1968 American Football League season
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The 1968 AFL season was the ninth regular season of the American Football League, and its penultimate season prior to the AFL–NFL merger.
1968 AFL season | |
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Regular season | |
Duration | September 6 – December 15, 1968 |
Playoffs | |
Date | December 29, 1968 |
Eastern champion | New York Jets |
Western champion | Oakland Raiders |
Site | Shea Stadium, New York City |
Champion | New York Jets |
The season ended when the New York Jets (11–3) defeated the Oakland Raiders (12–2) in the AFL championship game on December 29 at Shea Stadium in New York City. Two weeks later, the Jets defeated the National Football League's Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III in one of the biggest sports upsets in history.
The season was also notable as the inaugural season of the Cincinnati Bengals, which expanded the AFL to ten teams.
In anticipation of the merger, all AFL on-field officials wore uniforms similar to those used in the NFL.