1968 Detroit Lions Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Joe Schmidt (4-8-2) | 4-8 | – | Finished 4th in the NFL’s Central Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| John Baker | DE-DT-T | June 10, 1935 | 6’6′ | 279 | North Carolina Central |
| Lem Barney | DB | September 8, 1945 | 6’0′ | 188 | Jackson St. |
| Charlie Bradshaw | T | March 13, 1936 | 6’6′ | 255 | Baylor |
| Mike Campbell | RB | May 29, 1945 | 5’11’ | 200 | Lenoir-Rhyne |
| Gail Cogdill | SE-WR | April 7, 1937 | 6’3′ | 200 | Washington St. |
| Bill Cottrell | T-G-C | September 18, 1944 | 6’4′ | 255 | Delaware Valley |
| Jerry DePoyster | K | July 6, 1946 | 6’1′ | 200 | Wyoming |
| Nick Eddy | RB | August 23, 1944 | 6’1′ | 210 | Notre Dame |
| Mel Farr | RB | November 3, 1944 | 6’2′ | 210 | UCLA |
| Ed Flanagan | C | February 23, 1944 | 6’3′ | 245 | Purdue |
| Rocky Freitas | T | September 7, 1945 | 6’6′ | 270 | Oregon St. |
| Frank Gallagher | G | March 2, 1943 | 6’2′ | 245 | North Carolina |
| Billy Gambrell | SE-FL-WR | September 18, 1941 | 5’10’ | 175 | South Carolina |
| Jim Gibbons | E-TE | September 26, 1936 | 6’2′ | 220 | Iowa |
| Larry Hand | DE-DT | July 10, 1940 | 6’4′ | 250 | Appalachian St. |
| Lew Kamanu | DE | April 9, 1944 | 6’4′ | 245 | Weber St. |
| Alex Karras | DT | July 15, 1935 | 6’2′ | 248 | Iowa |
| Greg Kent | T-DE | July 18, 1943 | 6’6′ | 275 | Wisconsin |
| Dave Kopay | RB | June 28, 1942 | 6’0′ | 218 | Washington |
| Bob Kowalkowski | G | November 5, 1943 | 6’3′ | 240 | Virginia |
| Greg Landry | QB | December 18, 1946 | 6’4′ | 210 | Massachusetts |
| Dick LeBeau | DB | September 9, 1937 | 6’1′ | 185 | Ohio St. |
| Mike Lucci | LB | December 29, 1939 | 6’2′ | 230 | Pittsburgh |
| Bill Malinchak | SE-WR | April 2, 1944 | 6’1′ | 200 | Indiana |
| Earl McCullouch | WR-SE | January 10, 1946 | 5’11’ | 175 | USC |
| Ed Mooney | LB | February 26, 1945 | 6’2′ | 225 | Texas Tech |
| Denis Moore | DT-DE | July 18, 1944 | 6’5′ | 255 | USC |
| Bill Munson | QB | August 11, 1941 | 6’2′ | 203 | Utah St. |
| Paul Naumoff | LB | July 3, 1945 | 6’1′ | 215 | Tennessee |
| Tom Nowatzke | FB-LB | September 30, 1942 | 6’3′ | 230 | Indiana |
| Phil Odle | WR | November 23, 1942 | 5’11’ | 195 | BYU |
| Wayne Rasmussen | DB | June 7, 1942 | 6’2′ | 175 | South Dakota St. |
| Joe Robb | DE-LB | March 15, 1937 | 6’3′ | 238 | TCU |
| Jerry Rush | DT | August 7, 1942 | 6’4′ | 265 | Michigan St. |
| Charlie Sanders | TE | August 25, 1946 | 6’4′ | 225 | Minnesota |
| Roger Shoals | T | December 13, 1938 | 6’4′ | 260 | Maryland |
| Chuck Sieminski | DT | July 3, 1940 | 6’5′ | 270 | Penn St. |
| Bill Swain | LB | February 22, 1941 | 6’2′ | 230 | Oregon |
| Bobby Thompson | DB | March 30, 1939 | 5’11’ | 188 | Arizona |
| Bill Triplett | RB-DB | May 9, 1940 | 6’2′ | 215 | Miami (OH) |
| Tom Vaughn | DB | February 28, 1943 | 5’11’ | 190 | Iowa St. |
| Wayne Walker | LB | September 30, 1936 | 6’2′ | 225 | Idaho |
| Chuck Walton | G | July 7, 1941 | 6’3′ | 253 | Iowa St. |
| Mike Weger | DB | October 2, 1945 | 6’2′ | 200 | Bowling Green |
| Jim Welch | DB | March 17, 1938 | 6’0′ | 196 | SMU |