1966 San Francisco 49ers season | |
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Head Coach | Jack Christiansen |
Home Field | Kezar Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 6-6-2 |
Place | 4th NFL Western |
Playoff Finish | did not qualify |
Uniform | |
Timeline | |
Previous Season | Next Season |
1965 | 1967 |
The 1966 NFL season was the 49ers' 17th in the NFL, and 21st overall. The team was attempting to improve on their previous season's record of 7-6-1, but instead fell to 6-6-2.
Offseason[]
NFL Draft[]
- Main article: 1966 NFL Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
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1 | 11 | Stan Hindman | Defensive End-Guard | Mississippi |
2 | 26 | Bob Windsor | End | Kentucky |
3 | 37 | Alvin Randolph | Defensive Back | Iowa |
3 | 41 | Dan Bland | Defensive Back | Mississippi St |
4 | 56 | Don Parker | Guard | Virginia |
5 | 69 | Mel Phillips | Defensive Back | North Carolina A&T |
8 | 119 | Dick Witcher | End | UCLA |
Preseason[]
Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record | Att. | Location |
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August 7 | Dallas | L | 24-13 | 0-1 | 28,899 | Kezar Stadium |
August 14 | Cleveland | L | 28-17 | 0-2 | 27,867 | Kezar Stadium |
August 20 | Pittsburgh | L | 34-17 | 0-3 | 18,090 | Portland OR |
August 27 | Atlanta | L | 24-17 | 0-4 | 21,780 | Columbia SC |
September 3 | Los Angeles | L | 29-9 | 0-5 | 39,879 | LA Coliseum |
Regular season[]
Schedule[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record | Att. | Location |
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1 | September 11 | Minnesota | T | 20-20 | 0-0-1 | 29,312 | Kezar Stadium |
2 | Bye week | ||||||
3 | September 25 | at Baltimore | L | 36-14 | 0-1-1 | 56,715 | Memorial Stadium |
4 | September 30 (Fri) | at Los Angeles | L | 34-3 | 0-2-1 | 45,642 | LA Coliseum |
5 | October 9 | Green Bay | W | 21-20 | 1-2-1 | 39,290 | Kezar Stadium |
6 | October 16 | at Atlanta | W | 44-7 | 2-2-1 | 54,788 | Atlanta Stadium |
7 | October 23 | Detroit | W | 27-24 | 3-2-1 | 36,745 | Kezar Stadium |
8 | October 30 | at Minnesota | L | 28-3 | 3-3-1 | 45,007 | Metropolitan Stadium |
9 | November 6 | Los Angeles | W | 21-13 | 4-3-1 | 35,372 | Kezar Stadium |
10 | November 13 | at Chicago | T | 30-30 | 4-3-2 | 47,079 | Wrigley Field |
11 | November 20 | Philadelphia | L | 35-34 | 4-4-2 | 31,993 | Kezar Stadium |
12 | November 24 (Thu) | at Detroit | W | 41-14 | 5-4-2 | 53,189 | Tiger Stadium |
13 | December 4 | at Green Bay | L | 20-7 | 5-5-2 | 48,725 | Milwaukee Cty. St. |
14 | December 11 | Chicago | W | 41-14 | 6-5-2 | 37,170 | Kezar Stadium |
15 | December 18 | Baltimore | L | 30-14 | 6-6-2 | 40,005 | Kezar Stadium |
Standings[]
NFL Western | |||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
Green Bay Packers | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 335 | 163 | W-5 |
Baltimore Colts | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 314 | 226 | W-1 |
Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 289 | 212 | L-1 |
San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 6 | 2 | .500 | 320 | 325 | L-1 |
Chicago Bears | 5 | 7 | 2 | .417 | 234 | 272 | W-1 |
Detroit Lions | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 206 | 317 | L-3 |
Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 206 | 304 | L-1 |