The 1968 Houston Oilers season was the ninth season for the

Houston Oilers The Houston Oilers were a professional American football team that played in Houston from its founding in 1960 to 1996 before relocating to Memphis, and later Nashville, Tennessee becoming the Tennessee Titans. The Oilers began play in 1960 a ...

as a professional AFL

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; The team would play their home games in the

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. The Oilers would become the first team in professional football to play their games in a domed stadium.''NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book'', Workman Publishing Co, New York, , p. 283 The Oilers finished their season with a record of 7-7 and did not qualify for the playoffs.

Offseason

AFL Draft

Roster

Regular season

Season schedule

Standings

Notable Stats

References