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1968 San Francisco 49ers
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Record: 7-6-1, Finished 3rd in NFL Coastal Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 303 points (21.6/g), 6th of 16 in the NFL.
Allowed 310 points (22.1/g), 9th.
Differential of -7 points (-0.5/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 6.8-7.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 11th.
Coached by Dick Nolan (7-6-1)
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1968 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | John Brodie | 33 | 11 | 14 | 234 for 404, 3,020 yards, 22 td, 21 int, & 18 rushes for 71 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1957 |
| HB | Gary Lewis | 26 | 4 | 14 | 141 rushes for 573 yards, 1 td, & 27 catches for 244 yards and 3 td | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 71st pick / 1964 |
| FB | Ken Willard* | 25 | 3 | 14 | 227 rushes for 967 yards, 7 td, & 36 catches for 232 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1965 |
| FL | Clifton McNeil*+ | 28 | 4 | 14 | 71 catches for 994 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for -1 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 11th / 151st pick / 1962 |
| SE | Dick Witcher | 24 | 2 | 13 | 39 catches for 531 yards, 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 119th pick / 1966 |
| TE | John David Crow | 33 | 10 | 14 | 31 catches for 531 yards, 5 td, & 4 rushes for 4 yards and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1958 |
| LT | Len Rohde | 30 | 8 | 14 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 59th pick / 1960 |
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| LG | Elmer Collett | 24 | 1 | 14 | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 208th pick / 1966 |
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| C | Bruce Bosley | 35 | 12 | 14 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1956 |
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| RG | Howard Mudd*+ | 26 | 4 | 14 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 113th pick / 1964 |
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| RT | Cas Banaszek | 23 | Rook | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1967 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Stan Hindman | 24 | 2 | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1966 |
| LDT | Charlie Krueger | 31 | 9 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1958 |
| RDT | Roland Lakes | 29 | 7 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 24th pick / 1961 |
| RDE | Clark Miller | 30 | 6 | 10 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 58th pick / 1961 |
| LLB | Dave Wilcox* | 26 | 4 | 14 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 29th pick / 1964 |
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| MLB | Ed Beard | 29 | 3 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 20th / 159th pick / 1964 |
| RLB | Matt Hazeltine | 35 | 13 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 45th pick / 1955 |
| LCB | Jimmy Johnson | 30 | 7 | 13 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 |
| RCB | Kermit Alexander* | 27 | 5 | 14 | 9 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 5th pick / 1963 |
| LS | Al Randolph | 24 | 2 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 37th pick / 1966 |
| RS | Johnny Fuller | 22 | Rook | 10 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 98th pick / 1968 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Tommy Davis | 34 | 9 | 0 | 9 of 16 field goals & 26 of 26 extra points | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 128th pick / 1957 |
| P | Steve Spurrier | 23 | 1 | 0 | 68 punts for a 39.0 average, 0 blocked | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1967 |
| PR | Kermit Alexander* | 27 | 5 | 14 | 24 punt returns for a 3.6 average and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 5th pick / 1963 |
| KR | Kermit Alexander* | 27 | 5 | 14 | 20 kick returns for a 18.0 average and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 5th pick / 1963 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Kermit Alexander* | 27 | DB | 14 | 14 | 187 | 5-11 | UCLA | 1/4/1941 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 5th pick / 1963 |
| 79 | Cas Banaszek | 23 | T | 14 | 14 | 254 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 12/24/1945 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1967 |
| 50 | Ed Beard | 29 | LB | 14 | 14 | 226 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 12/9/1939 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 20th / 159th pick / 1964 |
| 72 | Bill Belk | 22 | DE-DT | 10 | 4 | 253 | 6-3 | Md-Eastern Shore | 2/19/1946 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 153rd pick / 1968 |
| 75 | Forrest Blue | 24 | C | 14 | 0 | 261 | 6-6 | Auburn | 9/7/1944 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 15th pick / 1968 |
| 77 | Bruce Bosley | 35 | C-G-DE | 14 | 14 | 241 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 11/5/1933 | 12 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1956 |
| 12 | John Brodie | 33 | QB | 14 | 14 | 198 | 6-1 | Stanford | 8/14/1935 | 11 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1957 |
| 66 | Elmer Collett | 24 | G | 14 | 14 | 244 | 6-6 | San Francisco State | 11/7/1944 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 208th pick / 1966 |
| 44 | John David Crow | 33 | HB-TE-FB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 7/8/1935 | 10 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1958 |
