1968 Detroit Lions season
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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.
NFL draft
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Notes
- Detroit traded DT Roger Brown to Los Angeles in exchange for the Rams' first- and third-round selections (24th and 74th) and second-round selection in 1969.
- Detroit traded its third-round selection (65th) and fourth-round selection in 1969 to San Francisco in exchange for RB David Kopay.
- Detroit traded its seventeenth-round selection (445th) to Minnesota in exchange for Minnesota's sixteenth-round selection in 1969.
Roster
Schedule
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| 1 | September 15 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 13–59 | 0–1 | Cotton Bowl | 61,382 |
| 2 | September 22 | Chicago Bears | W 42–0 | 1–1 | Tiger Stadium | 50,688 |
| 3 | September 29 | at Green Bay Packers | W 23–17 | 2–1 | Lambeau Field | 50,681 |
| 4 | October 6 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 10–24 | 2–2 | Metropolitan Stadium | 44,289 |
| 5 | October 13 | at Chicago Bears | W 28–10 | 3–2 | Wrigley Field | 46,996 |
| 6 | October 20 | Green Bay Packers | T 14–14 | 3–2–1 | Tiger Stadium | 57,302 |
| 7 | October 27 | San Francisco 49ers | L 7–14 | 3–3–1 | Tiger Stadium | 53,555 |
| 8 | November 3 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 7–10 | 3–4–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 77,982 |
| 9 | November 10 | Baltimore Colts | L 10–27 | 3–5–1 | Tiger Stadium | 55,170 |
| 10 | November 17 | Minnesota Vikings | L 6–13 | 3–6–1 | Tiger Stadium | 46,654 |
| 11 | November 24 | New Orleans Saints | T 20–20 | 3–6–2 | Tiger Stadium | 46,152 |
| 12 | November 28 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 0–12 | 3–7–2 | Tiger Stadium | 47,909 |
| 13 | December 8 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 24–7 | 4–7–2 | Atlanta Stadium | 49,437 |
| 14 | December 15 | at Washington Redskins | L 3–14 | 4–8–2 | D.C. Stadium | 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
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Standings
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References
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