1966 San Francisco 49ers season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 San Francisco 49ers 1966 6–6–2 4th NFL Western Josephine MorabitoJane Morabito Louis Spadia Jack Christiansen Kezar Stadium Did not qualify 49ers seasons Bruce Bosley, Howard Mudd, Dave Parks, John Thomas, Dave Wilcox, Ken Willard John Thomas thumb | right | San Francisco 49ers uniform in 1966 The 1966 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 17th season in the National Football League, their 21st overall, and their fourth under head coach Jack Christiansen. The 49ers attempted to improve on their 7–6–1 record from the previous year and make the playoffs for the first time in 8 years. However, the 49ers faltered, starting their season 0–2–1. Despite winning their next 3 games, they split their next 8 games and tied 1 game to finish the season 6–6–2, and they missed the playoffs for the ninth straight year. Offseason NFL draft 1966 San Francisco 49ers draft Round Selection Player Position College Note 1 11Stan HindmanDEOle Miss226Bob WindsorTEKentucky337Al RandolphDBIowa341Dan BlandDBMississippi State456Don ParkerGVirginia569Mel PhillipsDBNorth Carolina A&T571Steve SmithTMichigan691Charlie JohnsonDTLouisville 8 119 Dick WitcherWRUCLA9133Kent KramerTEMinnesota10147Ronald SbrantiLBUtah State11166Preston RidlehuberRBGeorgia12180Lyle LobachTSimpson13194Jim JacksonDBWestern Illinois14208Elmer CollettGSan Francisco State15222Saint SaffoldSESan Jose State16241Jim LeClairQBC.W. Post17255Jim BreelandCGeorgia Tech18269Ron ParsonDEAustin Peay State19283Dick FitzgeraldTNebraska20297Willie WalkerDEBaylor Personnel Staff / Coaches 1966 San Francisco 49ers Team Owner(s) - Josephine Morabito & Jane Morabito General manager – Louis Spadia Personnel Scout - Dick Gallagher Head coach - Jack Christiansen Chief of Offense / Offensive Coordinator - Bill Johnson Offensive Ends – Billy Wilson Offensive Consultant – Y.A. Tittle Defensive Assistant – Dick Voris Defensive Backfield / Secondary – Jim David * None - N/A Roster 1966 San Francisco 49ers 12 John Brodie 17 Billy Kilmer P 10 George Mira 44 John David Crow 29 Bob Daugherty y no 43 David Kopay 22 Gary Lewis running back 40 Ken Willard 30 Bernie Casey 26 Kay McFarland American football 81 Dave Parks 88 Dick Witcher y 89 Kent Kramer y 85 Monty Stickles 77 Bruce Bosley C 56 Joe Cerne C 73 Dave McCormick American football y T 68 Howard Mudd G 67 Walt Rock T 76 Len Rohde T 78 John Thomas American football, born 1935 G 63 Jim Wilson wrestler G 80 Stan Hindman y DE 72 Charlie Johnson no y DT 70 Charlie Krueger DT 60 Roland Lakes DT 74 Clark Miller DE 75 Jim Norton defensive lineman DE 50 Ed Beard American football MLB 53 Mike DowdleOLB/MLB 54 Bob Harrison American football player OLB 55 Matt Hazeltine OLB 64 Dave Wilcox OLB 39 Kermit Alexander CB 37 Jimmy Johnson cornerback CB 45 Elbert Kimbrough SS 32 Mel Phillips y FS 27 Al Randolph y FS 23 Wayne Swinford no CB/S 36 Tommy Davis kicker K/P 58 Jack Chapple LB IR 86 Dan Colchico DE IR 20 George Donnelly American football S IR -- Dave Hettema y T 38 Jim Jackson y no RB -- Jim LeClair quarterback y QB -- Steve Smith offensive lineman y T Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 August 7 Dallas Cowboys L 13–24 0–1 Kezar Stadium 2 August 14 Cleveland Browns L 17–28 0–2 Kezar Stadium 3 August 20 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–34 0–3 Multnomah Stadium 4 August 27 vs. Atlanta Falcons L 17–24 0–4 Williams–Brice Stadium 5 September 3 at Los Angeles Rams L 9–29 0–5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseumhttps://www.profootballarchives.com/1966nflsf.html#gsc.tab=0 1966 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) Scores, Roster, Stats, Coaches, Draft Pro Football Archives June 6, 2026 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 11 Minnesota Vikings T 20–20 0–0–1 Kezar Stadium 29,312 2 Bye 3 September 25 at Baltimore Colts L 14–36 0–1–1 Memorial Stadium 56,715 4 September 30, 1966 at Los Angeles Rams L 3–34 0–2–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 