1968 Houston Oilers season

1968 Houston Oilers season
Head coach	Wally Lemm
Home field	Astrodome
Results
Record	7–7
Division place	2nd AFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1968 Houston Oilers season was the team's ninth season. The club 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]

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 9, 1968	Kansas City Chiefs	L 26–21	45,083
2	September 14, 1968	at Miami Dolphins	W 24–10	40,067
3	September 21, 1968	at San Diego Chargers	L 30–14	46,217
4	September 29, 1968	Oakland Raiders	L 24–15	46,098
5	October 6, 1968	Miami Dolphins	L 24–7	36,109
6	October 13, 1968	at Boston Patriots	W 16–0	32,502
7	October 20, 1968	New York Jets	L 20–14	51,710
8	October 27, 1968	at Buffalo Bills	W 30–7	34,339
9	November 3, 1968	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 27–17	24,012
10	November 10, 1968	at New York Jets	L 26–7	60,242
11	November 17, 1968	Denver Broncos	W 38–17	36,075
12	November 28, 1968	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 24–10	48,493
13	December 7, 1968	Buffalo Bills	W 35–6	34,110
14	December 15, 1968	Boston Patriots	W 45–17	34,198

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
	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 until 1972.

Notable Stats

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

Roster

Houston Oilers roster
Quarterbacks Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends		Offensive Linemen Defensive Linemen		Linebackers Defensive Backs CB Special Teams		Reserve Lists Practice Squad Rookies in italics

References

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

• Oilers on Pro Football Reference
• Oilers on jt-sw.com