1968 All-Pro Team, NFL All-Pros
Eleven NFL players were named to the first-team of every list presented here: Lem Barney, Gene Hickerson, Deacon Jones, Leroy Kelly, Bob Lilly, Billy Lothridge, John Mackey, Ralph Neely, Merlin Olsen, Gale Sayers and Larry Wilson.


1968 All-Pro Team, NFL All-Pros
Note: only the Pro Football Writers and Sporting News teams include special teams players.


1968 All-Pro Team, AFL All-Pros
Three AFL players were named to the first-team of every list presented here: Lance Alworth, Joe Namath and George Webster.


1968 All-SEC football team
The 1968 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Georgia won the conference.


1968 All-SEC football team, Key
Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UPI


1968 All-Southwest Conference football team
The 1968 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The selectors for the 1968 season included the Associated Press (AP).


1968 All-Southwest Conference football team, Key
CFHOF = Player inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame


1968 Allan Cup
The 1968 Allan Cup was the Canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the 1967-68 Senior "A" season. The event was hosted by the St. Boniface Mohawks and Winnipeg, Manitoba. The 1968 playoff marked the 60th time that the Allan Cup has been awarded.


1968 Allsvenskan, Overview
The league was contested by 12 teams, with Östers IF winning the championship.


1968 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Downhill, Calendar
Note: Round 3/Race 7 was the Olympic event, which counts also for the World Cup. See also 1968 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics


1968 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Downhill, Final point standings
In Men's Downhill World Cup 1967/68 the best 3 results count. Deductions are given in ().


1968 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Giant Slalom, Calendar
Note: Round 3/Race 8 was the Olympic event, which counts also for the World Cup. See also 1968 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics


1968 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Giant Slalom, Final point standings
In Men's Giant Slalom World Cup 1967/68 the best 3 results count. Deductions are given in ().


1968 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Overall, Final point standings
In Men's Overall World Cup 1967/68 the best three downhills, best three giant slaloms and best three slaloms count. Deductions are given in ().


1968 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Slalom, Calendar
Note: Round 3/Race 9 was the Olympic event, which counts also for the World Cup. See also 1968 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics


1968 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Slalom, Final point standings
In Men's Slalom World Cup 1967/68 the best 3 results count. Deductions are given in ().


1968 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Downhill, Calendar
Note: Round 3/Race 9 was the Olympic event, which count also for the World Cup. See also 1968 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics


1968 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Downhill, Final point standings
In Women's Downhill World Cup 1967/68 the best 3 results count. Deductions are given in brackets.


1968 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Downhill, Women's Downhill Team Results
All points were shown including individual deduction. bold indicate highest score - italics indicate race wins


1968 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Giant Slalom, Calendar
Note: Round 3/Race 11 was the Olympic event, which count also for the World Cup. See also 1968 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics


1968 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Giant Slalom, Final point standings
In Women's Giant Slalom World Cup 1967/68 the best 3 results count. Deductions are given in brackets.


1968 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Giant Slalom, Women's Giant Slalom Team Results
All points were shown including individual deduction. bold indicate highest score - italics indicate race wins


1968 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Overall, Final point standings
In Women's Overall World Cup 1967/68 the best three downhills, best three giant slaloms and best three slaloms count. Deductions are given in brackets.


1968 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Slalom, Calendar
Note: Round 5/Race 10 was the Olympic event, which counts also for the World Cup. See also 1968 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics


1968 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Slalom, Final point standings
In Women's Slalom World Cup 1967/68 the best 3 results count. Deductions are given in brackets.


1968 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Slalom, Women's Slalom Team Results
All points were shown including individual deduction. bold indicate highest score - italics indicate race wins


1968 American 500
The 1968 American 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on October 27, 1968, at North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina.


1968 American 500
The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade. Changes made to the sport by the late 1960s brought an end to the "strictly stock" vehicles of the 1950s.


1968 American 500, Background
North Carolina Motor Speedway was opened as a flat, one-mile oval on October 31, 1965. In 1969, the track was extensively reconfigured to a high-banked, D-shaped oval just over one mile in length. In 1997, North Carolina Motor Speedway merged with Penske Motorsports, and was renamed North Carolina Speedway. Shortly thereafter, the infield was reconfigured, and competition on the infield road course, mostly by the SCCA, was discontinued. Currently, the track is home to the Fast Track High Performance Driving School,


1968 American 500, Race report
There were 44 drivers who managed to qualify for this event. Only one foreigner was present – Australian-born driver Frank Gardner – would become the last-place driver due to an incident requiring a black flag on the first lap. He would become the "prototype" for Cup Series driver Marcos Ambrose even though Garnder would never run another Cup Series race after this one. Gardner's last-place finish within the confines of the American stock car world was eventually overshadowed by his championship victory at the 1968 British Saloon Car Championship while driving a European version of the Ford Escort Twin Cam.


1968 American 500, Race report
American-born driver Dexter Gainey would be black-flagged exactly forty laps later and would be disqualified as well. Wendell Scott would become the lowest-finishing driver to complete the event; albeit 191 laps behind the lead lap drivers. Five hundred laps was raced at this event for a duration for four hours and forty-five minutes. Speeds on the track would reach around 105.06 miles per hour or 169.08 kilometres per hour for the entire course of this race. Thirty-two thousand spectators would witness another Richard Petty victory with him out-racing David Pearson by a time of fifteen seconds. LeeRoy Yarbrough would finish in third place, and two laps behind the top two finishers. Petty was running an older chassis with current sheet metal because he could not get his 1968 vehicle to run on a super-speedway. Shortly after this race, his switch to Ford for 1969 was announced.


1968 American 500, Race report
Cale Yarborough's solo qualifying performance of 118.677 miles per hour (190.992 km/h) would help him clinch the pole position for the event. While Yarborough and Bobby Isaac would dominate the opening laps of this event, the event ended up being a "Petty and Pearson" show for the final 100 laps. Glotzbach quit after he turned Bud Moore into the wall separating pit road from the racetrack on lap 59. Moore swerved to avoid a loose wheel on pit road and swerved into Glotzbach's path. Glotzbach was penalized a lap for the crash, so he parked the car.


1968 American 500, Race report
Individual race winnings for the drivers ranged from the winner's share of $17,075 ($125,538 when adjusted for inflation) to the last-place finisher's share of $515 ($3,786 when adjusted for inflation). The entire prize purse that was handed out to all the qualifying participants was $69,800 ($513,180 when adjusted for inflation). Twelve notable crew chiefs were reported as participating in the race; including Jake Elder, Bud Moore, Glen Wood, Banjo Matthews, Dale Inman, Harry Hyde and Junior Johnson.


1968 American Football League Championship Game
The 1968 AFL Championship Game was the ninth annual AFL championship game, played on December 29 at Shea Stadium in Queens, New York City, New York. It matched the defending champion Oakland Raiders (12–2) of the Western Division and the host New York Jets (11–3) of the Eastern Division, who were slight favorites. The Raiders had hosted a tiebreaker playoff game the week before against the Kansas City Chiefs (12–2) to determine the Western Division champion, while the Eastern champion Jets were idle.


1968 American Football League Championship Game
Slightly favored, the Jets defeated the Raiders 27–23 to win the championship and the chance to play the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III.


1968 American Football League Championship Game, Game summary
A 28-yard punt by Oakland's Mike Eischeid gave New York the ball on the Raiders 44-yard line on their first possession, and they took advantage of the short field with a 4-play scoring drive. Joe Namath completed two 14-yard passes to Maynard on it, the second one a touchdown to give the Jets an early 7–0 lead. Meanwhile, Raiders quarterback Daryle Lamonica completed just one of his first 13 pass attempts.


1968 American Football League Championship Game, Game summary
His first completion was a 36-yard pass to Billy Cannon, but the Raiders ended up with no points on that drive when George Blanda hit the cross bar attempting a 45-yard field goal. New York then drove to a 33-yard field goal by Jim Turner, giving them a 10–0 lead in the final minutes of the first quarter.


1968 American Football League Championship Game, Game summary
After being completely dominated up to this point, the Raiders offense finally got into gear as Lamonica completed passes to Pete Banaszak and Fred Biletnikoff for gains of 11 and 15 yards. Then he hit fullback Hewritt Dixon for a 23-yard gain on the last play of the first quarter. As the second quarter opened up, Lamonica finished the 80-yard drive with a 29-yard touchdown pass to Biletnikoff, making the score 10–7. The rest of the quarter would result in nothing but field goal attempts, with Turner missing one from 44 yards, but connecting from 35, while Blanda kicked a 26-yard field goal right before halftime to make the score 13–10.


1968 American Football League Championship Game, Game summary
Lamonica opened the third quarter with a 37-yard completion to Biletnikoff. Then his 40-yard pass to receiver Warren Wells gave Oakland a first down on the Jets 6-yard line. However, rush attempts over the next three plays resulted in just 5 yards. Faced with 4th and goal on the 1, coach John Rauch decided to play conservative and had Blanda kick a 9-yard field goal that tied the game at 13. New York responded by driving 80 yards in 14 plays to retake the lead, 20–13, on Namath's 20-yard touchdown pass to tight end Pete Lammons with one minute left until the 4th quarter.


1968 American Football League Championship Game, Game summary
Oakland responded to the touchdown with Lamonica's 57-yard completion to Biletnikoff setting up a 20-yard Blanda field goal, cutting the score to 20–16. Then Raiders defensive back George Atkinson intercepted a pass from Namath and returned it 32 yards to the Jets 5-yard line. On the next play, Banaszak ran the ball into the end zone, giving Oakland their first lead of the game at 23–20 with 8:18 remaining on the clock.


