1968 NFL playoffs, Tournament bracket
Prior to 1975, the playoff sites rotated and were known prior to the start of the season. In 1968, the hosts were the Century and Coastal division winners for the conference championships (first round), and the Eastern Conference for the championship game. This effectively gave home field advantage to the Century Division winner, the Cleveland Browns (10–4). The 1967 and 1969 playoff hosts were Capitol, Central, and Western, respectively.


1968 NFL playoffs, Tournament bracket
The rotation system forced the 12-2 Cowboys, champions of the Capitol Division, to play at the 10-4 Browns in the Eastern Conference playoff. It had no effect in the Western Conference, where the 13-1 Colts hosted the 8-6 Vikings.


1968 NFL playoffs, Conference championships, Saturday, December 21, 1968, Eastern Conference: Cleveland Browns 31, Dallas Cowboys 20
Despite the game's high score, this was actually a defensive struggle as both teams took advantage of each other's turnovers throughout the game. However, Cleveland emerged triumphant, overcoming a 10–3 first half deficit with 21 unanswered points.


1968 NFL playoffs, Conference championships, Saturday, December 21, 1968, Eastern Conference: Cleveland Browns 31, Dallas Cowboys 20
Early in the first quarter, Browns defensive back Mike Howell intercepted a pass from Don Meredith and returned it 20 yards to set up Don Cockroft's 38-yard field goal. Dallas took the lead later on, when linebacker Chuck Howley forced a fumble while sacking Browns quarterback Bill Nelsen and returned it 44 yards for a touchdown.


1968 NFL playoffs, Conference championships, Saturday, December 21, 1968, Eastern Conference: Cleveland Browns 31, Dallas Cowboys 20
In the second quarter, Dallas increased their lead to 10–3 when an interception by Cowboys linebacker Dave Edwards led to Mike Clark's 16-yard field goal. However, the Browns tied the game with a last minute drive at the end of the half, moving the ball 85 yards in 4 plays and scoring on Nelsen's 45-yard touchdown pass to running back Leroy Kelly.


1968 NFL playoffs, Conference championships, Saturday, December 21, 1968, Eastern Conference: Cleveland Browns 31, Dallas Cowboys 20
The Browns broke the game open on the first play of the second half when linebacker Dale Lindsey intercepted Meredith's sideline pass intended for Bob Hayes and raced 27 yards to the end zone, giving Cleveland a 17–10 lead. Then on the third play after the ensuing kickoff, Meredith threw a pass that bounced out of the grasp of Lance Rentzel and was picked off by defensive back Ben Davis, who returned the ball 3 yards to the Cowboys' 35. On the next play, Kelly took a pitch to the right and ran 35 yards for a touchdown, increasing Cleveland's lead to 24–10.


1968 NFL playoffs, Conference championships, Saturday, December 21, 1968, Eastern Conference: Cleveland Browns 31, Dallas Cowboys 20
Dallas coach Tom Landry eventually replaced Meredith with Craig Morton, who managed to lead the team to a 47-yard field goal by Clark with 3:24 left in the 3rd quarter. But 24–13 was as close as the score would get. On Cleveland's next drive, Nelsen's play action pass to Paul Warfield picked up 39 yards and a first down on the Dallas 11-yard line. Three plays later, Ernie Green's 2-yard touchdown run gave them an insurmountable 31–13 4th quarter lead.


1968 NFL playoffs, Conference championships, Saturday, December 21, 1968, Eastern Conference: Cleveland Browns 31, Dallas Cowboys 20
All that remained in the game would be Morton's meaningless 2-yard touchdown pass to fullback Walt Garrison with a minute left in regulation. The final 31 seconds would never be reached because the game had to be called off, as Cleveland fans spilled out on the field for an early victory celebration.


1968 NFL playoffs, Conference championships, Saturday, December 21, 1968, Eastern Conference: Cleveland Browns 31, Dallas Cowboys 20
Nelsen completed 13 of 25 passes for 203 yards and a touchdown, with one interception. Kelly rushed for 87 yards, caught two passes for 46 yards, and scored two touchdowns.


1968 NFL playoffs, Conference championships, Sunday, December 22, 1968, Western Conference: Baltimore Colts 24, Minnesota Vikings 14
Baltimore shut out the Vikings for the first three quarters and built a 21–0 lead to earn a trip to the NFL championship game.


1968 NFL playoffs, Conference championships, Sunday, December 22, 1968, Western Conference: Baltimore Colts 24, Minnesota Vikings 14
The Colts got their first scoring chance early in the first quarter when defensive back Jerry Logan intercepted a pass from Vikings QB Joe Kapp and returned it 24 yards to the Minnesota 22. The Vikings defense managed to prevent a score when Earsell Mackbee recovered a fumble from running back Tom Matte, but after a punt, Colts quarterback Earl Morrall completed a 39-yard pass to Willie Richardson that gave the team a first down on the Vikings' 36-yard line. On the next play, Richardson made a leaping catch on the 3-yard line for a 33-yard gain.


1968 NFL playoffs, Conference championships, Sunday, December 22, 1968, Western Conference: Baltimore Colts 24, Minnesota Vikings 14
Minnesota managed to stuff two Colts rushing attempts, but on third down, Baltimore got on the board with Morrall's 3-yard touchdown pass to Tom Mitchell. This ended up being the only score of the half. The only other highlights would be an interception from each team, by Ed Sharockman and Bobby Boyd.


1968 NFL playoffs, Conference championships, Sunday, December 22, 1968, Western Conference: Baltimore Colts 24, Minnesota Vikings 14
Colts kicker Lou Michaels missed a 33-yard field goal attempt early in the third quarter, but the Colts got the ball back with great field position at midfield after the Vikings punted. Then on the second play of the Colts' ensuing drive, Morrall threw a pass to tight end John Mackey, who broke ahead of linebacker Roy Winston, caught the ball and then raced past safeties Karl Kassulke and Paul Krause to score on a 49-yard touchdown completion, giving the Colts a 14–0 lead.


1968 NFL playoffs, Conference championships, Sunday, December 22, 1968, Western Conference: Baltimore Colts 24, Minnesota Vikings 14
Vikings returner Clint Jones gave his team a chance to get back in the game with a 35-yard kickoff return to the Colts' 42-yard line. However, on the second play of the possession, Colts lineman Bubba Smith plowed into Kapp as he was winding up to throw a pass, knocking the ball out of his hand and right into the arms of linebacker Mike Curtis, who returned the fumble 60 yards to the end zone.


1968 NFL playoffs, Conference championships, Sunday, December 22, 1968, Western Conference: Baltimore Colts 24, Minnesota Vikings 14
Faced with a 21–0 deficit in the 4th quarter, Minnesota drove 77 yards, aided by two catches by Gene Washington for 27 yards and a 33-yard pass interference penalty on Colts defensive back Lenny Lyles that gave them a first and goal on the Baltimore 1-yard line. After that, Kapp threw a 1-yard touchdown toss to tight end Bill Martin. However, a 33-yard field goal by Michaels quickly snuffed out the Vikings' hopes of a miracle comeback. All they could do with the remaining time was make the final score 24–14 when Kapp finished off a 73-yard drive with a 7-yard touchdown pass to running back Bill Brown with 4 seconds left on the clock.


1968 NFL playoffs, Conference championships, Sunday, December 22, 1968, Western Conference: Baltimore Colts 24, Minnesota Vikings 14
Morrall completed 13 of 22 passes for 280 yards and two touchdowns, with 1 interception. Richardson caught 6 passes for 148 yards, while Mackey had 3 receptions for 92 yards and a touchdown. Kapp finished the day 26 of 44 for 287 yards and two touchdowns, with two interceptions. He was also the game's leading rusher with 10 carries for 52 yards. Washington caught 5 passes for 95 yards.


1968 NFL playoffs, NFL Championship Game: Baltimore Colts 34, Cleveland Browns 0
Baltimore held Cleveland to just 173 total yards as they avenged their only regular season loss of the year, against the Browns, with a dominant shutout win. Cleveland crossed midfield only twice, just once in each half, and kicker Don Cockroft missed three field goal attempts.


1968 NFL playoffs, NFL Championship Game: Baltimore Colts 34, Cleveland Browns 0
Things actually started out promising for Cleveland. Browns defensive back Ben Davis wiped out a scoring chance for Baltimore on their opening drive when he intercepted a pass from Earl Morrall on the Cleveland 14-yard line. The Browns then drove to the Colts' 35-yard line, with Bill Nelsen completing passes to Paul Warfield and Milt Morin for gains of 16 and 22 yards. However, Nelsen was dropped for a 7-yard loss on first down by Fred Miller and Ordell Braase. He managed to lead the team back to the 35 by the time they got to 4th down, but Cockroft's 42-yard field goal attempt was blocked by defensive tackle Bubba Smith. The Colts then took over and drove to a 3–0 lead on a 28-yard field goal by Lou Michaels.


1968 NFL playoffs, NFL Championship Game: Baltimore Colts 34, Cleveland Browns 0
In the second quarter, Baltimore completely took over the game. Colts running back Tom Matte scored on a 1-yard touchdown run, giving the Colts a 10–0 lead. Later on, the Colts seemed to blow a scoring chance when tight end John Mackey lost a fumble that was recovered by Erich Barnes and returned 9 yards to the Browns' 23. But on the next play, linebacker Mike Curtis intercepted a pass from Nelsen on the 33, leading to Matte's 12-yard touchdown run that gave Baltimore a 17–0 lead going into halftime.


1968 NFL playoffs, NFL Championship Game: Baltimore Colts 34, Cleveland Browns 0
After halftime, Cleveland forced a punt and got the ball on their own 40, where they proceeded to drive to the Colts' 38. But once again their drive stalled and Cockroft missed a 50-yard field goal attempt. He got another chance as a result of a penalty on the play, but missed again from 45 yards on his next attempt. After an exchange of punts, Baltimore got the ball on the Cleveland 48 and drove to a 24–0 lead on Matte's third touchdown of the day.


1968 NFL playoffs, NFL Championship Game: Baltimore Colts 34, Cleveland Browns 0
Meanwhile, Nelsen was benched and replaced by Frank Ryan, but this did nothing to improve Cleveland's misfortunes. On his first play, he fumbled the snap, and linebacker Don Shinnick recovered the ball on the Browns' 20-yard line, leading to Michaels' second field goal, giving Baltimore a 27–0 lead on the second play of the 4th quarter. Ryan completed just 2 of 6 pass attempts for the rest of the game, while Colts running back Timmy Brown scored the final points on a 4-yard touchdown run.


