1969 Green Bay Packers season
Head coachPhil Bengtson
Home fieldLambeau Field
Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record8–6
Division place3rd Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1969 Green Bay Packers season was their 51st season overall and their 49th season in the National Football League. The team finished with an 8–6 record under coach Phil Bengtson, earning them a 3rd-place finish in the Central division.

The Glory Was Gone

Without the disciplined guidance of Vince Lombardi steering the Packers for the first time in a decade, Green Bay started the season strong at 5–2 but stumbled down the stretch. Plagued by injuries and inconsistent play, the team clawed their way to their 10th winning season in the last 11 years.

Regardless of the winning record, by season's end several future Hall of Famers departed or retired (among those who retired or departed that year were the likes of Willie Davis and Herb Adderley), leaving the team scrambling to rebuild its depleted roster. As eager as Packer fans were to recapture the winning ways of Lombardi, it was obvious Titletown would have to wait to regain its luster.

Offseason

NFL draft

The NFL draft was held on Tuesday, January 28, 1969. The Packers had the 12th pick overall and selected Rich Moore, a Defensive Tackle from Villanova.[1] At this stage of the draft, several high profile players, such as running backs Calvin Hill and Ron Johnson, quarterback Terry Hanratty, and defensive lineman Dave Foley, Ted Hendricks and Fred Dryer were still available. The selection of Moore was made by Bengtson. Packers Personnel Director Pat Peppler and Lombardi both disagreed with the selection. After the draft, Lombardi announced that he was leaving the club to coach the Washington Redskins.

Pick #PlayerPositionCollege
12Rich MooreDefensive TackleVillanova
38Dave BradleyTacklePenn State
64John SpilisWide ReceiverNorthern Illinois
90Perry WilliamsRunning BackPurdue
116Bill HayhoeDefensive TackleUSC
142Ken VinyardPlacekickerTexas Tech
168Larry AgajanianDefensive TackleUCLA
194Doug GosnellDefensive TackleUtah State
220Dave HamptonRunning BackWyoming
246Bruce NelsonTackleNorth Dakota State
272Leon HardenDefensive BackUTEP
298Tom BuckmanTight EndTexas A&M
324Craig KoinzanLinebackerDoane
350Rich VoltzkeRunning BackMinnesota-Duluth
376Dan EcksteinDefensive BackPresbyterian
402Dick HewinsWide ReceiverDrake
428John MackRunning BackCentral Missouri State

Undrafted free agents

1969 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Terry Fredenberg Wide receiver UW–Milwaukee

Roster

Green Bay Packers 1969 roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve Lists

Practice squad

Preseason

On August 30, a crowd of 85,532 fans viewed a doubleheader at Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium. In the first contest, the Chicago Bears played the AFL’s Buffalo Bills, while the Cleveland Browns hosted the Green Bay Packers in the second match.[2]

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 21 Chicago Bears W 17–0 1–0 Lambeau Field 50,861 Recap
2 September 28 San Francisco 49ers W 14–7 2–0 Milwaukee County Stadium 48,184 Recap
3 October 5 at Minnesota Vikings L 7–19 2–1 Memorial Stadium 60,740 Recap
4 October 12 at Detroit Lions W 28–17 3–1 Tiger Stadium 58,384 Recap
5 October 19 at Los Angeles Rams L 21–34 3–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 78,947 Recap
6 October 26 Atlanta Falcons W 28–10 4–2 Lambeau Field 50,861 Recap
7 November 2 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 38–34 5–2 Pitt Stadium 46,403 Recap
8 November 9 at Baltimore Colts L 6–14 5–3 Memorial Stadium 60,238 Recap
9 November 16 Minnesota Vikings L 7–9 5–4 Milwaukee County Stadium 48,321 Recap
10 November 23 Detroit Lions L 10–16 5–5 Lambeau Field 50,861 Recap
11 November 30 New York Giants W 20–10 6–5 Milwaukee County Stadium 48,156 Recap
12 December 7 at Cleveland Browns L 7–20 6–6 Cleveland Stadium 82,137 Recap
13 December 14 at Chicago Bears W 21–3 7–6 Wrigley Field 45,216 Recap
14 December 21 St. Louis Cardinals W 45–28 8–6 Lambeau Field 50,861 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 1

1 234Total
Bears 0 000 0
• Packers 7 0010 17
Scoring summary
1GBT. Williams 31-yard pass from Starr (Mercer kick)Packers 7–0
4GBGrabowski 1-yard run (Mercer kick)Packers 14–0
4GBMercer 32-yard field goalPackers 17–0

Week 2

1 234Total
49ers 0 070 7
• Packers 0 077 14
Scoring summary
Q3GBHampton 87 yard kickoff return (Mercer kick)GB 7–0
Q3SFMcNeil 80 yard pass from Brodie (Davis kick)Tie 7–7
Q4GBGrabowski 2 yard pass from Starr (Mercer kick)GB 14–7

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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.

References

  1. ↑ When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss,p. 454, Simon & Schuster, 1999, ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3
  2. ↑ Rockin’ the Rockpile: The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League, p.439, Jeffrey J. Miller, ECW Press, 2007, ISBN 978-1-55022-797-0
  3. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-21.
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