1968 New Orleans Saints

1968 New Orleans Saints season
Head Coach	Tom Fears
Home Field	Tulane Stadium
Results
Record	4-9-1
Place	3rd NFL Century
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1967	1969

The 1968 New Orleans Saints season was the team's second as a member of the National Football League. They improved on their previous season's output of 3-11, winning four games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

On December 15, 1968, Charlie Brown was the first New Orleans Saint to return a punt for a touchdown. Brown’s historic run was recognized by NFL Films as one of the top ten runs (# 8) in NFL History. Incredibly, nine of the opposing 11 players get a piece of Brown--but none bring him down. It would be another 21 years before another Saint would return a punt for a touchdown.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 15	Cleveland	L 24-10	74,215
2	September 22	Washington	W 37-17	65,941
3	September 29	St. Louis	L 21-20	79,021
4	October 6	at NY Giants	L 38-21	60,967
5	October 13	Minnesota	W 20-17	71,105
6	October 20	at Pittsburgh	W 16-12	32,303
7	October 27	at St. Louis	L 31-17	45,476
8	November 3	Dallas	L 17-3	84,728
9	November 10	at Cleveland	L 35-17	71,025
10	November 17	at Green Bay	L 29-7	49,644
11	November 24	at Detroit	T 20-20	46,152
12	December 1	Chicago	L 23-17	78,285
13	December 8	at Philadelphia	L 29-17	57,128
14	December 15	Pittsburgh	W 24-14	66,131

Standings

NFL Century
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	10	4	0	.714	394	273	L-1
St. Louis Cardinals	9	4	1	.692	325	289	W-4
New Orleans Saints	4	9	1	.308	246	327	W-1
Pittsburgh Steelers	2	11	1	.154	244	397	L-5