1967 San Francisco 49ers season

1967 San Francisco 49ers season
Owner	Josephine Morabito Jane Morabito
General manager	Louis Spadia
Head coach	Jack Christiansen
Home field	Kezar Stadium
Results
Record	7–7
Division place	3rd NFL Coastal
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1967 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 18th season in the National Football League, their 22nd overall, and their fifth and final season under head coach Jack Christiansen, who was let go following the end of the season. The 49ers had two first-round picks and drafted Heisman Trophy winner Steve Spurrier with one of those draft picks.

The 49ers attempted to improve on their record from the previous season, and make the playoffs for the first time in 9 years. Despite starting 5-1, the 49ers would win only 2 of their last 8 games, and ultimately ended their season 7-7, missing the playoffs for the 10th straight year.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1967 NFL/AFL Draft

1967 San Francisco 49ers draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	3	Steve Spurrier	Quarterback	Florida
1	11	Cas Banaszek	Tackle	Northwestern	Career began in 1968
2	39	Tom Holzer	Defensive end	Louisville
3	62	Frank Nunley	Linebacker	Michigan
3	65	Bill Tucker	Running back	Tennessee State
4	91	Wayne Trimble	Defensive back	Alabama
6	145	Doug Cunningham	Running back	Ole Miss
7	170	Milt Jackson	Defensive back	Tulsa
8	198	Walter Johnson	Defensive end	Tuskegee
9	223	Bob Briggs	Defensive end	Heidelberg
10	248	Chip Myers *	Wide receiver	Northwestern Oklahoma State
11	276	Ken Carmann	Defensive tackle	Kearney State
12	301	James Hall	Linebacker	Tuskegee
13	325	Rich Gibbs	Defensive back	Iowa
14	354	Dalton Leblanc	Wide receiver	Northeast Louisiana
15	379	Clarence Spencer	Wide receiver	Louisville
16	404	Bart Templeman	Center	Eastern Montana
17	432	Danny Talbott	Quarterback	North Carolina
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff / Coaches

1967 San Francisco 49ers staff

Front office Team Owner(s) - Josephine Morabito & Jane Morabito General manager / Team President – Louis Spadia Personnel Scout - Dick Gallagher Head coaches Head coach - Jack Christiansen Offensive coaches Chief of Offense / Offensive Coordinator - Bill Johnson Offensive Ends – Billy Wilson Offensive Consultant – Y.A. Tittle

Defensive coaches Defensive Assistant – Don Colchico Defensive Assistant – Dick Voris Defensive Backfield / Secondary – Jim Shofner Special teams coaches None - N/A

Roster

1967 San Francisco 49ers roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 12 John Brodie 10 George Mira Running backs (RB) 44 John David Crow 43 Dave Kopay 22 Gary Lewis 40 Ken Willard FB Wide receivers (WR) 26 Kay McFarland 81 Dave Parks 88 Dick Witcher Tight ends (TE) 85 Monty Stickles

Offensive linemen (OL) 77 Bruce Bosley C 56 Joe Cerne C 68 Howard Mudd G 67 Walt Rock T 76 Len Rohde T 78 John Thomas G Defensive linemen (DL) 80 Stan Hindman DE 70 Charlie Krueger DT 60 Roland Lakes DT 74 Clark Miller DE

Linebackers (LB) 50 Ed Beard 55 Matt Hazeltine 64 Dave Wilcox Defensive backs (DB) 39 Kermit Alexander CB 20 George Donnelly S 37 Jimmy Johnson CB 27 Al Randolph S Special teams 36 Tommy Davis K

Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 17	at Minnesota Vikings	W 27–21	1–0	Metropolitan Stadium	39,638
2	September 24	Atlanta Falcons	W 38–7	2–0	Kezar Stadium	30,207
3	October 1	at Baltimore Colts	L 7–41	2–1	Memorial Stadium	60,238
4	October 8	at Los Angeles Rams	W 27–24	3–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	60,424
5	October 15	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 28–27	4–1	Franklin Field	60,825
6	October 22	New Orleans Saints	W 27–13	5–1	Kezar Stadium	34,285
7	October 29	Detroit Lions	L 3–45	5–2	Kezar Stadium	37,990
8	November 5	Los Angeles Rams	L 7–17	5–3	Kezar Stadium	53,194
9	November 12	at Washington Redskins	L 28–31	5–4	D.C. Stadium	50,326
10	November 19	at Green Bay Packers	L 0–13	5–5	Lambeau Field	50,861
11	November 26	Baltimore Colts	L 9–26	5–6	Kezar Stadium	44,815
12	December 3	Chicago Bears	L 14–28	5–7	Kezar Stadium	25,613
13	December 10	at Atlanta Falcons	W 34–28	6–7	Atlanta Stadium	51,798
14	December 16	Dallas Cowboys	W 24–16	7–7	Kezar Stadium	27,182
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 14: vs. Dallas Cowboys

1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 3 0 0 13 16 • 49ers 7 14 3 0 24 Date: December 16 Location: Kezar Stadium

Standings

NFL Coastal
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Rams	11	1	2	.917	4–1–1	8–1–1	398	196	W8
Baltimore Colts	11	1	2	.917	4–1–1	7–1–2	394	198	L1
San Francisco 49ers	7	7	0	.500	3–3	4–6	273	337	W2
Atlanta Falcons	1	12	1	.077	0–6	1–9	175	422	L7

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

External links

• 1967 49ers on Pro Football Reference
• 49ers Schedule on jt-sw.com