1968 NFL playoffs, NFL Championship Game: Baltimore Colts 34, Cleveland Browns 0
Matte, an Ohio native and former quarterback at Ohio State, was the sole offensive star of the game, rushing for 88 yards and 3 touchdowns, while also catching 2 passes for 15 yards.


1968 NFL season
The 1968 NFL season was the 49th regular season of the National Football League. Per the agreement made during the 1967 realignment, the New Orleans Saints and the New York Giants switched divisions; the Saints joined the Century Division while the Giants became part of the Capitol Division.


1968 NFL season
The season ended when the Baltimore Colts defeated the Cleveland Browns in the NFL Championship Game, only to be defeated by the American Football League's New York Jets in Super Bowl III 16–7 at the Orange Bowl in Miami. Subsequently, it was the first time in the history of professional football in which the NFL champion was not crowned as the world champion. One year later, this feat would be repeated, as the AFL champion Kansas City Chiefs defeated the NFL champion Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IV.


1968 NFL season, Draft
The 1968 NFL/AFL Draft, the first time that both leagues conducted a combined common draft, was held January 30–31, 1968, at New York City's Belmont Plaza Hotel. With the first pick, the Minnesota Vikings selected offensive tackle Ron Yary from the University of Southern California.


1968 NFL season, Division races
The Eastern Conference was split into the Capitol and Century Divisions, and the Western Conference had the Coastal and Central Divisions. In the past, if two teams were tied for the division lead at season's end, a one-game playoff was conducted to break the tie. Starting in 1967, a tiebreaking system was implemented that started with net points in head-to-head competition, followed by the team that had less recently played in a title game. As such, only one team in a division would be the division winner, even if the won-lost record was the same.


1968 NFL season, Division races, Colts and Rams
For the second straight season, the Colts and Rams waged a tight season long battle for the Coastal Division title. In 1967, the Rams defeated the Colts in the season's final game to claim the title. They appeared headed for a similar showdown in 1968 (they were scheduled to face each other in the season finale in L.A.), as the Rams entered week 13 with a 10-1-1 record while the Colts were 11-1-0. But in the next to last game, the Rams were upset by the Chicago Bears 17-16 in what was known as "the lost down game."


1968 NFL season, Division races, Colts and Rams
The biggest play in the game came when the Rams completed a second down pass to get into field goal range in the final minute, but the play was wiped out by a holding penalty. It should have remained second down due to the Bears accepting the penalty on the Rams, but the referees forgot to reset the down marker.


1968 NFL season, Division races, Colts and Rams
After two incomplete passes, the Rams lined up for a fourth down attempt, but the referees waived the Bears offense onto the field on a change of possession; the Bears ran out the clock and the Colts (who had already won earlier in the day) clinched the division. In the now-meaningless season finale, the Colts won 28-24.


1968 NFL season, Final standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


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


1968 NFL/AFL draft
The 1968 National Football League draft was part of the common draft, in the second year in which the NFL and AFL held a joint draft of college players. It took place at the Belmont Plaza Hotel in New York City on January 30–31, 1968.


1968 NFL/AFL draft
This was the last draft until 1980 in which the Washington Redskins exercised their first-round pick. Most of them were traded away by coach George Allen between 1971 and 1977 due to Allen's well-known preference for veteran players over rookies.


1968 NHL Amateur Draft
The 1968 NHL Amateur Draft was the sixth NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.


1968 NHL Amateur Draft, Selections by round
Below are listed the selections in the 1968 NHL amateur draft.


1968 NHRA Winternationals
The 1968 NHRA Winternationals (commonly known as the Winternats) were a National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag racing event, held at Auto Club Raceway, Pomona, California on 4 February.


1968 NHRA Winternationals, Results, Top Fuel
Top Fuel hosted several well-known racers, including Don "Big Daddy" Garlits (in Swamp Rat XIIA, Jerry "King" Ruth, Tom "Mongoo$e" McEwen (who qualified #2), Mike Snively (who qualified a Roland Leong-owned fueller #3), Don "The Snake" Prudhomme (1965 champion), and 1966 champion Mike Snively.


1968 NHRA Winternationals, Results, Top Fuel, Round One
Jim Warren, who qualified #4, eliminated #20 qualifier "King" Ruth.


1968 NHRA Winternationals, Results, Top Fuel, Round Three
Conrad "Connie' Kalitta, #27 qualifier, was overcome by Ron Rolsted, and #24-qualifier Garlits fell to Warren.


1968 NHRA Winternationals, Results, Top Fuel, Semi-final Round
Rolsted was eliminated by Dwight Salisbury (in the Rocky Childs car), while Dave Beebe lost to Warren.


1968 NHRA Winternationals, Results, Altered
The Altered class win went to William "Wild Willie" Borsch, at the wheel of the AA/FA Winged Express.


1968 NHRA Winternationals, Results, Top Gas
In Top Gas, eventual winner Gordon Collett qualified #16. On the way to his win, he eliminated Gary Cochran, Rico Paris, and Norm Wilcox, before meeting Jack Jones in the final. The win earned Collett a US$8000 prize. It was Collett's third class win in a row at Pomona.


1968 NHRA Winternationals, Results, Super Stock
The 1968 Winter Nationals Super Stock final was a match-up between Dave Wren driving his old school 1963 Plymouth Savoy vs. Al Joniec in his 1968 Ford Mustang 428 Cobra Jet. When Dave Wren triggered the red light at the start, the Title went to Joniec and his Mustang, clocking an ET of 11.56 at 120.64 mph. This was the first National win for the Ford Drag Team's new 428 Cobra Jet Mustang.


1968 NSWRFL season
The 1968 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the 61st season of professional rugby league football in Australia. Twelve teams, including six Sydney-based foundation teams and another six from around Sydney competed for the J.J. Giltinan Shield and the WD & HO Wills Cup during the season, which culminated in a grand final between South Sydney and Manly-Warringah.


1968 NSWRFL season, Season summary
The Balmain club narrowly missed out on a place in the top four, which was made up of South Sydney, Manly-Warringah, St. George and Eastern Suburbs.


1968 NSWRFL season, Finals, Grand Final
Manly was making its fourth ever Grand Final appearance and still looking for its first title. 21-year-old captain Bob Fulton led a young Sea Eagles side, while Souths was skippered by John Sattler who that season had been honoured as "Catholic Sportsman of the Year". Neither team lineup had any players older than 29 years of age. The depth of the Souths line-up was indicated by the fact that it’s stars Kevin Longbottom, Bob McCarthy and Ray Branighan were all named and played in the Rabbitohs' reserve grade side which ominously won its grand final match-up also against Manly.


1968 NSWRFL season, Finals, Grand Final
The first-grade match began furiously with the toughening-up period resulting in four cautions by referee Pearce in the first four minutes. Ron Coote clashed with Bill Bradstreet and the opposing giants Hamilton and John O'Neill also measured up. Souths, with a strong breeze at its back, was the first to score when Michael Cleary intercepted a pass meant for Manly winger Les Hanigan and raced 80 yards to score. Simms punished Manly with a conversion and three successful penalty goals in the first half and at the break Souths led 11–2.


1968 NSWRFL season, Finals, Grand Final
The Sea Eagles refused to lay down and mid-way through the second half second-rower John Morgan crashed over for a try which was converted by Bob Batty. Then a Bob Fulton field goal with fourteen minutes left brought Manly within reach. But despite the Manly fightback Souths was too resilient and hung on to win its second successive premiership and the club's 18th title.


1968 NSWRFL season, Finals, Grand Final
Manly-Warringah 9 (Tries: Morgan. Goals: Batty 2. Fld Goals: Fulton 1.)


1968 National 500
The 1968 National 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series stock car race that was held on October 20, 1968, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.


1968 National 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 National 500, Summary
The race was held on a dry circuit; with no precipitation recorded around the speedway.


1968 National 500, Summary
There were 45 American-born drivers on the racing grid for this event. Bud Moore scored the last-place finish of the race because he wanted to discontinue the race after only six laps. It took more than three and a half hours to complete the 334 advertised laps.


1968 National 500, Summary
Dub Simpson, David Mote, Ken Meisenhelder and Walson Gardner failed to qualify while Eddie Yarboro withdrew from the race at the last moment. Notable crew chiefs who actively participated in the race were Junior Johnson, Harry Hyde, Dale Inman, Banjo Matthews, Jake Elder, and Cotton Owens. Charlie Glotzbach defeated legendary driver Paul Goldsmith (a 1956 Southern 500 competitor) by a time of only seven seconds. More than 38000 audience members would see 26 different changes; nine of the best drivers would compete for the first place spot for the race. Six cautions would be waved by NASCAR officials for a total distance of 49 laps.


1968 National 500, Summary
The other drivers in the top ten included: David Pearson, Bobby Allison, Cale Yarborough, Donnie Allison, Pete Hamilton, Darel Dieringer, Bobby Isaac, and A. J. Foyt.


1968 National 500, Summary
Roy Trantham, Bill Vanderhoff, and Lennie Waldo would retire from the NASCAR Cup Series after this race.


1968 National 500, Summary
Buddy Baker, considered at the time to be one of the notable names in stock car racing, blew his engine and span around the paved oval track in flames. Country musician Marty Robbins would improve on his 22nd place start with a 12th-place finish with driving a 1967 Dodge Charger.


1968 National 500, Summary
The total prize purse of the race was $90,988 ($668,957.71 when adjusted for inflation); the winner received $19,280 of it ($141,749.51 when adjusted for inflation).


1968 National 500, Summary
Carl Parsons (a mechanic of the team from Detroit, Michigan) drove the car #11 in qualifying but A.J. Foyt drove the car in the race.


1968 National Challenge Cup
The 1968 National Challenge Cup was the 55th edition of the United States Soccer Football Association's annual open soccer championship. No North American Soccer League teams played in the tournament because it was during the offseason and it was when National Professional Soccer League and United Soccer Association were merging at the time. In the end, New York Greek American Atlas F.C. won its second of three straight National Cups.


