The 1968 Season was the 9th season for the

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as a professional

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franchise; the team improved on their 8–5–1 record from

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, finishing at 9–5. This was also

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's final full year as Chargers head coach.

Offseason

NFL/AFL draft

Roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 3: vs. Houston Oilers

Week 4: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 5: at New York Jets

Week 6: at Oakland Raiders

Week 7: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 8: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 9: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 10: at Boston Patriots

Week 11: at Buffalo Bills

Week 12: vs. New York Jets

Week 13: at Denver Broncos

Week 14: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week 15: vs. Oakland Raiders

Standings

Awards

Seven Chargers were in the West team for the

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, while three were named to the

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All-AFL first team and two to the second team. Also, Alworth and Hadl received votes for the AP AFL Player of the Year award (4 votes and 2 votes respectively), Washington received 2 votes for AFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, and Gillman received 3 votes for AFL Coach of the Year.

References

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