The 1969 Green Bay Packers - 8-6 (3RD - Central Division)
Head Coach: Phil Bengtson
1969 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (4-2)
OFF DEF
AUGUST (2-2) RESULT RECORD ATT RSH PSS RSH PSS STARTING QB LEADING RUSHER LEADING PASSER LEADING RECEIVER
9 G-NEW YORK GIANTS W 22-21 1- 0-0 50,861 Bart Starr Dave Hampton (75) Bart Starr (85) Carroll Dale (6-83)
16 M-CHICAGO BEARS L 9-19 1- 1-0 47,014 Bart Starr Jim Grabowski (41) Bart Starr (133) Boyd Dowler (4-41)
23 at Dallas Cowboys L 13-31 1- 2-0 73,764 Bart Starr Dave Hampton (39) Don Horn (166) Spilis/P.Williams (3-52)
30 at Cleveland Browns W 27-17 2- 2-0 85,532 Bart Starr Travis Williams (65) Bart Starr (160) Boyd Dowler (3-43)
SEPTEMBER (1-0)
6 G-PITTSBURGH STEELERS W 31-19 3- 2-0 50,861 Bart Starr Travis Williams (78) Bart Starr (215) Carroll Dale (4-108)
13 Atlanta Falcons at Canton, OH W 38-24 4- 2-0 17,411 Bart Starr Travis Williams (130) Bart Starr (184) Boyd Dowler (4-91)
1969 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS
SEPTEMBER (2-0)
21 G-CHICAGO BEARS (0-0) W 17- 0 1- 0-0 50,861 196 90 90 114 Bart Starr Jim Grabowski (85) Bart Starr (106) Dave Hampton (2-33)
28 M-SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (0-1) W 14- 7 2- 0-0 48,184 135 134 112 264 Bart Starr Travis Williams (97) Bart Starr (160) Travis Williams (4-36)
OCTOBER (2-2)
5 at Minnesota Vikings (1-1) L 7-19 2- 1-0 60,740 108 65 157 73 Bart Starr Bart Starr (31) Bart Starr (128) Dave Hampton (4-29)
12 at Detroit Lions (2-1) W 28-17 3- 1-0 58,384 121 187 145 82 Bart Starr Travis Williams (38) Bart Starr (234) Carroll Dale (7-167)
19 at Los Angeles Rams (4-0) L 21-34 3- 2-0 78,947 38 151 137 175 Bart Starr Travis Williams (23) Don Horn (118) Boyd Dowler (6-100)
26 G-ATLANTA FALCONS (2-3) W 28-10 4- 2-0 50,861 241 96 164 55 Bart Starr Donny Anderson (114) Bart Starr (107) Marv Fleming (3-41)
NOVEMBER (2-3)
2 at Pittsburgh Steelers (1-5) W 38-34 5- 2-0 46,403 82 236 42 204 Don Horn Travis Williams (48) Bart Starr (168) Carroll Dale (7-134)
9 at Baltimore Colts (4-3) L 6-14 5- 3-0 60,238 93 205 120 131 Don Horn Jim Grabowski (40) Don Horn (205) Jim Grabowski (3-50)
16 M-MINNESOTA VIKINGS (7-1) L 7- 9 5- 4-0 48,321 87 138 156 114 Bart Starr Dave Hampton (39) Bart Starr (151) Dave Hampton (4-37)
23 G-DETROIT LIONS (6-3) L 10-16 5- 5-0 50,861 70 210 188 97 Bart Starr Travis Williams (39) Don Horn (243) Travis Williams (6-54)
30 M-NEW YORK GIANTS (3-7) W 20-10 6- 5-0 48,156 141 133 143 182 Don Horn Travis Williams (46) Don Horn (149) Donny Anderson (3-61)
DECEMBER (1-2)
7 at Cleveland Browns (8-2-1) L 7-20 6- 6-0 82,137 99 119 210 137 Don Horn Travis Williams (47) Don Horn (122) Dave Hampton (3-38)
14 at Chicago Bears (1-11) W 21- 3 7- 6-0 45,216 173 190 158 38 Don Horn Dave Hampton (94) Don Horn (190) Travis Williams (3-71)
21 G-ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (4-8-1) W 45-28 8- 6-0 50,861 108 422 60 179 Don Horn Travis Williams (38) Don Horn (410) Carroll Dale (9-195)
G - Green Bay M - Milwaukee
1969 IN REVIEW
Green Bay went into the 1969 campaign with a theme - The Pack Will Be Back. Bumper stickers and a media campaign highlighted the new theme. For half the season, the dream looked real as the Packers sat at 5-2, a game behind Minnesota. Three straight losses in November put an end to any playoff hopes. By winning three of their last four, Green Bay managed to finish third for the second straight season. More and more players from the championship days were leaving the scene - Jerry Kramer, Forrest Gregg, Zeke Bratkowski and Bob Skoronski retired, Ron Kostelnik and Tom Brown were traded. Gregg would come out of retirement, but the exodus was underway. Vince Lombardi also left the stage, as he became the head coach and GM of the Washington Redskins in February. Head Coach Phil Bengtson was named general manager in March.
RICH MOORE - 1ST-ROUND BUST FOR THE AGES
As the glory days of the Lombardi era continued to fade more and more into the rearview mirror, the Packers continued to struggle with finding replacements for their aging stars. Along the defensive line, Willie Davis (34) and Henry Jordan (34) were showing their age, while Lionel Aldridge, Bob Brown and Jim Weatherwax were showing no signs of being of similar talent or were battling nagging, consistent injuries. The search for another replacement set the stage for one of the worst draft moves in franchise history. Out of Villanova University, Rich Moore was a 6-foot-6, 280-pound giant, and head coach Phil Bengtson pictured him as another Merlin Olsen. Green Bay took him with the 12th pick in the '69 draft over the objections of the scouting staff. They passed on such future stars as Fred Dwyer, Gene Washington and Ted Hendricks. "Rich Moore was a disaster," said Pat Peppler, the team's director of player personnel at the time. "Phil Bengtson fell in love with his size." After joining the Packers, he lasted only 20 games over two years. He never started one game, and never recorded a sack. By the summer of 1971, it was clear Moore would never live up to his pre-draft billing, even when the team tried to move him to the offensive line. He suffered strained knee ligaments, and the Packers were lucky to find one team willing to deal with. They sent him to New England for LB John Bramlett, who had been the Patriots' defensive player of the year in 1970 and was a two-time AFL All-Star. In a sad ending to the story, Moore never played for the Pats, after being placed on their injured reserve, and Bramlett was cut five weeks after being acquired by Green Bay.
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Herb Adderley 26 CB 6- 1 200 Michigan State 9 9 30 14 1961 Draft-1st
Lionel Aldridge 62 DE 6- 4 245 Utah State 7 7 28 14 1963 Draft-4th
Donny Anderson 44 RB 6- 3 210 Texas Tech 4 4 26 14 1965 Draft-1st
Ken Bowman 57 C 6- 3 230 Wisconsin 6 6 26 14 1964 Draft-8th
Dave Bradley 61 G 6- 4 245 Penn State 1 1 22 4 1969 Draft-2nd
Bob Brown 78 DE 6- 5 260 Ark-Pine Bluff 4 4 29 14 1966 FA
Lee Roy Caffey 60 LB 6- 3 250 Texas A&M 6 7 28 14 1964 Trade-Phil
Fred Carr 53 LB 6- 5 238 Texas-El Paso 2 2 23 14 1968 Draft-1st
Carroll Dale 84 WR 6- 2 200 Virginia Tech 5 10 31 14 1965 Trade-LA
Willie Davis 87 DE 6- 3 245 Grambling 10 12 35 14 1960 Trade-Cleve
Boyd Dowler 86 WR 6- 5 225 Colorado 11 11 31 14 1959 Draft-3rd
Jim Flanigan 55 LB 6- 3 240 Pittsburgh 3 3 24 4 1967 Draft-2nd
Marv Fleming 81 TE 6- 4 235 Utah 7 7 27 12 1963 Draft-11th
Gale Gillingham 68 G 6- 3 255 Minnesota 4 4 25 14 1966 Draft-1st
Jim Grabowski 33 RB 6- 2 220 Illinois 4 4 24 14 1966 Draft-1st
Forrest Gregg 75 G 6- 4 250 SMU 13 13 35 14 1956 Draft-2nd
Dave Hampton 25 RB 6- 0 210 Wyoming 1 1 22 14 1969 Draft-9th
Doug Hart 43 DB 6- 0 190 Arlington State 6 6 30 14 1964 FA-St. Louis
Bill Hayhoe 77 T 6- 8 258 USC 1 1 22 14 1969 Draft-5th
Dick Himes 72 T 6- 4 244 Ohio State 2 2 23 14 1968 Draft-3rd
Don Horn 13 QB 6- 2 195 San Diego State 3 3 24 9 1967 Draft-1st
Bob Hyland 50 C-G 6- 5 250 Boston College 3 3 24 14 1967 Draft-1st
Bob Jeter 21 DB 6- 1 205 Iowa 7 7 32 14 1960 Draft-2nd
Ron Jones 88 TE 6- 3 220 Texas-El Paso 1 1 22 6 1969 Draft-6th
Henry Jordan 74 DT 6- 3 250 Virginia 11 13 34 5 1959 Trade-Cleve
Bill Lueck 62 G 6- 3 235 Arizona 2 2 23 14 1968 Draft-1st
Booth Lusteg 32 K 5-11 190 Connecticut 1 4 30 4 1969 FA-Pitt (68)
Chuck Mercein 30 RB 6- 3 230 Yale 3 5 26 5 1967 FA-NY Giants
Mike Mercer 38 K 6- 0 217 Arizona State 2 9 33 10 1968 FA-Buffalo
Rich Moore 70 DT 6- 6 285 Villanova 1 1 22 14 1969 Draft-1st
Ray Nitschke 66 LB 6- 3 235 Illinois 12 12 32 14 1958 Draft-3rd
Francis Peay 71 T 6- 5 250 Missouri 2 4 25 14 1968 Trade-NYG
Elijah Pitts 22 HB 6- 1 205 Philander Smith 9 9 30 14 1961 Draft-13th
Dave Robinson 89 LB 6- 3 240 Penn State 7 7 28 14 1963 Draft-1st
John Rowser 45 DB 6- 1 180 Michigan 3 3 25 14 1967 Draft-3rd
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Gordon Rule 47 S 6- 2 180 Dartmouth 2 2 23 14 1968 Draft-11th
John Spilis 85 WR 6- 3 205 Northern Ill 1 1 21 12 1969 Draft-3rd
Bart Starr 15 QB 6- 1 190 Alabama 14 14 35 12 1956 Draft-17th
Bill Stevens 10 QB 6- 3 195 Texas-El Paso 2 2 24 1 1968 Draft-3rd
Phil Vandersea 83 LB 6- 3 235 Massachusetts 3 4 26 14 1968 FA-NO (1967)
Jim Weatherwax 73 DT 60 7 260 Cal State-LA 3 3 26 6 1965 Draft-11th
Perry Williams 31 RB 6- 2 219 Purdue 1 1 22 14 1969 Draft-4th
Travis Williams 23 RB 6- 1 210 Arizona State 3 3 23 13 1967 Draft-4th
Francis Winkler 58 DE 6- 3 230 Memphis State 2 2 22 14 1968 Draft-5th
Willie Wood 24 DB 5-10 190 USC 10 10 32 14 1960 FA
NO - Jersey Number POS - Position HGT - Height WGT - Weight YR - Years with Packers PR - Years of Professional Football AGE - Age on September 1 G - Games Played FA - Free Agent
1969 PACKERS DRAFT (January 28-29, 1969)
RND-PICK NAME COLLEGE
1 - 12 DT Rich Moore Villanova
2 - 38 T Dave Bradley Penn State
3 - 64 WR John Spilis N. Illinois
4 - 90 FB Perry Williams Purdue
5 - 116 T Bill Hayhoe USC
6a - 134 TE Ron Jones (A) TX-El Paso
6b - 142 K Ken Vinyard Texas Tech
7 - 168 DT Larry Agajanian UCLA
8 - 194 DT Doug Gosnell Utah State
9 - 220 RB Dave Hampton Wyoming
10 - 246 T Bruce Nelson N. Dakota St
11 - 272 DB Leon Harden TX-El Paso
12 - 298 TE Tom Buckman Texas A&M
13 - 324 LB Craig Koinzan Doane
14 - 350 HB Rich Voltzke Minnesota
15 - 376 S Dan Eckstein Presbyterian
16 - 402 WR Dick Hewins Drake
17 - 248 RB John Mack C. Missouri
A - from Pittsburgh Steelers in Dick Capp trade
1969 PACKER TRADES - TRANSACTIONS
FEB 27 - Traded S Tom Brown to WASHINGTON for a 1971 fifth-round draft choice.
