1967 Atlanta Falcons (NFL) |
| 4th place • Western Conference • Coastal Division • 1-12-1 .077 |
| Head Coach: Norb Hecker |
| Lew Carpenter | Receivers |
| Bill Crutchfield | Offensive Backs |
| Brad Ecklund | Offensive Line |
| Bob Fry | Assistant Offensive Line |
| Hal Herring | Defensive Assistant |
| John Symank | Defensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/12/1967 | A | New York Giants | 10-10 | T | Ithaca, NY | Schoellkopf Field | 20000 | |
| Sat | 8/19/1967 | A | Miami Dolphins | 27-17 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 50822 | |
| Fri | 8/25/1967 | H | Cleveland Browns | 34-31 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 52240 | |
| Sat | 9/2/1967 | N | Minnesota Vikings | 3-16 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 84236 | |
| Sat | 9/9/1967 | A | New Orleans Saints | 14-27 | L | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 67486 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1967 | A | Baltimore Colts | 31-38 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 56715 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1967 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 7-38 | L | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 30207 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1967 | A | Green Bay Packers | 0-23 | L | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 48467 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1967 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 7-38 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 53868 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1967 | H | Washington Redskins | 20-20 | T | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 56538 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1967 | A | Detroit Lions | 3-24 | L | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 50601 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1967 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 21-20 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 52859 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1967 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 7-37 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 54751 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1967 | H | Baltimore Colts | 7-49 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 58850 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1967 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 3-31 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 56871 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1967 | A | New Orleans Saints | 24-27 | L | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 83437 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1967 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 3-20 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 40395 | |
| Sun | 12/10/1967 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 28-34 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 51798 | |
| Sun | 12/17/1967 | H | Chicago Bears | 14-23 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 54107 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9/2/1967 | Minnesota Vikings | Doubleheader |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Dick Absher | 57 | LB | 6-4 | 235 | 23 | Maryland | 1 | 0 |
| Taz Anderson | 87 | TE | 6-2 | 208 | 29 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 2 |
| Gary Barnes | 80 | SE-FL | 6-4 | 210 | 28 | Clemson | 13 | 4 |
| Tom Bleick | 48 | LS | 6-2 | 200 | 24 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 1 |
| Andy Bowling | 51 | RLB | 6-2 | 235 | 22 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 0 |
| Lee Calland | 22 | RCB | 6-0 | 190 | 26 | Louisville | 14 | 14 |
| Junior Coffey | 34 | FB | 6-1 | 211 | 25 | Washington | 14 | 14 |
| Ed Cook | 75 | LOG | 6-2 | 245 | 35 | Notre Dame | 4 | 4 |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 37 | FB-HB | 6-2 | 208 | 26 | Mississippi | 14 | 1 |
| Mike FitzGerald | 75 | CB | 5-10 | 180 | 26 | Iowa State | 2 | 0 |
| Dan Grimm | 67 | ROG | 6-3 | 244 | 26 | Colorado | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Harmon | 64 | ROG | 6-4 | 238 | 22 | Gustavus Adolphus | 10 | 0 |
| Alex Hawkins | 25 | FL | 6-1 | 188 | 30 | South Carolina | 3 | 2 |
| Ralph Heck | 55 | RLB | 6-2 | 228 | 26 | Colorado | 14 | 14 |
| Floyd Hudlow | 49 | LS | 5-11 | 192 | 24 | Phoenix JC; Arizona | 10 | 9 |
| Bob Hughes | 75 | DE | 6-4 | 242 | 23 | Rust; Jackson State | 2 | 0 |
| Randy Johnson | 11 | QB | 6-3 | 202 | 23 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 14 | 12 |
| Lou Kirouac | 65 | LOG-K | 6-3 | 238 | 27 | Boston College | 8 | 4 |
| Jake Kupp | 65 | LOG | 6-3 | 236 | 26 | Washington | 6 | 6 |
| Errol Linden | 73 | ROT | 6-5 | 258 | 30 | Houston | 14 | 14 |
| Billy Lothridge | 26 | P-LS | 6-1 | 194 | 25 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Mankins | 33 | FB | 6-1 | 235 | 23 | Oklahoma; Hartnell JC; Florida State | 11 | 0 |
| Frank Marchlewski | 53 | C | 6-2 | 237 | 24 | Minnesota | 14 | 14 |
| Billy Martin | 85 | TE | 6-4 | 238 | 25 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 5 |
| Tommy McDonald | 8 | FL | 5-9 | 176 | 33 | Oklahoma | 14 | 10 |
| Tom Moore | 21 | HB | 6-2 | 213 | 29 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 7 |
