# 1968 New Orleans Saints season

The 1968 New Orleans Saints season was the team's second as a member of the National Football League (NFL). They improved on their previous season's output of 3–11, winning four games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season, and finished third in the Century Division of the NFL Eastern Conference.

## Offseason
### NFL draft

1968 New Orleans Saints draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 7 | Kevin Hardy | Defensive tackle | Notre Dame |
| 3 | 59 | Dave Szymakowski | Wide receiver | West Texas State |
| 4 | 85 | Willie Crittendon | Defensive tackle | Tulsa |
| 4 | 103 | Dan Sartin | Defensive tackle | Ole Miss |
| 5 | 115 | Ronnie Lee South | Quarterback | Arkansas |
| 7 | 169 | Ray Phillips | Guard | Michigan |
| 7 | 175 | Gene Howard | Defensive back | Langston |
| 8 | 195 | Dick Swatland | Guard | Notre Dame |
| 9 | 223 | Joe Blake | Tackle | Tulsa |
| 10 | 254 | Doug Robinson | Defensive back | Iowa State |
| 11 | 276 | Bennie Blocker | Running back | South Carolina State |
| 12 | 303 | John Beck | Defensive back | San Diego State |
| 13 | 331 | K.O. Trepanier | Defensive end | Montana State |
| 14 | 359 | Herb Covington | Running back | Memphis State |
| 15 | 384 | Wilmer Cooks | Running back | Colorado |
| 16 | 411 | Elie Ghattas | Guard | Ball State |
| 17 | 439 | James Ferguson | Center | USC |
| Made roster ||||||

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | September 15 | Cleveland Browns | L 10–24 | 0–1 | Tulane Stadium | 74,215 |
| 2 | September 22 | Washington Redskins | W 37–17 | 1–1 | Tulane Stadium | 65,941 |
| 3 | September 29 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 20–21 | 1–2 | Tulane Stadium | 79,021 |
| 4 | October 6 | at New York Giants | L 21–38 | 1–3 | Yankee Stadium | 60,967 |
| 5 | October 13 | Minnesota Vikings | W 20–17 | 2–3 | Tulane Stadium | 71,105 |
| 6 | October 20 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 16–12 | 3–3 | Pitt Stadium | 32,303 |
| 7 | October 27 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 17–31 | 3–4 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 45,476 |
| 8 | November 3 | Dallas Cowboys | L 3–17 | 3–5 | Tulane Stadium | 84,728 |
| 9 | November 10 | at Cleveland Browns | L 17–35 | 3–6 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 71,025 |
| 10 | November 17 | at Green Bay Packers | L 7–29 | 3–7 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 49,644 |
| 11 | November 24 | at Detroit Lions | T 20–20 | 3–7–1 | Tiger Stadium | 46,152 |
| 12 | December 1 | Chicago Bears | L 17–23 | 3–8–1 | Tulane Stadium | 78,285 |
| 13 | December 8 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 17–29 | 3–9–1 | Franklin Field | 57,128 |
| 14 | December 15 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 24–14 | 4–9–1 | Tulane Stadium | 66,131 |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||

## Standings

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.