The 1968 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 19th season in the National Football League, their 23rd overall, and the first with new head coach Dick Nolan.
The 49ers attempted to improve on their 7–7 record from the previous season. Ultimately, the 49ers consistently switched between winning record and losing record and ended their season with a 7–6–1 record, missing the playoffs for the 11th straight year.
Offseason
NFL draft 1968 San Francisco 49ers draft Round Selection Player Position College Note 1 15 Forrest Blue C Auburn 4 98 Johnny Fuller DB Lamar
Undrafted free agents
+ 1968 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeRick DeckerTackleWake Forest
Personnel Staff / Coaches
Roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 August 3 at San Diego Chargers (AFL) L 18–30 0–1 San Diego Stadium 2 August 11 Dallas Cowboys L 14–16 0–2 Kezar Stadium 3 August 18 Cleveland Browns L 17–31 0–3 Kezar Stadium 4 August 23 at Denver Broncos (AFL) W 22–6 1–3 University of Denver Stadium 5 September 1 Oakland Raiders (AFL) L 19–26 1–4 Kezar Stadium 6 September 6 at Los Angeles Rams L 20–21 1–5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 15 at Baltimore Colts L 10–27 0–1 Memorial Stadium 56,864 2 September 22 St. Louis Cardinals W 35–17 1–1 Kezar Stadium 27,557 3 September 29 Atlanta Falcons W 28–13 2–1 Kezar Stadium 27,477 4 October 6 at Los Angeles Rams L 10–24 2–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 69,520 5 October 13 Baltimore Colts L 14–42 2–3 Kezar Stadium 32,822 6 October 20 at New York Giants W 26–10 3–3 Yankee Stadium 62,958 7 October 27 at Detroit Lions W 14–7 4–3 Tiger Stadium 53,555 8 November 3 Cleveland Browns L 21–33 4–4 Kezar Stadium 31,359 9 November 10 at Chicago Bears L 19–27 4–5 Wrigley Field 46,978 10 November 17 Los Angeles Rams T 20–20 4–5–1 Kezar Stadium 41,815 11 November 24 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 45–28 5–5–1 Pitt Stadium 21,408 12 December 1 Green Bay Packers W 27–20 6–5–1 Kezar Stadium 47,218 13 December 8 Minnesota Vikings L 20–30 6–6–1 Kezar Stadium 29,049 14 December 15 at Atlanta Falcons W 14–12 7–6–1 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 44,977 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
References
External links 1968 49ers on Pro Football Reference 49ers Schedule on jt-sw.com