JUL 7 - Traded WR Claudis James to LOS ANGELES for undisclosed draft choice.
JUL 20 - Placed C Bruce Nelson (10th round), HB Roch Voltzke (14th round) and WR Dick Hewins (16th round) on waivers. WR Claudis James returned by LOS ANGELES after failing physical
JUL 28 - Released DT Doug Gosnell (8th round), RB Merlin Walet and RB Larry Gasney
AUG 1 - Waived QB Ron Skosnik and DB John June. Placed WR Claudis James on injured reserve (60 players)
AUG 10 - Waived DT Leon Crenshaw, G Don Bliss, DB Chuck Detwiler, LB John Mack and DE Jim Sullivan (54 players)
AUG 19 - Traded DT Ron Kostelnik to BALTIMORE for a 1970 fourth-round draft choice.
AUG 27 - Released K Joe Runk and WR Terry Fredenberg (49 players)
AUG 28 - Waived WR Bucky Pope.
SEPT 1 - Traded DE Leo Carroll to WASHINGTON for a 1970 10th-round draft choice. OG Forrest Gregg came out of retirement (48 players)
SEPT 3 - Placed DT Jim Weatherwax and TE Ron Jones (6th round) on waived injured list (46 players)
SEPT 9 - K Ken Vinyard (6th round) claimed off waivers by ATLANTA (45 players)
SEPT 16 - Waived QB Zeke Bratkowski, DT Larry Agajanian (7th round) and WR Dan Eckstein (15th round) (40 players)
OCT 27 - Activated DT Jim Weatherwax from injured list. Placed DT Henry Jordan on move list.
NOV 2 - Waived RB Chuck Mercein. Activated QB Billy Stevens from taxi squad.
NOV 13 - Signed K Rick Duncan to a futures contract and assigned him to the taxi squad.
NOV 30 - Released K Mike Mercer. Signed K Booth Lusteg. Placed DT Henry Jordan on injured reserve.
The 1969 YEAR IN FOOTBALL
Dallas Cowboys (11-2-1)
Head Coach: Tom Landry
Passing Leader: Craig Morton (2619)
Rushing Leader: Calvin Hill (942)
Receiving Leader: Lance Rentzel (43-960)
Washington Redskins (7-5-2)
Head Coach: Vince Lombardi
Passing Leader: Sonny Jurgensen (3102)
Rushing Leader: Larry Brown (888)
Receiving Leader: Charley Taylor (71-883)
New Orleans Saints (5-9)
Head Coach: Tom Fears
Passing Leader: Billy Kilmer (2532)
Rushing Leader: Andy Livingston (761)
Receiving Leader: Dan Abramowicz (73-1015)
Philadelphia Eagles (4-9-1)
Head Coach: Jerry Williams
Passing Leader: Norm Snead (2768)
Rushing Leader: Tom Woodeshick (831)
Receiving Leader: Harold Jackson (65-1116)
Cleveland Browns (10-3-1)
Head Coach: Blanton Collier
Passing Leader: Bill Nelsen (2743)
Rushing Leader: Leroy Kelly (817)
Receiving Leader: Gary Collins (54-786)
New York Giants (6-8)
Head Coach: Allie Sherman
Passing Leader: Fran Tarkenton (2918)
Rushing Leader: Joe Morrison (387)
Receiving Leader: Joe Morrison (44-647)
St. Louis Cardinals (4-9-1)
Head Coach: Charley Winner
Passing Leader: Charley Johnson (1847)
Rushing Leader: Cid Edwards (504)
Receiving Leader: Dave Williams (56-702)
Pittsburgh Steelers (1-13)
Head Coach: Chuck Noll
Passing Leader: Dick Shiner (1422)
Rushing Leader: Dick Hoak (531)
Receiving Leader: Roy Jefferson (67-1079)
Minnesota Vikings (12-2)
Head Coach: Bud Grant
Passing Leader: Joe Kapp (1726)
Rushing Leader: Dave Osborn (643)
Receiving Leader: Gene Washington (39-821)
Detroit Lions (9-4-1)
Head Coach: Joe Schmidt
Passing Leader: Bill Munson (1062)
Rushing Leader: Bill Triplett (377)
Receiving Leader: Charlie Sanders (42-656)
Green Bay Packers (8-6)
Head Coach: Phil Bengtson
Passing Leader: Don Horn (1505)
Rushing Leader: Travis Williams (536)
Receiving Leader: Carroll Dale (45-879)
Chicago Bears (1-13)
Head Coach: Jim Dooley
Passing Leader: Jack Concannon (783)
Rushing Leader: Gale Sayers (1032)
Receiving Leader: Bob Wallace (47-553)
Los Angeles Rams (11-3)
Head Coach: George Allen
Passing Leader: Roman Gabriel (2549)
Rushing Leader: Larry Smith (599)
Receiving Leader: Jack Snow (49-734)
Baltimore Colts (8-5-1)
Head Coach: Don Shula
Passing Leader: Johnny Unitas (2342)
Rushing Leader: Tom Matte (909)
Receiving Leader: Willie Richardson (43-646)/Tom Matte (43-513)
Atlanta Falcons (6-8)
Head Coach: Norm Van Brocklin
Passing Leader: Bob Berry (1087)
Rushing Leader: Cannonball Butler (655)
Receiving Leader: Paul Flatley (45-834)
San Francisco 49ers (4-8-2)
Head Coach: Dick Nolan
Passing Leader: John Brodie (2405)
Rushing Leader: Ken Willard (557)
Receiving Leader: Gene Washington (51-711)/Doug Cunningham (51-484)
New York Jets (10-4)
Head Coach: Weeb Ewbank
Passing Leader: Joe Namath (2734)
Rushing Leader: Matt Snell (695)
Receiving Leader: Don Maynard (47-938)
Houston Oilers (6-6-2)
Head Coach: Wally Lemm
Passing Leader: Pete Beathard (2455)
Rushing Leader: Hoyle Granger (740)
Receiving Leader: Alvin Reed (51-664)
Boston Patriots (4-10)
Head Coach: Clive Rush
Passing Leader: Mike Taliaferro (2160)
Rushing Leader: Jim Nance (750)
Receiving Leader: Carl Garrett (29-267)/Jim Nance (29-168)
Buffalo Bills (4-10)
Head Coach: Johnny Rauch
Passing Leader: Jack Kemp (1981)
Rushing Leader: O.J. Simpson (697)
Receiving Leader: Haven Moses (39-752)
Miami Dolphins (3-10-1)
Head Coach: George Wilson
Passing Leader: Bob Griese (1695)
Rushing Leader: Jim Kiick (575)
Receiving Leader: Larry Seiple (41-577)
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 14
A-DENVER 35, Boston 7 A-OAKLAND 21, Houston 17
A-Kansas City 27, SAN DIEGO 9 A-CINCINNATI 27, Miami 21
A-NY Jets 33, BUFFALO 19
AFL EASTERN DIVISION AFL WESTERN DIVISION
NY Jets 1 0 0 1.000 33 19 Kansas City 1 0 0 1.000 27 9
Miami 0 1 0 .000 21 27 Denver 1 0 0 1.000 35 7
Boston 0 1 0 .000 7 35 Oakland 1 0 0 1.000 21 17
Buffalo 0 1 0 .000 19 33 Cincinnati 1 0 0 1.000 27 21
Houston 0 1 0 .000 17 21 San Diego 0 1 0 .000 9 27
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20
A-OAKLAND 20, Miami 17
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 21
Cleveland 27, PHILADELPHIA 20 GREEN BAY 17, Chicago 0
PITTSBURGH 16, Detroit 13 Los Angeles 27, BALTIMORE 20
DALLAS 24, St. Louis 3 ATLANTA 24, San Francisco 12
Washington 26, NEW ORLEANS 20 NY GIANTS 24, Minnesota 23
A-Houston 17, BUFFALO 3 A-Kansas City 31, BOSTON 0
A-CINCINNATI 34, San Diego 20 A-DENVER 21, NY Jets 19
NFL EAST - CAPITOL NFL EAST - CENTURY
Dallas 1 0 0 1.000 24 3 Cleveland 1 0 0 1.000 27 20
Washington 1 0 0 1.000 26 20 NY Giants 1 0 0 1.000 24 23
New Orleans 0 1 0 .000 20 26 Pittsburgh 1 0 0 1.000 16 13
Philadelphia 0 1 0 .000 20 27 St. Louis 0 1 0 .000 3 24
NFL WEST - CENTRAL NFL WEST - COASTAL
GREEN BAY 1 0 0 1.000 17 0 Los Angeles 1 0 0 1.000 27 20
Minnesota 0 1 0 .000 23 24 Atlanta 1 0 0 1.000 24 12
Chicago 0 1 0 .000 0 17 San Francisco 0 1 0 .000 12 24
Detroit 0 1 0 .000 13 16 Baltimore 0 1 0 .000 20 27
AFL EASTERN DIVISION AFL WESTERN DIVISION
NY Jets 1 1 0 .500 52 40 Kansas City 2 0 0 1.000 58 9
Houston 1 1 0 .500 34 24 Denver 2 0 0 1.000 56 26
Boston 0 2 0 .000 7 66 Oakland 2 0 0 1.000 41 34
Miami 0 2 0 .000 38 47 Cincinnati 2 0 0 1.000 61 41
Buffalo 0 2 0 .000 22 50 San Diego 0 2 0 .000 9 27
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 28
GREEN BAY 14, San Francisco 7 @ Mil ST. LOUIS 20, Chicago 17
PHILADELPHIA 41, Pittsburgh 27 DETROIT 24, NY Giants 0
CLEVELAND 27, Washington 23 MINNESOTA 52, Baltimore 14
Dallas 21, NEW ORLEANS 17 LOS ANGELES 17, Atlanta 7
A-CINCINNATI 24, Kansas City 19 A-HOUSTON 22, Miami 10
A-SAN DIEGO 34, NY Jets 27 A-Oakland 38, BOSTON 23
A-BUFFALO 41, Denver 28
NFL EAST - CAPITOL NFL EAST - CENTURY
Dallas 2 0 0 1.000 45 20 Cleveland 2 0 0 1.000 54 43
Washington 1 1 0 .500 49 47 NY Giants 1 1 0 .500 24 47
Philadelphia 1 1 0 .500 61 54 Pittsburgh 1 1 0 .500 43 54
New Orleans 0 2 0 .000 37 47 St. Louis 1 1 0 .500 23 41
NFL WEST - CENTRAL NFL WEST - COASTAL
GREEN BAY 2 0 0 1.000 31 7 Los Angeles 2 0 0 1.000 44 27
Minnesota 1 1 0 .500 75 38 Atlanta 1 1 0 .500 31 29
Detroit 1 1 0 .500 37 16 San Francisco 0 2 0 .000 19 38
Chicago 0 2 0 .000 17 37 Baltimore 0 2 0 .000 34 79
AFL EASTERN DIVISION AFL WESTERN DIVISION
Houston 2 1 0 .667 56 34 Oakland 3 0 0 1.000 94 49
NY Jets 1 2 0 .333 79 74 Cincinnati 3 0 0 1.000 85 60
Buffalo 1 2 0 .333 63 78 Denver 2 1 0 .667 84 67
Miami 0 3 0 .000 48 69 Kansas City 2 1 0 .667 77 33
Boston 0 3 0 .000 30 104 San Diego 1 2 0 .333 43 54
SATURDAY OCTOBER 4
A-Oakland 20, MIAMI 20 (T) A-SAN DIEGO 21, Cincinnati 14
SUNDAY OCTOBER 5
St. Louis 27, PITTSBURGH 14 SAN FRANCISCO 17, Washington 17 (T)
