1971 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) |
1st place • National Football Conference • Western Division • 9-5-0 .643 |
Playoff Statistics |
Head Coach: Dick Nolan |
Chet Franklin | Special Teams |
Mike Giddings | Linebackers |
Don Heinrich | Defensive Backs |
Doug Scovil | Offensive Backs |
Jim Shofner | Receivers |
Dick Stanfel | Offensive Line |
Paul Wiggin | Defensive Line |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sun | 8/8/1971 | H | Cleveland Browns | 38-24 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 40000 | |
Fri | 8/13/1971 | A | Miami Dolphins | 17-17 | T | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 57008 | |
Sun | 8/22/1971 | H | San Diego Chargers | 28-17 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 40000 | |
Sat | 8/28/1971 | N | Denver Broncos | 33-17 | W | Spokane, WA | Joe Albi Stadium | 33184 | |
Sat | 9/4/1971 | A | Oakland Raiders | 28-34 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53696 | |
Fri | 9/9/1971 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 20-23 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 55607 | |
Sun | 9/19/1971 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 17-20 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 56990 | |
Sun | 9/26/1971 | A | New Orleans Saints | 38-20 | W | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 81595 | |
Sun | 10/3/1971 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 31-3 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 65358 | |
Sun | 10/10/1971 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 13-20 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 44000 | |
Sun | 10/17/1971 | H | Chicago Bears | 13-0 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 44133 | |
Sun | 10/24/1971 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 26-14 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 50419 | |
Sun | 10/31/1971 | H | New England Patriots | 27-10 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 45092 | |
Sun | 11/7/1971 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 13-9 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 49784 | |
Sun | 11/14/1971 | H | New Orleans Saints | 20-26 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 45138 | |
Sun | 11/21/1971 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 6-17 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 80050 | |
Sun | 11/28/1971 | A | New York Jets | 24-21 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 63936 | |
Mon | 12/6/1971 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 17-26 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 45306 | |
Sun | 12/12/1971 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 24-3 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 44582 | |
Sun | 12/19/1971 | H | Detroit Lions | 31-27 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 45580 | |
NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
Sun | 12/26/1971 | H | Washington Redskins | 24-20 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 45327 | |
NFC Championship | |||||||||
Sun | 1/2/1972 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 3-14 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 63409 |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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ROSTER | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Cas Banaszek | 79 | ROT | 6-3 | 249 | 26 | Northwestern | 14 | 14 |
Ed Beard | 50 | LB | 6-2 | 225 | 32 | Tennessee | 14 | 0 |
Randy Beisler | 65 | LOG | 6-4 | 252 | 27 | Indiana | 14 | 14 |
Bill Belk | 72 | RDE | 6-3 | 248 | 25 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 8 | 1 |
Forrest Blue | 75 | C | 6-5 | 249 | 26 | Auburn | 14 | 14 |
John Brodie | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 198 | 36 | Stanford | 14 | 14 |
Elmer Collett | 66 | OG | 6-4 | 231 | 27 | San Francisco State | 14 | 0 |
Doug Cunningham | 42 | RB | 6-0 | 192 | 26 | Mississippi | 14 | 1 |
Earl Edwards | 74 | RDT | 6-6 | 264 | 25 | Wichita State | 14 | 14 |
Johnny Fuller | 23 | LS-RS | 6-0 | 182 | 25 | Lamar | 14 | 5 |
Bruce Gossett | 30 | K | 6-2 | 229 | 30 | Clarion; Ferrum JC; Duquesne; Richmond | 14 | 0 |
Cedrick Hardman | 86 | RDE | 6-4 | 245 | 23 | North Texas | 14 | 13 |
Tony Harris | 20 | RB | 6-2 | 189 | 22 | Toledo | 4 | 0 |
Tommy Hart | 53 | LDE | 6-3 | 234 | 27 | Morris Brown | 14 | 14 |
Stan Hindman | 80 | LDT | 6-3 | 236 | 27 | Mississippi | 9 | 4 |
Bob Hoskins | 56 | OG | 6-2 | 246 | 26 | Wichita State | 7 | 0 |
John Isenbarger | 17 | RB | 6-3 | 196 | 24 | Indiana | 14 | 0 |
Jimmy Johnson | 37 | LCB | 6-2 | 188 | 33 | Santa Monica JC; UCLA | 14 | 14 |
Charlie Krueger | 70 | LDT | 6-4 | 256 | 34 | Texas A&M | 14 | 10 |
Ted Kwalick | 82 | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 24 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