1968 American Football League Championship Game, Game summary
However, this turned out to be very short lived. After starting out the ensuing drive with a 10-yard completion to George Sauer Jr., Namath completed a 52-yard pass to Maynard at the Raiders 6-yard line. On the next play, he connected with Maynard in the end zone, giving the Jets a 27–23 lead at the 7:47 mark. Oakland had three more drives with the time remaining, but failed to score each time. Oakland took the ball after Maynard's touchdown and drove to New York's 26-yard line, where they ended up faced with 4th down and 10.


1968 American Football League Championship Game, Game summary
Even though more than 5 minutes remained in the game, Rauch decided to try to go for a first down rather than kick a field goal, but this did not pay off as Lamonica was sacked by New York lineman Verlon Biggs on the next play. Following a punt, Oakland drove to the New York 24-yard line, only to lose the ball again when Lamonica's intended swing pass to Charlie Smith sailed behind him, resulting in an accidental fumbled lateral that was recovered by linebacker Ralph Baker.


1968 American Football League Championship Game, Game summary
The next time the Raiders got the ball, it was on their own 22-yard line with 42 seconds left in regulation. The Jets defense managed to stop the drive at midfield as time expired to preserve their lead and win the game, avenging their regular season loss to the Raiders in the infamous Heidi Game six weeks earlier.


1968 American Football League Championship Game, Game summary
Neither quarterback distinguished themselves with passing accuracy. Namath completed 19 of 49 passes for 266 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 1 interception. Lamonica completed 20 of 47 passes for 401 yards and a touchdown. Biletnikoff was the leading receiver of the game with 7 receptions for 190 yards and a touchdown, while Maynard caught 6 passes for 118 yards and a score. Jets running back Matt Snell was the top rusher of the game with 71 yards on 19 carries, along with a 15-yard reception, while Emerson Boozer chipped in 51 rushing yards for New York. In addition to his 32-yard interception return, Atkinson returned 4 kickoffs for 112 yards. Oakland lost despite outgaining the Jets in total yards 443-400.


1968 American Football League Championship Game, Game summary
The attendance of 62,627 was a record for an AFL title game.


1968 American Football League Championship Game, Officials
The AFL (and NFL) had six game officials in 1968; the seventh official, the side judge, was added in 1978.


1968 American Football League Championship Game, Players' shares
The Jets players each received $8,000 and the Raiders players about $5,000 each. With the win, the Jets were guaranteed an additional $7,500 each, the loser's share in the Super Bowl; the Super Bowl winners earned $15,000 each.


1968 American Football League Championship Game, Video
No known copy of the broadcast of this game exists. Only recaps of NFL films footage have been located.


1968 American Football League playoffs, 1968 AFL playoffs, Western Division playoff
On a five-game winning streak with sizable victory margins of late, Kansas City was favored by 3½ points; the Raiders had won their last eight, but had close calls in the last three. The teams had split the season series, each winning at home.


1968 American Football League playoffs, 1968 AFL playoffs, Western Division playoff
Oakland quarterback Daryle Lamonica torched the Chiefs for five touchdown passes, while the Raiders defense intercepted four passes from Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson and held KC to a pair of field goals in the second quarter.


1968 American Football League playoffs, 1968 AFL playoffs, Western Division playoff
After forcing Kansas City to punt from their 47-yard line, Oakland drove 80 yards for a touchdown, aided by a controversial third down pass interference call against Kansas City after the ball had already hit the ground. After the penalty, Lamonica completed two passes to Fred Biletnikoff, the first for 18 yards, and the second a 24-yard touchdown pass. A terrible punt into the rain by Jerrel Wilson inside his own goal line enabled the Raiders to start their next drive on the Chiefs 25-yard line, and they scored another touchdown with Lamonica's 23-yard pass to Warren Wells.


1968 American Football League playoffs, 1968 AFL playoffs, Western Division playoff
After some punting from both teams, Oakland got the ball with 1:02 left in the quarter. Lamonica started the drive with a short pass to rookie running back Charlie Smith, who turned it into a 26-yard gain. On the next play, Lamonica hooked up with Biletnikoff for a 44-yard touchdown pass to give the Raiders a 21–0 lead.


1968 American Football League playoffs, 1968 AFL playoffs, Western Division playoff
In the second quarter, Kansas City got a golden opportunity to get back in the game when Dawson completed a 55-yard pass to receiver Otis Taylor, who managed to drag defensive back George Atkinson nearly twenty yards before he finally went down on the Raiders eight-yard line. But despite six plays after that as a result of a Raiders penalty, Kansas City could not get into the end zone and had to settle for Jan Stenerud's 10-yard field goal. Kansas City later blew another big opportunity after a Wilson put pinned the Raiders back on their own one-yard line.


1968 American Football League playoffs, 1968 AFL playoffs, Western Division playoff
On the next play, Lamonica threw a pass right into the hands of Chiefs DB Bobby Bell, only to see him inexplicably drop the ball. Kansas City still managed to force a punt and got the ball back with great field position on the Raiders 38. On the next play, Dawson completed a 31-yard pass to receiver Frank Pitts, but once again Kansas City could not dent the goal line and settled for another Stenerud field goal, making the score 21–6.


1968 American Football League playoffs, 1968 AFL playoffs, Western Division playoff
Kansas City seemed to be inching their way to a comeback, but it was snuffed out with twelve seconds left in the half, when Lamonica completed a long pass to Biletnikoff, who evaded three Chiefs defenders on the way to a 54-yard touchdown reception, giving the Raiders a 28–6 halftime lead.


1968 American Football League playoffs, 1968 AFL playoffs, Western Division playoff
In the first half alone, Lamonica had completed nine passes for 220 yards and four touchdowns.


1968 American Football League playoffs, 1968 AFL playoffs, Western Division playoff
Both teams blew scoring chances in the third quarter, as Dawson missed a 39-yard field goal, while Lamonica threw an incomplete pass on fourth and goal from the Chiefs 1-yard line. However, the period ended with Oakland driving into Chiefs territory, a drive that ended on with Lamonica's 5th touchdown pass, throwing a 35-yard scoring pass to Wells after the man covering accidentally fell down. He had a chance to tie Tom Flores's postseason record of six touchdown passes later on, but Wells ended up dropping a potential touchdown catch on the 3-yard line. However, they did get to score two more times on field goals by veteran kicker George Blanda, which were set up by interceptions from defensive backs Willie Brown and Nemiah Wilson.


1968 American Football League playoffs, 1968 AFL playoffs, Western Division playoff
Lamonica finished the game with 19 of 39 completions for 347 yards and 5 touchdowns. His top receiver was Biletnikoff, who caught 7 passes for 180 yards and three touchdowns, while Wells added four receptions for 93 yards and two scores. Smith was the leading rusher of the game with 13 carries for 74 yards, while also catching five passes for 52. Dawson finished the day 17/36 for 254 yards with four interceptions. Taylor caught four passes for 117 yards.


1968 American Football League playoffs, 1968 AFL playoffs, AFL Championship Game
at Shea Stadium, Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York


1968 American Football League playoffs, 1968 AFL playoffs, AFL Championship Game
After Jets quarterback Joe Namath threw an interception that enabled Oakland to take a 4th quarter lead, he led the Jets 68 yards in just 55 seconds to score a go-ahead touchdown pass to Don Maynard with 7:24 left in the game. Then New York's defense stopped Oakland on their three remaining drives to hold on to victory, avenging their regular season loss to the Raiders in the infamous Heidi Game.


1968 American Football League playoffs, 1968 AFL playoffs, AFL Championship Game
A 28-yard punt by Oakland's Mike Eischeid gave New York the ball on the Raiders 44-yard line on their first possession, and they took advantage of the short field with a 4-play scoring drive. Namath completed two 14-yard passes to Maynard on it, the second one a touchdown to give the Jets an early 7-0 lead. Meanwhile, Raiders quarterback Daryle Lamonica completed just one of his first 13 pass attempts.


1968 American Football League playoffs, 1968 AFL playoffs, AFL Championship Game
His first completion was a 36-yard pass to Billy Cannon, but the Raiders ended up with no points on that drive when George Blanda hit the cross bar attempting a 45-yard field goal. New York then drove to a 33-yard field goal by Jim Turner, giving them a 10-0 lead in the final minutes of the first quarter.


1968 American Football League playoffs, 1968 AFL playoffs, AFL Championship Game
After being completely dominated up to this point, the Raiders offense finally got into gear as Lamonica completed passes to Pete Banaszak and Fred Biletnikoff for gains of 11 and 15 yards. Then he hit fullback Hewritt Dixon for a 23-yard gain on the last play of the first quarter. As the second quarter opened up, Lamonica finished the 80-yard drive with a 29-yard touchdown pass to Biletnikoff, making the score 10-7. The rest of the quarter would result in nothing but field goal attempts, with Turner missing one from 44 yards, but connecting from 35, while Blanda kicked a 26-yard field goal right before halftime to make the score 13-10.


1968 American Football League playoffs, 1968 AFL playoffs, AFL Championship Game
Lamonica opened the third quarter with a 37-yard completion to Biletnikoff. Then his 40-yard pass to receiver Warren Wells gave Oakland a first down on the Jets 6-yard line. However, rush attempts over the next three plays resulted in just 5 yards. Faced with 4th and goal on the 1, coach John Rauch decided to play conservative and had Blanda kick a 9-yard field goal that tied the game at 13. New York responded by driving 80 yards in 14 plays to retake the lead, 20-13, on Namath's 20-yard touchdown pass to tight end Pete Lammons with one minute left until the 4th quarter.


1968 American Football League playoffs, 1968 AFL playoffs, AFL Championship Game
Oakland responded to the touchdown with Lamonica's 57-yard completion to Biletnikoff setting up a 20-yard Blanda field goal, cutting the score to 20-16. Then Raiders defensive back George Atkinson intercepted a pass from Namath and returned it 32 yards to the Jets 5-yard line. On the next play, Banaszak ran the ball into the end zone, giving Oakland their first lead of the game at 23-20 with 8:18 remaining on the clock.