Baltimore 21, ATLANTA 14 NY GIANTS 28, Chicago 24
Dallas 38, PHILADELPHIA 7 MINNESOTA 19, Green Bay 7
Detroit 28, CLEVELAND 21 LOS ANGELES 36, New Orleans 17
A-NY Jets 23, BOSTON 14 A-HOUSTON 28, Buffalo 14
A-Kansas City 26, DENVER 13
NFL EAST - CAPITOL NFL EAST - CENTURY
Dallas 3 0 0 1.000 83 27 Cleveland 2 1 0 .667 75 71
Washington 1 1 1 .500 66 64 NY Giants 2 1 0 .667 52 71
Philadelphia 1 2 0 .333 68 92 St. Louis 2 1 0 .667 50 55
New Orleans 0 3 0 .000 54 83 Pittsburgh 1 2 0 .333 57 81
NFL WEST - CENTRAL NFL WEST - COASTAL
Minnesota 2 1 0 .667 94 45 Los Angeles 3 0 0 1.000 80 44
GREEN BAY 2 1 0 .667 38 26 Atlanta 1 2 0 .333 45 50
Detroit 2 1 0 .667 65 37 Baltimore 1 2 0 .333 55 93
Chicago 0 3 0 .000 41 65 San Francisco 0 2 1 .000 36 55
AFL EASTERN DIVISION AFL WESTERN DIVISION
Houston 3 1 0 .750 84 48 Oakland 3 0 1 1.000 114 69
NY Jets 2 2 0 .500 102 88 Cincinnati 3 1 0 .750 99 81
Buffalo 1 3 0 .250 77 106 Kansas City 3 1 0 .750 103 46
Miami 0 3 1 .000 68 89 Denver 2 2 0 .500 97 93
Boston 0 4 0 .000 44 127 San Diego 2 2 0 .500 64 68
SATURDAY OCTOBER 11
A-BUFFALO 23, Boston 16
SUNDAY OCTOBER 12
Minnesota 31, CHICAGO 0 Los Angeles 27, SAN FRANCISCO 21
NY GIANTS 10, Pittsburgh 7 Green Bay 28, DETROIT 12
WASHINGTON 33, St. Louis 17 Dallas 24, ATLANTA 17
Cleveland 27, NEW ORLEANS 17 A-KANSAS CITY 24, Houston 0
A-Oakland 24, DENVER 14 A-NY JETS 21, Cincinnati 7
A-San Diego 21, MIAMI 14
MONDAY OCTOBER 13
BALTIMORE 24, Philadelphia 20
NFL EAST - CAPITOL NFL EAST - CENTURY
Dallas 4 0 0 1.000 107 44 Cleveland 3 1 0 .750 102 88
Washington 2 1 1 .667 99 81 NY Giants 3 1 0 .750 62 78
Philadelphia 1 3 0 .250 88 116 St. Louis 2 2 0 .500 67 88
New Orleans 0 4 0 .000 71 110 Pittsburgh 1 3 0 .250 64 91
NFL WEST - CENTRAL NFL WEST - COASTAL
Minnesota 3 1 0 .750 125 45 Los Angeles 4 0 0 1.000 107 65
GREEN BAY 3 1 0 .750 66 38 Baltimore 2 2 0 .500 79 113
Detroit 2 2 0 .500 77 65 Atlanta 1 3 0 .250 62 74
Chicago 0 4 0 .000 41 96 San Francisco 0 3 1 .000 57 82
AFL EASTERN DIVISION AFL WESTERN DIVISION
Houston 3 2 0 .600 84 72 Oakland 4 0 1 1.000 138 83
NY Jets 3 2 0 .600 123 95 Kansas City 4 1 0 .800 127 46
Buffalo 2 3 0 .400 100 122 San Diego 3 2 0 .600 85 82
Miami 0 4 1 .000 82 110 Cincinnati 3 2 0 .600 106 102
Boston 0 5 0 .000 60 150 Denver 2 3 0 .400 111 117
SATURDAY OCTOBER 18
CLEVELAND 42, Pittsburgh 31
SUNDAY OCTOBER 19
Baltimore 30, NEW ORLEANS 10 DALLAS 49, Philadelphia 14
Atlanta 21, SAN FRANCISCO 7 LOS ANGELES 34, Green Bay 21
DETROIT 13, Chicago 7 WASHINGTON 20, NY Giants 14
Minnesota 27, ST. LOUIS 10 A-OAKLAND 50, Buffalo 21
A-Denver 30, CINCINNATI 23
MONDAY OCTOBER 20
A-San Diego 13, BOSTON 10 A-NY JETS 26, Houston 17
A-KANSAS CITY 17, Miami 10
NFL EAST - CAPITOL NFL EAST - CENTURY
Dallas 5 0 0 1.000 156 58 Cleveland 4 1 0 .800 144 119
Washington 3 1 1 .750 119 95 NY Giants 3 2 0 .600 76 98
Philadelphia 1 4 0 .200 102 165 St. Louis 2 3 0 .400 77 115
New Orleans 0 5 0 .000 81 140 Pittsburgh 1 4 0 .200 95 133
NFL WEST - CENTRAL NFL WEST - COASTAL
Minnesota 4 1 0 .800 152 55 Los Angeles 5 0 0 1.000 141 86
GREEN BAY 3 2 0 .600 87 72 Baltimore 3 2 0 .600 109 123
Detroit 3 2 0 .600 90 72 Atlanta 2 3 0 .400 83 81
Chicago 0 5 0 .000 48 109 San Francisco 0 4 1 .000 64 103
AFL EASTERN DIVISION AFL WESTERN DIVISION
NY Jets 4 2 0 .667 149 112 Oakland 5 0 1 1.000 188 104
Houston 3 3 0 .500 101 98 Kansas City 5 1 0 .833 144 56
Buffalo 2 4 0 .333 121 172 San Diego 4 2 0 .667 98 92
Miami 0 5 1 .000 92 127 Denver 3 3 0 .500 141 140
Boston 0 6 0 .000 70 163 Cincinnati 3 3 0 .500 129 132
SUNDAY OCTOBER 26
GREEN BAY 28, Atlanta 10 PHILADELPHIA 13, New Orleans 10
Washington 14, PITTSBURGH 7 San Francisco 24, BALTIMORE 21
MINNESOTA 24, Detroit 10 CLEVELAND 21, St. Louis 21 (T)
Los Angeles 9, CHICAGO 7 A-MIAMI 24, Buffalo 6
A-HOUSTON 24, Denver 21 A-NY JETS 23, Boston 17
A-KANSAS CITY 42, Cincinnati 22 A-Oakland 24, SAN DIEGO 12
MONDAY OCTOBER 27
DALLAS 25, NY Giants 3
NFL EAST - CAPITOL NFL EAST - CENTURY
Dallas 6 0 0 1.000 181 61 Cleveland 4 1 1 .800 165 140
Washington 4 1 1 .800 133 102 NY Giants 3 3 0 .500 79 123
Philadelphia 2 4 0 .333 115 175 St. Louis 2 3 1 .400 98 136
New Orleans 0 6 0 .000 91 153 Pittsburgh 1 5 0 .167 102 147
NFL WEST - CENTRAL NFL WEST - COASTAL
Minnesota 5 1 0 .833 176 65 Los Angeles 6 0 0 1.000 150 93
GREEN BAY 4 2 0 .667 115 82 Baltimore 3 3 0 .500 130 147
Detroit 3 3 0 .500 100 96 Atlanta 2 4 0 .333 93 109
Chicago 0 6 0 .000 55 118 San Francisco 1 4 1 .200 88 124
AFL EASTERN DIVISION AFL WESTERN DIVISION
NY Jets 5 2 0 .714 172 129 Oakland 6 0 1 1.000 212 116
Houston 4 3 0 .571 125 119 Kansas City 6 1 0 .857 186 78
Buffalo 2 5 0 .286 127 196 San Diego 4 3 0 .571 110 116
Miami 1 5 1 .167 116 133 Denver 3 4 0 .429 162 164
Boston 0 7 0 .000 87 186 Cincinnati 3 4 0 .429 151 174
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2
Detroit 26, SAN FRANCISCO 14 GREEN BAY 38, Pittsburgh 34
Philadelphia 23, NY GIANTS 20 New Orleans 51, ST. LOUIS 42
BALTIMORE 41, Washington 17 Los Angeles 38, ATLANTA 6
MINNESOTA 31, Chicago 14 CLEVELAND 42, Dallas 10
A-BOSTON 24, Houston 0 A-CINCINNATI 31, Oakland 17
A-Kansas City 29, BUFFALO 7 A-NY JETS 33, Miami 31
A-DENVER 13, San Diego 0
NFL EAST - CAPITOL NFL EAST - CENTURY
Dallas 6 1 0 .857 191 103 Cleveland 5 1 1 .833 207 150
Washington 4 2 1 .667 150 143 NY Giants 3 4 0 .429 99 146
Philadelphia 3 4 0 .429 138 195 St. Louis 2 4 1 .333 140 187
New Orleans 1 6 0 .143 142 195 Pittsburgh 1 6 0 .143 136 185
NFL WEST - CENTRAL NFL WEST - COASTAL
Minnesota 6 1 0 .857 207 79 Los Angeles 7 0 0 1.000 188 99
GREEN BAY 5 2 0 .714 153 116 Baltimore 4 3 0 .571 171 164
Detroit 4 3 0 .571 126 110 Atlanta 2 5 0 .286 99 147
Chicago 0 7 0 .000 69 149 San Francisco 1 5 1 .167 102 150
AFL EASTERN DIVISION AFL WESTERN DIVISION
NY Jets 6 2 0 .750 205 160 Kansas City 7 1 0 .875 225 85
Houston 4 4 0 .500 125 143 Oakland 6 1 1 .857 229 147
Buffalo 2 6 0 .250 134 225 Denver 4 4 0 .500 175 164
Miami 1 6 1 .143 147 166 San Diego 4 4 0 .500 110 129
Boston 1 7 0 .125 111 186 Cincinnati 4 4 0 .500 182 191
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9
DETROIT 27, Atlanta 21 BALTIMORE 14, Green Bay 6
Philadelphia 28, WASHINGTON 28 (T) ST. LOUIS 42, NY Giants 17
CHICAGO 38, Pittsburgh 7 MINNESOTA 51, Cleveland 3
LOS ANGELES 41, San Francisco 30 DALLAS 33, New Orleans 17
A-NY JETS 16, Buffalo 6 A-HOUSTON 31, Cincinnati 31 (T)
A-Miami 17, BOSTON 16 A-OAKLAND 41, Denver 10
A-KANSAS CITY 27, San Diego 3
NFL EAST - CAPITOL NFL EAST - CENTURY
Dallas 7 1 0 .875 224 120 Cleveland 5 2 1 .714 210 201
Washington 4 2 2 .667 178 171 St. Louis 3 4 1 .429 182 204
Philadelphia 3 4 1 .429 166 223 NY Giants 3 5 0 .375 116 188
New Orleans 1 7 0 .125 159 228 Pittsburgh 1 7 0 .125 143 223
NFL WEST - CENTRAL NFL WEST - COASTAL
Minnesota 7 1 0 .875 258 82 Los Angeles 8 0 0 1.000 229 129
GREEN BAY 5 3 0 .625 159 130 Baltimore 5 3 0 .625 185 170
Detroit 5 3 0 .625 153 131 Atlanta 2 6 0 .250 120 174
Chicago 1 7 0 .125 107 156 San Francisco 1 6 1 .143 132 191
AFL EASTERN DIVISION AFL WESTERN DIVISION
NY Jets 7 2 0 .778 221 166 Kansas City 8 1 0 .889 252 88
Houston 4 4 1 .500 156 174 Oakland 7 1 1 .875 270 157
Miami 2 6 1 .250 164 182 Cincinnati 4 4 1 .500 213 222
Buffalo 2 7 0 .222 140 241 Denver 4 5 0 .444 185 205
Boston 1 8 0 .111 127 203 San Diego 4 5 0 .444 113 156
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 16
Minnesota 9, Green Bay 7 at Mil SAN FRANCISCO 20, Baltimore 17
ATLANTA 48, Chicago 31 New Orleans 25, NY GIANTS 24
DETROIT 20, St. Louis 0 Los Angeles 23, PHILADELPHIA 17
Dallas 41, WASHINGTON 28 Cleveland 24, PITTSBURGH 3
A-OAKLAND 21, San Diego 16 A-DENVER 20, Houston 20 (T)
A-Kansas City 34, NY JETS 16 A-Boston 25, CINCINNATI 14
A-BUFFALO 28, Miami 3
NFL EAST - CAPITOL NFL EAST - CENTURY
Dallas 8 1 0 .889 265 148 Cleveland 6 2 1 .750 234 204
Washington 4 3 2 .571 206 212 St. Louis 3 5 1 .375 182 224
Philadelphia 3 5 1 .375 183 246 NY Giants 3 6 0 .333 140 213
New Orleans 2 7 0 .222 184 252 Pittsburgh 1 8 0 .111 146 247
NFL WEST - CENTRAL NFL WEST - COASTAL
Minnesota 8 1 0 .889 267 89 Los Angeles 9 0 0 1.000 252 146
