1967 Atlanta Falcons season
1967 Atlanta Falcons season | |
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Head coach | Norb Hecker |
General manager | Frank E. Wall |
Owner | Rankin M. Smith Sr. |
Home field | Atlanta Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 1–12–1 |
Division place | 4th Coastal |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | LB Tommy Nobis |
The 1967 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's second year in the National Football League (NFL). The team slipped from 3–11 in their inaugural season to 1–12–1, and finished in last place in the new four-team Coastal Division of the NFL Western Conference.
The Falcons were shifted from the Eastern Conference to the Western with the addition of the New Orleans Saints for 1967. Atlanta was farther east than five Eastern Conference teams: the Saints, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers and St. Louis Cardinals.
Offseason
NFL Draft
1967 Atlanta Falcons draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 31 | Leo Carroll | Defensive end | San Diego State | |
Made roster |
Personnel
Roster
1967 Atlanta Falcons final roster | |||||||||
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Quarterbacks
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Offensive linemen
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Linebackers
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Reserve lists
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Staff
1967 Atlanta Falcons staff | ||||||
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
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Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 17, 1967 | at Baltimore Colts | L 31-38 | |
2 | September 24, 1967 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 7-38 | |
3 | October 1, 1967 | at Green Bay Packers | L 0-23 | |
4 | October 8, 1967 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 7-38 | |
5 | October 15, 1967 | Washington Redskins | T 20–20 | |
6 | October 22, 1967 | at Detroit Lions | L 3-24 | |
7 | October 29, 1967 | Minnesota Vikings | W 21–20 | |
8 | November 5, 1967 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 7-37 | |
9 | November 12, 1967 | Baltimore Colts | L 7-49 | |
10 | November 19, 1967 | Los Angeles Rams | L 3-31 | |
11 | November 26, 1967 | at New Orleans Saints | L 24-27 | |
12 | December 3, 1967 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 3-20 | |
13 | December 10, 1967 | San Francisco 49ers | L 28-34 | |
14 | December 17, 1967 | Chicago Bears | L 14-23 |
Game summaries
Week 14
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Standings
NFL Coastal | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 1 | 2 | .917 | 4–1–1 | 8–1–1 | 398 | 196 | W8 |
Baltimore Colts | 11 | 1 | 2 | .917 | 4–1–1 | 7–1–2 | 394 | 198 | L1 |
San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 4–6 | 273 | 337 | W2 |
Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 12 | 1 | .077 | 0–6 | 1–9 | 175 | 422 | L7 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
- ↑ "1967 Atlanta Falcons draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 24, 2014.