| 42 | Doug Cunningham | 23 | RB | 10 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 9/14/1945 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 145th pick / 1967 |
| 33 | Clem Daniels | 31 | HB-DB | 9 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Prairie View | 7/9/1937 | 8 | |
| 36 | Tommy Davis | 34 | K-P | 9 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | LSU | 10/13/1934 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 128th pick / 1957 |
| 30 | Johnny Fuller | 22 | DB | 14 | 10 | 186 | 6-0 | Lamar | 3/3/1946 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 98th pick / 1968 |
| 86 | Kevin Hardy | 23 | DT | 12 | 0 | 276 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 7/28/1945 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 7th pick / 1968 |
| 53 | Tommy Hart | 24 | DE-LB | 5 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Morris Brown | 11/7/1944 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 261st pick / 1968 |
| 54 | Harold Hays | 29 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 9/24/1939 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 14th / 186th pick / 1962 |
| 55 | Matt Hazeltine | 35 | LB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-1 | California | 8/2/1933 | 13 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 45th pick / 1955 |
| 80 | Stan Hindman | 24 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 3/1/1944 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1966 |
| 72 | Charlie Johnson | 24 | DT | 2 | 0 | 265 | 6-1 | Louisville | 9/29/1944 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 91st pick / 1966 |
| 37 | Jimmy Johnson | 30 | DB-HB | 13 | 13 | 187 | 6-2 | UCLA | 3/31/1938 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 |
| 70 | Charlie Krueger | 31 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 256 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 1/28/1937 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1958 |
| 60 | Roland Lakes | 29 | DT-DE-T-DT | 14 | 14 | 279 | 6-4 | Wichita State | 12/25/1939 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 24th pick / 1961 |
| 49 | Dwight Lee | 23 | RB | 2 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 9/3/1945 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 125th pick / 1968 |
| 22 | Gary Lewis | 26 | RB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-3 | Arizona State,Washington State | 2/22/1942 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 71st pick / 1964 |
| 26 | Kay McFarland | 30 | WR | 9 | 0 | 186 | 6-2 | Colorado State | 4/10/1938 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 18th / 248th pick / 1961 |
| 85 | Clifton McNeil*+ | 28 | WR-FL-SE | 14 | 14 | 187 | 6-2 | Grambling State | 5/25/1940 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 11th / 151st pick / 1962 |
| 74 | Clark Miller | 30 | DE | 10 | 10 | 245 | 6-5 | Utah State | 8/11/1938 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 58th pick / 1961 |
| 10 | George Mira | 26 | QB | 13 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 1/11/1942 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1964 |
| 68 | Howard Mudd*+ | 26 | G | 14 | 14 | 254 | 6-2 | Hillsdale,Michigan State | 2/10/1942 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 113th pick / 1964 |
| 57 | Frank Nunley | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 229 | 6-2 | Michigan | 10/1/1945 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1967 |
| 84 | Dave Olerich | 24 | LB-TE | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | San Francisco | 11/14/1944 | 1 | |
| 73 | Lance Olssen | 21 | T-C | 7 | 0 | 257 | 6-5 | Purdue | 4/17/1947 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 65th pick / 1968 |
| 14 | Dennis Patera | 23 | K | 5 | 0 | 214 | 6-0 | BYU | 10/17/1945 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 17th / 449th pick / 1968 |
| 69 | Woody Peoples | 25 | G | 13 | 0 | 252 | 6-2 | Grambling State | 8/16/1943 | Rook | |
| 32 | Mel Phillips | 26 | DB | 13 | 0 | 198 | 6-2 | North Carolina A&T | 1/6/1942 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 69th pick / 1966 |
| 83 | Sonny Randle | 32 | E-WR | 3 | 0 | 189 | 6-2 | Virginia | 1/6/1936 | 9 | Chicago Cardinals / 19th / 218th pick / 1958 |
| 27 | Al Randolph | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 205 | 6-2 | Iowa | 7/8/1944 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 37th pick / 1966 |
| 76 | Len Rohde | 30 | T | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-4 | Utah State | 4/16/1938 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 59th pick / 1960 |
| 11 | Steve Spurrier | 23 | QB-P | 14 | 0 | 204 | 6-2 | Florida | 4/20/1945 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1967 |
| 45 | Bill Tucker | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 219 | 6-2 | Tennessee State | 9/14/1943 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 65th pick / 1967 |
| 64 | Dave Wilcox* | 26 | LB | 14 | 14 | 241 | 6-3 | Boise State,Oregon | 9/29/1942 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 29th pick / 1964 |
| 40 | Ken Willard* | 25 | RB | 14 | 14 | 219 | 6-1 | North Carolina | 7/14/1943 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1965 |
| 89 | Bob Windsor | 26 | TE | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 12/19/1942 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 26th pick / 1966 |
| 88 | Dick Witcher | 24 | WR-FL-SE-TE | 14 | 13 | 204 | 6-3 | UCLA | 10/10/1944 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 119th pick / 1966 |
| 48 | John Woitt | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 171 | 5-11 | Mississippi State | 6/29/1946 | Rook | |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 14 | 223.5 | 6-2.2 | 3.7 |