Detroit 6 3 0 .667 173 131 Baltimore 5 4 0 .556 202 190
GREEN BAY 5 4 0 .556 166 139 Atlanta 3 6 0 .333 168 205
Chicago 1 8 0 .111 138 204 San Francisco 2 6 1 .250 152 208
AFL EASTERN DIVISION AFL WESTERN DIVISION
Y-NY Jets 7 3 0 .700 237 200 Y-Kansas City 9 1 0 .900 286 104
Houston 4 4 2 .500 176 194 Oakland 8 1 1 .889 291 173
Buffalo 3 7 0 .300 168 244 Denver 4 5 1 .444 205 225
Miami 2 7 1 .222 167 210 Cincinnati 4 5 1 .444 227 247
Boston 2 8 0 .200 152 217 San Diego 4 6 0 .400 129 177
Y-Clinched Playoff Berth
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 23
WASHINGTON 27, Atlanta 10 Baltimore 24, CHICAGO 21
Philadelphia 34, ST. LOUIS 30 MINNESOTA 52, Pittsburgh 14
Detroit 16, GREEN BAY 10 LOS ANGELES 24, Dallas 23
NEW ORLEANS 43, San Francisco 38 CLEVELAND 28, NY Giants 17
A-SAN DIEGO 45, Denver 24 A-HOUSTON 32, Miami 7
A-BOSTON 35, Buffalo 21 A-NY JETS 40, Cincinnati 7
A-Oakland 27, KANSAS CITY 24
NFL EAST - CAPITOL NFL EAST - CENTURY
Dallas 8 2 0 .800 288 172 Cleveland 7 2 1 .778 262 221
Washington 5 3 2 .625 233 222 St. Louis 3 6 1 .333 212 258
Philadelphia 4 5 1 .444 217 276 NY Giants 3 7 0 .300 157 241
New Orleans 3 7 0 .300 227 290 Pittsburgh 1 9 0 .100 160 299
NFL WEST - CENTRAL NFL WEST - COASTAL
Minnesota 9 1 0 .900 319 103 Los Angeles 10 0 0 1.000 276 169
Detroit 7 3 0 .700 189 141 Baltimore 6 4 0 .600 226 211
GREEN BAY 5 5 0 .500 176 155 Atlanta 3 7 0 .300 178 232
Chicago 1 9 0 .100 159 228 San Francisco 2 7 1 .222 190 251
AFL EASTERN DIVISION AFL WESTERN DIVISION
Y-NY Jets 8 3 0 .727 277 207 Y-Oakland 9 1 1 .900 318 197
Houston 5 4 2 .545 208 201 Y-Kansas City 9 2 0 .818 310 131
Boston 3 8 0 .273 187 238 San Diego 5 6 0 .455 174 201
Buffalo 3 8 0 .273 189 279 Denver 4 6 1 .400 229 270
Miami 2 8 1 .200 174 242 Cincinnati 4 6 1 .400 234 287
Y-Clinched Playoff Berth
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 27
DALLAS 24, San Francisco 24 (T) Minnesota 27, DETROIT 0
A-KANSAS CITY 31, Denver 17 A-San Diego 21, HOUSTON 17
A-BUFFALO 16, Cincinnati 13
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 30
Green Bay 20, NY Giants 10 @ Mil BALTIMORE 13, Atlanta 6
NEW ORLEANS 26, Philadelphia 17 ST. LOUIS 47, Pittsburgh 10
Cleveland 28, CHICAGO 24 Los Angeles 24, WASHINGTON 13
A-Oakland 27, NY JETS 14 A-Boston 38, Miami 23 at Tampa
NFL EAST - CAPITOL NFL EAST - CENTURY
Dallas 8 2 1 .800 312 196 X-Cleveland 8 2 1 .800 290 245
Washington 5 4 2 .556 246 246 St. Louis 4 6 1 .400 259 268
Philadelphia 4 6 1 .400 234 302 NY Giants 3 8 0 .273 167 261
New Orleans 4 7 0 .364 253 307 Pittsburgh 1 10 0 .091 170 346
NFL WEST - CENTRAL NFL WEST - COASTAL
X-Minnesota 10 1 0 .909 346 103 X-Los Angeles 11 0 0 1.000 300 182
Detroit 7 4 0 .636 189 168 Baltimore 7 4 0 .636 239 217
GREEN BAY 6 5 0 .545 196 165 Atlanta 3 8 0 .273 184 245
Chicago 1 10 0 .091 183 256 San Francisco 2 7 2 .222 214 275
AFL EASTERN DIVISION AFL WESTERN DIVISION
Y-NY Jets 8 4 0 .667 291 234 Y-Oakland 10 1 1 .909 345 211
Houston 5 5 2 .500 225 222 Y-Kansas City 10 2 0 .833 341 148
Boston 4 8 0 .333 225 261 San Diego 6 6 0 .500 195 218
Buffalo 4 8 0 .333 205 292 Denver 4 7 1 .364 246 301
Miami 2 9 1 .182 197 280 Cincinnati 4 7 1 .364 247 303
X-Clinched Division Title Y-Clinched Playoff Berth
SATURDAY DECEMBER 6
SAN FRANCISCO 42, Chicago 21 A-NY Jets 34, HOUSTON 26
SUNDAY DECEMBER 7
Washington 34, PHILADELPHIA 29 ATLANTA 45, New Orleans 17
NY GIANTS 49, St. Louis 6 BALTIMORE 17, Detroit 17 (T)
Minnesota 20, LOS ANGELES 13 CLEVELAND 20, Green Bay 7
Dallas 10, PITTSBURGH 7 A-SAN DIEGO 28, Boston 18
A-KANSAS CITY 22, Buffalo 18 A-OAKLAND 37, Cincinnati 17
A-MIAMI 27, Denver 24
NFL EAST - CAPITOL NFL EAST - CENTURY
X-Dallas 9 2 1 .818 322 203 X-Cleveland 9 2 1 .818 310 252
Washington 6 4 2 .600 280 275 St. Louis 4 7 1 .364 265 317
Philadelphia 4 7 1 .364 263 336 NY Giants 4 8 0 .333 216 267
New Orleans 4 8 0 .333 270 352 Pittsburgh 1 11 0 .083 177 356
NFL WEST - CENTRAL NFL WEST - COASTAL
X-Minnesota 11 1 0 .917 366 116 X-Los Angeles 11 1 0 .917 313 202
Detroit 7 4 1 .636 206 185 Baltimore 7 4 1 .636 256 234
GREEN BAY 6 6 0 .500 203 185 Atlanta 4 8 0 .333 229 262
Chicago 1 11 0 .083 204 298 San Francisco 3 7 2 .300 256 296
AFL EASTERN DIVISION AFL WESTERN DIVISION
X-NY Jets 9 4 0 .692 325 260 Y-Oakland 11 1 1 .917 382 228
Y-Houston 5 6 2 .455 251 256 Y-Kansas City 11 2 0 .846 363 166
Boston 4 9 0 .308 243 289 San Diego 7 6 0 .538 223 246
Buffalo 4 9 0 .308 223 314 Denver 4 8 1 .333 270 328
Miami 3 9 1 .250 224 304 Cincinnati 4 8 1 .333 264 340
X-Clinched Division Title Y-Clinched Playoff Berth
SATURDAY DECEMBER 13
DALLAS 27, Baltimore 10 A-OAKLAND 10, Kansas City 6
SUNDAY DECEMBER 14
Atlanta 27, PHILADELPHIA 3 WASHINGTON 17, New Orleans 14
NY Giants 21, PITTSBURGH 17 Green Bay 21, CHICAGO 3
MINNESOTA 10, San Francisco 7 Cleveland 27, ST. LOUIS 21
DETROIT 28, Los Angeles 0 A-SAN DIEGO 45, Buffalo 6
A-DENVER 27, Cincinnati 16 A-HOUSTON 27, Boston 23
A-NY Jets 27, Miami 9
NFL EAST - CAPITOL NFL EAST - CENTURY
X-Dallas 10 2 1 .833 349 213 X-Cleveland 10 2 1 .833 337 273
Washington 7 4 2 .636 297 289 NY Giants 5 8 0 .385 237 284
Philadelphia 4 8 1 .333 266 363 St. Louis 4 8 1 .333 286 344
New Orleans 4 9 0 .308 284 369 Pittsburgh 1 12 0 .077 194 377
NFL WEST - CENTRAL NFL WEST - COASTAL
X-Minnesota 12 1 0 .923 376 123 X-Los Angeles 11 2 0 .846 313 230
Detroit 8 4 1 .667 234 185 Baltimore 7 5 1 .583 266 261
GREEN BAY 7 6 0 .538 224 188 Atlanta 5 8 0 .385 256 265
Chicago 1 12 0 .077 207 319 San Francisco 3 8 2 .273 263 306
AFL EASTERN DIVISION AFL WESTERN DIVISION
X-NY Jets 10 4 0 .714 353 269 X-Oakland 12 1 1 .846 377 242
Y-Houston 6 6 2 .500 278 279 Y-Kansas City 11 3 0 .786 359 177
Boston 4 10 0 .286 266 316 San Diego 8 6 0 .571 288 276
Buffalo 4 10 0 .286 230 359 Denver 5 8 1 .385 297 344
Miami 3 10 1 .231 233 332 Cincinnati 4 9 1 .308 280 367
X-Clinched Division Title Y-Clinched Playoff Berth
SUNDAY DECEMBER 21
Detroit 20, CHICAGO 3 SAN FRANCISCO 14, Philadelphia 13
NEW ORLEANS 27, Pittsburgh 24 GREEN BAY 45, St. Louis 28
DALLAS 20, Washington 10 ATLANTA 10, Minnesota 3
Baltimore 13, LOS ANGELES 7 NY GIANTS 27, Cleveland 14
NFL EAST - CAPITOL NFL EAST - CENTURY
X-Dallas 11 2 1 .846 369 223 X-Cleveland 10 3 1 .769 351 300
Washington 7 5 2 .583 307 319 NY Giants 6 8 0 .429 264 298
New Orleans 5 9 0 .357 311 393 St. Louis 4 9 1 .308 314 389
Philadelphia 4 9 1 .308 279 377 Pittsburgh 1 13 0 .071 218 404
NFL WEST - CENTRAL NFL WEST - COASTAL
X-Minnesota 12 2 0 .857 379 133 X-Los Angeles 11 3 0 .786 320 243
Detroit 9 4 1 .692 259 188 Baltimore 8 5 1 .615 279 268
GREEN BAY 8 6 0 .571 269 221 Atlanta 6 8 0 .429 276 268
Chicago 1 13 0 .071 210 339 San Francisco 4 8 2 .333 277 319
X-Clinched Division Title
1969 PLAYOFFS - NFL
Western Conf (December 27) - MINNESOTA (12-2) 23, Los Angeles (11-3) 20
Oakland Raiders (12-1-1)
Head Coach: John Madden
Passing Leader: Daryle Lamonica (3302)
Rushing Leader: Charlie Smith (600)
Receiving Leader: Fred Biletnikoff (54-837)
Kansas City Chiefs (11-3)
Head Coach: Hank Stram
Passing Leader: Len Dawson (1323)
Rushing Leader: Mike Garrett (732)
Receiving Leader: Mike Garrett (43-432)
San Diego Chargers (8-6)
Head Coach: Sid Gillman (4-5) and Charlie Waller (4-1)
Passing Leader: John Hadl (2253)
Rushing Leader: Dickie Post (873)
Receiving Leader: Lance Alworth (64-1003)
Denver Broncos (5-8-1)
Head Coach: Lou Saban
Passing Leader: Steve Tensi (1890)
Rushing Leader: Floyd Little (729)
Receiving Leader: Al Denson (53-809)
Cincinnati Bengals (4-9-1)
Head Coach: Paul Brown
Passing Leader: Greg Cook (1854)
Rushing Leader: Jess Phillips (578)
Receiving Leader: Eric Crabtree (40-855)
Eastern Conf (December 28) - Cleveland (10-3-1) 38, DALLAS (11-2-1) 24
Championship (January 4) - MINNESOTA (13-2) 27, Cleveland (11-3-1) 7
Playoff Bowl (January 3 at Miami) - Los Angeles (11-4) 31, Dallas (11-3-1) 0
1969 PLAYOFFS - AFL
Divisional Playoff (December 20) - Kansas City (11-3) 13, NY JETS (11-3) 6
Divisional Playoff (December 21) - OAKLAND (12-1-1) 56, Houston (6-6-2) 7
Championship (January 4) - Kansas City (12-3) 17, OAKLAND (13-1-1) 7
SUPER BOWL 4 (January 11, 1970 at New Orleans)
