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 | |
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| Owner | Carroll Rosenbloom |
| Head coach | Don Shula |
| Home field | Memorial Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–5–1 |
| Division place | 2nd Coastal |
| Playoff finish | Did 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
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| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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| 1 | 25 | Eddie Hinton | Flanker | Oklahoma |
| 2 | 33 | Ted Hendricks | Linebacker | Miami (FL) |
| 3 | 77 | Dennis Nelson | Tackle | Illinois Normal |
| 4 | 9 | Jacky Stewart | Running back | Texas Tech |
| 5 | 25 | King Dunlap | Defensive tackle | Tennessee State |
| 6 | 24 | Bill Fortier | Tackle | LSU |
| 7 | 7 | Gary Fleming | Defensive end | Samford (Ala) |
| 7 | 25 | Roland Moss | Running back | Toledo |
| 8 | 25 | Sam Havrilak | Quarterback | Bucknell |
| 9 | 2 | George Wright | Defensive tackle | Sam Houston State |
| 9 | 24 | Larry Good | Quarterback | Georgia Tech |
| 10 | 25 | Marion Griffin | Tight end | Purdue |
| 11 | 25 | Ken Delaney | Tackle | Akron |
| 12 | 24 | Butch Riley | Linebacker | Texas A&I |
| 13 | 26 | Carl Mauck | Linebacker | Southern Illinois |
| 14 | 25 | Dave Bartelt | Linebacker | Colorado |
| 15 | 25 | George Thompson | Defensive back | Marquette |
| 16 | 25 | James McMillan | Running back | The Citadel |
| 17 | 25 | Joe Cowan | Wide receiver | Johns Hopkins |
Personnel
Staff/Coaches
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Front Office
Coaching Staff
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
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Roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Practice squad
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Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 21 | Los Angeles Rams | L 20–27 | 0–1 | Memorial Stadium | 56,864 | Recap |
| 2 | September 28 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 14–52 | 0–2 | Metropolitan Stadium | 47,644 | Recap |
| 3 | October 5 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 21–14 | 1–2 | Grant Field | 57,806 | Recap |
| 4 | October 13 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 24–20 | 2–2 | Memorial Stadium | 56,864 | Recap |
| 5 | October 19 | at New Orleans Saints | W 30–10 | 3–2 | Tulane Stadium | 80,636 | Recap |
| 6 | October 26 | San Francisco 49ers | L 21–24 | 3–3 | Memorial Stadium | 60,238 | Recap |
| 7 | November 2 | Washington Redskins | W 41–17 | 4–3 | Memorial Stadium | 60,238 | Recap |
| 8 | November 9 | Green Bay Packers | W 14–6 | 5–3 | Memorial Stadium | 60,238 | Recap |
| 9 | November 16 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 17–20 | 5–4 | Kezar Stadium | 38,472 | Recap |
| 10 | November 23 | at Chicago Bears | W 24–21 | 6–4 | Wrigley Field | 45,455 | Recap |
| 11 | November 30 | Atlanta Falcons | W 13–6 | 7–4 | Memorial Stadium | 60,238 | Recap |
| 12 | December 7 | Detroit Lions | T 17–17 | 7–4–1 | Memorial Stadium | 60,238 | Recap |
| 13 | December 13 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 10–27 | 7–5–1 | Cotton Bowl | 63,191 | Recap |
| 14 | December 21 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 13–7 | 8–5–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 73,326 | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Week 1 vs Rams
Week One: Los Angeles Rams (0–0) at Baltimore Colts (0–0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rams | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| Colts | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: September 21
- Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C)
- Game attendance: 56,864
- Box Score
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Standings
| NFL Coastal | |||||||||
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| 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.
References
- "Shula replaces Miami's Wilson". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. February 19, 1970. p. 1, part 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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