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
Owner	Josephine Morabito Jane Morabito
General manager	Louis Spadia
Head coach	Jack Christiansen
Home field	Kezar Stadium
Results
Record	6–6–2
Division place	4th NFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
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Offseason

NFL Draft

1966 San Francisco 49ers Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Note
1	11	Stan Hindman	DE	Ole Miss
8	119	Dick Witcher	WR	UCLA

Roster

1966 San Francisco 49ers roster

	Quarterbacks 12 John Brodie 17 Billy Kilmer 10 George Mira Running backs 44 John David Crow 43 Dave Kopay 22 Gary Lewis 40 Ken Willard FB Wide receivers 30 Bernie Casey 26 Kay McFarland 81 Dave Parks 88 Dick Witcher Tight ends 89 Kent Kramer 85 Monty Stickles		Offensive linemen 77 Bruce Bosley C 56 Joe Cerne C 68 Howard Mudd G 67 Walt Rock T 76 Len Rohde T 78 John Thomas G Defensive linemen 80 Stan Hindman DE 70 Charlie Krueger DT 60 Roland Lakes DT 74 Clark Miller DE		Linebackers 50 Ed Beard 55 Matt Hazeltine 64 Dave Wilcox Defensive backs 39 Kermit Alexander CB 20 George Donnelly S 37 Jimmy Johnson CB 45 Elbert Kimbrough 32 Mel Phillips SS 27 Al Randolph S Special teams 36 Tommy Davis K		Reserve lists {{{reserve_lists}}} Practice squad {{{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
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

1 2 3 4 Total Vikings 0 7 10 3 20 49ers 6 14 0 0 20 Date: September 11 Location: Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, CA Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C); wind 25 mph

Scoring summary Q1 SF Davis 44 yard field goal SF 3–0 Q1 SF Davis 46 yard field goal SF 6–0 Q2 SF Stickles 9 yard pass from Brodie (Davis kick) SF 13–0 Q2 MIN Mason 2 yard run (Cox kick) SF 13–7 Q2 SF Parks 5 yard pass from Brodie (Davis kick) SF 20–7 Q3 MIN Brown 33 yard run (Cox kick) SF 20–14 Q3 MIN Cox 26 yard field goal SF 20–17 Q4 MIN Cox 31 yard field goal Tie 20–20

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Standings

NFL Western Conference
view talk edit	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.

External links

• 1966 49ers on Pro Football Reference
• 49ers Schedule on jt-sw.com