1969 Detroit Lions season
Head coachJoe Schmidt
Home fieldTiger Stadium
Results
Record9–4–1
Division place2nd NFL Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1969 Detroit Lions season was the 40th season in franchise history. The Lions enjoyed their best season in seven years, and their first winning campaign since 1964 by finishing in second place in the NFL Central Division with a solid 9–4–1 record led by a stingy defense that only allowed 188 total points on the season. However, the Lions still failed to qualify for the postseason for the 12th straight season.[1] The Lions were the only team to lose to the Pittsburgh Steelers, doing so in week 1 of the season. Pittsburgh lost their remaining 13 games. The loss to the Steelers proved costly to the Lions as it served as a big blow to their playoff hopes.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1969 Detroit Lions draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 34 Altie Taylor  RB Utah State
2 47 Jim Yarbrough  TE Florida from Los Angeles
3 59 Larry Walton  WR Arizona State from New Orleans
8 190 Jim Carr  OT Jackson State
9 216 Rocky Rasley  G Oregon State
10 242 Bob Bergum  DE Wisconsin-Platteville
11 268 Ron Walker  DE Morris Brown
12 294 Bob Hadlock  DT George Fox (Ore.)
13 320 Wilson Bowie  RB USC
14 346 George Hoey  WR Michigan
15 372 Fred Gough  LB Texas-Arlington
16 398 Ken Spain  DE Houston
16 407 John Stahl  G Fresno State
17 424 Gary Steele  TE Army
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Notes

Roster

1969 Detroit Lions roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • currently vacant

Practice squad

rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 21 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 13–16 0–1 Pitt Stadium 51,360
2 September 28 New York Giants W 24–0 1–1 Tiger Stadium 54,358
3 October 5 at Cleveland Browns W 28–21 2–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 82,833
4 October 12 Green Bay Packers L 17–28 2–2 Tiger Stadium 58,384
5 October 19 Chicago Bears W 13–7 3–2 Tiger Stadium 54,732
6 October 26 at Minnesota Vikings L 10–24 3–3 Metropolitan Stadium 47,900
7 November 2 at San Francisco 49ers W 26–14 4–3 Kezar Stadium 35,100
8 November 9 Atlanta Falcons W 27–21 5–3 Tiger Stadium 53,242
9 November 16 St. Louis Cardinals W 20–0 6–3 Tiger Stadium 51,749
10 November 23 at Green Bay Packers W 16–10 7–3 Lambeau Field 50,861
11 November 27 Minnesota Vikings L 0–27 7–4 Tiger Stadium 57,906
12 December 7 at Baltimore Colts T 17–17 7–4–1 Memorial Stadium 60,238
13 December 14 Los Angeles Rams W 28–0 8–4–1 Tiger Stadium 53,256
14 December 21 at Chicago Bears W 20–3 9–4–1 Wrigley Field 41,879
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 11 vs Vikings

Week Eleven: Minnesota Vikings (9–1) at Detroit Lions (7–3)
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 7 3 71027
Lions 0 0 000

at Tiger Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

  • Date: November 27
  • Game weather: Snow, 36 °F (2 °C)
  • Game attendance: 57,906
  • Box Score
Game information
  • Muddy field
  • Largest crowd for Thanksgiving game in Detroit history

Standings

NFL Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Minnesota Vikings 12 2 0 .857 6–0 9–1 379 133 L1
Detroit Lions 9 4 1 .692 3–3 6–3–1 259 188 W2
Green Bay Packers 8 6 0 .571 3–3 5–5 269 221 W2
Chicago Bears 1 13 0 .071 0–6 0–10 210 339 L6

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

Awards and records

References

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