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1966 San Francisco 49ers season
OwnerJosephine Morabito
Jane Morabito
General manager Louis Spadia
Head coach Jack Christiansen
Home field Kezar Stadium
Results
Record6–6–2
Division place4th NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers Bruce Bosley, Howard Mudd, Dave Parks, John Thomas, Dave Wilcox, Ken Willard
AP All-Pros John Thomas

The 1966 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 17th season in the National Football League, their 21st overall, and their fourth under head coach Jack Christiansen.

The 49ers attempted to improve on their 7-6-1 record from the previous year and make the playoffs for the first time in 8 years. However, the 49ers faltered, starting their season 0-2-1. Despite winning their next 3 games, they split their next 8 games and tied 1 game to finish the season 6-6-2, and they missed the playoffs for the ninth straight year.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1966 San Francisco 49ers Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Note
1 11 Stan Hindman DE Ole Miss
2 26 Bob Windsor TE Kentucky
3 37 Al Randolph DB Iowa
3 41 Dan Bland DB Mississippi State
4 56 Don Parker G Virginia
5 69 Mel Phillips DB North Carolina A&T
5 71 Steve Smith T Michigan
6 91 Charlie Johnson DT Louisville
8 119 Dick Witcher WR UCLA
9 133 Kent Kramer TE Minnesota
10 147 Ronald Sbranti LB Utah State
11 166 Preston Ridlehuber RB Georgia
12 180 Lyle Lobach T Simpson
13 194 Jim Jackson DB Western Illinois
14 208 Elmer Collett G San Francisco State
15 222 Saint Saffold SE San Jose State
16 241 Jim LeClair QB C.W. Post
17 255 Jim Breeland C Georgia Tech
18 269 Ron Parson DE Austin Peay State
19 283 Dick Fitzgerald T Nebraska
20 297 Willie Walker DE Baylor

Roster

1966 San Francisco 49ers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 11 Minnesota Vikings T 20–20 0–0–1 Kezar Stadium 29,312
2 Bye
3 September 25 at Baltimore Colts L 14–36 0–1–1 Memorial Stadium 56,715
4 September 30 at Los Angeles Rams L 3–34 0–2–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 45,642
5 October 9 Green Bay Packers W 21–20 1–2–1 Kezar Stadium 39,290
6 October 16 at Atlanta Falcons W 44–7 2–2–1 Atlanta Stadium 54,788
7 October 23 Detroit Lions W 27–24 3–2–1 Kezar Stadium 36,745
8 October 30 at Minnesota Vikings L 3–28 3–3–1 Metropolitan Stadium 45,007
9 November 6 Los Angeles Rams W 21–13 4–3–1 Kezar Stadium 35,372
10 November 13 at Chicago Bears T 30–30 4–3–2 Wrigley Field 47,079
11 November 20 Philadelphia Eagles L 34–35 4–4–2 Kezar Stadium 31,993
12 November 24 at Detroit Lions W 41–14 5–4–2 Tiger Stadium 53,189
13 December 4 at Green Bay Packers L 7–20 5–5–2 Milwaukee County Stadium 48,725
14 December 11 Chicago Bears W 41–14 6–5–2 Kezar Stadium 37,170
15 December 18 Baltimore Colts L 14–30 6–6–2 Kezar Stadium 40,005
  • A bye week was necessary in 1966, as the league expanded to an odd-number (15) of teams ( Atlanta); one team was idle each week.


Game summaries

Week 1: vs Minnesota Vikings

1 234Total
Vikings 0 7103 20
49ers 6 1400 20
Scoring summary
Q1SFDavis 44 yard field goalSF 3–0
Q1SFDavis 46 yard field goalSF 6–0
Q2SFStickles 9 yard pass from Brodie (Davis kick)SF 13–0
Q2MINMason 2 yard run (Cox kick)SF 13–7
Q2SFParks 5 yard pass from Brodie (Davis kick)SF 20–7
Q3MINBrown 33 yard run (Cox kick)SF 20–14
Q3MINCox 26 yard field goalSF 20–17
Q4MINCox 31 yard field goalTie 20–20

[1]

Week 3: at Baltimore Colts

Week Three: San Francisco 49ers (0–0–1) at Baltimore Colts (1–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
49ers 7 0 0714
Colts 6 10 61436

at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Date: September 25
  • Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C)
  • Recap
Game information

Standings

NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 12 2 0 .857 10–2 335 163 W5
Baltimore Colts 9 5 0 .643 7–5 314 226 W1
Los Angeles Rams 8 6 0 .571 6–6 289 212 L1
San Francisco 49ers 6 6 2 .500 5–5–2 320 325 L1
Chicago Bears 5 7 2 .417 4–6–2 234 272 W1
Detroit Lions 4 9 1 .308 3–8–1 206 317 L3
Minnesota Vikings 4 9 1 .308 4–7–1 292 304 L1

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

Statistics

Team leaders

Category Player(s) Value Rank
Passing yards John Brodie 2,810 3rd
Passing touchdowns John Brodie 16 6th
Rushing yards Ken Willard 763 5th
Rushing touchdowns Ken Williard 5 13th
Receiving yards Dave Parks 974 5th
Receiving touchdowns Dave Parks 5 17th
Points Tommy Davis 86 12th
Kickoff return yards Kermit Alexander 984 2nd
Punt return yards Kermit Alexander 198 4th
Interceptions Kermit Alexander/ Jimmy Johnson 4 t6th
Sacks Clark Miller 10 11th

Note that sack totals from 1960 to 1981 are considered unofficial by the NFL. [2]

League rankings

Category Total yards Yards per game NFL rank
(out of 15)
Passing offense 2,992 213.7 3rd
Rushing offense 1,790 127.9 6th
Total offense 4,782 341.5 3rd
Passing defense 2,250 160.7 11th
Rushing defense 1,629 116.4 5th
Total defense 4,179 298.5 8th

References

  1. ^ "Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers - September 11th, 1966". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "Pre-1982 Sacks Added To Pro Football Reference". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

External links

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