1969 Cleveland Browns season


The 1969 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 20th season with the National Football League and the last before the 1970 AFL-NFL Merger.
The Browns made it to the 1969 NFL Championship Game, where they fell to the Minnesota Vikings. The 1969 season would be the last year that Cleveland would win a postseason game until 1986. In addition, that victory over Dallas would also be the last time the Browns won a postseason game on the road as of.

Offseason

NFL Draft

The following were selected in the 1969 NFL Draft.
RoundOverallPlayerPositionSchool/Club Team
120Ron JohnsonRunning backMichigan
355Al JenkinsGuardTulsa
372Chip GlassTight endFlorida State
498Freddie SummersDefensive back Wake Forest
5124Fair HookerWide receiverArizona State
6145Larry AdamsDefensive tackleTexas Christian University
6150Joe RighettiDefensive tackleWaynesburg
7176Walt SumnerDefensive backFlorida State
8202Chuck ReynoldsCenterTulsa
9228Ron KamzelskiDefensive tackleMinnesota
10254Greg ShellyGuardVirginia
11280Dave JonesWide receiverKansas State
12306Dick DavisRunning backNebraska
13332Tommy BoutwellWide receiverSouthern Miss
14358Jiggy SmahaDefensive tackleGeorgia
15384Joel StevensonTight endGeorgia Tech
16410James LoweFlankerTuskegee
17436Bob OliverDefensive endAbilene Christian

Personnel

Staff/Coaches

Roster

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.

Exhibition schedule

Regular season schedule

Standings

Playoffs