1968 American Football League playoffs, 1968 AFL playoffs, AFL Championship Game
However, this turned out to be very short lived. After starting out the ensuing drive with a 10-yard completion to George Sauer, Namath completed a 52-yard pass to Maynard at the Raiders 6-yard line. On the next play, he connected with Maynard in the end zone, giving the Jets a 27-23 lead at the 7:47 mark. Oakland had three more drives with the time remaining, but failed to score each time. Oakland took the ball after Maynard's touchdown and drove to New York's 26-yard line, where they ended up faced with 4th down and 10.


1968 American Football League playoffs, 1968 AFL playoffs, AFL Championship Game
Even though more than 5 minutes remained in the game, Rauch decided to try to go for a first down rather than kick a field goal, but this did not pay off as Lamonica was sacked by New York lineman Verlon Biggs on the next play. Following a punt, Oakland drove to the New York 24-yard line, only to lose the ball again when Lamonica's intended swing pass to Charline Smith sailed behind him, resulting in an accidental fumbled lateral that was recovered by linebacker Ralph Baker. The next time the Raiders got the ball, it was on their own 22-yard line with 42 seconds left in regulation. The Jets defense manage to stop the drive at midfield as time expired to preserve their lead and win the game.


1968 American Football League playoffs, 1968 AFL playoffs, AFL Championship Game
Neither quarterback distinguished himself with his passing accuracy. Namath completed 19 of 49 passes for 266 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 1 interception. Lamonica completed 20 of 47 passes for 401 yards and a touchdown. Biletnikoff was the leading receiver of the game with 7 receptions for 190 yards and a touchdown, while Maynard caught 6 passes for 118 yards and two scores. Jets running back Matt Snell was the top rusher of the game with 71 yards on 19 carries, along with a 15-yard reception, while Emerson Boozer chipped in 51 rushing yards for New York. In addition to his 32-yard interception return, Atkinson returned 4 kickoffs for 112 yards. Oakland lost despite outgaining the Jets in total yards, 443-400.


1968 American Football League season
The 1968 American Football League season was the ninth regular season of the American Football League, and its penultimate season prior to the AFL–NFL merger.


1968 American Football League season
The season ended when the New York Jets (11–3) defeated the Oakland Raiders (12–2) in the AFL championship game on December 29 at Shea Stadium in New York City. Two weeks later, the Jets defeated the National Football League's Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III in one of the biggest sports upsets in history.


1968 American Football League season
The season was also notable as the inaugural season of the Cincinnati Bengals, which expanded the AFL to 10 teams.


1968 American Football League season
In anticipation of the merger, all AFL on-field officials wore uniforms similar to those used in the NFL.


1968 American Football League season, Division races
With the addition of the Cincinnati Bengals, the AFL's ten teams were split equally into two divisions. Each played a home-and-away game against the other four teams in its division, one game against each of the five teams in the opposite division, and a second game against one of the other division's teams.


1968 American Football League season, Division races
As with the previous eight seasons, the best record in the Eastern Division played the best in the Western Division in the AFL championship game, with the site alternating between the divisions; the Eastern division hosted in even-numbered years. If there was tie within the division standings (as happened when Oakland and Kansas City both finished at 12–2), a tiebreaker playoff was held to determine the division winner. The Jets, with the third-best record in the league in 1968, had a week off and hosted the title game.


1968 American Football League season, Regular season
The Cincinnati Bengals joined the league as an expansion team.


1968 American Football League season, Regular season, Results
(*) Played at Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama since Boston Red Sox refused to rent Fenway Park to Patriots.


1968 American Football League season, Regular season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1968 American Football League season, Playoffs, Super Bowl
In an upset, the New York Jets, defeated the Baltimore Colts, 16–7, at Orange Bowl in Miami, on January 12, 1969.


1968 American Samoan legislative election
Legislative elections were held in American Samoa in November 1968.


1968 American Samoan legislative election, Campaign
The elections were held amidst a major debate over whether inhabitants of the territory should seek American citizenship. Further antagonism was caused by Governor Owen Stuart Aspinall vetoing constitutional amendments that would grant the Legislature authority over job appointments and spending.


1968 American Samoan legislative election, Campaign
In June 1968 the Democratic Party of American Samoa affiliated to the American Democratic Party. Party members were in favour of American citizenship and an elected Governor.


1968 American Samoan legislative election, Campaign
The American Samoa Party was established in August, with the objective of retaining the chieftainship system and communal land ownership.


1968 American Samoan legislative election, Campaign
In September the Republicans was formed and affiliated with the American Republican Party. The party opposed American citizenship, the chieftainship system and educational television.


1968 American Samoan legislative election, Results
Only five incumbents in the 20-seat House of Representatives were re-elected. Party affiliation was unclear, with the Democratic Party estimated to have nine members, the Republicans five and the American Samoa Party two; the remaining four members were independents.


1968 Amstel Gold Race
The 1968 Amstel Gold Race was the third edition of the annual road bicycle race "Amstel Gold Race", held on Sunday September 21, 1968, in the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Limburg. The race stretched 245 kilometres, with the start in Helmond and the finish in Elsloo. There were a total of 152 competitors, and 34 cyclists finished the race.


1968 Anguillian general election
General elections were held in Anguilla on 30 July 1968.


1968 Anguillian general election, Background
Following the Anguillian Revolution in May 1967, a referendum on separating from St Kitts and Nevis was held on 11 July, in which 99.7% voted in favour of separation. Independence was declared the following day as the Republic of Anguilla.


1968 Anguillian general election, Background
A new constitution was drawn up that provided for a seven-member Legislative Council with five elected members and two appointed members. The first elections were planned for October, but only five candidates stood for the five seats, and all were returned unopposed, with no vote taking place.


1968 Anguillian general election, Background
Fresh elections were scheduled for July 1968. Contrary to the constitution, seven members were elected and none appointed.


1968 Anguillian general election, Results
Only two of the seven seats were contested, with Emile Gumbs defeating the incumbent Hugo Rey in Road North and incumbent Wallace Rey defeating Clement Daniels in Valley South. Atlin Harrigan, Kenneth Hazel, Collins Hodge, John Hodge and Ronald Webster were elected unopposed.


1968 Anguillian general election, Aftermath
The British government took control of Anguilla in 1969, with members of the 1968 council allowed to continue in office. Seven additional members were appointed to the Legislative Council; Camille Connor, Samuel Fleming, Winston Harrigan, Reuben Hodge, Hugo Rey, Russell Webster and James Woods.


1968 Argentine Primera División
The 1968 Primera División season was the 77th season of top-flight football in Argentina, continuing with the Metropolitano and Nacional championships format, won by San Lorenzo and Vélez Sársfield respectively.


1968 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
The 1968 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their 11th season under head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils compiled an 8–2 record (5–1 against WAC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the WAC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 414 to 163.


1968 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
The team's statistical leaders included Joe Spagnola with 917 passing yards, Art Malone with 1,431 rushing yards, and Fair Hooker with 665 receiving yards.


1968 Arizona Wildcats football team
The 1968 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their second and final season under head coach Darrell Mudra, the Wildcats compiled an 8–3 record (5–1 against WAC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the WAC, lost to Auburn in the Sun Bowl, and outscored their opponents, 186 to 149. The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.


1968 Arizona Wildcats football team
The team's statistical leaders included Mark Driscoll with 927 passing yards, Noki Fulmaono with 579 rushing yards, and Ron Gardin with 892 receiving yards.


1968 Arizona Wildcats football team
Mudra stepped down as Arizona coach at the end of the season to accept the head coaching position at Western Illinois, and the Wildcats had to find a new coach for the 1969 season.


1968 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Arizona State
Prior to the matchup against Arizona State, Wildcat coach Mudra contacted the Sun Bowl committee about the possibility of having the winner of the Arizona-ASU game play in the bowl game. Wyoming, the eventual WAC winner, had won the conference in the previous two seasons, but lost to Arizona in their head-to-head matchup in 1968 and defeated ASU.


1968 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Arizona State
As a result, Arizona had a slight better conference record that both Wyoming and ASU and Mudra issued an ultimatum to the Sun Bowl committee that Arizona would either be invited to play regardless of the result of the ASU game or not play a bowl at all. The committee chose the Wildcats to appear in the bowl, much to the anger of ASU and their fans.


1968 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Arizona State
In the rivalry game itself, Arizona State shook off the controversy and defeated Arizona in a game that was known to fans as the “Ultimatum Bowl”. ASU was left out of a bowl game due to a lack of bowl games available at the time.


1968 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Auburn (Sun Bowl)
In their first bowl appearance since 1948, the Wildcats took on Auburn from the SEC. After a 10–10 tie at the half, the Tigers broke the game open in the second half on its way to a 34–10 victory.


1968 Arizona gubernatorial election
The 1968 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Governor Jack Williams ran for reelection to a second term as governor. Former Governor Samuel Pearson Goddard, who lost to Williams in 1966, again challenged Williams, losing to him in a repeat of the previous election cycle. Williams was sworn into his second term as governor on January 7, 1969.


1968 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
The 1968 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their 11th year under head coach Frank Broyles, the Razorbacks compiled a 10–1 record (6–1 against SWC opponents), shared the SWC championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 350 to 189. The team finished the season ranked #6 in the final AP Poll and #9 in the final UPI Coaches Poll and went on to defeat Georgia in the 1969 Sugar Bowl. Offensive guard Jim Barnes was selected by the AP and Central Press as a first-team player on the 1968 College Football All-America Team.


1968 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Sugar Bowl
Georgia's number-one ranked defense matched up against Arkansas ninth-ranked offense on New Year's Day in New Orleans.