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (13-3) 23, MINNESOTA VIKINGS (14-2) 7 - The AFL squared the Super Bowl at two games apiece with the NFL, building a 16-0 halftime lead behind Len Dawson's superb quarterbacking and a powerful defense. Dawson, the fourth consecutive quarterback to be chosen the Super Bowl's top player, called an almost flawless game, completing 12 of 17 passes and hitting Otis Taylor on a 46-yard play for the final Chiefs touchdown. The Kansas City defense limited Minnesota's strong rushing game to 67 yards and had three interceptions and two fumble recoveries. The crowd of 80,562 set a Super Bowl record, as did the gross receipts of $3,817,872.69.
Orlando Panthers (10-2)
Head Coach: Dick Pesonen
Passing Leader: Don Jonas (2408)
Rushing Leader: Pat Batten (676)
Receiving Leader: Tom Bland (50-1099)
Norfolk Neptunes (8-4)
Head Coach: Gary Glick/George Hughes
Passing Leader: Junior Edge (2584)
Rushing Leader: Ray Brown (673)
Receiving Leader: Henry McKay (52-821)
Jersey Jays (7-5)
Head Coach: Nick Cuoto
Passing Leader: Don Gault (1882)
Rushing Leader: Ken Brown (790)
Receiving Leader: Rick Jackson (26-623)/Terry Best (26-458)
Alabama Hawks (6-6)
Head Coach: Dave Sington
Passing Leader: Terry Southall (1400)
Rushing Leader: Don Fitzgerald (439)
Receiving Leader: Ray Jeffords (30-294)
Arkansas Diamonds (5-7)
Head Coach: Fred Williams (3-2)/John Hoffman (2-5)
Passing Leader: Bobby Tiner (1256)
Rushing Leader: Bobby Tiner (513)
Receiving Leader: Tommy Burnett (34-620)
Indianapolis Capitols (8-4)
Head Coach: Ken Carpenter
Passing Leader: Johnnie Walton (1713)
Rushing Leader: Al Moore (559)
Receiving Leader: Joe Wynns (37-567)
Omaha Mustangs (6-6)
Head Coach: Don Fleming
Passing Leader: Bob Churchich (2233)
Rushing Leader: Ken Rota (347)
Receiving Leader: Keith Browne (52-674)
Ohio Valley Ironmen (6-6)
Head Coach: Lou Blumling
Passing Leader: Ed Chlebek (1598)
Rushing Leader: Merlin Walet (673)
Receiving Leader: Hubie Bryant (43-657)
Chicago Owls (5-7)
Head Coach: Bob Webb
Passing Leader: George Bork (2164)
Rushing Leader: Bob Blakely (520)
Receiving Leader: Gary Townsend (62-732)
Tri-Cities Apollos (2-10)
Head Coach: Chuck Cherundolo
Passing Leader: Larry Rakestraw (918)
Rushing Leader: Jim Willis (442)
Receiving Leader: Don Bean (28-398)
FRANCHISES FOLDING: Oklahoma City Plainsmen FRANCHISES MOVING: Charleston Rockets to Jersey (Newark) Jays, Orange County Ramblers to Portland Loggers (via Hawaiian Warriors), Michigan Arrows to Tri-City (Midland, MI) Apollos FRANCHISES ADDED FROM TEXAS FOOTBALL LEAGUE: San Antonio Toros, Dallas Rockets, Fort Worth Braves, Monterrey Aztecs, Texarkana Titans, West Texas (Odessa) Rufneks, Oklahoma (Tulsa) Thunderbirds
SATURDAY AUGUST 23
Las Vegas 21, SPOKANE 13 (9876) - Former Bengal QB Dewey Warren completed 17 of 28 passes for 220 yards and two TDs for the Cowboys
Sacramento 10, SEATTLE 6 (7692) - Sacramento scored the first time they had the ball. Led by QB Ken Berry and his top receiver, Hugh Oldham, they drove 60 yards to the Seattle 20 in 10 plays, where Ron Miller kicked a 27-yard FG
SUNDAY AUGUST 24
OMAHA 35, Oklahoma 21 (6940)
PORTLAND 17, Fort Worth 10 (2316) - The Loggers' Rhome Nixon took a pass from Jerry Otterson and ran 44 yards for the winning touchdown
WESTERN-Texas East EASTERN-Atlantic
San Antonio 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Jersey 0 0 0 .000 0 0
West Texas 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Orlando 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Mexico 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Norfolk 0 0 0 .000 0 0
WESTERN-Texas West Alabama 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Texarkana 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Arkansas 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Dallas 0 0 0 .000 0 0 EASTERN-Central
Oklahoma 0 1 0 .000 21 35 Omaha 1 0 0 1.000 35 21
Fort Worth 0 1 0 .000 10 17 Indianapolis 0 0 0 .000 0 0
WESTERN-Pacific Ohio Valley 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Sacramento 1 0 0 1.000 10 6 Chicago 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Portland 1 0 0 1.000 17 10 Tri-City 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Las Vegas 1 0 0 1.000 21 13
Spokane 0 1 0 .000 13 21
Seattle 0 1 0 .000 6 10
FRIDAY AUGUST 29
Norfolk 44, JERSEY 12 (5451) - The Neptunes scored 37 points in the first half
SATURDAY AUGUST 30
ARKANSAS 21, Omaha 17 (6250)
Alabama 31, TRI-CITY 17 (2777) - Ken Deckard caught a pair of 39-yard scoring passes from Terry Southall for the Hawks
Indianapolis 10, SEATTLE 9 (6290)
Chicago 33, SPOKANE 9 (6291) - Spokane not only got swamped but lost quarterback John Pappas for the year with a broken leg
MEXICO 34, Oklahoma 33 (911) - In heavy rain, Luz Pedraza completed 20 of 47 passes for 331 yards and four TDs for the winners
FORT WORTH 30, Portland 22 (10266) - The Braves scored 20 points in the fourth quarter for the win
SUNDAY AUGUST 31
Texarkana 40, DALLAS 13 (2798)
OHIO VALLEY 14, Orlando 7 (9600) - The Ironmen pulled the stunner as they marched 95 yards in the final quarter, with Marlin Valet scoring the clincher on a 2-yard plunge
WESTERN-Texas East EASTERN-Atlantic
Mexico 1 0 0 1.000 34 33 Arkansas 1 0 0 1.000 21 17
San Antonio 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Alabama 1 0 0 1.000 31 17
West Texas 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Norfolk 1 0 0 1.000 44 12
WESTERN-Texas West Orlando 0 1 0 .000 7 14
Texarkana 1 0 0 1.000 40 13 Jersey 0 1 0 .000 12 44
Fort Worth 1 1 0 .500 40 39 EASTERN-Central
Dallas 0 1 0 .000 13 40 Ohio Valley 1 0 0 1.000 14 7
Oklahoma 0 2 0 .000 54 69 Indianapolis 1 0 0 1.000 10 9
WESTERN-Pacific Chicago 1 0 0 1.000 33 9
Sacramento 1 0 0 1.000 10 6 Omaha 1 1 0 .500 52 42
Las Vegas 1 0 0 1.000 21 13 Tri-City 0 1 0 .000 7 31
Portland 1 1 0 .500 39 40
Spokane 0 2 0 .000 22 54
Seattle 0 2 0 .000 15 20
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 2
LAS VEGAS 20, San Antonio 14 (3750) - Down 20-14 in the fourth, the Toros made one last thrust late in the game, but Bob Burton recovered a fumble deep in the Las Vegas territory
SACRAMENTO 17, West Texas 14 (6195)
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 5
SAN ANTONIO 14, Mexico 0 (6200)
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 6
OKLAHOMA 35, Dallas 21 (2554)
ORLANDO 41, Arkansas 0 (6925) - Don Jonas threw five TD passes to lead the Panthers to the easy win
INDIANAPOLIS 28, Norfolk 27 (10247) - John Walton played his first professional football game and engineered two long scoring drives with less than 4 minutes left to play for the Caps
OMAHA 33, Tri-City 7 (6922)
SEATTLE 20, Las Vegas 3 (5590) - The Rangers rolled up 207 yards rushing
WEST TEXAS 24, Texarkana 13 (4197)
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 7
ALABAMA 28, Chicago 26 (8300)
PORTLAND 32, Spokane 14 (4303) - Bob Jackson's three TDs and John Seedborg's eight kicking points pushed Portland to the win
OHIO VALLEY 31, Jersey 19 (5817) - Jersey's front four blocked three Ironmen punts and led 11-7 at the half, before the Ironmen ran and passed for 410 yards in the comeback
WESTERN-Texas East EASTERN-Atlantic
Mexico 1 1 0 .500 34 47 Alabama 2 0 0 1.000 59 43
San Antonio 1 1 0 .500 28 20 Arkansas 1 1 0 .500 21 58
West Texas 1 1 0 .500 38 30 Norfolk 1 1 0 .500 71 40
WESTERN-Texas West Orlando 1 1 0 .500 48 14
Texarkana 1 1 0 .500 53 37 Jersey 0 2 0 .000 31 75
Fort Worth 1 1 0 .500 40 39 EASTERN-Central
Oklahoma 1 2 0 .333 79 90 Ohio Valley 2 0 0 1.000 45 26
Dallas 0 2 0 .000 34 75 Indianapolis 2 0 0 1.000 38 36
WESTERN-Pacific Omaha 2 1 0 .667 85 49
Sacramento 2 0 0 1.000 27 20 Chicago 1 1 0 .500 59 37
Portland 2 1 0 .667 71 54 Tri-City 0 2 0 .000 14 64
Las Vegas 2 1 0 .667 44 47
Seattle 1 2 0 .333 35 23
Spokane 0 3 0 .000 36 86
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 9
FORT WORTH 35, Mexico 14 (14101)
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13
Orlando 14, INDIANAPOLIS 6 (12972) - Don Jonas threw two TD passes and Pat Batten ran for 133 yards as the Panthers handed the Caps their first loss
