Atlanta Falcons

    The Atlanta Falcons are an American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Falcons are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL).

    Football Almanac is pleased present a comprehensive Atlanta Falcons history which includes links to every Atlanta Falcons roster in history (every roster has every player who appeared in a game so this means every Atlanta Falcons player is just a click away as well), some Atlanta Falcons franchise facts, Atlanta Falcons regular season records, Atlanta Falcons Hall of Famers and other Atlanta Falcons historical facts.

How did they become the Falcons? A fan contest was held and the team received more than 1,300 entries suggesting 558 different names. Although several entries in a fan contest suggested Falcons, a schoolteacher was declared the winner because of her reason “…the falcon is proud and dignified with great courage and fight.” - Pro Football Hall of Fame (Franchise nicknames, Source)
Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta Falcons History by Football Almanac

Year Established:

1966

Home Town:

Atlanta, Georgia
Year League Conference Team Rosters Wins Losses Ties Coach(es)
2008 NFL NFC South 2008 Atlanta Falcons 11 5 0 Mike Smith
2007 NFL NFC South 2007 Atlanta Falcons 1 2 0 Emmitt Thomas
2007 NFL NFC South 2007 Atlanta Falcons 3 10 0 Bobby Petrino
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2006 NFL NFC South 2006 Atlanta Falcons 7 9 0 Jim Mora
2005 NFL NFC South 2005 Atlanta Falcons 8 8 0 Jim Mora
2004 NFL NFC South 2004 Atlanta Falcons 11 5 0 Jim Mora
2003 NFL NFC South 2003 Atlanta Falcons 5 11 0 Dan Reeves
2002 NFL NFC South 2002 Atlanta Falcons 9 6 1 Dan Reeves
2001 NFL NFC West 2001 Atlanta Falcons 7 9 0 Dan Reeves
2000 NFL NFC West 2000 Atlanta Falcons 4 12 0 Dan Reeves
1999 NFL NFC West 1999 Atlanta Falcons 5 11 0 Dan Reeves
1998 NFL NFC West 1998 Atlanta Falcons 14 2 0 Dan Reeves
1997 NFL NFC West 1997 Atlanta Falcons 7 9 0 Dan Reeves
1996 NFL NFC West 1996 Atlanta Falcons 3 13 0 June Jones
1995 NFL NFC West 1995 Atlanta Falcons 9 7 0 June Jones
1994 NFL NFC West 1994 Atlanta Falcons 7 9 0 June Jones
1993 NFL NFC West 1993 Atlanta Falcons 6 10 0 Harry Gilmer
1992 NFL NFC West 1992 Atlanta Falcons 6 10 0 Harry Gilmer
1991 NFL NFC West 1991 Atlanta Falcons 10 6 0 Harry Gilmer
1990 NFL NFC West 1990 Atlanta Falcons 5 11 0 Harry Gilmer
1989 NFL NFC West 1989 Atlanta Falcons 0 4 0 Jim Hanifan
1989 NFL NFC West 1989 Atlanta Falcons 3 9 0 Marion Campbell
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1988 NFL NFC West 1988 Atlanta Falcons 5 11 0 Marion Campbell
1987 NFL NFC West 1987 Atlanta Falcons 3 12 0 Marion Campbell
1986 NFL NFC West 1986 Atlanta Falcons 7 8 1 Dan Henning
1985 NFL NFC West 1985 Atlanta Falcons 4 12 0 Dan Henning
1984 NFL NFC West 1984 Atlanta Falcons 4 12 0 Dan Henning
1983 NFL NFC West 1983 Atlanta Falcons 7 9 0 Dan Henning
1982 NFL NFC 1982 Atlanta Falcons 5 4 0 Leeman Bennett
1981 NFL NFC West 1981 Atlanta Falcons 7 9 0 Leeman Bennett
1980 NFL NFC West 1980 Atlanta Falcons 12 4 0 Leeman Bennett
1979 NFL NFC West 1979 Atlanta Falcons 6 10 0 Leeman Bennett
1978 NFL NFC West 1978 Atlanta Falcons 9 7 0 Leeman Bennett
1977 NFL NFC West 1977 Atlanta Falcons 7 7 0 Leeman Bennett
1976 NFL NFC West 1976 Atlanta Falcons 3 6 0 Pat Peppler
1976 NFL NFC West 1976 Atlanta Falcons 1 4 0 Marion Campbell
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1975 NFL NFC West 1975 Atlanta Falcons 4 10 0 Marion Campbell
1974 NFL NFC West 1974 Atlanta Falcons 1 5 0 Marion Campbell
1974 NFL NFC West 1974 Atlanta Falcons 2 6 0 Norm Van Brocklin
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1973 NFL NFC West 1973 Atlanta Falcons 9 5 0 Norm Van Brocklin
1972 NFL NFC West 1972 Atlanta Falcons 7 7 0 Norm Van Brocklin
1971 NFL NFC West 1971 Atlanta Falcons 7 6 1 Norm Van Brocklin
1970 NFL NFC West 1970 Atlanta Falcons 4 8 2 Norm Van Brocklin
1969 NFL Western Coastal 1969 Atlanta Falcons 6 8 0 Norm Van Brocklin
1968 NFL Western Coastal 1968 Atlanta Falcons 2 9 0 Norm Van Brocklin
1968 NFL Western Coastal 1968 Atlanta Falcons 0 3 0 Norb Hecker
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1967 NFL Western Coastal 1967 Atlanta Falcons 1 12 1 Norb Hecker
1966 NFL East 1966 Atlanta Falcons 3 11 0 Norb Hecker
Atlanta Falcons History by Football Almanac


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