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1968 Kansas City Chiefs Statistics
Team Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the AFL's West Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Hank Stram (12-2)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1968 Kansas City Chiefs Results
The Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the AFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The defense proved to be a force, as the Chiefs led the league with just 170 points allowed. Kansas City scored 371 points. Robert Holmes carried the ball for a team-leading 866 yards.
Len Dawson threw for 2,109 yards. Mike Garrett topped pass catchers, grabbing 33 passes, while Frank Pitts added 655 receiving yards. Gloster Van Richardson was targeted regularly, too.
The larcenous defense manufactured 49 turnovers, topping in the league. Johnny Robinson intercepted 6 opponent throws.
Hank Stram coached the team. The 1968 Kansas City Chiefs lost in the Division Playoff.
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Passing:
Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Len Dawson | 224 | 131 | 58.5 | 2109 | 9.4 | 17 | 7.6 | 9 | 4.0 | 92 | 98.6 |
Jacky Lee | 45 | 25 | 55.6 | 383 | 8.5 | 3 | 6.7 | 1 | 2.2 | 61 | 96.8 |
Mike Garrett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Totals | 270 | 156 | 57.8 | 2492 | 9.2 | 20 | 7.4 | 11 | 4.1 | 92 |
Rushing:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Holmes | 174 | 866 | 5.0 | 76 | 7 |
Mike Garrett | 164 | 564 | 3.4 | 37 | 3 |
Wendell Hayes | 85 | 340 | 4.0 | 25 | 4 |
Bert Coan | 40 | 160 | 4.0 | 24 | 1 |
Frank Pitts | 11 | 107 | 9.7 | 28 | 0 |
Curtis McClinton | 24 | 107 | 4.5 | 19 | 0 |
Otis Taylor | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 30 | 1 |
Len Dawson | 20 | 40 | 2.0 | 22 | 0 |
Fred Arbanas | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 8 | 0 |
Mike Livingston | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
Jerrel Wilson | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0 |
Noland Smith | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Gloster Van Richardson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
Paul Lowe | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
Totals | 537 | 2227 | 4.1 | 76 | 16 |
Receiving:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Garrett | 33 | 359 | 10.9 | 43 | 3 |
Frank Pitts | 30 | 655 | 21.8 | 90 | 6 |
Gloster Van Richardson | 22 | 494 | 22.5 | 92 | 6 |
Otis Taylor | 20 | 420 | 21.0 | 67 | 4 |
Robert Holmes | 19 | 201 | 10.6 | 43 | 0 |
Wendell Hayes | 12 | 108 | 9.0 | 22 | 1 |
Fred Arbanas | 11 | 189 | 17.2 | 48 | 0 |
Curtis McClinton | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 5 | 0 |
Reggie Carolan | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 19 | 0 |
Bert Coan | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
Noland Smith | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
Jerrel Wilson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Totals | 156 | 2492 | 16.0 | 92 | 20 |
Kicking:
Punting:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jerrel Wilson | 63 | 2841 | 45.1 | 70 |
Reggie Carolan | 2 | 101 | 50.5 | 52 |
Totals | 65 | 2942 | 45.3 | 70 |
Punt Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Noland Smith | 18 | 270 | 15.0 | 80 | 1 |
Goldie Sellers | 7 | 129 | 18.4 | 76 | 1 |
Johnny Robinson | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 |
Willie Mitchell | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
Mike Garrett | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 9 | 0 |
Ceasar Belser | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 31 | 450 | 14.5 | 80 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Noland Smith | 23 | 549 | 23.9 | 37 | 0 |
Bert Coan | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | 31 | 0 |
Goldie Sellers | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 25 | 0 |
Ceasar Belser | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 22 | 0 |
Jim Kearney | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
Bud Abell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Remi Prudhomme | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
George Daney | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 38 | 736 | 19.4 | 37 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Robinson | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 16 | 0 |
Bobby Bell | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 50 | 0 |
Willie Mitchell | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 46 | 0 |
Willie Lanier | 4 | 120 | 30.0 | 75 | 1 |
Emmitt Thomas | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 14 | 0 |
Jim Lynch | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 49 | 1 |
Jim Kearney | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 23 | 0 |
Goldie Sellers | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 19 | 0 |
Bud Abell | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
Buck Buchanan | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
Ernie Ladd | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Totals | 37 | 469 | 12.7 | 75 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Len Dawson | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Bobby Bell | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Aaron Brown | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Johnny Robinson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
Jim Kearney | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Noland Smith | 1 | 2 | 35 | 0 | |||
Mike Garrett | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
Jim Lynch | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Frank Pitts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Mike Livingston | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Ceasar Belser | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Gloster Van Richardson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Buck Buchanan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Willie Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Robert Holmes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Wendell Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Bert Coan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 63 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
Jan Stenerud | 30 | 39 | 0 | 129 | ||||||||||
Robert Holmes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
Mike Garrett | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
Frank Pitts | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
Gloster Van Richardson | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
Otis Taylor | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
Wendell Hayes | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
Goldie Sellers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
Jim Lynch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Willie Lanier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Bert Coan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
Noland Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
Buck Buchanan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
Totals | 16 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 371 |