1970 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) |
| 1st place National Football Conference Western Division 10-3-1 .789 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Dick Nolan |
| Mike Giddings | Linebackers |
| Ed Hughes | Offense/Receivers |
| Burnie Miller | Defensive Backs |
| Doug Scovil | Kickers |
| Jim Shofner | Defensive Backs |
| Paul Wiggin | Defensive Line |
| Ernie Zwahlen | Offensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/15/1970 | N | Cleveland Browns | 10-17 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 41851 | |
| Sat | 8/22/1970 | A | Miami Dolphins | 7-17 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 52812 | |
| Sat | 8/29/1970 | N | Denver Broncos | 23-7 | W | Eugene, OR | Autzen Stadium | 26238 | |
| Sun | 9/6/1970 | H | Oakland Raiders | 17-31 | L | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 55521 | |
| Sat | 9/12/1970 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 14-17 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 55430 | |
| Sun | 9/20/1970 | H | Washington Redskins | 26-17 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 34984 | |
| Sun | 9/27/1970 | H | Cleveland Browns | 34-31 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 37502 | |
| Sun | 10/4/1970 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 20-21 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 58850 | |
| Sun | 10/11/1970 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 20-6 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 77272 | |
| Sun | 10/18/1970 | H | New Orleans Saints | 20-20 | T | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 39446 | |
| Sun | 10/25/1970 | H | Denver Broncos | 19-14 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 39515 | |
| Sun | 11/1/1970 | H | Green Bay Packers | 26-10 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 59335 | |
| Sun | 11/8/1970 | A | Chicago Bears | 37-16 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 45607 | |
| Sun | 11/15/1970 | A | Houston Oilers | 30-20 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 43040 | |
| Sun | 11/22/1970 | A | Detroit Lions | 7-28 | L | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 56232 | |
| Sun | 11/29/1970 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 13-30 | L | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 59602 | |
| Sun | 12/6/1970 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 24-20 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 41387 | |
| Sun | 12/13/1970 | A | New Orleans Saints | 38-27 | W | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 61940 | |
| Sun | 12/20/1970 | A | Oakland Raiders | 38-7 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 54535 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/27/1970 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 17-14 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 41050 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/3/1971 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 10-17 | L | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 59625 | |
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 79 | Cas Banaszek | ROT | 6-3 | 249 | 25 | Northwestern | 13 | 12 |
| 50 | Ed Beard | LB | 6-2 | 225 | 31 | Tennessee | 14 | 0 |
| 65 | Randy Beisler | LOG-ROT | 6-4 | 252 | 26 | Indiana | 14 | 13 |
| 72 | Bill Belk | RDE | 6-3 | 248 | 24 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 14 | 9 |
| 75 | Forrest Blue | C | 6-5 | 249 | 25 | Auburn | 14 | 14 |
| 12 | John Brodie | QB | 6-1 | 198 | 35 | Stanford | 14 | 14 |
| 51 | Carter Campbell | LB | 6-3 | 234 | 23 | Treasure Valley JC; Weber State | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Elmer Collett | LOG | 6-4 | 231 | 26 | San Francisco State | 14 | 3 |
| 42 | Doug Cunningham | RB | 6-0 | 192 | 25 | Mississippi | 12 | 12 |
| 74 | Earl Edwards | DE-DT | 6-6 | 264 | 24 | Wichita State | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Johnny Fuller | RCB | 6-0 | 182 | 24 | Lamar | 14 | 1 |
| 30 | Bruce Gossett | K | 6-2 | 229 | 29 | Clarion; Ferrum JC; Duquesne; Richmond | 14 | 0 |
| 86 | Cedrick Hardman | RDE | 6-4 | 245 | 22 | North Texas | 14 | 5 |
| 53 | Tommy Hart | LDE | 6-3 | 234 | 26 | Morris Brown | 14 | 14 |
| 80 | Stan Hindman | DE | 6-3 | 236 | 26 | Mississippi | 8 | 0 |
| 56 | Bob Hoskins | OG | 6-2 | 246 | 25 | Wichita State | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | John Isenbarger | RB | 6-3 | 196 | 23 | Indiana | 13 | 0 |
| 37 | Jimmy Johnson | LCB | 6-2 | 188 | 32 | Santa Monica JC; UCLA | 14 | 14 |
| 81 | Leo Johnson | WR | 6-1 | 204 | 26 | Tennessee State | 7 | 0 |
| 70 | Charlie Krueger | LDT | 6-4 | 256 | 33 | Texas A&M | 14 | 14 |
| 82 | Ted Kwalick | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 23 | Penn State | 14 | 0 |
| 60 | Roland Lakes | RDT | 6-4 | 267 | 31 | Wichita State | 14 | 14 |
| 57 | Frank Nunley | MLB | 6-2 | 230 | 25 | Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| 69 | Woody Peoples | ROG | 6-2 | 247 | 27 | Grambling State | 14 | 14 |
