1969 San Francisco 49ers season
Owner	Josephine Morabito Jane Morabito
General manager	Louis Spadia
Head coach	Dick Nolan
Offensive coordinator	Ed Hughes
Home field	Kezar Stadium
Results
Record	4–8–2
Division place	4th NFL Coastal
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
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The 1969 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 20th season in the National Football League, their 24th overall, and their second under head coach Dick Nolan.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1969 San Francisco 49ers Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	7	Ted Kwalick	TE	Penn State
1	16	Gene Washington	WR	Stanford

Roster

**1969 San Francisco 49ers roster**

	Quarterbacks 12 John Brodie 11 Steve Spurrier Running backs 42 Doug Cunningham 22 Gary Lewis 24 Jimmy Thomas 45 Bill Tucker 40 Ken Willard FB Wide receivers 81 Lee Johnson 85 Clifton McNeil 1 Noland Smith 18 Gene Washington 88 Dick Witcher 33 Bill Wondolowski Tight ends 82 Ted Kwalick 89 Bob Windsor		Offensive linemen 79 Cas Banaszek T 65 Randy Beisler G 75 Forrest Blue C 66 Elmer Collett G 69 Woody Peoples G 76 Len Rohde T Defensive linemen 72 Bill Belk DE 74 Earl Edwards DT 53 Tommy Hart DE 80 Stan Hindman DE 70 Charlie Krueger DT 78 Sam Silas DT		Linebackers 50 Ed Beard 59 Fritz Greenlee 54 Harold Hays 57 Frank Nunley 58 Jim Sniadecki 52 Skip Vanderbundt 64 Dave Wilcox Defensive backs 39 Kermit Alexander CB 30 Johnny Fuller SS 37 Jimmy Johnson CB 32 Mel Phillips SS 27 Al Randolph FS 48 John Woitt Special teams 17 Momcilo Gavric K 15 Jon Kilgore P		Reserve lists (({reserve_lists))} Practice squad (({practice_squad))} Rookies in italics

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	August 10	vs. Cleveland Browns	L 19–24	0–1	Husky Stadium	32,219
2	August 17	Dallas Cowboys	L 17–20	0–2	Kezar Stadium	33,894
3	August 23	at Denver Broncos	L 15–19	0–3	Mile High Stadium	33,161
4	August 31	at Oakland Raiders	L 28–42	0–4	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	53,122
5	September 7	St. Louis Cardinals	L 10–21	0–5	Kezar Stadium	27,506
6	September 13	at Los Angeles Rams	L 28–31	0–6	Anaheim Stadium	39,179

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 21	at Atlanta Falcons	L 12–24	0–1	Atlanta Stadium	45,490
2	September 28	at Green Bay Packers	L 7–14	0–2	Milwaukee County Stadium	48,184
3	October 5	Washington Redskins	T 17–17	0–2–1	Kezar Stadium	35,184
4	October 12	Los Angeles Rams	L 21–27	0–3–1	Kezar Stadium	45,995
5	October 19	Atlanta Falcons	L 7–21	0–4–1	Kezar Stadium	28,684
6	October 26	at Baltimore Colts	W 24–21	1–4–1	Memorial Stadium	60,238
7	November 2	Detroit Lions	L 14–26	1–5–1	Kezar Stadium	35,100
8	November 9	at Los Angeles Rams	L 30–41	1–6–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	73,795
9	November 16	Baltimore Colts	W 20–17	2–6–1	Kezar Stadium	38,472
10	November 23	at New Orleans Saints	L 38–43	2–7–1	Tulane Stadium	71,448
11	November 27	at Dallas Cowboys	T 24–24	2–7–2	Cotton Bowl	62,348
12	December 6	Chicago Bears	W 42–21	3–7–2	Kezar Stadium	32,826
13	December 14	at Minnesota Vikings	L 7–10	3–8–2	Metropolitan Stadium	43,028
14	December 21	Philadelphia Eagles	W 14–13	4–8–2	Kezar Stadium	25,391
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Coastal
view talk edit	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.

Game summaries

Week 10: at New Orleans Saints

Week Ten: San Francisco 49ers (2–6–1) at New Orleans Saints (2–7)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	14	7	10	38
Saints	0	7	21	15	43

at Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: November 23, 1969
Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C)
Game attendance: 71,448
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Game information

First quarter

SF – Ken Willard 1-yard run (Momcilo Gavric kick). 49ers 7–0. Drive:

Second quarter

SF – Dick Witcher 8-yard pass from Doug Cunningham (Momcilo Gavric kick). 49ers 14–0. Drive:
SF – Ken Willard 1-yard run (Momcilo Gavric kick). 49ers 21–0. Drive:
NO – Ray Poage 22-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Tom Dempsey kick). 49ers 21–7. Drive:

Third quarter

NO – Andy Livingston 12-yard run (Tom Dempsey kick). 49ers 21–14. Drive:
NO – Danny Abramowicz 49-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Tom Dempsey kick). Tie 21–21. Drive:
NO – Danny Abramowicz 13-yard pass from Andy Livingston (Tom Dempsey kick). Saints 28–21. Drive:
SF – Jimmy Thomas 45-yard pass from John Brodie (Momcilo Gavric kick). Tie 28–28. Drive:

Fourth quarter

NO – Safety, center snap out of end zone. Saints 30–28.
NO – Tom Dempsey 17-yard field goal. Saints 33–28. Drive:
SF – Jimmy Thomas 18-yard pass from John Brodie (Momcilo Gavric kick). 49ers 35–33. Drive:
NO – Tom Dempsey 43-yard field goal. Saints 36–35. Drive:
SF – Momcilo Gavric 23-yard field goal. 49ers 38–36. Drive:
NO – Ernie Wheelwright 3-yard run (Tom Dempsey kick). Saints 43–38. Drive:

Top passers

SF – John Brodie – 15/24, 290 yards, 2 TD, INT
NO – Billy Kilmer – 13/24, 235 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

SF – Doug Cunningham – 14 rushes, 84 yards
NO – Andy Livingston – 14 rushes, 83 yards, TD

Top receivers

SF – Jimmy Thomas – 3 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD
NO – Danny Abramowicz – 5 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD

NFL Films selected this matchup as the Game of the Week.

Awards, records, and honors

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References

External links

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San Francisco 49ers seasons

Bold indicates Super Bowl victory
Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1969 NFL season

Capitol	Century	Coastal	Central
Dallas	Cleveland	Atlanta	Chicago
New Orleans	New York	Baltimore	Detroit
Philadelphia	Pittsburgh	Los Angeles	Green Bay
Washington	St. Louis	San Francisco	Minnesota

Related: 1969 AFL season