1964 San Francisco 49ers season

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1964 San Francisco 49ers season
OwnerVictor Morabito
General manager Louis Spadia
Head coach Jack Christiansen
Home stadium Kezar Stadium
Results
Record4–10
Division place7th NFL Western
PlayoffsDid not qualify
The uniform of the San Francisco 49ers from 1964-1969 49ers64 69.png
The uniform of the San Francisco 49ers from 1964-1969

The 1964 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 15th season in the National Football League, their 19th overall, and the second under head coach Jack Christiansen. They improved on their 2–12 record from 1963, with a 4-10 record. However, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 7th consecutive season.

Contents

Offseason

NFL Draft

The 49ers held the first pick in the draft and selected Dave Parks from Texas Tech. [1] With their third pick, they selected linebacker Dave Wilcox, who would be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000. [2]

1964 San Francisco 49ers Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNote
11 Dave Parks [3] WR Texas Tech
215 George Mira QB Miami (FL)
329 Dave Wilcox LB Oregon
443 Jim Wilson G Georgia
557 Rudy Johnson Back Nebraska
671 Gary Lewis Back Arizona State
785 Hagood Clarke Back Florida
899Bob DaughertyBack Tulsa
8102Bob PooleEnd Clemson
9113 Howard Mudd G Hillsdale
10127Fred Polser T East Texas State
11141Dennis AlmquistG Idaho
12155Jim LongBack Fresno State
13169Bob BrownT Arkansas A&M
14183 Ed Beard T Tennessee
15197 Jim Griffin End Grambling
16211 Cornell Gordon Back North Carolina A&T
17225Ken BrusvenT Oregon State
18239Jerry ColeEnd Southwest Texas State
19253Larry RawsonBack Auburn
20267Gene BakerG Whitworth

Regular season

Six games into his rookie season, Dave Parks set a franchise record for longest reception with an 83-yard catch, followed by the team's second longest reception, an 80-yarder, a week later. Both records stood for 13 years. [4]

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1September 13 Detroit Lions L 17–260–1 Kezar Stadium Recap
2September 20at Philadelphia Eagles W 28–241–1 Franklin Field Recap
3September 27 St. Louis Cardinals L 13–231–2Kezar Stadium Recap
4October 4 Chicago Bears W 31–212–2Kezar Stadium Recap
5October 11at Green Bay Packers L 14–242–3 Milwaukee County Stadium Recap
6October 18at Los Angeles Rams L 14–422–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
7October 25 Minnesota Vikings L 22–272–5Kezar Stadium Recap
8November 1at Baltimore Colts L 7–372–6 Memorial Stadium Recap
9November 8at Minnesota VikingsL 7–242–7 Metropolitan Stadium Recap
10November 15Green Bay PackersW 24–143–7Kezar Stadium Recap
11November 22at Chicago BearsL 21–233–8 Wrigley Field Recap
12November 29Baltimore ColtsL 3–143–9Kezar Stadium Recap
13December 6Los Angeles RamsW 28–74–9Kezar Stadium Recap
14December 13at Detroit LionsL 7–244–10 Tiger Stadium Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Conference
WLTPCTCONFPFPASTK
Baltimore Colts 1220.85710–2428225W1
Green Bay Packers [a] 851.6156–5–1342245T1
Minnesota Vikings 851.6156–5–1355296W3
Detroit Lions 752.5836–4–2280260W2
Los Angeles Rams 572.4173–7–2283339T1
Chicago Bears 590.3575–7260379L2
San Francisco 49ers 4100.2863–9236330L1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
  1. ↑ Green Bay was awarded the Playoff Bowl berth from the Western Conference
    by outscoring Minnesota 65–37 in their two meetings.

Personnel

Staff / Coaches

1964 San Francisco 49ers staff

Front office

  • Team Owner - Victor Morabito
  • General manager – Louis Spadia
  • Personnel Scout - Dick Gallagher

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • None - N/A


Roster

1964 San Francisco 49ers roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Rookies in italics

Awards, records, and honors

References

  1. ↑ "Hits & Misses: 63 years of No. 1 NFL Draft Picks". newsday.com. April 26, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Linebacker "The Intimidator" Dave Wilcox". profootballhof.com. n.d. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  3. ↑ "1964 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. n.d. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  4. ↑ Hession, Joseph (1985). Forty Niners: Looking Back . Foghorn Press. ISBN   978-0935701494.


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