1969 Atlanta Falcons season

1969 Atlanta Falcons season
1969 Atlanta Falcons season
Owner	Rankin M. Smith Sr.
Head coach	Norm Van Brocklin
General manager	Frank E. Wall
Home field	Atlanta Stadium
Results
Record	6–8
Division place	3rd Coastal
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	None
	← 1968; Falcons seasons; 1970 →;

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.^[1] The Falcons had yet to reach the post season, and would not until 1978. The Falcons rookie squad would play a preseason game vs the minor league Alabama Hawks. ^[2]

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1969 Atlanta Falcons draft
1	2	George Kunz *	Tackle	Notre Dame
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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 33 Cannonball Butler FB 40 Paul Gipson 45 Gary McDermott 23 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 67 Malcolm Snider G 57 Jeff Van Note C Defensive linemen 73 Dave Cahill DT 88 Glen Condren DT 70 DE 87 Claude Humphrey DE 74 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 59 Jim Waskiewicz 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		Reserve lists 84 Mike Donohoe TE (IR) Practice squad -- Bob Jones WR Rookies in italics

Schedule[]

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

Note: Division opponents in bold text

Standings[]

NFL Coastal
view talk	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.

References[]

External links[]

1969 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com

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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
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