1968 Washington Redskins Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Capitol Division
Coach: Otto Graham (5-9)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1968 Washington Redskins StatisticsTeam Record: 5-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Capitol Division
Coach: Otto Graham (5-9)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1968 Washington Redskins Results
The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 5 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Capitol Division.
The Redskins ran up 249 points, but the leaky defense conceded 358. Sonny Jurgensen tossed for 1,980 yards. Charley Taylor grabbed 48 passes for 650 yards. Jerry Smith and Pat Richter contributed to the receiving game also.
Gerry Allen carried the ball for a team-best 399 yards for Washington.
Brig Owens picked off 8 opponent throws.
Otto Graham coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Gerry Allen | HB | June 26, 1941 | 6'1" | 200 | Nebraska-Omaha | Canton, OH USA | 11 | 11 |
| 61 | Don Bandy | OT | July 1, 1945 | 6'3" | 255 | Tulsa | South Gate, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 68 | Willie Banks | ROG | March 17, 1946 | 6'2" | 250 | Alcorn St. | Greenville, MS USA | 10 | 5 |
| 81 | Ken Barefoot | TE | October 11, 1945 | 6'4" | 230 | Virginia Tech | Portsmouth, VA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 77 | Walt Barnes | LDE | January 19, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | Nebraska | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 2 |
| 16 | Gary Beban | RB | August 5, 1946 | 6'1" | 195 | UCLA | San Francisco, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 73 | Frank Bosch | RDT-LDT | October 24, 1945 | 6'4" | 255 | Colorado | Bremerton, WA USA | 14 | 5 |
| 4 | Mike Bragg | P | September 26, 1946 | 5'11" | 186 | Richmond | Richmond, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 63 | Ed Breding | MLB | November 3, 1944 | 6'4" | 235 | Texas A&M | Billings, MT USA | 14 | 3 |
| 26 | Bob Brunet | RB | July 29, 1946 | 6'1" | 205 | Louisiana Tech | Larose, LA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 60 | Jim Carroll | MLB | May 6, 1943 | 6'2" | 230 | Notre Dame | Jonesboro, AR USA | 14 | 11 |
| 79 | Dennis Crane | LDT | February 23, 1945 | 6'7" | 260 | USC | San Bernardino, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 57 | Dave Crossan | OG-C | June 8, 1940 | 6'4" | 245 | Maryland | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 37 | Pat Fischer | LCB | January 2, 1940 | 5'9" | 170 | Nebraska | St. Edward, NE USA | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Charlie Gogolak | K | December 29, 1944 | 5'10" | 165 | Princeton | Rapahidveg, Hungary | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Chris Hanburger | RLB | August 13, 1941 | 6'2" | 218 | North Carolina | Fort Bragg, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | George Harold | S | April 13, 1942 | 6'3" | 194 | Allen | Augusta, GA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 46 | Rickie Harris | KR | May 15, 1943 | 5'11" | 182 | Arizona | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 56 | Len Hauss | C | July 11, 1942 | 6'2" | 235 | Georgia | Jesup, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 9 | Sonny Jurgensen | QB | August 23, 1934 | 5'11" | 202 | Duke | Wilmington, NC USA | 12 | 12 |
| 66 | Carl Kammerer | RDE | March 20, 1937 | 6'3" | 243 | San Francisco St. | Stockton, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 24 | Pete Larson | HB | May 30, 1944 | 6'1" | 200 | Cornell | Wilmington, DE USA | 14 | 3 |
| 40 | Aaron Martin | RS | February 10, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | North Carolina Central | New Bern, NC USA | 14 | 5 |
| 32 | Ray McDonald | RB | May 7, 1944 | 6'4" | 248 | Idaho | McKinney, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Marlin McKeever | LB-TE | January 1, 1940 | 6'1" | 235 | USC | Cheyenne, WY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 49 | Bobby Mitchell | SE-FL | June 6, 1935 | 6'0" | 192 | Illinois | Hot Springs, AR USA | 14 | 4 |
| 52 | Mike Morgan | LLB | January 31, 1942 | 6'4" | 242 | LSU | Shreveport, LA USA | 14 | 6 |
| 71 | Spain Musgrove | LDE | July 30, 1945 | 6'4" | 275 | Utah St. | Kansas City, MO USA | 14 | 11 |
| 11 | Jim Ninowski | QB | March 26, 1936 | 6'1" | 206 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 7 | 2 |
| 23 | Brig Owens | LS | February 16, 1943 | 5'11" | 190 | Cincinnati | Linden, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 65 | Vince Promuto | ROG | June 8, 1938 | 6'1" | 245 | Holy Cross | New York, NY USA | 4 | 4 |
| 88 | Pat Richter | TE | September 9, 1941 | 6'5" | 229 | Wisconsin | Madison, WI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 76 | Walt Rock | LT | November 4, 1941 | 6'5" | 255 | Maryland | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 10 |
| 54 | Tom Roussel | LLB | January 20, 1945 | 6'3" | 235 | Southern Miss | Thibodeaux, LA USA | 14 | 8 |
| 72 | Joe Rutgens | RDT | January 26, 1939 | 6'2" | 255 | Illinois | Cedar Point, IL USA | 13 | 9 |
| 62 | Ray Schoenke | LG | September 10, 1941 | 6'4" | 250 | SMU | Wahiawa, HI USA | 11 | 9 |
| 87 | Jerry Smith | FL | July 19, 1943 | 6'3" | 208 | Arizona St. | Eugene, OR USA | 13 | 0 |
| 34 | Jim Smith | RS | November 4, 1946 | 6'3" | 195 | Oregon | Yazoo City, MS USA | 14 | 11 |
| 28 | Dick Smith | RS-LCB-HB | June 19, 1944 | 6'0" | 205 | Northwestern | Hamilton, OH USA | 10 | 2 |
| 74 | Jim Snowden | RT | January 12, 1942 | 6'3" | 255 | Notre Dame | Youngstown, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 42 | Charley Taylor | SE | September 28, 1941 | 6'3" | 210 | Arizona St. | Grand Prairie, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | Harry Theofiledes | QB | April 19, 1944 | 5'10" | 180 | Waynesburg | Homestead, PA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 44 | Steve Thurlow | FB | April 25, 1942 | 6'3" | 222 | Stanford | Long Beach, CA USA | 6 | 6 |
| 75 | Fred Washington | OT | June 14, 1944 | 6'5" | 268 | North Texas | Marlin, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | A.D. Whitfield | FB | September 2, 1943 | 5'10" | 200 | North Texas | Rosebud, TX USA | 10 | 3 |
| 67 | John Wooten | RG | December 5, 1936 | 6'2" | 235 | Colorado | Clarksville, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
