The 1969 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's fourth year in the National Football League (NFL). The team improved on their previous season's output of 2–12, winning six games.1969 Atlanta Falcons The Falcons had yet to reach the postseason, and would not until 1978. The Falcons rookie squad would play a preseason game against the minor league Alabama Hawks.
Offseason
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1969 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeChuck LauckLinebackerNotre Dame
Personnel
Staff / Coaches
Roster
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 21 San Francisco 49ers W 24–12 1–0 Atlanta Stadium 45,940 2 September 28 at Los Angeles Rams L 7–17 1–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 58,031 3 October 5 Baltimore Colts L 14–21 1–2 Grant Field 57,806 4 October 12 Dallas Cowboys L 17–24 1–3 Atlanta Stadium 54,833 5 October 19 at San Francisco 49ers W 21–7 2–3 Kezar Stadium 28,684 6 October 26 at Green Bay Packers L 10–28 2–4 Lambeau Field 50,861 7 November 2 Los Angeles Rams L 6–38 2–5 Atlanta Stadium 58,850 8 November 9 at Detroit Lions L 21–27 2–6 Tiger Stadium 53,242 9 November 16 Chicago Bears W 48–31 3–6 Atlanta Stadium 53,722 10 November 23 at Washington Redskins L 20–27 3–7 RFK Stadium 50,345 11 November 30 at Baltimore Colts L 6–13 3–8 Memorial Stadium 60,238 12 December 7 New Orleans Saints W 45–17 4–8 Atlanta Stadium 51,021 13 December 14 at Philadelphia Eagles W 27–3 5–8 Franklin Field 60,658 14 December 21 Minnesota Vikings W 10–3 6–8 Atlanta Stadium 52,872 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Atlanta Stadium was in use for the Atlanta Braves' NLCS game against the New York Mets, hence the Falcons moved their game to nearby Grant Field. As of 2023, this remains the only NFL game at Grant Field.
Standings
References
External links 1969 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1969 Atlanta Falcons at jt-sw.com