San Antonio 14, WEST TEXAS 12 (4000) - The Toros led 14-0 going into the fourth and held on. Rey Farias ran for 101 yards to lead the Toros
NORFOLK 28, Ohio Valley 3 (11389) - The Neptune defensive unit picked off five passes and bottled up the Ironmen's ground game
OKLAHOMA 42, Fort Worth 38 (2440) - Mike Stripling threw for four TDs and ran for another as the Thunderbirds pulled off the upset
SEATTLE 23, Portland 20 (6065)
TEXARKANA 20, Mexico 7 (3500)
Alabama 31, OMAHA 7 (7602)
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 14
Jersey 38, ARKANSAS 35 (906) - Don Gault threw a 16-yard TD to Charlie Leigh with 11 second left to lift the Jays to their first win
CHICAGO 17, Tri-City 14 (3882)
WESTERN-Texas East EASTERN-Atlantic
San Antonio 2 1 0 .667 42 32 Alabama 3 0 0 1.000 90 50
West Texas 1 2 0 .333 50 44 Orlando 2 1 0 .667 62 20
Mexico 1 3 0 .250 55 102 Norfolk 2 1 0 .667 99 43
WESTERN-Texas West Arkansas 1 2 0 .333 56 96
Texarkana 2 1 0 .667 73 44 Jersey 1 2 0 .333 69 110
Fort Worth 2 2 0 .500 113 95 EASTERN-Central
Oklahoma 2 2 0 .500 121 128 Ohio Valley 2 1 0 .667 48 54
Dallas 0 2 0 .000 34 75 Indianapolis 2 1 0 .667 44 50
WESTERN-Pacific Chicago 2 1 0 .667 76 51
Sacramento 2 0 0 1.000 27 20 Omaha 2 2 0 .500 92 80
Las Vegas 2 1 0 .667 44 47 Tri-City 0 3 0 .000 38 81
Portland 2 2 0 .500 91 77
Seattle 2 2 0 .500 58 43
Spokane 0 3 0 .000 36 86
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 16
LAS VEGAS 24, Sacramento 7 (6818) - The Cowboys held the Capitols to 33 yards rushing and sacked Sacramento quarterbacks four times. Dewey Warren completed 16 of 31 passes for 158 yards and two touchdowns
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18
Mexico 17, DALLAS 3 (3197) - Luz Pedraza passed for 107 yards and 1 TD to lead the Aztecs, who became homeless and in danger of folding during the week
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 19
JERSEY 24, Indianapolis 7 (1200)
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20
SPOKANE 23, Portland 17 (OT) (2300) - Noki Fuimaona swept into the end zone from the six-yard line with 4:34 left in sudden-death overtime as the Shockers took their first win of the year
Orlando 31, CHICAGO 10 (4005) - QB Don Jonas accounted for all of the Panthers' points and was named CFL Offensive Player of the Week
SAN ANTONIO 32, Oklahoma 10 (9331) - Oklahoma led 10-9 going into the fourth before the Toros erupted for 23 unanswered points
Arkansas 16, TEXARKANA 2 (4216) - Bobby Tiner threw TD passes to Tommy Burnett and Don Thone
Ohio Valley 28, TRI-CITIES 17 (794)
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 21
Norfolk 20, ALABAMA 7 (2000) - The Neptunes rallied after trailing 7-6 in the fourth to hand the Hawks their first loss
Omaha 27, FORT WORTH 16 (6240)
WESTERN-Texas East EASTERN-Atlantic
San Antonio 3 1 0 .750 74 42 Alabama 3 1 0 .750 97 70
Mexico 2 3 0 .400 72 105 Orlando 3 1 0 .750 93 30
West Texas 1 2 0 .333 50 44 Norfolk 3 1 0 .750 119 50
WESTERN-Texas West Arkansas 2 2 0 .500 72 98
Texarkana 2 2 0 .500 77 76 Jersey 2 2 0 .500 93 117
Fort Worth 2 3 0 .400 127 122 EASTERN-Central
Oklahoma 2 3 0 .400 141 160 Ohio Valley 3 1 0 .750 76 71
Dallas 0 3 0 .000 37 92 Omaha 3 2 0 .600 119 97
WESTERN-Pacific Chicago 2 2 0 .500 86 82
Las Vegas 3 1 0 .750 68 54 Indianapolis 2 2 0 .500 51 74
Sacramento 2 1 0 .667 34 44 Tri-City 0 4 0 .000 55 109
Seattle 2 2 0 .500 58 43
Portland 2 3 0 .400 108 100
Spokane 1 3 0 .250 59 103
NOTE: Mexico Aztecs franchises was suspended on September 21
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 23
Seattle 14, SACRAMENTO 12 (8103)
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27
Las Vegas 30, WEST TEXAS 27 (7000) - The game was heavy-sided with penalties by Las Vegas, as they were hit with 119 yards in infractions. They asked that if they played in Texas again, Texan officials not be used
ARKANSAS 42, Dallas 6 (200) - Head coach Fred Williams and GM Jim Landers resigned after the game, saying the Diamonds were out of money
Seattle 31, SPOKANE 21
Jersey 21, NORFOLK 17 (14494)
Omaha 30, OKLAHOMA 14 (2989)
Texarkana 1, Mexico 0 (Forfeit)
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 28
FORT WORTH 31, San Antonio 21 (8939) - Ruben Whitney ran back a fumble 94 yards for a Toro TD to make it 7-7, but the Braves ran for 270 yards and pulled off the upset
Chicago 30, OHIO VALLEY 21 (6200) - George Bork threw three TD passes to lead the Owls. Bork's scoring passes went to John Powers and Gary Townsend
ORLANDO 21, Indianapolis 9 (5117) - Two TDs in the last quarter gave Orlando the win. Al Moore had the Caps' only TD on a 28-yard run in the 2nd quarter
ALABAMA 17, Tri-City 13 (2000)
WESTERN-Texas East EASTERN-Atlantic
San Antonio 3 2 0 .600 95 73 Alabama 4 1 0 .800 114 70
Mexico 2 4 0 .333 72 106 Orlando 4 1 0 .800 114 30
West Texas 1 3 0 .250 77 74 Norfolk 3 2 0 .600 136 71
WESTERN-Texas West Arkansas 3 2 0 .600 114 104
Texarkana 3 2 0 .600 78 76 Jersey 3 2 0 .600 114 134
Fort Worth 3 3 0 .500 158 143 EASTERN-Central
Oklahoma 2 4 0 .333 165 190 Omaha 4 2 0 .667 149 121
Dallas 0 4 0 .000 43 134 Ohio Valley 3 2 0 .600 97 101
WESTERN-Pacific Chicago 3 2 0 .600 116 103
Las Vegas 4 1 0 .800 98 81 Indianapolis 2 3 0 .400 60 95
Seattle 4 2 0 .667 103 76 Tri-City 0 5 0 .000 68 126
Sacramento 3 2 0 .667 64 65
Portland 2 4 0 .333 115 118
Spokane 1 4 0 .200 80 134
FRIDAY OCTOBER 3
Ohio Valley 37, JERSEY 21 (2084)
SATURDAY OCTOBER 4
Norfolk 27, TRI-CITIES 13 (4595)
West Texas 49, OKLAHOMA 21
TEXARKANA 30, Dallas 0 (4981)
INDIANAPOLIS 20, Seattle 17 (7298)
Spokane 30, CHICAGO 17 (1546)
OMAHA 24, Arkansas 7 (6922)
Fort Worth 1, MEXICO 0 (Forfeit)
SUNDAY OCTOBER 5
ORLANDO 49, Alabama 10 (6315)
WESTERN-Texas East EASTERN-Atlantic
San Antonio 3 2 0 .600 95 73 Orlando 5 1 0 .833 163 40
West Texas 2 3 0 .400 126 95 Alabama 4 2 0 .667 124 119
Mexico 2 5 0 .286 72 107 Norfolk 4 2 0 .657 163 84
WESTERN-Texas West Arkansas 3 3 0 .500 121 128
Texarkana 4 2 0 .667 108 76 Jersey 3 3 0 .500 135 171
Fort Worth 4 3 0 .571 159 143 EASTERN-Central
Oklahoma 2 5 0 .286 186 239 Omaha 5 2 0 .714 173 128
Dallas 0 5 0 .000 43 164 Ohio Valley 4 2 0 .667 134 122
WESTERN-Pacific Chicago 3 3 0 .500 133 133
Las Vegas 4 1 0 .800 98 81 Indianapolis 3 3 0 .500 80 112
Sacramento 3 2 0 .667 64 65 Tri-City 0 6 0 .000 81 153
Seattle 4 3 0 .571 120 96
Portland 2 4 0 .333 115 118
Spokane 2 4 0 .333 110 151
NOTE: The league took over the Arkansas franchise, and gave Alabama permission to move to Birmingham from Huntsville
TUESDAY OCTOBER 7
LAS VEGAS 21, Sacramento 0 (2850) - Dewey Warren threw two TD passes to Ace Hendricks to keep the Cowboys in first place
SATURDAY OCTOBER 11
OMAHA 24, Ohio Valley 14 (6520) - Bob Churchich tossed an 8-yard TD to Pete Tatman in the second half to put the Mustangs up for good
NORFOLK 38, Orlando 23 (14063) - Ray Brown ran for two TDs and 123 yards to lead the Neptunes to the upset
INDIANAPOLIS 35, Tri-City 3 (6083) - John Walton passed for three TDs and ran for one to lead the Caps
SAN ANTONIO 52, Texarkana 14 (5080)
ARKANSAS 31, Alabama 28 (800)
Las Vegas at Oklahoma - The game was cancelled
WEST TEXAS 1, Mexico 0 (Forfeit) - The Rufneks scheduled an exhibition with the Louisiana Hurricanes and won 70-0
Jersey 21, CHICAGO 14 (6270)
WESTERN-Texas East EASTERN-Atlantic
San Antonio 4 2 0 .667 147 90 Orlando 5 2 0 .714 186 78
West Texas 3 3 0 .500 127 95 Norfolk 5 2 0 .714 201 107
Mexico 2 6 0 .250 72 108 Alabama 4 3 0 .571 152 150
WESTERN-Texas West Arkansas 4 3 0 .571 152 156
Fort Worth 4 3 0 .571 159 143 Jersey 4 3 0 .571 156 185
Texarkana 4 3 0 .571 122 128 EASTERN-Central
Oklahoma 2 5 0 .286 186 239 Omaha 6 2 0 .750 197 142
Dallas 0 5 0 .000 43 164 Ohio Valley 4 3 0 .667 134 122
WESTERN-Pacific Indianapolis 4 3 0 .571 115 115
Las Vegas 5 1 0 .833 119 81 Chicago 3 4 0 .429 144 154
Seattle 4 3 0 .571 120 96 Tri-City 0 7 0 .000 84 188
Sacramento 3 3 0 .500 64 86
Portland 2 4 0 .333 115 118
Spokane 2 4 0 .333 110 151
NOTE: The league took over the Arkansas franchise, and gave Alabama permission to move to Birmingham from Huntsville
