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1968 Kansas City Chiefs
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Record: 12-2-0, Finished 1st in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 371 points (26.5/g), 4th of 10 in the AFL.
Allowed 170 points (12.1/g), 1st.
Differential of 201 points (14.4/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 12.1-1.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +22 (1.6/g), 1st.
Simple Rating System: Total 14.0, Offense: 3.8, Defense: 10.1, SoS: -0.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Hank Stram (12-2-0)
Training Camp: William Jewell College (Liberty, Missouri)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Len Dawson* | 33 | 11 | 13 | 131 for 224, 2,109 yards, 17 td, 9 int, & 20 rushes for 40 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 5th pick / 1957 |
| HB | Mike Garrett | 24 | 2 | 0 | 164 rushes for 564 yards, 3 td, & 33 catches for 359 yards and 3 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 18th pick / 1966 Kansas City Chiefs / 20th / 178th pick / 1966 |
| FB | Robert Holmes | 23 | Rook | 0 | 174 rushes for 866 yards, 7 td, & 19 catches for 201 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 14th / 375th pick / 1968 |
| FL | Otis Taylor | 26 | 3 | 0 | 20 catches for 420 yards, 4 td, & 5 rushes for 41 yards and 1 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 29th pick / 1965 Philadelphia Eagles / 15th / 203rd pick / 1965 |
| FL | Gloster Richardson | 26 | 1 | 0 | 22 catches for 494 yards, 6 td, & 1 rush for -3 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 50th pick / 1965 |
| SE | Frank Pitts | 25 | 3 | 0 | 30 catches for 655 yards, 6 td, & 11 rushes for 107 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 32nd pick / 1965 Chicago Bears / 16th / 213th pick / 1965 |
| TE | Fred Arbanas | 29 | 6 | 0 | 11 catches for 189 yards, 0 td, & 3 rushes for 14 yards and 0 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1961 Dallas Texans / 7th / 54th pick / 1961 |
| LT | Jim Tyrer*+ | 29 | 7 | 0 | Dallas Texans / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1961 Chicago Bears / 14th / 188th pick / 1961 |
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| LG | Ed Budde* | 28 | 5 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1963 Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 8th pick / 1963 |
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| C | E.J. Holub | 30 | 7 | 0 | Dallas Texans / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 16th pick / 1961 |
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| RG | Mo Moorman | 24 | Rook | 13 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 19th pick / 1968 | |
| RT | Dave Hill | 27 | 5 | 0 | New York Giants / 5th / 62nd pick / 1963 Kansas City Chiefs / 24th / 192nd pick / 1963 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jerry Mays* | 29 | 7 | 0 | Dallas Texans / 5th / 38th pick / 1961 Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 141st pick / 1961 |
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| LDT | Ed Lothamer | 26 | 4 | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 26th pick / 1964 Baltimore Colts / 5th / 64th pick / 1964 |
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| RDT | Buck Buchanan*+ | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 1st pick / 1963 New York Giants / 19th / 265th pick / 1963 |
| RDE | Aaron Brown | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 6th pick / 1966 |
| LLB | Bobby Bell*+ | 28 | 5 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 16th pick / 1963 Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 56th pick / 1963 |
| MLB | Willie Lanier*+ | 23 | 1 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 50th pick / 1967 |
| RLB | Jim Lynch* | 23 | 1 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 47th pick / 1967 |
| LCB | Emmitt Thomas* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Willie Mitchell | 28 | 4 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LS | Jim Kearney | 25 | 3 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 11th / 151st pick / 1965 |
| RS | Johnny Robinson*+ | 30 | 8 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1960 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jan Stenerud* | 26 | 1 | 0 | 30 of 40 field goals & 39 of 40 extra points | |
