1968 Atlanta Falcons Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Coastal Division
Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (2-9)
Coach: Norb Hecker (0-3)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia

1968 Atlanta Falcons Roster
1968 Atlanta Falcons Results

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.

Norm Van Brocklin and Norb Hecker coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Bob Berry	153	81	52.9	1433	9.4	7	4.6	13	8.5	66	65.1
Randy Johnson	156	73	46.8	892	5.7	2	1.3	10	6.4	71	42.5
Bruce Lemmerman	15	3	20.0	40	2.7	0	0.0	1	6.7	18	11.8
Harmon Wages	2	1	50.0	21	10.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	21	87.5
Totals	326	158	48.5	2386	7.3	9	2.8	24	7.4	71

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Cannonball Butler	94	365	3.9	60	2
Perry Dunn	72	219	3.0	15	3
Harmon Wages	59	211	3.6	31	0
Billy Harris	53	144	2.7	11	0
Bob Berry	26	139	5.3	45	2
Randy Johnson	11	97	8.8	26	1
Brendan McCarthy	31	86	2.8	18	1
Charlie Bryant	9	29	3.2	7	0
Joe Auer	3	19	6.3	16	0
Ray Ogden	1	12	12.0	12	0
Dwight Lee	4	6	1.5	6	0
Bruce Lemmerman	1	0	0.0	0	0
Jerry Simmons	1	-6	-6.0	-6	0
Billy Lothridge	1	-16	-16.0	-16	0
Totals	366	1305	3.6	60	9

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jerry Simmons	28	479	17.1	61	0
Ray Ogden	25	452	18.1	60	2
Bob Long	22	484	22.0	71	4
Paul Flatley	20	305	15.2	66	0
Harmon Wages	16	121	7.6	55	1
Cannonball Butler	15	127	8.5	31	0
Brendan McCarthy	13	119	9.2	21	0
Perry Dunn	9	118	13.1	43	0
Mike Donohoe	6	52	8.7	14	1
Billy Harris	3	118	39.3	55	1
Charlie Bryant	1	11	11.0	11	0
Totals	158	2386	15.1	71	9

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Bob Etter	19	17	89.5	21	11	52.4	50
Totals	19	17	89.5	21	11	52.4	50

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Billy Lothridge	75	3324	44.3	70
Totals	75	3324	44.3	70

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jimmy Burson	11	56	5.1	17
Nick Rassas	4	10	2.5	5
Philip Spiller	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	16	66	4.1	17

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Cannonball Butler	37	799	21.6	42
Nick Rassas	10	180	18.0	24
Charlie Bryant	5	112	22.4	29
Joe Auer	2	31	15.5	20
Don Talbert	3	30	10.0	13
Harmon Wages	1	23	23.0	23
Mike Donohoe	1	22	22.0	22
Dwight Lee	1	20	20.0	20
Philip Spiller	1	18	18.0	18
Joe Szczecko	3	18	6.0	18
Billy Harris	1	16	16.0	16
Dan Grimm	1	4	4.0	4
Grady Allen	1	0	0.0	0
Joe Cerne	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	68	1273	18.7	42

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jimmy Burson	4	100	25.0	73	1
Billy Lothridge	3	76	25.3	44	0
Lee Calland	2	34	17.0	21	0
Ken Reaves	1	90	90.0	90	1
Nick Rassas	1	18	18.0	18	0
Ralph Heck	1	9	9.0	9	0
Carlton Dabney	1	3	3.0	3	0
Tommy Nobis	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	14	330	23.6	90	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Jim Norton			0	4	0	0
Claude Humphrey			0	3	0	0
Jimmy Burson		0	0	3	48
Nick Rassas		0	3	2	0	0
Rick Cash			0	2	4	0
Bruce Lemmerman			1	1	0	0
Randy Johnson			5	1	0
Jerry Shay			0	1	0	0
Charlie Bryant			2	1	0	0
Cannonball Butler			1	1	0
Ralph Heck		0	0	1	0	0
Mike Freeman			0	1	0	0
Randy Winkler			0	1	0	0
Billy Harris			1	1	0
Tommy Nobis		0	0	1	0	0
Billy Lothridge		0	1	1	0	0
Errol Linden			0	1	0	0
Bob Berry			5	1	0
Harmon Wages			2	0	0
Joe Szczecko			1	0	0	0
Perry Dunn			3	0	0
Brendan McCarthy			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	26	27	52	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Bob Etter									11	17	0			50
Bob Long		4							0	0	0			24
Perry Dunn	3	0							0	0	0			18
Bob Berry	2								0	0	0			12
Ray Ogden	0	2							0	0	0			12
Cannonball Butler	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Randy Johnson	1								0	0	0			6
Ken Reaves						1			0	0	0			6
Brendan McCarthy	1	0							0	0	0			6
Harmon Wages	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Mike Donohoe		1		0					0	0	0			6
Billy Harris	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Jimmy Burson			0			1			0	0	0			6
Totals	9	9	0	0	0	2	0	0	11	17	0	0	0	170