TUESDAY OCTOBER 14
SEATTLE 14, Spokane 12 (11102) - QB Tom Kennedy hit Jim Paul with a 37-yard TD pass with 22 seconds left. The tally came after a bad snap on a Spokane punt attempt and the short kick that gave the Rangers the ball on the 37
SACRAMENTO 27, Portland 7 (5412) - Ron Miller kicked a 52-yard FG to lead the Capitols to the win. The kick ties a league record
FORT WORTH 34, Dallas 20 (4360)
SATURDAY OCTOBER 18
West Texas 37, TEXARKANA 35 (5608) - Kenny Vinyard's 37-yard FG with 39 seconds left climaxed a comeback which saw the Rufneks score 16 points in the final 12 minutes of the game
JERSEY 24, Tri-Cities 9 (5340)
NORFOLK 35, Omaha 16 (12015)
CHICAGO 21, Arkansas 10 (3550)
Oklahoma 27, DALLAS 19 (3997)
SAN ANTONIO 21, Fort Worth 20 (5695)
SUNDAY OCTOBER 19
OHIO VALLEY 27, Indianapolis 20 (4805) - Pete Mills killed an Caps drive with less than six minutes left when he fell on a fumble in the Ohio Valley end zone
WESTERN-Texas East EASTERN-Atlantic
San Antonio 5 2 0 .714 168 107 Orlando 6 2 0 .750 193 81
West Texas 4 3 0 .529 164 130 Norfolk 6 2 0 .750 236 123
Mexico 2 6 0 .250 72 108 Jersey 5 3 0 .625 180 194
WESTERN-Texas West Arkansas 4 4 0 .500 162 177
Fort Worth 5 4 0 .556 213 184 Alabama 4 4 0 .500 155 157
Texarkana 4 4 0 .500 157 165 EASTERN-Central
Oklahoma 3 5 0 .375 213 258 Omaha 6 3 0 .667 213 177
Dallas 0 7 0 .000 82 225 Ohio Valley 5 3 0 .625 175 166
WESTERN-Pacific Indianapolis 4 4 0 .500 135 142
Las Vegas 5 1 0 .833 119 81 Chicago 4 4 0 .500 165 164
Seattle 5 3 0 .625 134 108 Tri-City 0 8 0 .000 93 212
Sacramento 4 3 0 .571 91 93
Portland 2 5 0 .286 122 145
Spokane 2 5 0 .286 122 162
TUESDAY OCTOBER 21
SPOKANE 17, Sacramento 6 (2090) - Capped by a third quarter 52-yard scoring play, the Shockers won. The long play came with 3:28 remaining in the third when QB Danny Holman hit Neki Fuimaono with a swing pass
LAS VEGAS 42, Portland 13 (4700) - Newly aquired LB Mike Foote, sent from the Rams, intercepted two passes to set up scores for the Cowboys and the defense held the strong Portland rushing attack to just 80 yards
SATURDAY OCTOBER 25
WEST TEXAS 28, Oklahoma 23 (6052) - The Rufneks scored two TDs in 42 seconds, made a valiant goal line stand, and then scored in the fourth quarter to defeat a tiring Thunderbirds team, who brought only 23 players
Indianapolis 28, TRI-CITY 9 (951) - John Walton passed for three TDs to keep the Caps in the playoff race. Walton connected with Joe Wynns, Al Moore and Jon Nice, the longest a 30-yard throw to Wynns in the first quarter
San Antonio 35, DALLAS 3 (3708) - The Toros parlayed a balanced offense, netting 216 rushing and 223 yards passing, while their determined defense limited the stunned Rockets to 38 yards on the ground and 43 via the air lanes
TEXARKANA 7, Fort Worth 3 (6288)
Chicago 20, OMAHA 19 (6933)
ALABAMA 21, Arkansas 7 (1661)
SUNDAY OCTOBER 26
OHIO VALLEY 35, Norfolk 28 (5880) - QB Ed Chlebek guided the Ironmen to a 27-0 lead at the half
PORTLAND 27, Seattle 24 (6160)
ORLANDO 23, Jersey 13 (8094)
WESTERN-Texas East EASTERN-Atlantic
San Antonio 6 2 0 .750 203 110 Orlando 7 2 0 .778 216 94
West Texas 5 3 0 .625 192 153 Norfolk 6 3 0 .667 264 158
Mexico 2 6 0 .250 72 108 Jersey 5 4 0 .556 193 217
WESTERN-Texas West Alabama 5 4 0 .556 176 164
Fort Worth 5 5 0 .500 216 191 Arkansas 4 5 0 .444 169 198
Texarkana 5 4 0 .556 164 168 EASTERN-Central
Oklahoma 3 6 0 .333 236 286 Ohio Valley 6 3 0 .667 210 194
Dallas 0 8 0 .000 85 260 Omaha 6 4 0 .600 232 197
WESTERN-Pacific Indianapolis 5 4 0 .556 163 151
Las Vegas 6 1 0 .857 160 94 Chicago 5 4 0 .556 185 183
Seattle 5 4 0 .556 158 135 Tri-City 0 9 0 .000 102 240
Sacramento 4 4 0 .500 97 110
Spokane 3 5 0 .375 139 168
Portland 3 6 0 .333 162 211
TUESDAY OCTOBER 28
LAS VEGAS 28, Spokane 21 (5976) - With a little more than a minute to play, Ace took a short pass from Dewey Warren and rambled 71 yards to a TD, giving Las Vegas the win after the Shockers had tied it up with 1:27 to go
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1
WEST TEXAS 12, San Antonio 10 (10207) - Kenny Vinyard booted a 37-yard FG through the winds and rain of a thunderstorm to give West Texas their margin of victory to the cheers of the few hundred fans who stayed
INDIANAPOLIS 28, Omaha 23 (7291) - Indianapolis scored 21 points in the first quarter and held on for the win. HB Al Moore scored three touchdowns for the Caps, two by snagging John Walton passes for 69 and 71 yards
Orlando 24, JERSEY 20 (4040)
OKLAHOMA 44, Texarkana 14
NORFOLK 24, Alabama 7 (14409)
ARKANSAS 14, Chicago 3 (3000)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2
Tri-City 26, OHIO VALLEY 7 (4432) - The Ironmen led 7-0 before Tri-City's Dick Berlinski booted FGs of 18 and 22 yards, and the visitors racked up three touchdowns while holding the Ironmen scoreless the rest of the game
WESTERN-Texas East EASTERN-Atlantic
San Antonio 6 3 0 .667 213 122 Orlando 8 2 0 .800 240 114
West Texas 6 3 0 .667 204 163 Norfolk 7 3 0 .700 288 165
Mexico 2 6 0 .250 72 108 Jersey 5 5 0 .500 213 241
San Antonio Toros (7-4)
Head Coach: Hoover Evans
Passing Leader: Sam Olivas (1098)
Rushing Leader: Luz Pedraza (686)
Receiving Leader: Truman Franks (41-534)
West Texas Rufnecks (7-4)
Head Coach: Ted Dawson
Passing Leader: Ron Skosnik (1495)
Rushing Leader: B.W. Cheeks (341)
Receiving Leader: Tom Whittier (59-733)
Mexico Golden Aztecs (2-6)
Head Coach: Dunc McCauley
Passing Leader: Luz Pedraza (994)
Rushing Leader: Curley Watters (181)
Receiving Leader: Curley Watters (17-221)
Texarkana Titans (7-5)
Head Coach: Tom Collins (4-2)/Jimmy Cobb (3-3)
Passing Leader: Eddie Buzzell (1281)
Rushing Leader: Johnnie Johnson (619)
Receiving Leader: Tom Black (29-770)
Oklahoma Thunderbirds (5-6)
Head Coach: Art Ramage
Passing Leader: Mike Stripling (1091)
Rushing Leader: Larry Gosney (228)
Receiving Leader: Ron Francis (44-673)
Fort Worth Braves (5-7)
Head Coach: Johnny Hatley
Passing Leader: Donnie Gibbs (1006)
Rushing Leader: James Walker (1035)
Receiving Leader: Doug Broadus (29-322)
Dallas Rockets (1-10)
Head Coach: Joe Verret
Passing Leader: Mike Etter (585)
Rushing Leader: Bruce Land (394)
Receiving Leader: Barry Smith (36-354)
Las Vegas Cowboys (8-4)
Head Coach: Paul Massey
Passing Leader: Dewey Warren (2222)
Rushing Leader: Mike Vogel (388)
Receiving Leader: Ace Hendriks (52-771)
Sacramento Capitols (8-4)
Head Coach: George Porter
Passing Leader: John Goodman (1380)
Rushing Leader: Tommy Manning (376)
Receiving Leader: Hugh Oldham (42-742)
Seattle Rangers (7-5)
Head Coach: Don White
Passing Leader: Tom Kennedy (1765)
Rushing Leader: Gerry Wea (514)
Receiving Leader: Dave Dinish (46-751)
Spokane Shockers (5-7)
Head Coach: Hugh Taylor
Passing Leader: Danny Holman (1573)
Rushing Leader: Noki Fuimaono (635)
Receiving Leader: Rob Young (35-505)
Portland Loggers (3-9)
Head Coach: Chuck Fenenbock
Passing Leader: Jerry Otterson (1729)
Rushing Leader: Bobby Jackson (666)
Receiving Leader: Rhome Nixon (58-940)
WESTERN-Texas West Alabama 5 5 0 .500 183 188
Fort Worth 5 5 0 .500 216 191 Arkansas 5 5 0 .500 183 201
Texarkana 5 5 0 .500 178 212 EASTERN-Central
Oklahoma 4 6 0 .400 280 300 Ohio Valley 6 4 0 .600 217 220
Dallas 0 8 0 .000 85 260 Indianapolis 6 4 0 .600 191 174
WESTERN-Pacific Omaha 6 5 0 .545 255 225
Las Vegas 7 1 0 .875 188 115 Chicago 5 5 0 .500 188 197
Seattle 5 4 0 .556 158 135 Tri-City 1 9 0 .100 128 247
Sacramento 4 4 0 .500 97 110
Spokane 3 6 0 .333 160 196
Portland 3 6 0 .333 162 211
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 4
SACRAMENTO 31, Las Vegas 10 (7826) - Dewey Warren was forced out of his game plan early and the Capitols took advantage of it, intercepting four passes - two of them returned for touchdowns - as they totally dominated
DALLAS 23, Fort Worth 10 (3383)
SPOKANE 24, Seattle 7 (1531)
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8
Indianapolis 37, CHICAGO 14 (2200) - John Walton hurled three TD passes and scored another on a two-yard run for the Caps. John Quillen scored both touchdowns for the Owls