1968 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Sugar Bowl
Razorback QB Bill Montgomery led the only scoring drive, capped with a 23-yard strike to Chuck Dicus. Georgia responded with David McKnight tackling Razorback Bill Burnett in the end zone for a safety, after which Razorback kicker Bob White took over, adding three unanswered field goals. The game ended with a 16–2 Razorback win. Chuck Dicus caught twelve passes for 169 yards and a score, and was named player of the game.


1968 Arkansas gubernatorial election
The 1968 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, when incumbent Republican Winthrop Rockefeller defeated former Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives Marion Crank by a small margin. Rockefeller was firstly elected in 1966, becoming the first Republican governor of the state since the end of Reconstruction. As of 2021, this is the last time St. Francis County voted for the Republican candidate.


1968 Arkansas gubernatorial election, Background
Probably due to the crowded Democratic primary and allegations of nepotism cast upon Crank, aided by the recent full enfranchisement of African Americans who supported Rockefeller and his liberal reforms Rockefeller prevailed with a clear, though reduced, compared to 1966 margin.


1968 Arkansas gubernatorial election, Background
Virginia Johnson was the wife of former Arkansas Supreme Court Justice James D. Johnson who, concurrently with her candidacy, unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination against J. William Fulbright in the 1974 Senate election.


1968 Army Cadets football team
The 1968 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their third year under head coach Tom Cahill, the Cadets compiled a 7–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 270 to 137. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated the Midshipmen by a 21 to 14 score. The Cadets lost to Vanderbilt by a 17 to 13 score, Penn State by 28 to 24, and to Missouri by a 7 to 3 score.


1968 Army Cadets football team
Army linebacker Ken Johnson was selected by the American Football Coaches Association as a first-team player on the 1968 College Football All-America Team.


1968 Asia Golf Circuit
The 1968 Asia Golf Circuit was the seventh season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit, formerly known as the Far East Circuit. It was the first season under the new name, which was changed in anticipation of South Korea and India joining the circuit.


1968 Asia Golf Circuit
Hsieh Yung-yo of Taiwan was the overall circuit champion for the third time, having also claimed the title in 1964 and 1965. He was one of two players to win twice on the circuit, the other being Australian Randall Vines.


1968 Asia Golf Circuit, Schedule
The table below shows the 1968 Asia Golf Circuit schedule. There were no changes from the previous season.


1968 Asia Golf Circuit, Final standings
The Asia Golf Circuit standings were based on a points system.


1968 Asian Men's Softball Championship
The 1968 Asian Men's Softball Championship was an international softball tournament which was held in Manila, Philippines. This is the first edition of the tournament.


1968 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
The 1968 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl was the first Bluebonnet Bowl that had "Astro" in the title, which would stay that way until 1984. It had what was at the time the largest crowd to see a game indoors, played by the SMU Mustangs of the Southwest Conference and the Oklahoma Sooners of the Big Eight Conference. The game was a low-scoring affair until the fourth quarter, which had 35 combined points and most notably ended on a missed conversion.


1968 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, Background
The only three losses SMU had were against ranked opponents (losing to #11 Ohio State, #11 Texas, and #10 Arkansas), though they did beat #19 Texas Tech while finishing 3rd in the SWC. This was SMU's third bowl game in five years. Oklahoma had started ranked #5 before a loss to #3 Notre Dame. A 2–3 start was followed by five straight victories, including victories over #3 Kansas and #6 Missouri. The Sooners finished tied for the Big 8 title with Kansas. This was Oklahoma's fourth bowl game of the decade.


1968 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, Game summary
Oklahoma struck first with Bob Warmack's eight yard touchdown run. The game stood like that until the third quarter, when Mike Richardson scored on a one-yard run for SMU, but the extra point missed, trailing 7–6. A blow for OU occurred in the second quarter when QB Bob Warmack went down with a torn ACL. The rarely used backup, Mickey Ripley, came in to lead the Sooners for the remainder of the game, proving largely ineffective until the action-packed fourth quarter. Steve Owens threw a touchdown pass to Johnny Barr making the lead 14–6 for Oklahoma going into the fourth.


1968 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, Game summary
When Sooner defensive sparkplug Steve Zabel also went down with an injury in the third quarter, Chuck Hixson finally had some breathing room and was able to generate some offense for SMU as he threw a touchdown pass to Jerry LeVias. Hixson then threw a  successful conversion pass to Clements to tie the game. Later in the quarter, Richardson scored his second touchdown, giving SMU a 21–14 lead, with 7:35 to go in the game. Oklahoma tied the game with a Ripley touchdown pass to Bo Denton.


1968 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, Game summary
But later in the quarter while trying to take the lead back, Ripley's pass was intercepted by SMU linebacker Bruce Portillo, putting SMU in scoring position. Hixson threw another touchdown, this time to Ken Fleming to make it 28–21 with three minutes to go. With 1:16 left, Barr scored on a touchdown throw by Ripley, making it 28–27. But when Ripley tried to give the Sooners the win, he was stopped short.


1968 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, Game summary
The Sooners were not ready to give up just yet, however. They managed to recover the ensuing onside kick, and Ripley was able to move them down into field goal range. The massive Astrodome Jumbotron (early version) flashed the words "This is tense!" as the teams lined up for the deciding attempt. As time expired, the kick by Bruce Derr went wide left, and the Mustangs emerged with the victory.


1968 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, Aftermath
This was SMU's last bowl appearance for 12 years. In contrast, Oklahoma reached seven bowl games in the following decade.


1968 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, Statistics
RushingSMU - Richardson 18 rushes for 76 yards. Oklahoma - Owens 36 rushes for 113 yards.


1968 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, Statistics
PassingSMU - Hixson: 22 of 43 for 281 yards. Oklahoma - Warmack: 11 of 26 for 146 yards. Oklahoma - Ripley and Owens combined: 7–9 for 148 yards.


1968 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, Statistics
ReceivingSMU - LeVias: 8 catches for 112 yards and one touchdownOklahoma - Barr: 8 catches for 138 yards and two touchdowns


1968 Atlanta Braves season
The 1968 Atlanta Braves season was the third season in Atlanta and the 98th overall season of the franchise. The team went 81–81 in the final season of play before both the American and National Leagues were split into divisions the following season.


1968 Atlanta Braves season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1968 Atlanta Braves season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1968 Atlanta Braves season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1968 Atlanta Braves season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1968 Atlanta Braves season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1968 Atlanta Falcons season
The 1968 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's third year in the National Football League (NFL).


1968 Atlanta Falcons season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1968 Atlantic hurricane season
The 1968 Atlantic hurricane season was one of five Atlantic hurricane seasons during the satellite era not to feature a major hurricane, the others being 1972, 1986, 1994, and 2013, and was one of two to not feature a category 2 hurricane either, with the other being 2013. The season officially began on June 1 and lasted until November 30, dates which conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. It was a below average season in terms of tropical storms, with a total of eight nameable storms.


1968 Atlantic hurricane season
The first system, Hurricane Abby, developed in the northwestern Caribbean on June 1. Abby moved northward and struck Cuba, bringing heavy rainfall and flooding to western portions of the island. Making landfall in Florida on June 4, Abby caused flooding and spawned four tornadoes, but left behind little damage. Overall, the hurricane resulted in six deaths and about $450,000 (1968 USD) in damage. In late June, Tropical Storm Candy brought minor flooding and spawned several tornadoes across portions of the Southern United States. Overall damage from the cyclone reached approximately $2.7 million.


1968 Atlantic hurricane season
Despite three named storms in June, cyclone activity slowed throughout the subsequent month, with only one tropical depression. During late August and early September, Tropical Depression Eleven brought flooding to the Jacksonville area of Florida. Hurricane Gladys, the final and also the strongest named storm of the season, developed in the southwestern Caribbean Sea on October 13. Peaking as a Category 1 on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale, the system resulted in flooding across western Cuba, particularly in Havana, where the storm caused six deaths and about $12 million in damage.


1968 Atlantic hurricane season
Rough seas, gusty winds, tornadoes, and heavy rainfall resulted in generally minor impact in Florida, with three fatalities and damage totaling $6.7 million. Gladys also provided relief for one of North Carolina's worst droughts. Several other storms left negligible impact on land. Overall, the storms of the season collectively caused approximately $21.8 million in damage and killed 17 people.


1968 Atlantic hurricane season, Season summary
The Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, with Hurricane Abby developing that day. It was a below average season in which eight tropical storms formed, compared to the 1966–2009 average of 11.3 named storms. Four of these reached hurricane status, slightly below the 1966–2009 average of 6.2. None of the hurricanes strengthened into a major hurricane; only four other seasons since the satellite era began featured no major hurricanes: 1972, 1986, 1994, and 2013. Further, no hurricanes exceeded Category 1 intensity on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale; this would not occur again until 2013.


1968 Atlantic hurricane season, Season summary
Despite an active beginning, this season had the fewest hurricane days since 1962. Four hurricanes and one tropical storm made landfall during the season, causing 17 deaths and about $21.8 million in damage. The last storm of the season, a tropical depression, dissipated on November 25, five days before the official end of hurricane season on November 30.


1968 Atlantic hurricane season, Season summary
Tropical cyclogenesis began in June, with three named storms during that month – hurricanes Abby and Brenda and Tropical Storm Candy – tying the record set in 1886, 1936, 1959, and later 2021. Despite the quick start, activity abruptly slowed, with only a tropical depression in July. The next named storm, Hurricane Dolly, existed from August 10 to August 17, while Tropical Depression Eleven formed later that month. September was the most active month, with five tropical depressions, two tropical storms, and one subtropical storm, which peaked with an intensity equivalent to a Category 1. In October, Hurricane Gladys became the strongest tropical cyclone of the season, despite maximum sustained winds of only 85 mph (135 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 965 mbar (28.5 inHg).


