1969 Atlanta Falcons season

1969 Atlanta Falcons season
Head coach	Norm Van Brocklin
General manager	Frank E. Wall
Owner	Rankin M. Smith, Sr.
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.^[1] 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

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.

References

1. 1969 Atlanta Falcons

External links

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