SAN ANTONIO 42, West Texas 20 (9523) - The Toros took the opening kickoff and marched 74 yards in 10 plays to take a lead they never gave up as they rolled up 402 yards total offense and won a chance at the division playoff berth
TEXARKANA 27, Dallas 14 (4030)
Jersey 17, TRI-CITY 7
NORFOLK 55, Arkansas 14 (10027)
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9
Oklahoma 36, FORT WORTH 34 (9673) - Oklahoma's Wes Matthews killed the Braves' comeback hopes when he kicked a 35-yard FG with 4:26 left to play to give the Thunderbirds a 36-27 lead
ALABAMA 32, Omaha 10 (2004)
ORLANDO 45, Ohio Valley 14 (9600)
SEATTLE 44, Portland 20 (5471)
WESTERN-Texas East EASTERN-Atlantic
San Antonio 7 3 0 .700 255 142 X-Orlando 9 2 0 .818 285 128
West Texas 6 4 0 .600 224 205 Norfolk 8 3 0 .727 343 179
Mexico 2 6 0 .250 72 108 Jersey 6 5 0 .545 230 248
WESTERN-Texas West Alabama 6 5 0 .545 217 198
Texarkana 6 5 0 .545 205 226 Arkansas 5 6 0 .455 197 256
Oklahoma 5 6 0 .455 316 334 EASTERN-Central
Fort Worth 5 7 0 .417 260 250 X-Indianapolis 7 4 0 .636 228 188
Dallas 1 9 0 .100 133 297 Ohio Valley 6 5 0 .545 231 265
WESTERN-Pacific Omaha 6 6 0 .500 265 259
Las Vegas 7 2 0 .778 198 146 Chicago 5 6 0 .455 202 234
Sacramento 5 4 0 .556 139 130 Tri-City 1 10 0 .091 135 264
Seattle 6 5 0 .545 209 179
Spokane 4 6 0 .400 184 203
Portland 3 7 0 .300 182 255
X - Clinched Division Title
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 11
SACRAMENTO 13, Las Vegas 10 (7026) - Down 6-3, the Cowboys scored when Dewey Warren hooked up with Ace Hendricks on a 34-yard TD. Caps QB John Goodman hit Hugh Oldham for a 35-yard TD with 1:12 to go
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 15
Sacramento 38, SAN ANTONIO 24 (3737) - The Toros lost, but Texas Division owners voted that they would advance to the playoffs. Hugh Oldham ran back two kickoffs for TDs to lead the Caps, and scored two via the air
INDIANAPOLIS 48, Ohio Valley 14 (6122) - The Capitols wrapped up the Central Division title
ORLANDO 45, Norfolk 23 (10310) - Don Jonas passed for three TDs and Thurmond Jones ran for three more as the Panthers won the Eastern Division
JERSEY 35, Alabama 6
TRI-CITY 13, Chicago 6
Texarkana 42, ARKANSAS 38 (1498) - The Rufneks clinched a spot in the Texas Division playoffs as the Eastern Section (Texarkana, Oklahoma, Fort Worth, Dallas) champion
West Texas 21, DALLAS 7
OKLAHOMA 1, Fort Worth 0 (Forfeit)
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 16
Spokane 58, PORTLAND 27 (2038)
WESTERN-Texas East EASTERN-Atlantic
X-San Antonio 7 4 0 .636 279 180 X-Orlando 10 2 0 .833 330 160
West Texas 7 4 0 .636 244 212 Norfolk 8 4 0 .667 366 224
Mexico 2 6 0 .250 72 108 Jersey 7 5 0 .583 265 254
WESTERN-Texas West Alabama 6 6 0 .500 221 246
X-Texarkana 7 5 0 .583 247 264 Arkansas 5 7 0 .417 235 298
Oklahoma 5 6 0 .455 306 334 EASTERN-Central
Fort Worth 5 7 0 .417 262 250 X-Indianapolis 8 4 0 .667 276 202
Dallas 1 10 0 .091 129 318 Ohio Valley 6 6 0 .500 245 313
WESTERN-Pacific Omaha 6 6 0 .500 265 246
Las Vegas 7 3 0 .700 208 159 Chicago 5 7 0 .417 208 247
Sacramento 7 4 0 .636 190 164 Tri-City 2 10 0 .167 148 270
Seattle 6 5 0 .545 209 179
Spokane 5 6 0 .455 242 230
Portland 3 8 0 .273 209 313
X - Clinched Division Title
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 18
Seattle 12, LAS VEGAS 6 (3500) - Dewey Warren fumbled as he tried to lateral the ball. Recovered by Seattle, with 1:05 remaining, they ran the clock out for the win
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 22
SACRAMENTO 13, Spokane 10 (8753)
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 23
Las Vegas 34, PORTLAND 10 (4688) - Bill Casey, filling in for an injured Dewey Warren, ran a controlled offense, as the Cowboys gained a season high 222 yards on the ground.
WESTERN-Texas East EASTERN-Atlantic
X-San Antonio 7 4 0 .636 279 180 X-Orlando 10 2 0 .833 330 160
West Texas 7 4 0 .636 244 212 Norfolk 8 4 0 .667 366 224
Mexico 2 6 0 .250 72 108 Jersey 7 5 0 .583 265 254
WESTERN-Texas West Alabama 6 6 0 .500 221 246
X-Texarkana 7 5 0 .583 245 248 Arkansas 5 7 0 .417 235 298
Oklahoma 5 6 0 .455 306 334 EASTERN-Central
Fort Worth 5 7 0 .417 262 250 X-Indianapolis 8 4 0 .667 276 202
Dallas 1 10 0 .091 129 318 Ohio Valley 6 6 0 .500 245 313
WESTERN-Pacific Omaha 6 6 0 .500 265 246
X-Las Vegas 8 4 0 .667 249 181 Chicago 5 7 0 .417 208 247
Y-Sacramento 8 4 0 .667 192 163 Tri-City 2 10 0 .167 148 270
Seattle 7 5 0 .583 221 185
Spokane 5 7 0 .417 253 243
Portland 3 9 0 .250 219 348
X - Clinched Division Title Y-Clinched Playoff Berth
FIRST ROUND PLAYOFFS
TEXAS - Sat Nov 29 - San Antonio 20, TEXARKANA 7 (1,740) - The Toros passed for 323 yards and two TDs in a game slowed down by freezing rain
PACIFIC - Sat Nov 29 - Las Vegas 31, SACRAMENTO 0 - The Capitols, coming off a four game winning streak, were expecting a solid crowd, and nearly 10,000 fans showed up for the battle. What they saw was Las Vegas totally dominate the game, winning 31-0. The stingy Las Vegas defense helf the Capitols to 120 yards while the Cowboys gained 237.
EASTERN-CENTRAL - Sat Nov 29 - INDIANAPOLIS 27, Orlando 7 (6,000) - QB John Walton with help from a tenacious defense led the Capitols into the CFL championship. The win was the first for Indianapolis over the Panthers in five games which include two losses early this year and a semi-final contest last season. The Indianapolis defense put pressure on the CFL's MVP, Orlando QB Don Jonas, intercepting him on five occasions.
SEMI-FINALS (December 7 at San Antonio - 7,194)
SAN ANTONIO 21, Las Vegas 17 - The Toros jumped out to a fast, 14-0 lead, before the Cowboys had even warmed up. The Cowboys cut the score to 21-14 with 1:56 remaining in the third quarter when Dewey Warren found Gene Cabading for an 80-yard touchdown. A 34-yard FG made the score 21-17 and had the Toros realing as they staged one final drive. With 27 seconds left. Warren found Mike Oslin in the end zone for an apparent touchdown, but he was ruled out of bounds by the officials. On the following play, Warren had his pass intercepted at the San Antonio 19
1969 CFL CHAMPIONSHIP (December 13 at Indianapolis - 7,416)
INDIANAPOLIS CAPITOLS 44, SAN ANTONIO TOROS 38 - FB John Nice rambled 13 yards with 9 seconds left in a sudden-death playoff to give Indianapolis the Continental Football League championship. San Antonio missed a golden opportunity to win the title when kicking specialist Jerry Moritz booted a 25-yard field goal attempt wide of the mark with 6:10 left in the extra period. Toros QB Sal Olivas threw two touchdown passes and accounted for 314 yards on his 19 completions. He also scored once from a yard out.
1969
Dec 15 - Omaha Mustangs, Ohio Valley Ironmen and Chicago Owls franchises were revoked. Las Vegas Cowboys moved to Memphis. Texarkana moved to El Paso.
1970
February 14-15 - At a league meeting in Memphis, Jersey withdrew, while Alabama and Arkansas were dropped. An expansion franchise in Hershey, PA (Pennsylvania Bruins) was approved. Omaha was re-admitted
Feb 16 - Indianapolis withdrew, while the nine teams indicating they will remain are Spokane, Seattle, Dallas, San Antonio, Fort Worth, West Texas, Sacramento, Omaha and Memphis.
March 2 - West Texas withdrew, as owner Nash Dowdle announced plans to form a new league
March 7 - Indianapolis, Orlando Jersey, Tri-Cities and Norfolk formally withdrew. Jersey moved to the Atlantic Coast Football League (ACFL)
March 10 - Commissioner James Dunn resigned. San Antonio Toros were considering a move to the Trans-American Football League, with Hershey, Chicago and Southern California
March 11 - Memphis, Birmingham, Tampa Bay and Dallas-Fort Worth were added to the Trans-American lineup
March 22 - Plans for the Trans-America League were pushed back to 1971
April 5 - Orlando, Indianapolis and Norfolk officially joined the ACFL
April 18 - The CFL was realigned to three division: Pacific (Seattle, Spokane, Sacramento), Texas-Western (Omaha, San Antonio, Fort Worth) and Texas-Eastern (Texarkana, Oklahoma, Dallas). Memphis had reportedly folded
July 2 - Sacramento Capitols folded, effectively ending the CFL
