1968 Detroit Lions Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-8-2
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division
Coach: Joe Schmidt (4-8-2)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1968 Detroit Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 4-8-2
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division
Coach: Joe Schmidt (4-8-2)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1968 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 4 wins and 8 losses and 2 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division.
The Lions labored to change the scoreboard with just 207 points, and the defensive squad allowed 241. Bill Munson tossed for 2,311 yards. Earl McCullouch hauled in 40 balls for 680 yards.
Mel Farr rushed for a team-leading 597 yards for Detroit.
Lem Barney picked off 7 opponent throws.
Joe Schmidt coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | John Baker | LDE | June 10, 1935 | 6'6" | 279 | North Carolina Central | Raleigh, NC USA | 13 | 13 |
| 20 | Lem Barney | KR | September 8, 1945 | 6'0" | 188 | Jackson St. | Gulfport, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 79 | Charlie Bradshaw | RT | March 13, 1936 | 6'6" | 255 | Baylor | Waco, TX USA | 13 | 13 |
| 21 | Mike Campbell | RB | May 29, 1945 | 5'11" | 200 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Altavista, VA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 89 | Gail Cogdill | FL | April 7, 1937 | 6'3" | 200 | Washington St. | Worland, WY USA | 3 | 3 |
| 52 | Bill Cottrell | C | September 18, 1944 | 6'4" | 255 | Delaware Valley | Chester, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | Jerry DePoyster | K | July 6, 1946 | 6'1" | 200 | Wyoming | Omaha, NE USA | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Nick Eddy | HB | August 23, 1944 | 6'1" | 210 | Notre Dame | Dunsmuir, CA USA | 5 | 3 |
| 24 | Mel Farr | HB | November 3, 1944 | 6'2" | 210 | UCLA | Beaumont, TX USA | 9 | 7 |
| 54 | Ed Flanagan | C | February 23, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | Purdue | San Bernardino, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 76 | Rocky Freitas | ROT-LOT | September 7, 1945 | 6'6" | 270 | Oregon St. | Kailua, HI USA | 6 | 1 |
| 68 | Frank Gallagher | RG | March 2, 1943 | 6'2" | 245 | North Carolina | Chester, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Billy Gambrell | FL | September 18, 1941 | 5'10" | 175 | South Carolina | Athens, GA USA | 14 | 11 |
| 80 | Jim Gibbons | TE | September 26, 1936 | 6'2" | 220 | Iowa | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Larry Hand | DE-DT | July 10, 1940 | 6'4" | 250 | Appalachian St. | Paterson, NJ USA | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Lew Kamanu | DE | April 9, 1944 | 6'4" | 245 | Weber St. | Honolulu, HI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 71 | Alex Karras | LDT | July 15, 1935 | 6'2" | 248 | Iowa | Gary, IN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 83 | Greg Kent | DE | July 18, 1943 | 6'6" | 275 | Wisconsin | Elkhorn, WI USA | 5 | 0 |
| 43 | Dave Kopay | FB | June 28, 1942 | 6'0" | 218 | Washington | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 5 |
| 66 | Bob Kowalkowski | ROG | November 5, 1943 | 6'3" | 240 | Virginia | Upper Darby, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 11 | Greg Landry | QB | December 18, 1946 | 6'4" | 210 | Massachusetts | Nashua, NH USA | 4 | 2 |
| 44 | Dick LeBeau | RCB | September 9, 1937 | 6'1" | 185 | Ohio St. | London, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Mike Lucci | MLB | December 29, 1939 | 6'2" | 230 | Pittsburgh | Ambridge, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 81 | Bill Malinchak | SE-FL | April 2, 1944 | 6'1" | 200 | Indiana | Charleroi, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Earl McCullouch | SE | January 10, 1946 | 5'11" | 175 | USC | Clarksville, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 62 | Ed Mooney | LB | February 26, 1945 | 6'2" | 225 | Texas Tech | Brooklyn, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | Denis Moore | RDE | July 18, 1944 | 6'5" | 255 | USC | Berkeley, CA USA | 12 | 5 |
| 19 | Bill Munson | QB | August 11, 1941 | 6'2" | 203 | Utah St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 12 | 11 |
| 58 | Paul Naumoff | LLB | July 3, 1945 | 6'1" | 215 | Tennessee | Columbus, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 35 | Tom Nowatzke | FB-LB | September 30, 1942 | 6'3" | 230 | Indiana | La Porte, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Phil Odle | SE | November 23, 1942 | 5'11" | 195 | BYU | Macdonia, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 47 | Wayne Rasmussen | DB | June 7, 1942 | 6'2" | 175 | South Dakota St. | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Joe Robb | RDE | March 15, 1937 | 6'3" | 238 | TCU | Lufkin, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 82 | Jerry Rush | RDT | August 7, 1942 | 6'4" | 265 | Michigan St. | Pontiac, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 88 | Charlie Sanders | TE | August 25, 1946 | 6'4" | 225 | Minnesota | Richlands, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 73 | Roger Shoals | LT | December 13, 1938 | 6'4" | 260 | Maryland | Baltimore, MD USA | 14 | 14 |
| 61 | Chuck Sieminski | DT | July 3, 1940 | 6'5" | 270 | Penn St. | Swoyersville, PA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 51 | Bill Swain | MLB | February 22, 1941 | 6'2" | 230 | Oregon | Dickinson, ND USA | 12 | 2 |
| 27 | Bobby Thompson | CB | March 30, 1939 | 5'11" | 188 | Arizona | Minden, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 38 | Bill Triplett | FB | May 9, 1940 | 6'2" | 215 | Miami (OH) | Indianola, MS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 48 | Tom Vaughn | RS | February 28, 1943 | 5'11" | 190 | Iowa St. | Troy, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 55 | Wayne Walker | RLB | September 30, 1936 | 6'2" | 225 | Idaho | Boise, ID USA | 14 | 14 |
| 63 | Chuck Walton | LG | July 7, 1941 | 6'3" | 253 | Iowa St. | Shattuck, OK USA | 14 | 14 |
| 28 | Mike Weger | LS | October 2, 1945 | 6'2" | 200 | Bowling Green | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 46 | Jim Welch | HB | March 17, 1938 | 6'0" | 196 | SMU | Anson, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
