The 1964 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 15th season in the National Football League, their 19th overall, and the second under head coach Jack Christiansen. They improved on their 2–12 record from 1963, with a 4-10 record. However, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 7th consecutive season.
After the 1963 season, the 49ers switched their secondary color from silver to gold. They had used gold in the 1947, 1957 and 1958 seasons, but they switched, as it turned out, permanently to red and gold in this season.
Offseason
NFL draft The 49ers held the first pick in the draft and selected Dave Parks from Texas Tech. With their third pick, they selected linebacker Dave Wilcox, who would be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000.
1964 San Francisco 49ers draft Round Selection Player Position College Note 1 1 Dave Parks WR Texas Tech 2 15 George Mira QB Miami (FL) 3 29 Dave Wilcox LB Oregon 4 43 Jim Wilson G Georgia 5 57 Rudy Johnson Back Nebraska 6 71 Gary Lewis Back Arizona State 7 85 Hagood Clarke Back Florida 8 99 Bob Daugherty Back Tulsa 8 102 Bob Poole End Clemson 9 113 Howard Mudd G Hillsdale 10 127 Fred Polser T East Texas State 11 141 Dennis Almquist G Idaho 12 155 Jim Long Back Fresno State 13 169 Bob Brown T Arkansas A&M 14 183 Ed Beard T Tennessee 15 197 Jim Griffin End Grambling 16 211 Cornell Gordon Back North Carolina A&T 17 225 Ken Brusven T Oregon State 18 239 Jerry Cole End Southwest Texas State 19 253 Larry Rawson Back Auburn 20 267 Gene Baker G Whitworth
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 August 9 Cleveland Browns W 26–7 1–0 Kezar Stadium 2 August 15 vs. Dallas Cowboys L 23–34 1–1 Multnomah Stadium 3 August 22 vs. Minnesota Vikings L 21–24 1–2 Ute Stadium 4 August 29 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–16 1–3 Rosenblatt Stadium 5 September 5 at Los Angeles Rams L 17–21 1–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Regular season Six games into his rookie season, Dave Parks set a franchise record for longest reception with an 83-yard catch, followed by the team's second longest reception, an 80-yarder, a week later. Both records stood for 13 years.
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 13 Detroit Lions L 17–26 0–1 Kezar Stadium Recap 2 September 20 at Philadelphia Eagles W 28–24 1–1 Franklin Field Recap 3 September 27 St. Louis Cardinals L 13–23 1–2 Kezar Stadium Recap 4 October 4 Chicago Bears W 31–21 2–2 Kezar Stadium Recap 5 October 11 at Green Bay Packers L 14–24 2–3 Milwaukee County Stadium Recap 6 October 18 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–42 2–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap 7 October 25 Minnesota Vikings L 22–27 2–5 Kezar Stadium Recap 8 November 1 at Baltimore Colts L 7–37 2–6 Memorial Stadium Recap 9 November 8 at Minnesota Vikings L 7–24 2–7 Metropolitan Stadium Recap 10 November 15 Green Bay Packers W 24–14 3–7 Kezar Stadium Recap 11 November 22 at Chicago Bears L 21–23 3–8 Wrigley Field Recap 12 November 29 Baltimore Colts L 3–14 3–9 Kezar Stadium Recap 13 December 6 Los Angeles Rams W 28–7 4–9 Kezar Stadium Recap 14 December 13 at Detroit Lions L 7–24 4–10 Tiger Stadium Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Personnel
Staff / Coaches
Roster
References
External links 1964 49ers on Pro Football Reference