| P | Jerrel Wilson | 27 | 5 | 0 | 63 punts for a 45.1 average, 0 blocked | Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 88th pick / 1963 Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 225th pick / 1963 |
| PR | Noland Smith | 25 | 1 | 0 | 18 punt returns for a 15.0 average and 1 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 156th pick / 1967 |
| KR | Noland Smith | 25 | 1 | 0 | 23 kick returns for a 23.9 average and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 156th pick / 1967 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Bud Abell | 28 | LB | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Missouri | 12/21/1940 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 23rd / 178th pick / 1964 Dallas Cowboys / 17th / 228th pick / 1964 |
| 84 | Fred Arbanas | 29 | TE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Michigan St. | 1/14/1939 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1961 Dallas Texans / 7th / 54th pick / 1961 |
| 78 | Bobby Bell*+ | 28 | LB-DE | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 6/17/1940 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 16th pick / 1963 Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 56th pick / 1963 |
| 24 | Ceasar Belser | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 9/13/1944 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 10th / 145th pick / 1966 |
| 87 | Aaron Brown | 25 | DE | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Minnesota | 11/16/1943 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 6th pick / 1966 |
| 86 | Buck Buchanan*+ | 28 | DT | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-7 | Grambling St. | 9/10/1940 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 1st pick / 1963 New York Giants / 19th / 265th pick / 1963 |
| 71 | Ed Budde* | 28 | G | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Michigan St. | 11/2/1940 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1963 Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 8th pick / 1963 |
| 80 | Reggie Carolan | 29 | TE | 14 | 0 | 236 | 6-6 | Idaho | 10/25/1939 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 102nd pick / 1961 San Diego Chargers / 17th / 135th pick / 1961 |
| 23 | Bert Coan | 28 | HB | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-5 | TCU,Kansas | 7/2/1940 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 85th pick / 1962 Oakland Raiders / 14th / 105th pick / 1962 |
| 61 | Curley Culp | 22 | DT-NT-G | 9 | 0 | 265 | 6-2 | Arizona St. | 3/10/1946 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 31st pick / 1968 |
| 60 | George Daney | 22 | G | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Detroit Mercy,Texas-El Paso | 2/2/1946 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 22nd pick / 1968 |
| 16 | Len Dawson* | 33 | QB | 14 | 13 | 190 | 6-0 | Purdue | 6/20/1935 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 5th pick / 1957 |
| 21 | Mike Garrett | 24 | RB | 13 | 0 | 191 | 5-9 | USC | 4/12/1944 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 18th pick / 1966 Kansas City Chiefs / 20th / 178th pick / 1966 |
| 17 | Jack Gehrke | 22 | WR | 2 | 0 | 178 | 6-0 | Utah | 1/14/1946 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 265th pick / 1968 |
| 38 | Wendell Hayes | 28 | RB | 11 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Humboldt St. | 8/5/1940 | 5 | |
| 73 | Dave Hill | 27 | T | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Auburn | 2/1/1941 | 5 | New York Giants / 5th / 62nd pick / 1963 Kansas City Chiefs / 24th / 192nd pick / 1963 |
| 45 | Robert Holmes | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 221 | 5-9 | Southern | 10/5/1945 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 14th / 375th pick / 1968 |
| 55 | E.J. Holub | 30 | LB-C | 14 | 0 | 236 | 6-4 | Texas Tech | 1/5/1938 | 7 | Dallas Texans / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 16th pick / 1961 |
| 85 | Chuck Hurston | 26 | DE-LB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-6 | Auburn | 11/9/1942 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 12th / 91st pick / 1965 Green Bay Packers / 15th / 206th pick / 1965 |
| 46 | Jim Kearney | 25 | DB | 14 | 14 | 206 | 6-2 | Prairie View | 1/21/1943 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 11th / 151st pick / 1965 |