45,642 5 October 9 Green Bay Packers W 21–20 1–2–1 Kezar Stadium 39,290 6 October 16 at Atlanta Falcons W 44–7 2–2–1 Atlanta Stadium 54,788 7 October 23 Detroit Lions W 27–24 3–2–1 Kezar Stadium 36,745 8 October 30 at Minnesota Vikings L 3–28 3–3–1 Metropolitan Stadium 45,007 9 November 6 Los Angeles Rams W 21–13 4–3–1 Kezar Stadium 35,372 10 November 13 at Chicago Bears T 30–30 4–3–2 Wrigley Field 47,079 11 November 20 Philadelphia Eagles L 34–35 4–4–2 Kezar Stadium 31,993 12 November 24 at Detroit Lions W 41–14 5–4–2 Tiger Stadium 53,189 13 December 4 at Green Bay Packers L 7–20 5–5–2 Milwaukee County Stadium 48,725 14 December 11 Chicago Bears W 41–14 6–5–2 Kezar Stadium 37,170 15 December 18 Baltimore Colts L 14–30 6–6–2 Kezar Stadium 40,005 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: vs Minnesota Vikings Vikings 0 7 10 3 49ers 6 14 0 0 September 11 Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, CA 60 F; wind 25 mph yes Q1 SF Davis 44 yard field goal SF 3–0 Q1 SF Davis 46 yard field goal SF 6–0 Q2 SF Stickles 9 yard pass from Brodie (Davis kick) SF 13–0 Q2 MIN Mason 2 yard run (Cox kick) SF 13–7 Q2 SF Parks 5 yard pass from Brodie (Davis kick) SF 20–7 Q3 MIN Brown 33 yard run (Cox kick) SF 20–14 Q3 MIN Cox 26 yard field goal SF 20–17 Q4 MIN Cox 31 yard field goal Tie 20–20 yes https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196609110sfo.htm Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers - September 11th, 1966 Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 3: at Baltimore Colts Week Three: San Francisco 49ers (0–0–1) at Baltimore Colts (1–1) San Francisco 49ers 1966 2;text-align:center; Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland 56 F C September 25 Recap 6 0 14 7 7 0 6 10 Colts 49ers First quarter BAL – Lou Michaels 41-yard field goal. Colts 3–0. SF – Bernie Casey 20-yard pass from John Brodie (Tommy Davis) kick. 49ers 7-3. BAL – Lou Michaels 37-yard field goal. 49ers 7-6 Second quarter BAL – Lou Michaels 25-yard field goal. Colts 9-7. BAL – John Mackey 57-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Lou Michaels kick). Colts 16-7 Third quarter BAL – Lou Michaels 23-yard field goal. Colts 19–7. BAL – Lou Michaels 30-yard field goal. Colts 22-7. Fourth quarter BAL – Lenny Moore 1-yard run (Lou Michaels kick). Colts 29–7. BAL – Butch Wilson 7-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Lou Michaels kick). Colts 36–7. SF – Kent Kramer 17-yard pass from George Mira (Tommy Davis kick). Colts 36–14. Top passers 49ers – John Brodie – 16/25, 159 yards, TD, INT Colts – Johnny Unitas – 14/30, 225 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers 49ers – Ken Willard – 10 rushes, 33 yards Colts – Tony Lorick – 18 rushes, 110 yards Top receivers 49ers – Dave Parks – 4 receptions, 52 yards Colts – John Mackey – 3 receptions, 76 yards, TD autocollapse Standings Statistics Team leaders Category Player(s) Value Rank Passing yards John Brodie 2,810 3rd Passing touchdowns John Brodie 16 6th Rushing yards Ken Willard 763 5th Rushing touchdowns Ken Williard 5 13th Receiving yards Dave Parks974 5th Receiving touchdowns Dave Parks 5 17th Points Tommy Davis86 12th Kickoff return yards Kermit Alexander984 2nd Punt return yards Kermit Alexander 198 4th Interceptions Kermit Alexander/Jimmy Johnson 4 t6thSacksClark Miller10 11th Note that sack totals from 1960 to 1981 are considered unofficial by the NFL.Pre-1982 Sacks Added To Pro Football Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/blog/2021/07/pre-1982-sacks-added-to-pro-football-reference/ 2023-12-18 Sports-Reference.com en League rankings Category Total yards Yards per game NFL rank(out of 15) Passing offense 2,992 213.7 3rd Rushing offense 1,790 127.9 6th Total offense 4,782 341.5 3rd Passing defense 2,250 160.7 11th Rushing defense 1,629 116.4 5th Total defense 4,179 298.5 8th References External links 1966 49ers on Pro Football Reference 49ers Schedule on jt-sw.com Category:San Francisco 49ers seasons San Francisco 49ers San Fran Category:1966 in San Francisco