1967 Atlanta Falcons season

1967 Atlanta Falcons season
1967 Atlanta Falcons season
Owner	Rankin M. Smith Sr.
Head coach	Norb Hecker
General manager	Frank E. Wall
Home field	Atlanta Stadium
Results
Record	1–12–1
Division place	4th Coastal
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	LB Tommy Nobis
	← 1966; Falcons seasons; 1968 →;

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.

The Falcons were shifted from the Eastern Conference to the Western with the addition of the New Orleans Saints for 1967. Atlanta was farther west than three Eastern Conference teams: the Saints, Dallas Cowboys, and St. Louis Cardinals.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1967 Atlanta Falcons draft
2	31	Leo Carroll	Defensive end	San Diego State
Made roster

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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

Roster[]

**1967 Atlanta Falcons final roster**

	Quarterbacks 11 Randy Johnson 14 Terry Nofsinger Running backs 34 Junior Coffey 37 Perry Lee Dunn Wide receivers 80 8 Tommy McDonald F Tight ends 85 Bill Martin		Offensive linemen 64 Tom Harmon G 65 Lou Kirouac G 67 Dan Grimm G 73 Errol Linden T 56 Frank Marchlewski C 61 Bill Sandeman T 66 Jim Simon G Defensive linemen 77 Chuck Sieminski DT 81 Bo Wood DE		Linebackers 51 55 Ralph Heck 60 Tommy Nobis 54 Defensive backs 22 Lee Calland CB 24 Floyd Hudlow 27 Nick Rassas S 36 Ken Reaves CB 20 Bob Riggle S 40 Ron Smith CB Special teams 26 Billy Lothridge P 7 Wade Traynham K		Reserve lists Practice squad —- Corey Colehour QB Rookies in italics

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

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

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries[]

Week 14[]

Standings[]

NFL Coastal
view talk	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.

References[]

^ "1967 Atlanta Falcons draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 24, 2014.

External links[]

1967 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com

[1] "1967 Atlanta Falcons draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 24, 2014.

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v t Atlanta Falcons
Founded in 1966 Based in Atlanta, Georgia Headquartered in Flowery Branch, Georgia
Franchise	Franchise Team history Seasons Players Quarterbacks Head coaches Expansion draft Draft history First-round draft picks
Stadiums	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Georgia Dome Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Culture	Rankin M. Smith Sr. Arthur Blank Freddie Falcon Cheerleaders The "Dirty Bird" (dance) "2 Legit 2 Quit"
Lore	Grits Blitz Gary Anderson's missed field goal Michael Vick dog fighting investigation 28–3
Rivalries	Carolina Panthers New Orleans Saints Philadelphia Eagles
Wild card / First round berths (8)	1978 1982 1991 1995 2002 2008 2011 2017
Division championships (6)	1980 1998 2004 2010 2012 2016
Conference championships (2)	1998 2016
Ring of Honor	10 21 28 31 42 57 58 60 78 84 87
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: South Division
Category

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Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance