1985 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) |
| 2nd place • National Football Conference • Western Division • 10-6-0 .625 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Bill Walsh |
| Jerry Attaway | Conditioning |
| Paul Hackett | Quarterbacks/Receivers |
| Norb Hecker | Linebackers |
| Sherman Lewis | Running Backs |
| Bobb McKittrick | Offensive Line |
| Bill McPherson | Defensive Line |
| Ray Rhodes | Defensive Backs |
| George Seifert | Defensive Coordinator |
| Fred Von Appen | Special Teams |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/10/1985 | A | Los Angeles Raiders | 28-21 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 61784 | |
| Mon | 8/19/1985 | H | Denver Broncos | 13-20 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 55425 | |
| Sat | 8/24/1985 | H | San Diego Chargers | 25-10 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 50569 | |
| Fri | 8/30/1985 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 23-21 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 60403 | |
| Sun | 9/8/1985 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 21-28 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 57375 | |
| Sun | 9/15/1985 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 35-16 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 58923 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1985 | A | Los Angeles Raiders | 34-10 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 87006 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1985 | H | New Orleans Saints | 17-20 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 58053 | |
| Sun | 10/6/1985 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 38-17 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 44740 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1985 | H | Chicago Bears | 10-26 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 60523 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1985 | A | Detroit Lions | 21-23 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 67715 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1985 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 28-14 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 65939 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1985 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 24-13 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 58383 | |
| Mon | 11/11/1985 | A | Denver Broncos | 16-17 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 73173 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1985 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 31-3 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 56447 | |
| Mon | 11/25/1985 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 19-6 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 57482 | |
| Sun | 12/1/1985 | A | Washington Redskins | 35-8 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 51321 | |
| Mon | 12/9/1985 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 20-27 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 60581 | |
| Sun | 12/15/1985 | A | New Orleans Saints | 31-19 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 46065 | |
| Sun | 12/22/1985 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 31-16 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 60114 | |
| NFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/29/1985 | A | New York Giants | 3-17 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 75842 | |
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| John Ayers | 68 | LOG | 6-5 | 260 | 32 | Texas; West Texas A&M | 16 | 16 |
| Dwaine Board | 76 | RDE | 6-5 | 248 | 30 | North Carolina A&T State | 16 | 16 |
| Michael Carter | 95 | NT | 6-2 | 285 | 25 | Southern Methodist | 12 | 9 |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 6 | QB | 6-2 | 211 | 29 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 1 |
| Dwight Clark | 87 | WR | 6-4 | 215 | 28 | Clemson | 16 | 14 |
| Bruce Collie | 69 | OG | 6-6 | 275 | 23 | Texas-Arlington | 16 | 0 |
| Earl Cooper | 89 | TE | 6-2 | 227 | 28 | Rice | 15 | 0 |
| Roger Craig | 33 | FB | 6-0 | 219 | 25 | Nebraska | 16 | 16 |
| Randy Cross | 51 | ROG-C | 6-3 | 265 | 31 | UCLA | 15 | 15 |
| Fred Dean | 74 | DE | 6-2 | 230 | 33 | Louisiana Tech | 16 | 0 |
| Riki Ellison | 50 | LILB | 6-2 | 225 | 25 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| Jim Fahnhorst | 55 | RILB | 6-4 | 230 | 27 | Minnesota | 15 | 2 |
| Keith Fahnhorst | 71 | ROT | 6-6 | 273 | 33 | Minnesota | 16 | 16 |
| Ron Ferrari | 54 | LB | 6-0 | 215 | 26 | Lakeland JC; Illinois | 16 | 0 |
| Russ Francis | 81 | TE | 6-6 | 242 | 32 | Oregon | 16 | 16 |
| John Frank | 86 | TE | 6-3 | 225 | 23 | Ohio State | 16 | 3 |
| Jeff Fuller | 49 | S | 6-2 | 216 | 23 | Texas A&M | 16 | 0 |
| Scott Garnett | 92 | NT | 6-2 | 271 | 23 | Washington | 3 | 0 |
| Derrick Harmon | 24 | RB | 5-10 | 202 | 22 | Cornell | 15 | 3 |
| John Harty | 75 | LDE | 6-4 | 260 | 27 | Iowa | 7 | 3 |
| Dwight Hicks | 22 | FS | 6-1 | 190 | 29 | Michigan | 16 | 16 |