1968 Atlantic hurricane season, Season summary
The season's activity was reflected with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) rating of 45. ACE is, broadly speaking, a measure of the power of the hurricane multiplied by the length of time it existed, so storms that last a long time, as well as particularly strong hurricanes, have high ACEs. It is only calculated for full advisories on tropical systems at or exceeding 39 mph (63 km/h), which is tropical storm strength.


1968 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Abby
The interaction of a mid-tropospheric trough and a cold front spawned a tropical depression on June 1. The initial circulation was not embedded within the convection, but as it moved slowly north-northeastward, it was able to strengthen and become better organized, reaching tropical storm strength on June 2. It crossed the western tip of Cuba, and upon reaching the southeast Gulf of Mexico, Abby achieved hurricane strength. It weakened to a tropical storm before landfall in Punta Gorda, Florida on June 4. Abby moved across the state and then reached the western Atlantic. On June 6, it made another landfall near Jacksonville. Abby weakened to a tropical depression as it moved over Georgia, and over the next six days, it drifted over The Carolinas, finally dissipating on June 13 east of Virginia.


1968 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Abby
As Abby crossed Cuba, moderate rainfall and relatively high winds were reported. In addition, Abby dropped heavy rainfall across the state of Florida, peaking at 14.65 in (372 mm) in Hart Lake. However, the rain was almost entirely beneficial, as Florida was suffering from a severe drought. Despite winds gusts up to 100 mph (160 km/h), no significant wind damage was reported. Abby spawned several tornadoes in Florida, though losses rarely exceeded $5,000. One twister in Monroe, North Carolina, damaged 20 cars, and destroyed three homes and impacted 20 others. Elsewhere, the storm dropped relatively light rainfall and produced a few tornadoes throughout the Southeastern United States. Overall, the storm caused approximately $450,000 in damage and led to six indirect fatalities.


1968 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Brenda
The trough that spawned Abby persisted, with another tropical depression developing over the Straits of Florida on June 17. Early the following day, the depression crossed the Florida Keys and later made landfall in a rural area of Monroe County. Wind shear levels became increasingly favorable, causing the depression to maintain its intensity while crossing Florida. Because the heaviest shower and thunderstorm activity remained well offshore the state, little impact was reported. Up to 8.61 in (219 mm) of precipitation fell at the Homestead Experiment Station. Early on June 20, the depression emerged into the Atlantic Ocean near Flagler Beach. Shortly thereafter, a weak trough in the westerlies forced the storm to curve eastward. Intensification then occurred, with the depression becoming Tropical Storm Brenda early on June 21.


1968 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Brenda
Later on June 21 and into June 22, the Bermuda high built southwestward as a weak trough passed to the north, resulting in Brenda turning northeastward. With persistent favorable conditions, the storm reached hurricane status at 12:00 UTC on June 23. Early the next day, Brenda attained its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 990 mbar (29 inHg). Thereafter, a ridge of high pressure blocked moist air from reaching the storm, causing it to weaken. By June 25, Brenda fell to tropical storm intensity and deteriorated further to a tropical depression on June 26. Later that day, it was absorbed by a large extratropical cyclone, while located about 360 mi (580 km) west-southwest of Flores Island in the Azores.


1968 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Candy
A tropical disturbance located in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico developed into a tropical depression on June 22. Gradual strengthening occurred, with the depression being upgraded to Tropical Storm Candy on the following day. On June 23, the storm peaked with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 996 mbar (29.4 inHg). Hours later, Candy made landfall near Port Aransas, Texas at the same intensity, before quickly weakening to a tropical depression by early on June 24. However, it persisted for a few more days, until transitioning into an extratropical cyclone over Michigan on June 26.


1968 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Candy
Due to rainfall from a previous weather system, the ground was already saturated throughout Texas. As a result, Candy caused flooding, with precipitation exceeding 11 in (280 mm) in some areas. Minor damage to crops, roads, and bridges was reported in the eastern portions of the state. Agricultural losses alone were slightly less than $2 million. Storm surge along the coast of Texas caused "cuts" on Padre Island. The storm spawned 24 tornadoes, though only one caused significant impact. Candy and its remnants dropped rainfall in 24 other states, reaching as far north as New Hampshire. Overall, Candy caused $2.7 million in damage and no fatalities.


1968 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Dolly
In late July, a tropical wave emerged into the Atlantic Ocean from the west coast of Africa. After tracking west-northwestward and westward, the wave reached the Straits of Florida on August 9, where it began interacting with an upper-level low. Early on August 10, the system developed into a tropical depression, while located near Andros Island in the Bahamas. Shortly thereafter, the depression  made landfall near Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The depression quickly re-emerged into the Atlantic. Initially, the depression did not strengthen and was nearly absorbed by a cold front. After paralleling part of the East Coast of the United States, the depression moved further out to sea. By early on August 12, the depression finally strengthened into Tropical Storm Dolly, and further developed into a hurricane later that day.


1968 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Dolly
Dolly briefly weakened back to a tropical storm on August 13 amid unfavorable atmospheric conditions, only to reattain hurricane intensity later that day. On August 14, Dolly peaked with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h). After remaining a minimal hurricane until August 16, the unfavorable conditions prevailed, causing Dolly to rapidly weaken to a tropical depression. By early on August 17, Dolly became extratropical while about 300 mi (480 km) north of the Azores. Impact from Hurricane Dolly was minimal, with only rainfall being reported on land.


1968 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Dolly
Precipitation peaked at 3.89 in (99 mm) at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida. Although it was mostly limited to the east coast of Florida, isolated areas of rain were reported in the Panhandle and on the west coast. Elsewhere, rainfall from Dolly was also recorded in North and South Carolina, though it did not exceed or reach 3 in (76 mm).


1968 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Edna
A tropical wave emerged into the Atlantic Ocean from the west coast of Africa on September 10. A weak high-level trough and a warm anticyclone to the east-northeast generated low wind shear, allowing a tropical depression to develop at 18:00 UTC on September 11, while located about 225 mi (360 km) southeast of Praia, Cape Verde. Although satellite imagery indicated a well-defined tropical depression, it did not organize further until at least September 13. Two days later, the ship Sal Mela observed wind speeds of 69 mph (111 km/h).


1968 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Edna
Thus, the depression was upgraded to Tropical Storm Edna on September 15. Around that time, Edna attained its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (105 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1001 mbar (29.6 inHg). By September 18, upper level cold trough began producing unfavorable conditions, with the storm weakening to a tropical depression that day. Edna degenerated into a tropical wave early the following day, while situated about 395 mi (635 km) east of Barbuda.


1968 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Subtropical Cyclone One
A subtropical depression developed at 12:00 UTC on September 14, while located about 295 mi (475 km) southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina and initially moved east-northeastward. Early on September 16, it briefly curved north-northwestward and strengthened into a subtropical storm, before turning back to the east-northeastward later that day. By September 17, the storm re-curved to the southeast and decelerated but began to accelerate on September 19. Strengthened continued, with the storm becoming a Category 1 subtropical cyclone early the following day.


1968 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Subtropical Cyclone One
At 00:00 UTC on September 12, it peaked with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 979 mbar (28.9 inHg). Accelerating northeastward, a weakening trend soon commenced. The subtropical storm became extratropical by 12:00 UTC on September 23, while located about 320 mi (510 km) northwest of Corvo Island in the Azores.


1968 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Frances
A tropical depression developed east of the Bahamas at 12:00 UTC on September 23. Convection was enhanced by a mid-tropospheric trough, though further strengthening was initially slow. Initially, the depression headed northward, but curved northeastward on September 25. A reconnaissance aircraft late on September 26 reported a warm core, sustained winds of 52 mph (84 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1,001 mbar (29.6 inHg). Therefore, it is estimated that the depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Frances around that time. The storm intensified slightly further to winds of 60 mph (95 km/h), before beginning to weaken on September 28. Later that day, steering flow from an upper low-pressure area caused Frances to curve almost due eastward. The storm weakened further to a tropical depression early on September 29, shortly before transitioning into an extratropical cyclone.


1968 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Gladys
In early October, a tropical wave interacted with the Intertropical Convergence Zone while located in the southwestern Caribbean Sea, spawning multiple low-pressure areas. One of the lows developed into a tropical depression while centered near San Andrés on October 13. The depression moved north-northwestward and strengthened into Tropical Storm Gladys on October 15. By the following day, it became a hurricane, shortly before striking Cuba. Gladys later peaked with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (135 km/h), just before making landfall near Homosassa, Florida on October 19. The hurricane crossed the state and continued northeastward, passing just east of Cape Hatteras on October 20. The next day, Gladys became extratropical and was absorbed by a cold front over Nova Scotia.


1968 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Gladys
In Cuba, Gladys caused flash flooding and heavily damaged the tobacco crop. Damage in the country was estimated at $12 million, and there were six deaths. While passing west of the Florida Keys, the hurricane produced strong winds that briefly cut communications to the Dry Tortugas, but damage was minor. Near where Gladys made landfall, winds gusted to 100 mph (160 km/h) and tides reached 6.5 ft (2.0 m) above normal. There was heavy beach erosion and flooding along the coast, while the winds knocked down trees and caused power outages.


1968 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Gladys
Across the state, damage was estimated at $6.7 million, and three people were indirectly killed. Heavy rainfall in South Carolina caused minor river flooding. When paralleling just off the coast of North Carolina, Gladys was responsible for breaking the state's worst drought since 1932, and proved more beneficial than the minor storm damage there. Later, Gladys killed two people in Atlantic Canada and caused coastal damage in Prince Edward Island.


1968 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical depressions
A total of seven tropical cyclones remained below tropical storm intensity during the 1968 Atlantic hurricane season. The first such system formed in the north-central Gulf of Mexico at 00:00 UTC on July 4. Moving east-northeastward, it dissipated offshore St. George Island, Florida, about 24 hours later. On August 26, Tropical Depression Eleven developed in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Drifting northeastward, the depression was situated offshore Central Florida on August 28, shortly before it trekked southward and made three landfalls in Florida near Clearwater, Holmes Beach, and Venice.