1968 National Invitation Tournament
The National Invitation Tournament was originated by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association in 1938. Responsibility for its administration was transferred two years later to local colleges, first known as the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Committee and in 1948, as the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Association (MIBA), which comprised representatives from five New York City schools: Fordham University, Manhattan College, New York University, St. John's University, and Wagner College. Originally all of the teams qualifying for the tournament were invited to New York City, and all games were played at Madison Square Garden.


1968 National Invitation Tournament
The tournament originally consisted of only six teams, which later expanded to eight teams in 1941, 12 teams in 1949, 14 teams in 1965, 16 teams in 1968, 24 teams in 1979, 32 teams in 1980, and 40 teams from 2002 through 2006. In 2007, the tournament reverted to the current 32-team format.


1968 National Invitation Tournament, Selected teams
Below is a list of the 16 teams selected for the tournament.


1968 National Society of Film Critics Awards
The 3rd National Society of Film Critics Awards, given by the National Society of Film Critics in January 1969, honored the best in film for 1968.


1968 Nauruan parliamentary election
Elections for a Legislative Assembly were held in Nauru on 26 January 1968.


1968 Nauruan parliamentary election, Background
A Constitutional Convention had been elected in 1967. It produced a new constitution in preparation for independence, which provided for an 18-member Legislative Assembly with a three-year term. The Assembly would then appoint a five-member Council of State to exercise executive power.


1968 Nauruan parliamentary election, Results
Of the 18 elected members, half consisted of the nine members of the Legislative Council elected in 1966.


1968 Nauruan parliamentary election, Aftermath
The Assembly met for the first time on 31 January and elected the new five-member Council of State. Seven candidates were nominated for the contest, although Victor Eoaeo pulled out as he continued to oppose Nauruan independence. The Council subsequently elected Hammer DeRoburt as its chairman.


1968 Nauruan parliamentary election, Aftermath
On 17 May the Assembly elected the first President. Bernicke, DeRoburt and Detudamo were all nominated. However, Bernicke and Detudamo both declined their nominations, resulting in DeRoburt being elected unopposed. He then formed a new cabinet, with Bernicke as Minister for Health and Education, Bop as Minister for Finance, Detsimea as Minister for Justice and Detudamo as Minister for Works.


1968 Navy Midshipmen football team
The 1968 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Bill Elias.


1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
The 1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The team was coached by Bob Devaney and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.


1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
The Huskers were 6–4, but had a losing record in conference at 3–4. They lost three Big 8 games at home and were shut out 47–0 at Oklahoma in the season finale. Nebraska did not play in a bowl game for the second consecutive year; the next season without a bowl was 36 years later in 2004. The home shut out against Kansas State was the last time they have been shut out at home as of 2017 season.


1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Following 1968, Tom Osborne was promoted to offensive coordinator and installed the I formation offense. This led to a 9–2 record in 1969 and consecutive undefeated national championship seasons in 1970 and 1971.


1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Roster
Ahlmann, Harold #21 (So.) LBAnderson, Jim #18 (So.) RCBArmstrong, Joe #65 (Sr.) RGAshman, Carl #53 (Jr.) CAvolio, Frank #40 (Jr.) DEBeland, Ben #61 (So.) RGBest, Bob #27 (Sr.) SBomberger, Bill #46 (Jr.) HBBoyd, David #17 (So.) QBBrichacek, Mel #69 (Sr.) LGBrown, Bill #44 (So.) FBBuda, Joe #52 (Jr.) CBurdic, Mike #51 (So.) DTChandler, George #7 (So.) LBCoppa, Rich #54 (So.) CDavis, Dick #45 (Sr.)


1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Roster
FBDecker, John #1 (So.) SDelaney, Dan #67 (Sr.) LGDeOrio, Lonnie #78 (So.) DTDrakulich, Ron #41 (Jr.) DTDvorsak, Tony #11 (So.) QBFiala, Adrian #32 (Jr.) LBFord, Dennis #66 (So.) RGFrost, Larry #28 (Jr.) HBGalbraith, Denis #63 (Jr.) MGGeddes, Ken #37 (Jr.) LBGreen, Mike #34 (Jr.) HBGrenfell, Bob #59 (So.) RTGutzman, Dennis #89 (So.) DEHacias, Greg #13 (So.) QBHansen, Ed #74 (Sr.) RTHardt, Bob #91 (So.) DEHartman, Dan #39 (Jr.) LB


1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Roster
Haskell, Charles #93 (So.) DEHawkins, James #26 (Sr.) RCBHaynes, Ervin #9 (So.) LBHeller, Tom #4 (So.) RCBHollstein, Gary #5 (So.) SHopkins, John #95 (So.) DTHornbacher, Bill #55 (Jr.) MGIngles, Guy #88 (So.) SEJansen, Jim #35 (Jr.) SJarmon, Sherwin #81 (Jr.) DEJennings, Henry #6 (So.) LCBKimmel, Miles #84 (Sr.) TEKobza, Dan #49 (Jr.) MGKontos, Ken #98 (So.) LBKusserow, Ken #73 (Jr.) DTLahey, Pat #47 (So.) DTLarson, Al #20 (Jr.) LCBLiggett, Bob #71 (Jr.) DTLinstroth, Tom #62 (Sr.) DTLogan, Bob #96 (So.) TELowe, Rex #83 (So.) SEMalone, Dan #79 (So.) DTMawhinney, Bob #50 (So.) CMcClelland, Tom #16 (So.) SMcFarland, Jim #80 (Jr.) TEMcGhee, Donnie #70 (So.) LTMiller, Jim #92 (So.) DEMinor, Mike #48 (Jr.) LBMinor, Wilfred #14 (So.) LCBMontgomery, Al #8 (So.) HBMorock, David #43 (So.) LCBMurtaugh, Jerry #42 (So.) LBNewton, Clint #82 (So.) SE


1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Roster
Orduna, Joe #31 (Jr.) HBPatrick, Frank #10 (Jr.) QBPatterson, Glenn #72 (Jr.) LTPenney, Tom #85 (Sr.) SEPeriard, Ed #56 (So.) MGQuinten, Karl #38 (Jr.) DEReeves, Randy #25 (Jr.) SRogers, Paul #30 (So.) HBSanders, Frank #2 (So.) RCBSchenk, George #64 (So.) LTSchneiss, Dan #22 (So.) FBSigler, Ernie #12 (Sr.) QBSmith, Jim #23 (So.) HBStephenson, Dana #36 (Jr.) SStigge, Russ #57 (Jr.) RGTerwilliger, Marlin #3 (So.) STollefsen, Tay #86 (So.) TETopliff, Paul #87 (Jr.) TEVactor, Frank #19 (So.) HBVassar, Phil #33 (So.) FBVolberding, Ron #97 (So.) RGWalline, Dave #76 (So.) DTWeber, Bruce #58 (So.) LGWenner, Rick #15 (So.) QBWilliams, Gale #77 (Jr.) RTWinter, Wally #75 (So.) LTWittler, Don #94 (So.) RTWynn, Mike #90 (Jr.) DEYannon, Buster #24 (Jr.) FBYoung, Lynn #68 (Jr.) LGZiegler, Mick #29 (Sr.) HB


1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Wyoming
At the end of the 1st quarter, Nebraska was trailing 3-10, and struggled to catch up for much of the game. Finally, five minutes into the 4th quarter, with the assistance of the Blackshirts who had held off any further scores from the Cowboys, the Cornhuskers managed to get another touchdown to tie the game. Then, as time was running out and the Nebraska offensive effort was stalling, Nebraska PK Paul Rogers launched a 51-yard field goal through the uprights and into the stands for the win, leading to an exuberant mob of fans rushing the field in celebration.


1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Utah
The Cornhuskers tallied 518 yards of total offense while holding the Utes to just 138, 46 of which were on the ground, and had little trouble with Utah, holding them scoreless in Memorial Stadium.


1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
It seemed like a repeat of the first game of the year, as once again Nebraska started out behind and wasn't able to catch up again until the 4th quarter, and once again Nebraska PK Paul Rogers booted the game-winning field goal at the end of the 4th quarter with just 1:32 remaining on the clock to secure the win against national co-champion Minnesota.


1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Kansas
The highly regarded Kansas Jayhawks had been averaging 51 points per game, yet the Blackshirts managed to bottle them up to just 23 points, though Nebraska's 13 points were not enough to get the conference-opening win. Kansas managed to escape Lincoln with a victory only by scrambling to put up two touchdowns in the final 4 minutes.


1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Missouri
Nebraska was severely hampered by a day of mistakes, losing four fumbles, an interception, and suffering two punt receptions muffed and recovered by Missouri. Despite the tall odds presented by these burdens, the Cornhuskers dropped the game to the Tigers by only 2 points.


1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma State
The first half was scoreless as both teams struggled unsuccessfully for an edge, but Oklahoma State found a way through and scored the first 14 in the 3rd. Nebraska fought back, and once again Cornhusker PK Paul Rogers scored the game-winner off his foot with PAT in the final minute to put Nebraska ahead by 1.


1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Iowa State
Iowa State helped to spot Nebraska with an early 14-0 lead by losing an early fumble and never recovered from the setback. The Cyclones made a feeble late attempt, coming within 8 points before the Cornhuskers put up another field goal to finish them off.


1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Kansas State
Nebraska was stunned at home, at their homecoming game, when Kansas State held the Cornhuskers to just 146 total yards, 78 on the ground, and slapped Nebraska with only their second shutout under Head Coach Bob Devaney.


1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Colorado
Nebraska flashed with some vengeance in response to the previous week's shutout, running out ahead of Colorado in Boulder 22-0 with help from a 62-yard punt return touchdown, finally letting the Buffaloes on the board with just 2 minutes remaining to play.


1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
Oklahoma denied Nebraska's bid for a post-season bowl game, as the Sooners scored five touchdowns to set a new Big 8 record and handed NU  its worst defeat of the Devaney era with a painful 47-0 shutout in Norman.


1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, 1968 Team Players in the NFL (& AFL)
The 1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers seniors selected in the 1969 Common Draft (NFL-AFL):


1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, 1968 Team Players in the NFL (& AFL)
The 1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers juniors selected in the following year's 1970 NFL Draft:


1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, 1968 Team Players in the NFL (& AFL)
The 1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers sophomores selected in the 1971 NFL Draft:


1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, 1968 Team Players in the NFL (& AFL)
Members of the 1968 Nebraska freshman team selected in the 1972 NFL Draft:


1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, 1968 Team Players in the NFL (& AFL), NFL and Pro Players
The following 1968 Nebraska players joined a professional team as draftees or free agents.


