Team Summary [+]
1968 Atlanta Falcons
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Record: 2-12-0, Finished 4th in NFL Coastal Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 170 points (12.1/g), 16th of 16 in the NFL.
Allowed 389 points (27.8/g), 15th.
Differential of -219 points (-15.6/g), 16th.
Expected W-L: 1.7-12.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-0.6/g), 13th.
Simple Rating System: Total -12.0, Offense: -6.4, Defense: -5.6, SoS: 3.7, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by Norb Hecker(0-3-0) and Norm Van Brocklin(2-9-0)
Training Camp: East Tennessee State (Johnson City, Tennessee)
Players[+]
- Pos · # · College
- Dick Absher
lb · #57 · Maryland
- Ron Acks
lb · #52 · Illinois
- Grady Allen
LLB · #54 · Texas A&M
- Joe Auer
hb · #38 · Miami (FL); Georgia Tech
- Bob Berry
QB · #17 · Oregon
- Greg Brezina
rlb · #50 · Houston
- Charlie Bryant
rb · #32 · Allen
- Jimmy Burson
RCB/PR · #49 · Auburn
- Cannonball Butler
KR/FB · #33 · Edward Waters
- Lee Calland
db · #22 · Louisville
- Rick Cash
RDE · #77,#89 · Missouri; Truman State
- Joe Cerne
c · #56 · Northwestern
- Ollie Cordill
db · #48 · Memphis
- Carlton Dabney
RDT · #79 · Morgan St.
- Mike Donohoe
te · #84 · San Francisco
- Steve Duich
g · #65 · San Diego St.
- Dave Dunaway
wr · #45 · Duke
- Perry Lee Dunn
HB · #37 · Mississippi
- Rick Eber
wr · #25 · Tulsa
- Bob Etter
K · #3 · Georgia
- Paul Flatley
FL · #85 · Northwestern
- Mike Freeman
db · #43 · Fresno City J.C.; Fresno State
- Jim Garcia
de · #76 · Purdue
- Doug Goodwin
rb · #30 · Maryland-Eastern Shore
- Dan Grimm
RG · #67 · Colorado
- Billy Harris
rb · #35 · Colorado
- Ralph Heck
RLB · #55 · Colorado
- Floyd Hudlow
db · #24,#49 · Arizona
- Claude Humphrey
LDE · #87 · Tennessee State
- Randy Johnson
qb · #11 · Texas A&M-Kingsville
- Dwight Lee
rb · #31 · Michigan State
- Bruce Lemmerman
qb · #18 · Cal State-Northridge
- Errol Linden
RT · #73 · Houston
- Bob Long
fl · #80 · Wichita State
- Billy Lothridge
RS/P · #26 · Georgia Tech
- Frank Marchlewski
c · #53 · Minnesota
- Brendan McCarthy
rb · #41 · Boston College
- Tommy Nobis
MLB · #60 · Texas
- Jim A. Norton
de · #70 · Washington
- Ray Ogden
TE · #28 · Alabama
- Nick Rassas
LS · #27 · Notre Dame
- Ken Reaves
LCB · #36 · Norfolk State
- Marion Rushing
llb · #52 · Southern Illinois
- Bill Sandeman
t · #61 · San Joaquin Delta J.C.; Pacific
- Jerry Shay
LDT · #78 · Purdue
- Jerry Simmons
SE · #44 · Bethune-Cookman
- Jim Simon
LG · #66 · Miami (FL)
- Phil Sobocinski
C · #53 · Wisconsin
- Philip Spiller
db · #42 · Orange Coast J.C.; Los Angeles State
- Art Strahan
dt · #74 · Texas Southern
- Larry Suchy
db · #46 · Jones Co. CC; Mississippi College
- Joe Szczecko
dt · #71 · Northwestern
- Don Talbert
LT · #72 · Texas
- Harmon Wages
rb · #5 · Florida
- Randy Winkler
t · #64 · Tarleton State
- John Wright
wr · #45 · Illinois
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