1969 New Orleans Saints season

NFL team season

1969 New Orleans Saints season

Owner| John W. Mecom, Jr.
General manager| Vic Schwenk
Head coach| Tom Fears
Home field| Tulane Stadium
Results
Record| 5–9
Division place| 3rd Capitol
Playoff finish| Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers| RB Andy Livingston
FB Tony Baker
G Jake Kupp
K Tom Dempsey

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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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

## Offseason

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### NFL draft

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Main article: 1969 NFL draft

1969 New Orleans Saints draft

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | College  | Notes
1  | 17  | John Shinners | Guard | Xavier |
Made roster

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## Personnel

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### Staff

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1969 New Orleans Saints staff |

Front office

* President – John W. Mecom, Jr.
* General manager – Vic Schwenk

Head coaches

* Head coach – Tom Fears

Offensive coaches

* Offensive Backfield – Don Heinrich
* Receivers – Billy Ray Barnes
* Offensive Line – Brad Ecklund

|  |  | Defensive coaches

* Chief Defensive – Jack Faulkner
* Defensive Line – Ed Khayat
* Linebackers – Jerry Smith
* Defensive Backfield – Ed Biles

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### Roster

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1969 New Orleans Saints roster

| Quarterbacks

* 17 Billy Kilmer
* 14 Edd Hargett
* 11 Jim Ninowski

Running backs

* 38 Tony Baker
* 32 Tom Barrington
* 48 Andy Livingston
* 34 Tony Lorick FB
* 28 Don Shy

Wide receivers

* 46 Danny Abramowicz
* 25 Al Dodd
* 85 Ray Poage

Tight ends

* 84 Jim Hester
* 83 Dave Parks

|  | Offensive linemen

* 63 Norman Davis G
* 50 Jake Kupp G
* 70 Errol Linden T
* 67 John Shinners G
* 73 Jerry Sturm C
* 72 Don Talbert T
* 61 Del Williams G

Defensive linemen

* 81 Doug Atkins DE
* 86 Daniel Colchico DE
* 89 Dave Long DE
* 87 Richard Neal DE
* 75 Mike Rengel DT
* 76 Dave Rowe DT
* 74 Mike Tilleman DT

|  | Linebackers

* 53 Dick Absher
* 82 Johnny Brewer
* 66 Bill Cody
* 35 Ted Davis
* 57 Mike Morgan
* 51 Bill Saul

Defensive backs

* 29 Gene Howard CB
* 24 Elijah Nevett CB
* 33 Steve Preece S
* 27 Bobby Thompson S
* 21 Carl Ward
* 23 Dave Whitsell S

Special teams

* 44 Ollie Cordill P
* 19 Tom Dempsey K

|  | Reserve lists

Practice squad

Rookies in italics

## Schedule

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Venue  | Attendance

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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

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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK
Dallas Cowboys | 11  | 2  | 1  | .846  | 6–0  | 9–1  | 369  | 223  | W3
Washington Redskins | 7  | 5  | 2  | .583  | 3–2–1  | 6–3–1  | 307  | 319  | L1
New Orleans Saints | 5  | 9  | 0  | .357  | 1–5  | 4–6  | 311  | 393  | W1
Philadelphia Eagles | 4  | 9  | 1  | .308  | 1–4–1  | 4–5–1  | 279  | 377  | L4

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

## Season summary

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### Week 10

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See also: 1969 San Francisco 49ers season

Week Ten: San Francisco 49ers (2–6–1) at New Orleans Saints (2–7)

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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49ers | 7 | 14 | 7| 10| 38
Saints | 0 | 7 | 21| 15| 43

at Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana

* Date: November 23, 1969
* Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 71,448
* Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

First quarter

* SF – Ken Willard 1-yard run (Momcilo Gavric kick). 49ers 7–0. Drive:

Second quarter

* SF – Dick Witcher 8-yard pass from Doug Cunningham (Momcilo Gavric kick). 49ers 14–0. Drive:
* SF – Ken Willard 1-yard run (Momcilo Gavric kick). 49ers 21–0. Drive:
* NO – Ray Poage 22-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Tom Dempsey kick). 49ers 21–7. Drive:

Third quarter

* NO – Andy Livingston 12-yard run (Tom Dempsey kick). 49ers 21–14. Drive:
* NO – Danny Abramowicz 49-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Tom Dempsey kick). Tie 21–21. Drive:
* NO – Danny Abramowicz 13-yard pass from Andy Livingston (Tom Dempsey kick). Saints 28–21. Drive:
* SF – Jimmy Thomas 45-yard pass from John Brodie (Momcilo Gavric kick). Tie 28–28. Drive:

Fourth quarter

* NO – Safety, center snap out of end zone. Saints 30–28.
* NO – Tom Dempsey 17-yard field goal. Saints 33–28. Drive:
* SF – Jimmy Thomas 18-yard pass from John Brodie (Momcilo Gavric kick). 49ers 35–33. Drive:
* NO – Tom Dempsey 43-yard field goal. Saints 36–35. Drive:
* SF – Momcilo Gavric 23-yard field goal. 49ers 38–36. Drive:
* NO – Ernie Wheelwright 3-yard run (Tom Dempsey kick). Saints 43–38. Drive:

Top passers

* SF – John Brodie – 15/24, 290 yards, 2 TD, INT
* NO – Billy Kilmer – 13/24, 235 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

* SF – Doug Cunningham – 14 rushes, 84 yards
* NO – Andy Livingston – 14 rushes, 83 yards, TD

Top receivers

* SF – Jimmy Thomas – 3 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD
* NO – Danny Abramowicz – 5 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD

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NFL Films selected this matchup as the Game of the Week.

## References

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1. ^ 1969 New Orleans Saints
2. ^ Numbelievable!, p.19, Michael X. Ferraro and John Venziano, Triumph Books, 2007, Chicago, Illinois, ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0
3. ^ Cold Hard Football Facts: Ryan Kalil ad: Carolina D not up to the task, third to only the 1981 Colts and 1975 Jets
4. ^ "1969 New Orleans Saints draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
5. ^ "All-Time Roster". NewOrleansSaints.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.

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