1969 Baltimore Colts season

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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).

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 in 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]

In February 1970, two months after the season, Shula departed for the Miami Dolphins.[2][3]

NFL/AFL draft

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Personnel

Staff/coaches

1969 Baltimore Colts staff
Front office

Coaching staff

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Roster

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Regular season

Schedule

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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 Template:Dow tooltip 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 Template:Dow tooltip 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

Week One: Los Angeles Rams (0–0) at Baltimore Colts (0–0)
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Rams 3 7 10727
Colts 0 10 7320

at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

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  • Game attendance: 56,864
  • Referee: Tommy Bell
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Week 6 vs 49ers

Week Six: San Francisco 49ers (0–4–1) at Baltimore Colts (3–2)
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49ers 0 10 14024
Colts 0 7 7721

at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Date: October 26, 1969
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  • Referee: Jack Vest
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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

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See also

References

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  1. Cameron C. Snyder, "Shula Thinks Colts are Out of It," Baltimore Sun, Nov. 17, 1969, p. 27.
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