1968 Houston Oilers season

The 1968 Houston Oilers season was the ninth season for the Houston Oilers as a professional AFL franchise; The team 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] The Oilers finished their season with a record of 7–7 and did not qualify for the playoffs.

1968 Houston Oilers season
Owner	Bud Adams
General manager	Don Klosterman
Head coach	Wally Lemm
Home stadium	Houston Astrodome
Results
Record	7–7
Division place	2nd AFL Eastern
Playoffs	Did not qualify
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Offseason

AFL Draft

Roster

1968 Houston Oilers roster
Quarterbacks 11 Pete Beathard 10 Don Trull Running backs 42 Sid Blanks 35 Woody Campbell 32 Hoyle Granger 36 Roy Hopkins Wide receivers 27 Glenn Bass 81 Jim Beirne 28 Charley Frazier 84 Mac Haik Tight ends 82 Jim LeMoine 89 Alvin Reed		Offensive linemen 66 Sonny Bishop G 78 Glen Ray Hines T 50 Bobby Maples C 54 Steve Quinn C 60 Tom Regner G 73 Bob Robertson T 76 Walter Suggs T 64 Dick Swatland G Defensive linemen 65 Elvin Bethea DE 80 Gary Cutsinger DE 59 Tom Domres DT 79 Pat Holmes DE 77 Bud Marshall DT 74 Willie Parker DT		Linebackers 58 Pete Barnes OLB 52 Garland Boyette MLB 55 Marion Rushing OLB 68 Rich Stotter MLB 56 Olen Underwood OLB 90 George Webster OLB Defensive backs 41 Larry Carwell CB 20 Miller Farr CB 33 W. K. Hicks FS/CB 29 Ken Houston SS 22 Zeke Moore CB 43 Jim Norton P/FS 23 Bob Smith SS Special teams 15 Wayne Walker K		Reserve lists -- Billy Alsbrooks CB (Military) 88 Ed Carrington TE (IR) 46 Jim Dousay RB (IR) 85 Bill Halley TE (IR) 72 George Rice DT (IR) 70 Carel Stith DT (IR) Taxi squad 25 Ode Burrell RB 51 Ronnie Caveness LB 12 Bob Davis QB 26 Larry Elkins WR 21 Pete Johns S 75 Dudley Meredith DT 87 Lionel Taylor WR 67 John Wittenborn K rookies in italics

Regular season

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 9	Kansas City Chiefs	L 21–26	0–1	Houston Astrodome	45,083	Recap
2	September 14	at Miami Dolphins	W 24–10	1–1	Miami Orange Bowl	40,067	Recap
3	September 21	at San Diego Chargers	L 14–30	1–2	San Diego Stadium	46,217	Recap
4	September 29	Oakland Raiders	L 15–24	1–3	Houston Astrodome	46,098	Recap
5	October 6	Miami Dolphins	L 7–24	1–4	Houston Astrodome	36,109	Recap
6	October 13	at Boston Patriots	W 16–0	2–4	Fenway Park	32,502	Recap
7	October 20	New York Jets	L 14–20	2–5	Houston Astrodome	51,710	Recap
8	October 27	at Buffalo Bills	W 30–7	3–5	War Memorial Stadium	34,339	Recap
9	November 3	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 27–17	4–5	Nippert Stadium	24,012	Recap
10	November 10	at New York Jets	L 7–26	4–6	Shea Stadium	60,242	Recap
11	November 17	Denver Broncos	W 38–17	5–6	Houston Astrodome	36,075	Recap
12	Bye
13	November 28	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 10–24	5–7	Municipal Stadium	48,493	Recap
14	December 7	Buffalo Bills	W 35–6	6–7	Houston Astrodome	34,110	Recap
15	December 15	Boston Patriots	W 45–17	7–7	Houston Astrodome	34,198	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
view talk edit	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 in the AFL.

Notable Stats

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