1969 Chicago Bears season

1969 Chicago Bears season
Head Coach	Jim Dooley
Home Field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	1–13
Place	4th Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1968	1970

The 1969 Chicago Bears season was their 50th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 1–13 record, the worst in franchise history. This occurred despite the exploits of Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers. Sayers had torn the ligaments in his right knee during the 1968 season. After surgery, Sayers went through a physical rehabilitation program with the help of teammate Brian Piccolo. In 1969 Sayers led the league in rushing once again with 1,032 yards, but he lacked the speed he once had and averaged only 4.4 yards per carry. An already poor season was made even worse when running back Piccolo was diagnosed with cancer in November. He would succumb to the disease in June of the following year.

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 1969 NFL Draft

1969 Chicago Bears draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	14	Rufus Mayes	OT	Ohio State
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Roster

1969 Chicago Bears roster
	Quarterbacks 15 Virgil Carter 11 Jack Concannon 14 Bobby Douglass Running backs 29 Ronnie Bull FB 33 Mike Hull 22 Ross Montgomery 41 Brian Piccolo FB 40 Gale Sayers Wide receivers 36 Ron Copeland 45 Dick Gordon 21 Cecil Turner 89 Bob Wallace Tight ends 84 Austin Denney 38 Ray Ogden		Offensive linemen 65 Randy Jackson T 74 Wayne Mass T 71 Rufus Mayes T 68 Howard Mudd G 50 Mike Pyle C 67 George Seals G 63 Bob Wetoska G Defensive linemen 81 Marty Amsler 73 Frank Cornish DT 79 Dick Evey DT 75 Dave Hale DT 85 Willie Holman DE 70 Ken Kortas DT 87 Ed O'Bradovich DE 86 Loyd Phillips DE		Linebackers 55 Doug Buffone 51 Dick Butkus 59 Rudy Kuechenberg 53 Dave Martin Defensive backs 23 Dick Daniels S 49 Major Hazelton 44 Garry Lyle FS 26 Bennie McRae CB 20 Joe Taylor CB 37 George Youngblood S Special teams 88 Bobby Joe Green P 83 Mac Percival K		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Preseason

On August 30, a crowd of 85,532 fans viewed a doubleheader at Cleveland's Municipal Stadium. In the first contest, the Chicago Bears played the AFL's Buffalo Bills, while the Cleveland Browns hosted the Green Bay Packers in the second match.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 21, 1969	at Green Bay Packers	L 0–17	50,861
2	September 28, 1969	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 17–20	50,039
3	October 5, 1969	at New York Giants	L 24–28	62,583
4	October 12, 1969	Minnesota Vikings	L 0–31	45,757
5	October 19, 1969	at Detroit Lions	L 7–13	54,732
6	October 26, 1969	Los Angeles Rams	L 7–9	45,985
7	November 2, 1969	at Minnesota Vikings	L 14–31	47,900
8	November 9, 1969	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 38–7	45,851
9	November 16, 1969	at Atlanta Falcons	L 31–48	53,722
10	November 23, 1969	Baltimore Colts	L 21–24	45,455
11	November 30, 1969	Cleveland Browns	L 24–28	45,050
12	December 6, 1969	at San Francisco 49ers	L 21–42	32,826
13	December 14, 1969	Green Bay Packers	L 3–21	45,216
14	December 21, 1969	Detroit Lions	L 3–20	41,879

Standings

Template:1969 NFL Central standings