1968 Nelson and Colne by-election
The Nelson and Colne by-election, 1968 was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Nelson and Colne on 27 June 1968, following the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Sydney Silverman.


1968 Nelson and Colne by-election
The constituency was considered usually safe, having been won by Labour at the 1966 general election by over 4,500 votes.


1968 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Ferencvárosi TC won the championship.


1968 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's handball)
The 1968 Nemzeti Bajnokság I is the 18th season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Hungary's premier Handball league.


1968 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's handball), Final list
* M: Matches W: Win D: Drawn L: Lost G+: Goals earned G-: Goals got P: Point


1968 Nevada Southern Rebels football team
The 1968 Nevada Southern Revels football team was an American football team that represented Nevada Southern University (now known as the University of Nevada, Las Vegas) as an independent during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In their first year under head coach Bill Ireland, the team compiled an 8–1 record.


1968 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
The 1968 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC). The Wolf Pack were led by tenth-year head coach Dick Trachok, who resigned after the end of the season to take the job as athletic director. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium.


1968 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
This was the Wolf Pack's last year as a member of the FWC as they went independent for the 1969 season.


1968 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Previous season
The Wolf Pack finished the 1967 season 4–4–1 and 2–3–1 in FWC play to finish in fifth place.


1968 New Forest by-election
The New Forest by-election of 7 November 1968 was held after Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Oliver Crosthwaite-Eyre resigned from the House of Commons due to ill health. The seat was retained by the Conservatives.


1968 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
The 1968 New Hampshire Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In its first year under head coach Jim Root, the team compiled a 6–2 record (4–1 against conference opponents) and tied for the Yankee Conference championship.


1968 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
The 1968 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1968.


1968 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
Incumbent Democratic Governor John W. King retired to run for the U.S. Senate.


1968 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
Republican nominee Walter R. Peterson Jr. defeated Democratic nominee Emile R. Bussiere with 52.53% of the vote.


1968 New Mexico Lobos football team
The 1968 New Mexico Lobos football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Mexico in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Rudy Feldman, the Lobos compiled a 0–10 record (0–7 against WAC opponents) and were outscored, 403 to 120.


1968 New Mexico Lobos football team
David Harris, Ace Hendricks, and John Pautsch were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included Terry Stone with 769 passing yards, David Bookert with 872 rushing yards and 60 points scored, and Bob Fowler with 265 receiving yards.


1968 New Mexico State Aggies football team
The 1968 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University as an independent during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Jim Wood, the Aggies compiled a 5–5 record and were outscored by a total of 244 to 228. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium.


1968 New Mexico gubernatorial election
The 1968 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1968, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Republican David Cargo ran for reelection to a second term. This election was the last in which the governor was elected to a two-year term, instead of to a four-year term. As of 2021, this is the last time Mora County and San Miguel County voted for the Republican candidate.


1968 New Mexico gubernatorial election, Democratic primary
The Democratic primary was won by former state senator Fabian Chavez Jr.


1968 New Mexico gubernatorial election, People's Constitutional Party nomination
Jose Maestes was the nominee of the People's Constitutional Party. He had replaced Reies Tijerina, who had been denied ballot access due to his status as a convicted felon.


1968 New Orleans Saints season
The 1968 New Orleans Saints season was the team's second as a member of the National Football League (NFL). They improved on their previous season's output of 3–11, winning four games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season, and finished third in the Century Division of the NFL Eastern Conference.


1968 New Orleans Saints season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1968 New South Wales state election
The 1968  New South Wales  state election  was held on 24 February 1968. It  was conducted in single member constituencies with compulsory preferential voting and  was held on boundaries created at a 1966 redistribution. The election was for all of the 94 seats in the  Legislative Assembly. The Liberal Party, led by Premier Robert Askin, in Coalition with the Country Party of Deputy Premier Charles Cutler, was elected for a second term—the first time that a non-Labor government had been reelected since before World War II.


1968 New South Wales state election, Redistribution
An extensive redistribution of electoral boundaries was undertaken in 1966 by a commission consisting of Judge Amsberg of the District Court, the Surveyor-General, G Prince and the Electoral Commissioner J McDonald. Following  instructions from the government of Robin Askin, the redistribution gave an increased weighting to the votes of electors in rural New South Wales . Of the 94 electorates, 48 were to be classified as "urban"  with an average enrollment of 27,531 and 46 were "country" with an average enrollment of 20,882.


1968 New South Wales state election, Redistribution
However, a continuing movement of population from rural to urban NSW meant that many of the "country" seats were effectively situated in the outskirts of Sydney, where the Liberal Party traditionally had strong electoral support. Four seats (Casino, Cobar, Dulwich Hill and Redfern) were abolished and four new seats (Campbelltown, Corrimal, Merrylands and Northcott) were created . A further 9 seats, Ashfield-Croydon ( renamed Ashfield), Concord (Yaralla), Hartley (Blue Mountains), Illawarra (Kembla), Kurri Kurri (Wallsend), Mudgee (Burrendong), Ryde (Fuller), Sturt (Broken Hill) and Wollongong-Kembla (Wollongong), were extensively changed and renamed. The notional net result of the redistribution was to reduce the Labor Party's representation by at least 5 and possibly 9 seats and to reduce the Country Party by 1. The redistribution was unsuccessfully opposed by the Labor Party with parliamentary walkouts, legal appeals and public rallies.


1968 New South Wales state election, Issues
At the beginning of 1968, the Liberal/Country Party Coalition was widely regarded as a competent, non-controversial first-term government. With the aid of a favourable redistribution, it seemed certain of electoral victory; and as a result the campaign failed to generate significant public interest. Since 1965 the government had resolved the problem of cost over-runs and building delays at the Sydney Opera House by forcing the resignation of the architect, Jørn Utzon. Although in retrospect this move was widely censured, at the time it occurred it was generally well received by the public. New government policies during the campaign included an increase in state aid for private schools, increased spending on hospitals and a consumer affairs agency to monitor prices.


1968 New South Wales state election, Issues
In contrast to the coalition, Labor's leader and former Premier, Jack Renshaw, was unable to appeal much to urban voters and had a hard time adjusting to television. He possessed also the disadvantage of having led to defeat in 1965 an ALP administration widely seen as tired and unfocused. Labor's campaign promises included four weeks of annual leave for all employees on state controlled award wages, the restoration of the Sydney City Council, price controls for basic food items and state control of Credit Unions. Renshaw was unable to match the government's promises of aid for private schools, which was a difficult ideological question for Labor.


1968 New South Wales state election, Results
Prior to the election the Country Party had gained the seats of Bathurst from the Labor Party and Oxley from the Liberal Party at by-elections caused by the deaths of sitting members. There was a slight swing to the Labor Party in the two party preferred vote at the election. However, the effects of the redistribution resulted in a significant improvement in the position of the coalition government and changes in seats at the election reflected the effects of the re-distribution rather than a swing in voter sentiment. The government had a buffer of 6 seats in the new parliament:


1968 New South Wales state election, Results
The DLP contested 42 seats but achieved less than 3% of the statewide vote while the Communist party was reduced to 6 candidates who received negligible support. The New State Movement, which had suffered a devastating defeat at a plebiscite on the formation of a new state in New England in 1967, contested 4 seats and gained 0.80% of the total vote but up to 35% in individual seats.


1968 New South Wales state election, Results
The election marked the first time that a non-Labor government in New South Wales had been reelected since the Coalition won three consecutive elections from 1932 to 1938.


1968 New South Wales state election, Seats changing party representation
This table lists changes in party representation since the 1965 election


1968 New South Wales state election, Seats changing party representation
† Bathurst was won by the Country Party at a 1967 by-election caused by the death of Labor's Gus Kelly


1968 New South Wales state election, Seats changing party representation
‡Oxley was won by the Country Party at a 1965 by-election caused by the death of the Liberal Party's Les Jordan


1968 New South Wales state election, Tabulated results
New South Wales state election, 24 February 1968Legislative Assembly << 1965–1971 >>


1968 New South Wales state election, Aftermath
Robert Askin and Charles Cutler remained Premier and Deputy Premier throughout the term of the parliament. Renshaw was replaced as the Leader of the Labor Party by Pat Hills in December 1968. During the parliament there were 5 by-elections. These produced no change in party representation with the exception of the Liberal Party losing Georges River to Labor's Frank Walker.


1968 New Year Honours
The New Year Honours 1968 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were announced in supplements to the London Gazette of 29 December 1967 to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1968.


1968 New Year Honours
At this time honours for Australians were awarded both in the United Kingdom honours, on the advice of the premiers of Australian states, and also in a separate Australia honours list.


1968 New Year Honours
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate.


1968 New Year Honours (New Zealand)
The 1968 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by Elizabeth II on the advice of the New Zealand government to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. The awards celebrated the passing of 1967 and the beginning of 1968, and were announced on 1 January 1968.


1968 New Year Honours (New Zealand)
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.


1968 New York City riot
The 1968 New York City riot  was a disturbance sparked by the assassination of Martin Luther King on April 4, 1968. Harlem, the largest African-American neighborhood in Manhattan was expected to erupt into looting and violence as it had done a year earlier, in which two dozen stores were either burglarized or burned and four people were killed. However, Mayor John Lindsay traveled into the heart of the area and stated that he regretted King’s wrongful death which led to the calming of residents. Numerous businesses were still looted and set afire in Harlem and Brooklyn, although these events were not widespread and paled in comparison to the riots in Washington D.C., Baltimore, and Chicago in which federal troops were needed to quell the disorders.


1968 New York City riot, Other instances of unrest
Two unrelated instances of civil unrest would happen in the city during July in the Lower East Side and Coney Island at close to the same time. It is unknown if they both had a connection.


1968 New York City riot, Other instances of unrest
An episode of civil unrest would occur in Coney Island starting on July 19, with African-American and Puerto Rican blocks would explode into rioting. What had caused this is unknown. The Tactical Patrol Force (TPF) would be deployed on July 22 to combat the crowd which worked. Mayor Lindsay would tour the area in Coney Island where the riot happened at on July 23 and hold meetings with the locals there. In meetings held with city officials and community members, a promise would be made that the TPF would not harass those who were working as part of anti-poverty programs or "attack the 'community action centers of the people inside them.'"


