The 1969

1969 NFL season

The 1969 NFL season was the 50th regular season of the National Football League, and the last one before the AFL-NFL Merger. To honor the NFL's 50th season, a special anniversary logo was designed and each player wore a patch on their jerseys with this logo throughout the season.As per the...

 Philadelphia Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 season was their 37th in the league

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

. They improved on their previous output

1968 Philadelphia Eagles season

The 1968 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 36th in the league. They failed to improve on their previous output of 6–7–1, winning only two games. and being on target for an anti-perfect season at 0-11 until they won their twelfth game...

 of 2–12, winning four games. Despite the improvement, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.

1969 NFL Draft

1969 NFL Draft

The 1969 National Football League Draft was part of the Common Draft, the third and final year in which the NFL and American Football League held a joint draft of college players. The draft took place on January 28–29, 1969....

The 1969 National Football League Draft was part of the Common Draft, the third and final year in which the NFL and American Football League (AFL) held a joint draft of college players. The draft took place on January 28–29, 1969. The Philadelphia Eagles would alternate with the Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 in picking 2nd and 3rd in the 17 rounds.

The draft began with first overall pick of O. J. Simpson

O. J. Simpson

Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson , nicknamed "The Juice", is a retired American collegiate and professional football player, football broadcaster, and actor...

, the Heisman-Trophy winning running back from USC, by the American Football League's Buffalo Bills. In a 14 game season the Eagles would have no wins until Nov 28th in week 12 when they defeated the Detroit Lions (4–8–2) in Detroit 12–0, and on Dec 8th in week 13 the New Orleans Saints (4–9–1) in Philadelphia 29–17. This gave the Eagles a better record than the Buffalo Bills (1–12–1) by half a game, and equaled the record of the Atlanta Falcons (2–12) who would win the coin flip for the rights to the second pick in the draft, George Kunz

George Kunz

George Kunz was an offensive lineman in the National Football League from 1969-1978 & 1980 with the Atlanta Falcons 1969-1974 and Baltimore Colts 1975-1978 & 1980.-College career:...

 OT from Notre Dame. Future Hall of Famer "Mean" Joe Greene

Joe Greene (American football)

Charles Edward Greene, known as “Mean Joe” Greene, is a former all-pro American football defensive tackle who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL. Throughout the early 1970s he was the one of most dominant defensive players in the National Football League...

 DT from North Texas would go as a 4th pick, by the Pittsburgh Steelers (2–11–1).

Player Selections

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	3	Leroy Keyes Leroy Keyes Marvin Leroy Keyes is a former American football running back and safety who played five seasons in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs. He was drafted by the Eagles in the first round of the 1969 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue...	RB	Purdue
2	28	Ernest Calloway	LB	Texas Southern
3	55	Pick Traded to Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
3	69	Bill Bradley	DB	Texas Texas Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
4	80	Bob Kuechenberg Bob Kuechenberg Robert John Kuechenberg is a former National Football League offensive lineman for the Miami Dolphins for fourteen seasons between 1970 and 1983, spending the 1984 season on injured reserve...	G	Notre Dame University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
5	107	Jim Anderson	G	Missouri Missouri Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
6	132	Richard Barnhorst	TE	Xavier
7	159	Mike Schmeising	RB	St. Olaf St. Olaf -People:* Saint Olaf, King Olaf II of Norway* Saint Olaf of Sweden, King Olof Skötkonung-Institutions:*St. Olaf College, a private, liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota*St. Olaf Choir, the a cappella choir of St. Olaf College-Places:...
8	184	Bill Hobbs	LB	Texas A&M
9	211	Kent Lawrence	WR	Georgia
9	218	Lynn Buss	LB	Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
10	236	Sonny Wade	QB	Emory & Henry
10	243	Donnie Shanklin	RB	Kansas
11	263	Jim Marcum	DB	Texas-Arlington
12	288	Gary Adams	DB	Arkansas
13	314	Wade Key	TE	Southwest Texas State
14	340	James Ross	T	Bishop
15	367	Leon Angevine	WR	Penn State
16	392	Tom McClinton	DB	Southern
17	419	Bob Haack	T	Linfield (Ore.)

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 21, 1969	Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 27–20
2	September 28, 1969	Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...	W 41–27
3	October 5, 1969	Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...	L 38–7
4	October 13, 1969	at Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls....	L 24–20
5	October 19, 1969	at Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...	L 49–14
6	October 26, 1969	New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....	W 13–10
7	November 2, 1969	at New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 23–20
8	November 9, 1969	at Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...	T 28–28
9	November 16, 1969	Los Angeles Rams	L 23–17
10	November 23, 1969	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 34–30
11	November 30, 1969	at New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....	L 26–17
12	December 7, 1969	Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...	L 34–29
13	December 14, 1969	Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 27–3
14	December 21, 1969	at San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...	L 14–13

Standings

NFL Capitol
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys 1969 Dallas Cowboys season The 1969 Dallas Cowboys season was their tenth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 12–2, winning only eleven games. They qualified for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:...	11	2	1	.846	369	223	W-3
Washington Redskins 1969 Washington Redskins season The 1969 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 5-9 record from 1968, and they did by hiring legendary Green Bay Packers head coach Vince Lombardi, and Pro Football Hall of Famer Sam Huff came out of retirement to play for Vince Lombardi.-Offseason:During Super Bowl III,...	7	5	2	.583	307	319	L-1
New Orleans Saints 1969 New Orleans Saints 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. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season. Tom Dempsey led the team in scoring with...	5	9	0	.357	311	393	W-1
Philadelphia Eagles	4	9	1	.308	279	377	L-4