| Tommy Nobis | 60 | MLB | 6-2 | 235 | 24 | Texas | 14 | 14 |
| Terry Nofsinger | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 209 | 29 | Utah | 7 | 1 |
| Jim Norton | 70 | LDE-LDT | 6-4 | 254 | 25 | Washington | 14 | 11 |
| Ray Ogden | 28 | TE | 6-5 | 225 | 25 | Alabama | 11 | 7 |
| Nick Rassas | 27 | RS | 6-0 | 190 | 23 | Notre Dame | 5 | 3 |
| Ken Reaves | 36 | LCB | 6-3 | 206 | 23 | Norfolk State | 14 | 14 |
| Ron Rector | 29 | HB | 6-0 | 200 | 23 | Northwestern | 10 | 2 |
| Bobby Richards | 68 | LDE-RDE | 6-2 | 241 | 29 | Louisiana State | 14 | 5 |
| Jerry Richardson | 43 | LS | 6-3 | 190 | 26 | West Texas A&M | 13 | 4 |
| Bob Riggle | 20 | RS | 6-1 | 200 | 23 | Penn State | 11 | 11 |
| Karl Rubke | 74 | LDT | 6-4 | 240 | 32 | Santa Rosa JC; Southern California | 8 | 8 |
| Marion Rushing | 52 | LLB | 6-2 | 223 | 31 | Southern Illinois | 14 | 14 |
| Bill Sandeman | 61 | LOT | 6-6 | 256 | 25 | Stockton JC; Pacific | 11 | 3 |
| Bob Sanders | 54 | LB | 6-3 | 235 | 24 | Tyler JC; North Texas | 9 | 0 |
| Chuck Sieminski | 77 | RDT | 6-4 | 262 | 27 | Penn State | 14 | 11 |
| Jerry Simmons | 44 | SE | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | Bethune-Cookman | 12 | 7 |
| Jim Simon | 66 | ROG | 6-5 | 235 | 27 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 12 |
| Steve Sloan | 14 | QB | 6-0 | 185 | 23 | Alabama | 5 | 1 |
| Ron Smith | 40 | SE-OHB | 6-1 | 191 | 24 | Wisconsin | 13 | 6 |
| Joe Szczecko | 71 | RDT-LDT | 6-0 | 245 | 25 | Northwestern | 13 | 7 |
| Don Talbert | 72 | LOT | 6-5 | 248 | 28 | Texas | 12 | 11 |
| Wade Traynham | 7 | K | 6-2 | 218 | 25 | Frederick | 14 | 0 |
| Ernie Wheelwright | 30 | HB | 6-3 | 235 | 28 | Southern Illinois | 3 | 3 |
| Sam Williams | 88 | RDE | 6-5 | 235 | 36 | Michigan State | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Wilson | 63 | LOG | 6-3 | 257 | 26 | Georgia | 7 | 0 |
| Bo Wood | 81 | LDE | 6-3 | 225 | 22 | North Carolina | 14 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 1 | Jan Stenerud | K | Montana State |
| 1 | 16 | Joe Campbell | DB | Auburn |
| 1 | 17 | Roger Marshall | QB | Baylor |
| 1 | 18 | Clyde Pettaway | T | North Carolina A&T State |
| 1 | 19 | Randy Smith | LB | Clemson |
| 1 | 20 | Bill Thomas | HB | Oklahoma |
| 2 | 31 | Leo Carroll | DE | San Diego State |
| 3 | 57 | Jimmy Jordan | HB | Florida |
| 5 | 112 | Bill Delaney | TE | American International |
| 5 | 120 | Randy Matson | DT | Texas A&M |
| 6 | 148 | Gene Snipes | HB | Elizabeth City State |
| 6 | 151 | Martine Bercher | DB | Arkansas |
| 7 | 162 | Corey Colehour | QB | North Dakota |
| 9 | 215 | Bobby Moten | FL | Bishop |
| 10 | 240 | Dick Schafroth | T | Iowa State |
| 11 | 268 | John Walker | LB | Jackson State |
| 12 | 293 | Bill Gentry | LB | North Carolina State |
| 13 | 317 | Sandor Szabo | K | Ithaca |
| 14 | 346 | Tom Bryan | FB | Auburn |
| 15 | 371 | Al Nicholas | FB | Sacramento State |
| 16 | 396 | Larry Chester | DB | Allen |
| 17 | 424 | Billy Buckner | QB | Delta State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 24 | 62 | 38 | 51 | 175 |
| Opponents Totals | 117 | 119 | 61 | 125 | 422 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 38:34 | 180 | 68 | 95 | 17 | / % | / % | 88 | 866 |
| Opponents Totals | 21:26 | 294 | 124 | 152 | 18 | / % | / % | 87 | 853 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Traynham | 0 | 22 | 22 | 100.0 | 7 | 18 | 38.9 | 0 | 43 |
| Junior Coffey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Tommy McDonald | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Billy Martin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Jerry Simmons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Taz Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Gary Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Lee Calland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Randy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tommy Nobis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ray Ogden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ron Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ernie Wheelwright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 22 | 22 | 22 | 100.0 | 7 | 18 | 38.9 | 0 | 175 |
| Opponents Totals | 53 | 52 | 53 | 98.1 | 16 | 39 | 41.0 | 2 | 422 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Traynham | 7 | 18 | 38.9 | 1 | 48 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 3/5 | 3/9 | 0/2 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 18 | 38.9 | 1 | 48 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 3/5 | 3/9 | 0/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 39 | 41.0 | 2/4 | 6/11 | 3/6 | 5/15 | 0/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Coffey | 180 | 722 | 4.0 | 20t | 4 |
| Randy Johnson | 24 | 144 | 6.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Ron Rector | 24 | 127 | 5.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Tom Moore | 53 | 104 | 2.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 27 | 63 | 2.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Ernie Wheelwright | 21 | 43 | 2.0 | 6 | 1 |
