1968 Philadelphia Eagles season
Owner	Jerry Wolman
Head coach	Joe Kuharich
Home field	Franklin Field
Results
Record	2–12
Division place	4th NFL Capitol
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
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The 1968 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 36th season in the National Football League (NFL). They failed to improve on their previous output of 6–7–1, winning only two games. Eagles fans expected to get O. J. Simpson if they went winless. They finished 2–12, but the Buffalo Bills went 1–12–1 and got Simpson with the first pick.^[1] Before they won their twelfth game, which they won, the Eagles were on target for a winless season at 0–11. They were the first team in the NFL proper to lose eleven consecutive games in one season since their own 1936 season, though in the AFL the 1962 Oakland Raiders lost their first thirteen games.

The Philadelphia Eagles Santa Claus incident, one of the most infamous incidents in Philadelphia sports history, came at halftime of the final game of the dismal 1968 season, when the Eagles were on their way to losing to the Minnesota Vikings. The Eagles had planned a Christmas pageant for halftime of the December 15 game, but the condition of the field was too poor. Instead, the team asked a fan dressed as Santa Claus to run onto the field to celebrate with a group of cheerleaders. The fans, in no mood to celebrate, loudly booed and threw snowballs at "Santa Claus."^[2]

Offseason

1968 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	14	Tim Rossovich	DE	USC
2	39	Cyril Pinder	RB	Illinois
3	68	Adrian Young	LB	USC
4	95	Len McNeil	G	Fresno State
5	122	Mike Dirks	T	Wyoming
5	124	Mark Nordquist	T	Pacific
6	150	Thurman Randle	T	Texas – El Paso
6	157	Dave Martin	DB	Notre Dame
7	178	Joe Przybycki	G	Michigan State
8	204	Al Lavan	DB	Colorado State
9	232	Mike Evans	C	Boston College
10	258	John Mallory	DB	West Virginia
11	286	Len Persin	DB	Boston College
12	312	Thurston Taylor	TE	Florida State
13	340	George Barron	T	Mississippi State
14	366	Dan Williamson	LB	West Virginia
15	394	Joe Graham	G	Tennessee
16	420	Phil Creel	T	Northwestern State (LA)
17	448	Joe Forzani	LB	Utah State
17	459	Frank Antonini	RB	Parsons

Roster

1968 Philadelphia Eagles roster

	Quarterbacks 7 John Huarte 16 Norm Snead Running backs 19 Dan Berry 25 Larry Conjar 23 Harry Jones 29 Izzy Lang 22 Cyril Pinder 37 Tom Woodeshick Wide receivers 81 Ron Goodwin 18 Ben Hawkins 13 Chuck Hughes 86 Fred Hill Tight ends 85 Gary Ballman 89 Mike Ditka		Offensive linemen 76 Bob Brown T 54 Gene Ceppetelli C 59 Mike Evans C 71 Dick Hart G 79 Lane Howell T 68 Mark Nordquist G 50 Dave Recher C 70 Jim Skaggs G Defensive linemen 80 Randy Beisler DT 73 Don Hultz DT 72 Floyd Peters DT 88 Gary Pettigrew DE 82 Tim Rossovich DE 58 Mel Tom DE 64 Dean Wink DE		Linebackers 55 Fred Brown 49 Wayne Colman 52 Dave Lloyd 45 Ron Medved 53 Harold Wells 61 Arunas Vasys 35 Adrian Young Defensive backs 30 Alvin Haymond CB 47 John Mallory SS 26 Al Nelson CB 9 Jim Nettles CB 24 Nate Ramsey S 21 Joe Scarpati FS Special teams 38 Sam Baker K/P		Reserve lists 51 Ike Kelley LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 15	at Green Bay Packers	L 13–30	0–1	Lambeau Field	50,861
2	September 22	New York Giants	L 25–34	0–2	Franklin Field	60,858
3	September 29	Dallas Cowboys	L 13–45	0–3	Franklin Field	60,858
4	October 6	at Washington Redskins	L 14–17	0–4	D.C. Stadium	50,816
5	October 13	at Dallas Cowboys	L 14–34	0–5	Cotton Bowl	72,083
6	October 20	Chicago Bears	L 16–29	0–6	Franklin Field	60,858
7	October 27	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 3–6	0–7	Pitt Stadium	26,908
8	November 3	St. Louis Cardinals	L 17–45	0–8	Franklin Field	59,208
9	November 10	Washington Redskins	L 10–16	0–9	Franklin Field	59,133
10	November 17	at New York Giants	L 6–7	0–10	Yankee Stadium	62,896
11	November 24	at Cleveland Browns	L 13–47	0–11	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	62,338
12	November 28	at Detroit Lions	W 12–0	1–11	Tiger Stadium	47,909
13	December 8	New Orleans Saints	W 29–17	2–11	Franklin Field	57,128
14	December 15	Minnesota Vikings	L 17–24	2–12	Franklin Field	54,530
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game recaps

A recap of the scoring plays and the game scores by quarters during the year. The record after the team's name reflects this games outcome also.^[3]

Week 1 at Packers

Week 2

Sunday, September 22, 1968

Played in Franklin Field on grass in 70 °F (21.1 °C) weather with a 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn) wind

	1	2	3	4	Total
New York Giants (2–0–0)	7	10	10	7	34
Philadelphia Eagles (0–2–0)	12	0	7	6	25

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		Scoring Plays
1st	Giants	Randy Minniear 2-yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)
	Eagles	Alvin Haymond 98-yard kickoff return (kick failed)
	Eagles	Izzy Lang 23-yard pass from John Huarte (kick failed)
2nd	Giants	Spider Lockhart 72-yard interception return (Pete Gogolak kick)