| 99 | Ernie Ladd | 30 | DT | 14 | 0 | 290 | 6-9 | Grambling St. | 11/28/1938 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 48th pick / 1961 San Diego Chargers / 15th / 119th pick / 1961 |
| 63 | Willie Lanier*+ | 23 | LB | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-1 | Morgan St. | 8/21/1945 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 50th pick / 1967 |
| 15 | Jacky Lee | 29 | QB | 6 | 1 | 189 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 7/11/1939 | 8 | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 61st pick / 1960 |
| 10 | Mike Livingston | 23 | QB | 1 | 0 | 212 | 6-4 | SMU | 11/14/1945 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 48th pick / 1968 |
| 48 | Sam Longmire | 25 | DB-WR | 2 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Purdue | 1/3/1943 | 1 | |
| 82 | Ed Lothamer | 26 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Michigan St. | 5/20/1942 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 26th pick / 1964 Baltimore Colts / 5th / 64th pick / 1964 |
| 26 | Paul Lowe | 32 | HB | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Oregon St. | 9/27/1936 | 8 | |
| 51 | Jim Lynch* | 23 | LB | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 8/28/1945 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 47th pick / 1967 |
| 58 | Dave Martin | 22 | LB | 2 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 10/23/1946 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 157th pick / 1968 |
| 75 | Jerry Mays* | 29 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-4 | SMU | 11/24/1939 | 7 | Dallas Texans / 5th / 38th pick / 1961 Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 141st pick / 1961 |
| 32 | Curtis McClinton | 29 | FB-TE | 9 | 0 | 227 | 6-3 | Kansas | 6/25/1939 | 6 | Dallas Texans / 14th / 110th pick / 1961 Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 110th pick / 1960 |
| 64 | Curt Merz | 30 | G-DE | 14 | 0 | 267 | 6-4 | Iowa | 4/17/1938 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 31st pick / 1960 |
| 22 | Willie Mitchell | 28 | DB | 13 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Tennessee St. | 8/28/1940 | 4 | |
| 76 | Mo Moorman | 24 | G | 13 | 13 | 252 | 6-5 | Kentucky,Texas A&M | 7/24/1944 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 19th pick / 1968 |
| 25 | Frank Pitts | 25 | WR-SE | 13 | 0 | 199 | 6-3 | Southern | 11/12/1943 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 32nd pick / 1965 Chicago Bears / 16th / 213th pick / 1965 |
| 65 | Remi Prudhomme | 26 | C-DE-G-DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | LSU | 4/24/1942 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 37th pick / 1964 Buffalo Bills / 14th / 108th pick / 1964 |
| 30 | Gloster Richardson | 26 | WR-FL | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Jackson St. | 7/18/1942 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 50th pick / 1965 |
| 42 | Johnny Robinson*+ | 30 | DB-FL-HB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | LSU | 9/9/1938 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1960 |
| 20 | Goldie Sellers | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 198 | 6-2 | Grambling St. | 1/9/1942 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 8th / 66th pick / 1966 Chicago Bears / 20th / 302nd pick / 1966 |
| 1 | Noland Smith | 25 | WR | 12 | 0 | 154 | 5-5 | Tennessee St. | 10/20/1943 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 156th pick / 1967 |
| 3 | Jan Stenerud* | 26 | K | 14 | 0 | 187 | 6-2 | Montana St. | 11/26/1942 | 1 | |
| 89 | Otis Taylor | 26 | WR-FL | 11 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Prairie View | 8/11/1942 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 29th pick / 1965 Philadelphia Eagles / 15th / 203rd pick / 1965 |
| 18 | Emmitt Thomas* | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 192 | 6-2 | Bishop | 6/3/1943 | 2 | |
| 77 | Jim Tyrer*+ | 29 | T | 14 | 0 | 280 | 6-6 | Ohio St. | 2/25/1939 | 7 | Dallas Texans / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1961 Chicago Bears / 14th / 188th pick / 1961 |
| 44 | Jerrel Wilson | 27 | P-RB | 14 | 0 | 222 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 10/4/1941 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 88th pick / 1963 Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 225th pick / 1963 |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 14 | 225.3 | 6-2.6 | 3.6 |