1969 New Orleans Saints season
1969 New Orleans Saints season | |
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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 Livingston FB Tony Baker G Jake Kupp K Tom Dempsey |
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]
Offseason
NFL draft
1969 New Orleans Saints draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 17 | John Shinners | Guard | Xavier | |
Made roster |
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
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Roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Practice squad
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Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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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. |
Standings
NFL Capitol | |||||||||
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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.
Season summary
Week 10
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
Saints | 0 | 7 | 21 | 15 | 43 |
at Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: November 23, 1969
- Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C)
- Game attendance: 71,448
- Pro-Football-Reference.com
Game information | ||
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NFL Films selected this matchup as the Game of the Week.
References
- ^ 1969 New Orleans Saints
- ^ Numbelievable!, p.19, Michael X. Ferraro and John Venziano, Triumph Books, 2007, Chicago, Illinois, ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0
- ^ Cold Hard Football Facts: Ryan Kalil ad: Carolina D not up to the task, third to only the 1981 Colts and 1975 Jets
- ^ "1969 New Orleans Saints draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
- ^ "All-Time Roster". NewOrleansSaints.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
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