1968 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical depressions
By early on August 29, the depression began moving northeast to north-northeastward across the state. Late on August 31, the system emerged into the Atlantic Ocean near Atlantic Beach and dissipated shortly thereafter. Due to the depression's slow movement across Florida, heavy rainfall was observed, including 15.46 in (393 mm) of rainfall in Jacksonville. Considerable flooding was reported in Clay and Duval counties. Along the upper Cedar River in the latter, many homes and businesses were flooded. Eleven bridges were inundated with water ranging from a few inches to 4.5 ft (1.4 m). Peak discharge amounts were higher than during Hurricane Dora in 1964. However, soil moisture and streamflow conditions during Dora were much more conducive to producing floods than antecedent conditions associated with this depression. Further south in Daytona Beach, a tornado destroyed a motel and several homes.


1968 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical depressions
The next tropical depression formed on September 7, while centered about 820 mi (1,320 km) north-northeast of Fortaleza, Ceará. Moving generally west to west-northwestward, the depression approached the Lesser Antilles, but dissipated well east-southeast of the islands on September 10. Another tropical depression developed on September 17, while situated about 205 mi (330 km) south of Santiago, Cape Verde. The depression moved northwestward and did not strengthen. By September 21, it dissipated about 1,135 mi (1,830 km) west-northwest of the northernmost islands of Cape Verde.


1968 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical depressions
The next tropical depression originated on September 23, while located approximately 670 mi (1,080 km) east-northeast of Cayenne, French Guiana. Approaching the Windward Islands, it crossed through Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, before dissipating on September 25. That day, Tropical Depression Eighteen formed in the northwestern Caribbean Sea. While a tropical cyclone, it struck Cuba and Florida. Generally light rainfall was reported in the state, with up to 7.53 in (191 mm) at the Royal Palm Ranger Station in Everglades National Park. Thereafter, the depression tracked northeastward and dissipated on September 29. The final tropical depression developed on November 24 near Mayaguana. Moving north-northeastward to northeastward, the depression dissipated southwest of Bermuda about 24 hours later.


1968 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical depressions
Additionally, another tropical depression was tracked during the season, though it was not included in the Atlantic hurricane best track. Classified as Tropical Depression Fourteen, the system developed from a low-pressure area offshore the Southeastern United States on September 8. It headed generally north-northeastward ahead of a mid-level cyclone that moved south-southeastward into the central Appalachian Mountains. While the storm passed just offshore the Outer Banks of North Carolina, the depression dropped 5.8 in (150 mm) of precipitation on Bodie Island.


1968 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical depressions
Thereafter, the cyclone began losing tropical characteristics and became extratropical on September 11 while making landfall on Long Island, New York. Winds gusts of 33 and 46 mph (53 and 74 km/h) were observed between Boston and New York City. The remnants of this storm entered Atlantic Canada and was absorbed by a larger extratropical cyclone shortly before emerging into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence on September 12.


1968 Atlantic hurricane season, Storm names
The following names were used for named storms that formed in the North Atlantic in 1968. The list is mostly the same as the 1964 season, except for Candy, Dolly, Edna, Frances, Hannah, and Ingrid. A storm was named Candy for the first time in 1968. No names were retired this season. However, the name Edna was later retroactively retired because of the Hurricane Edna of the 1954 season, and has not been used since. Names that were not assigned are marked in gray.


1968 Atlantic hurricane season, Season effects
This is a table of the storms in 1968 and their landfall(s), if any. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but are still storm-related. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical or a wave or low.


1968 Auburn Tigers football team
The 1968 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Tigers' 77th overall and 35th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his 18th year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4 overall, 4–2 in the SEC) and with a victory over Arizona in the Sun Bowl.


1968 Auckland City mayoral election
The 1968 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1968, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland plus other local government positions including twenty-one city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.


1968 Auckland City mayoral election, Background
Incumbent Mayor Roy McElroy of the Citizens & Ratepayers ticket was defeated by his predecessor Dove-Myer Robinson. Labour Party councillor George Forsyth ran again for a second time, however he was refused official party endorsement as Labour officials preferred Robinson as Mayor to McElroy and thought fielding their own candidate would allow McElroy to be re-elected on a split vote. Robinson's promise of a "rapid rail" system to ease Auckland's mounting traffic problems was a major talking point. A new ticket, the Civic Action Party was set up as an anti-rapid rail group, some of whose members were former local body politicians.


1968 Australia Cup
The 1968 Australia Cup was the seventh and final season of the Australia Cup, which was the main national association football knockout cup competition in Australia.


1968 Australia Cup, Semi-finals, Second leg
Sydney Hakoah won after Perth Azzurri forfeited the second leg.


1968 Australia Cup Final
The 1968 Australia Cup Final was the seventh and final Australia Cup Final, the final matches of the 1968 Australia Cup. The first leg was played at Wentworth Park in Sydney, Australia, on 27 October 1968 and the second leg was played at Middle Park in Melbourne, Australia, on 3 November 1968 contested by Sydney Hakoah and Melbourne Hakoah. Sydney won the final 6–1 on aggregate.


1968 Australia rugby union tour of British Isles
The 1968 Australia rugby union tour of British Isles  was a short series of two matches played by the Australia national rugby union team in October–November 1968. The "Wallabies " lost both matches against Ireland and Scotland


1968 Australian Championships
The 1968 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place in the outdoor Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia from 19 to 29 January. It was the 56th edition of the Australian Championships (now known as Australian Open), the 16th held in Melbourne, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. It was also the last Grand Slam tournament to be restricted to amateurs. The singles titles were won by Australian William Bowrey and American Billie Jean King.


1968 Australian Championships, Seniors, Men's Singles
William Bowrey defeated  Juan Gisbert, Sr. 7–5, 2–6, 9–7, 6–4 It was Bowrey's only Grand Slam title.


1968 Australian Championships, Seniors, Women's Singles
Billie Jean King defeated  Margaret Court 6–1, 6–2 It was King's 13th Grand Slam title.


1968 Australian Championships, Seniors, Men's Doubles
Dick Crealy /  Allan Stone defeated  Terry Addison /  Ray Keldie 10–8, 6–4, 6–3 It was Crealy's 1st Grand Slam title. It was Stone's 1st Grand Slam title.


1968 Australian Championships, Seniors, Women's Doubles
Karen Krantzcke /  Kerry Melville defeated  Judy Tegart /  Lesley Turner 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 It was Krantzcke's only Grand Slam title. It was Melville's 1st Grand Slam title.


1968 Australian Championships, Seniors, Mixed Doubles
Dick Crealy /  Billie Jean King defeated  Allan Stone /  Margaret Court by WalkoverIt was Crealy's 2nd Grand Slam title. It was King's 14th Grand Slam title.


1968 Australian Championships – Men's Doubles
John Newcombe and Tony Roche were the defending champions but did not compete that year.


1968 Australian Championships – Men's Doubles
Dick Crealy and Allan Stone won in the final 10–8, 6–4, 6–3 against Terry Addison and Ray Keldie.


1968 Australian Championships – Men's Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top two seeded teams received byes into the second round.


1968 Australian Championships – Men's Singles
First-seeded William Bowrey won in the final 7–5, 2–6, 9–7, 6–4 against Juan Gisbert, Sr. to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1968 Australian Championships. Roy Emerson was the defending champion but did not compete that year.


1968 Australian Championships – Men's Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The joint first seeds received a bye to the second round.


1968 Australian Championships – Mixed Doubles
Lesley Turner and Owen Davidson were the defending champions but only Turner competed that year with Bill Bowrey.


1968 Australian Championships – Mixed Doubles
Turner and Bowrey lost in the semifinals to Margaret Court and Allan Stone.


1968 Australian Championships – Mixed Doubles
Billie Jean King and Dick Crealy won the final on a walkover against Court and Stone.


1968 Australian Championships – Mixed Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top and bottom two seeded teams received byes into the second round.


1968 Australian Championships – Women's Doubles
Judy Tegart and Lesley Turner were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 against Karen Krantzcke and Kerry Melville.


1968 Australian Championships – Women's Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The joint top and one team of joint fifth seeded teams received byes into the second round.


1968 Australian Championships – Women's Singles
Second-seeded Billie Jean King defeated Margaret Court in the final, 6–1, 6–2 to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1968 Australian Championships. Nancy Richey was the defending champion but did not compete that year.


1968 Australian Championships – Women's Singles, Seeds
The joint first seeds received a bye into the second round.


1968 Australian Championships – Women's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


1968 Australian Drivers' Championship
The 1968 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS-sanctioned national motor racing title open to racing cars complying with the Australian National Formula or the Australian 1½ Litre Formula. The title was contested over a six-race series, with the winner awarded the 1968 CAMS Gold Star.


1968 Australian Drivers' Championship
The championship was won by Kevin Bartlett driving a Brabham BT23D-Alfa Romeo. Bartlett won three of the six races to finish ten points ahead of Phil West (Brabham BT23A-Repco). Third was Glyn Scott (Bowin P3-Cosworth). In addition to Bartlett's wins, single-race victories were taken by West, Scott and Leo Geoghegan (Lotus 39-Repco).


1968 Australian Drivers' Championship, Race schedule
The championship was contested over a six race series with each race also incorporating a round of the 1968 Australian 1½ Litre Championship.


1968 Australian Drivers' Championship, Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six eligible placegetters in each race. Only holders of a valid CAMS Competition License were eligible to score points and only the best five race results could be retained by each driver.