| John Hill | 52 | C | 6-2 | 246 | 35 | Lehigh | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Johnson | 97 | NT | 6-2 | 255 | 33 | Grambling State | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Kovach | 57 | LB | 6-2 | 239 | 29 | Kentucky | 4 | 0 |
| Fulton Kuykendall | 59 | LB | 6-4 | 226 | 32 | UCLA | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Leonard | 63 | C | 6-3 | 260 | 28 | Santa Clara | 9 | 0 |
| Ronnie Lott | 42 | LCB | 6-0 | 200 | 26 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| Milt McColl | 53 | LOLB-ROLB | 6-6 | 230 | 26 | Stanford | 16 | 4 |
| Guy McIntyre | 62 | ROG | 6-3 | 265 | 24 | Georgia | 15 | 2 |
| Dana McLemore | 43 | CB | 5-10 | 183 | 25 | Hawaii | 16 | 0 |
| Carl Monroe | 32 | RB | 5-8 | 180 | 25 | Gavilan JC; Utah | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Montana | 16 | QB | 6-2 | 195 | 29 | Notre Dame | 15 | 15 |
| Tory Nixon | 20 | CB | 5-11 | 186 | 23 | Arizona; Phoenix JC; San Diego State | 16 | 0 |
| Bubba Paris | 77 | LOT | 6-6 | 299 | 25 | Michigan | 16 | 16 |
| Fred Quillan | 56 | C | 6-5 | 266 | 29 | Oregon | 15 | 15 |
| Jerry Rice | 80 | WR | 6-2 | 200 | 23 | Mississippi Valley State | 16 | 4 |
| Bill Ring | 30 | RB | 5-10 | 205 | 29 | San Mateo JC; Brigham Young | 10 | 0 |
| Max Runager | 4 | P | 6-1 | 189 | 29 | South Carolina | 16 | 0 |
| Todd Shell | 90 | LOLB | 6-4 | 225 | 23 | Brigham Young | 15 | 13 |
| Freddie Solomon | 88 | WR | 5-11 | 185 | 32 | Tampa | 16 | 12 |
| Jeff Stover | 73 | LDE | 6-5 | 275 | 27 | Oregon | 16 | 12 |
| Vince Stroth | 60 | OT | 6-3 | 259 | 25 | Brigham Young | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Stuckey | 79 | LDE | 6-4 | 251 | 27 | Clemson | 15 | 1 |
| Manu Tuiasosopo | 78 | NT | 6-3 | 262 | 28 | UCLA | 15 | 7 |
| Keena Turner | 58 | ROLB | 6-2 | 222 | 27 | Purdue | 15 | 15 |
| Wendell Tyler | 26 | RB | 5-10 | 207 | 30 | UCLA | 13 | 12 |
| Mike Walter | 99 | RILB | 6-3 | 240 | 25 | Oregon | 14 | 14 |
| Ray Wersching | 14 | K | 5-11 | 215 | 35 | Cerritos JC; California | 16 | 0 |
| Carlton Williamson | 27 | SS | 6-0 | 204 | 27 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 16 |
| Mike Wilson | 85 | WR | 6-3 | 215 | 27 | Washington State | 16 | 0 |
| Eric Wright | 21 | RCB | 6-1 | 185 | 26 | Missouri | 16 | 16 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 16 | Jerry Rice | WR | Mississippi Valley State |
| 3 | 75 | Ricky Moore | RB | Alabama |
| 5 | 140 | Bruce Collie | T | Texas-Arlington |
| 6 | 168 | Scott Barry | QB | California-Davis |
| 11 | 308 | David Wood | DE | Arizona |
| 12 | 336 | Don Chumley | DT | Georgia |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 69 | 111 | 102 | 129 | 411 |
| Opponents Totals | 53 | 65 | 47 | 98 | 263 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 28:45 | 340 | 137 | 179 | 24 | 83/214 38.8% | 6/14 42.9% | 105 | 868 |
| Opponents Totals | 31:15 | 293 | 89 | 183 | 21 | 80/245 32.7% | 8/22 36.4% | 106 | 778 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Wersching | 0 | 52 | 53 | 98.1 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 0 | 91 |
| Roger Craig | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ||
| Dwight Clark | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| Wendell Tyler | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Jerry Rice | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Russ Francis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Joe Montana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Mike Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| John Frank | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Milt McColl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Guy McIntyre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Carl Monroe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bill Ring | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Keena Turner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Carlton Williamson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Harty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 53 | 52 | 53 | 98.1 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 1 | 411 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 24 | 26 | 92.3 | 27 | 35 | 77.1 | 1 | 263 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Wersching | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 4 | 45 | 0/0 | 5/7 | 5/8 | 3/5 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 4 | 45 | 0/0 | 5/7 | 5/8 | 3/5 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 35 | 77.1 | 0/ | 12/ | 5/ | 10/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Craig | 214 | 1050 | 4.9 | 62t | 9 |
| Wendell Tyler | 171 | 867 | 5.1 | 30 | 6 |
| Joe Montana | 42 | 153 | 3.6 | 16 | 3 |
| Derrick Harmon | 28 | 92 | 3.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 15t | 1 |
| Bill Ring | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 9t | 1 |
| Earl Cooper | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 477 | 2232 | 4.7 | 62t | 20 |
| Opponents Totals | 435 | 1683 | 3.9 | 41 | 10 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Montana | 494 | 303 | 61.3 | 178 | 3653 | 7.4 | 12.1 | 73 | 27 | 5.5 | 13 | 2.6 | 35 | 246 | 3407 | 91.3 |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 54 | 28 | 51.9 | 25 | 334 | 6.2 | 11.9 | 41 | 1 | 1.9 | 1 | 1.9 | 7 | 53 | 281 | 69.5 |