| 32 | Mel Phillips | LS | 6-2 | 192 | 28 | North Carolina A&T State | 14 | 14 |
| 27 | Al Randolph | S | 6-2 | 199 | 26 | Iowa | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Preston Riley | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | Memphis | 14 | 4 |
| 76 | Len Rohde | LOT | 6-4 | 246 | 32 | Utah State | 14 | 14 |
| 78 | Sam Silas | DE-DT | 6-4 | 251 | 30 | Southern Illinois | 12 | 0 |
| 38 | Mike Simpson | CB | 5-11 | 172 | 23 | Houston | 7 | 0 |
| 58 | Jim Sniadecki | RLB-LLB | 6-2 | 224 | 23 | Indiana | 14 | 3 |
| 11 | Steve Spurrier | QB | 6-2 | 202 | 25 | Florida | 14 | 0 |
| 28 | Jim Strong | RB | 6-1 | 204 | 24 | Houston | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | Bruce Taylor | RCB | 6-0 | 178 | 22 | Boston University | 14 | 13 |
| 25 | Rosey Taylor | RS | 5-11 | 186 | 33 | Grambling State | 14 | 14 |
| 24 | Jimmy Thomas | RB | 6-1 | 215 | 23 | Texas-Arlington | 14 | 0 |
| 45 | Bill Tucker | RB | 6-2 | 221 | 27 | Tennessee State | 14 | 2 |
| 52 | Skip Vanderbundt | RLB | 6-3 | 226 | 24 | Oregon State | 12 | 12 |
| 18 | Gene Washington | WR | 6-1 | 183 | 23 | Stanford | 13 | 13 |
| 64 | Dave Wilcox | LLB | 6-3 | 235 | 28 | Boise JC; Oregon | 13 | 13 |
| 40 | Ken Willard | RB | 6-2 | 225 | 27 | North Carolina | 14 | 14 |
| 89 | Bob Windsor | TE | 6-4 | 227 | 28 | Montgomery JC; Kentucky | 14 | 14 |
| 88 | Dick Witcher | WR | 6-3 | 204 | 26 | Bakersfield CC; UCLA | 11 | 10 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 9 | Cedrick Hardman | DE | North Texas |
| 1 | 17 | Bruce Taylor | DB | Boston University |
| 2 | 48 | John Isenbarger | RB | Indiana |
| 4 | 87 | Vic Washington | WR | Wyoming |
| 5 | 113 | Gary McArthur | T | Southern California |
| 6 | 138 | Rusty Clark | QB | Houston |
| 7 | 165 | Jim Strong | RB | Houston |
| 8 | 191 | Carter Campbell | LB | Weber State |
| 9 | 217 | Preston Riley | DB-WR | Memphis |
| 10 | 243 | Larry Schreiber | RB | Tennessee Tech |
| 11 | 269 | Danny Crockett | WR | Toledo |
| 12 | 295 | Bill Tant | T | Dayton |
| 13 | 321 | Jim Vanderslice | LB | Texas Christian |
| 14 | 347 | Jack King | G | Clemson |
| 15 | 373 | Dave Delsignore | WR | Youngstown State |
| 16 | 399 | Produs Perkins | DB | Livingstone |
| 17 | 425 | Mike Culton | P | LaVerne |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 50 | 101 | 105 | 96 | |
| Opponents Totals | 88 | 66 | 37 | 76 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 237 | 86 | 125 | 26 | / % | / % | 88 | 997 | |
| Opponents Totals | 213 | 81 | 110 | 22 | / % | / % | 87 | 965 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Gossett | 0 | 39 | 41 | 95.1 | 21 | 31 | 67.7 | 0 | 102 |
| Gene Washington | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||
| Ken Willard | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| Doug Cunningham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Jimmy Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| John Brodie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bill Tucker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bob Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Dick Witcher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jimmy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| John Isenbarger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ted Kwalick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mel Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bruce Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Al Randolph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 41 | 39 | 41 | 95.1 | 21 | 31 | 67.7 | 2 | 352 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 30 | 32 | 93.8 | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 0 | 267 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Gossett | 21 | 31 | 67.7 | 3 | 48 | 5/6 | 7/7 | 2/5 | 7/10 | 0/3 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 31 | 67.7 | 3 | 48 | 5/6 | 7/7 | 2/5 | 7/10 | 0/3 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 5/ | 5/ | 4/ | 1/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Willard | 236 | 789 | 3.3 | 20 | 7 |
| Doug Cunningham | 128 | 443 | 3.5 | 25 | 3 |
| Bill Tucker | 42 | 137 | 3.3 | 11 | 1 |
| Jimmy Thomas | 31 | 89 | 2.9 | 14 | 0 |
| Ted Kwalick | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 45 | 0 |
| John Isenbarger | 18 | 43 | 2.4 | 27 | 0 |
| John Brodie | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 12t | 2 |
| Jim Strong | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Spurrier | 2 | -18 | -9.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 471 | 1580 | 3.4 | 45 | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 425 | 1799 | 4.2 | 80t | 12 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Brodie | 378 | 223 | 223 | 145 | 2941 | 7.8 | 13.2 | 79t | 24 | 6.3 | 10 | 2.6 | 8 | 67 | 2874 | 93.8 |
| Steve Spurrier | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 12.3 | 16.3 | 26 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 155.2 |
