1968 Green Bay Packers season
50th season in franchise history / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1968 Green Bay Packers season was their 50th season overall and the 48th season in the National Football League. Under first-year head coach Phil Bengtson, the team finished with a 6–7–1 record, third place in the four-team Central Division of the Western Conference.
1968 Green Bay Packers season | |
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General manager | Vince Lombardi |
Head coach | Phil Bengtson |
Home field | Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 6–7–1 |
Division place | 3rd Central |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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It was the Packers' first losing season in a decade, and marked a turning point in team history, starting a long period of futility and decline known as the "Gory Years". From 1968 through 1991, Green Bay had only five winning seasons (1969, 1972, 1978, 1982, 1989), made the playoffs twice (1972, 1982), with one win (1982).
A few weeks after winning Super Bowl II in January 1968, Vince Lombardi stepped down as head coach but remained as general manager, and longtime defensive coordinator Bengston was promoted. Lombardi left after the season for the Washington Redskins.