1967 Atlanta Falcons season

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

**1967 Atlanta Falcons staff**

	Front office President – Rankin M. Smith Sr. Assistant to the President – Bud Erickson Vice President and General Manager – Frank E. Wall Head coaches Head Coach – Norb Hecker Offensive coaches Offensive Backfield – Bill Crutchfield Receivers – Lew Carpenter Offensive Line – Brad Ecklund Assistant Offensive Line – Bob Fry			Defensive coaches Chief Defensive – Hal Herring Defensive Backfield – John Symank

**1967 Atlanta Falcons final roster**

	Quarterbacks 11 Randy Johnson 14 Terry Nofsinger Running backs 34 Junior Coffey 37 Perry Lee Dunn Wide receivers 8 Tommy McDonald F Tight ends 85 Bill Martin		Offensive linemen 65 Lou Kirouac G 67 Dan Grimm G 73 Errol Linden T 56 Frank Marchlewski C 61 Bill Sandeman T 66 Jim Simon G Defensive linemen 81 Bo Wood DE		Linebackers 55 Ralph Heck 60 Tommy Nobis Defensive backs 22 Lee Calland CB 24 Floyd Hudlow 27 Nick Rassas S 36 Ken Reaves CB 20 Bob Riggle S 40 Ron Smith CB Special teams 26 Billy Lothridge P		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics active, inactive, practice squad

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 17, 1967	at Baltimore Colts	L 31-38	56,715
2	September 24, 1967	at San Francisco 49ers	L 7-38	30,207
3	October 1, 1967	at Green Bay Packers	L 0-23	49,467
4	October 8, 1967	Philadelphia Eagles	L 7-38	53,868
5	October 15, 1967	Washington Redskins	T 20–20	56,538
6	October 22, 1967	at Detroit Lions	L 3-24	50,601
7	October 29, 1967	Minnesota Vikings	W 21–20	52,859
8	November 5, 1967	at Dallas Cowboys	L 7-37	54,751
9	November 12, 1967	Baltimore Colts	L 7-49	58,850
10	November 19, 1967	Los Angeles Rams	L 3-31	56,871
11	November 26, 1967	at New Orleans Saints	L 24-27	83,437
12	December 3, 1967	at Los Angeles Rams	L 3-20	46,395
13	December 10, 1967	San Francisco 49ers	L 28-34	51,798
14	December 17, 1967	Chicago Bears	L 14-23	54,107

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

"1967 Atlanta Falcons draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 24, 2014.

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Atlanta Falcons
Founded in 1966 Based in Atlanta, Georgia Headquartered in Flowery Branch, Georgia
Franchise	Franchise Team history Seasons Players Quarterbacks Head coaches Expansion draft Draft history First-round draft picks
Stadiums	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Georgia Dome Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Culture	Rankin M. Smith Sr. Arthur Blank The Dirty Bird Dance Freddie Falcon Michael Vick dog fighting investigation Cheerleaders "2 Legit 2 Quit"
Lore	Gary Anderson's missed field goal 28–3
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