1968 Australian Grand Prix
The 1968 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at Sandown Park in Victoria, Australia on 25 February 1968. The race was open to Racing Cars complying with the Australian National Formula or the Australian 1½ Litre Formula. It was the thirty third Australian Grand Prix and was also round seven of the 1968 Tasman Series. The race was staged by the Light Car Club of Australia and was sponsored by the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria.


1968 Australian Grand Prix
Jim Clark, driving a Lotus 49T, won by 0.1 seconds from Chris Amon (Dino 246), with whom he battled for the lead throughout the race. Clark's victory was rewarded with the Lex Davison Trophy and the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria Trophy. It proved to be the last major victory for the Scotsman. Twice winner of the World Championship of Drivers, three-time Tasman Series champion and the winner of the 1965 Indianapolis 500, Clark was killed in a Formula 2 crash at the Hockenheim circuit in West Germany six weeks after the race.


1968 Australian Grand Prix
In his last drive in an Australian Grand Prix, Jack Brabham started the race from pole position but retired with engine failure. Chris Amon set the fastest race lap.


1968 Australian Grand Prix
Leo Geoghegan (Lotus 39 Repco V8) was the first Australian resident driver to finish, an achievement which was rewarded with the Langridge Cup.


1968 Australian Labor Party leadership spill
A leadership spill in the Australian Labor Party, the party of opposition in the Parliament of Australia, was held on 30 April 1968. It followed leader Gough Whitlam's decision to resign the leadership following the party executives refusal to seat new Tasmanian delegate Brian Harradine, to which Whitlam demanded a vote of confidence from his caucus. Whitlam received 38 votes to left-winger Jim Cairns' 32 in an unexpectedly close poll.


1968 Australian One and a Half Litre Championship
The 1968 Australian One and a Half Litre Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Australian 1½ Litre Formula racing cars. It was the fifth and final Australian One and a Half Litre Championship to be awarded  prior to the demise of the formula at the end of 1968.


1968 Australian One and a Half Litre Championship, Calendar
The title was contested over a six heat series,  run concurrently with the 1968 Australian Drivers' Championship.


1968 Australian One and a Half Litre Championship, Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the drivers of the six best placed Australian 1½ Litre Formula cars at each heat. The best five results from the six heats could be retained by each driver.


1968 Australian Rally Championship
The 1968 Australian Rally Championship was a series of six rallying events held across Australia. It was the inaugural Australian Rally Championship.


1968 Australian Rally Championship
Harry Firth and navigator Graham Hoinville won the Champion Driver and Champion Navigator titles respectively with a Ford Cortina Lotus.


1968 Australian Rally Championship, Season review
The first Australian Rally Championship was decided over six events, staged across the Eastern States of Australia with two events in Victoria and one each in Queensland, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and South Australia.


1968 Australian Rally Championship, The Rallies
The six events of the 1968 season were as follows.


1968 Australian Touring Car Championship
The 1968 Australian Touring Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Group C Improved Production Touring Cars. It was contested over a single race staged at the Warwick Farm circuit in New South Wales, Australia on 8 September 1968. The title, which was the ninth Australian Touring Car Championship, was won by Ian Geoghegan driving a Ford Mustang. It was the final Australian Touring Car Championship held as a single race, with the title being contested over a series of races from 1969 onwards.


1968 Australian Touring Car Championship, Report
Ian Geoghegan qualified on pole position, half a second faster than Norm Beechey who was now driving a Chevrolet Camaro SS. Bob Jane was third on the grid, with Jim McKeown and Peter Manton rounding out the top five. Geoghegan won the start and took the lead into the first corner ahead of Beechey and Jane, with the latter two almost touching halfway through the first lap. McKeown retired on lap 3 with a broken rear axle. Ian Dawson spun on the following lap while Nick Petrilli lost a wheel; a lap later Rod Coppins slowed with a loose exhaust.


1968 Australian Touring Car Championship, Report
Jane's engine blew on lap 9, leaving Beechey as the sole challenger to Geoghegan. Fred Gibson's pit crew displayed a sign reading 'Jane in' to inform him of Jane's retirement, but Gibson misread the sign. He slowed on the following lap and pitted, losing six positions in the process. Beechey retired on lap 12 with mechanical problems, while Foley followed suit on the next lap. This left Geoghegan with a lead of twenty seconds over Paul Fahey and Manton.


1968 Australian Touring Car Championship, Report
Fahey retired on lap 22, while Gibson had been making his way back through the field. Manton ran into problems on lap 28, allowing the Porsche 911 of Alan Hamilton into second and the Morris Cooper S of Darrell King into third. King attempted to close the gap to Hamilton, but collided with Graham Ryan and backed off to settle for third place. However, on the final lap, Hamilton went off the circuit and damaged a rear guard, folding it onto the tyre. King went through into second and finished over ninety seconds behind race winner Geoghegan, while Hamilton brought his car home with a blown tyre for third.


1968 Australian Tourist Trophy
The 1968 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Mallala Race Circuit in South Australia on 29 January 1968. The race was open to Group A Sports Cars and was recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian national title race. It was the twelfth Australian Tourist Trophy. The race was won by Frank Matich driving a Matich SR3 Repco Brabham.


1968 BBC Farewell Spectacular
1968 BBC Farewell Spectacular  is a live album credited to Judith Durham and The Seekers. The album is recording of their final performance together recorded and televised by the BBC. The track list and show is largely the same as the 1968 release Live at the Talk of the Town recorded a week earlier. The album was issued on CD 1999 on Mushroom Records and peaked at number 12 in Australia in April 2000.


1968 BBC Farewell Spectacular
The concert was the last time the original members performed together until 1993.


1968 BBC Farewell Spectacular, Reception
Richie Unterberger, in his review for AllMusic wrote, "In July 1968, the Seekers did an official farewell concert for BBC television. While this 18-song television special was well filmed and well performed, it might be a bit of a letdown for Seekers fans who value the group for the pop-folk style for which they were most famous. For it is presented as something of a variety show in which the quartet sing tunes in several styles, including traditional Australian folk, jazz, rock & roll and even a ragtime piano solo spot for Judith Durham ("Maple Leaf Rag"). You'll also have to put up with some obviously carefully scripted and rehearsed between-song comedy routines that are somewhat amusing, but pretty corny. On the other hand, this does have quality non-mimed performances in the closely harmonized pop-folk vein that was their forte."


1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy
1968 was the fourth occasion on which the  BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competition had been held. This year was a new name on the  trophy after Castleford's three year winning streak came to an end. Wigan won the trophy by beating St. Helens by the score of 7-4The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 13,479 and receipts were £3,291This was to be Wigan's only success in the  competition.


1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy, Background
This season saw no changes in the  entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at eighteen. However the  format was changed slightly with the  games in the  preliminary round being on a two-legged home and away basis. This preliminary round now involved four clubs, to reduce the  numbers to sixteen, followed by a straightforward knock out competition.


1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy, Competition and results, Preliminary round – second leg
Involved  2 matches with the  same 4 Clubs with reverse fixtures


1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy, Competition and results, Final, Teams and scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points


1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy, Notes and comments
1 * Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-91 and 1991-1992 and "100 Years of Rugby.


1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy, Notes and comments
The History of Wakefield Trinity 1873-1973" give the score as 18–0 but as obvious error in the wonderfully detailed independent WEB "Wakefield 'till I die" gives the score as 13-02 * This match was televised3 * Hull F.C. (who joined the competition in season 1967-68) play their first game at home in the competition4 * Rochdale Hornets, who joined the  competition in season 1966-67, win their first game in the  competition5 * Keighley (who joined the competition in season 1967-68) play their first game at home in the competition6 * The attendance was a record at that time7  * Central Park was the home ground of Wigan with a final capacity of 18,000, although the record attendance was  47,747 for Wigan v St Helens 27 March 1959


1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy, Notes and comments, General information for those unfamiliar
The Rugby League BBC2 Floodlit Trophy was a knock-out competition sponsored by the BBC and between rugby league clubs, entrance to which was conditional upon the club having floodlights. Most matches were played on an evening, and those of which the second half was televised, were played on a Tuesday evening. Despite the competition being named as 'Floodlit', many matches took place during the afternoons and not under floodlights, and several of the entrants, including  Barrow and Bramley did not have adequate lighting.


1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy, Notes and comments, General information for those unfamiliar
And, when in 1973, due to the world oil crisis, the government restricted the use of floodlights in sport, all the matches, including the Trophy final, had to be played in the afternoon rather than at night. The Rugby League season always (until the onset of "Summer Rugby" in 1996) ran from around August-time through to around May-time and this competition always took place early in the season, in the Autumn, with the final taking place in December (The only exception to this was when disruption of the fixture list was caused by inclement weather)


1968 BC Lions season
The 1968 BC Lions finished in fourth place in the Western Conference with a 4–11–1 record and continued to have an inept offense.


1968 BC Lions season
The Lions scored just 16 touchdowns all season. Finding the long-term replacement for Joe Kapp was difficult, and at one point, assistant coach Jackie Parker, a CFL legend who had retired in 1965, donned the pads for eight games at quarterback. Eventually, former Dallas Cowboys draft pick Paul Brothers won the starting quarterback job and would be the Lions pivot for the next three seasons.


1968 BC Lions season
The main brightspot was the Lions transitioning to a kicking specialist as their placekicker, Ted Gerela, accounted for 115 of the team's 217 points and hit 30 fieldgoals (at the time it was not only a CFL record, but a professional record). Another brightspot was rookie fullback Jim Evensen who rushed for 1220 yards and had 4 TDs.


1968 BC Lions season
The Lions played their first ever July regular season game as the league slowly transitioned as way from two games a week which were common place in the 1950s and early 1960s.


1968 BRDC International Trophy
The 20th BRDC International Trophy was a non-championship Formula One race held at Silverstone on 25 April 1968.


