| 1969 Detroit Lions season | |
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| Head coach | Joe Schmidt |
| Home field | Tiger Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–4–1 |
| Division place | 2nd NFL Central |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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The 1969 Detroit Lions season was the 40th season in franchise history. The Lions enjoyed their best season in seven years, and their first winning campaign since 1964 by finishing in second place in the NFL Central Division with a solid 9–4–1 record led by a stingy defense that only allowed 188 total points on the season. However, the Lions still failed to qualify for the postseason for the 12th straight season.[1] The Lions were the only team to lose to the Pittsburgh Steelers, doing so in week 1 of the season. Pittsburgh lost their remaining 13 games. The loss to the Steelers proved costly to the Lions as it served as a big blow to their playoff hopes.
| 1969 Detroit Lions draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 2 | 34 | Altie Taylor | RB | Utah State | |
| 2 | 47 | Jim Yarbrough | TE | Florida | from Los Angeles |
| 3 | 59 | Larry Walton | WR | Arizona State | from New Orleans |
| 8 | 190 | Jim Carr | OT | Jackson State | |
| 9 | 216 | Rocky Rasley | G | Oregon State | |
| 10 | 242 | Bob Bergum | DE | Wisconsin-Platteville | |
| 11 | 268 | Ron Walker | DE | Morris Brown | |
| 12 | 294 | Bob Hadlock | DT | George Fox (Ore.) | |
| 13 | 320 | Wilson Bowie | RB | USC | |
| 14 | 346 | George Hoey | WR | Michigan | |
| 15 | 372 | Fred Gough | LB | Texas-Arlington | |
| 16 | 398 | Ken Spain | DE | Houston | |
| 16 | 407 | John Stahl | G | Fresno State | |
| 17 | 424 | Gary Steele | TE | Army | |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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| 1 | September 21 | atPittsburgh Steelers | L 13–16 | 0–1 | Pitt Stadium | 51,360 | |
| 2 | September 28 | New York Giants | W 24–0 | 1–1 | Tiger Stadium | 54,358 | |
| 3 | October 5 | atCleveland Browns | W 28–21 | 2–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 82,833 | |
| 4 | October 12 | Green Bay Packers | L 17–28 | 2–2 | Tiger Stadium | 58,384 | |
| 5 | October 19 | Chicago Bears | W 13–7 | 3–2 | Tiger Stadium | 54,732 | |
| 6 | October 26 | atMinnesota Vikings | L 10–24 | 3–3 | Metropolitan Stadium | 47,900 | |
| 7 | November 2 | atSan Francisco 49ers | W 26–14 | 4–3 | Kezar Stadium | 35,100 | |
| 8 | November 9 | Atlanta Falcons | W 27–21 | 5–3 | Tiger Stadium | 53,242 | |
| 9 | November 16 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 20–0 | 6–3 | Tiger Stadium | 51,749 | |
| 10 | November 23 | atGreen Bay Packers | W 16–10 | 7–3 | Lambeau Field | 50,861 | |
| 11 | November 27 | Minnesota Vikings | L 0–27 | 7–4 | Tiger Stadium | 57,906 | |
| 12 | December 7 | atBaltimore Colts | T 17–17 | 7–4–1 | Memorial Stadium | 60,238 | |
| 13 | December 14 | Los Angeles Rams | W 28–0 | 8–4–1 | Tiger Stadium | 53,256 | |
| 14 | December 21 | atChicago Bears | W 20–3 | 9–4–1 | Wrigley Field | 41,879 | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
Week Eleven: Minnesota Vikings (9–1) at Detroit Lions (7–3)
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Vikings | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 6–0 | 9–1 | 379 | 133 | L1 |
| Detroit Lions | 9 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 3–3 | 6–3–1 | 259 | 188 | W2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 269 | 221 | W2 |
| Chicago Bears | 1 | 13 | 0 | .071 | 0–6 | 0–10 | 210 | 339 | L6 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
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