1969 NFL season
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The 1969 NFL season was the 50th regular season of the National Football League and the final year before the AFL–NFL merger reshaped professional American football.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NFL season
ⓘ
sports season ⓘ |
| champion | Minnesota Vikings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipGame | NFL Championship Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipGameCity | Bloomington, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipGameDate | 1970-01-04 ⓘ |
| championshipGameScore | Minnesota Vikings 27–7 Cleveland Browns ⓘ |
| championshipGameSite | Metropolitan Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfTheYear | Buden “Bud” Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfTheYearTeam | Minnesota Vikings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conference |
NFL Eastern Conference
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NFL Western Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| divisionsIntroducedInPreviousSeason | yes ⓘ |
| draft | 1969 NFL Draft ⓘ |
| draftFirstOverallPick | O. J. Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draftFirstOverallTeam | Buffalo Bills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EasternConferenceChampion | Cleveland Browns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EasternConferenceDivision |
Capitol Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Century Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EasternConferenceRunnerUp | Dallas Cowboys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1970-01-11 ⓘ |
| finalSeasonBefore | AFL–NFL merger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1970 NFL season ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | last NFL season before full AFL–NFL merger in 1970 ⓘ |
| league | National Football League ⓘ |
| MVP | Roman Gabriel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVPTeam | Los Angeles Rams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuleChange | referees allowed to use microphones in some games ⓘ |
| numberOfGamesPerTeam | 14 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 16 ⓘ |
| playoffFormat | four-team playoff ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1968 NFL season ⓘ |
| regularSeasonOf | National Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rookieOfTheYear | Calvin Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rookieOfTheYearTeam | Dallas Cowboys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Cleveland Browns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 50 ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| startTime | 1969-09-21 ⓘ |
| SuperBowlFollowingSeason | Super Bowl IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SuperBowlFollowingSeasonChampion | Kansas City Chiefs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SuperBowlFollowingSeasonOpponent | Minnesota Vikings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionPartner | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WesternConferenceChampion | Minnesota Vikings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WesternConferenceDivision |
Central Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coastal Division ⓘ |
| WesternConferenceRunnerUp | Los Angeles Rams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.