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Record: 6-8-0, Finished 2nd in NFL Century Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 264 points (18.9/g), 13th of 16 in the NFL.
Allowed 298 points (21.3/g), 8th.
Differential of -34 points (-2.4/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 6.0-8.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +10 (0.7/g), 5th.
Coached by Alex Webster (6-8-0)
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1969 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Fran Tarkenton* | 29 | 8 | 14 | 220 for 409, 2,918 yards, 23 td, 8 int, & 37 rushes for 172 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 29th pick / 1961 |
| HB | Ernie Koy | 27 | 4 | 0 | 76 rushes for 300 yards, 2 td, & 19 catches for 152 yards and 4 td | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 18th pick / 1965 |
| FB | Joe Morrison | 32 | 10 | 0 | 107 rushes for 387 yards, 4 td, & 44 catches for 647 yards and 7 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 34th pick / 1959 |
| FL | Don Herrmann | 22 | Rook | 0 | 33 catches for 423 yards, 5 td | New York Giants / 15th / 379th pick / 1969 |
| SE | Homer Jones | 28 | 5 | 0 | 42 catches for 744 yards, 1 td, & 3 rushes for 8 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1963 |
| TE | Freeman White | 26 | 3 | 0 | 29 catches for 315 yards, 1 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 11th pick / 1966 |
| LT | Willie Young | 26 | 3 | 0 | ||
| LG | Pete Case | 29 | 7 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1962 |
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| C | Greg Larson | 30 | 8 | 0 | New York Giants / 6th / 81st pick / 1961 |
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| RG | Doug Van Horn | 25 | 3 | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 39th pick / 1966 |
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| RT | Rich Buzin | 23 | 1 | 0 | New York Giants / 2nd / 41st pick / 1968 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bruce Anderson | 25 | 3 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 82nd pick / 1966 |
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| LDE | McKinley Boston | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 15th / 396th pick / 1968 |
| LDT | Joe Szczecko | 27 | 3 | 0 | ||
| RDT | Bob Lurtsema | 27 | 2 | 0 | ||
| RDE | Fred Dryer | 23 | Rook | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 13th pick / 1969 |
| LLB | Henry Davis | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 11th / 288th pick / 1968 |
| MLB | Ralph Heck | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 144th pick / 1963 |
| RLB | Tommy Crutcher | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 41st pick / 1964 |
| LCB | Scott Eaton | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 8th / 187th pick / 1967 |
| RCB | Willie Williams* | 27 | 4 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 8th / 99th pick / 1965 |
| LS | Bruce Maher | 32 | 9 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 15th / 173rd pick / 1959 |
| RS | Spider Lockhart | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 13th / 169th pick / 1965 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pete Gogolak | 27 | 5 | 0 | 11 of 21 field goals & 33 of 33 extra points | Buffalo Bills / 12th / 92nd pick / 1964 |
| P | Ernie Koy | 27 | 4 | 0 | 24 punts for a 35.7 average, 0 blocked | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 18th pick / 1965 |
| PR | Spider Lockhart | 26 | 4 | 0 | 10 punt returns for a 2.9 average and 0 td | New York Giants / 13th / 169th pick / 1965 |
| KR | John Fuqua | 23 | Rook | 0 | 20 kick returns for a 19.9 average and 0 td | New York Giants / 11th / 273rd pick / 1969 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Anderson | 25 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Willamette | 1/18/1944 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 82nd pick / 1966 |
| McKinley Boston | 24 | DE-LB | 14 | 6 | 250 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 11/5/1945 | 1 | New York Giants / 15th / 396th pick / 1968 |
| Al Brenner | 22 | DB | 6 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 11/13/1947 | Rook | New York Giants / 7th / 170th pick / 1969 |
| Rich Buzin | 23 | T | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Penn State | 1/25/1946 | 1 | New York Giants / 2nd / 41st pick / 1968 |
| Pete Case | 29 | G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Georgia | 12/27/1940 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1962 |
| Gene Ceppetelli | 27 | C | 6 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Villanova | 7/28/1942 | 1 | |
| Junior Coffey | 27 | RB | 6 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Washington | 3/21/1942 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 94th pick / 1965 |
| Tommy Crutcher | 28 | LB | 14 | 0 | 229 | 6-3 | TCU | 8/10/1941 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 41st pick / 1964 |
| Henry Davis | 27 | LB | 13 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Grambling State | 11/8/1942 | 1 | New York Giants / 11th / 288th pick / 1968 |
| Darrell Dess | 34 | G-T | 6 | 0 | 243 | 6-0 | North Carolina State | 7/11/1935 | 11 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 126th pick / 1958 |
| Fred Dryer | 23 | DE | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-6 | San Diego State | 7/6/1946 | Rook | New York Giants / 1st / 13th pick / 1969 |
| Dave Dunaway | 24 | WR | 3 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Duke | 1/19/1945 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1967 |
| Scott Eaton | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 8/20/1944 | 2 | New York Giants / 8th / 187th pick / 1967 |
