1968 Atlanta Falcons (NFL) |
| 4th place • Western Conference • Coastal Division • 2-12-0 .143 |
| Head Coach: Norb Hecker (0-3-0); Norm Van Brocklin (2-9-0) |
| Lew Carpenter | Chief Offensive |
| Bob Fry | Offensive Line |
| Hal Herring | Chief Defensive |
| Bill Jobko | Linebackers |
| Jim Phillips | Receivers |
| John Symank | Defensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/10/1968 | N | Washington Redskins | 14-16 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 42180 | |
| Sat | 8/17/1968 | N | New York Giants | 13-17 | L | Nashville, TN | Dudley Field | 14555 | |
| Fri | 8/23/1968 | N | New York Jets | 12-27 | L | Birmingham, AL | Legion Field | 27406 | |
| Sat | 8/31/1968 | H | New Orleans Saints | 16-10 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 29837 | |
| Sat | 9/7/1968 | A | Miami Dolphins | 13-19 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 36122 | |
| Sat | 9/14/1968 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 7-47 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 45563 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1968 | H | Baltimore Colts | 20-28 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 50428 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1968 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 13-28 | L | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 27741 | |
| Sun | 10/6/1968 | H | Green Bay Packers | 7-38 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 58850 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1968 | H | New York Giants | 24-21 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 49962 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1968 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 14-27 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 54443 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1968 | A | Cleveland Browns | 7-30 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 67723 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1968 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 21-41 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 47727 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1968 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 10-17 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 53979 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1968 | A | Chicago Bears | 16-13 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 44214 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1968 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 12-17 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 43246 | |
| Sun | 12/1/1968 | A | Baltimore Colts | 0-44 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60238 | |
| Sun | 12/8/1968 | H | Detroit Lions | 7-24 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 49437 | |
| Sun | 12/15/1968 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 12-14 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 44977 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Dick Absher | 57 | LB | 6-4 | 235 | 24 | Maryland | 10 | 0 |
| Ron Acks | 52 | LB | 6-2 | 210 | 24 | Illinois | 1 | 0 |
| Grady Allen | 54 | LLB | 6-3 | 226 | 22 | Texas A&M | 14 | 7 |
| Joe Auer | 38 | RB | 6-1 | 207 | 27 | Miami (Florida); Georgia Tech | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Berry | 17 | QB | 5-11 | 185 | 26 | Oregon | 10 | 6 |
| Greg Brezina | 50 | RLB | 6-1 | 221 | 22 | Houston | 10 | 1 |
| Charlie Bryant | 32 | HB | 6-1 | 207 | 27 | Allen | 2 | 2 |
| Jimmy Burson | 49 | RS-RCB | 6-0 | 181 | 28 | Auburn | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Butler | 32 | HB | 5-10 | 191 | 25 | Edward Waters | 12 | 6 |
| Lee Calland | 22 | RCB | 6-0 | 190 | 27 | Louisville | 7 | 7 |
| Rick Cash | 77 | RDE | 6-5 | 260 | 23 | Missouri; Truman State | 14 | 7 |
| Joe Cerne | 56 | C | 6-2 | 238 | 26 | Northwestern | 6 | 0 |
| Olie Cordill | 48 | DB | 6-2 | 184 | 25 | Memphis | 1 | 0 |
| Carlton Dabney | 79 | RDT | 6-5 | 255 | 22 | Morgan State | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Donohoe | 84 | TE | 6-3 | 226 | 23 | San Francisco | 14 | 0 |
| Steve Duich | 65 | ROG-LOG | 6-3 | 248 | 22 | San Diego Mesa JC; San Diego State | 12 | 4 |
| Dave Dunaway | 45 | FL | 6-2 | 205 | 23 | Duke | 8 | 0 |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 37 | FB | 6-2 | 208 | 27 | Mississippi | 14 | 4 |
| Rick Eber | 25 | FL | 6-0 | 181 | 23 | El Camino JC; Tulsa | 1? | 0 |
| Bob Etter | 3 | K | 5-11 | 154 | 23 | Georgia | 14 | 0 |
| Paul Flatley | 85 | FL | 6-1 | 187 | 27 | Northwestern | 14 | 5 |
| Mike Freeman | 43 | DB | 5-10 | 174 | 24 | Fresno State | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Garcia | 76 | DT | 6-4 | 248 | 24 | Purdue | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Goodwin | 30 | RB | 6-2 | 228 | 26 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 2 | 0 |
| Dan Grimm | 67 | C-ROG | 6-3 | 244 | 27 | Colorado | 14 | 14 |
| Billy Harris | 35 | HB | 6-0 | 195 | 22 | Colorado | 6 | 4 |
| Ralph Heck | 55 | RLB | 6-2 | 228 | 27 | Colorado | 13 | 13 |
| Floyd Hudlow | 24 | S | 5-11 | 192 | 25 | Phoenix JC; Arizona | 7 | 0 |
| Claude Humphrey | 87 | LDE | 6-5 | 258 | 24 | Tennessee State | 14 | 14 |
| Randy Johnson | 11 | QB | 6-3 | 202 | 24 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 8 | 8 |
| Dwight Lee | 31 | RB | 6-2 | 190 | 23 | Michigan State | 11 | 0 |
