1968 Cleveland Browns season

1968 Cleveland Browns season
Head Coach	Blanton Collier
Home Field	Cleveland Stadium
Results
Record	10–4–0
Place	1st NFL Century
Playoff Finish	Lost NFL Championship
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1967	1969

The 1968 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 19th season with the National Football League. The Browns made it to the playoffs for the 2nd straight year thanks to a 8-game winning streak and the brillant play of quarterback Bill Nelsen who replaced Frank Ryan as the starting quarterback prior to week 4 of their season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

The following were selected in the 1968 NFL Draft.

Round	Overall	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	21	Marvin Upshaw	Defensive End	Trinity
2	47	John Garlington	Linebacker	LSU
3	64	Harry Olszewski	Guard	Clemson
3	66	Reece Morrison	Running Back	Texas State
4	104	Wayne Meylan	Linebacker	Nebraska
5	131	Mike Wempe	Tackle	Missouri
5	134	Jackie Jackson	Running Back	Clemson
6	152	Nate James	Defensive Back	Florida A&M
7	186	Dale Brady	Running Back	Memphis
8	212	Tom Schoen	Defensive Back	Notre Dame
9	238	David Porter	Defensive Tackle	Michigan
10	255	James Greer	Defensive End	Stephen F. Austin
10	267	Alvin Mitchell	Defensive Back	Morgan State
11	293	Jim Alcorn	Quarterback	Clarion
12	319	Tom Beutler	Linebacker	Toledo
13	348	Terry Sellers	Defensive Back	Georgia
14	374	Edgar Whipps	Running Back	Jackson State
15	400	Bob Baxter	Flanker	Memphis
16	429	Dick Sievert	Defensive End	Wisconsin-River Falls
17	455	Wayne McDuffie	Center	Florida State

Exhibition schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	August 9, 1968	at Los Angeles Rams	L 23–21	64,020
2	August 18, 1968	at San Francisco 49ers	W 31–17	26,801
3	August 24, 1968	at New Orleans Saints	L 40–27	70,045
4	August 30, 1968	at Buffalo Bills	W 22–12	45,448
5	September 7, 1968	Green Bay Packers	L 31–9	84,918

Regular season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 15, 1968	at New Orleans Saints	W 24–10	74,215
2	September 22, 1968	at Dallas Cowboys	L 28–7	68,733
3	September 29, 1968	Los Angeles Rams	L 24–6	82,514
4	October 5, 1968	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 31–24	81,865
5	October 13, 1968	St. Louis Cardinals	L 27–21	79,349
6	October 20, 1968	at Baltimore Colts	W 30–20	60,238
7	October 27, 1968	Atlanta Falcons	W 30–7	67,723
8	November 3, 1968	at San Francisco 49ers	W 33–21	31,359
9	November 10, 1968	New Orleans Saints	W 35–17	71,025
10	November 17, 1968	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 45–24	41,572
11	November 24, 1968	Philadelphia Eagles	W 47–13	62,338
12	December 1, 1968	New York Giants	W 45–10	83,193
13	December 8, 1968	at Washington Redskins	W 24–21	50,661
14	December 14, 1968	St. Louis Cardinals	L 27–16	39,746

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Eastern Conference	December 21, 1968	Dallas Cowboys	W 31–20	81,497
NFL Championship	December 29, 1968	Baltimore Colts	L 34–0	80,628

Standings

NFL Century
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	10	4	0	.714	394	273	L-1
St. Louis Cardinals	9	4	1	.692	325	289	W-4
New Orleans Saints	4	9	1	.308	246	327	W-1
Pittsburgh Steelers	2	11	1	.154	244	397	L-5

Awards and honors

• LeRoy Kelly, Bert Bell Award