1969 Baltimore Colts season

The 1969 Baltimore Colts season was the 17th season for the team in the National Football League. The Colts finished the National Football League's 1969 season with a record of 8 wins, 5 losses and 1 tie. Led by seventh-year head coach Don Shula, Baltimore finished second in the Western Conference's Coastal division, well behind the Los Angeles Rams (11–3).

1969 Baltimore Colts season
Head coachDon Shula
OwnerCarroll Rosenbloom
Home fieldMemorial Stadium
Results
Record8–5–1
Division place2nd Coastal
Playoff finishdid not qualify

Many attributed the disappointing season to the hangover of losing to the heavy-underdog New York Jets in Super Bowl III in January 1969. It is one of the first instances of a Super Bowl hangover – in which the team that played in a Super Bowl the previous season, underperforms the next season.

Two months after the season, Shula departed in February 1970 for the Miami Dolphins,[1][2]

NFL/AFL Draft
= Hall of Famer
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
125Eddie HintonFlankerOklahoma
233Ted HendricksLinebackerMiami (FL)
377Dennis NelsonTackleIllinois Normal
49Jacky StewartRunning backTexas Tech
525King DunlapDefensive tackleTennessee State
624Bill FortierTackleLSU
77Gary FlemingDefensive endSamford (Ala)
725Roland MossRunning backToledo
825Sam HavrilakQuarterbackBucknell
92George WrightDefensive tackleSam Houston State
924Larry GoodQuarterbackGeorgia Tech
1025Marion GriffinTight endPurdue
1125Ken DelaneyTackleAkron
1224Butch RileyLinebackerTexas A&I
1326Carl MauckLinebackerSouthern Illinois
1425Dave BarteltLinebackerColorado
1525George ThompsonDefensive backMarquette
1625James McMillanRunning backThe Citadel
1725Joe CowanWide receiverJohns Hopkins

Personnel

Staff/Coaches
1969 Baltimore Colts staff
Front Office

Coaching Staff

Offensive Coaches

 Defensive Coaches

Roster
1969 Baltimore Colts roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule
Main article: 1969 NFL season
Week Date Opponent Result Record Game Site Attendance
1 September 21 Los Angeles Rams L 20–27 0–1 Memorial Stadium
56,864
2 September 28 at Minnesota Vikings L 14–52 0–2 Metropolitan Stadium
47,644
3 October 5 at Atlanta Falcons W 21–14 1–2 Grant Field
57,806
4 October 13 Philadelphia Eagles W 24–20 2–2 Memorial Stadium
56,864
5 October 19 at New Orleans Saints W 30–10 3–2 Tulane Stadium
80,636
6 October 26 San Francisco 49ers L 21–24 3–3 Memorial Stadium
60,238
7 November 2 Washington Redskins W 41–17 4–3 Memorial Stadium
60,238
8 November 9 Green Bay Packers W 14–6 5–3 Memorial Stadium
60,238
9 November 16 at San Francisco 49ers L 17–20 5–4 Kezar Stadium
38,472
10 November 23 at Chicago Bears W 24–21 6–4 Wrigley Field
45,455
11 November 30 Atlanta Falcons W 13–6 7–4 Memorial Stadium
60,238
12 December 7 Detroit Lions T 17–17 7–4–1 Memorial Stadium
60,238
13 December 13 at Dallas Cowboys L 10–27 7–5–1 Cotton Bowl
63,191
14 December 21 at Los Angeles Rams W 13–7 8–5–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
73,326
  • Monday night (October 13), Saturday (December 13)

Standings
NFL Coastal
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Los Angeles Rams 11 3 0 .786 5–1 7–3 320 243 L3
Baltimore Colts 8 5 1 .615 3–3 5–4–1 279 268 W1
Atlanta Falcons 6 8 0 .429 2–4 4–6 276 268 W3
San Francisco 49ers 4 8 2 .333 2–4 3–7 277 319 W1

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

See also

References
  1. "Shula replaces Miami's Wilson". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. February 19, 1970. p. 1, part 2.
  2. "Dollar signs convince Shula to jump to Miami Dolphins". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 19, 1970. p. 4D.
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