1969_Atlanta_Falcons_season

1969 Atlanta Falcons season
1969 Atlanta Falcons season
Owner	Rankin M. Smith Sr.
General manager	Frank E. Wall
Head coach	Norm Van Brocklin
Home field	Atlanta Stadium
Results
Record	6–8
Division place	3rd Coastal
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	None
	← 1968; Falcons seasons; 1970 →;

1969 Atlanta Falcons season

NFL team season

The 1969 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's fourth year in the National Football League (NFL). The team improved on their previous season's output of 2–12, winning six games.^[1] The Falcons had yet to reach the postseason, and would not until 1978. The Falcons rookie squad would play a preseason game against the minor league Alabama Hawks.^[2]

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1969 Atlanta Falcons draft
1	2	George Kunz *	Tackle	Notre Dame
2	29	Paul Gipson *	Running back	Houston
3	54	Malcolm Snider	Tackle	Stanford
3	67	Jon Sandstron	Guard	Oregon State
4	81	James Mitchell *	Tight end	Prairie View A&M
4	103	Dickie Lyons	Defensive back	Kentucky
5	127	Tony Pleviak	Defensive end	Illinois
6	137	Wally Oyler	Defensive back	Louisville
7	148	Dick Enderle	Guard	Minnesota
7	164	Ted Cottrell	Linebacker	Delaware Valley
8	185	Jim Callahan	Wide receiver	Temple
10	237	Jeff Stanciel	Running back	Mississippi Valley
11	262	Jeff Van Note *	Linebacker	Kentucky
12	289	Denver Samples	Defensive tackle	Texas–El Paso
13	314	Harry Carpenter	Tackle	Tennessee State
14	341	Billy Hunt	Defensive back	Kansas
15	366	Jim Weatherford	Defensive back	Tennessee
16	393	Ed Hughes	Running back	Texas Southern
17	418	Paul Williams	Running back	California
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career


	Quarterbacks 17 Bob Berry 11 Randy Johnson 18 Bruce Lemmerman Running backs 32 Charlie Bryant 33 Cannonball Butler FB 40 Paul Gipson 45 Gary McDermott 23 Jeff Stanciel 5 Harmon Wages Wide receivers 15 Gail Cogdill 85 Paul Flatley 82 Bobby Lee Tight ends 86 Jim Mitchell 81 Ralph Smith		Offensive linemen 77 Bruce Bosley C 65 Bob Breitenstein T 63 Dick Enderle G 75 George Kunz T 61 Bill Sandeman T 55 Roy Schmidt G 67 Malcolm Snider G 57 Jeff Van Note C Defensive linemen 73 Dave Cahill DT 88 Glen Condren DT 70 Bob Hughes DE 87 Claude Humphrey DE 74 Bill Sabatino DT 78 Jerry Shay DT 71 John Zook DE		Linebackers 52 Ron Acks 54 Grady Allen 50 Greg Brezina 51 Ted Cottrell 55 Don Hansen 60 Tommy Nobis 59 Jim Waskiewicz Defensive backs 28 Mike Freeman 22 John Mallory SS 20 Tom McCauley FS 36 Ken Reaves 47 Rudy Redmond CB 42 Jim Weatherford S Special teams 3 Bob Etter K 26 Billy Lothridge P		Reserve lists 84 Mike Donohoe TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 20 Bob Riggle S (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad -- Bob Jones WR 8 Ken Vinyard K Rookies in italics

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 21	San Francisco 49ers	W 24–12	1–0	Atlanta Stadium	45,940
2	September 28	at Los Angeles Rams	L 7–17	1–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	58,031
3	October 5	Baltimore Colts	L 14–21	1–2	Grant Field^a	57,806
4	October 12	Dallas Cowboys	L 17–24	1–3	Atlanta Stadium	54,833
5	October 19	at San Francisco 49ers	W 21–7	2–3	Kezar Stadium	28,684
6	October 26	at Green Bay Packers	L 10–28	2–4	Lambeau Field	50,861
7	November 2	Los Angeles Rams	L 6–38	2–5	Atlanta Stadium	58,850
8	November 9	at Detroit Lions	L 21–27	2–6	Tiger Stadium	53,242
9	November 16	Chicago Bears	W 48–31	3–6	Atlanta Stadium	53,722
10	November 23	at Washington Redskins	L 20–27	3–7	RFK Stadium	50,345
11	November 30	at Baltimore Colts	L 6–13	3–8	Memorial Stadium	60,238
12	December 7	New Orleans Saints	W 45–17	4–8	Atlanta Stadium	51,021
13	December 14	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–3	5–8	Franklin Field	60,658
14	December 21	Minnesota Vikings	W 10–3	6–8	Atlanta Stadium	52,872
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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

1969_Atlanta_Falcons_season

1969 Atlanta Falcons season

Offseason

NFL Draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Schedule

Standings

References

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