1968 New York City riot, Other instances of unrest
The riot in the Lower East Side would begin at 9 PM on July 23 after the police attempted to break up a fight between Puerto Ricans and Eastern Europeans at 9th Street and Avenue C but the crowd retaliated and the police were attacked. During that night, four police cars would end up getting destroyed and 13 arrests were made. The next night on July 24, 400 police officers would be deployed and 600 people would show up with the crowds being angry at the conduct of the police. The police would receive gunfire and have bottles thrown at them. Police officers and firefighters would be wounded that night. It would last until July 27 when a police force was withdrawn from the area. Also during July 27, a peace march would be held.


1968 New York Film Critics Circle Awards
The 34th New York Film Critics Circle Awards, honored the best filmmaking of 1967.


1968 New York Giants season
The 1968 New York Giants season was the franchise's 44th season in the National Football League (NFL). For the 1968 season, the Giants traded divisions with the New Orleans Saints, with the Giants moving from the Century Division to the Capitol Division. The Giants finished with a 7–7 record, which placed them second in the Capitol Division, five games behind the Dallas Cowboys.


1968 New York Giants season
The Giants did not have a first-round selection in the 1968 NFL/AFL Draft; their first pick was Rich Buzin, taken in the second round with the 41st overall pick. New York began the season with a four-game winning streak. After a four-game stretch in which they had three losses, the Giants went to Dallas and posted an upset victory, 27–21. With that win and a victory against the Philadelphia Eagles the following week, the Giants moved into contention for a Capitol Division championship. However, they lost the final four games of the season. The 1968 regular season was Allie Sherman's last as head coach of the Giants; he was fired after the preseason in 1969.


1968 New York Jets season
The 1968 New York Jets season was the ninth season for the team in the American Football League (AFL). The team had the most successful season in franchise history. Trying to improve upon their 8–5–1 record of 1967, they won the AFL Eastern Division with an 11–3 record. They defeated the defending champion Oakland Raiders in the AFL championship game, and earned the right to play in Super Bowl III against the NFL champion Baltimore Colts. In a stunning upset, marked by fourth-year quarterback Joe Namath's famous "guarantee" of victory, the Jets defeated the heavily favored Colts 16–7. The Jets have yet to return to the Super Bowl and makes them along with the New Orleans Saints as the only teams to have been to just one Super Bowl and win it.


1968 New York Jets season
On April 2, 2007, NFL Network aired America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions, the 1968 New York Jets, with team commentary from Joe Namath, Gerry Philbin and Don Maynard, and narrated by Alec Baldwin.


1968 New York Jets season, Offseason
On May 21, Sonny Werblin sold his shares in the Jets to his partners Don Lillis, Leon Hess, Townsend Martin, and Phil Isselin. Lillis became the president on May 21, but died on July 23, and Isselin was appointed president on August 6.


1968 New York Jets season, Regular season, Results
(*) Played at Legion Field, Birmingham since Boston Red Sox refused to rent Fenway Park to Patriots.


1968 New York Jets season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1968 New York Jets season, Standings, Game summary, Week 4: at Buffalo Bills
This game, won by the Buffalo Bills at the old War Memorial Stadium (known as the rock pile) in Buffalo was the only win for the Bills all season. A win over the eventual Super Bowl champions.


1968 New York Jets season, Standings, Game summary, Week 11 at Raiders
The 1968 season also saw the Jets involved in one of the most notorious incidents in television history, an incident that would change the way television networks carried sporting events for decades to come. On November 17, 1968, just before 7:00 pm Eastern time, the Jets scored late to take a 32–29 lead over the Oakland Raiders with 1:05 left. NBC cut to a commercial, and then everywhere but the West Coast showed the movie Heidi, a show which NBC had promoted extensively for the sweeps period.


1968 New York Jets season, Standings, Game summary, Week 11 at Raiders
Outraged fans bombarded NBC headquarters in New York with phone calls demanding the game be restored; so many phone calls were made that they eventually knocked out the NBC switchboard. Even though a decision was made to carry the game to conclusion, this decision could not be communicated, thus resulting in the movie starting on schedule.


1968 New York Jets season, Standings, Game summary, Week 11 at Raiders
Fans' ire was further fueled when they discovered that NBC's cutting away from the game denied them from seeing live a dramatic finish. On the Raiders' second play from scrimmage on the next drive, Daryle Lamonica threw a 46-yard touchdown pass to Charlie Smith, giving the Raiders a 36–32 lead. On the ensuing kickoff, Earl Christy of the Jets fumbled at the 10-yard line, which the Raiders' Preston Ridlehuber converted into another touchdown, ultimately giving the Raiders a 43–32 victory. Much of the country learned of this final outcome only via a bottom-of-screen crawl line shown during the movie.


1968 New York Jets season, Standings, Game summary, Week 11 at Raiders
This incident, dubbed the Heidi Game, resulted in most television networks and sports leagues amending their television policies to ensure that games in progress would be broadcast to their conclusion, no matter what, even if it meant delaying or canceling the rest of the network's lineup, and even if the game's outcome seemed assured.


1968 New York Jets season, Postseason, Super Bowl III, The Guarantee
In January 1969, the Jets would reach the pinnacle of their existence and provide the moment that would indicate the AFL's coming of age. Under Namath's guidance, the Jets rose to the top of the AFL, defeating the Oakland Raiders in a thrilling AFL championship game, 27–23. The win qualified them to represent their league in a game that was being referred to for the first time as the Super Bowl (and referred to retroactively as Super Bowl III). They were pitted against the champions of the NFL, the Baltimore Colts.


1968 New York Jets season, Postseason, Super Bowl III, The Guarantee
At the time, the AFL was considered to be inferior to the NFL, and most considered the Jets to be considerable underdogs and treated them as such. That would change three nights before the game while Namath was being honored by the Miami Touchdown Club as its Player of the Year. Namath took exception to a heckling Colts fan and used that moment to lament the lack of respect his team had gotten to that point. He then said "The Jets will win Sunday. I guarantee it." His audacious remark proved correct, as the Jets created one of the greatest upsets in football history by defeating the Colts 16–7. This victory showed that the AFL was capable of competing with the NFL.


1968 New York Jets season, Pop Culture
In the 2017 song Wild Thoughts by DJ Khaled, Rihanna makes a reference to the '68 Jets.


1968 New York Mets season
The 1968 New York Mets season was the seventh regular season for the Mets. They went 73–89 and finished 9th in the National League. They were managed by Gil Hodges. They played home games at Shea Stadium.


1968 New York Mets season, Regular season
1968 marked the beginning of Gil Hodges' tenure at the helm. A former infielder with the Brooklyn Dodgers, he replaced Salty Parker as manager. Despite the team's 9th place finish, the Mets managed to narrowly avoid yet another last place finish, and boasted their best record since their inception in 1962. They would go on to stun the baseball world the following year when they won the World Series.


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


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


1968 New York Mets season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1968 New York Yankees season
The 1968 New York Yankees season was the 66th season for the team in New York, and its 68th season overall. The team finished above .500 for the first time since 1964, with a record of 83–79, finishing 20 games behind the Detroit Tigers. New York was managed by Ralph Houk. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. The 1968 season was notable for being Mickey Mantle's final season before he announced his retirement the following spring. The Yankees batted .214 as a team, the lowest total ever for the live-ball era (as of 2019).


1968 New York Yankees season, Regular season
In 1968, Yankees executive E. Michael Burke was a candidate to become Commissioner of Baseball. Bowie Kuhn would eventually get the appointment.


1968 New York Yankees season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R= Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases


1968 New York Yankees season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R= Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases


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


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


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


1968 New York state election
The 1968 New York state election was held on November 5, 1968, to elect a judge of the New York Court of Appeals and a U.S. Senator, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.


1968 New York state election, Nominations
The Republican State Committee met on March 27 at Albany, New York and designated U.S. Senator Jacob K. Javits, and endorsed the Democratic/Liberal Judge Adrian P. Burke, for re-election.


1968 New York state election, Nominations
The Democratic primary for U.S. Senator was won by Paul O'Dwyer, the brother of Mayor of New York William O'Dwyer (in office 1946–1950). Paul O'Dwyer gathered 25,000 signatures, and got on the primary ballot by petition on a peace platform and favoring Eugene McCarthy to be nominated for President. In a tight race, he defeated Nassau County Executive Eugene H. Nickerson, the candidate of the party bosses and supporter of Robert F. Kennedy for President, and Congressman Joseph Y. Resnick, the candidate who planned to back Lyndon B. Johnson for re-election. The vote was O'Dwyer 275,877; Nickerson 257,639; and Resnick 229,803.


1968 New York state election, Nominations
The Liberal primary for U.S. Senator was won by the incumbent Republican Jacob K. Javits who defeated Murray Baron, a former Liberal New York County Chairman.


1968 New York state election, Nominations
The Conservative State Committee met on April 2, and designated by acclamation James L. Buckley for the U.S. Senate, and endorsed the Democratic/Liberal Judge Adrian P. Burke for re-election.


1968 New York state election, Nominations
The Peace and Freedom Party nominated Herman B. Ferguson, a former elementary-school assistant principal, for the U.S. Senate. Ferguson had been convicted of conspiring to murder moderate civil rights leaders Roy Wilkins and Whitney Young, and his candidature was contested. On October 2, a New York Supreme Court justice ruled that Ferguson was entitled to run.


1968 New Zealand Grand Prix
The 1968 New Zealand Grand Prix was a race held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway on 6 January 1968. The race had 21 starters.


1968 New Zealand Grand Prix
It was the 15th New Zealand Grand Prix, and doubled as the opening round of the 1968 Tasman Series. Chris Amon became the third New Zealander to win his home GP, joining Bruce McLaren and original GP winner John McMillan.


1968 New Zealand gallantry awards
The 1968 New Zealand gallantry awards were announced via two Special Honours Lists dated 23 September and 8 October 1968, and recognised 14 New Zealand military personnel for gallantry and distinguished service in Malaysia and during operations in Vietnam.


1968 New Zealand rugby league season
The 1968 New Zealand rugby league season was the 61st season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand.


1968 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
New Zealand co-hosted the World Cup with Australia. The Kiwis lost to Great Britain, France and Australia. The team was coached by Des Barchard and consisted of Jim Bond (c), Eric Carson, Gary Clarke, Oscar Danielson, Kevin Dixon, Spencer Dunn, Doug Ellwood, Anthony Kriletich, Brian Lee, Colin McMaster, Robert Mincham, Colin O'Neil, Paul Schultz, Ray Sinel, Gary Smith, Roger Tait, Henry Tatana and Ernie Wiggs.


