Note: The October 6 game against Minnesota was originally scheduled to be played in Detroit. The game was switched with the November 17 game due to game 4 of the World Series.

Season summary

Week 5

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Lions	7	7	7	7	28
Bears	7	3	0	0	10

Date: October 13
Location: Wrigley Field, Chicago
Game weather: 67°F, wind 9 mph

Scoring summary

1	DET	Mel Farr 32 yard pass from Bill Munson (Jerry DePoyster kick)	Lions 7–0

1	CHI	Cecil Turner 80 yard pass from Larry Rakestraw (Mac Percival kick)	Tie 7–7

2	DET	Mel Farr 9 yard run (Jerry DePoyster kick)	Lions 14–7

2	CHI	Mac Percival 33 yard field goal	Lions 14–10

3	DET	Mel Farr 1 yard run (Jerry DePoyster kick)	Lions 21–10

4	DET	Tom Nowatzke 1 yard run (Jerry DePoyster kick)	Lions 28–10

^[2]

Standings

NFL Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Minnesota Vikings	8	6	0	.571	4–2	6–4	282	242	W2
Chicago Bears	7	7	0	.500	3–3	5–5	250	333	L1
Green Bay Packers	6	7	1	.462	1–4–1	2–7–1	281	227	W1
Detroit Lions	4	8	2	.333	3–2–1	4–5–1	207	241	L1

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

References

Detroit Lions

Founded in 1930 Formerly the Portsmouth Spartans (1930–1933) Based in Detroit, Michigan Headquartered in Allen Park, Michigan

Franchise	Franchise Team history Seasons Players First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Coaches

Stadiums	Universal Stadium University of Detroit Stadium Tiger Stadium Pontiac Silverdome Ford Field

Culture	NFL on Thanksgiving Day Paper Lion (film) "What's Going On" (Marvin Gaye song) Home Improvement Cheerleaders

Lore	1932 Playoff Game Curse of Bobby Layne Mike Utley gives a thumbs up Marty Mornhinweg takes the wind "Fire Millen" 0–16 "Calvin Johnson rule" Miracle in Motown

Rivalries	Chicago Bears Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings

Notable people	William Clay & Martha Firestone Ford Barry Sanders Bobby Layne Glenn Presnell

Division championships (4)	1935 1983 1991 1993

Conference championships (4)	1952 1953 1954 1957

League championships (4)	1935 1952 1953 1957

Broadcasters	Radio: Radio network Dan Miller Jim Brandstatter Tony Ortiz WJR TV: Television network Matt Shepard Chris Spielman Jennifer Hammond WJBK Fox Sports Detroit

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division

Seasons (87)	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Portsmouth Spartans–Detroit Lions seasons

Portsmouth Spartans 1930 1931 1932 1933 Detroit 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

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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