1969 New Orleans Saints season

1969 New Orleans Saints season
Head coach	Tom Fears
General manager	Vic Schwenk
Owner	John W. Mecom, Jr.
Home field	Tulane Stadium
Results
Record	5–9
Division place	3rd Capitol
Playoff finish	did not qualify

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 with 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 still third all-time.^[3]

Offseason

NFL draft

1969 New Orleans Saints draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	17	John Shinners	Guard	Xavier
Made roster

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Personnel

Staff

1969 New Orleans Saints staff
	Front office President – John W. Mecom, Jr. General Manager – Vic Schwenk Head coaches Head Coach – Tom Fears Offensive coaches Offensive Backfield – Don Heinrich Receivers – Billy Ray Barnes Offensive Line – Brad Ecklund			Defensive coaches Chief Defensive – Jack Faulkner Defensive Line – Ed Khayat Linebackers – Jerry Smith Defensive Backfield – Ed Biles

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 21, 1969	Washington Redskins	L 26–20	73,147
2	September 28, 1969	Dallas Cowboys	L 21–17	79,567
3	October 5, 1969	at Los Angeles Rams	L 36–17	54,879
4	October 12, 1969	Cleveland Browns	L 27–17	71,274
5	October 19, 1969	Baltimore Colts	L 30–10	80,636
6	October 26, 1969	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 13–10	60,658
7	November 2, 1969	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 51–42	46,718
8	November 9, 1969	at Dallas Cowboys	L 33–17	68,282
9	November 16, 1969	at New York Giants	W 25–24	62,927
10	November 23, 1969	San Francisco 49ers	W 43–38	71,448
11	November 30, 1969	Philadelphia Eagles	W 26–17	72,805
12	December 7, 1969	at Atlanta Falcons	L 45–17	57,021
13	December 14, 1969	at Washington Redskins	L 17–14	50,354
14	December 21, 1969	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 27–24	72,256

Standings

NFL Capitol
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	11	2	1	.846	6–0	9–1	369	223	W3
Washington Redskins	7	5	2	.583	3–2–1	6–3–1	307	319	L1
New Orleans Saints	5	9	0	.357	1–5	4–6	311	393	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	4	9	1	.308	1–4–1	4–5–1	279	377	L4

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

Awards and honors

• Tom Dempsey, Kicker, Pro Bowl selection

References

1. 1969 New Orleans Saints
2. Numbelievable!, p.19, Michael X. Ferraro and John Venziano, Triumph Books, 2007, Chicago, Illinois, ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0
3. Cold Hard Football Facts: Ryan Kalil ad: Carolina D not up to the task, third to only the 1981 Colts and 1975 Jets
4. "1969 New Orleans Saints draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
5. "All-Time Roster". NewOrleansSaints.com. Retrieved June 23, 2012.