NFL team season
The 1969 New Orleans Saints season was the team's third as a member of the National Football League. They improved on their previous season's output of 4–9–1, winning five games.[1] The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season. Tom Dempsey led the team in scoring 99 points and was named to the Pro Bowl.[2]
The 1969 Saints surrendered 7.90 yards per-pass-attempt (including quarterback sacks), an NFL record at the time for the Super Bowl Era, and third all-time as of 2012.[3]
Offseason
NFL draft
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Personnel
Staff
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Roster
Schedule
Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Season summary
Week 10
Week Ten: San Francisco 49ers (2–6–1) at New Orleans Saints (2–7)
at Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: November 23, 1969
- Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C)
- Game attendance: 71,448
- Pro-Football-Reference.com
NFL Films selected this matchup as the Game of the Week.
References
- ^ 1969 New Orleans Saints
- ^ Numbelievable!, p.19, Michael X. Ferraro and John Venziano, Triumph Books, 2007, Chicago, Illinois, ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0
- ^ Cold Hard Football Facts: Ryan Kalil ad: Carolina D not up to the task, third to only the 1981 Colts and 1975 Jets
- ^ "1969 New Orleans Saints draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
- ^ "All-Time Roster". NewOrleansSaints.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
