1971 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Western Division • 9-5-0 .643 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| 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 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Cas Banaszek | 79 | ROT | 6-3 | 249 | 26 | Northwestern | 2 | 2 |
| Ed Beard | 50 | LB | 6-2 | 225 | 32 | Tennessee | 2 | 0 |
| Randy Beisler | 65 | LOG | 6-4 | 252 | 27 | Indiana | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Belk | 72 | DL | 6-3 | 248 | 25 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 2 | 0 |
| Forrest Blue | 75 | C | 6-5 | 249 | 26 | Auburn | 2 | 2 |
| John Brodie | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 198 | 36 | Stanford | 2 | 2 |
| Elmer Collett | 66 | OL | 6-4 | 231 | 27 | San Francisco State | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Cunningham | 42 | RB | 6-0 | 192 | 26 | Mississippi | 2 | 0 |
| Earl Edwards | 74 | RDT | 6-6 | 264 | 25 | Wichita State | 2 | 2 |
| Johnny Fuller | 23 | DB | 6-0 | 182 | 25 | Lamar | 2 | 0 |
| Bruce Gossett | 30 | K | 6-2 | 229 | 30 | Clarion; Ferrum JC; Duquesne; Richmond | 2 | 0 |
| Cedrick Hardman | 86 | RDE | 6-4 | 245 | 23 | North Texas | 2 | 2 |
| Tommy Hart | 53 | LDE | 6-3 | 234 | 27 | Morris Brown | 2 | 2 |
| Stan Hindman | 80 | DL | 6-3 | 236 | 27 | Mississippi | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Hoskins | 56 | OL | 6-2 | 246 | 26 | Wichita State | 2 | 0 |
| John Isenbarger | 17 | RB | 6-3 | 196 | 24 | Indiana | 2 | 0 |
| Jimmy Johnson | 37 | LCB | 6-2 | 188 | 33 | Santa Monica JC; UCLA | 2 | 2 |
| Charlie Krueger | 70 | LDT | 6-4 | 256 | 34 | Texas A&M | 2 | 2 |
| Ted Kwalick | 82 | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 24 | Penn State | 2 | 2 |
| Frank Nunley | 57 | MLB | 6-2 | 230 | 26 | Michigan | 2 | 2 |
| Woody Peoples | 69 | ROG | 6-2 | 247 | 28 | Grambling State | 2 | 2 |
| Mel Phillips | 32 | LS | 6-2 | 192 | 29 | North Carolina A&T State | 2 | 2 |
| Preston Riley | 85 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Memphis | 1 | 0 |
| Len Rohde | 76 | LOT | 6-4 | 246 | 33 | Utah State | 2 | 2 |
| Larry Schreiber | 35 | RB | 6-0 | 193 | 24 | Tennessee Tech | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Simpson | 28 | DB | 5-11 | 172 | 24 | Houston | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Sniadecki | 58 | LB | 6-2 | 224 | 24 | Indiana | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Spurrier | 11 | QB | 6-2 | 202 | 26 | Florida | 2 | 0 |
| Bruce Taylor | 44 | RCB | 6-0 | 178 | 23 | Boston University | 2 | 2 |
| Rosey Taylor | 25 | RS | 5-11 | 186 | 34 | Grambling State | 2 | 2 |
| Skip Vanderbundt | 52 | RLB | 6-3 | 226 | 25 | Oregon State | 2 | 2 |
| Gene Washington | 18 | WR | 6-1 | 183 | 24 | Stanford | 2 | 2 |
| Vic Washington | 22 | RB | 5-10 | 194 | 25 | Wyoming | 2 | 2 |
| John Watson | 67 | OL | 6-4 | 244 | 22 | Oklahoma | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Wilcox | 64 | LLB | 6-3 | 235 | 29 | Boise JC; Oregon | 2 | 2 |
| Ken Willard | 40 | RB | 6-2 | 225 | 28 | North Carolina | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Windsor | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 227 | 29 | Montgomery JC; Kentucky | 2 | 0 |
| Dick Witcher | 88 | WR | 6-3 | 204 | 27 | Bakersfield CC; UCLA | 2 | 2 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 27 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 6/16 37.5% | 0/0 % | 3 | 41 | |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 7/18 38.9% | 2/3 66.7% | 6 | 85 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Gossett | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 9 |
| Bob Hoskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Gene Washington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 27 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0 | 34 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Gossett | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 1/1 | 1/3 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Washington | 26 | 117 | 4.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Ken Willard | 25 | 49 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Larry Schreiber | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 55 | 173 | 3.1 | 27 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 85 | 271 | 3.2 | 12 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Brodie | 49 | 24 | 49.0 | 22 | 360 | 7.3 | 15.0 | 78t | 2 | 4.1 | 3 | 6.1 | 2 | 9 | 351 | 61.6 |
| Team Totals | 49 | 24 | 49.0 | 22 | 360 | 7.3 | 15.0 | 78t | 2 | 4.1 | 3 | 6.1 | 2 | 9 | 351 | 61.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 45 | 20 | 44.4 | 24 | 209 | 4.6 | 10.5 | 22 | 2 | 4.4 | 1 | 2.2 | 7 | 44 | 165 | 64.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Kwalick | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Gene Washington | 5 | 166 | 33.2 | 78t | 1 | ||
| Vic Washington | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Dick Witcher | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Ken Willard | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Larry Schreiber | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Doug Cunningham | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Bob Windsor | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 | ||
| Team Totals | 24 | 360 | 15.0 | 78t | 2 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 209 | 10.5 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosey Taylor | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 23 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Spurrier | 16 | 566 | 35.4 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 504 | 31.5 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 566 | 35.4 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 504 | 31.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 501 | 45.5 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 438 | 39.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Fuller | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bruce Taylor | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Simpson | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 2 | 23 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 8 | 62 | 10.3 | 47 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Washington | 6 | 114 | 19.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Doug Cunningham | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 8 | 135 | 16.9 | 23 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 67 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Cedrick Hardman | 4.5 | 33.0 |
| Charlie Krueger | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Earl Edwards | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| (Team) | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Team Totals | 7.0 | 44.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Hoskins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -14 | 0 |
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