1968 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
New South Wales Country toured New Zealand, losing to Southern Zone 12-10, Northern Zone 13-5 and New Zealand Māori 18-12.


1968 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The NSWRL Premiership winning South Sydney Rabbitohs toured the country, defeating the Auckland Rugby League champion Mount Albert Lions 27-13, Ponsonby 31-1 and Auckland Māori 33-14.


1968 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
Ernie Wiggs won the New Zealand Rugby League's player of the year award.


1968 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Northern Union Cup
Canterbury held the Northern Union Cup at the end of the season. Auckland lost the trophy 16-3 to the West Coast at Wingham Park. The West Coast then defended it 19-12 against Canterbury at Wingham Park. However, they lost the return match 13-7 at the Addington Showgrounds and Canterbury regained the trophy. Canterbury defended the trophy against Otago, winning 35-11.


1968 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Inter-district competition
Auckland won the Rothmans trophy, beating Wellington 28-4 in the final.


1968 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Inter-district competition
Ernie Wiggs, Roger Bailey, Mike McClennan, Dennis Key, Ken McCracken, John Sparnon, Gary Woollard, Victor Yates, Bill Burgoyne, Doug Gailey, Ray Williams, Ray Wilson, Robert Orchard, Tony Kriletich, Doug Ellwood, Ray Sinel and Eric Carson played for Auckland.


1968 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Inter-district competition
Canterbury included Graeme Cooksley, Brian Langton, Arthur Gillman, Bill Noonan, captain Jim White, Gary Clarke and Leo Brown.


1968 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
Mt Albert won the Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial Trophy, defeating Ponsonby 12-7 in the grand final. Ponsonby won the Rukutai Shield, while Ellerslie won the Roope Rooster and Stormont Shield. Mount Wellington won the Sharman Cup.


1968 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
John Young, from Ellerslie, won the Lipscombe Cup while Tony Kriletich, from Marist, won the Rothville Trophy. Ernie Wiggs, from Otahuhu, again won the Painter Rosebowl Trophy.


1968 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
The University of Auckland club fielded its first senior side, coached by former Kiwi Jack Fagan. The Pakuranga club was formed as a feeder club to Ellerslie.


1968 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Canterbury
Linwood won the Canterbury Rugby League's Pat Smith Challenge Trophy, defeating Papanui 9-7 in extra time in the Grand Final. Addington and Papanui had shared the Massetti Cup as minor premiers while Eastern Suburbs won the Gore Cup.


1968 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Canterbury
The Christchurch club renamed itself Eastern Suburbs. Marist also became Marist-Western Suburbs.


1968 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Canterbury
Jim Toki (Papanui) won the A.G.Bailey Challenge Cup as leading tryscorer while John Rosanowski (Linwood) won the Turner and Le Brun Cup as leading goalscorer.


1968 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Canterbury
Jim Bond, Spencer Dunn and Gary Clarke played for Papanui.


1968 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia and Fiji
The 1968 New Zealand tour rugby to Australia and Fiji was the 21st tour by the New Zealand national rugby union team to Australia and it ended with a match at Fiji.


1968 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia and Fiji
The previous tour by the All Blacks to Australia was the 1962 tour. The Wallabies had  visited New Zealand in 1964.


1968 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia and Fiji
The All Backs won all both Test matches and the Bledisloe Cup.


1968 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia and Fiji
Before the first Test Australian coach (and former Wallaby and All Black) Des Connor had studied the rulebook and after consulting with referees, he introduced tactically the first short lineout ever used in a match in the southern hemisphere. This tactic is now a common part of rugby at all levels.


1968 Newham London Borough Council election
Elections to Newham London Borough Council were held on 9 May 1968. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 22.8%.


1968 Newham London Borough Council election
Following the election, Labour had 30 councillors out of 60. Five Labour aldermen had been elected at the preceding election, with terms running until 1971. At the first council meeting following the election, five more Labour aldermen were elected, leaving the council in Labour hands again.


1968 Newham London Borough Council election, Background
A total of 145 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 24 wards. 2 seats in one ward went unopposed. Candidates included a full slate from the Labour party, while the Liberal and Conservative parties stood 20 and 27 respectively. Other candidates included 26 Residents & Ratepayers, 6 Communists and 4 Independents.


1968 Nippon Professional Baseball season
The 1968 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 19th season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).


1968 North American Soccer League season
The 1968 North American Soccer League season was the 56th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States and Canada, and the 1st with a national first-division league with the inaugural season of the NASL.


1968 North American Soccer League season
The NASL was formed this year as a merger between the former top division soccer leagues, the United Soccer Association along with the National Professional Soccer League. In the inaugural year, the Atlanta Chiefs were the champions, by winning the NASL Final 3–0, in a two-game aggregate over the San Diego Toros. While the Chiefs were the champions for the season, the premiers for this season were the Toros, who obtained the highest point total.


1968 North American Soccer League season, Overview
17 teams competed in this inaugural season, and the Atlanta Chiefs won the championship. While San Diego won the premiership, Atlanta's winning percentage was higher because a match had been canceled. This would mark the first of five times in the league's history that the best record did not equate to a premiership. The Oakland Clippers had an identical record to the Western Division Champion Toros and a higher goal-differential, but just as with Atlanta the Toros had more league points. Oakland had won every competition in the NPSL's 1967 season, but were denied a chance to defend their title in the merged league because of this unique points system.


1968 North American Soccer League season, Regular season
W = Wins, L = Losses, T= Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts= point system, Avg Att= Average Attendance


1968 North American Soccer League season, Regular season
6 points for a win, 3 points for a tie,0 points for a loss,1 point for each goal scored up to three per game.


1968 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team
The 1968 A&T College Aggies football team represented the Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina in the 1968 college football season as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). The team was led by first-year head coach Hornsby Howell and played their home games at World War Memorial Stadium in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Aggies finished the season 8–1 overall and 6–1 in conference play, winning their first black college football national championship.


1968 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team, Previous season
In the previous season, the Aggies finished the season 3–5–1. The aggies lost conference games against: Norfolk, Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State and FAMU.


1968 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team, Post season, 1969 NFL/AFL Draft
The 1969 NFL/AFL Draft was held on January 28–29, 1969 at the Belmont Plaza Hotel in New York, New York. The following A&T players were either selected or signed as undrafted free agents following the draft.


1968 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
The 1968 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The Tar Heels were led by second-year head coach Bill Dooley and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in last.


1968 North Carolina gubernatorial election
The 1968 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1968. Democratic nominee Robert W. Scott defeated Republican nominee Jim Gardner with 52.70% of the vote.


1968 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 1968 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1968. Democratic nominee Hoyt Patrick Taylor Jr. defeated Republican nominee Don H. Garren with 55.36% of the vote.


1968 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team
The 1968 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team, also known as the Nodaks, was an American football team that represented the University of North Dakota in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In its first year under head coach Jerry Olson, the team compiled a 3–5 record (3–3 against NCC opponents), finished in fourth place out of seven teams in the NCC, and was outscored by a total of 179 to 148. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.


1968 North Dakota State Bison football team
The 1968 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University as a member of the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In their third season under head coach Ron Erhardt, the team compiled a 10–0 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the conference championship, and defeated Arkansas State in the Pecan Bowl. The team was ranked No. 1 in the 1968 AP small college poll. The 1968 season was part of an unbeaten streak that lasted from the team's defeat in the 1967 Pecan Bowl until October 16, 1971.


1968 North Dakota gubernatorial election
The 1968 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Democrat William L. Guy defeated Republican nominee Robert P. McCarney with 54.82% of the vote.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was an active cyclone season. Cyclone seasons in the Northern Indian Ocean have no official bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and December, with peaks in May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the basin. There are two main seas in the North Indian Ocean—the Bay of Bengal to the east of the Indian subcontinent, and the Arabian Sea to the west of India.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The official Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre in this basin is the India Meteorological Department (IMD), while the Joint Typhoon Warning Center releases unofficial advisories. An average of four to six storms form in the North Indian Ocean every season. Cyclones occurring between the meridians 45°E and 100°E are included in the season by the IMD.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Seasonal summary
The season started when a system formed in the Bay of Bengal and intensified to a cyclonic storm, becoming the first cyclonic storm of the year, later intensifying into the first severe cyclonic storm of the year. It made landfall near Akyab, Burma, causing catastrophic damages and loss of lives. After that, numerous monsoonal depressions formed, causing heavy rainfall and significant flooding, of which Deep Depression Five being the most damaging one. The season got its second cyclonic storm on September 10, with the storm making landfall on Gopalpur.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Seasonal summary
On September 21, the third cyclonic storm and second severe cyclonic storm formed, when a severe cyclonic storm formed in the Bay of Bengal and made landfall in Andhra Pradesh – Orissa coast. The cyclone brought unusually heavy rainfall which caused severe flooding across Eastern India. Numerous landslides were reported in sub-Himalayan regions. Orissa braced for another severe cyclonic storm, this time a powerful one, which caused catastrophic damage in the region.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm One
On May 10, a powerful severe cyclonic storm struck the town of Akyab in Burma. It caused catastrophic damages in the region, causing US$3.169 million (K15 million) damage and 1,037 fatalities, with a further 2,000 people being declared missing.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression Two
On June 18 in the evening, a disturbance was moving westwards across the Arakan coast which caused a low-pressure area to form in the Bay of Bengal. The tropical wave gradually intensified into a depression on June 12. The system then moved northwards and made landfall over the West Bengal – East Pakistani coast in the early morning of June 13 before 03:00 UTC (08:30 IST), the system's center was located near Khulna. The system continued to move its northward direction, it moving near Pabna by 12:00 UTC (17:30 IST), the same day. The system turned towards the west-northwest, persisting over West Bengal and Bihar. By the morning of June 15, the system weakened into a low-pressure area. The low-pressure area then moved eastwards towards north Assam by June 20.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression Two
The system extended the monsoon into West Bengal, Bihar and Odisha (formerly called Orissa). Heavy rainfall caused severe floods, damage to crops, and disruption traffic in Assam, according to the press. Approximately one million people were affected by floods and a few people also died due to flooding. Several weather stations have also noted the amount of rainfall the system dropped during this time. A weather station in Alipore and Sandheads recorded 8 cm (3.1 in) and 6 cm (2.4 in) of rainfall on June 13. On June 14, Sandheads recorded 5 cm (2.0 in) of rainfall.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression Two
A weather station in Balurghat recorded 10 cm (3.9 in) on June 16. Dhanbad, Asansol and Dum Dum recorded 15 cm (5.9 in), 13 cm (5.1 in), 10 cm (3.9 in) respectively on June 17. On June 19, Haflong recorded 56 cm (22 in), Goalpara recorded 22 cm (8.7 in), Dhubri recorded 16 cm (6.3 in) and Tangla recorded 11 cm (4.3 in). On June 20, Silchar recorded 15 cm (5.9 in), Rangiya recorded 13 cm (5.1 in) and Tangla recorded 11 cm (4.3 in).