1968 BRDC International Trophy, Report, Entry
A total of 15 F1 cars were entered for the event, with Tony Lanfranchi due to make his F1 debut.


1968 BRDC International Trophy, Report, Qualifying
Denny Hulme took pole position for Bruce McLaren Motor Racing team, in their McLaren-Cosworth M7A, averaging a speed of 127.635 mph, around the 2.927 mile course. He was joined on the front row by Mike Spence with his BRM P126.


1968 BRDC International Trophy, Report, Race
The race was held over 52 laps of the Silverstone circuit. Denny Hulme took the winner spoils for works McLaren team, driving their McLaren-Cosworth M7A. Hulme won in a time of 1hr 14:44.8mins., averaging a speed of 124.744 mph. Around 10.9 seconds behind was the second place car, that of his team-mate and team owner, Bruce McLaren. The podium was completed by another Kiwi, Chris Amon, giving New Zealand a podium lock-out. Amon was 5.6 seconds adrift off McLaren in his Ferrari 312. With the second Ferrari in fourth, driven by Jacky Ickx, the first English driver home was Piers Courage in his privately entered BRM P126, albeit one lap down.


1968 BYU Cougars football team
The 1968 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Tommy Hudspeth, the Cougars compiled a 2–8 record (1–5 against WAC opponents), finished seventh in the WAC, and were outscored by a total of 247 to 179.


1968 Bahamian general election
Early general elections were held in the Bahamas on 10 April 1968. The result was a victory for the Progressive Liberal Party, which won 29 seats. Voter turnout was 85.5%.


1968 Ball State Cardinals football team
The 1968 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University as an independent during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach Wave Myers, the team compiled a 5–4 record. The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana.


1968 Ballon d'Or
The 1968 Ballon d'Or,  given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to George Best on 24 December 1968.


1968 Ballon d'Or
Best was the first Northern Irish national to win the award. He was the third Manchester United player to win the trophy after Denis Law (1964) and Bobby Charlton (1966).


1968 Baltimore Colts season
The 1968 Baltimore Colts season was the 16th season for the team in the National Football League. Led by sixth-year head coach Don Shula, they finished the regular season with a record of 13 wins and 1 loss, and won the Western Conference's Coastal division.


1968 Baltimore Colts season
The previous season, the Colts' record was 11–1–2, tied for the best in the league, but were excluded from the playoffs. They lost a tiebreaker with the Los Angeles Rams for the Coastal Division title in 1967; the other three teams in the NFL postseason, all division winners, had nine wins each.


1968 Baltimore Colts season
In 1968, Baltimore won the Western Conference playoff game with the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL Championship Game in a shutout of the Cleveland Browns, but then lost to the New York Jets of the American Football League in Super Bowl III. Hall of Fame quarterback Johnny Unitas had been injured during the pre-season, so Earl Morrall led the offense. He would finish the season as the league leader in touchdown passes with 26. Shula decided to bring Unitas back in during the second half of the Super Bowl, to no avail. After the upset, instead of championship rings, luxury watches were given to the team as a consolation prize to commemorate their NFL Championship victory over Cleveland.


1968 Baltimore Colts season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1968 Baltimore Colts season, Post-season
The team made it to the playoffs as winners of the Coastal division and hosted the Minnesota Vikings of the Central division for the Western Conference title. The Colts took a 21–0 lead and went on to win 24–14. They then traveled to Cleveland to take on the Browns in the NFL Championship Game. Baltimore's only loss of the season came at home to the Browns in October, falling 20–30. In late December, the Colts defense was on top of their game as they shut out the Browns 34–0 to gain their third NFL title. The 1968 Colts were being touted as "the greatest football team in history."


1968 Baltimore Colts season, Post-season
In Super Bowl III, the Colts took on the heavy underdog New York Jets led by quarterback Joe Namath, with the Colts favored by 17 to 21 points. Before the game, former NFL star and coach Norm Van Brocklin ridiculed the AFL, saying "This will be Namath's first professional football game." Three days before the game, Namath was being heckled in Miami and he responded by saying: "We’re going to win Sunday. I guarantee it." The Jets beat the Colts 16–7 in one of the biggest upsets in American sports history.


1968 Baltimore Colts season, Post-season
Perhaps the biggest effect of the Colts' loss is that the predominant sentiment that the AFL was not strong enough to merge with the NFL was firmly squelched.


1968 Baltimore Orioles season
The 1968 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the American League with a record of 91 wins and 71 losses, 12 games behind the AL and World Series champion Detroit Tigers. The team was managed for the first 80 games by Hank Bauer (who won 43 of them) and he was replaced right after the All-Star break by Earl Weaver. The Orioles' home games were played at Memorial Stadium.


1968 Baltimore Orioles season
Following the season, it was announced that the American League, along with the National League, would be split into two divisions for the 1969 season in order to accommodate the admittance of two new franchises to each league. The Orioles were assigned to the new American League East division.


1968 Baltimore Orioles season, Regular season
On April 27, 1968, Tom Phoebus would throw a no-hitter versus the Boston Red Sox. Frank Robinson would contribute with three RBIs in the win.


1968 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1968 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1968 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1968 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1968 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1968 Barking London Borough Council election
The 1968 Barking Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Barking London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.


1968 Barking London Borough Council election, Background
This election was the second local election since the borough was formed in 1964. Thus, incumbent councillors were seeking re-election for the first time. Labour was the only party that ran a full slate of candidates.


1968 Barking London Borough Council election, Results
Despite the Conservatives winning 13 additional councillors, the Labour Party maintained control electing 32 councillors to the Conservatives 13 and Resident Association 4.


1968 Barnet London Borough Council election
The 1968 Barnet Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Barnet London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.


1968 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1968 followed rules revised in June 1967, which returned the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) to annual elections without any provision for a runoff. In the event, the BBWAA voted once by mail to select from recent major league players, and elected Joe Medwick. The Veterans Committee met in closed sessions to consider executives, managers, umpires, and earlier major league players. It selected two players, Kiki Cuyler and Goose Goslin. A formal induction ceremony was held in Cooperstown, New York, on July 22, 1968, with Commissioner of Baseball William Eckert presiding.


1968 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
The BBWAA was authorized to elect players active in 1948 or later, but not after 1962; the ballot included candidates from the 1967 ballot who received at least 5% of the vote but were not elected, along with selected players, chosen by a screening committee, whose last appearance was in 1962. All 10-year members of the BBWAA were eligible to vote.


1968 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
Voters were instructed to cast votes for up to 10 candidates; any candidate receiving votes on at least 75% of the ballots would be honored with induction to the Hall. The ballot consisted of 48 players; a total of 283 ballots were cast, with 213 votes required for election. A total of 2,109 individual votes were cast, an average of 7.45 per ballot. Candidates who were eligible for the first time are indicated here with a dagger (†). The one candidate who received at least 75% of the vote and was elected is indicated in bold italics; candidates who have since been elected in subsequent elections are indicated in italics.


1968 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
Joe Medwick, Arky Vaughan, Terry Moore, Frankie Crosetti and Frank McCormick were on the ballot for the final time.


1968 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
Players eligible for the first time who were not included on the ballot were: Reno Bertoia, Steve Bilko, Jim Busby, Andy Carey, Bob Cerv, Harry Chiti, Billy Consolo, Dick Gernert, Joe Ginsberg, Billy Goodman, Granny Hamner, Clem Labine, Turk Lown, Hal Naragon, Bob Nieman, Danny O'Connell, Dave Philley, Sammy White, Gene Woodling, and Eddie Yost


1968 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, J. G. Taylor Spink Award
Damon Runyon (1880–1946) received the J. G. Taylor Spink Award honoring a baseball writer. The award was voted at the December 1967 meeting of the BBWAA, and included in the summer 1968 ceremonies.


1968 Bassetlaw by-election
The Bassetlaw by-election, 1968 was a parliamentary by-election for the constituency of Bassetlaw held on 31 October 1968. It was caused by the death of the former Labour Member of Parliament, Fred Bellenger.


1968 Bassetlaw by-election
The Labour candidate, Joe Ashton, was a Sheffield city councillor. His Conservative opponent was Jim Lester, a Nottingham businessman. The Liberal party decided against contesting the seat for financial reasons. There was one independent, Tom Lynch of the National Union of Small Shopkeepers, who campaigned for a coalition of all the parties and the end of the fivepenny post. He fell five times short of retaining his deposit (only doubly short since 1985).


1968 Bassetlaw by-election
Early reports suggested a low turnout was likely, due to voter disenchantment with the major parties, and Labour had some reason to fear its supporters staying away. Pit closures were an important issue in a seat with a large mining sector vote. Ashton argued that the Labour government's approach, which included redundancy payments to miners over the age of 55, was better than the approach of the Conservatives when they were in power. The other major issues were reported as taxes, prices, employment and education. Bellenger had had a majority at the last general election of 10,428. The seat would require a swing of 11.6 per cent at a time when opinion polls put the Conservatives 7.5 per cent ahead nationally. Conservatives had lately achieved comparable swings to 11.6% in by-elections in Nelson and Colne and Oldham West as economic conditions made the government very unpopular.


1968 Bassetlaw by-election
On the day, Labour retained the seat but the majority was slashed to 740 votes. Commentators suggested that although this was a bad result for Labour ("If Labour's grip on Bassetlaw, a bedrock citadel of theirs for 44 years, is reduced to a perilous hanging-on by the fingernails, they cannot fail to be unnerved") they could take hope from the fact that there was a better swing and result compared to earlier, more ominous, by-elections.


1968 Bathurst Gold Star Trophy
The 1968 Bathurst Gold Star Trophy was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 15 April 1968. The race was contested over 30 laps at a total distance of approximately 115 miles and it was Round 1 of the 1968 Australian Drivers' Championship.


1968 Bathurst Gold Star Trophy
The race was won by Phil West driving a Brabham BT23A Repco.