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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 | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Carroll Rosenbloom |
| General manager | Harry Hulmes |
| 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.
A disappointing 20–17 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in week 9 dropped the Colts to a 5–4 record and put the Colts four full games behind the unbeaten Los Angeles Rams in the division. After the defeat head coach Shula declared, "It looks like we are out of it. I'm disappointed that we went without giving them [the Rams] a battle for it."[1]
Two months after the season, Shula departed in February 1970 for the Miami Dolphins.[2][3]
NFL/AFL draft
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| 1969 Baltimore Colts draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | Eddie Hinton | Wide receiver | Oklahoma | |
| 2 | 33 | Ted Hendricks * † | Linebacker | Miami (FL) | |
| 2 | 51 | Tommy Maxwell | Defensive back | Texas A&M | |
| 3 | 77 | Dennis Nelson | Tackle | Illinois State | Played with Colts 1970–74 |
| 4 | 87 | Jacky Stewart | Running back | Texas Tech | |
| 5 | 129 | King Dunlap | Defensive tackle | Tennessee State | |
| 6 | 154 | Bill Fortier | Tackle | LSU | |
| 7 | 163 | Gary Fleming | Defensive end | Samford | |
| 7 | 181 | Roland Moss | Tight end | Toledo | |
| 8 | 207 | Sam Havrilak | Wide receiver | Bucknell | |
| 9 | 210 | George Wright | Sam Houston State | Defensive tackle | Played with Colts 1970–71 |
| 9 | 232 | Larry Good | Quarterback | Georgia Tech | |
| 10 | 259 | Marion Griffin | Tight end | Purdue | |
| 11 | 285 | Ken Delaney | Tackle | Akron | |
| 12 | 310 | Butch Riley | Linebacker | Texas A&I | |
| 13 | 337 | Carl Mauck | Center | Southern Illinois | |
| 14 | 363 | Dave Bartelt | Linebacker | Colorado | |
| 15 | 389 | George Thompson | Defensive back | Marquette | |
| 16 | 415 | Jim McMillan | Running back | The Citadel | |
| 17 | 441 | Joe Cowan | Wide receiver | Johns Hopkins | |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
Personnel
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Staff/coaches
| 1969 Baltimore Colts staff | ||||||
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Front office
Coaching staff
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Defensive coaches
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Roster
Quarterbacks (QB)
Running backs (RB)
Wide receivers (WR)
Tight ends (TE)
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Offensive linemen (OL)
Defensive linemen (DL)
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Linebackers (LB)
Defensive backs (DB)
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Regular season
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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. | |||||||
Season summary
Week 1 vs Rams
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rams | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| Colts | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
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Week One: Los Angeles Rams (0–0) at Baltimore Colts (0–0)
at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: September 21
- Game weather: 63 °F or 17.2 °C, relative humidity 64%, wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)
- Game attendance: 56,864
- [5]
Week 6 vs 49ers
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49ers | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Colts | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
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Week Six: San Francisco 49ers (0–4–1) at Baltimore Colts (3–2)
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)
- [6]
This would be the last time the 49ers would visit the Colts until 1989,[7] by when Robert Irsay had moved the franchise to Indianapolis. The 49ers would next play in Baltimore when meeting the Ravens in 2003.[8]
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.
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