1969 Detroit Lions season

The 1969 Detroit Lions season was the 40th season in franchise history. The Lions enjoyed their best season in seven years, and their first winning campaign since 1964 by finishing in second place in the NFL Central Division with a solid 9–4–1 record led by a stingy defense that only allowed 188 total points on the season. However, the Lions still failed to qualify for the postseason for the 12th straight season.[1]

1969 Detroit Lions season
Head coachJoe Schmidt
Home fieldTiger Stadium
Results
Record9–4–1
Division place2nd NFL Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Offseason

NFL Draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool
234Altie TaylorRunning backUtah State
247Jim YarbroughTackleFlorida
359Larry WaltonWide receiverArizona State
8190Jim CarrTackleJackson State

Roster
1969 Detroit Lions roster
Quarterbacks
  • 14 Greg Barton

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers
  • 52 Bill Cottrell

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

  •  3 Rick Duncan P
 Reserve Lists
  • Currently vacant

Practice Squad

Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 21 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 16–13
51,360
2 September 28 New York Giants W 24–0
54,358
3 October 5 at Cleveland Browns W 28–21
82,833
4 October 12 Green Bay Packers L 28–17
58,384
5 October 19 Chicago Bears W 13–7
54,732
6 October 26 at Minnesota Vikings L 24–10
47,900
7 November 2 at San Francisco 49ers W 26–14
35,100
8 November 9 Atlanta Falcons W 27–21
53,242
9 November 16 St. Louis Cardinals W 20–0
51,749
10 November 23 at Green Bay Packers W 16–10
50,861
11 November 27 Minnesota Vikings L 27–0
57,906
12 December 7 at Baltimore Colts T 17–17
60,238
13 December 14 Los Angeles Rams W 28–0
53,256
14 December 21 at Chicago Bears W 20–3
41,879

Standings
NFL Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Minnesota Vikings 12 2 0 .857 6–0 9–1 379 133 L1
Detroit Lions 9 4 1 .692 3–3 6–3–1 259 188 W2
Green Bay Packers 8 6 0 .571 3–3 5–5 269 221 W2
Chicago Bears 1 13 0 .071 0–6 0–10 210 339 L6

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

Awards and records
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References
  1. Detroit Lions season history at Sports E-Cyclopedia
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