1969 New Orleans Saints season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 New Orleans Saints 1969 5–9 3rd Capitol John W. Mecom Jr. Vic Schwenk Tom Fears Tulane Stadium Did not qualify RB Andy LivingstonFB Tony BakerG Jake KuppK Tom Dempsey Saints seasons 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.1969 New Orleans Saints 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.Numbelievable!, p.19, Michael X. Ferraro and John Venziano, Triumph Books, 2007, Chicago, Illinois, 978-1-57243-990-0 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.https://archive.today/20121206012944/http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/Articles/11_5432_Ryan_Kalil_ad:_Carolina_D_not_up_to_the_task.html Cold Hard Football Facts: Ryan Kalil ad: Carolina D not up to the task, third to only the 1981 Colts and 1975 Jets Offseason NFL draft 1969 NFL draft 1969 New Orleans Saints 1 17 John Shinners Guard Xavier yes 2 45 Richard Neal Defensive end Southern yes 4 85 Dennis Hale Defensive back Minnesota no 4 102 Bob Hudspeth Tackle Southern Illinois no 5 111 Tony Kyasky Defensive back Syracuse no 5 117 Keith Christensen Offensive tackle Kansas no 6 138 Bob Miller Tight end USC no no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nor/1969_draft.htm 1969 New Orleans Saints draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com November 10, 2014 Undrafted free agents + 1969 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeJohn ErdhausQuarterbackLos Angeles State Personnel Staff 1969 New Orleans Saints President – John W. Mecom, Jr. General manager – Vic Schwenk Head coach – Tom Fears Offensive Backfield – Don Heinrich Receivers – Billy Ray Barnes Offensive Line – Brad Ecklund Chief Defensive – Jack Faulkner Defensive Line – Ed Khayat Linebackers – Jerry Smith Defensive Backfield – Ed Biles All-Time Roster http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/history/all-time-roster.html NewOrleansSaints.com June 23, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120618110940/http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/history/all-time-roster.html 2012-06-18 dead Roster 1969 New Orleans Saints 14 Edd Hargett 17 Billy Kilmer 38 Tony Baker running back, born 1945 32 Tom Barrington 48 Andy Livingston 34 Tony Lorick 28 Don Shy 39 Ernie Wheelwright running back 46 Danny Abramowicz 25 Al Dodd 85 Ray Poage 84 Jim Hester 83 Dave Parks 63 Norman Davis American football G 78 Jerry Jones American football, born 1944 T 50 Jake Kupp G 70 Errol Linden T 67 John Shinners y G 73 Jerry Sturm C 72 Don Talbert T 61 Del Williams G 81 Doug Atkins DE 86 Dan Colchico DE 89 Dave Long American football DE 80 Richard Neal American football y DE 76 Dave Rowe American football DT 74 Mike Tilleman DT 53 Dick Absher MLB 82 Johnny Brewer OLB 35 Ted Davis American football OLB 30 Leslie Kelley OLB 57 Mike Morgan linebacker, born 1942 OLB 16 Bo Burris SS/FS 29 Gene Howard CB 24 Elijah Nevett CB 33 Steve Preece y CB/S 23 Dave Whitsell FS 47 Marv Woodson SS 44 Ollie Cordill American football, born 1943 P 19 Tom Dempsey K 66 Bill Cody American football LB IR 59 Wayne Colman LB IR  3 Billy Gambrell WR IR 12 Tom McNeill P IR 75 Mike Rengel DT IR 51 Bill Saul LB IR 27 Bobby Thompson defensive back S IR 62 Ross Gwinn no G 87 Tommy Morel y no WR 11 Jim Ninowski QB 77 Mike Taylor offensive tackle T Schedule 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. Standings Season summary Week 10 1969 San Francisco 49ers season New Orleans Saints 1969 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Ten: San Francisco 49ers (2–6–1) at New Orleans Saints (2–7) November 23, 1969 49ers 7 14 7 10 Saints 0 7 21 15 Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana 71,448 62 F C Pro-Football-Reference.com 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. 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