1964 San Francisco 49ers season

1964 San Francisco 49ers season
Owner	Victor Morabito
General manager	Louis Spadia
Head coach	Jack Christiansen
Home field	Kezar Stadium
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	7th NFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
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The 1964 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 15th season in the National Football League, their 19th overall, and the second under head coach Jack Christiansen. They improved on their 2–12 record from 1963, with a 4-10 record. However, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 7th consecutive season.

The 49ers held the first pick in the draft and selected Dave Parks from Texas Tech.^[1] With their third pick, they selected linebacker Dave Wilcox, who would be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000. ^[2]

1964 San Francisco 49ers Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Note
1	1	Dave Parks[3]	WR	Texas Tech
2	15	George Mira	QB	Miami (FL)
3	29	Dave Wilcox	LB	Oregon
4	43	Jim Wilson	G	Georgia
5	57	Rudy Johnson	Back	Nebraska
6	71	Gary Lewis	Back	Arizona State
7	85	Hagood Clarke	Back	Florida
8	99	Bob Daugherty	Back	Tulsa
8	102	Bob Poole	End	Clemson
9	113	Howard Mudd	G	Hillsdale
10	127	Fred Polser	T	East Texas State
11	141	Dennis Almquist	G	Idaho
12	155	Jim Long	Back	Fresno State
13	169	Bob Brown	T	Arkansas A&M
14	183	Ed Beard	T	Tennessee
15	197	Jim Griffin	End	Grambling
16	211	Cornell Gordon	Back	North Carolina A&T
17	225	Ken Brusven	T	Oregon State
18	239	Jerry Cole	End	Southwest Texas State
19	253	Larry Rawson	Back	Auburn
20	267	Gene Baker	G	Whitworth

Six games into his rookie season, Dave Parks set a franchise record for longest reception with an 83-yard catch, followed by the team's second longest reception, an 80-yarder, a week later. Both records stood for 13 years.^[4]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 13	Detroit Lions	L 17–26	0–1	Kezar Stadium	Recap
2	September 20	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 28–24	1–1	Franklin Field	Recap
3	September 27	St. Louis Cardinals	L 13–23	1–2	Kezar Stadium	Recap
4	October 4	Chicago Bears	W 31–21	2–2	Kezar Stadium	Recap
5	October 11	at Green Bay Packers	L 14–24	2–3	Milwaukee County Stadium	Recap
6	October 18	at Los Angeles Rams	L 14–42	2–4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Recap
7	October 25	Minnesota Vikings	L 22–27	2–5	Kezar Stadium	Recap
8	November 1	at Baltimore Colts	L 7–37	2–6	Memorial Stadium	Recap
9	November 8	at Minnesota Vikings	L 7–24	2–7	Metropolitan Stadium	Recap
10	November 15	Green Bay Packers	W 24–14	3–7	Kezar Stadium	Recap
11	November 22	at Chicago Bears	L 21–23	3–8	Wrigley Field	Recap
12	November 29	Baltimore Colts	L 3–14	3–9	Kezar Stadium	Recap
13	December 6	Los Angeles Rams	W 28–7	4–9	Kezar Stadium	Recap
14	December 13	at Detroit Lions	L 7–24	4–10	Tiger Stadium	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

NFL Western Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Baltimore Colts	12	2	0	.857	10–2	428	225	W1
Green Bay Packers[a]	8	5	1	.615	6–5–1	342	245	T1
Minnesota Vikings	8	5	1	.615	6–5–1	355	296	W3
Detroit Lions	7	5	2	.583	6–4–2	280	260	W2
Los Angeles Rams	5	7	2	.417	3–7–2	283	339	T1
Chicago Bears	5	9	0	.357	5–7	260	379	L2
San Francisco 49ers	4	10	0	.286	3–9	236	330	L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

1964 San Francisco 49ers staff

Front office Team Owner - Victor Morabito General manager – Louis Spadia Personnel Scout - Dick Gallagher Head coaches Head coach - Jack Christiansen Offensive coaches Chief of Offense / Offensive Coordinator - Bill Johnson Offensive Ends – Billy Wilson

Defensive coaches Defensive Assistant – Dick Voris Defensive Backfield / Secondary – Jim David Special teams coaches None - N/A

1964 San Francisco 49ers roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 12 John Brodie 10 George Mira Running backs (RB) 24 J. D. Smith FB 17 Billy Kilmer 42 Don Lisbon 43 Dave Kopay 38 Mike Lind FB 32 Rudy Johnson 22 Gary Lewis FB Wide receivers (WR) 30 Bernie Casey 26 Kay McFarland 81 Dave Parks 29 Dale Messer Tight ends (TE) 85 Monty Stickles 82 Bob Poole

Offensive linemen (OL) 76 Len Rohde T 62 Mike Magac G 78 John Thomas LG 63 Frank Morze C 77 Bruce Bosley C 72 Leon Donohue RG 68 Howard Mudd RG 67 Walt Rock RT Defensive linemen (DL) 74 Clark Miller 60 Roland Lakes 70 Charlie Krueger 65 Chuck Sieminski DT 86 Dan Colchico

Linebackers (LB) 55 Matt Hazeltine 64 Dave Wilcox 53 Mike Dowdle MLB 52 Karl Rubke 35 Bill Cooper 54 Ed Pine 57 Floyd Dean Defensive backs (DB) 37 Jimmy Johnson 28 Ben Scotti 40 Abe Woodson 39 Kermit Alexander 45 Elbert Kimbrough S 40 Abe Woodson Special teams 36 Tommy Davis K/P

Rookies in italics

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• 1964 49ers on Pro Football Reference