Team: | Atlanta Falcons |
Year: | 1967 |
Record: | 1–12–1 |
Division Place: | 4th Coastal |
Coach: | Norb Hecker |
General Manager: | Frank E. Wall |
Owner: | Rankin M. Smith Sr. |
Stadium: | Atlanta Stadium |
Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers: | LB Tommy Nobis |
Shortnavlink: | Falcons seasons |
The 1967 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's second year in the National Football League (NFL). Unable to improve on their 3-11, second-to-last place finish from their inaugural season, the Falcons finished with the worst record in the whole NFL, at 1-12-1. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
The Falcons were shifted from the Eastern Conference to the Western with the addition of the New Orleans Saints for 1967. Atlanta was farther east than three Eastern Conference teams: the Saints, Dallas Cowboys, and St. Louis Cardinals.
See main article: 1967 NFL/AFL draft. [1]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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1 | September 17 | at Baltimore Colts | L 31–38 | 0–1 | Memorial Stadium | 56,715 | |
2 | September 24 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 7–38 | 0–2 | Kezar Stadium | 30,207 | |
3 | October 1 | at Green Bay Packers | L 0–23 | 0–3 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 49,467 | |
4 | October 8 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 7–38 | 0–4 | Atlanta Stadium | 53,868 | |
5 | October 15 | Washington Redskins | T 20–20 | 0–4–1 | Atlanta Stadium | 56,538 | |
6 | October 22 | at Detroit Lions | L 3–24 | 0–5–1 | Tiger Stadium | 50,601 | |
7 | October 29 | Minnesota Vikings | W 21–20 | 1–5–1 | Atlanta Stadium | 52,859 | |
8 | November 5 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 7–37 | 1–6–1 | Cotton Bowl | 54,751 | |
9 | November 12 | Baltimore Colts | L 7–49 | 1–7–1 | Atlanta Stadium | 58,850 | |
10 | November 19 | Los Angeles Rams | L 3–31 | 1–8–1 | Atlanta Stadium | 56,871 | |
11 | November 26 | at New Orleans Saints | L 24–27 | 1–9–1 | Tulane Stadium | 83,437 | |
12 | December 3 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 3–20 | 1–10–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 46,395 | |
13 | December 10 | San Francisco 49ers | L 28–34 | 1–11–1 | Atlanta Stadium | 51,798 | |
14 | December 17 | Chicago Bears | L 14–23 | 1–12–1 | Atlanta Stadium | 54,107 | |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |