1978 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) |
4th place • National Football Conference • Western Division • 2-14-0 .125 |
Head Coach: Pete McCulley (1-8-0); Fred O'Connor (1--06) |
Jimmy Carr | Defensive Backs |
Frank Gansz | Special Teams |
Earl Leggett | Defensive Line |
Fred O'Connor | Offensive Coordinator |
Dan Radakovich | Defensive Coordinator |
Floyd Reese | Special Teams |
Les Steckel | Receivers |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sat | 8/5/1978 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 24-41 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 63736 | |
Sat | 8/12/1978 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 6-20 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 36069 | |
Sun | 8/20/1978 | H | Oakland Raiders | 14-31 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 58658 | |
Fri | 8/25/1978 | A | Denver Broncos | 24-13 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 73559 | |
Sun | 9/3/1978 | A | Cleveland Browns | 7-24 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 68973 | |
Sun | 9/10/1978 | H | Chicago Bears | 13-16 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 49502 | |
Sun | 9/17/1978 | A | Houston Oilers | 19-20 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 46161 | |
Sun | 9/24/1978 | A | New York Giants | 10-27 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 71536 | |
Sun | 10/1/1978 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 28-12 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 41107 | |
Sun | 10/8/1978 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 10-27 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 59337 | |
Sun | 10/15/1978 | H | New Orleans Saints | 7-14 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 37671 | |
Sun | 10/22/1978 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 17-20 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 34133 | |
Sun | 10/29/1978 | A | Washington Redskins | 20-38 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 55031 | |
Sun | 11/5/1978 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 10-21 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 55468 | |
Sun | 11/12/1978 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 10-16 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 33155 | |
Sun | 11/19/1978 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 28-31 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 45022 | |
Mon | 11/27/1978 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-24 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 51657 | |
Sun | 12/3/1978 | A | New Orleans Saints | 13-24 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 50068 | |
Sun | 12/10/1978 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6-3 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 30931 | |
Sun | 12/17/1978 | A | Detroit Lions | 14-33 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 56674 |
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 |
John Ayers | 68 | LOT-LOG-ROG | 6-5 | 260 | 25 | Texas; West Texas A&M | 16 | 14 |
Mike Baldassin | 52/41 | LB | 6-1 | 218 | 23 | Washington | 16 | 0 |
Elmo Boyd | 84 | WR | 6-0 | 188 | 24 | Eastern Kentucky | 9 | 7 |
Lon Boyett | 82 | TE | 6-6 | 240 | 25 | Northridge State | 3 | 0 |
Greg Boykin | 33 | FB | 6-0 | 225 | 25 | Northwestern | 16 | 8 |
Ed Bradley | 54 | RLB | 6-2 | 239 | 28 | Wake Forest | 16 | 15 |
Scott Bull | 19 | QB | 6-5 | 212 | 25 | Arkansas | 16 | 5 |
Dan Bunz | 57 | MLB | 6-4 | 225 | 23 | UC Riverside; Long Beach State | 16 | 16 |
Earl Carr | 31 | RB | 6-0 | 224 | 23 | Florida | 14 | 0 |
Mike Connell | 10 | P | 6-1 | 200 | 22 | Cincinnati | 16 | 0 |
Chuck Crist | 24 | SS-FS | 6-2 | 205 | 27 | Penn State | 15 | 15 |
Randy Cross | 51 | C | 6-3 | 265 | 24 | UCLA | 9 | 9 |
Kyle Davis | 64 | C | 6-4 | 240 | 26 | Oklahoma | 7 | 0 |
Steve DeBerg | 17 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 24 | Fullerton JC; San Jose State | 12 | 11 |
Walt Downing | 62 | ROG | 6-3 | 270 | 22 | Michigan | 16 | 14 |
