1964 San Francisco 49ers season

The 1964 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 15th season in the National Football League and their 19th overall. They improved on their 2–12 record from 1963, with 4 wins to 10 losses. However, yet again the team failed to qualify for playoffs.

1964 San Francisco 49ers season
Head coachJack Christiansen
OwnerVictor Morabito
Home fieldKezar Stadium
Results
Record4–10
Division place7th NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Offseason

NFL Draft

The 49ers held the first pick in the draft and selected Dave Parks from Texas Tech.[1] With their third pick, the 49ers selected linebacker Dave Wilcox, who would be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000. [2]

Main article: 1964 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 1 Dave Parks[3] Wide Receiver Texas Tech
2 15 George Mira Quarterback Miami (FL)
3 29 Dave Wilcox Linebacker Oregon

Regular season

Six games into his rookie season, Dave Parks set a franchise record for longest reception with an 83-yard catch, followed by the team's second longest reception, an 80-yarder, a week later. Both records stood for 13 years.[4]

Schedule
GameDateOpponentResultScoreRecordStreakNotesAttendance
1September 13Detroit LionsL26–170–1L-1
33,204
2September 20at Philadelphia EaglesW28–241–1W-1
57,352
3September 27St. Louis CardinalsL23–131–2L-1
30,969
4October 4Chicago BearsW31–212–2W-1
33,132
5October 11at Green Bay PackersL24–142–3L-1
47,380
6October 18at Los Angeles RamsL42–142–4L-2
54,355
7October 25Minnesota VikingsL27–222–5L-3Jim Marshall's famous wrong way run
31,845
8November 1at Baltimore ColtsL37–72–6L-4
60,213
9November 8at Minnesota VikingsL24–72–7L-5
40,408
10November 15Green Bay PackersW24–143–7W-1
38,483
11November 22at Chicago BearsL23–213–8L-1
46,772
12November 29Baltimore ColtsL14–33–9L-2
33,642
13December 6Los Angeles RamsW28–74–9W-1
31,791
14December 13at Detroit LionsL24–74–10L-1
41,854

Standings
NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Baltimore Colts 12 2 0 .857 10–2 428 225 W1
Green Bay Packers 8 5 1 .615 6–5–1 342 245 T1
Minnesota Vikings 8 5 1 .615 6–5–1 355 296 W3
Detroit Lions 7 5 2 .583 6–4–2 280 260 W2
Los Angeles Rams 5 7 2 .417 3–7–2 283 339 T1
Chicago Bears 5 9 0 .357 5–7 260 379 L2
San Francisco 49ers 4 10 0 .286 3–9 236 330 L1

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

Roster
1964 San Francisco 49ers final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists



Practice squad



Rookies in italics
 active, inactive, practice squad


Awards, records, and honors
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References
  1. "Hits & Misses: 63 years of No. 1 NFL Draft Picks". newsday.com. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. "Linebacker "The Intimidator" Dave Wilcox". profootballhof.com. n.d. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. "1964 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. n.d. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. Hession, Joseph (1985). Forty Niners: Looking Back. Foghorn Press. ISBN 978-0935701494.


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