Team Summary [+]
1979 San Francisco 49ers
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Record: 2-14-0, Finished 4th in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 308 points (19.2/g), 16th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 416 points (26.0/g), 27th.
Differential of -108 points (-6.8/g), 27th.
Expected W-L: 5.3-10.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.3/g), 19th.
Simple Rating System: Total -7.4, Offense: -1.3, Defense: -6.1, SoS: -0.7, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by Bill Walsh(2-14-0)
Defensive Coordinator: Chuck Studley
Training Camp: University of Santa Clara (Santa Clara, California)
Players[+]
- Pos · # · College
- John Ayers
LG · #68 · Texas; West Texas A&M
- Jean Barrett
t · #77 · Tulsa
- Dwaine Board
rde · #76 · North Carolina A&T
- John Bristor
db · #29 · California (PA); Waynesburg
- Bob Bruer
te · #82 · Minnesota State-Mankato
- Dan Bunz
MLB · #57 · California-Riverside; Long Beach State
- Gordy Ceresino
lb · #58 · Stanford
- Dwight Clark
wr · #87 · Clemson
- Charles Cornelius
LCB · #28 · Bethune-Cookman
- Al Cowlings
de · #79 · USC
- Randy Cross
RG · #51 · UCLA
- Steve DeBerg
QB · #17 · San Jose St.
- Walt Downing
g · #62 · Michigan
- Tony Dungy
FS · #27 · Minnesota
- Lenvil Elliott
rb · #35 · Truman St.
- Keith Fahnhorst
RT · #71 · Minnesota
- Bob Ferrell
rb · #38 · UCLA
- Phil Francis
rb · #48 · Stanford
- Tim Gray
SS · #30 · Navarro J.C.; Texas A&M
- Cedrick Hardman
RDE · #86 · North Texas
- Willie Harper
RLB · #59 · Nebraska
- Dwight Hicks
fs · #22 · Michigan
- Scott Hilton
LLB · #55 · Salem (NC)
- Paul Hofer
rb · #36 · Mississippi
- Mike Hogan
fb · #45 · Tennessee-Chattanooga
- Wilbur Jackson
FB · #40 · Alabama
- Charles Johnson
db · #44 · Grambling State
- Eric Johnson
db · #24 · Washington State
- Terry LeCount
wr · #80 · Florida
- Eddie Lewis
db · #22 · Kansas
- Ken MacAfee
TE · #81 · Notre Dame
- Bob Martin
rlb · #54 · Nebraska
- Jeff McIntyre
lb · #52 · Los Angeles S.W. J.C.; Arizona State
- Dan Melville
P · #11 · Grossmont J.C.; California
- Joe Montana
qb · #16 · Notre Dame
- Melvin Morgan
fs · #46 · Mississippi Gulf Coast CC; Mississippi Valley State
- Dave Morton
lb · #50 · Kings River CC; UCLA
- Bob Nelson
rilb · #66 · Nebraska
- James Owens
KR · #20 · UCLA
- Fred Quillan
C · #56 · Oregon
- Eason Ramson
te · #80 · Washington State
- Archie Reese
LDE · #78 · Clemson
- Tom Seabron
lb · #53 · Michigan
- Paul Seal
te · #85 · Michigan
- Mike Shumann
WR · #84 · Florida State
- Ron Shumon
lb · #50 · Wichita State
- O.J. Simpson
RB · #32 · San Francisco City Coll.; USC
- Ron Singleton
LT · #67 · Grambling State
- Freddie Solomon
WR/PR · #88 · Tampa
- Ruben Vaughan
dt · #72 · Colorado
- Ted Vincent
LDT · #66 · Wichita State
- Jimmy Webb
RDT · #74 · Mississippi State
- Ray Wersching
K · #14 · Cerritos J.C.; California
- Gerard Williams
RCB · #29 · Langston
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