1966 San Francisco 49ers season

The 1966 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 17th season in the National Football League and their 21st overall.

1966 San Francisco 49ers season
OwnerJosephine Morabito
Jane Morabito
General managerLouis Spadia
Head coachJack Christiansen
Home fieldKezar Stadium
Results
Record6–6–2
Division place4th NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Offseason

NFL Draft
1966 San Francisco 49ers Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNote
1 11 Stan Hindman DE Ole Miss
8 119 Dick Witcher WR UCLA

Roster
1966 San Francisco 49ers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists

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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
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
  • 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.

Week 1
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

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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.

Awards, records, and honors

References
  1. "Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers - September 11th, 1966". Pro-Football-Reference.com.


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