Atlanta Falcons
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Founded: 1966
Team History: 1966-Present - Atlanta Falcons
Team Colors: Black, Red, Silver & White
Office Address: One Falcon Place
Suwanee, GA 30024
(770) - 945-1111
Stadium Address: Georgia Dome
One Georgia Dome Drive
Atlanta, GA 30313
Opened: August 12, 1992
First Official Game: September 6, 1992, 20-17 over New York Jets
Stadium Capacity: 71,228
Surface, Artificial Turf
Chairman of the Board: Rankin M. Smith SR.
President: Taylor W.Smith
Executive Vice President/Football Operations/Head Coach: Dan Reeves
Regular Season Coaching History:
Term Coach Record
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1966-68 Norb Hecker 4-26- 1
(dismissed after 3 games in 1968)
Norm Van Brocklin 2- 9- 0
1968-74 Norm Van Brocklin 37-39- 3
(dismissed after 8 games in 1974)
Marion Campbell 1- 5- 0
1974-76 Marion Campbell 5-14- 0
(dismissed after 5 games in 1976)
Pat Peppler 3- 6- 0
(Interim Head Coach for 9 games in 1976)
1977-82 Leeman Bennett 46-41- 0
1983-86 Dan Henning 22-41- 1
1987-89 Marion Campbell 11-36- 0
(retired after 12 games in 1989)
Jim Hanifan 0- 4- 0
(Interim Head Coach for 4 games in 1989)
1990-93 Jerry Glanville 27-37- 0
1994-96 June Jones 19-29- 0
1997-present Dan Reeves 37-43- 0
Retired Numbers: (4)
10 - Steve Bartkowski
31 - Williams Andrews
57 - Jeff Van Note
60 - Tommy Nobis
Falcons in the Hall of Fame: (3)
1971 - Norm Van Brocklin
1998 - Tommy McDonald
1999 - Eric Dickerson
Yearly Records:
Reg. Season Conf. Playoffs
Year Location W L T Pct. Pos. W L Pct. Playoff Summary
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1966 Atlanta 3 11 0 .214 (7th) Did Not Make Playoffs
1967 Atlanta 1 12 1 .077 (4th) Did Not Make Playoffs
1968 Atlanta 2 12 0 .143 (4th) Did Not Make Playoffs
1969 Atlanta 6 8 0 .429 (3rd) Did Not Make Playoffs
1970 Atlanta 4 8 2 .333 (3rd) Did Not Make Playoffs
1971 Atlanta 7 6 1 .538 (3rd) Did Not Make Playoffs
1972 Atlanta 7 7 0 .500 (2nd) Did Not Make Playoffs
1973 Atlanta 9 5 0 .643 (2nd) Did Not Make Playoffs
1974 Atlanta 3 11 0 .214 (4th) Did Not Make Playoffs
1975 Atlanta 4 10 0 .286 (3rd) Did Not Make Playoffs
1976 Atlanta 4 10 0 .286 (3rd) Did Not Make Playoffs
1977 Atlanta 7 7 0 .500 (2nd) Did Not Make Playoffs
1978 Atlanta 9 7 0 .563 (2nd) 1 1 .500 Beat Philadelphia,
Lost to Dallas
1979 Atlanta 6 10 0 .375 (3rd) Did Not Make Playoffs
1980 Atlanta 12 4 0 .750 (1st) 0 1 .000 Bye, Lost to Dallas
1981 Atlanta 7 9 0 .438 (2nd) Did Not Make Playoffs
1982 Atlanta 5 4 0 .556 (1st) 0 1 .000 Lost to Minnesota
1983 Atlanta 7 9 0 .438 (4th) Did Not Make Playoffs
1984 Atlanta 4 12 0 .250 (4th) Did Not Make Playoffs
1985 Atlanta 4 12 0 .250 (4th) Did Not Make Playoffs
1986 Atlanta 7 8 1 .469 (3rd) Did Not Make Playoffs
1987 Atlanta 3 12 0 .200 (4th) Did Not Make Playoffs
1988 Atlanta 5 11 0 .313 (4th) Did Not Make Playoffs
1989 Atlanta 3 13 0 .188 (4th) Did Not Make Playoffs
1990 Atlanta 5 11 0 .313 (4th) Did Not Make Playoffs
1991 Atlanta 10 6 0 .625 (2nd) 1 1 .500 Beat New Orleans,
Lost to Washington
1992 Atlanta 6 10 0 .375 (3rd) Did Not Make Playoffs
1993 Atlanta 6 10 0 .375 (3rd) Did Not Make Playoffs
1994 Atlanta 7 9 0 .438 (3rd) Did Not Make Playoffs
1995 Atlanta 9 7 0 .562 (2nd) 0 1 .000 Lost to Green Bay
1996 Atlanta 3 13 0 .188 (4th) Did Not Make Playoffs
1997 Atlanta 7 9 0 .438 (2ndt) Did Not Make Playoffs
1998 Atlanta 14 2 0 .875 (1st) 2 1 .333 Beat San Francisco,
Beat Minnesota, Lost to
Denver in Super Bowl
1999 Atlanta 5 11 0 .313 (3rd) Did Not Make Playoffs
2000 Atlanta 4 12 0 .250 (5th) Did Not Make Playoffs
2001 Atlanta 7 9 0 .438 (3rdt) Did Not Make Playoffs
Overall Regular Season Record: 210 - 327 - 5 (.392)
Overall Post Season Record: 4 - 6 (.400)
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