1968 Awards Voting
NFL AP MVP Voting
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Sk | Int |
1 | QB | Earl Morrall | Baltimore Colts | 33.0 | 71.7% | 14 | 14 | 182 | 317 | 2909 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
2 | RB | Leroy Kelly | Cleveland Browns | 5.0 | 10.9% | 14 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 248 | 1239 | 16 | 22 | 297 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 |
3 | QB | Bill Nelsen | Cleveland Browns | 4.0 | 8.7% | 14 | 11 | 152 | 293 | 2366 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
4 | MLB | Dick Butkus | Chicago Bears | 1.0 | 2.2% | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 |
5 | RDT | Bob Lilly | Dallas Cowboys | 1.0 | 2.2% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 0 |
6 | TE | John Mackey | Baltimore Colts | 1.0 | 2.2% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 103 | 0 | 45 | 644 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 |
7 | RB | Gale Sayers | Chicago Bears | 1.0 | 2.2% | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 856 | 2 | 15 | 117 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
AFL AP AFL Player of the Year Voting
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Sk | Int |
1 | QB | Joe Namath | New York Jets | 15.0 | 50% | 14 | 14 | 187 | 380 | 3147 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
2 | FL | Lance Alworth | San Diego Chargers | 4.0 | 13.3% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 68 | 1312 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 |
3 | QB | Bob Griese | Miami Dolphins | 3.0 | 10% | 13 | 13 | 186 | 355 | 2473 | 21 | 16 | 42 | 230 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
4 | QB | Len Dawson | Kansas City Chiefs | 2.0 | 6.7% | 14 | 13 | 131 | 224 | 2109 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
5 | QB | John Hadl | San Diego Chargers | 2.0 | 6.7% | 14 | 14 | 208 | 440 | 3473 | 27 | 32 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
6 | FB | Robert Holmes | Kansas City Chiefs | 1.0 | 3.3% | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 866 | 7 | 19 | 201 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
7 | QB | Daryle Lamonica | Oakland Raiders | 1.0 | 3.3% | 13 | 13 | 206 | 416 | 3245 | 25 | 15 | 19 | 98 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
8 | RB | Paul Robinson | Cincinnati Bengals | 1.0 | 3.3% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 1023 | 8 | 24 | 128 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
9 | LE | George Sauer | New York Jets | 1.0 | 3.3% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 66 | 1141 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 |
NFL UPI MVP Voting
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Sk | Int |
1 | QB | Earl Morrall | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 14 | 182 | 317 | 2909 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
2 | RB | Leroy Kelly | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 248 | 1239 | 16 | 22 | 297 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 |
3 | QB | Bill Nelsen | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 11 | 152 | 293 | 2366 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
4 | LLB | Mike Curtis | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 2 |
5 | RB | Gale Sayers | Chicago Bears | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 856 | 2 | 15 | 117 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
AFL UPI AFL Player of the Year Voting
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Sk | Int |
1 | QB | Joe Namath | New York Jets | 14.0 | 46.7% | 14 | 14 | 187 | 380 | 3147 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
2 | FL | Lance Alworth | San Diego Chargers | 5.0 | 16.7% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 68 | 1312 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 |
3 | QB | Len Dawson | Kansas City Chiefs | 2.0 | 6.7% | 14 | 13 | 131 | 224 | 2109 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
4 | QB | Bob Griese | Miami Dolphins | 2.0 | 6.7% | 13 | 13 | 186 | 355 | 2473 | 21 | 16 | 42 | 230 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
5 | QB-HB-SE-WR | Ed Rutkowski | Buffalo Bills | 2.0 | 6.7% | 13 | 3 | 41 | 100 | 380 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 96 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
6 | QB | John Hadl | San Diego Chargers | 1.0 | 3.3% | 14 | 14 | 208 | 440 | 3473 | 27 | 32 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
7 | FL | Don Maynard | New York Jets | 1.0 | 3.3% | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1297 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 |
8 | LDE | Gerry Philbin | New York Jets | 1.0 | 3.3% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 0 |
9 | LE | George Sauer | New York Jets | 1.0 | 3.3% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 66 | 1141 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 |
10 | LLB | George Webster | Houston Oilers | 1.0 | 3.3% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 |
NFL AP Offensive Rookie of the Year Voting
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD |
1 | LE | Earl McCullouch | Detroit Lions | 14.0 | 31.8% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 40 | 680 | 5 |
2 | rb | Terry Cole | Baltimore Colts | 11.0 | 25% | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 418 | 3 | 13 | 75 | 0 |
3 | RT | Cas Banaszek | San Francisco 49ers | 5.0 | 11.4% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | RB | Bobby Duhon | New York Giants | 4.0 | 9.1% | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 362 | 3 | 37 | 373 | 1 |
5 | TE | Charlie Sanders | Detroit Lions | 4.0 | 9.1% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 533 | 1 |
