# 1969 San Francisco 49ers season

The 1969 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 20th season in the National Football League, their 24th overall, and their second under head coach Dick Nolan.

## Offseason
### NFL Draft

1969 San Francisco 49ers Draft :
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 7 | Ted Kwalick | TE | Penn State | |
| 1 | 16 | Gene Washington | WR | Stanford | |

## Preseason
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | August 10 | vs. Cleveland Browns | L 19–24 | 0–1 | Husky Stadium | 32,219 |
| 2 | August 17 | Dallas Cowboys | L 17–20 | 0–2 | Kezar Stadium | 33,894 |
| 3 | August 23 | at Denver Broncos | L 15–19 | 0–3 | Mile High Stadium | 33,161 |
| 4 | August 31 | at Oakland Raiders | L 28–42 | 0–4 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53,122 |
| 5 | September 7 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 10–21 | 0–5 | Kezar Stadium | 27,506 |
| 6 | September 13 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 28–31 | 0–6 | Anaheim Stadium | 39,179 |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | September 21 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 12–24 | 0–1 | Atlanta Stadium | 45,490 |
| 2 | September 28 | at Green Bay Packers | L 7–14 | 0–2 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 48,184 |
| 3 | October 5 | Washington Redskins | T 17–17 | 0–2–1 | Kezar Stadium | 35,184 |
| 4 | October 12 | Los Angeles Rams | L 21–27 | 0–3–1 | Kezar Stadium | 45,995 |
| 5 | October 19 | Atlanta Falcons | L 7–21 | 0–4–1 | Kezar Stadium | 28,684 |
| 6 | October 26 | at Baltimore Colts | W 24–21 | 1–4–1 | Memorial Stadium | 60,238 |
| 7 | November 2 | Detroit Lions | L 14–26 | 1–5–1 | Kezar Stadium | 35,100 |
| 8 | November 9 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 30–41 | 1–6–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 73,795 |
| 9 | November 16 | Baltimore Colts | W 20–17 | 2–6–1 | Kezar Stadium | 38,472 |
| 10 | November 23 | at New Orleans Saints | L 38–43 | 2–7–1 | Tulane Stadium | 71,448 |
| 11 | November 27 | at Dallas Cowboys | T 24–24 | 2–7–2 | Cotton Bowl | 62,348 |
| 12 | December 6 | Chicago Bears | W 42–21 | 3–7–2 | Kezar Stadium | 32,826 |
| 13 | December 14 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 7–10 | 3–8–2 | Metropolitan Stadium | 43,028 |
| 14 | December 21 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 14–13 | 4–8–2 | Kezar Stadium | 25,391 |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||

## Standings

NFL Coastal :
| viewtalkedit | 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.

### Game summaries
#### Week 6: at Baltimore Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 49ers | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Colts | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
* Date: October 26, 1969
* Game weather: 48 °F or 8.9 °C, relative humidity 49%, wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h; 4.3 kn)
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
SF — Tommy Davis 18-yard field goal. 49ers 3–0
BAL — Tom Matte 11-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Lou Michaels kick). Colts 7–3
SF — Ken Willard 5-yard rush (Tommy Davis kick). 49ers 10–7
Third quarter
SF — Dick Witcher 18-yard pass from Steve Spurrier (Tommy Davis kick). 49ers 17–7
SF — John Woitt 57-yard interception return (Tommy Davis kick). 49ers 24–7
BAL — Jimmy Orr 6 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Lou Michaels kick). 49ers 24–14
Fourth quarter
BAL — Tom Matte 1 yard rush (Lou Michaels kick). 49ers 24–21
Top passers
SF — Steve Spurrier – 18/30, 205 yards, TD, INT
BAL — Johnny Unitas – 19/37, 300 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
SF — Doug Cunningham – 13 rushes, 51 yards
BAL — Tom Matte – 17 rushes, 81 yards, TD
Top receivers
SF — Dick Witcher – 3 receptions, 54 yards, TD
BAL — Jimmy Orr – 8 receptions, 146 yards, TD :
This would be the last time the 49ers would visit the Colts until 1989 — by when Robert Irsay had moved the franchise to Indianapolis — and the last time the 49ers would play in Baltimore until meeting the Ravens in 2003.

#### Week 10: at New Orleans Saints

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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 or 16.7 °C, relative humidity 75%, wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
* Game attendance: 71,448
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 :
NFL Films selected this matchup as the Game of the Week.