Jim McCann | 15 | P | 6-3 | 160 | 22 | Phoenix JC; Arizona State | 13 | 0 |
Frank Nunley | 57 | MLB | 6-2 | 230 | 26 | Michigan | 14 | 14 |
Woody Peoples | 69 | ROG | 6-2 | 247 | 28 | Grambling State | 14 | 14 |
Mel Phillips | 32 | LS | 6-2 | 192 | 29 | North Carolina A&T State | 13 | 11 |
Preston Riley | 85 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Memphis | 14 | 0 |
Len Rohde | 76 | LOT | 6-4 | 246 | 33 | Utah State | 14 | 14 |
Larry Schreiber | 35 | RB | 6-0 | 193 | 24 | Tennessee Tech | 14 | 0 |
Mike Simpson | 28 | RS | 5-11 | 172 | 24 | Houston | 8 | 1 |
Jim Sniadecki | 58 | LB | 6-2 | 224 | 24 | Indiana | 14 | 0 |
Steve Spurrier | 11 | QB | 6-2 | 202 | 26 | Florida | 6 | 0 |
Bruce Taylor | 44 | RCB | 6-0 | 178 | 23 | Boston University | 14 | 14 |
Rosey Taylor | 25 | RS | 5-11 | 186 | 34 | Grambling State | 12 | 11 |
Jimmy Thomas | 24 | WR | 6-1 | 215 | 24 | Texas-Arlington | 10 | 0 |
Skip Vanderbundt | 52 | RLB | 6-3 | 226 | 25 | Oregon State | 14 | 14 |
Gene Washington | 18 | WR | 6-1 | 183 | 24 | Stanford | 14 | 14 |
Vic Washington | 22 | RB | 5-10 | 194 | 25 | Wyoming | 14 | 13 |
John Watson | 67 | OT | 6-4 | 244 | 22 | Oklahoma | 14 | 0 |
Dave Wilcox | 64 | LLB | 6-3 | 235 | 29 | Boise JC; Oregon | 14 | 14 |
Ken Willard | 40 | RB | 6-2 | 225 | 28 | North Carolina | 14 | 14 |
Bob Windsor | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 227 | 29 | Montgomery JC; Kentucky | 13 | 0 |
Dick Witcher | 88 | WR | 6-3 | 204 | 27 | Bakersfield CC; UCLA | 14 | 14 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 23 | Tim Anderson | DB | Ohio State |
2 | 37 | Ernie Janet | G | Washington |
2 | 49 | Joe Orduna | RB | Nebraska |
3 | 55 | Sam Dickerson | WR | Southern California |
3 | 75 | Willie Parker | C | North Texas |
4 | 101 | Tony Harris | RB | Toledo |
5 | 114 | Dean Shaternick | T | Kansas State |
5 | 122 | George Wells | LB | New Mexico State |
5 | 127 | Marty Huff | LB | Michigan |
6 | 153 | Al Bresler | WR | Auburn |
7 | 179 | John Watson | T | Oklahoma |
8 | 205 | Jim McCann | K | Arizona State |
9 | 231 | Therman Couch | LB | Iowa State |
10 | 236 | Ron Cardo | RB | Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
10 | 257 | Ernie Jennings | WR | Air Force |
11 | 283 | Joe Reed | QB | Mississippi State |
12 | 309 | Jim Bunch | DT | Wisconsin-Platteville |
13 | 335 | John Bullock | RB | Purdue |
14 | 361 | Bill Dunstan | DE | Utah State |
15 | 387 | John Lennon | T | Colgate |
16 | 414 | Dave Pursell | DT | Kentucky |
17 | 438 | Leroy Charlton | DB | Florida A&M |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 53 | 97 | 47 | 103 | 300 |
Opponents Totals | 16 | 67 | 70 | 63 | 216 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 257 | 113 | 122 | 22 | / % | / % | 88 | 961 | |
Opponents Totals | 199 | 80 | 96 | 23 | / % | / % | 75 | 610 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bruce Gossett | 0 | 32 | 32 | 100.0 | 23 | 36 | 63.9 | 0 | 101 |
Vic Washington | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
Ted Kwalick | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Ken Willard | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Gene Washington | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
John Brodie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Dick Witcher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Larry Schreiber | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
Forrest Blue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Doug Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Tommy Hart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Bruce Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Jimmy Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Team Totals | 33 | 33 | 33 | 100.0 | 23 | 36 | 63.9 | 0 | 300 |
Opponents Totals | 23 | 21 | 23 | 91.3 | 19 | 33 | 57.6 | 0 | 216 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bruce Gossett | 23 | 36 | 63.9 | 1 | 48 | 7/7 | 5/5 | 6/13 | 5/11 | 0/0 |
Team Totals | 23 | 36 | 63.9 | 1 | 48 | 7/7 | 5/5 | 6/13 | 5/11 | 0/0 |
Opponents Totals | 19 | 33 | 57.6 | 9/ | 3/ | 5/ | 1/ | 2/ |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ken Willard | 216 | 855 | 4.0 | 49 | 4 |
Vic Washington | 191 | 811 | 4.2 | 42 | 3 |
Larry Schreiber | 34 | 180 | 5.3 | 23 | 0 |
Doug Cunningham | 25 | 98 | 3.9 | 14 | 1 |
Ted Kwalick | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 28 | 0 |
John Brodie | 14 | 45 | 3.2 | 12 | 3 |
Jimmy Thomas | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 25t | 1 |
John Isenbarger | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 22 | 0 |
Bob Windsor | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
Steve Spurrier | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Jim McCann | 2 | -15 | -7.5 | -6 | 0 |
Team Totals | 498 | 2129 | 4.3 | 49 | 12 |