Cleveland Elam | 72 | LDE-RDT | 6-4 | 251 | 26 | Tennessee State | 12 | 5 |
Bruce Elia | 55 | RLB | 6-1 | 220 | 25 | Ohio State | 16 | 1 |
Keith Fahnhorst | 71 | ROT | 6-6 | 273 | 26 | Minnesota | 15 | 15 |
Bobby Ferrell | 38 | FB | 6-0 | 219 | 26 | UCLA | 16 | 8 |
Ed Galigher | 75 | RDT | 6-5 | 247 | 28 | Chabot JC; UCLA | 15 | 15 |
Cedrick Hardman | 86 | RDE | 6-4 | 245 | 30 | North Texas | 16 | 16 |
Joe Harris | 50 | LLB | 6-1 | 227 | 26 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 16 |
Kenny Harrison | 83 | WR | 6-0 | 170 | 25 | Southern Methodist | 8 | 6 |
Paul Hofer | 36 | RB-FB | 6-0 | 195 | 26 | Mississippi | 16 | 6 |
Ernie Hughes | 65 | LOG | 6-3 | 250 | 23 | Notre Dame | 15 | 11 |
Larry Jones | 87/21 | WR | 5-10 | 174 | 27 | Truman State | 9 | 0 |
Bob Jury | 26 | SS-FS | 6-1 | 188 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 15 | 7 |
Steve Knutson | 60 | ROT-C | 6-3 | 254 | 27 | East Los Angeles JC; Southern California | 15 | 1 |
Terry LeCount | 80 | WR | 5-10 | 176 | 22 | Florida | 3 | 3 |
Tony Leonard | 42 | LCB | 5-11 | 169 | 25 | Virginia Union | 12 | 10 |
Eddie Lewis | 22 | RCB | 6-0 | 175 | 25 | Kansas | 16 | 16 |
Ken MacAfee | 81 | TE | 6-4 | 245 | 22 | Notre Dame | 13 | 13 |
Willie McCray | 76 | DT-DE | 6-5 | 234 | 25 | Alabama; Troy | 16 | 0 |
Wonderful Monds | 25 | SS | 6-3 | 215 | 26 | Indian Hills JC; Nebraska | 16 | 0 |
Dean Moore | 53 | LB | 6-2 | 210 | 23 | Iowa | 16 | 0 |
Mark Nichols | 58 | LB | 6-3 | 225 | 22 | Golden West JC; Colorado State | 15 | 0 |
Ricky Odom | 42 | LCB | 6-0 | 183 | 22 | Southern California | 3 | 2 |
Fred Quillan | 56 | C | 6-5 | 266 | 22 | Oregon | 14 | 7 |
Archie Reese | 78 | LDE-DT | 6-3 | 262 | 22 | Clemson | 16 | 13 |
Vern Roberson | 49 | FS-LCB | 6-2 | 195 | 26 | Grambling State | 16 | 13 |
Paul Seal | 85 | TE | 6-4 | 223 | 26 | Michigan | 14 | 4 |
Mike Shumann | 84 | WR | 6-0 | 174 | 23 | Florida State | 6 | 1 |
O.J. Simpson | 32 | RB | 6-1 | 210 | 31 | San Francisco CC; Southern California | 10 | 10 |
Ron Singleton | 67 | LOT-LOG | 6-7 | 245 | 26 | Grambling State | 14 | 9 |
Freddie Solomon | 88 | WR-QB | 5-11 | 185 | 25 | Tampa | 16 | 14 |
Jack Steptoe | 87 | WR | 6-1 | 175 | 22 | Los Angeles Valley JC; Utah | 6 | 0 |
Bruce Threadgill | 23 | S | 6-0 | 190 | 22 | Mississippi State | 14 | 0 |
Elliott Walker | 35 | RB | 5-11 | 193 | 22 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 0 |
Jimmy Webb | 74 | LDT | 6-5 | 245 | 26 | Mississippi State | 16 | 16 |
Ray Wersching | 14 | K | 5-11 | 215 | 28 | Cerritos JC; California | 16 | 0 |
Dave Williams | 30 | RB | 6-2 | 200 | 24 | Colorado | 16 | 0 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 7 | Ken MacAfee | TE | Notre Dame |
1 | 24 | Dan Bunz | LB | Long Beach State |
2 | 47 | Walt Downing | G | Michigan |
3 | 79 | Ernie Hughes | G | Notre Dame |
4 | 91 | Terry LeCount | WR | Florida |
5 | 127 | Archie Reese | DT | Clemson |
5 | 133 | Bruce Threadgill | DB | Mississippi State |
6 | 148 | Elliott Walker | RB | Pittsburgh |
7 | 175 | Fred Quillan | C | Oregon |
9 | 229 | Herman Redden | DB | Howard |
9 | 233 | Dean Moore | LB | Iowa |
9 | 249 | Steve McDaniels | T | Notre Dame |
10 | 260 | Mike Connell | P | Cincinnati |
11 | 287 | Willie McCray | DE | Troy |
12 | 314 | Dan Irons | T | Texas Tech |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 47 | 63 | 30 | 79 | 219 |
Opponents Totals | 71 | 115 | 78 | 86 | 350 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 257 | 117 | 106 | 34 | 91/264 34.5% | / % | 115 | 930 | |
Opponents Totals | 298 | 128 | 133 | 37 | 88/243 36.2% | / % | 154 | 1301 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ray Wersching | 0 | 24 | 25 | 96.0 | 15 | 23 | 65.2 | 0 | 69 |
Paul Hofer | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
