1968 Atlanta Falcons Game-by-Game Results
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Coastal Division
Coach: Norb Hecker (0-3)
Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (2-9)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1968 Atlanta Falcons StatisticsTeam Record: 2-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Coastal Division
Coach: Norb Hecker (0-3)
Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (2-9)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1968 Atlanta Falcons Roster
The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 2 wins and 12 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Coastal Division.
The Falcons managed just 170 points, worst in the league, and the shaky defensive squad gave up 389. Bob Berry passed for 1,433 yards. Jerry Simmons paced the receiving corps, hauling in 28 passes, while Bob Long accumulated 484 receiving yards, while Ray Ogden contributed to the receiving game as well.
Cannonball Butler ran for a team-best 365 yards for Atlanta.
Jimmy Burson picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition.
Norb Hecker and Norm Van Brocklin coached the team.
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Regular Season Points For: 170
Regular Season Points Against: 389
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 14, 1968 | Atlanta Falcons 7 at Minnesota Vikings 47 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | ||
| September 22, 1968 | Baltimore Colts 28 at Atlanta Falcons 20 | L | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-2-0 | ||
| September 29, 1968 | Atlanta Falcons 13 at San Francisco 49ers 28 | L | 0-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 0-3-0 | ||
| October 6, 1968 | Green Bay Packers 38 at Atlanta Falcons 7 | L | 0-2-0 | 0-2-0 | 0-4-0 | ||
| October 13, 1968 | New York Giants 21 at Atlanta Falcons 24 | W | 1-2-0 | 0-2-0 | 1-4-0 | ||
| October 20, 1968 | Atlanta Falcons 14 at Los Angeles Rams 27 | L | 1-2-0 | 0-3-0 | 1-5-0 | ||
| October 27, 1968 | Atlanta Falcons 7 at Cleveland Browns 30 | L | 1-2-0 | 0-4-0 | 1-6-0 | ||
| November 3, 1968 | Pittsburgh Steelers 41 at Atlanta Falcons 21 | L | 1-3-0 | 0-4-0 | 1-7-0 | ||
| November 10, 1968 | Los Angeles Rams 17 at Atlanta Falcons 10 | L | 1-4-0 | 0-4-0 | 1-8-0 | ||
| November 17, 1968 | Atlanta Falcons 16 at Chicago Bears 13 | W | 1-4-0 | 1-4-0 | 2-8-0 | ||
| November 24, 1968 | Atlanta Falcons 12 at St. Louis Cardinals 17 | L | 1-4-0 | 1-5-0 | 2-9-0 | ||
| December 1, 1968 | Atlanta Falcons 0 at Baltimore Colts 44 | L | 1-4-0 | 1-6-0 | 2-10-0 | ||
| December 8, 1968 | Detroit Lions 24 at Atlanta Falcons 7 | L | 1-5-0 | 1-6-0 | 2-11-0 | ||
| December 15, 1968 | San Francisco 49ers 14 at Atlanta Falcons 12 | L | 1-6-0 | 1-6-0 | 2-12-0 |
