# 1968 New York Giants season

The 1968 New York Giants season was the franchise's 44th season in the National Football League (NFL). For the 1968 season, the Giants traded divisions with the New Orleans Saints, with the Giants moving from the Century Division to the Capitol Division. The Giants finished with a 7–7 record, which placed them second in the Capitol Division, five games behind the Dallas Cowboys.
The Giants did not have a first-round selection in the 1968 NFL/AFL Draft; their first pick was Rich Buzin, taken in the second round with the 41st overall pick. New York began the season with a four-game winning streak. After a four-game stretch in which they had three losses, the Giants went to Dallas and posted an upset victory, 27–21. With that win and a victory against the Philadelphia Eagles the following week, the Giants moved into contention for a Capitol Division championship. However, they lost the final four games of the season. The 1968 regular season was Allie Sherman's last as head coach of the Giants; he was fired after the preseason in 1969.

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | September 15 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 34–20 | 1–0 | Pitt Stadium | 45,698 |
| 2 | September 22 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 34–25 | 2–0 | Franklin Field | 60,858 |
| 3 | September 29 | Washington Redskins | W 48–21 | 3–0 | Yankee Stadium | 62,797 |
| 4 | October 6 | New Orleans Saints | W 38–21 | 4–0 | Yankee Stadium | 60,967 |
| 5 | October 15 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 21–24 | 4–1 | Atlanta Stadium | 49,962 |
| 6 | October 20 | San Francisco 49ers | L 10–26 | 4–2 | Yankee Stadium | 62,958 |
| 7 | October 27 | at Washington Redskins | W 13–10 | 5–2 | D.C. Stadium | 50,839 |
| 8 | November 3 | Baltimore Colts | L 0–26 | 5–3 | Yankee Stadium | 62,973 |
| 9 | November 10 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 27–21 | 6–3 | Cotton Bowl | 72,163 |
| 10 | November 17 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 7–6 | 7–3 | Yankee Stadium | 62,896 |
| 11 | November 24 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 21–24 | 7–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 68,534 |
| 12 | December 1 | at Cleveland Browns | L 10–45 | 7–5 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 83,193 |
| 13 | December 8 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 21–28 | 7–6 | Yankee Stadium | 62,709 |
| 14 | December 15 | Dallas Cowboys | L 10–28 | 7–7 | Yankee Stadium | 62,617 |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||

## Standings

NFL Capitol :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 5–1 | 9–1 | 431 | 186 | W5 |
| New York Giants | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 5–1 | 7–3 | 294 | 325 | L4 |
| Washington Redskins | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 2–4 | 3–7 | 249 | 358 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 0–6 | 1–9 | 202 | 351 | L1 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Century :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Cleveland Browns | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 4–2 | 7–3 | 394 | 273 | L1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 5–0–1 | 8–1–1 | 325 | 289 | W4 |
| New Orleans Saints | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 2–4 | 3–7 | 246 | 327 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 11 | 1 | .154 | 0–5–1 | 1–8–1 | 244 | 397 | L5 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Central :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 4–2 | 6–4 | 282 | 242 | W2 |
| Chicago Bears | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 250 | 333 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 6 | 7 | 1 | .462 | 1–4–1 | 2–7–1 | 281 | 227 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 4 | 8 | 2 | .333 | 3–2–1 | 4–5–1 | 207 | 241 | L1 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Coastal :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Baltimore Colts | 13 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 6–0 | 10–0 | 402 | 144 | W8 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 3–2–1 | 6–3–1 | 312 | 200 | L2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 2–3–1 | 4–5–1 | 303 | 310 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 0–6 | 1–9 | 170 | 389 | L4 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.