O.J. Simpson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Freddie Solomon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Greg Boykin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Paul Seal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Elmo Boyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Scott Bull | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Steve DeBerg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Bobby Ferrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Tony Leonard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Ken MacAfee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Jack Steptoe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Dave Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Team Totals | 25 | 24 | 25 | 96.0 | 15 | 23 | 65.2 | 0 | 219 |
Opponents Totals | 40 | 39 | 40 | 97.5 | 23 | 38 | 60.5 | 1 | 350 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ray Wersching | 15 | 23 | 65.2 | 0 | 45 | 2/2 | 5/5 | 4/10 | 4/5 | 0/1 |
Team Totals | 15 | 23 | 65.2 | 0 | 45 | 2/2 | 5/5 | 4/10 | 4/5 | 0/1 |
Opponents Totals | 23 | 38 | 60.5 | 2/ | 7/ | 6/ | 6/ | 2/ |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
O.J. Simpson | 161 | 593 | 3.7 | 34 | 1 |
Bobby Ferrell | 125 | 471 | 3.8 | 20 | 1 |
Paul Hofer | 121 | 465 | 3.8 | 40 | 7 |
Greg Boykin | 102 | 361 | 3.5 | 23 | 2 |
Scott Bull | 29 | 100 | 3.4 | 5t | 1 |
Freddie Solomon | 14 | 70 | 5.0 | 17 | 1 |
Steve DeBerg | 15 | 20 | 1.3 | 7 | 1 |
Dave Williams | 15 | 18 | 1.2 | 6 | 0 |
Earl Carr | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Bruce Elia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Jones | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
Team Totals | 585 | 2091 | 3.6 | 40 | 14 |
Opponents Totals | 649 | 2365 | 3.6 | 39 | 17 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve DeBerg | 302 | 137 | 137 | 143 | 1570 | 5.2 | 11.5 | 58t | 8 | 2.6 | 22 | 7.3 | 17 | 156 | 1414 | 40.0 |
Freddie Solomon | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 85 | 8.5 | 17.0 | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 3 | 34 | 51 | 39.6 |
Scott Bull | 121 | 48 | 48 | 62 | 651 | 5.4 | 13.6 | 48 | 1 | 0.8 | 11 | 9.1 | 22 | 160 | 491 | 22.4 |
Bruce Threadgill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Team Totals | 435 | 190 | 190 | 209 | 2306 | 5.3 | 12.1 | 58t | 9 | 2.1 | 36 | 8.3 | 42 | 350 | 1956 | 33.0 |
Opponents Totals | 413 | 219 | 219 | 176 | 2948 | 7.1 | 13.5 | 71 | 20 | 4.8 | 18 | 4.4 | 35 | 289 | 2659 | 74.0 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Freddie Solomon | 31 | 458 | 14.8 | 58t | 2 |
Ken MacAfee | 22 | 205 | 9.3 | 22 | 1 |
Paul Seal | 21 | 370 | 17.6 | 41t | 2 |
O.J. Simpson | 21 | 172 | 8.2 | 19 | 2 |
Greg Boykin | 19 | 112 | 5.9 | 22 | 0 |
Kenny Harrison | 16 | 320 | 20.0 | 50 | 0 |
Bobby Ferrell | 16 | 123 | 7.7 | 14 | 0 |
Paul Hofer | 12 | 170 | 14.2 | 46 | 0 |
Terry LeCount | 10 | 131 | 13.1 | 30 | 0 |
Dave Williams | 10 | 63 | 6.3 | 13 | 0 |
Elmo Boyd | 9 | 115 | 12.8 | 32 | 1 |
Jack Steptoe | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 35t | 1 |
Larry Jones | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
Team Totals | 190 | 2306 | 12.1 | 58t | 9 |
Opponents Totals | 219 | 2948 | 13.5 | 71 | 20 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chuck Crist | 6 | 159 | 26.5 | 32 | 0 |
Tony Leonard | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 30t | 1 |
Eddie Lewis | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 11 | 0 |
Ricky Odom | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 19 | 0 |
Vern Roberson | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
Dan Bunz | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
Mark Nichols | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 18 | 283 | 15.7 | 32 | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 36 | 608 | 16.9 | 64 | 1 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Connell | 96 | 3583 | 37.3 | 59 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 356 | 3067 | 31.6 |
Team Totals | 97 | 3583 | 36.9 | 59 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 356 | 3067 | 31.6 |
Opponents Totals | 87 | 3497 | 40.2 | 62 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 323 | 2914 | 33.5 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jack Steptoe | 11 | 0 | 129 | 11.7 | 28 | 0 |
