1968 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

The 1968 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 49th season the team was in the National Football League (NFL). The team improved on their previous output of 6–7–1, winning nine games.[1] Despite the improvement, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 20th consecutive season.

1968 St. Louis Cardinals season
Head coach	Charley Winner
Home field	Busch Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	9–4–1
Division place	2nd Century
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	13	MacArthur Lane	Running Back	Utah State
2	40	Fred Hyatt	Wide receiver	Auburn
2	42	Bob Atkins	Defensive Back	Grambling
4	87	Don Fitzgerald	Running Back	Kent State
4	96	Joe Schmiesing	Linebacker	New Mexico State
5	123	Rocky Rosema	Linebacker	Michigan

Roster

1968 St. Louis Cardinals roster
Quarterbacks 17 Jim Hart 12 Charley Johnson Running Backs 33 Willis Crenshaw 39 Cid Edwards FB 36 MacArthur Lane 23 Johnny Roland 27 Roy Shivers Wide Receivers 40 Bobby Joe Conrad 31 Jerry Daanen 88 Fred Hyatt 47 Bobby Lee 80 Dave Williams Tight Ends 83 Chuck Logan 81 Jackie Smith	Offensive Linemen 61 Bob DeMarco C 55 Irv Goode G 64 Ken Gray G 51 Dick Kasperek C 73 Ernie McMillan T 74 Bob Reynolds T 66 Rick Sortun G 54 Ted Wheeler G Defensive Linemen 83 Don Brumm DE 74 Fred Heron DT 89 Dave Long DT 75 Bob Rowe DT 82 Joe Schmiesing DE 79 Chuck Walker DE	Linebackers 59 Ernie Clark 60 Dave Meggyesy 53 Jamie Rivers 34 Rocky Rosema 67 Larry Stallings 57 Mike Strofolino Defensive Backs 48 Bob Atkins CB 20 Mike Barnes 29 Brady Keys CB 42 Lonnie Sanders 21 Jerry Stovall S 45 Bobby Williams  8 Larry Wilson S Special Teams 25 Jim Bakken K 26 Chuck Latourette P	Reserve Lists Practice Squad Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 16, 1968	Los Angeles Rams	L 24–13	49,757
2	September 22, 1968	at San Francisco 49ers	L 35–17	27,557
3	September 29, 1968	at New Orleans Saints	W 21–20	79,021
4	October 6, 1968	Dallas Cowboys	L 27–10	48,296
5	October 13, 1968	at Cleveland Browns	W 27–21	79,349
6	October 20, 1968	Washington Redskins	W 41–14	46,456
7	October 27, 1968	New Orleans Saints	W 31–17	45,476
8	November 3, 1968	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 45–17	59,208
9	November 10, 1968	Pittsburgh Steelers	T 28–28	45,432
10	November 17, 1968	at Baltimore Colts	L 27–0	60,238
11	November 24, 1968	Atlanta Falcons	W 17–12	43,246
12	December 1, 1968	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 20–10	22,682
13	December 8, 1968	at New York Giants	W 28–21	62,709
14	December 14, 1968	Cleveland Browns	W 27–16	39,746

Standings

NFL Century
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	10	4	0	.714	4–2	7–3	394	273	L1
St. Louis Cardinals	9	4	1	.692	5–0–1	8–1–1	325	289	W4
New Orleans Saints	4	9	1	.308	2–4	3–7	246	327	W1
Pittsburgh Steelers	2	11	1	.154	0–5–1	1–8–1	244	397	L5

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

1. 1968 St. Louis Cardinals

External links

• 1968 St. Louis Cardinals at Pro-Football-Reference.com