1969 Atlanta Falcons season
OwnerRankin M. Smith Sr.
General managerFrank E. Wall
Head coachNorm Van Brocklin
Home fieldAtlanta Stadium
Results
Record6–8
Division place3rd Coastal
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone

The 1969 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's fourth year in the National Football League (NFL). The team improved on their previous season's output of 2–12, winning six games.[1] The Falcons had yet to reach the postseason, and would not until 1978. The Falcons rookie squad would play a preseason game against the minor league Alabama Hawks.[2]

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1969 NFL Draft
1969 Atlanta Falcons draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 2 George Kunz *  Tackle Notre Dame
2 29 Paul Gipson *  Running back Houston
3 54 Malcolm Snider  Tackle Stanford
3 67 Jon Sandstron  Guard Oregon State
4 81 James Mitchell *  Tight end Prairie View A&M
4 103 Dickie Lyons  Defensive back Kentucky
5 127 Tony Pleviak  Defensive end Illinois
6 137 Wally Oyler  Defensive back Louisville
7 148 Dick Enderle  Guard Minnesota
7 164 Ted Cottrell  Linebacker Delaware Valley
8 185 Jim Callahan  Wide receiver Temple
10 237 Jeff Stanciel  Running back Mississippi Valley
11 262 Jeff Van Note *  Linebacker Kentucky
12 289 Denver Samples  Defensive tackle Texas–El Paso
13 314 Harry Carpenter  Tackle Tennessee State
14 341 Billy Hunt  Defensive back Kansas
15 366 Jim Weatherford  Defensive back Tennessee
16 393 Ed Hughes  Running back Texas Southern
17 418 Paul Williams  Running back California
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

1969 Atlanta Falcons staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches



Roster

1969 Atlanta Falcons final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 21 San Francisco 49ers W 24–12 1–0 Atlanta Stadium 45,940
2 September 28 at Los Angeles Rams L 7–17 1–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 58,031
3 October 5 Baltimore Colts L 14–21 1–2 Grant Fielda 57,806
4 October 12 Dallas Cowboys L 17–24 1–3 Atlanta Stadium 54,833
5 October 19 at San Francisco 49ers W 21–7 2–3 Kezar Stadium 28,684
6 October 26 at Green Bay Packers L 10–28 2–4 Lambeau Field 50,861
7 November 2 Los Angeles Rams L 6–38 2–5 Atlanta Stadium 58,850
8 November 9 at Detroit Lions L 21–27 2–6 Tiger Stadium 53,242
9 November 16 Chicago Bears W 48–31 3–6 Atlanta Stadium 53,722
10 November 23 at Washington Redskins L 20–27 3–7 RFK Stadium 50,345
11 November 30 at Baltimore Colts L 6–13 3–8 Memorial Stadium 60,238
12 December 7 New Orleans Saints W 45–17 4–8 Atlanta Stadium 51,021
13 December 14 at Philadelphia Eagles W 27–3 5–8 Franklin Field 60,658
14 December 21 Minnesota Vikings W 10–3 6–8 Atlanta Stadium 52,872
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

^a Atlanta Stadium was in use for the Atlanta Braves' NLCS game against the New York Mets, hence the Falcons moved their game to nearby Grant Field. As of 2023, this remains the only NFL game at Grant Field.[3]

Standings

NFL Coastal
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Los Angeles Rams 11 3 0 .786 5–1 7–3 320 243 L3
Baltimore Colts 8 5 1 .615 3–3 5–4–1 279 268 W1
Atlanta Falcons 6 8 0 .429 2–4 4–6 276 268 W3
San Francisco 49ers 4 8 2 .333 2–4 3–7 277 319 W1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

  1. ^ 1969 Atlanta Falcons
  2. ^ "The Tuscaloosa News - Google News Archive Search".
  3. ^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/stadiums/ATL98.htm

External links

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Atlanta Falcons seasons
1969 NFL season
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