1969 San Francisco 49ers season

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1969 San Francisco 49ers season
OwnerJosephine Morabito
Jane Morabito
General manager Louis Spadia
Head coach Dick Nolan
Offensive coordinator Ed Hughes
Home field Kezar Stadium
Results
Record4–8–2
Division place4th NFL Coastal
Playoff finishDid not qualify

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.

Contents

Offseason

NFL Draft

1969 San Francisco 49ers Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
17 Ted Kwalick TE Penn State
116 Gene Washington WR Stanford

Personnel

Staff / Coaches

1969 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


Roster

1969 San Francisco 49ers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

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Practice squad {{{practice_squad}}}


Rookies in italics

Preseason

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1August 10vs. Cleveland Browns L 19–240–1 Husky Stadium 32,219
2August 17 Dallas Cowboys L 17–200–2 Kezar Stadium 33,894
3August 23at Denver Broncos L 15–190–3 Mile High Stadium 33,161
4August 31at Oakland Raiders L 28–420–4 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 53,122
5September 7 St. Louis Cardinals L 10–210–5Kezar Stadium27,506
6September 13at Los Angeles Rams L 28–310–6 Anaheim Stadium 39,179

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Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 21at Atlanta Falcons L 12–240–1 Atlanta Stadium 45,490
2September 28at Green Bay Packers L 7–140–2 Milwaukee County Stadium 48,184
3October 5 Washington Redskins T 17–170–2–1 Kezar Stadium 35,184
4October 12 Los Angeles Rams L 21–270–3–1Kezar Stadium45,995
5October 19Atlanta FalconsL 7–210–4–1Kezar Stadium28,684
6October 26at Baltimore Colts W 24–211–4–1 Memorial Stadium 60,238
7November 2 Detroit Lions L 14–261–5–1Kezar Stadium35,100
8November 9at Los Angeles RamsL 30–411–6–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 73,795
9November 16Baltimore ColtsW 20–172–6–1Kezar Stadium38,472
10November 23at New Orleans Saints L 38–432–7–1 Tulane Stadium 71,448
11 November 27 at Dallas Cowboys T 24–242–7–2 Cotton Bowl 62,348
12December 6 Chicago Bears W 42–213–7–2Kezar Stadium32,826
13December 14at Minnesota Vikings L 7–103–8–2Metropolitan Stadium43,028
14December 21 Philadelphia Eagles W 14–134–8–2Kezar Stadium25,391
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Coastal
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
Los Angeles Rams 1130.7865–17–3320243L3
Baltimore Colts 851.6153–35–4–1279268W1
Atlanta Falcons 680.4292–44–6276268W3
San Francisco 49ers 482.3332–43–7277319W1

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

Game summaries

Week 6: at Baltimore Colts

Week Six: San Francisco 49ers (0–4–1) at Baltimore Colts (3–2)
Period1234Total
49ers01014024
Colts 077721

at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Date: October 26, 1969
  • Game weather: 48 °F or 8.9 °C, relative humidity 49%, wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h; 4.3 kn)
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Game information

This would be the last time the 49ers would visit the Colts until 1989 [3] — by when Robert Irsay had moved the franchise to Indianapolis — and the last time the 49ers would play in Baltimore until meeting the Ravens in 2003. [4]

Week 10: at New Orleans Saints

Week Ten: San Francisco 49ers (2–6–1) at New Orleans Saints (2–7)
Period1234Total
49ers 71471038
Saints 07211543

at Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: November 23, 1969
  • Game weather: 62 °F or 16.7 °C, relative humidity 75%, wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
  • Game attendance: 71,448
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Game information

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

Awards, records, and honors

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References

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