| Bruce Lemmerman | 18 | QB | 6-1 | 201 | 23 | Northridge State | 4 | 0 |
| Errol Linden | 73 | ROT | 6-5 | 258 | 31 | Houston | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Long | 80 | FL | 6-3 | 199 | 26 | Wichita State | 9 | 9 |
| Billy Lothridge | 26 | RS-P | 6-1 | 194 | 26 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 6 |
| Frank Marchlewski | 53 | C | 6-2 | 237 | 25 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 |
| Brendan McCarthy | 41 | FB | 6-3 | 220 | 23 | Boston College | 7 | 7 |
| Tommy Nobis | 60 | MLB | 6-2 | 235 | 25 | Texas | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Norton | 70 | LDT | 6-4 | 254 | 26 | Washington | 7 | 7 |
| Ray Ogden | 28 | TE | 6-5 | 225 | 26 | Alabama | 14 | 14 |
| Nick Rassas | 27 | LS | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Notre Dame | 14 | 7 |
| Ken Reaves | 36 | LCB | 6-3 | 206 | 24 | Norfolk State | 14 | 14 |
| Marion Rushing | 52 | LLB | 6-2 | 223 | 32 | Southern Illinois | 7 | 7 |
| Bill Sandeman | 61 | LOT | 6-6 | 256 | 26 | Stockton JC; Pacific | 4 | 1 |
| Jerry Shay | 78 | RDE-LDT | 6-3 | 245 | 24 | Purdue | 14 | 14 |
| Jerry Simmons | 44 | SE | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | Bethune-Cookman | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Simon | 66 | LOG | 6-5 | 235 | 28 | Miami (Florida) | 13 | 13 |
| Phil Sobocinski | 53 | C | 6-3 | 235 | 23 | Wisconsin | 7 | 6 |
| Phil Spiller | 42 | LS | 6-0 | 195 | 23 | Orange Coast JC; Los Angeles State | 7 | 7 |
| Art Strahan | 74 | DT | 6-5 | 265 | 25 | Texas Southern | 5 | 0 |
| Larry Suchy | 46 | RCB | 5-11 | 180 | 22 | Jones County JC; Mississippi College | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Szczecko | 71 | DT | 6-0 | 245 | 26 | Northwestern | 10 | 0 |
| Don Talbert | 72 | LOT | 6-5 | 248 | 29 | Texas | 14 | 13 |
| Harmon Wages | 5 | HB-FB | 6-1 | 214 | 22 | Florida | 13 | 5 |
| Randy Winkler | 64 | ROG | 6-5 | 257 | 25 | Tarleton State | 12 | 4 |
| John Wright | 45 | SE-FL | 6-0 | 194 | 22 | Illinois | 5 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 3 | Claude Humphrey | DE | Tennessee State |
| 2 | 29 | Carlton Dabney | DE | Morgan State |
| 2 | 53 | John Wright | FL | Illinois |
| 6 | 140 | Jim Hagle | RB | Southern Methodist |
| 6 | 147 | Joe Wynns | DB | South Carolina State |
| 6 | 162 | Rick Eber | FL | Tulsa |
| 8 | 194 | Ray Jeffords | TE | Georgia* |
| 9 | 221 | Henry Holland | C | North Texas |
| 10 | 248 | Mike Tomasini | DT | Northern Colorado |
| 11 | 275 | Greg Brezina | LB | Houston |
| 12 | 302 | A.J. Vaughn | RB | Wayne State (Michigan) |
| 13 | 329 | Billy Harris | RB | Colorado |
| 14 | 356 | Joe Polk | RB | Livingstone |
| 15 | 383 | Don Bean | FL | Houston |
| 16 | 410 | Roy Hall | T | San Jose State |
| 17 | 437 | Jim Schmidt | DB | San Francisco State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 42 | 54 | 36 | 38 | 170 |
| Opponents Totals | 90 | 134 | 73 | 92 | 389 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 174 | 71 | 94 | 9 | / % | / % | 63 | 659 | |
| Opponents Totals | 38:34 | 302 | 129 | 157 | 16 | / % | / % | 63 | 628 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Etter | 0 | 17 | 19 | 89.5 | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 0 | 50 |
| Bob Long | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Perry Lee Dunn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Bob Berry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jim Butler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ray Ogden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jimmy Burson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Donohoe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bill Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Randy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Brendan McCarthy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ken Reaves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Harmon Wages | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 20 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 0 | 170 |
| Opponents Totals | 49 | 47 | 49 | 95.9 | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 0 | 389 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Etter | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 0 | 39 | 2/2 | 4/5 | 4/7 | 1/5 | 0/2 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 0 | 42 | 2/2 | 4/5 | 4/7 | 1/5 | 0/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 4/4 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 2/10 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Butler | 94 | 365 | 3.9 | 60t | 2 |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 72 | 219 | 3.0 | 15 | 3 |
| Harmon Wages | 59 | 211 | 3.6 | 31 | 0 |
| Bill Harris | 53 | 144 | 2.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Berry | 26 | 139 | 5.3 | 45 | 2 |
| Randy Johnson | 11 | 97 | 8.8 | 26 | 1 |
| Brendan McCarthy | 31 | 86 | 2.8 | 18 | 1 |
| Charlie Bryant | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Auer | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Ray Ogden | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Dwight Lee | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Bruce Lemmerman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Simmons | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Billy Lothridge | 1 | -16 | -16.0 | -16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 366 | 1305 | 3.6 | 60t | 9 |
