| 1969 Cleveland Browns season | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Blanton Collier |
| Home Field | Cleveland Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–3–1 |
| Place | 1st NFL Century |
| Playoff Finish | Lost NFL Championship |
| Timeline | |
| Previous Season | Next Season |
| 1968 | 1970 |
The Browns made it to the 1969 NFL Championship Game, where they fell to the Minnesota Vikings. The 1969 season would be the last year that Cleveland would win a postseason game until 1986.
Offseason
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NFL DraftEdit
The following were selected in the 1969 NFL Draft.
| Round | Overall | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 20 | Ron Johnson | Running Back | Michigan |
| 3 | 55 | Al Jenkins | Guard | Tulsa |
| 3 | 72 | Chip Glass | Tight End | Florida State |
| 4 | 98 | Freddie Summers | Defensive Back | Washington (MD) |
| 5 | 124 | Fair Hooker | Wide Receiver | Arizona State |
| 6 | 145 | Larry Adams | Defensive Tackle | Texas Christian University |
| 6 | 150 | Joe Righetti | Defensive Tackle | Waynesburg |
| 7 | 176 | Walt Sumner | Defensive Back | Florida State |
| 8 | 202 | Chuck Reynolds | Center | Tulsa |
| 9 | 228 | Ron Kamzelski | Defensive Tackle | Minnesota |
| 10 | 254 | Greg Shelly | Guard | Virginia |
| 11 | 280 | Dave Jones | Wide Receiver | Kansas State |
| 12 | 306 | Dick Davis | Running Back | Nebraska |
| 13 | 332 | Tommy Boutwell | Wide Receiver | Southern Miss |
| 14 | 358 | Jiggy Smaha | Defensive Tackle | Georgia |
| 15 | 384 | Joe Stevenson | Tight End | Georgia Tech |
| 16 | 410 | James Lowe | Flanker | Tuskegee |
| 17 | 436 | Bob Oliver | Defensive End | Abilene Christian |
PreseasonEdit
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]
Exhibition scheduleEdit
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 10, 1969 | vs. San Francisco 49ers at Seattle | W 24–19 | |
| 2 | August 16, 1969 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 10–3 | |
| 3 | August 23, 1969 | at San Diego Chargers | T 19–19 | |
| 4 | August 30, 1969 | Green Bay Packers | L 27–17 | |
| 5 | September 6, 1969 | at Washington Redskins | W 20–10 | |
| 6 | September 13, 1969 | vs. Minnesota Vikings at Akron | L 23–16 | |
Regular season scheduleEdit
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 21, 1969 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 27–20 | |
| 2 | September 28, 1969 | Washington Redskins | W 27–23 | |
| 3 | October 5, 1969 | Detroit Lions | L 28–21 | |
| 4 | October 12, 1969 | at New Orleans Saints | W 27–17 | |
| 5 | October 18, 1969 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 42–31 | |
| 6 | October 26, 1969 | St. Louis Cardinals | T 21–21 | |
| 7 | November 2, 1969 | Dallas Cowboys | W 42–10 | |
| 8 | November 9, 1969 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 51–3 | |
| 9 | November 16, 1969 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 24–3 | |
| 10 | November 23, 1969 | New York Giants | W 28–17 | |
| 11 | November 30, 1969 | at Chicago Bears | W 28–24 | |
| 12 | December 7, 1969 | Green Bay Packers | W 20–7 | |
| 13 | December 14, 1969 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 27–21 | |
| 14 | December 21, 1969 | at New York Giants | L 27–14 | |
StandingsEdit
| NFL Century | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Cleveland Browns | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 351 | 300 | L-1 |
| New York Giants | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 264 | 298 | W-3 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 314 | 389 | L-3 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 13 | 0 | .071 | 218 | 404 | L-13 |
RosterEdit
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PlayoffsEdit
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Conference | December 4, 1969 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 38–14 | |
| NFL Championship | January 4, 1970 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 27–7 | |
PersonnelEdit
Staff/CoachesEdit
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Front Office
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RosterEdit
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Quarterbacks
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ReferencesEdit
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1969.htm
- ↑ 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
- ↑ https://www.profootballarchives.com/1969nflcle.html
External linksEdit
- 1969 Cleveland Browns article at Wikipedia
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