1969 Atlanta Falcons season

1969 Atlanta Falcons season
Owner	Rankin M. Smith Sr.
General manager	Frank E. Wall
Head coach	Norm Van Brocklin
Home field	Atlanta Stadium
Results
Record	6–8
Division place	3rd Coastal
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1969 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's fourth year in the National Football League (NFL). The team improved on their previous season's output of 2–12, winning six games. The Falcons had yet to reach the post season, and would not until 1978.

Personnel

Staff

1969 Atlanta Falcons staff

Front office President – Rankin M. Smith Sr. Vice President and General Manager – Frank E. Wall Head coaches Head Coach – Norm Van Brocklin Offensive coaches Offensive Backfield – Walt Yowarsky Offensive Line – Duane Putnam

Defensive coaches Head Defensive – Marion Campbell Defensive Line – Bob Griffin Defensive Backfield – Fred Bruney

Roster

1969 Atlanta Falcons final roster

	Quarterbacks 17 Bob Berry 11 Randy Johnson 18 Bruce Lemmerman Running backs 32 Charlie Bryant 33 Cannonball Butler FB 40 Paul Gipson 45 Gary McDermott 23 Jeff Stanciel  5 Harmon Wages Wide receivers 15 Gail Cogdill 85 Paul Flatley 82 Bobby Lee Tight ends 86 Jim Mitchell 81 Ralph Smith		Offensive linemen 77 Bruce Bosley C 65 Bob Breitenstein T 63 Dick Enderle G 75 George Kunz T 61 Bill Sandeman T 55 Roy Schmidt G 57 Jeff Van Note C Defensive linemen 73 Dave Cahill DT 88 Glen Condren DT 70 Bob Hughes DE 87 Claude Humphrey DE 74 Bill Sabatino DT 78 Jerry Shay DT 71 John Zook DE		Linebackers 52 Ron Acks 54 Grady Allen 50 Greg Brezina 55 Don Hansen 60 Tommy Nobis Defensive backs 28 Mike Freeman 22 John Mallory SS 20 Tom McCauley FS 36 Ken Reaves 47 Rudy Redmond CB 42 Jim Weatherford S Special teams  3 Bob Etter K 26 Billy Lothridge P		Practice squad -- Bob Jones WR Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 21, 1969	San Francisco 49ers	W 24–12	45,940
2	September 28, 1969	at Los Angeles Rams	L 17–7	58,031
3	October 5, 1969	Baltimore Colts	L 21–14	57,806
4	October 12, 1969	Dallas Cowboys	L 24–17	54,833
5	October 19, 1969	at San Francisco 49ers	W 21–7	28,684
6	October 26, 1969	at Green Bay Packers	L 28–10	50,861
7	November 2, 1969	Los Angeles Rams	L 38–6	58,850
8	November 9, 1969	at Detroit Lions	L 27–21	53,242
9	November 16, 1969	Chicago Bears	W 48–31	53,722
10	November 23, 1969	at Washington Redskins	L 27–20	50,345
11	November 30, 1969	at Baltimore Colts	L 13–6	60,238
12	December 7, 1969	New Orleans Saints	W 45–17	51,021
13	December 14, 1969	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–3	60,658
14	December 21, 1969	Minnesota Vikings	W 10–3	52,872

Standings

NFL Coastal
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
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.

External links

• 1969 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com