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
Pro BowlersBruce Bosley, Howard Mudd, Dave Parks, John Thomas, Dave Wilcox, Ken Willard
AP All-Pros John Thomas

The 1966 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 17th season in the National Football League, their 21st overall, and their fourth under head coach Jack Christiansen.

The 49ers attempted to improve on their 7-6-1 record from the previous year and make the playoffs for the first time in 8 years. However, the 49ers faltered, starting their season 0-2-1. Despite winning their next 3 games, they split their next 8 games and tied 1 game to finish the season 6-6-2, and they missed the playoffs for the ninth straight year.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1966 San Francisco 49ers Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNote
1 11 Stan Hindman DE Ole Miss
2 26 Bob Windsor TE Kentucky
3 37 Al Randolph DB Iowa
3 41 Dan Bland DB Mississippi State
4 56 Don Parker G Virginia
5 69 Mel Phillips DB North Carolina A&T
5 71 Steve Smith T Michigan
6 91 Charlie Johnson DT Louisville
8 119 Dick Witcher WR UCLA
9 133 Kent Kramer TE Minnesota
10 147 Ronald Sbranti LB Utah State
11 166 Preston Ridlehuber RB Georgia
12 180 Lyle Lobach T Simpson
13 194 Jim Jackson DB Western Illinois
14 208 Elmer Collett G San Francisco State
15 222 Saint Saffold SE San Jose State
16 241 Jim LeClair QB C.W. Post
17 255 Jim Breeland C Georgia Tech
18 269 Ron Parson DE Austin Peay State
19 283 Dick Fitzgerald T Nebraska
20 297 Willie Walker DE Baylor

Roster

1966 San Francisco 49ers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



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
  • 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.


Game summaries

Week 1: vs Minnesota Vikings

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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Week 3: at Baltimore Colts

Week 3: San Francisco 49ers (0–0–1) at Baltimore Colts (1–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
49ers 7 0 0714
Colts 6 10 61436

at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Date: September 25
  • Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C)
  • Recap
Game information

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.

Statistics

Team leaders

Category Player(s) Value
Passing yardsJohn Brodie2,810
Passing touchdownsJohn Brodie16
Rushing yardsKen Willard763
Rushing touchdownsKen Williard5
Receiving yardsDave Parks 974
Receiving touchdownsDave Parks5
PointsTommy Davis86
Kickoff return yardsKermit Alexander984
Punt return yardsKermit Alexander198
InterceptionsKermit Alexander/Jimmy Johnson4
Sacks Clark Miller 10

Note that sack totals from 1960 to 1981 are considered unofficial by the NFL.[2]

League rankings

Category Total yards Yards per game NFL rank
(out of 15)
Passing offense2,992213.73rd
Rushing offense1,790127.96th
Total offense4,782341.53rd
Passing defense2,250160.711th
Rushing defense1,629116.45th
Total defense4,179298.58th

References

  1. ↑ "Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers - September 11th, 1966". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ↑ "Pre-1982 Sacks Added To Pro Football Reference". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
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