Opponents Totals | 408 | 1668 | 4.1 | 64t | 4 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Brodie | 387 | 208 | 53.7 | 155 | 2642 | 6.8 | 12.7 | 71t | 18 | 4.7 | 24 | 6.2 | 11 | 111 | 2531 | 65.0 |
Steve Spurrier | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 3 | 46 | 11.5 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 75.0 |
Team Totals | 391 | 209 | 53.5 | 158 | 2688 | 6.9 | 12.9 | 71t | 18 | 4.6 | 24 | 6.1 | 11 | 111 | 2577 | 65.0 |
Opponents Totals | 341 | 152 | 44.6 | 175 | 2309 | 6.8 | 15.2 | 61t | 17 | 5.0 | 14 | 4.1 | 38 | 296 | 2013 | 67.0 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ted Kwalick | 52 | 664 | 12.8 | 42t | 5 |
Gene Washington | 46 | 884 | 19.2 | 71t | 4 |
Vic Washington | 36 | 317 | 8.8 | 40 | 4 |
Ken Willard | 27 | 202 | 7.5 | 33 | 1 |
Doug Cunningham | 19 | 188 | 9.9 | 28 | 0 |
Dick Witcher | 18 | 250 | 13.9 | 50t | 3 |
Larry Schreiber | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 46 | 1 |
Preston Riley | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 24 | 0 |
Jimmy Thomas | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
Bob Windsor | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 30 | 0 |
Team Totals | 209 | 2688 | 12.9 | 71t | 18 |
Opponents Totals | 152 | 2309 | 15.2 | 61t | 17 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bruce Taylor | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 49 | 0 |
Jimmy Johnson | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 10 | 0 |
Rosey Taylor | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
Johnny Fuller | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 57 | 0 |
Mike Simpson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
Skip Vanderbundt | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
Frank Nunley | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Team Totals | 14 | 186 | 13.3 | 57 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 34 | 385 | 11.3 | 39 | 1 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim McCann | 49 | 1897 | 38.7 | 54 | 1 | |||||
Steve Spurrier | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 40 | 0 | |||||
Team Totals | 51 | 1974 | 38.7 | 54 | 1 | 44 | ||||
Opponents Totals | 73 | 2898 | 39.7 | 60 | 0 | 268 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bruce Taylor | 34 | 10 | 235 | 6.9 | 38 | 0 |
Johnny Fuller | 3 | 2 | 31 | 10.3 | 13 | 0 |
Preston Riley | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Skip Vanderbundt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 39 | 12 | 268 | 6.9 | 38 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 19 | 17 | 44 | 2.3 | 10 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vic Washington | 33 | 858 | 26.0 | 74 | 0 | |
Doug Cunningham | 6 | 121 | 20.2 | 27 | 0 | |
Bob Windsor | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 25 | 0 | |
Ted Kwalick | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 | |
Ed Beard | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 46 | 1075 | 23.4 | 74 | 0 | |
Opponents Totals | 61 | 1467 | 24.0 | 65 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Cedrick Hardman | 18.0 | |
Tommy Hart | 6.0 | |
Earl Edwards | 4.5 | |
Frank Nunley | 3.0 | |
Dave Wilcox | 2.5 | |
Skip Vanderbundt | 1.5 | |
Charlie Krueger | 1.0 | |
Bill Belk | 0.5 | |
(Team) | 1.0 | |
Team Totals | 38.0 | 296.0 |
Opponents Totals | 11.0 | 111.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Randy Beisler | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Forrest Blue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
John Brodie | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Elmer Collett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Johnny Fuller | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tommy Hart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 1 |
Jimmy Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Charlie Krueger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ted Kwalick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jim McCann | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 0 | |
Frank Nunley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Mel Phillips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Preston Riley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Len Rohde | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Schreiber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Sniadecki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bruce Taylor | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Vic Washington | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Ken Willard | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Bob Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 33 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 88 | 2 |
Opponents Totals | 31 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 1 |
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