1969 San Francisco 49ers season explained

Team:San Francisco 49ers
Year:1969
Record:4–8–2
Division Place:4th NFL Coastal
Owner:Josephine Morabito
Jane Morabito
General Manager:Louis Spadia
Coach:Dick Nolan
Off Coach:Ed Hughes
Stadium:Kezar Stadium
Playoffs:Did not qualify
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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.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1969 San Francisco 49ers Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
17Ted KwalickTEPenn State
116Gene WashingtonWRStanford

Personnel

Roster

Preseason

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1August 10vs. Cleveland BrownsL 19–240–1Husky Stadium32,219
2August 17Dallas CowboysL 17–200–2Kezar Stadium33,894
3at Denver BroncosL 15–190–3Mile High Stadium33,161
4August 31at Oakland RaidersL 28–420–4Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum53,122
5September 7St. Louis CardinalsL 10–210–5Kezar Stadium27,506
6at Los Angeles RamsL 28–310–6Anaheim Stadium39,179
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Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 21at Atlanta FalconsL 12–240–1Atlanta Stadium45,490
2September 28at Green Bay PackersL 7–140–2Milwaukee County Stadium48,184
3October 5Washington RedskinsT 17–170–2–1Kezar Stadium35,184
4October 12Los Angeles RamsL 21–270–3–1Kezar Stadium45,995
5October 19Atlanta FalconsL 7–210–4–1Kezar Stadium28,684
6October 26at Baltimore ColtsW 24–211–4–1Memorial Stadium60,238
7November 2L 14–261–5–1Kezar Stadium35,100
8November 9at Los Angeles RamsL 30–411–6–1Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum73,795
9November 16Baltimore ColtsW 20–172–6–1Kezar Stadium38,472
10November 23at New Orleans SaintsL 38–432–7–1Tulane Stadium71,448
11November 27at Dallas CowboysT 24–242–7–2Cotton Bowl62,348
12Chicago BearsW 42–213–7–2Kezar Stadium32,826
13December 14at Minnesota VikingsL 7–103–8–2Metropolitan Stadium43,028
14December 21Philadelphia EaglesW 14–134–8–2Kezar Stadium25,391
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Game summaries

Week 6: at Baltimore Colts

This would be the last time the 49ers would visit the Colts until 1989[2] — 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.[3]

Week 10: at New Orleans Saints

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1969 San Francisco 49ers (NFL). Pro Football Archives. December 19, 2023.
  2. Book: Urena, Ivan. Pro Football Schedules: A Complete Historical Guide from 1933 to the Present. 2014. McFarland & Company. Jefferson, North Carolina. 9780786473519. 16.
  3. Web site: Baltimore Ravens vs. San Francisco 49ers Results. The Football Database.