6 | WR | Jerry Daanen | St. Louis Cardinals | 3.0 | 6.8% | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 0 |
7 | K | Don Cockroft | Cleveland Browns | 2.0 | 4.5% | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | qb | Virgil Carter | Chicago Bears | 1.0 | 2.3% | 7 | 5 | 55 | 122 | 769 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 265 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NFL AP Defensive Rookie of the Year Voting
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD |
1 | LDE | Claude Humphrey | Atlanta Falcons | 17.0 | 40.5% | 14 | 14 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | LDE | Larry Cole | Dallas Cowboys | 14.0 | 33.3% | 14 | 10 | 3.5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
3 | MLB | Jamie Rivers | St. Louis Cardinals | 6.0 | 14.3% | 9 | 9 | 2.5 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
4 | RS | Jim Smith | Washington Redskins | 3.0 | 7.1% | 14 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | LCB | Bob Atkins | St. Louis Cardinals | 1.0 | 2.4% | 14 | 12 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
6 | rde | Bill Belk | San Francisco 49ers | 1.0 | 2.4% | 10 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
AFL AP AFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Voting
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Sk | Int |
1 | RB | Paul Robinson | Cincinnati Bengals | 24.0 | 80% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 1023 | 8 | 24 | 128 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
2 | FB | Robert Holmes | Kansas City Chiefs | 6.0 | 20% | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 866 | 7 | 19 | 201 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
AFL AP AFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Voting
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Sk | Int |
1 | RS | Dick Anderson | Miami Dolphins | 10.0 | 33.3% | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 |
2 | lcb | George Atkinson | Oakland Raiders | 10.0 | 33.3% | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
3 | rde | Elvin Bethea | Houston Oilers | 3.0 | 10% | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
4 | RDT | Bill Staley | Cincinnati Bengals | 2.0 | 6.7% | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 0 |
5 | LDT | Russ Washington | San Diego Chargers | 2.0 | 6.7% | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 |
6 | RDE | Harry Gunner | Cincinnati Bengals | 1.0 | 3.3% | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 1 |
7 | LLB | Chip Oliver | Oakland Raiders | 1.0 | 3.3% | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 |
NFL UPI NFL Rookie of the Year Voting
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Sk | Int |
1 | LE | Earl McCullouch | Detroit Lions | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 40 | 680 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 |
2 | LDE | Claude Humphrey | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 0 |
3 | rb | Terry Cole | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 418 | 3 | 13 | 75 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
4 | LDE | Larry Cole | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 1 |
5 | K | Don Cockroft | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
6 | TE | Charlie Sanders | Detroit Lions | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 533 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
AFL UPI AFL Rookie of the Year Voting
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Sk | Int |
1 | RB | Paul Robinson | Cincinnati Bengals | 25.0 | 83.3% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 1023 | 8 | 24 | 128 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
2 | FB | Robert Holmes | Kansas City Chiefs | 5.0 | 16.7% | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 866 | 7 | 19 | 201 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
NFL AP Coach of the Year Voting
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Rk | Coach | Tm | Votes | Share | G | W | L | T | G plyf | W plyf | L plyf | Playoff Result |
1 | Don Shula | Baltimore Colts | 31.0 | 67.4% | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost SB |
2 | Jim Dooley | Chicago Bears | 8.0 | 17.4% | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Blanton Collier | Cleveland Browns | 6.0 | 13% | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost Conf |
4 | Tom Landry | Dallas Cowboys | 1.0 | 2.2% | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lost Div |
AFL AP AFL Coach of the Year Voting
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Rk | Coach | Tm | Votes | Share | G | W | L | T | G plyf | W plyf | L plyf | Playoff Result |
1 | Hank Stram | Kansas City Chiefs | 16.0 | 53.3% | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lost Div |
2 | Weeb Ewbank | New York Jets | 9.0 | 30% | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Won SB |
3 | Sid Gillman | San Diego Chargers | 3.0 | 10% | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Lou Saban | Denver Broncos | 2.0 | 6.7% | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AFL UPI AFL Coach of the Year Voting
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Rk | Coach | Tm | Votes | Share | G | W | L | T | G plyf | W plyf | L plyf | Playoff Result |
1 | Hank Stram | Kansas City Chiefs | 14.0 | 46.7% | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lost Div |
2 | Weeb Ewbank | New York Jets | 12.0 | 40% | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Won SB |
3 | Paul Brown | Cincinnati Bengals | 3.0 | 10% | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Sid Gillman | San Diego Chargers | 1.0 | 3.3% | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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