1967 Atlanta Falcons season

1967 Atlanta Falcons season
Owner	Rankin M. Smith, Sr.
General manager	Frank E. Wall
Head coach	Norb Hecker
Home field	Atlanta Stadium
Results
Record	1–12–1
Division place	4th Coastal
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	LB Tommy Nobis

The 1967 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's second year in the National Football League (NFL). The team slipped from 3–11 in their inaugural season to 1–12–1, and finished in last place in the new four-team Coastal Division of the NFL Western Conference.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1967 NFL Draft

1967 Atlanta Falcons draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	31	Leo Carroll	Defensive end	San Diego State
Made roster

Personnel

Staff

1967 Atlanta Falcons staff

Front office President – Rankin M. Smith, Sr. Assistant to the President – Bud Erickson Vice President and General Manager – Frank E. Wall Head coaches Head Coach – Norb Hecker Offensive coaches Offensive Backfield – Bill Crutchfield Receivers – Lew Carpenter Offensive Line – Brad Ecklund Assistant Offensive Line – Bob Fry

Defensive coaches Chief Defensive – Hal Herring Defensive Backfield – John Symank

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 17, 1967	at Baltimore Colts	L 31-38	56,715
2	September 24, 1967	at San Francisco 49ers	L 7-38	30,207
3	October 1, 1967	at Green Bay Packers	L 0-23	49,467
4	October 8, 1967	Philadelphia Eagles	L 7-38	53,868
5	October 15, 1967	Washington Redskins	T 20–20	56,538
6	October 22, 1967	at Detroit Lions	L 3-24	50,601
7	October 29, 1967	Minnesota Vikings	W 21–20	52,859
8	November 5, 1967	at Dallas Cowboys	L 7-37	54,751
9	November 12, 1967	Baltimore Colts	L 7-49	58,850
10	November 19, 1967	Los Angeles Rams	L 3-31	56,871
11	November 26, 1967	at New Orleans Saints	L 24-27	83,437
12	December 3, 1967	at Los Angeles Rams	L 3-20	46,395
13	December 10, 1967	San Francisco 49ers	L 28-34	51,798
14	December 17, 1967	Chicago Bears	L 14-23	54,107

Game summaries

Week 14

1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 7 10 3 3 23 Falcons 7 0 0 7 14 Date: December 17 Location: Atlanta Stadium

Standings

NFL Coastal
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Rams	11	1	2	.917	4–1–1	8–1–1	398	196	W8
Baltimore Colts	11	1	2	.917	4–1–1	7–1–2	394	198	L1
San Francisco 49ers	7	7	0	.500	3–3	4–6	273	337	W2
Atlanta Falcons	1	12	1	.077	0–6	1–9	175	422	L7

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

External links

• 1967 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com