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Land Depression Three
On July 8, an area of low pressure formed over the Bihar Plateau and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal, which intensified to a deep depression on the next day at 08:30 IST (03:00 UTC), 16.19 nmi (30 km; 20 mi) to the southeast of Sriniketan. Traversing northeastward, it moved through East Pakistan before turning northwards. At 17:30 IST (12:00 UTC) of July 11, the system then weakened to a depression while located to the northwest of Mymensingh. It was then last noted on that day as it accelerated across northern Assam.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Land Depression Three
The deep depression caused heavy rainfall in Northeast India, with Calcutta recording over 18 cm (7.1 in) of rain on July 9, being regarded as the highest in 50 years. On July 8, Sibsagar reported 31 cm (12 in), Dhanbad at 19 cm (7.5 in), Shillong at 17 cm (6.7 in), Berhampore at 13 cm (5.1 in) and Kailashahar at 12 cm (4.7 in). On the next day, Krishnanagar recorded 26 cm (10 in), Bagati at 24 cm (9.4 in), Jamshedpur at 18 cm (7.1 in) and Bilaspur at 12 cm (4.7 in).


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Land Depression Three
By July 10, Daltonganj and Midnapore collected 13 cm (5.1 in) and on the next day, Berhampore reported 17 cm (6.7 in), Aizawl at 14 cm (5.5 in) and Krishnanagar at 12 cm (4.7 in). A day later, still due to the system, Tura recorded 8 cm (3.1 in) and Tangla at 17 cm (6.7 in) and Tura at 15 cm (5.9 in) on July 13. These conditions caused severe flooding in West Bengal, with 10 people being reported as missing. Half a million individuals were also affected, while rivers in Assam overflowed due to downpours.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression Four
On the morning of July 23, an upper air cyclonic circulation was first noted, stretching from Thailand to Burma. Moving westwards overnight, a low-pressure area formed from this feature on the next day in the Bay of Bengal, becoming a well-marked system on July 25 and a depression on the next day at 18:30 IST (13:30 UTC) while located to the south of Calcutta. No ships were in the vicinity of the system to identify the exact position of the storm at this time; however, ESSA-6 satellite imagery showed that a cyclonic circulation was present.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression Four
Traversing northwards, the depression further strengthened to a deep depression on July 28 in the morning. With no further intensification, the storm crossed the coast of Chandbali on that night before accelerating west-northwest. It rapidly weakened to a depression while moving inland, degenerating to an area of low pressure over northwest Madhya Pradesh before being last noted on August 4.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression Four
Under the system's influence, heavy rainfall was experienced in central India, being further exacerbated by an existing monsoon. Koraput recorded 6 cm (2.4 in) on July 27 and Phulbani at 13 cm (5.1 in) on the next day. Sambalpur collected 11 cm (4.3 in) of rainfall, Raipur at 10 cm (3.9 in), Pendra at 9 cm (3.5 in) and Dum Dum at 7 cm (2.8 in) on July 29.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression Four
A day later, Hoshangabad reported 23 cm (9.1 in) of downpour, Gondia at 19 cm (7.5 in), Seoni at 15 cm (5.9 in), Pachmarhi at 11 cm (4.3 in) and Banswara at 8 cm (3.1 in). Ratlam got the highest amount of rainfall on the next day at 11 cm (4.3 in) while Idar recorded 28 cm (11 in) of rainfall on August 1. Mount Abu reached its highest amount of downpour on August 2 from the system at 32 cm (13 in) while Rajgarh on the next day recorded 15 cm (5.9 in). Heavy flooding were also seen on east Rajasthan, disrupting road and rail activities.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression Five
A tropical wave was moving westwards across the Arakan – Chittagong coast on the morning of August 1. On the next day the tropical wave gradually organized and became a low-pressure area northeast of the Bay of Bengal and later concentrated into a depression on August 3. The depression moved westwards and rapidly intensified into a deep depression over northern Orissa and adjoining eastern parts of Madhya Pradesh and Bihar. Weather stations in these places reported pressure falls of 5–6 mb (0.1476–0.1772 inHg). The system later moved inland, though by August 8, at 08:30 IST (03:00 UTC), it weakened and merged into the seasonal low over West Pakistan, about 30 km (19 mi) northeast from Naliya.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression Five
While the system was moving towards Madhya Pradesh, there were reports of widespread rainfall over West Bengal, Bihar and Orissa on the morning of August 4, though few places experienced heavy rainfall. On the next day, widespread rainfall was reported over Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha, with a few places experiencing scattered heavy to very heavy rainfall. As it moved towards Gujarat, widespread rainfall was reported in the state, north of Central Maharashtra and adjoining parts of Madhya Pradesh. The system's minimum pressure of 990.4 mbar (29.25 inHg) was recorded in Dohad, Gujarat. On the next day, Saurashtra and Kutch experienced heavy to very heavy rainfall.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression Five
The system intensified the monsoon further over West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Bhaunagar experienced an exceptionally heavy rainfall of 38 cm (15 in), followed by 32 cm (13 in) of rainfall in Porbandar. Other places also reported the amount of rainfall like Jamshedpur at 21 cm (8.3 in), Midnapore at 17 cm (6.7 in), Dhanbad at 15 cm (5.9 in), Alipore at 13 cm (5.1 in) and Contai at 12 cm (4.7 in) on August 3.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression Five
On August 4, Baripada recorded 26 cm (10 in), Jharsuguda at 20 cm (7.9 in) and Rourkela at 14 cm (5.5 in). On August 5, Pachmarhi at 28 cm (11 in), Jalgaon at 17 cm (6.7 in), Champa at 14 cm (5.5 in) and Khandwa at 13 cm (5.1 in). On the next day, Surat at 21 cm (8.3 in), Jalgaon at 19 cm (7.5 in), Baroda and Nandurbar, both at 18 cm (7.1 in), Nasik at 15 cm (5.9 in) and Khandwa at 13 cm (5.1 in). Lastly on August 8, Rajkot recorded 19 cm (7.5 in), both Mahabaleshwar and Khandala recorded 15 cm (5.9 in) and Bhira recorded 14 cm (5.5 in).


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression Five
Because of many parts of mainland India experiencing heavy rainfall, severe flooding occurred in parts of north Orissa, West Bengal and Gujarat, causing inundation of many areas, disruption of road and rail communications and damage to standing crops. The worst-affected district was Midnapore, where flooding affected 500 thousand people. South Gujarat also got affected because of the overflowing of the Narmada and Tapti rivers. Rail communications between Gujarat and Bombay State were cut off, only being restored after a month. Floods was also reported in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression Six
On August 7, an upper cyclonic circulation developed over northeast of Bay of Bengal. The circulation later developed into a low-pressure system on August 9, and by evening, the system became a well-marked low-pressure system. At 08:30 IST (03:00 UTC) on August 11, it intensified into a depression. The system moved inland over West Bengal, with its center reported to be 20 km (12 mi) south of Burdwan in the morning of August 12. It continued moving inland and persisted over north Madhya Pradesh until August 18, when it weakened and merged into a seasonal trough.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression Six
Under the influence of the storm, there were reports of widespread rainfall in Orissa, Uttar Pradesh and east Rajasthan. On August 12, Moradabad recorded 16 cm (6.3 in) and Karnal recorded 12 cm (4.7 in) of rainfall. On August 13, Baripada and Sambalpur recorded 16 cm (6.3 in) of rainfall. On August 13, Silchar recorded 13 cm (5.1 in), Champa recorded 12 cm (4.7 in) and Rewa recorded 7 cm (2.8 in) of rainfall.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression Six
On August 14, Mandla recorded 21 cm (8.3 in), Seoni recorded 15 cm (5.9 in), Jabalpur recorded 14 cm (5.5 in) and Gondia recorded 11 cm (4.3 in) of rainfall. On August 15, Moradabad recorded 10 cm (3.9 in) of rainfall, and finally on August 17, Nowgong recorded 18 cm (7.1 in) and Pachmarhi recorded 10 cm (3.9 in) of rainfall.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression Six
Because of heavy rainfall, the river Waiganga and its tributaries got flooded along the Narmada River, causing disruptions to river traffic. Moderate flooding was witnessed in the rivers Sarda, Ramganga and Ganga.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression Seven
On August 18, a tropical wave was noted over the Arakan – Tenasserim coast as seen by unusual droppings of atmospheric pressure over the region. On August 19, a disturbance formed from the tropical wave over northeast Bay of Bengal, which later became a low-pressure area on August 20 as it got more organized. On August 21, the low pressure system became more well-marked, before eventually becoming a depression on August 22.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression Seven
As it rapidly moved northwestwards, its center was located near the West Bengal coast by 08:30 IST (03:00 UTC), before later making landfall over Sagar Island later that day. It moved further inland, until on August 24, when it weakened into a low-pressure area over the central parts of West Bengal.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression Seven
Under the influence of this system, widespread rainfall was reported in Orissa, Bihar, northeast India, Assam and the sub-Himalayan region of West Bengal. On August 23, Sichar recorded 14 cm (5.5 in) and Jharsuguda recorded 7 cm (2.8 in) of rain. On August 24, Alipore recorded 6 cm (2.4 in) and Purnea both recorded 6 cm (2.4 in) of rain. Tura recorded 7 cm (2.8 in) and Balasore recorded 6 cm (2.4 in) of rain.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression Seven
On August 25, Tura recorded 14 cm (5.5 in), Malda recorded 9 cm (3.5 in), Cooch Behar and Purnea recorded 7 cm (2.8 in), Sriniketan recorded 6 cm (2.4 in) and Mohanbari recorded 5 cm (2.0 in) of rainfall. On August 27, Goalpara recorded 13 cm (5.1 in), Tura, Shillong and Darjeeling recorded 6 cm (2.4 in) and Jalpaiguri, Forbesganj and Dum Dum recorded 5 cm (2.0 in) of rain.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Eight
On September 8, a trough of low pressure developed over the northwest Bay of Bengal, which later concentrated into a low-pressure area by September 9. It later intensified into a depression on September 10, before further intensifying into a deep depression in the night of the same day. On September 11, at 17:30 IST (12:00 UTC), Sandheads, which was located 129 km (80 mi) north of the center of the storm, recorded a pressure of 993.7 mb (29.34 inHg) and east-southeast winds of 25 kn (45 km/h; 30 mph).


