1967 San Francisco 49ers season

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1967 San Francisco 49ers season
OwnerJosephine Morabito
Jane Morabito
General manager Louis Spadia
Head coach Jack Christiansen
Home field Kezar Stadium
Results
Record7–7
Division place3rd NFL Coastal
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1967 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 18th season in the National Football League, their 22nd overall, and their fifth and final season under head coach Jack Christiansen, who was let go following the end of the season. The 49ers had two first-round picks and drafted Heisman Trophy winner Steve Spurrier with one of those draft picks.

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The 49ers attempted to improve on their record from the previous season, and make the playoffs for the first time in 9 years. Despite starting 5-1, the 49ers would win only 2 of their last 8 games, and ultimately ended their season 7-7, missing the playoffs for the 10th straight year.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1967 San Francisco 49ers draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
13 Steve Spurrier   Quarterback Florida
111 Cas Banaszek   Tackle Northwestern Career began in 1968
239Tom Holzer  Defensive end Louisville
362 Frank Nunley   Linebacker Michigan
365 Bill Tucker   Running back Tennessee State
491 Wayne Trimble   Defensive back Alabama
6145 Doug Cunningham   Running back Ole Miss
7170 Milt Jackson   Defensive back Tulsa
8198Walter Johnson Defensive end Tuskegee
9223 Bob Briggs   Defensive end Heidelberg
10248 Chip Myers  *  Wide receiver Northwestern Oklahoma State
11276Ken Carmann  Defensive tackle Kearney State
12301James Hall  Linebacker Tuskegee
13325 Rich Gibbs   Defensive back Iowa
14354Dalton Leblanc  Wide receiver Northeast Louisiana
15379Clarence Spencer  Wide receiver Louisville
16404Bart Templeman  Center Eastern Montana
17432 Danny Talbott   Quarterback North Carolina
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff / Coaches

1967 San Francisco 49ers staff

Front office

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

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • None - N/A



Roster

1967 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 17at Minnesota Vikings W 27–211–0 Metropolitan Stadium 39,638
2September 24 Atlanta Falcons W 38–72–0 Kezar Stadium 30,207
3October 1at Baltimore Colts L 7–412–1 Memorial Stadium 60,238
4October 8at Los Angeles Rams W 27–243–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 60,424
5October 15at Philadelphia Eagles W 28–274–1 Franklin Field 60,825
6October 22 New Orleans Saints W 27–135–1Kezar Stadium34,285
7October 29 Detroit Lions L 3–455–2Kezar Stadium37,990
8November 5Los Angeles RamsL 7–175–3Kezar Stadium53,194
9November 12at Washington Redskins L 28–315–4 D.C. Stadium 50,326
10November 19at Green Bay Packers L 0–135–5 Lambeau Field 50,861
11November 26Baltimore ColtsL 9–265–6Kezar Stadium44,815
12December 3 Chicago Bears L 14–285–7Kezar Stadium25,613
13December 10at Atlanta FalconsW 34–286–7 Atlanta Stadium 51,798
14December 16 Dallas Cowboys W 24–167–7Kezar Stadium27,182
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 14: vs. Dallas Cowboys

1234Total
Cowboys3001316
49ers7143024

Standings

NFL Coastal
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
Los Angeles Rams 1112.9174–1–18–1–1398196W8
Baltimore Colts 1112.9174–1–17–1–2394198L1
San Francisco 49ers 770.5003–34–6273337W2
Atlanta Falcons 1121.0770–61–9175422L7

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

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References

  1. "1967 San Francisco 49ers Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  2. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 398