1968 Miami Dolphins season

The 1968 Miami Dolphins season was the team's third in the American Football League (AFL). The team improved on their 4–10 record from 1967, finishing the season 5–8–1 and moving one place up in the AFL Eastern Division. In week 6, the Dolphins tied the Buffalo Bills, 14–14, the first tie in franchise history. The Dolphins finished their season with a 5-8-1 record, a mild improvement from the previous season.

1968 Miami Dolphins season
Head coach	George Wilson
Home field	Miami Orange Bowl
Results
Record	5–8–1
Division place	3rd AFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	3 QB Bob Griese RB Jim Kiick DE Karl Noonan

The last remaining active member of the 1968 Miami Dolphins was quarterback Bob Griese, who retired after the 1980 NFL season.

Offseason

Common draft

Main article: 1968 NFL draft

1968 Miami Dolphins draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	8	Larry Csonka * †	Running back	Syracuse
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff / Coaches

1968 Miami Dolphins staff

Front office President – Joe Robbie Director of player personnel – Joe Thomas Head coaches Head coach – George Wilson Offensive coaches Offensive backs – John Idzik Offensive line – Ernie Hefferle

Defensive coaches Defensive line – Les Bingaman Defensive backs – Tom Keane

Roster

1968 Miami Dolphins roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 12 Bob Griese 15 Kim Hammond 11 Rick Norton Running backs (RB) 39 Larry Csonka 29 Jack Harper 21 Jim Kiick 35 Stan Mitchell 30 Sammy Price 27 Gary Tucker Wide receivers (WR) 42 Bill Darnall 28 Gene Milton 89 Karl Noonan 81 Howard Twilley Tight ends (TE) 83 Jim Cox 82 Doug Moreau

Offensive linemen (OL) 77 Doug Crusan T 73 Norm Evans T 71 Charlie Fowler G 58 Tom Goode C 63 Billy Neighbors G 65 Jack Pyburn T 78 Maxie Williams G 61 Fred Woodson T Defensive linemen (DL) 86 Mel Branch DE 75 Manny Fernandez DE 84 Ray Jacobs DT 80 Bob Joswick DE 76 Tom Nomina DT 74 John Richardson DT 70 Jim Riley DE 79 Jim Urbanek DT

Linebackers (LB) 72 Rudy Barber 57 John Bramlett 55 Randy Edmunds 50 Frank Emanuel 54 Wahoo McDaniel 51 Ed Weisacosky Defensive backs (DB) 40 Dick Anderson SS 45 Mack Lamb CB 43 Bob Neff 48 Bob Petrella S 49 Jimmy Warren CB 44 Dick Washington 22 Willie West S 25 Dick Westmoreland CB Special teams 52 Jimmy Keyes K 20 Larry Seiple P

Practice squad 71 John Boynton T -- Jim Hines WR Reserve 24 Jack Clancy WR (IR) Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	Bye
2	September 14	Houston Oilers	L 10–24	0–1	Miami Orange Bowl	38,097	Recap
3	September 21	Oakland Raiders	L 21–47	0–2	Miami Orange Bowl	28,751	Recap
4	September 28	Kansas City Chiefs	L 3–48	0–3	Miami Orange Bowl	27,732	Recap
5	October 6	at Houston Oilers	W 24–7	1–3	Astrodome	35,424	Recap
6	October 12	Buffalo Bills	T 14–14	1–3–1	Miami Orange Bowl	28,559	Recap
7	October 20	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 24–22	2–3–1	Nippert Stadium	25,076	Recap
8	October 27	at Denver Broncos	L 14–21	2–4–1	Mile High Stadium	43,411	Recap
9	November 3	at San Diego Chargers	L 28–34	2–5–1	San Diego Stadium	31,686	Recap
10	November 10	at Buffalo Bills	W 21–17	3–5–1	War Memorial Stadium	28,399	Recap
11	November 17	Cincinnati Bengals	L 21–38	3–6–1	Miami Orange Bowl	30,304	Recap
12	November 24	at Boston Patriots	W 34–10	4–6–1	Fenway Park	13,646	Recap
13	December 1	at New York Jets	L 17–35	4–7–1	Shea Stadium	60,207	Recap
14	December 8	Boston Patriots	W 38–7	5–7–1	Miami Orange Bowl	24,242	Recap
15	December 15	New York Jets	L 7–31	5–8–1	Miami Orange Bowl	31,302	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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 in the AFL.

External links

• 1968 Miami Dolphins at Pro-Football-Reference.com