1969 New Orleans Saints season (original) (raw)

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NFL team season

1969 New Orleans Saints season
Owner John W. Mecom, Jr.
General manager Vic Schwenk
Head coach Tom Fears
Home field Tulane Stadium
Results
Record 5–9
Division place 3rd Capitol
Playoff finish Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers RB Andy LivingstonFB Tony BakerG Jake KuppK Tom Dempsey
← 1968 Saints seasons 1970 →

The 1969 New Orleans Saints season was the team's third as a member of the National Football League. They improved on their previous season's output of 4–9–1, winning five games.[1] The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season. Tom Dempsey led the team in scoring 99 points and was named to the Pro Bowl.[2]

The 1969 Saints surrendered 7.90 yards per-pass-attempt (including quarterback sacks), an NFL record at the time for the Super Bowl Era, and third all-time as of 2012.[3]

1969 New Orleans Saints draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 17 John Shinners Guard Xavier
Made roster

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1969 New Orleans Saints staff | | Front office President – John W. Mecom, Jr. General manager – Vic Schwenk Head coaches Head coach – Tom Fears Offensive coaches Offensive Backfield – Don Heinrich Receivers – Billy Ray Barnes Offensive Line – Brad Ecklund | | | Defensive coaches Chief Defensive – Jack Faulkner Defensive Line – Ed Khayat Linebackers – Jerry Smith Defensive Backfield – Ed Biles | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

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1969 New Orleans Saints roster | Quarterbacks (QB) 17 Billy Kilmer 14 Edd Hargett 11 Jim Ninowski Running backs (RB) 38 Tony Baker 32 Tom Barrington 48 Andy Livingston 34 Tony Lorick FB 28 Don Shy Wide receivers (WR) 46 Danny Abramowicz 25 Al Dodd 85 Ray Poage Tight ends (TE) 84 Jim Hester 83 Dave Parks | | Offensive linemen (OL) 63 Norman Davis G 50 Jake Kupp G 70 Errol Linden T 67 John Shinners G 73 Jerry Sturm C 72 Don Talbert T 61 Del Williams G Defensive linemen (DL) 81 Doug Atkins DE 86 Daniel Colchico DE 89 Dave Long DE 87 Richard Neal DE 75 Mike Rengel DT 76 Dave Rowe DT 74 Mike Tilleman DT | | Linebackers (LB) 53 Dick Absher 82 Johnny Brewer 66 Bill Cody 35 Ted Davis 57 Mike Morgan 51 Bill Saul Defensive backs (DB) 29 Gene Howard CB 24 Elijah Nevett CB 33 Steve Preece S 27 Bobby Thompson S 21 Carl Ward 23 Dave Whitsell S Special teams 44 Ollie Cordill P 19 Tom Dempsey K | | Rookies in italics | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | -------------------- |

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 21 Washington Redskins L 20–26 0–1 Tulane Stadium 73,147
2 September 28 Dallas Cowboys L 17–21 0–2 Tulane Stadium 79,567
3 October 5 at Los Angeles Rams L 17–36 0–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 54,879
4 October 12 Cleveland Browns L 17–27 0–4 Tulane Stadium 71,274
5 October 19 Baltimore Colts L 10–30 0–5 Tulane Stadium 80,636
6 October 26 at Philadelphia Eagles L 10–13 0–6 Franklin Field 60,658
7 November 2 at St. Louis Cardinals W 51–42 1–6 Busch Memorial Stadium 46,718
8 November 9 at Dallas Cowboys L 17–33 1–7 Cotton Bowl 68,282
9 November 16 at New York Giants W 25–24 2–7 Yankee Stadium 62,927
10 November 23 San Francisco 49ers W 43–38 3–7 Tulane Stadium 71,448
11 November 30 Philadelphia Eagles W 26–17 4–7 Tulane Stadium 72,805
12 December 7 at Atlanta Falcons L 17–45 4–8 Atlanta Stadium 57,021
13 December 14 at Washington Redskins L 14–17 4–9 RFK Stadium 50,354
14 December 21 Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–24 5–9 Tulane Stadium 72,256
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
NFL Capitol
viewtalkedit W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Dallas Cowboys 11 2 1 .846 6–0 9–1 369 223 W3
Washington Redskins 7 5 2 .583 3–2–1 6–3–1 307 319 L1
New Orleans Saints 5 9 0 .357 1–5 4–6 311 393 W1
Philadelphia Eagles 4 9 1 .308 1–4–1 4–5–1 279 377 L4

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

Game information
First quarter SF – Ken Willard 1-yard run (Momcilo Gavric kick). 49ers 7–0. Drive: 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: Top passers SF – John Brodie – 15/24, 290 yards, 2 TD, INT NO – Billy Kilmer – 13/24, 235 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SF – Doug Cunningham – 14 rushes, 84 yards NO – Andy Livingston – 14 rushes, 83 yards, TD Top receivers SF – Jimmy Thomas – 3 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD NO – Danny Abramowicz – 5 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD

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

  1. ^ 1969 New Orleans Saints
  2. ^ Numbelievable!, p.19, Michael X. Ferraro and John Venziano, Triumph Books, 2007, Chicago, Illinois, ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0
  3. ^ Cold Hard Football Facts: Ryan Kalil ad: Carolina D not up to the task, third to only the 1981 Colts and 1975 Jets
  4. ^ "1969 New Orleans Saints draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  5. ^ "All-Time Roster". NewOrleansSaints.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.

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