1969 San Francisco 49ers season

1969 San Francisco 49ers season
1969 San Francisco 49ers season
Owner	Josephine Morabito; Jane Morabito
General manager	Louis Spadia
Head coach	Dick Nolan
Home field	Kezar Stadium
Results
Record	4–8–2
Division place	4th NFL Coastal
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1969 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 20th season in the National Football League and their 24th overall.

Offseason

1969 San Francisco 49ers Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	7	Ted Kwalick	TE	Penn State
1	16	Gene Washington	WR	Stanford

**1969 San Francisco 49ers roster**

	Quarterbacks 12 John Brodie 11 Steve Spurrier Running backs 42 Doug Cunningham 22 Gary Lewis 24 Jimmy Thomas 45 Bill Tucker 40 Ken Willard FB Wide receivers 81 Lee Johnson 85 Clifton McNeil 1 Noland Smith 18 Gene Washington 88 Dick Witcher 33 Bill Wondolowski Tight ends 82 Ted Kwalick 89 Bob Windsor		Offensive linemen 79 Cas Banaszek T 65 Randy Beisler G 75 Forrest Blue C 66 Elmer Collett G 69 Woody Peoples G 76 Len Rohde T Defensive linemen 72 Bill Belk DE 74 Earl Edwards DT 53 Tommy Hart DE 80 Stan Hindman DE 70 Charlie Krueger DT 78 Sam Silas DT		Linebackers 50 Ed Beard 59 Fritz Greenlee 54 Harold Hays 57 Frank Nunley 58 Jim Sniadecki 52 Skip Vanderbundt 64 Dave Wilcox Defensive backs 39 Kermit Alexander CB 30 Johnny Fuller SS 37 Jimmy Johnson CB 32 Mel Phillips SS 27 Al Randolph FS 48 John Woitt Special teams 17 Momcilo Gavric K 15 Jon Kilgore P		Reserve lists {{{reserve_lists}}} Practice squad {{{practice_squad}}} Rookies in italics

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 21	at Atlanta Falcons	L 12–24	0–1	Atlanta Stadium	45,490
2	September 28	at Green Bay Packers	L 7–14	0–2	Milwaukee County Stadium	48,184
3	October 5	Washington Redskins	T 17–17	0–2–1	Kezar Stadium	35,184
4	October 12	Los Angeles Rams	L 21–27	0–3–1	Kezar Stadium	45,995
5	October 19	Atlanta Falcons	L 7–21	0–4–1	Kezar Stadium	28,684
6	October 26	at Baltimore Colts	W 24–21	1–4–1	Memorial Stadium	60,238
7	November 2	Detroit Lions	L 14–26	1–5–1	Kezar Stadium	35,100
8	November 9	at Los Angeles Rams	L 30–41	1–6–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	73,795
9	November 16	Baltimore Colts	W 20–17	2–6–1	Kezar Stadium	38,472
10	November 23	at New Orleans Saints	L 38–43	2–7–1	Tulane Stadium	71,448
11	November 27	at Dallas Cowboys	T 24–24	2–7–2	Cotton Bowl	62,348
12	December 6	Chicago Bears	W 42–21	3–7–2	Kezar Stadium	32,826
13	December 14	at Minnesota Vikings	L 7–10	3–8–2	Metropolitan Stadium	43,028
14	December 21	Philadelphia Eagles	W 14–13	4–8–2	Kezar Stadium	25,391
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Week Ten: San Francisco 49ers (2–6–1) at New Orleans Saints (2–7)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	14	7	10	38
Saints	0	7	21	15	43

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

SF – Dick Witcher 8-yard pass from Doug Cunningham (Momcilo Gavric kick). 49ers 14–0. Drive:
SF – Ken Willard 1-yard run (Momcilo Gavric kick). 49ers 21–0. Drive:
NO – Ray Poage 22-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Tom Dempsey kick). 49ers 21–7. Drive:

Third quarter

NO – Andy Livingston 12-yard run (Tom Dempsey kick). 49ers 21–14. Drive:
NO – Danny Abramowicz 49-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Tom Dempsey kick). Tie 21–21. Drive:
NO – Danny Abramowicz 13-yard pass from Andy Livingston (Tom Dempsey kick). Saints 28–21. Drive:
SF – Jimmy Thomas 45-yard pass from John Brodie (Momcilo Gavric kick). Tie 28–28. Drive:

Fourth quarter

NO – Safety, center snap out of end zone. Saints 30–28.
NO – Tom Dempsey 17-yard field goal. Saints 33–28. Drive:
SF – Jimmy Thomas 18-yard pass from John Brodie (Momcilo Gavric kick). 49ers 35–33. Drive:
NO – Tom Dempsey 43-yard field goal. Saints 36–35. Drive:
SF – Momcilo Gavric 23-yard field goal. 49ers 38–36. Drive:
NO – Ernie Wheelwright 3-yard run (Tom Dempsey kick). Saints 43–38. Drive:

NFL Films selected this matchup as the Game of the Week.

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San Francisco 49ers
Founded in 1946 Based and headquartered in Santa Clara, California
Franchise	Franchise Team history Coaches Players Seasons Logo and uniform history Starting quarterbacks Draft history Broadcasters Retired numbers
Stadiums	Kezar Stadium Candlestick Park Levi's Stadium State Farm Stadium Three games played due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Culture	49er Faithful Sourdough Sam San Francisco 49ers Gold Rush West Coast offense The Pigskin Priest KGO KNBR
Lore	The Catch (II) Joe Cool Million Dollar Backfield Snowball Game No Punt Game Fútbol Americano Harbaugh Bowl The Tip Jet Chip Wasp
Rivalries	Arizona Cardinals Dallas Cowboys Green Bay Packers Oakland Raiders (former) Los Angeles Rams New York Giants Seattle Seahawks
Key figures	Eddie DeBartolo Denise DeBartolo York Jed York John York Gideon Yu
Division championships (21)	1970 1971 1972 1981 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 2002 2011 2012 2019 2022
Conference championships (7)	1981 1984 1988 1989 1994 2012 2019
League championships (5)	1981 (XVI) 1984 (XIX) 1988 (XXIII) 1989 (XXIV) 1994 (XXIX)
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1950–present) Conference: National Football Conference Division: West Division
Former league affiliation	All-America Football Conference (1946–1949)