NFL team season
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.[1] The Oilers finished their season with a record of 7-7 and did not qualify for the playoffs.
Offseason
AFL Draft
Roster
Houston Oilers roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
rookies in italics
Regular season
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(July 2010 )
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
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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
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4
September 29
Oakland Raiders
L 15–24
1–3
Houston Astrodome
46,098
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5
October 6
Miami Dolphins
L 7–24
1–4
Houston Astrodome
36,109
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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
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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
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15
December 15
Boston Patriots
W 45–17
7–7
Houston Astrodome
34,198
Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.
Notable Stats
Player
Comp.
Att.
Comp%
Yards
TD's
INT's
References
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book , Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 283
Founded in 1960
Formerly the Houston Oilers (1960–1996) and the Tennessee Oilers (1997–1998)
Based and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee
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Early era (1920–1969)
Modern era (1970–present)Italics indicate future seasons