1972 Atlanta Falcons season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Atlanta Falcons 1972 Atlanta-Falcons-mediaguide-1972.jpg Media guide for the 1972 Atlanta Falcons, featuring quarterback Bob Berry and star right tackle George Kunz. 7–7 2nd NFC West Norm Van Brocklin Norm Van Brocklin Rankin M. Smith Sr. Atlanta Stadium Did not qualify T George KunzTE Jim R. MitchellDE Claude HumphreyLB Tommy Nobis Falcons seasons The 1972 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's seventh year in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 7–6–1, finishing 7–7 and failing to reach the playoffs.1972 Atlanta Falcons Standing at 7–5 the Falcons traveled to San Francisco with the NFC West division title on the line. However, the Falcons were never in the game and saw their playoff hopes dim with a 20–0 shutout loss. Facing the Kansas City Chiefs in their final game of the season, Running Back Dave Hampton surpassed the 1,000-yard mark. However, a play later he was thrown for a six-yard loss to end the season with 995 yards, as the Falcons lost and finished 7–7. Offseason NFL draft 1972 NFL draft 1972 Atlanta Falcons 1 15 Clarence Ellis Safety Notre Dame yes 2 40 Pat Sullivan Quarterback Auburn yes 2 41 Steve Okoniewski Defensive tackle Montana no 2 42 Rosie Manning Defensive tackle Northeastern State yes 3 67 Les Goodman Running back Yankton yes no no Personnel Staff 1972 Atlanta Falcons Chairman of the board – Rankin M. Smith Sr. President – Frank E. Wall General manager – Norm Van Brocklin Head coach – Norm Van Brocklin Offensive backfield – Billy Ray Barnes Receivers – Harry Gilmer Offensive line – Duane Putnam Head defensive – Marion Campbell Defensive line – Bob Griffin Defensive backfield – Fred Bruney Roster 1972 Atlanta Falcons 17 Bob Berry American football  7 Pat Sullivan American football y 28 Willie Belton 43 Dave Hampton 25 Art Malone American football 23 Joe Profit 44 Eddie Ray 82 Ken Burrow 81 Wes Chesson 45 Ray Jarvis American football 80 Todd Snyder American football 83 Larry Mialik y 86 Jim Mitchell tight end 68 Ted Fritsch Jr. y C 65 Len Gotshalk T 56 Dennis Havig G 75 George Kunz T 64 Andy Maurer G 61 Bill Sandeman T 57 Jeff Van Note C 88 Glen Condren DT 87 Claude Humphrey DE 69 Mike Lewis American football DT 66 John Small American football DT 79 Chuck Walker American football DT 71 John Zook DE 54 Grady Allen OLB 51 Duane Benson OLB 50 Greg Brezina OLB 58 Don Hansen OLB 60 Tommy Nobis MLB 34 Ray Brown safety SS 32 Ray Easterling y CB 29 Clarence Ellis y FS 31 Willie Germany y FS 27 Tom Hayes cornerback CB 35 Tony Plummer SS 36 Ken Reaves CB 37 Bill Bell American football K  6 John James American football y P 55 Jim Miller offensive guard G IR  5 Harmon Wages RB IR 59 Noel Jenke LB 72 Mel Lunsford y DE 77 Rosie Manning y DT 52 Ken Mitchell American football y LB 11 Dick Shiner QB 89 Henry Sovio y TE Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 17 at Chicago Bears W 37–21 1–0 Soldier Field 55,701 2 September 24 at New England Patriots L 20–21 1–1 Schaefer Stadium 60,999 3 October 1 Los Angeles Rams W 31–3 2–1 Atlanta Stadium 57,122 4 October 8 Detroit Lions L 23–26 2–2 Atlanta Stadium 58,850 5 October 15 at New Orleans Saints W 21–14 3–2 Tulane Stadium 66,294 6 October 22 at Green Bay Packers W 10–9 4–2 Milwaukee County Stadium 47,967 7 October 29 San Francisco 49ers L 14–49 4–3 Atlanta Stadium 58,850 8 November 5 at Los Angeles Rams L 7–20 4–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 75,018 9 November 12 New Orleans Saints W 36–20 5–4 Atlanta Stadium 58,850 10 November 20 Monday at Washington Redskins L 13–24 5–5 RFK Stadium 53,034 11 November 26 Denver Broncos W 23–20 6–5 Atlanta Stadium 58,850 12 December 3 Houston Oilers W 20–10 7–5 Atlanta Stadium 58,850 13 December 10 at San Francisco 49ers L 0–20 7–6 Candlestick Park 61,214 14 December 17 Kansas City Chiefs L 14–17 7–7 Atlanta Stadium 58,850 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings References External links 1972 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com Category:Atlanta Falcons seasons Atlanta Falcons Atlanta