1964 San Francisco 49ers season

The 1964 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 15th season in the National Football League, their 19th overall and the second under head coach Jack Christiansen. They improved on their 2–12 record from 1963, with 4 wins to 10 losses. However the team failed to qualify for playoffs for the 7th consecutive season.

1964 San Francisco 49ers season
OwnerVictor Morabito
General managerLouis Spadia
Head coachJack Christiansen
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
1964 San Francisco 49ers Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNote
1 1 Dave Parks[3] WR Texas Tech
2 15 George Mira QB Miami (FL)
3 29 Dave Wilcox LB Oregon
4 43 Jim Wilson G Georgia
5 57 Rudy Johnson Back Nebraska
6 71 Gary Lewis Back Arizona State
7 85 Hagood Clarke Back Florida
8 99 Bob Daugherty Back Tulsa
8 102 Bob Poole End Clemson
9 113 Howard Mudd G Hillsdale
10 127 Fred Polser T East Texas State
11 141 Dennis Almquist G Idaho
12 155 Jim Long Back Fresno State
13 169 Bob Brown T Arkansas A&M
14 183 Ed Beard T Tennessee
15 197 Jim Griffin End Grambling
16 211 Cornell Gordon Back North Carolina A&T
17 225 Ken Brusven T Oregon State
18 239 Jerry Cole End Southwest Texas State
19 253 Larry Rawson Back Auburn
20 267 Gene Baker G Whitworth

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
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 13 Detroit Lions L 17–26 0–1 Kezar Stadium Recap
2 September 20 at Philadelphia Eagles W 28–24 1–1 Franklin Field Recap
3 September 27 St. Louis Cardinals L 13–23 1–2 Kezar Stadium Recap
4 October 4 Chicago Bears W 31–21 2–2 Kezar Stadium Recap
5 October 11 at Green Bay Packers L 14–24 2–3 Milwaukee County Stadium Recap
6 October 18 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–42 2–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
7 October 25 Minnesota Vikings L 22–27 2–5 Kezar Stadium Recap
8 November 1 at Baltimore Colts L 7–37 2–6 Memorial Stadium Recap
9 November 8 at Minnesota Vikings L 7–24 2–7 Metropolitan Stadium Recap
10 November 15 Green Bay Packers W 24–14 3–7 Kezar Stadium Recap
11 November 22 at Chicago Bears L 21–23 3–8 Wrigley Field Recap
12 November 29 Baltimore Colts L 3–14 3–9 Kezar Stadium Recap
13 December 6 Los Angeles Rams W 28–7 4–9 Kezar Stadium Recap
14 December 13 at Detroit Lions L 7–24 4–10 Tiger Stadium Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

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[lower-alpha 1] 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.

  1. Green Bay was awarded the Playoff Bowl berth from the Western Conference by outscoring Minnesota 65–37 in their two meetings.

Roster
1964 San Francisco 49ers final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Rookies in italics

Awards, records, and honors

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


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