| Tucker Frederickson | 26 | RB | 5 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Auburn | 1/12/1943 | 4 | New York Giants / 1st / 1st pick / 1965 |
| John Fuqua | 23 | RB | 13 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Morgan State | 9/12/1946 | Rook | New York Giants / 11th / 273rd pick / 1969 |
| Pete Gogolak | 27 | K | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Cornell | 4/18/1942 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 12th / 92nd pick / 1964 |
| Charlie Harper | 25 | T-G-DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State | 8/14/1944 | 3 | New York Giants / 8th / 113th pick / 1966 |
| Ralph Heck | 28 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Colorado | 11/6/1941 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 144th pick / 1963 |
| Don Herrmann | 22 | WR-FL | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Waynesburg | 6/5/1947 | Rook | New York Giants / 15th / 379th pick / 1969 |
| Ray Hickl | 23 | LB | 9 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 12/24/1946 | Rook | New York Giants / 9th / 223rd pick / 1969 |
| Chuck R. Hinton | 27 | C | 8 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 12/6/1942 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 22nd / 176th pick / 1964 |
| Jim Holifield | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Jackson State | 1/18/1946 | 1 | New York Giants / 12th / 314th pick / 1968 |
| Rich Houston | 24 | WR | 6 | 0 | 196 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 11/16/1945 | Rook | New York Giants / 4th / 92nd pick / 1969 |
| Curley Johnson | 34 | RB-P-TE | 5 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Houston | 7/2/1935 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 77th pick / 1957 |
| John Johnson | 28 | DT | 4 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Indiana | 7/5/1941 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 80th pick / 1963 |
| Homer Jones | 28 | SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Texas Southern | 2/18/1941 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1963 |
| John Kirby | 27 | LB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 5/30/1942 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1964 |
| Rich Kotite | 27 | TE | 3 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Miami (FL),Wagner | 10/13/1942 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 18th / 247th pick / 1965 |
| Ernie Koy | 27 | RB-FL-P | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Texas | 10/22/1942 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 18th pick / 1965 |
| Greg Larson | 30 | C-G-T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 11/15/1939 | 8 | New York Giants / 6th / 81st pick / 1961 |
| Spider Lockhart | 26 | DB | 11 | 0 | 175 | 6-2 | North Texas | 4/6/1943 | 4 | New York Giants / 13th / 169th pick / 1965 |
| Tom Longo | 27 | DB | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 2/21/1942 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 188th pick / 1965 |
| Bob Lurtsema | 27 | DT-DE | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Michigan Tech,Western Michigan | 3/29/1942 | 2 | |
| Bruce Maher | 32 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Detroit Mercy | 7/25/1937 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 15th / 173rd pick / 1959 |
| Tim McCann | 22 | DT | 1 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Princeton | 5/15/1947 | Rook | |
| Randy Minniear | 26 | RB | 11 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Purdue | 12/27/1943 | 2 | New York Giants / 20th / 301st pick / 1966 |
| Frank Molden | 27 | DT | 7 | 0 | 276 | 6-5 | Jackson State | 7/28/1942 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 34th pick / 1965 |
| Joe Morrison | 32 | HB-FL-FB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 8/21/1937 | 10 | New York Giants / 3rd / 34th pick / 1959 |
| Frank Parker | 30 | DT | 8 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Oklahoma State | 10/16/1939 | 7 | New York Titans / 29th / 229th pick / 1962 |
| Milt Plum | 34 | QB | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Penn State | 1/20/1935 | 12 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 17th pick / 1957 |
| Joe Szczecko | 27 | DT | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-0 | Northwestern | 8/25/1942 | 3 | |
| Fran Tarkenton* | 29 | QB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | Georgia | 2/3/1940 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 29th pick / 1961 |
| Aaron Thomas | 32 | TE-SE | 10 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 11/7/1937 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 47th pick / 1961 |
| Doug Van Horn | 25 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 6/24/1944 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 39th pick / 1966 |
| Freeman White | 26 | TE-LB-DB | 13 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | Nebraska | 12/17/1943 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 11th pick / 1966 |
| Willie Williams* | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Grambling State | 12/29/1942 | 4 | New York Giants / 8th / 99th pick / 1965 |
| Butch Wilson | 28 | TE | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Alabama | 9/18/1941 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 24th pick / 1963 |
| Gary Wood | 27 | QB | 12 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | Cornell | 2/5/1942 | 5 | New York Giants / 8th / 109th pick / 1964 |
| Steve Wright | 27 | T | 2 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Alabama | 7/17/1942 | 5 | New York Jets / 8th / 59th pick / 1964 |
| Willie Young | 26 | T | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-0 | Grambling State | 6/27/1943 | 3 | |
| Team Total | 26.9 | 14 | 225.7 | 6-2.3 | 3.9 |