| John Isenbarger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 383 | 226 | 226 | 147 | 2990 | 7.8 | 13.2 | 79t | 25 | 6.5 | 10 | 2.6 | 8 | 67 | 2923 | 94.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 384 | 185 | 185 | 177 | 2434 | 6.3 | 13.2 | 69 | 19 | 4.9 | 22 | 5.7 | 30 | 261 | 2173 | 61.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Washington | 53 | 1100 | 20.8 | 79t | 12 |
| Doug Cunningham | 35 | 209 | 6.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Bob Windsor | 31 | 363 | 11.7 | 35 | 2 |
| Ken Willard | 31 | 259 | 8.4 | 32 | 3 |
| Dick Witcher | 22 | 288 | 13.1 | 28 | 2 |
| Bill Tucker | 17 | 108 | 6.4 | 28t | 1 |
| Jimmy Thomas | 12 | 221 | 18.4 | 61t | 3 |
| Ted Kwalick | 10 | 148 | 14.8 | 26t | 1 |
| John Isenbarger | 8 | 158 | 19.8 | 61t | 1 |
| Preston Riley | 7 | 136 | 19.4 | 68 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 226 | 2990 | 13.2 | 79t | 25 |
| Opponents Totals | 185 | 2434 | 13.2 | 69 | 19 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Taylor | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 70 | 0 |
| Mel Phillips | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 35t | 1 |
| Frank Nunley | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Rosey Taylor | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Skip Vanderbundt | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Dave Wilcox | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Jimmy Johnson | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 36t | 1 |
| Johnny Fuller | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Tommy Hart | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Randolph | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 308 | 14.0 | 70 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 95 | 9.5 | 29 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Spurrier | 75 | 2877 | 38.4 | 58 | 0 | 180 | ||||
| Team Totals | 75 | 2877 | 38.4 | 58 | 0 | 180 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 82 | 3309 | 40.4 | 57 | 1 | 550 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Taylor | 43 | 10 | 516 | 12.0 | 76 | 0 |
| Johnny Fuller | 4 | 2 | 29 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Preston Riley | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 48 | 12 | 550 | 11.5 | 76 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 21 | 180 | 4.7 | 16 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Tucker | 25 | 577 | 23.1 | 43 | 0 | |
| Bruce Taylor | 12 | 190 | 15.8 | 25 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Thomas | 6 | 177 | 29.5 | 55 | 0 | |
| Ed Beard | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Johnny Fuller | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Bill Belk | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Preston Riley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 49 | 967 | 19.7 | 55 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 58 | 1362 | 23.5 | 62 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Cedrick Hardman | 8.5 | |
| Tommy Hart | 5.5 | |
| Bill Belk | 3.0 | |
| Earl Edwards | 3.0 | |
| Charlie Krueger | 2.5 | |
| Stan Hindman | 1.5 | |
| Frank Nunley | 1.5 | |
| Mel Phillips | 1.0 | |
| Jim Sniadecki | 1.0 | |
| Skip Vanderbundt | 1.0 | |
| Dave Wilcox | 1.0 | |
| Roland Lakes | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 30.0 | 261.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 8.0 | 67.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Beard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Brodie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 0 | |
| Elmer Collett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Cunningham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Fuller | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Hart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Hoskins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Krueger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roland Lakes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Nunley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Phillips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Riley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Sniadecki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Spurrier | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruce Taylor | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | |
| Rosey Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Jimmy Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Tucker | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Skip Vanderbundt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Wilcox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Willard | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Windsor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 29 | -7 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 35 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 1 |
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