The

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was the franchise's 36th season in the

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(NFL). They failed to improve on their previous output of 6–7–1, winning only two games. Eagles fans expected to get O. J. Simpson if they went winless. They finished 2–12, but the Buffalo Bills went 1–12–1 and got Simpson with the first pick. Before they won their twelfth game, which they won, the Eagles were on target for a

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at 0–11. They were the first team in the NFL proper to lose eleven consecutive games in one season since their own 1936 season, though in the

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the 1962 Oakland Raiders lost their first thirteen games. The Philadelphia Eagles Santa Claus incident, one of the most infamous incidents in Philadelphia sports history, came at halftime of the final game of the dismal 1968 season, when the Eagles were on their way to losing to the

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. The Eagles had planned a

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pageant for halftime of the December 15 game, but the condition of the field was too poor. Instead, the team asked a fan dressed as

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to run onto the field to celebrate with a group of cheerleaders. The fans, in no mood to celebrate, loudly booed and threw

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s at "Santa Claus."

Offseason

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Roster

Schedule

Game recaps

A recap of the scoring plays and the game scores by quarters during the year. The record after the team's name reflects this games outcome also.

Week 1 at Packers

Week 2

Sunday, September 22, 1968 Played in Franklin Field on grass in weather with a wind

Week 3

Sunday, September 29, 1968. Played in Franklin Field on grass in weather with a wind Scoring 1st Quarter Scoring Plays * Eagles – Sam Baker 23-yard field goal * Cowboys – Dan Reeves 2-yard pass from Don Meredith (Mike Clark kick) 2nd Quarter Scoring Plays * Cowboys – Lance Rentzel 11-yard pass from Don Meredith (Mike Clark kick) * Eagles – Gary Ballman 18-yard pass from King Hill (Sam Baker kick) * Eagles – Sam Baker 13-yard field goal 3rd Quarter Scoring Plays * Cowboys – Bob Hayes 44-yard pass from Don Meredith (Mike Clark kick) * Cowboys – Don Perkins 10-yard pass from Don Meredith (Mike Clark kick) 4th Quarter Scoring Plays * Cowboys – Mike Clark 26-yard field goal * Cowboys – Lance Rentzel 8-yard pass from Don Meredith (Mike Clark kick) * Cowboys – Craig Morton 4-yard rush (Mike Clark kick)

Week 4

Sunday, October 6, 1968 Played at District of Columbia Stadium on grass in weather with a wind

Week 5

Sunday, October 13, 1968 Played at the Cotton Bowl on grass in weather with a wind. Scoring 1st Quarter Scoring Plays * Cowboys – Pettis Norman 9-yard pass from Don Meredith (Mike Clark kick) 2nd Quarter Scoring Plays * Cowboys – Rayfield Wright 15-yard pass from Don Meredith (Mike Clark kick) 3rd Quarter Scoring Plays * Eagles – John Mallory 58-yard pass from Sam Baker (Sam Baker kick) * Cowboys – Don Perkins 1-yard rush (Mike Clark kick) 4th Quarter Scoring Plays * Cowboys – Mike Clark 26-yard field goal * Cowboys – Mike Clark 21-yard field goal * Cowboys – Craig Baynham 22-yard rush (Mike Clark kick) * Eagles – Mike Ditka 4-yard pass from Norm Snead (Sam Baker kick)

Week 6

Sunday, October 20, 1968 Played at Franklin Field on grass in weather with a wind

Week 7

Sunday, October 27, 1968 Played at Pitt Stadium on grass in weather with a wind

Week 8

Sunday, November 3, 1968 Played at Franklin Field on grass in weather with a wind

Week 9

Sunday, November 10, 1968 Played at Franklin Field on grass in weather with a wind

Week 10

Sunday, November 17, 1968 Played at

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on grass in weather with a wind

Week 11

Sunday, November 24, 1968. Played in

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on grass in weather with a wind

Week 12

Thursday, November 28, 1968 Thanksgiving Day Played in Tiger Stadium on grass in weather with a wind Going into this week’s games the Eagles are 0–11, the Buffalo Bills are 1–9–1, the Falcons are 2–9 and the Steelers are 2–8–1. Scoring 1st Quarter Scoring Plays * Eagles – Sam Baker 36-yard field goal 2nd Quarter Scoring Plays * Eagles – Sam Baker 18-yard field goal 3rd Quarter Scoring Plays * Eagles – Sam Baker 32-yard field goal 4th Quarter Scoring Plays * Eagles – Sam Baker 35-yard field goal

Week 13

Sunday, December 8, 1968 Played at Franklin Field on grass in with a wind and a wind chill of . Scoring 1st Quarter Scoring Plays * Saints Jimmy Hester 4-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Charlie Durkee kick) 2nd Quarter Scoring Plays * Eagles Gary Ballman 55-yard pass from Norm Snead (Sam Baker kick) * Saints Billy Kilmer 2-yard rush (Charlie Durkee kick) * Eagles Ben Hawkins 14-yard pass from Norm Snead (kick failed) 3rd Quarter Scoring Plays * Saints Charlie Durkee 10-yard field goal * Eagles Safety, Conjar tackled Brown in end zone 4th Quarter Scoring Plays * Eagles Ben Hawkins 23-yard pass from Norm Snead (Sam Baker kick) * Eagles Tom Woodeshick 30-yard rush (Sam Baker kick)

Week 14

Sunday, December 15, 1968 Played at Franklin Field on grass in weather with a wind and a wind chill of . During halftime of this last home game of the season, a group of Eagles fans showed their discontent by booing, and then throwing snowballs at, a performer dressed as

Standings

References

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