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Eight
As it moved west-southwestwards, the deep depression intensified into a cyclonic storm on the night of September 11, becoming the second cyclonic storm of the season. By the next day, its center was located near Gopalpur. ESSA-6 satellite imagery showed that the storm had a circulation and a defined eye about half a degree in diameter. Gopalpur recorded the lowest barometric pressure of the storm at 989.5 mb (29.22 inHg). The storm later made landfall near Gopalpur in the evening.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Eight
As it moved inland, it weakened into a deep depression at 08:30 IST (03:00 UTC) as it was centered 80 km (50 mi) east-southeast from Titlagarh. It further weakened into a depression because of less conductive environment over land. On September 14, the depression weakened into a low-pressure area over east Madhya Pradesh. The remnants of the system persisted over the region for two days and later moved towards north Madhya Pradesh and adjoining Uttar Pradesh, where it remained until September 20.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Eight
The system brought rainfall over the central parts of India, the northeast region and east Uttar Pradesh. On September 12, Gopalpur recorded 29 cm (11 in), Chandbali recorded 21 cm (8.3 in), Bhubaneswar recorded 16 cm (6.3 in), Puri recorded 15 cm (5.9 in) and Bhavani Patna recorded 11 cm (4.3 in) of rain. On September 13, Phulbani recorded 14 cm (5.5 in), Kanker and Bhavani Patna recorded 12 cm (4.7 in), Jagdalpur recorded 11 cm (4.3 in) and Raipur recorded 10 cm (3.9 in) of rain.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Eight
On September 14, Gondia recorded 15 cm (5.9 in) and Chhindwara recorded 10 cm (3.9 in) of rain. On September 15, Pachmarhi recorded 26 cm (10 in), Chhindwara recorded 13 cm (5.1 in) and Betul recorded 9 cm (3.5 in) of rain. Umaria recorded 9 cm (3.5 in) on September 16, Raigarh and Jashpurnagar recorded 11 cm (4.3 in) and 9 cm (3.5 in) respectively on September 17, Orai recorded 19 cm (7.5 in) on September 19 and Moradabad recorded 10 cm (3.9 in) on September 19.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Eleven
On October 28, a tropical wave was moving in the Andaman Sea, causing drops of pressure in south Burma and the Andaman Islands. On the next day, it moved over the southeast Bay of Bengal, and by October 30, a low-pressure area formed over the same region. On October 31, it moved over the southwest Bay of Bengal and became a well-marked low-pressure area by the next day. The well-marked low-pressure area intensified into a depression on the morning of November 2, and by the next day it further intensified into a deep depression.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Eleven
On November 4, ESSA-6 satellite imagery showed the system had a circulation with spiral banding all around. As it moved north-westwards, it intensified into a cyclonic storm. On November 5, at 08:30 IST (03:00 UTC) the storm's center was close to the Madras – Andhra coast, approximately 30 km (19 mi) southeast from Nellore.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Eleven
On the basis of satellite imagery, the maximum wind speed of the cyclone was 60 km/h (37 mph), and with  the help of Davidon–Fletcher–Powell formula, the minimum pressure was 996 mb (29.41 inHg) which is considered as a modern day deep depression, however it was treated as a cyclonic storm at that time. On the same day, ESSA-6 satellite imagery showed that the system had tight banding surrounding the central circulation. The storm made landfall over south Andhra coast near Nellore during noon, weakening rapidly as it travelled over land.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Eleven
Since it weakened rapidly, it was not able to be tracked on the surface chart, however it was later found that continued as a cyclonic circulation over central India, located near Mysore State on the morning of November 6. The circulation later merged into a low-pressure area over Arabian Sea by the evening.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Eleven
Widespread rainfall was reported in coastal Andhra Pradesh on November 5 and 6 and in Rayalaseema on November 6. The state of Madras experienced fairly widespread rain on November 7. Rainfall was also reported in Marathwada, central Maharashtra, Madras state and parts of Mysore state on November 8. Masulipatam recorded an exceptionally heavy rain of 46 cm (18 in) on November 6.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Eleven
Other places also reported the amount of rainfall like Nellore reported 10 cm (3.9 in) of rain on November 5. Gannavaram recorded 12 cm (4.7 in), Pondicherry recorded 8 cm (3.1 in) and Cuddapah recorded 5 cm (2.0 in) of rain on November 6. Gadag, Ongole and Mysore recorded 4 cm (1.6 in) of rain on November 7. Coimbatore recorded 8 cm (3.1 in), Chikalthana recorded 6 cm (2.4 in), Nizamabad recorded 5 cm (2.0 in), Tuticorin, Pondicherry and Aurangabad recorded 5 cm (2.0 in) of rain on November 8.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm Twelve
On November 7, an east-moving tropical wave entered the Andaman Sea, later moving into the southeast Bay of Bengal, causing the formation of a low-pressure area on November 8. The low-pressure area became well-marked in the evening, and on November 9 in the morning, it became a depression. By the evening, as it moved north-westwards, it intensified into a deep depression. The system rapidly intensified into a severe cyclonic storm by the morning of November 10. Continuing in the same direction, the system had developed a well-developed eye with tight convection bands in all sectors, as per ESSA-6 satellite imagery.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm Twelve
On November 11, in the evening, the system's movement shifted to a more north-northwesterly direction. Based on the satellite data, the maximum speed was 75 kn (139 km/h; 86 mph), and with the help of Fletcher's formula the minimum pressure was 990 mb (29.23 inHg). On November 12, at 11:00 IST (05:30 UTC), the system's eye disappeared in the ESSA-6 satellite imagery as convective bands surrounding the center weakened. On the evening of November 13, the system weakened into a cyclonic storm, and made landfall near Sagar Island on November 14. It rapidly weakened into a depression in the morning, 100 km (62 mi) southeast from Calcutta. The depression further weakened into a low-pressure area on November 15 in the evening, near East Pakistan. The remnant later moved over Assam by November 17.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm Twelve
The system caused heavy rainfall over the coastal districts of Orissa along with adjoining areas of Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and southern Assam. On November 13, Gopalpur received 14 cm (5.5 in), Kalingapatnam received 12 cm (4.7 in), Puri received 11 cm (4.3 in) and Bhubaneswar received 8 cm (3.1 in) of rain. On November 14, Chandbali and Balasore received 10 cm (3.9 in) and 7 cm (2.8 in) of rain. On November 15, Contai and Sagar Island received 12 cm (4.7 in) and 8 cm (3.1 in) of rain.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm Twelve
According to media reports, heavy rainfall and gale-force winds affected the coastal districts of Ganjam and Puri, worsening the situation in the areas which were previously impacted by the cyclone which hit last month. Road, rail and air communication were destroyed.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Thirteen
On December 8, a low-pressure area entered the Andaman Sea, which later concentrated into a well-marked low-pressure area on December 11, intensifying into a depression on the next day. On December 13, the depression became a deep depression, and in the evening it became a cyclonic storm. The U.S Weather Bureau issued a bulletin at 08:30 UTC, saying that the system had a dim eye which indicated the system's intensification.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Thirteen
According to satellite reports, the system maintained a maximum wind speed of 60 kn (110 km/h; 70 mph), and using Fletcher's formula, its minimum pressure was estimated at 996 mb (29.41 inHg). On December 15, at 08:23 UTC, the eye was no longer visible on satellite imagery, which indicated the system had weakened slightly. On December 16, the storm started moving south-westwards, and by December 17, the evening, the storm weakened into a deep depression, near the coast of Ceylon. It further weakened on the next day and moved over the southern peninsula of the Indian subcontinent. The system became a well-marked low-pressure area on December 18 and by December 20, the remnant moved into the Arabian Sea.


1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Thirteen
Because it stayed most of its lifetime in the sea, not much impact occurred, however, rainfall still occurred in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The extreme southern peninsula experienced widespread rainfall on December 18 and 19. On December 12, Kondul recorded 7 cm (2.8 in) and Nancowry and Hut Bay recorded 6 cm (2.4 in) of rain each. On December 13, Car Nicobar recorded 7 cm (2.8 in) and Hut Bay recorded 5 cm (2.0 in) of rain. On December 15, Tuticorin recorded 9 cm (3.5 in), Palamkottai, Atirampattinam, Vedaranniyam and Kodaikanal received 6 cm (2.4 in) of rain each and Maya Bandar recorded 5 cm (2.0 in) of rain. On December 19, Madras recorded 8 cm (3.1 in) and Coonoor recorded 5 cm (2.0 in) of rain.


1968 Northeast Louisiana State Indians football team
The 1968 Northeast Louisiana State Indians football team was an American football team that represented Northeast Louisiana State College (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) in the Gulf States Conference during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Dixie B. White, the team compiled a 6–4 record.


1968 Northern 300
The 1968 Northern 300 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on July 14, 1968, at Trenton Speedway in Trenton, New Jersey.


1968 Northern 300, Background
The first race at the Fairgrounds was held on September 24, 1900, but there was no further racing there until 1907. Regular racing began in 1912 and continued until 1941. A new 1 mile dirt oval was opened in 1946. In 1957 the track was paved. It operated in that configuration until 1968 when the track was expanded to 1.5 miles (2.41 km) and a "kidney bean" shape with a 20° right-hand dogleg on the back stretch and a wider turn 3 & 4 complex than turns 1 & 2. The track closed in 1980 and the Fairgrounds itself closed 3 years later. The former site of the speedway is now occupied by the Grounds for Sculpture, a UPS shipping facility, and the housing development known as "Hamilton Lakes".