1966 San Francisco 49ers season

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1966 San Francisco 49ers season
OwnerJosephine Morabito
Jane Morabito
General manager Louis Spadia
Head coach Jack Christiansen
Home field Kezar Stadium
Results
Record6–6–2
Division place4th NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers Bruce Bosley, Howard Mudd, Dave Parks, John Thomas, Dave Wilcox, Ken Willard
AP All-Pros John Thomas

The 1966 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 17th season in the National Football League, their 21st overall, and their fourth under head coach Jack Christiansen.

Contents

The 49ers attempted to improve on their 7-6-1 record from the previous year and make the playoffs for the first time in 8 years. However, the 49ers faltered, starting their season 0-2-1. Despite winning their next 3 games, they split their next 8 games and tied 1 game to finish the season 6-6-2, and they missed the playoffs for the ninth straight year.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1966 San Francisco 49ers Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNote
111 Stan Hindman DE Ole Miss
226 Bob Windsor TE Kentucky
337 Al Randolph DB Iowa
341Dan Bland DB Mississippi State
456Don Parker G Virginia
569 Mel Phillips DB North Carolina A&T
571Steve Smith T Michigan
691Charlie Johnson DT Louisville
8119 Dick Witcher WR UCLA
9133 Kent Kramer TE Minnesota
10147Ronald Sbranti LB Utah State
11166 Preston Ridlehuber RB Georgia
12180Lyle Lobach T Simpson
13194Jim Jackson DB Western Illinois
14208 Elmer Collett G San Francisco State
15222 Saint Saffold SE San Jose State
16241 Jim LeClair QB C.W. Post
17255 Jim Breeland C Georgia Tech
18269Ron Parson DE Austin Peay State
19283Dick Fitzgerald T Nebraska
20297Willie Walker DE Baylor

Personnel

Staff / Coaches

1966 San Francisco 49ers staff

Front office

  • Team Owner(s) - Josephine Morabito & Jane Morabito
  • General manager – Louis Spadia
  • Personnel Scout - Dick Gallagher

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • None - N/A



Roster

1966 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


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 11 Minnesota Vikings T 20–200–0–1 Kezar Stadium 29,312
2 Bye
3September 25at Baltimore Colts L 14–360–1–1 Memorial Stadium 56,715
4September 30at Los Angeles Rams L 3–340–2–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 45,642
5October 9 Green Bay Packers W 21–201–2–1Kezar Stadium39,290
6October 16at Atlanta Falcons W 44–72–2–1 Atlanta Stadium 54,788
7October 23 Detroit Lions W 27–243–2–1Kezar Stadium36,745
8October 30at Minnesota VikingsL 3–283–3–1 Metropolitan Stadium 45,007
9November 6Los Angeles RamsW 21–134–3–1Kezar Stadium35,372
10November 13at Chicago Bears T 30–304–3–2 Wrigley Field 47,079
11November 20 Philadelphia Eagles L 34–354–4–2Kezar Stadium31,993
12 November 24 at Detroit LionsW 41–145–4–2 Tiger Stadium 53,189
13December 4at Green Bay PackersL 7–205–5–2 Milwaukee County Stadium 48,725
14December 11Chicago BearsW 41–146–5–2Kezar Stadium37,170
15December 18Baltimore ColtsL 14–306–6–2Kezar Stadium40,005


Game summaries

Week 1: vs Minnesota Vikings

1234Total
Vikings0710320
49ers6140020
Scoring summary
Q1SFDavis 44 yard field goalSF 3–0
Q1SFDavis 46 yard field goalSF 6–0
Q2SFStickles 9 yard pass from Brodie (Davis kick)SF 13–0
Q2MINMason 2 yard run (Cox kick)SF 13–7
Q2SFParks 5 yard pass from Brodie (Davis kick)SF 20–7
Q3MINBrown 33 yard run (Cox kick)SF 20–14
Q3MINCox 26 yard field goalSF 20–17
Q4MINCox 31 yard field goalTie 20–20

[1]

Week 3: at Baltimore Colts

Week Three: San Francisco 49ers (0–0–1) at Baltimore Colts (1–1)
Quarter1234Total
49ers700714
Colts61061436

at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Date: September 25
  • Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C)
  • Recap
Game information

Standings

NFL Western Conference
WLTPCTCONFPFPASTK
Green Bay Packers 1220.85710–2335163W5
Baltimore Colts 950.6437–5314226W1
Los Angeles Rams 860.5716–6289212L1
San Francisco 49ers 662.5005–5–2320325L1
Chicago Bears 572.4174–6–2234272W1
Detroit Lions 491.3083–8–1206317L3
Minnesota Vikings 491.3084–7–1292304L1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Statistics

Team leaders

CategoryPlayer(s)ValueRank
Passing yards John Brodie 2,8103rd
Passing touchdowns John Brodie 166th
Rushing yards Ken Willard 7635th
Rushing touchdowns Ken Williard 513th
Receiving yards Dave Parks 9745th
Receiving touchdowns Dave Parks 517th
Points Tommy Davis 8612th
Kickoff return yards Kermit Alexander 9842nd
Punt return yards Kermit Alexander 1984th
Interceptions Kermit Alexander/Jimmy Johnson 4t6th
Sacks Clark Miller 1011th

Note that sack totals from 1960 to 1981 are considered unofficial by the NFL. [2]

League rankings

CategoryTotal yardsYards per gameNFL rank
(out of 15)
Passing offense2,992213.73rd
Rushing offense1,790127.96th
Total offense4,782341.53rd
Passing defense2,250160.711th
Rushing defense1,629116.45th
Total defense4,179298.58th

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References

  1. ↑ "Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers - September 11th, 1966". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ↑ "Pre-1982 Sacks Added To Pro Football Reference". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
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