1972 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Western Division • 8-5-1 .607 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/23/1972 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 28-30 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 61214 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Cas Banaszek | 79 | ROT | 6-3 | 249 | 27 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Beard | 50 | MLB | 6-2 | 225 | 33 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 |
| Randy Beisler | 65 | LOG | 6-4 | 252 | 28 | Indiana | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Belk | 72 | DE | 6-3 | 248 | 26 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 1 | 0 |
| Forrest Blue | 75 | C | 6-5 | 249 | 27 | Auburn | 1 | 1 |
| John Brodie | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 198 | 37 | Stanford | 1 | 1 |
| Elmer Collett | 66 | OG | 6-4 | 231 | 28 | San Francisco State | 1 | 0 |
| Earl Edwards | 74 | RDT | 6-6 | 264 | 26 | Wichita State | 1 | 1 |
| Johnny Fuller | 23 | S | 6-0 | 182 | 26 | Lamar | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce Gossett | 30 | K | 6-2 | 229 | 31 | Clarion; Ferrum JC; Duquesne; Richmond | 1 | 0 |
| Windlan Hall | 43 | LS | 5-11 | 176 | 22 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 |
| Cedrick Hardman | 86 | RDE | 6-4 | 245 | 24 | North Texas | 1 | 1 |
| Tommy Hart | 53 | LDE | 6-3 | 234 | 28 | Morris Brown | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Hoskins | 56 | DT | 6-2 | 246 | 27 | Wichita State | 1 | 0 |
| Marty Huff | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 234 | 24 | Michigan | 1 | 0 |
| John Isenbarger | 17 | WR | 6-3 | 196 | 25 | Indiana | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmy Johnson | 37 | LCB | 6-2 | 188 | 34 | Santa Monica JC; UCLA | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie Krueger | 70 | LDT | 6-4 | 256 | 35 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Kwalick | 82 | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 25 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| Jim McCann | 15 | P | 6-3 | 160 | 23 | Phoenix JC; Arizona State | 1 | 0 |
| Ralph McGill | 49 | CB | 5-11 | 178 | 22 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Tulsa | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Nunley | 57 | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 27 | Michigan | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Olerich | 84 | LB | 6-1 | 220 | 28 | San Francisco | 1 | 0 |
| Woody Peoples | 69 | ROG | 6-2 | 247 | 29 | Grambling State | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Reed | 19 | QB | 6-1 | 195 | 24 | Baylor; Mississippi State | 1 | 0 |
| Preston Riley | 85 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | Memphis | 1 | 1 |
| Len Rohde | 75 | LOT | 6-4 | 246 | 34 | Utah State | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Schreiber | 35 | RB | 6-0 | 193 | 25 | Tennessee Tech | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Simpson | 38 | RS | 5-11 | 172 | 25 | Houston | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Taylor | 44 | RCB | 6-0 | 178 | 24 | Boston University | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Thomas | 24 | RB | 6-1 | 215 | 25 | Texas-Arlington | 1 | 0 |
| Skip Vanderbundt | 52 | RLB | 6-3 | 226 | 26 | Oregon State | 1 | 1 |
| Gene Washington | 18 | WR | 6-1 | 183 | 25 | Stanford | 1 | 1 |
| Vic Washington | 22 | RB | 5-10 | 194 | 26 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 |
| John Watson | 67 | OT | 6-4 | 244 | 23 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Wilcox | 64 | LLB | 6-3 | 235 | 30 | Boise JC; Oregon | 1 | 1 |
| Dick Witcher | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 204 | 28 | Bakersfield CC; UCLA | 1 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 30 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2/13 15.4% | 0/0 % | 7 | 56 | |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 4/16 25.0% | / % | 3 | 35 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Schreiber | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Vic Washington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bruce Gossett | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 28 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 30 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Gossett | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Washington | 10 | 56 | 5.6 | 22 | 0 |
| Larry Schreiber | 26 | 52 | 2.0 | 6 | 3 |
| Jimmy Thomas | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 105 | 2.8 | 22 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 165 | 5.3 | 48 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Brodie | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 8 | 150 | 6.8 | 12.5 | 52 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 38.1 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 8 | 150 | 6.8 | 12.5 | 52 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 38.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 41 | 20 | 48.8 | 19 | 270 | 6.6 | 13.5 | 28 | 3 | 7.3 | 2 | 4.9 | 5 | 33 | 237 | 74.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Riley | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Gene Washington | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Larry Schreiber | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Vic Washington | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Ted Kwalick | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 12 | 150 | 12.5 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 270 | 13.5 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skip Vanderbundt | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McCann | 7 | 262 | 37.4 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 260 | 37.1 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 224 | 37.3 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 222 | 37.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 251 | 41.8 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -5 | 216 | 36.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Taylor | 1 | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Washington | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 97t | 1 | |
| Ed Beard | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Ralph McGill | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Preston Riley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 146 | 29.2 | 97t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 33 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Cedrick Hardman | 3.5 | 29.0 |
| Windlan Hall | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Charlie Krueger | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| Team Totals | 5.0 | 33.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Beard | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Beisler | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Hart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Huff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph McGill | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Riley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Schreiber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Washington | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Wilcox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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