1966 San Francisco 49ers season

The 1966 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 17th season in the National Football League and their 21st overall.

1966 San Francisco 49ers season
OwnerJosephine Morabito
Jane Morabito
Head coachJack Christiansen
Home fieldKezar Stadium
Results
Record6–6–2
Division place4th NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Offseason

NFL Draft
1966 San Francisco 49ers Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNote
1 11 Stan Hindman DE Ole Miss
8 119 Dick Witcher WR UCLA

Roster
1966 San Francisco 49ers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

  • 36 Tommy Davis K
 Reserve lists

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Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 September 11 Minnesota Vikings T 20–20 0–0–1
29,312
2 September 18 Bye
3 September 25 at Baltimore Colts L 36–14 0–1–1
56,715
4 September 30 at Los Angeles Rams L 34–3 0–2–1
45,642
5 October 9 Green Bay Packers W 21–20 1–2–1
39,290
6 October 16 at Atlanta Falcons W 44–7 2–2–1
54,788
7 October 23 Detroit Lions W 27–24 3–2–1
36,745
8 October 30 at Minnesota Vikings L 28–3 3–3–1
45,007
9 November 6 Los Angeles Rams W 21–13 4–3–1
35,372
10 November 13 at Chicago Bears T 30–30 4–3–2
47,079
11 November 20 Philadelphia Eagles L 35–34 4–4–2
31,993
12 November 24 at Detroit Lions W 41–14 5–4–2
53,189
13 December 4 at Green Bay Packers L 20–7 5–5–2
48,725
14 December 11 Chicago Bears W 41–14 6–5–2
37,170
15 December 18 Baltimore Colts L 30–14 6–6–2
40,005
  • A bye week was necessary in 1966, as the league expanded to an odd-number (15) of teams (Atlanta); one team was idle each week.

Week 1


1 234Total
Vikings 0 7103 20
49ers 6 1400 20

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Standings
NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 12 2 0 .857 10–2 335 163 W5
Baltimore Colts 9 5 0 .643 7–5 314 226 W1
Los Angeles Rams 8 6 0 .571 6–6 289 212 L1
San Francisco 49ers 6 6 2 .500 5–5–2 320 325 L1
Chicago Bears 5 7 2 .417 4–6–2 234 272 W1
Detroit Lions 4 9 1 .308 3–8–1 206 317 L3
Minnesota Vikings 4 9 1 .308 4–7–1 292 304 L1

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

References
  1. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-15.
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