| Opponents Totals | 518 | 2235 | 4.3 | 69t | 17 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Berry | 153 | 81 | 52.9 | 59 | 1433 | 9.4 | 17.7 | 66 | 7 | 4.6 | 13 | 8.5 | 49 | 364 | 1069 | 65.1 |
| Randy Johnson | 156 | 73 | 46.8 | 73 | 892 | 5.7 | 12.2 | 71t | 2 | 1.3 | 10 | 6.4 | 20 | 153 | 739 | 42.5 |
| Bruce Lemmerman | 15 | 3 | 20.0 | 11 | 40 | 2.7 | 13.3 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 11.8 |
| Harmon Wages | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 21 | 10.5 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 87.5 |
| Billy Lothridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | -10 | |||||||
| Team Totals | 326 | 158 | 48.5 | 144 | 2386 | 7.3 | 15.1 | 71t | 9 | 2.8 | 24 | 7.4 | 70 | 527 | 1859 | 51.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 389 | 248 | 63.8 | 127 | 3306 | 8.5 | 13.3 | 84 | 30 | 7.7 | 14 | 3.6 | 29 | 221 | 3085 | 101.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Simmons | 28 | 479 | 17.1 | 61 | 0 |
| Ray Ogden | 25 | 452 | 18.1 | 60 | 2 |
| Bob Long | 22 | 484 | 22.0 | 71t | 4 |
| Paul Flatley | 20 | 305 | 15.3 | 66 | 0 |
| Harmon Wages | 16 | 121 | 7.6 | 55t | 1 |
| Jim Butler | 15 | 127 | 8.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Brendan McCarthy | 13 | 119 | 9.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 9 | 118 | 13.1 | 43 | 0 |
| Mike Donohoe | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 14 | 1 |
| Bill Harris | 3 | 118 | 39.3 | 55t | 1 |
| Charlie Bryant | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 158 | 2386 | 15.1 | 71t | 9 |
| Opponents Totals | 248 | 3306 | 13.3 | 84 | 30 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Burson | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 73t | 1 |
| Billy Lothridge | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 44 | 0 |
| Lee Calland | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Ken Reaves | 1 | 90 | 90.0 | 90t | 1 |
| Nick Rassas | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Ralph Heck | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Carlton Dabney | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tommy Nobis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 330 | 23.6 | 90t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 326 | 13.6 | 49 | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Lothridge | 75 | 3324 | 44.3 | 70 | 0 | 6 | 286 | 2918 | 38.9 | |
| Team Totals | 75 | 3324 | 44.3 | 70 | 0 | 6 | 286 | 2918 | 38.9 | |
| Opponents Totals | 45 | 1866 | 41.5 | 59 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 1740 | 38.7 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Burson | 11 | 16 | 56 | 5.1 | 17 | 0 |
| Nick Rassas | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Phil Spiller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 16 | 66 | 4.1 | 17 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 46 | 13 | 286 | 6.2 | 32 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Butler | 37 | 799 | 21.6 | 42 | 0 | |
| Nick Rassas | 10 | 180 | 18.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Charlie Bryant | 5 | 112 | 22.4 | 29 | 0 | |
| Don Talbert | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Joe Szczecko | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Joe Auer | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| Harmon Wages | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Mike Donohoe | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Dwight Lee | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Phil Spiller | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Bill Harris | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Dan Grimm | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Grady Allen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Cerne | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 68 | 1273 | 18.7 | 42 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 799 | 19.0 | 60 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Berry | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Bryant | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Burson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 0 |
| Jim Butler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Cash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Freeman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Harris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ralph Heck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Humphrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Johnson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruce Lemmerman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Errol Linden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Lothridge | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brendan McCarthy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Nobis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Norton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Rassas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Shay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Szczecko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harmon Wages | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Randy Winkler | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 52 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 0 |
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