# 1964 San Francisco 49ers season

The 1964 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 15th season in the National Football League, their 19th overall, and the second under head coach Jack Christiansen. They improved on their 2–12 record from 1963, with a 4-10 record. However, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 7th consecutive season.

## Offseason
### NFL Draft

The 49ers held the first pick in the draft and selected Dave Parks from Texas Tech. With their third pick, they selected linebacker Dave Wilcox, who would be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000.
1964 San Francisco 49ers Draft :
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 1 | Dave Parks | WR | Texas Tech |
| 2 | 15 | George Mira | QB | Miami (FL) |
| 3 | 29 | Dave Wilcox | LB | Oregon |
| 4 | 43 | Jim Wilson | G | Georgia |
| 5 | 57 | Rudy Johnson | Back | Nebraska |
| 6 | 71 | Gary Lewis | Back | Arizona State |
| 7 | 85 | Hagood Clarke | Back | Florida |
| 8 | 99 | Bob Daugherty | Back | Tulsa |
| 8 | 102 | Bob Poole | End | Clemson |
| 9 | 113 | Howard Mudd | G | Hillsdale |
| 10 | 127 | Fred Polser | T | East Texas State |
| 11 | 141 | Dennis Almquist | G | Idaho |
| 12 | 155 | Jim Long | Back | Fresno State |
| 13 | 169 | Bob Brown | T | Arkansas A&M |
| 14 | 183 | Ed Beard | T | Tennessee |
| 15 | 197 | Jim Griffin | End | Grambling |
| 16 | 211 | Cornell Gordon | Back | North Carolina A&T |
| 17 | 225 | Ken Brusven | T | Oregon State |
| 18 | 239 | Jerry Cole | End | Southwest Texas State |
| 19 | 253 | Larry Rawson | Back | Auburn |
| 20 | 267 | Gene Baker | G | Whitworth |

## Regular season

Six games into his rookie season, Dave Parks set a franchise record for longest reception with an 83-yard catch, followed by the team's second longest reception, an 80-yarder, a week later. Both records stood for 13 years.

### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | September 13 | Detroit Lions | L 17–26 | 0–1 | Kezar Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | September 20 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 28–24 | 1–1 | Franklin Field | Recap |
| 3 | September 27 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 13–23 | 1–2 | Kezar Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | October 4 | Chicago Bears | W 31–21 | 2–2 | Kezar Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | October 11 | at Green Bay Packers | L 14–24 | 2–3 | Milwaukee County Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | October 18 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 14–42 | 2–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
| 7 | October 25 | Minnesota Vikings | L 22–27 | 2–5 | Kezar Stadium | Recap |
| 8 | November 1 | at Baltimore Colts | L 7–37 | 2–6 | Memorial Stadium | Recap |
| 9 | November 8 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 7–24 | 2–7 | Metropolitan Stadium | Recap |
| 10 | November 15 | Green Bay Packers | W 24–14 | 3–7 | Kezar Stadium | Recap |
| 11 | November 22 | at Chicago Bears | L 21–23 | 3–8 | Wrigley Field | Recap |
| 12 | November 29 | Baltimore Colts | L 3–14 | 3–9 | Kezar Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | December 6 | Los Angeles Rams | W 28–7 | 4–9 | Kezar Stadium | Recap |
| 14 | December 13 | at Detroit Lions | L 7–24 | 4–10 | Tiger Stadium | Recap |
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. |||||||

## Standings

NFL Western Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Baltimore Colts | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 10–2 | 428 | 225 | W1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 6–5–1 | 342 | 245 | T1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 6–5–1 | 355 | 296 | W3 |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 5 | 2 | .583 | 6–4–2 | 280 | 260 | W2 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 7 | 2 | .417 | 3–7–2 | 283 | 339 | T1 |
| Chicago Bears | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 5–7 | 260 | 379 | L2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 3–9 | 236 | 330 | L1 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
* ↑ Green Bay was awarded the Playoff Bowl berth from the Western Conference by outscoring Minnesota 65–37 in their two meetings.