1967 Atlanta Falcons season explained

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
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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.

Offseason

NFL Draft

See main article: 1967 NFL/AFL draft. [1]

Personnel

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 17at Baltimore ColtsL 31–380–1Memorial Stadium56,715
2September 24at San Francisco 49ersL 7–380–2Kezar Stadium30,207
3October 1at Green Bay PackersL 0–230–3Milwaukee County Stadium49,467
4October 8Philadelphia EaglesL 7–380–4Atlanta Stadium53,868
5October 15Washington RedskinsT 20–200–4–1Atlanta Stadium56,538
6October 22at Detroit LionsL 3–240–5–1Tiger Stadium50,601
7October 29Minnesota VikingsW 21–201–5–1Atlanta Stadium52,859
8November 5at Dallas CowboysL 7–371–6–1Cotton Bowl54,751
9November 12Baltimore ColtsL 7–491–7–1Atlanta Stadium58,850
10November 19Los Angeles RamsL 3–311–8–1Atlanta Stadium56,871
11November 26at New Orleans SaintsL 24–271–9–1Tulane Stadium83,437
12December 3at Los Angeles RamsL 3–201–10–1Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum46,395
13December 10San Francisco 49ersL 28–341–11–1Atlanta Stadium51,798
14December 17Chicago BearsL 14–231–12–1Atlanta Stadium54,107
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 14

Standings

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1967 Atlanta Falcons draftees . Pro-Football-Reference.com . October 24, 2014 .