1964 San Francisco 49ers season

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1964 San Francisco 49ers season
OwnerVictor Morabito
Head coachJack Christiansen
Home fieldKezar Stadium
Results
Record4–10
Division place7th NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1964 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 15th season in the National Football League, their 19th overall and the 7th under head coach Victor Morabito. They improved on their 2–12 record from 1963, with 4 wins to 10 losses. However, yet again the team failed to qualify for playoffs for the 7th consecutive season.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

The 49ers held the first pick in the draft and selected Dave Parks from Texas Tech.[1] With their third pick, the 49ers selected linebacker Dave Wilcox, who would be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000. [2]

1964 San Francisco 49ers Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Note
1 1 Dave Parks[3] WR Texas Tech
2 15 George Mira QB Miami (FL)
3 29 Dave Wilcox LB Oregon
4 43 Jim Wilson G Georgia

Regular season[]

Six games into his rookie season, Dave Parks set a franchise record for longest reception with an 83-yard catch, followed by the team's second longest reception, an 80-yarder, a week later. Both records stood for 13 years.[4]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 13 Detroit Lions L 17–26 0–1 Kezar Stadium Recap
2 September 20 at Philadelphia Eagles W 28–24 1–1 Franklin Field Recap
3 September 27 St. Louis Cardinals L 13–23 1–2 Kezar Stadium Recap
4 October 4 Chicago Bears W 31–21 2–2 Kezar Stadium Recap
5 October 11 at Green Bay Packers L 14–24 2–3 Milwaukee County Stadium Recap
6 October 18 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–42 2–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
7 October 25 Minnesota Vikings L 22–27 2–5 Kezar Stadium Recap
8 November 1 at Baltimore Colts L 7–37 2–6 Memorial Stadium Recap
9 November 8 at Minnesota Vikings L 7–24 2–7 Metropolitan Stadium Recap
10 November 15 Green Bay Packers W 24–14 3–7 Kezar Stadium Recap
11 November 22 at Chicago Bears L 21–23 3–8 Wrigley Field Recap
12 November 29 Baltimore Colts L 3–14 3–9 Kezar Stadium Recap
13 December 6 Los Angeles Rams W 28–7 4–9 Kezar Stadium Recap
14 December 13 at Detroit Lions L 7–24 4–10 Tiger Stadium Recap

Standings[]

NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Baltimore Colts 12 2 0 .857 10–2 428 225 W1
Green Bay Packers[a] 8 5 1 .615 6–5–1 342 245 T1
Minnesota Vikings 8 5 1 .615 6–5–1 355 296 W3
Detroit Lions 7 5 2 .583 6–4–2 280 260 W2
Los Angeles Rams 5 7 2 .417 3–7–2 283 339 T1
Chicago Bears 5 9 0 .357 5–7 260 379 L2
San Francisco 49ers 4 10 0 .286 3–9 236 330 L1

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

  1. ^ Green Bay was awarded the Playoff Bowl berth from the Western Conference by outscoring Minnesota 65–37 in their two meetings.

Roster[]

1964 San Francisco 49ers final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists



Practice squad



Rookies in italics


Awards, records, and honors[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Hits & Misses: 63 years of No. 1 NFL Draft Picks". newsday.com. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Linebacker "The Intimidator" Dave Wilcox". profootballhof.com. n.d. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. ^ "1964 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. n.d. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. ^ Hession, Joseph (1985). Forty Niners: Looking Back. Foghorn Press. ISBN 978-0935701494.

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