1967 Atlanta Falcons season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Atlanta Falcons 1967 1–12–1 4th Coastal Norb Hecker Frank E. Wall Rankin M. Smith Sr. Atlanta Stadium Did not qualify LB Tommy Nobis Falcons seasons The 1967 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's second year in the National Football League (NFL). Unable to improve on their 3–11, second-to-last place finish from their inaugural season, the Falcons finished with the worst record in the whole NFL, at 1–12–1. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season. The Falcons were shifted from the Eastern Conference to the Western with the addition of the New Orleans Saints for 1967. Atlanta was further east than three Eastern Conference teams: the Saints, Dallas Cowboys, and St. Louis Cardinals. Offseason NFL draft 1967 NFL/AFL draft 1967 Atlanta Falcons 2 31 Leo Carroll Defensive end San Diego State 3 57 Jimmy Jordan Running back Florida 5 112 Bill Delaney Tight end American International 5 120 Randy Matson Defensive tackle Texas A&M no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/1967_draft.htm 1967 Atlanta Falcons draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com October 24, 2014 Personnel Staff / Coaches 1967 Atlanta Falcons President – Rankin M. Smith Sr. Assistant to the president – Bud Erickson Vice president and general manager – Frank E. Wall Head coach – Norb Hecker Offensive backfield – Bill Crutchfield Receivers – Lew Carpenter Offensive line – Brad Ecklund Assistant offensive line – Bob Fry Chief defensive – Hal Herring Defensive backfield – John Symank Roster 1967 Atlanta Falcons 11 Randy Johnson quarterback 14 Terry Nofsinger 12 Steve Sloan 34 Junior Coffey 37 Perry Lee Dunn 33 Jim Mankins 21 Tom Moore running back 23 Ron Rector 80 Gary Barnes  8 Tommy McDonald American football 44 Jerry Simmons wide receiver 40 Ron Smith defensive back 85 Billy Martin tight end 28 Ray Ogden 64 Tom Harmon y no G 65 Jake Kupp G 73 Errol Linden T 56 Frank Marchlewski C 61 Bill Sandeman T 66 Jim Simon American football G 72 Don Talbert T 63 Jim Wilson no G 75 Bob Hughes DT 70 Jim Norton defensive lineman DE 68 Bobby Richards DE 74 Karl Rubke DT 77 Chuck Sieminski DT 71 Joe Szczecko DT 88 Sam Williams defensive lineman DE 81 Bo Wood y DE 51 Andy Bowling y 55 Ralph Heck 60 Tommy Nobis 52 Marion Rushing OLB 54 Bob Sanders no 22 Lee Calland CB 25 Mike Fitzgerald American football CB 24 Floyd Hudlow SS 27 Nick Rassas FS 36 Ken Reaves CB 43 Jerry Richardson defensive back SS 20 Bob Riggle FS 26 Billy Lothridge P  7 Wade Traynham K 57 Dick Absher y LB 38 Tom Bryan y no RB 18 Corey Colehour y QB 58 George Patton y no DE 42 Gene Snipes y no WR 86 David Ray WR American football -- Leo Carroll American football y DE IR 75 Ed Cook American football G IR 67 Dan Grimm G IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 17 at Baltimore Colts L 31–38 0–1 Memorial Stadium 56,715 2 September 24 at San Francisco 49ers L 7–38 0–2 Kezar Stadium 30,207 3 October 1 at Green Bay Packers L 0–23 0–3 Milwaukee County Stadium 49,467 4 October 8 Philadelphia Eagles L 7–38 0–4 Atlanta Stadium 53,868 5 October 15 Washington Redskins T 20–20 0–4–1 Atlanta Stadium 56,538 6 October 22 at Detroit Lions L 3–24 0–5–1 Tiger Stadium 50,601 7 October 29 Minnesota Vikings W 21–20 1–5–1 Atlanta Stadium 52,859 8 November 5 at Dallas Cowboys L 7–37 1–6–1 Cotton Bowl 54,751 9 November 12 Baltimore Colts L 7–49 1–7–1 Atlanta Stadium 58,850 10 November 19 Los Angeles Rams L 3–31 1–8–1 Atlanta Stadium 56,871 11 November 26 at New Orleans Saints L 24–27 1–9–1 Tulane Stadium 83,437 12 December 3 at Los Angeles Rams L 3–20 1–10–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 46,395 13 December 10 San Francisco 49ers L 28–34 1–11–1 Atlanta Stadium 51,798 14 December 17 Chicago Bears L 14–23 1–12–1 Atlanta Stadium 54,107 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 14 Bears 7 10 3 3 Falcons 7 0 0 7 December 17 Atlanta Stadium Standings References External links 1967 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com Atlanta Falcons Category:Atlanta Falcons seasons Atlanta