Larry Jones | 10 | 1 | 86 | 8.6 | 52 | 0 |
Freddie Solomon | 9 | 5 | 35 | 3.9 | 11 | 0 |
Mike Shumann | 8 | 1 | 40 | 5.0 | 36 | 0 |
Tony Leonard | 8 | 5 | 26 | 3.3 | 14 | 0 |
Vern Roberson | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Team Totals | 47 | 12 | 323 | 6.9 | 52 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 46 | 16 | 356 | 7.7 | 44 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dave Williams | 34 | 745 | 21.9 | 89t | 1 | |
Paul Hofer | 18 | 386 | 21.4 | 40 | 0 | |
Terry Lecount | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 23 | 0 | |
Ernie Hughes | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 17 | 0 | |
Mark Nichols | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 | |
Greg Boykin | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 25 | 0 | |
Elliott Walker | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 23 | 0 | |
Walt Downing | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 | |
Bobby Ferrell | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
Fred Quillan | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 73 | 1421 | 19.5 | 89t | 1 | |
Opponents Totals | 47 | 928 | 19.7 | 36 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Cedrick Hardman | 11.5 | |
Archie Reese | 6.0 | |
Jimmy Webb | 4.0 | |
Dan Bunz | 3.5 | |
Joe Harris | 3.0 | |
Ed Bradley | 2.0 | |
Bob Jury | 1.5 | |
Bruce Elia | 1.0 | |
Mark Nichols | 1.0 | |
Cleveland Elam | 1.0 | |
Ed Galigher | 0.5 | |
Team Totals | 35.0 | 289.0 |
Opponents Totals | 42.0 | 350.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Ayers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Elmo Boyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Greg Boykin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ed Bradley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Bull | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -8 | 0 | |
Dan Bunz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
Mike Connell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chuck Crist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Randy Cross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Steve DeBerg | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | |
Walt Downing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Bruce Elia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -15 | 0 | |
Keith Fahnhorst | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Ferrell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ed Galigher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Cedrick Hardman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
Joe Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Paul Hofer | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
Larry Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bob Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Leonard | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Eddie Lewis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
Ken Mac Afee | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Willie McCray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dean Moore | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Archie Reese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Vern Roberson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Shumann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
O.J. Simpson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Freddie Solomon | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | |
Jack Steptoe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Elliott Walker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Jimmy Webb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Williams | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 56 | 32 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 29 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 50 | 27 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 1 |
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