Team Summary [+]
1978 San Francisco 49ers
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Record: 2-14-0, Finished 4th in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 219 points (13.7/g), 28th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 350 points (21.9/g), 23rd.
Differential of -131 points (-8.2/g), 27th.
Expected W-L: 4.0-12.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -18 (-1.1/g), 28th.
Simple Rating System: Total -9.1, Offense: -4.6, Defense: -4.5, SoS: -0.9, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by Pete McCulley(1-8-0) and Fred O'Connor(1-6-0)
Training Camp: San Jose State (San Jose, California)
Players[+]
- Pos · # · College
- John Ayers
LT/lg · #68 · Texas; West Texas A&M
- Mike Baldassin
lb · #41 · Washington
- Elmo Boyd
wr · #84 · Eastern Kentucky
- Lon Boyett
te · #82 · Cal State-Northridge
- Greg Boykin
FB · #33 · Northwestern
- Ed Bradley
RLB · #54 · Wake Forest
- Scott Bull
qb · #19 · Arkansas
- Dan Bunz
MLB · #57 · California-Riverside; Long Beach State
- Earl Carr
rb · #31 · Florida
- Mike Connell
P · #10 · Cincinnati
- Chuck Crist
SS/fs · #24 · Penn St.
- Randy Cross
C · #51 · UCLA
- Kyle Davis
c · #64 · Oklahoma
- Steve DeBerg
QB · #17 · San Jose St.
- Walt Downing
RG · #62 · Michigan
- Cleveland Elam
dt · #72 · Tennessee St.
- Bruce Elia
lb · #55 · Ohio St.
- Keith Fahnhorst
RT · #71 · Minnesota
- Bob Ferrell
fb · #38 · UCLA
- Ed Galigher
RDT · #75 · Chabot J.C.; UCLA
- Cedrick Hardman
RDE · #86 · North Texas
- Joe Harris
LLB · #50 · Georgia Tech
- Kenny Harrison
WR · #83 · SMU
- Paul Hofer
rb · #36 · Mississippi
- Ernie Hughes
LG · #65 · Notre Dame
- Larry Jones
wb · #21 · Truman State
- Bob Jury
ss · #26 · Pittsburgh
- Steve Knutson
g · #60 · East L.A. J.C.; USC
- Terry LeCount
wr · #80 · Florida
- Tony Leonard
LCB · #42 · Virginia Union
- Eddie Lewis
RCB · #22 · Kansas
- Ken MacAfee
TE · #81 · Notre Dame
- Willie McCray
de · #76 · Alabama; Troy
- Wonder Monds
db · #25 · Indian Hills CC; Nebraska
- Dean Moore
lb · #53 · Iowa
- Mark R. Nichols
lb · #58 · Golden West J.C.; Colorado State
- Ricky Odom
db · #42 · USC
- Fred Quillan
c · #56 · Oregon
- Archie Reese
LDE · #78 · Clemson
- Vern Roberson
FS · #49 · Grambling State
- Paul Seal
te · #85 · Michigan
- Mike Shumann
wr · #84 · Florida State
- O.J. Simpson
RB · #32 · San Francisco City Coll.; USC
- Ron Singleton
lt · #67 · Grambling State
- Freddie Solomon
WR · #88 · Tampa
- Jack Steptoe
PR · #87 · L.A. Valley J.C.; Utah
- Bruce Threadgill
db · #23 · Mississippi State
- Elliott Walker
rb · #35 · Pittsburgh
- Jimmy Webb
LDT · #74 · Mississippi State
- Ray Wersching
K · #14 · Cerritos J.C.; California
- Dave Williams
KR · #30 · Colorado
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