1967 Atlanta Falcons season

The 1967 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's second year in the National Football League (NFL). Unable to improve on their 3-11, second-to-last place finish from their inaugural season, the Falcons finished with the worst record in the whole NFL, at 1-12-1. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

1967 Atlanta Falcons season
OwnerRankin M. Smith Sr.
General managerFrank E. Wall
Head coachNorb Hecker
Home fieldAtlanta Stadium
Results
Record1–12–1
Division place4th Coastal
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersLB Tommy Nobis

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

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 1967 NFL Draft
1967 Atlanta Falcons draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 31 Leo Carroll  Defensive end San Diego State
      Made roster  

[1]

Personnel

Staff
1967 Atlanta Falcons staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches



Roster
1967 Atlanta Falcons final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Regular season

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

Week 14
1 234Total
• Bears 7 1033 23
Falcons 7 007 14

Standings
NFL Coastal
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
  1. "1967 Atlanta Falcons draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 24, 2014.


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