1969 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1969 8–6 3rd Central Phil Bengtson Lambeau FieldMilwaukee County Stadium Did not qualify Packers seasons The 1969 Green Bay Packers season was their 51st season overall and their 49th season in the National Football League. The team had an 8–6 record under second-year head coach Phil Bengtson, finishing third in the Central division, four games behind the Minnesota Vikings. Overview Without the disciplined guidance of Vince Lombardi steering the Packers for the first time in a decade, Green Bay started the season strong at 5–2, but stumbled down the stretch. Plagued by injuries and inconsistent play, the team clawed their way to their tenth winning season in the last eleven years. Regardless of the winning record, by season's end several future Hall of Famers departed or retired (among those who retired or departed that year were the likes of Willie Davis and Herb Adderley), leaving the team scrambling to rebuild its depleted roster. As eager as Packer fans were to recapture the winning ways of Lombardi, it was obvious Titletown would have to wait to regain its luster. Offseason NFL draft The NFL draft was held on Tuesday, January 28, 1969. The Packers had the 12th pick overall and selected Rich Moore, a defensive tackle from Villanova.When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss, p. 454, Simon & Schuster, 1999, 978-0-684-84418-3 At this stage of the draft, several high profile players, such as running backs Calvin Hill and Ron Johnson, quarterback Terry Hanratty, and defensive lineman Dave Foley, Ted Hendricks and Fred Dryer were still available. The selection of Moore was made by Bengtson. Packers Personnel Director Pat Peppler and Lombardi both disagreed with the selection. After the draft, Lombardi announced that he was leaving the club to coach the Washington Redskins. 1969 NFL/AFL draft 1969 Green Bay Packers 1 12 Rich Moore Defensive tackle Villanova yes 2 38 Dave Bradley Tackle Penn State yes 3 64 John Spilis Wide receiver Northern Illinois yes 4 90 Perry Williams Running back Purdue yes 5 116 Bill Hayhoe Defensive tackle USC yes 6 134 Ron Jones Tight end UTEP yes 6 142 Ken Vinyard Placekicker Texas Tech no 7 168 Larry Agajanian Defensive tackle UCLA no 8 194 Doug Gosnell Defensive tackle Utah State no 9 220 Dave Hampton Running back Wyoming yes 10 246 Bruce Nelson Tackle North Dakota State no 11 272 Leon Harden Defensive back UTEP no 12 298 Tom Buckman Tight end Texas A&M no 13 324 Craig Koinzan Linebacker Doane no 14 350 Rich Voltzke Running back Minnesota Duluth no 15 376 Dan Eckstein Defensive back Presbyterian no 16 402 Dick Hewins Wide receiver Drake no 17 428 John Mack Running back Central Missouri no no no Undrafted free agents + 1969 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeDon BlissGuardWisconsinTerry FredenbergWide receiverUW–MilwaukeeLarry GosneyRunning backOklahoma State Roster 1969 Green Bay Packers roster Quarterbacks 13 Don Horn 15 Bart Starr 10 Billy Stevens Running backs 44 Donny Anderson P 33 Jim Grabowski 25 Dave Hampton y 22 Elijah Pitts 31 running back Perry Williams y 23 running back Travis Williams Wide receivers 84 Carroll Dale 86 Boyd Dowler 85 John Spilis y Tight ends 81 Marv Fleming 88 American football Ron Jones y Offensive linemen 57 Ken Bowman C 68 Gale Gillingham G 75 Forrest Gregg T 77 Bill Hayhoe y T 50 Bob Hyland C 72 Dick Himes T 62 Bill Lueck G 71 Francis Peay T Defensive linemen 82 Lionel Aldridge DE 78 defensive lineman Bob Brown DT 87 defensive end Willie Davis DE 70 American football Rich Moore DT y 83 Phil Vandersea DE 73 Jim Weatherwax DT 58 Francis Winkler DELinebackers 60 Lee Roy Caffey OLB 53 Fred Carr OLB 55 Jim Flanigan Sr. MLB 66 Ray Nitschke MLB 89 American football Dave Robinson OLB Defensive backs 26 Herb Adderley CB 43 Doug Hart SS 21 Bob Jeter CB 45 John Rowser CB/S 47 Gordon Rule CB/S 24 American football Willie Wood FS Special teams 32 Booth Lusteg KReserve Lists 27 Claudis James WR IR 74 Henry Jordan DT IR Taxi squad 56 Larry Agajanian DT y 20 Andy Beath DB 61 Dave Bradley G y 28 Leon Harden y S 38 American football Mike Mercer K Preseason On August 30, a crowd of 85,532 fans viewed a doubleheader at Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium. In the first contest, the Chicago Bears played the AFL’s Buffalo Bills, while the Cleveland Browns hosted the Green Bay Packers in the second match.Rockin’ the Rockpile: The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League, p.439, Jeffrey J. Miller, ECW Press, 2007, 978-1-55022-797-0 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 21 Chicago Bears W 17–0 1–0 Lambeau Field 50,861 Recap 2 September 28 San Francisco 49ers W 14–7 2–0 Milwaukee County Stadium 48,184 Recap 3 October 5 at Minnesota Vikings L 7–19 2–1 Memorial Stadium 60,740 Recap 4 October 12 at Detroit Lions W 28–17 3–1 Tiger Stadium 58,384 Recap 5 October 19 at Los Angeles Rams L 21–34 3–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 78,947 Recap 6 October 26 Atlanta Falcons W 28–10 4–2 Lambeau Field 50,861 Recap 7 November 2 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 38–34 5–2 Pitt Stadium 46,403 Recap 8 November 9 at Baltimore Colts L 6–14 5–3 Memorial Stadium 60,238 Recap 9 November 16 Minnesota Vikings L 7–9 5–4 Milwaukee County Stadium 48,321 Recap 10 November 23 Detroit Lions L 10–16 5–5 Lambeau Field 50,861 Recap 11 November 30 New York Giants W 20–10 6–5 Milwaukee County Stadium 48,156 Recap 12 December 7 at Cleveland Browns L 7–20 6–6 Cleveland Stadium 82,137 Recap 13 December 14 at Chicago Bears W 21–3 7–6 Wrigley Field 45,216 Recap 14 December 21 St. Louis Cardinals W 45–28 8–6 Lambeau Field 50,861 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Season summary Week 1 Bears 0 0 0 0 Packers 7 0 0 10 September 21 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54 F, wind 6 mph Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com yes 1 GB T. Williams 31-yard pass from Starr (Mercer kick) Packers 7–0 4 GB Grabowski 1-yard run (Mercer kick) Packers 14–0 4 GB Mercer 32-yard field goal Packers 17–0 yes Week 2 49ers 0 0 7 0 Packers 0 0 7 7 September 28 Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, WI 54 F; wind 11 mph yes Q3 GB Hampton 87 yard kickoff return (Mercer kick) GB 7–0 Q3 SF McNeil 80 yard pass from Brodie (Davis kick) Tie 7–7 Q4 GB Grabowski 2 yard pass from Starr (Mercer kick) GB 14–7 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-21. Standings References Sportsencyclopedia.com https://web.archive.org/web/20071216175609/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/gb/packers.html December 16, 2007 Category:Green Bay Packers seasons Green Bay Packers Green