The 1968 Houston Oilers season was the ninth season for the Houston Oilers as a professional AFL franchise; The team would play their home games in the Houston Astrodome. The Oilers would become the first team in professional football to play their games in a domed stadium.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, , p. 283 The Oilers finished their season with a record of 7–7 and did not qualify for the playoffs.
Offseason
AFL draft
Roster 1968 Houston Oilers roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
P/FS
Special teams Reserve lists
Taxi squad
rookies in italics
Regular season
Season schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 9 Kansas City Chiefs L 21–26 0–1 Houston Astrodome 45,083 Recap 2 September 14 at Miami Dolphins W 24–10 1–1 Miami Orange Bowl 40,067 Recap 3 September 21 at San Diego Chargers L 14–30 1–2 San Diego Stadium 46,217 Recap 4 September 29 Oakland Raiders L 15–24 1–3 Houston Astrodome 46,098 Recap 5 October 6 Miami Dolphins L 7–24 1–4 Houston Astrodome 36,109 Recap 6 October 13 at Boston Patriots W 16–0 2–4 Fenway Park 32,502 Recap 7 October 20 New York Jets L 14–20 2–5 Houston Astrodome 51,710 Recap 8 October 27 at Buffalo Bills W 30–7 3–5 War Memorial Stadium 34,339 Recap 9 November 3 at Cincinnati Bengals W 27–17 4–5 Nippert Stadium 24,012 Recap 10 November 10 at New York Jets L 7–26 4–6 Shea Stadium 60,242 Recap 11 November 17 Denver Broncos W 38–17 5–6 Houston Astrodome 36,075 Recap 12 Bye 13 November 28 at Kansas City Chiefs L 10–24 5–7 Municipal Stadium 48,493 Recap 14 December 7 Buffalo Bills W 35–6 6–7 Houston Astrodome 34,110 Recap 15 December 15 Boston Patriots W 45–17 7–7 Houston Astrodome 34,198 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Notable Stats Player Comp. Att. Comp% YardsTD's INT's
References
Oilers on Pro Football Reference Oilers on jt-sw.com