The 1969 New Orleans Saints season was the team's third as a member of the National Football League. They improved on their previous season's output of 4–9–1, winning five games.1969 New Orleans Saints The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season. Tom Dempsey led the team in scoring 99 points and was named to the Pro Bowl.Numbelievable!, p.19, Michael X. Ferraro and John Venziano, Triumph Books, 2007, Chicago, Illinois,
The 1969 Saints surrendered 7.90 yards per-pass-attempt (including quarterback sacks), an NFL record at the time for the Super Bowl Era, and third all-time as of 2012., third to only the 1981 Colts and 1975 Jets
Offseason
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1969 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeJohn ErdhausQuarterbackLos Angeles State
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 21 Washington Redskins L 20–26 0–1 Tulane Stadium 73,147 2 September 28 Dallas Cowboys L 17–21 0–2 Tulane Stadium 79,567 3 October 5 at Los Angeles Rams L 17–36 0–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 54,879 4 October 12 Cleveland Browns L 17–27 0–4 Tulane Stadium 71,274 5 October 19 Baltimore Colts L 10–30 0–5 Tulane Stadium 80,636 6 October 26 at Philadelphia Eagles L 10–13 0–6 Franklin Field 60,658 7 November 2 at St. Louis Cardinals W 51–42 1–6 Busch Memorial Stadium 46,718 8 November 9 at Dallas Cowboys L 17–33 1–7 Cotton Bowl 68,282 9 November 16 at New York Giants W 25–24 2–7 Yankee Stadium 62,927 10 November 23 San Francisco 49ers W 43–38 3–7 Tulane Stadium 71,448 11 November 30 Philadelphia Eagles W 26–17 4–7 Tulane Stadium 72,805 12 December 7 at Atlanta Falcons L 17–45 4–8 Atlanta Stadium 57,021 13 December 14 at Washington Redskins L 14–17 4–9 RFK Stadium 50,354 14 December 21 Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–24 5–9 Tulane Stadium 72,256 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Season summary
Week 10
NFL Films selected this matchup as the Game of the Week.
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