| Ron Smith | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Terry Nofsinger | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Billy Lothridge | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Mankins | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Steve Sloan | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 344 | 1303 | 3.8 | 31 | 6 |
| Opponents Totals | 504 | 2139 | 4.2 | 52 | 18 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Johnson | 288 | 142 | 49.3 | 125 | 1620 | 5.6 | 11.4 | 82t | 10 | 3.5 | 21 | 7.3 | 34 | 311 | 1309 | 47.8 |
| Terry Nofsinger | 60 | 30 | 50.0 | 28 | 352 | 5.9 | 11.7 | 38 | 1 | 1.7 | 2 | 3.3 | 5 | 45 | 307 | 59.9 |
| Steve Sloan | 18 | 4 | 22.2 | 12 | 38 | 2.1 | 9.5 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 11.1 | 10 | 78 | -40 | 0.0 |
| Tom Moore | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 102 | 51.0 | 51.0 | 75t | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 158.3 |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 32 | 16.0 | 32.0 | 32t | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 135.4 |
| Team Totals | 370 | 179 | 48.4 | 166 | 2144 | 5.8 | 12.0 | 82t | 13 | 3.5 | 25 | 6.8 | 49 | 434 | 1710 | 50.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 421 | 238 | 56.5 | 166 | 3588 | 8.5 | 15.1 | 88t | 31 | 7.4 | 17 | 4.0 | 21 | 196 | 3392 | 92.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy McDonald | 33 | 436 | 13.2 | 75t | 4 |
| Junior Coffey | 30 | 196 | 6.5 | 22 | 1 |
| Jerry Simmons | 21 | 287 | 13.7 | 30 | 2 |
| Ray Ogden | 19 | 308 | 16.2 | 82t | 1 |
| Billy Martin | 15 | 182 | 12.1 | 36 | 3 |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 13 | 111 | 8.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Ron Smith | 11 | 227 | 20.6 | 60 | 0 |
| Gary Barnes | 10 | 154 | 15.4 | 44 | 1 |
| Tom Moore | 10 | 74 | 7.4 | 21 | 0 |
| Taz Anderson | 8 | 99 | 12.4 | 21t | 1 |
| Ernie Wheelwright | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Ron Rector | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Mankins | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 179 | 2144 | 12.0 | 82t | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 238 | 3588 | 15.1 | 88t | 31 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Reaves | 7 | 153 | 21.9 | 42 | 0 |
| Lee Calland | 3 | 106 | 35.3 | 77t | 1 |
| Tommy Nobis | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 41t | 1 |
| Floyd Hudlow | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Marion Rushing | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Norton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 343 | 20.2 | 77t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 326 | 13.0 | 45t | 4 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Lothridge | 87 | 3801 | 43.7 | 62 | 0 | 7 | 408 | 3253 | 37.4 | |
| Team Totals | 87 | 3801 | 43.7 | 62 | 0 | 7 | 408 | 3253 | 37.4 | |
| Opponents Totals | 49 | 1957 | 39.9 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 94 | 1803 | 36.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Smith | 20 | 2 | 92 | 4.6 | 26 | 0 |
| Jerry Simmons | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Hudlow | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Fitz Gerald | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Rassas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Reaves | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 25 | 8 | 94 | 3.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 54 | 17 | 408 | 7.6 | 39 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Smith | 39 | 976 | 25.0 | 99t | 1 | |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 7 | 128 | 18.3 | 39 | 0 | |
| Mike FitzGerald | 6 | 121 | 20.2 | 30 | 0 | |
| Ray Ogden | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 26 | 0 | |
| Errol Linden | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 18 | 0 | |
| Floyd Hudlow | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Nick Rassas | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Jerry Simmons | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Jim Mankins | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Bo Wood | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Don Talbert | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Billy Martin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Sandeman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 69 | 1471 | 21.3 | 99t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 889 | 23.4 | 58 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Bowling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Coffey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Johnson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| Tom Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Nobis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Norton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Reaves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Rector | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Richardson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| Marion Rushing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Chuck Sieminski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Simmons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Smith | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Szczecko | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 0 |
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