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1969 San Francisco 49ers season
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.
| 1969 San Francisco 49ers season |
|---|
| Josephine MorabitoJane Morabito |
| Louis Spadia |
| Dick Nolan |
| Ed Hughes |
| Kezar Stadium |
| 4–8–2 |
| 4th NFL Coastal |
| Did 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.
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Kwalick | TE | Penn State | |||
| Gene Washington | WR | Stanford |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Front office |
Team Owner(s) - Josephine Morabito & Jane Morabito General manager / Team President – Louis Spadia Personnel Scout - Dick Gallagher Head coaches
Head coach - Dick Nolan Offensive coaches
Chief of Offense / Offensive Coordinator - Ed Hughes Offensive Consultant – Y.A. Tittle Offensive Backfied – Mike Holovak Offensive Line / Blocking – Ernie Zwahlen | | | Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Line – Paul Wiggin Linebackers – Mike Giddings Defensive Backfield / Secondary – Jim Shofner
Special teams coaches
Joe Perry - Kicking Coach / Game Scout |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks (QB) | ||||||
| 12 John Brodie | ||||||
| 11 Steve Spurrier | ||||||
| Running backs (RB) |
42 Doug Cunningham 22 Gary Lewis 24 Jimmy Thomas 45 Bill Tucker 40 Ken Willard Wide receivers (WR)
81 Lee Johnson 85 Clifton McNeil 1 Noland Smith 18 Gene Washington 88 Dick Witcher Tight ends (TE)
82 Ted Kwalick 89 Bob Windsor | | Offensive linemen (OL) 79 Cas Banaszek T 65 Randy Beisler G/T 75 Forrest Blue C 66 Elmer Collett G 73 Lance Olssen C 69 Woody Peoples G 76 Len Rohde T Defensive linemen (DL)
72 Bill Belk DE 74 Earl Edwards DE 53 Tommy Hart DE 70 Charlie Krueger DT 60 Roland Lakes DT 78 Sam Silas DE/DT | | Linebackers (LB) 54 Harold Hays OLB 57 Frank Nunley MLB 58 Jim Sniadecki OLB 52 Skip Vanderbundt OLB 64 Dave Wilcox OLB Defensive backs (DB)
39 Kermit Alexander CB 37 Jimmy Johnson CB 32 Mel Phillips FS 27 Al Randolph SS 25 Roosevelt Taylor FS/SS 48 John Woitt CB Special teams (ST)
17 Momcilo Gavric K 15 Jon Kilgore P | | Practice squad 59 Fritz Greenlee LB -- Bob Hoskins G 43 Gene Moore RB -- Wayne Moore T Reserve
50 Ed Beard LB (IR) -- David Chapple P (IR) 30 Johnny Fuller S (IR) 86 Kevin Hardy DT (IR) 80 Stan Hindman DE (IR) 33 Bill Wondolowski WR (IR)
Rookies in italics |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 10 | vs. Cleveland Browns | L 19–24 | 0–1 | Husky Stadium | 32,219 | |
| August 17 | Dallas Cowboys | L 17–20 | 0–2 | Kezar Stadium | 33,894 | |
| .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}August 23 | at Denver Broncos | L 15–19 | 0–3 | Mile High Stadium | 33,161 | |
| August 31 | at Oakland Raiders | L 28–42 | 0–4 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53,122 | |
| September 7 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 10–21 | 0–5 | Kezar Stadium | 27,506 | |
| September 13 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 28–31 | 0–6 | Anaheim Stadium | 39,179 |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 12–24 | 0–1 | Atlanta Stadium | 45,490 | |
| September 28 | at Green Bay Packers | L 7–14 | 0–2 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 48,184 | |
| October 5 | Washington Redskins | T 17–17 | 0–2–1 | Kezar Stadium | 35,184 | |
| October 12 | Los Angeles Rams | L 21–27 | 0–3–1 | Kezar Stadium | 45,995 | |
| October 19 | Atlanta Falcons | L 7–21 | 0–4–1 | Kezar Stadium | 28,684 | |
| October 26 | at Baltimore Colts | W 24–21 | 1–4–1 | Memorial Stadium | 60,238 | |
| November 2 | Detroit Lions | L 14–26 | 1–5–1 | Kezar Stadium | 35,100 | |
| November 9 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 30–41 | 1–6–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 73,795 | |
| November 16 | Baltimore Colts | W 20–17 | 2–6–1 | Kezar Stadium | 38,472 | |
| November 23 | at New Orleans Saints | L 38–43 | 2–7–1 | Tulane Stadium | 71,448 | |
| November 27 | at Dallas Cowboys | T 24–24 | 2–7–2 | Cotton Bowl | 62,348 | |
| December 6 | Chicago Bears | W 42–21 | 3–7–2 | Kezar Stadium | 32,826 | |
| December 14 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 7–10 | 3–8–2 | Metropolitan Stadium | 43,028 | |
| December 21 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 14–13 | 4–8–2 | Kezar Stadium | 25,391 | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
| NFL Coastal | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
The win snapped the 49ers 13-game losing streak against the Colts, winning against them for the first time since the 1962 season. This would be the last time the 49ers would visit the Colts until 1989 — 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.
NFL Films selected this matchup as the Game of the Week.
- 1969 49ers on Pro Football Reference
- 49ers Schedule on jt-sw.com
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