1966 San Francisco 49ers season
1966 San Francisco 49ers season | |
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Owner | Josephine Morabito Jane Morabito |
Head coach | Jack Christiansen |
Home field | Kezar Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 6–6–2 |
Division place | 4th NFL Western |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1966 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 17th season in the National Football League and their 21st overall.
Offseason[]
NFL Draft[]
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Note |
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1 | 11 | Stan Hindman | DE | Ole Miss | |
8 | 119 | Dick Witcher | WR | UCLA |
Roster[]
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Regular season[]
Schedule[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance | |
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1 | September 11 | Minnesota Vikings | T 20–20 | 0–0–1 | 29,312 | |
2 | Bye | |||||
3 | September 25 | at Baltimore Colts | L 14–36 | 0–1–1 | 56,715 | |
4 | September 30 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 3–34 | 0–2–1 | 45,642 | |
5 | October 9 | Green Bay Packers | W 21–20 | 1–2–1 | 39,290 | |
6 | October 16 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 44–7 | 2–2–1 | 54,788 | |
7 | October 23 | Detroit Lions | W 27–24 | 3–2–1 | 36,745 | |
8 | October 30 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 3–28 | 3–3–1 | 45,007 | |
9 | November 6 | Los Angeles Rams | W 21–13 | 4–3–1 | 35,372 | |
10 | November 13 | at Chicago Bears | T 30–30 | 4–3–2 | 47,079 | |
11 | November 20 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 34–35 | 4–4–2 | 31,993 | |
12 | November 24 | at Detroit Lions | W 41–14 | 5–4–2 | 53,189 | |
13 | December 4 | at Green Bay Packers | L 7–20 | 5–5–2 | 48,725 | |
14 | December 11 | Chicago Bears | W 41–14 | 6–5–2 | 37,170 | |
15 | December 18 | Baltimore Colts | L 14–30 | 6–6–2 | 40,005 |
- A bye week was necessary in 1966, as the league expanded to an odd-number (15) of teams (Atlanta); one team was idle each week.
Game summaries[]
Week 1[]
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Standings[]
NFL Western Conference | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
Green Bay Packers | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 10–2 | 335 | 163 | W5 | |
Baltimore Colts | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 7–5 | 314 | 226 | W1 | |
Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 6–6 | 289 | 212 | L1 | |
San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 6 | 2 | .500 | 5–5–2 | 320 | 325 | L1 | |
Chicago Bears | 5 | 7 | 2 | .417 | 4–6–2 | 234 | 272 | W1 | |
Detroit Lions | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 3–8–1 | 206 | 317 | L3 | |
Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 4–7–1 | 292 | 304 | L1 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Awards, records, and honors[]
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References[]
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-15.
External links[]
Categories:
- San Francisco 49ers seasons
- 1966 National Football League season by team
- 1966 in sports in California
- 1966 in San Francisco