1968 Green Bay Packers season

1968 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach	Phil Bengtson
Home field	Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	6–7–1
Division place	3rd Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1968 Green Bay Packers season was their 50th overall and the 49th as members of the National Football League. The club posted a 6–7–1 record under first-year head coach Phil Bengston, earning them a third-place finish in the Central Division of the Western Conference. It was also the Packers' first losing season since 1958.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
1	September 15, 1968	Philadelphia Eagles	W 30–13	Lambeau Field	50,861
2	September 22, 1968	Minnesota Vikings	L 26–13	Milwaukee County Stadium	49,346
3	September 29, 1968	Detroit Lions	L 23–17	Lambeau Field	50,861
4	October 6, 1968	at Atlanta Falcons	W 38–7	Atlanta Stadium	58,850
5	October 13, 1968	Los Angeles Rams	L 16–14	Milwaukee County Stadium	49,646
6	October 20, 1968	at Detroit Lions	T 14–14	Tiger Stadium	57,302
7	October 28, 1968	at Dallas Cowboys	W 28–17	Cotton Bowl	74,604
8	November 3, 1968	Chicago Bears	L 13–10	Lambeau Field	50,861
9	November 10, 1968	at Minnesota Vikings	L 14–10	Metropolitan Stadium	47,644
10	November 17, 1968	New Orleans Saints	W 29–7	Milwaukee County Stadium	49,644
11	November 24, 1968	at Washington Redskins	W 27–7	RFK Stadium	50,621
12	December 1, 1968	at San Francisco 49ers	L 27–20	Kezar Stadium	47,218
13	December 7, 1968	Baltimore Colts	L 16–3	Lambeau Field	50,861
14	December 15, 1968	at Chicago Bears	W 28–27	Wrigley Field	46,435

Season summary

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	3	0	7	13
• Packers	7	14	6	3	30

Date: September 15
Location: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Game weather: 67°F, wind 11 mph

Scoring summary

1	PHI	Sam Baker 27-yard field goal	Eagles 3–0

1	GB	Jim Grabowski 6-yard run (Jerry Kramer kick)	Packers 7–3

2	GB	Carroll Dale 12-yard pass from Bart Starr (Jerry Kramer kick)	Packers 14–3

2	PHI	Sam Baker 17-yard field goal	Packers 14–6

2	GB	Boyd Dowler 55-yard pass from Bart Starr (Jerry Kramer kick)	Packers 21–6

3	GB	Jerry Kramer 17-yard field goal	Packers 24–6

3	GB	Jerry Kramer 22-yard field goal	Packers 27–6

4	PHI	Gary Ballman 2-yard pass from King Hill (Sam Baker kick)	Packers 27–13

4	GB	Jerry Kramer 35-yard field goal	Packers 30–13

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Week 14

A win by the Packers was important because a Bears loss means that The Minnesota Vikings clinched the Central Division title and their first ever playoff berth.

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Packers	7	14	7	0	28
Bears	10	0	0	17	27

Date: December 15
Location: Wrigley Field
Game weather: 22°F, wind 7 mph

Scoring summary

1	CHI	Mac Percival 14-yard field goal	Bears 3–0

1	GB	Boyd Dowler 72-yard pass from Zeke Bratkowski (Mike Mercer kick)	Packers 7–3

1	CHI	Dick Gordon 48-yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick)	Bears 10–7

2	GB	Jim Grabowski 67-yard pass from Don Horn (Mike Mercer kick)	Packers 14–10

2	GB	Chuck Mercein 1-yard run (Mike Mercer kick)	Packers 21–10

3	GB	Boyd Dowler 25-yard pass from Don Horn (Mike Mercer kick)	Packers 28–10

4	CHI	Ronnie Bull 8-yard run (Mac Percival kick)	Packers 28–17

4	CHI	Mac Percival 26-yard field goal	Packers 28–20

4	CHI	Dick Gordon 51-yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick)	Packers 28–27

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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

Sportsencyclopedia.com

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Green Bay Packers

Founded in 1919 Based and headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin

Franchise	Franchise Team history Green Bay Packers, Inc. Board of Directors

Records	Seasons Coaches Players A–D E–K L–R S–Z Starting quarterbacks Pro Football Hall of Famers Retired numbers First-round draft picks Records Pro Bowlers Stadiums

Stadiums	Hagemeister Park Bellevue Park City Stadium Borchert Field Wisconsin State Fair Park Marquette Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium Lambeau Field

Training Facilities	Don Hutson Center Clarke Hinkle Field Ray Nitschke Field St. Norbert College (training camp) Rockwood Lodge (former)

Culture	Cheesehead Lambeau Leap Hall of Fame Packers Fan Hall of Fame "Bang the Drum All Day" Cheerleaders Fight song Lumberjack Band Pigskin Champions Vernon Biever Hungry Five George Whitney Calhoun The Dope Sheet Curly Lambeau Vince Lombardi Ron Wolf Lombardi Pitch Perfect 2 Packers Heritage Trail Packers Pro Shop

Lore	Dolly Gray impostor The Ice Bowl The Snow Bowl Instant Replay Game 4th and 26 Fail Mary Miracle in Motown

Division championships (22)	1936 1938 1939 1944 1960 1961 1962 1965 1966 1967 1972 1995 1996 1997 2002 2003 2004 2007 2011 2012 2013 2014

Conference championships (9)	1960 1961 1962 1965 1966 1967 1996 1997 2010

League championships (13^†)	1929 1930 1931 1936 1939 1944 1961 1962 1965 1966 (I) 1967 (II) 1996 (XXXI) 2010 (XLV) ^† does not include 1966 or 1967 NFL championships

Retired numbers	3 4 14 15 66 92

Rivalries	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings

Broadcasters	Radio: Packers Radio Network WTMJ WKTI-HD2 WIXX WTAQ Television (pre-season & official in-season team programming): WGBA-TV WTMJ-TV Personnel: Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play) Larry McCarren (color/analysis)

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1921–present) Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division

Seasons (97)	1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 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

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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