| Derrick Harmon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 550 | 331 | 60.2 | 205 | 3987 | 7.2 | 12.0 | 73 | 28 | 5.1 | 14 | 2.5 | 42 | 299 | 3688 | 88.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 621 | 346 | 55.7 | 257 | 3965 | 6.4 | 11.5 | 82t | 11 | 1.8 | 18 | 2.9 | 60 | 457 | 3508 | 68.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Craig | 92 | 1016 | 11.0 | 73 | 6 |
| Dwight Clark | 54 | 705 | 13.1 | 49t | 10 |
| Jerry Rice | 49 | 927 | 18.9 | 66t | 3 |
| Russ Francis | 44 | 478 | 10.9 | 25 | 3 |
| Freddie Solomon | 25 | 259 | 10.4 | 39 | 1 |
| Wendell Tyler | 20 | 154 | 7.7 | 16 | 2 |
| Derrick Harmon | 14 | 123 | 8.8 | 42 | 0 |
| Mike Wilson | 10 | 165 | 16.5 | 52t | 2 |
| Carl Monroe | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 9 | 0 |
| John Frank | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 14 | 1 |
| Earl Cooper | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Bill Ring | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 331 | 3987 | 12.0 | 73 | 28 |
| Opponents Totals | 346 | 3965 | 11.5 | 82t | 11 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Lott | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Dwight Hicks | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Carlton Williamson | 3 | 137 | 45.7 | 82 | 1 |
| Todd Shell | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Jeff Fuller | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dana McLemore | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Walter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Wright | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 310 | 17.2 | 82 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 80 | 5.7 | 41t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Runager | 86 | 3422 | 39.8 | 57 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 294 | 2948 | 33.9 |
| Team Totals | 87 | 3422 | 39.3 | 57 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 294 | 2948 | 33.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 92 | 3644 | 39.6 | 58 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 258 | 3246 | 35.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dana McLemore | 38 | 14 | 258 | 6.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 14 | 258 | 6.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 6 | 294 | 8.9 | 63t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Monroe | 28 | 0 | 717 | 25.6 | 95t | 1 |
| Derrick Harmon | 23 | 0 | 467 | 20.3 | 37 | 0 |
| Dana McLemore | 4 | 0 | 76 | 19.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ronnie Lott | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Frank | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 58 | 0 | 1269 | 21.9 | 95t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 72 | 0 | 1485 | 20.6 | 86t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Dwaine Board | 11.5 | |
| Jeff Stover | 10.0 | |
| Michael Carter | 7.0 | |
| Keena Turner | 6.0 | |
| Todd Shell | 4.0 | |
| Gary Johnson | 4.0 | |
| Mike Walter | 3.0 | |
| Manu Tuiasosopo | 3.0 | |
| Fred Dean | 3.0 | |
| Jim Stuckey | 2.0 | |
| Jeff Fuller | 2.0 | |
| Ronnie Lott | 1.5 | |
| Dwight Hicks | 1.0 | |
| Scott Garnett | 1.0 | |
| Riki Ellison | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 60.0 | 457.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 42.0 | 299.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwaine Board | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Craig | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Dean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Riki Ellison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Russ Francis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Derrick Harmon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dwight Hicks | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | |
| Jim Leonard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -15 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Lott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Milt McColl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| Guy McIntyre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dana McLemore | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Montana | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -11 | 0 | |
| Jerry Rice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Ring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Shell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Stover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Stuckey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keena Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 1 |
| Wendell Tyler | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Wersching | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 93 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 17 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 0 |
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