Joe MontanaMontana, Joseph Clifford, Jr.Height: 6-2 Weight: 195 Born: June 11, 1956 New Eagle, PA High School: Ringgold (Monongahela, PA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Notre Dame | Freshmen Team |
| 1975 | Notre Dame | Played |
| 1976 | Notre Dame | Redshirted |
| 1977 | Notre Dame | Played |
| 1978 | Notre Dame | Played |
| Draft: 3rd round (82nd overall) 1979 San Francisco 49ers |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1979 SF NFL | 16 | QB | 16 | 1 |
| 1980 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1980 SF NFL | 16 | QB | 15 | 7 |
| 1981 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1981 SF NFL | 16 | QB | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1982 SF NFL | 16 | QB | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1983 SF NFL | 16 | QB | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1984 SF NFL | 16 | QB | 16 | 15 |
| 1985 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1985 SF NFL | 16 | QB | 15 | 15 |
| 1986 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1986 SF NFL | 16 | QB | 8 | 8 |
| 1987 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1987 SF NFL | 16 | QB | 13 | 11 |
| 1988 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1988 SF NFL | 16 | QB | 14 | 13 |
| 1989 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1989 SF NFL | 16 | QB | 13 | 13 |
| 1990 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1990 SF NFL | 16 | QB | 15 | 15 |
| 1992 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1992 SF NFL | 16 | QB | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1993 KC NFL | 19 | QB | 11 | 11 |
| 1994 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1994 KC NFL | 19 | QB | 14 | 14 |
| 15 Years (NFL)15 Years NFL | 192 | 164 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 5/3/1979 | 1979 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1979 SF NFL |
| Signed | 7/13/1979 | 1979 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1979 SF NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/15/1986 | 1986 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1986 SF NFL |
| Activated | 11/6/1986 | 1986 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1986 SF NFL |
| Exemption | 9/23/1987 | 1987 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1987 SF NFL |
| Activated | 1987 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1987 SF NFL | |
| Injured Reserve | 8/27/1991 | 1991 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1991 SF NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/1/1992 | 1992 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1992 SF NFL |
| Activated | 12/18/1992 | 1992 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1992 SF NFL |
| Traded | 4/20/1993 | 1993 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1993 KC NFL |
| Retired | 4/18/1995 | 1994 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1994 KC NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1980 SF NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1981 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1981 SF NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1982 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1982 SF NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1983 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1983 SF NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1984 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1984 SF NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1985 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1985 SF NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1987 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1987 SF NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1988 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1988 SF NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1989 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1989 SF NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1990 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1990 SF NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 20 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 120 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1979 SF NFL | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1980 SF NFL | 32 | 77 | 2.4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1981 SF NFL | 25 | 95 | 3.8 | 20t | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1982 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1982 SF NFL | 30 | 118 | 3.9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1983 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1983 SF NFL | 61 | 284 | 4.7 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1984 SF NFL | 39 | 118 | 3.0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1985 SF NFL | 42 | 153 | 3.6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1986 SF NFL | 17 | 38 | 2.2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1987 SF NFL | 35 | 141 | 4.0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1988 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1988 SF NFL | 38 | 132 | 3.5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1989 SF NFL | 49 | 227 | 4.6 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1990 SF NFL | 40 | 162 | 4.1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1992 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1992 SF NFL | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1993 KC NFL | 25 | 64 | 2.6 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1994 KC NFL | 18 | 17 | 0.9 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 457 | 1676 | 3.7 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1979 SF NFL | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 10 | 96 | 4.2 | 7.4 | 18 | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.1 | |
| 1980 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1980 SF NFL | 273 | 176 | 64.5 | 88 | 1795 | 6.6 | 10.2 | 71t | 15 | 5.5 | 9 | 3.3 | 15 | 100 | 87.8 | |||
| 1981 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1981 SF NFL | 488 | 311 | 63.7 | 165 | 3565 | 7.3 | 11.5 | 78t | 19 | 3.9 | 12 | 2.5 | 26 | 193 | 88.4 | |||
| 1982 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1982 SF NFL | 346 | 213 | 61.6 | 122 | 2613 | 7.6 | 12.3 | 55 | 17 | 4.9 | 11 | 3.2 | 20 | 166 | 88.0 | |||
| 1983 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1983 SF NFL | 515 | 332 | 64.5 | 171 | 3910 | 7.6 | 11.8 | 77t | 26 | 5.0 | 12 | 2.3 | 33 | 224 | 94.6 | |||
| 1984 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1984 SF NFL | 432 | 279 | 64.6 | 143 | 3630 | 8.4 | 13.0 | 80t | 28 | 6.5 | 10 | 2.3 | 22 | 138 | 102.9 | |||
| 1985 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1985 SF NFL | 494 | 303 | 61.3 | 178 | 3653 | 7.4 | 12.1 | 73 | 27 | 5.5 | 13 | 2.6 | 35 | 246 | 91.3 | |||
| 1986 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1986 SF NFL | 307 | 191 | 62.2 | 107 | 2236 | 7.3 | 11.7 | 48 | 8 | 2.6 | 9 | 2.9 | 12 | 95 | 80.7 | |||
| 1987 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1987 SF NFL | 398 | 266 | 66.8 | 119 | 3054 | 7.7 | 11.5 | 57t | 31 | 7.8 | 13 | 3.3 | 22 | 158 | 102.1 | |||
| 1988 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1988 SF NFL | 397 | 238 | 59.9 | 149 | 2981 | 7.5 | 12.5 | 96t | 18 | 4.5 | 10 | 2.5 | 34 | 223 | 87.9 | |||
| 1989 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1989 SF NFL | 386 | 271 | 70.2 | 107 | 3521 | 9.1 | 13.0 | 95t | 26 | 6.7 | 8 | 2.1 | 33 | 198 | 112.4 | |||
| 1990 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1990 SF NFL | 520 | 321 | 61.7 | 183 | 3944 | 7.6 | 12.3 | 78t | 26 | 5.0 | 16 | 3.1 | 29 | 153 | 89.0 | |||
| 1992 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1992 SF NFL | 21 | 15 | 71.4 | 6 | 126 | 6.0 | 8.4 | 17 | 2 | 9.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 118.4 |
| 1993 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1993 KC NFL | 298 | 181 | 60.7 | 110 | 2144 | 7.2 | 11.8 | 50t | 13 | 4.4 | 7 | 2.3 | 12 | 61 | 110 | 28 | 3 | 87.4 |
| 1994 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1994 KC NFL | 493 | 299 | 60.6 | 185 | 3283 | 6.7 | 11.0 | 57t | 16 | 3.2 | 9 | 1.8 | 19 | 132 | 172 | 40 | 5 | 83.6 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5391 | 3409 | 63.2 | 1843 | 40551 | 7.5 | 11.9 | 96t | 273 | 5.1 | 139 | 2.6 | 313 | 2095 | 289 | 68 | 8 | 92.3 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1979 SF NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1980 SF NFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1981 SF NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1982 SF NFL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |
| 1983 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1983 SF NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1984 SF NFL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | |
| 1985 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1985 SF NFL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -11 | 0 | |
| 1986 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1986 SF NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1987 SF NFL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | |
| 1988 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1988 SF NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | |
| 1989 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1989 SF NFL | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | |
| 1990 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1990 SF NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1993 KC NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | |
| 1994 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1994 KC NFL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 53 | 16 | 0 | 16 | -34 | 0 |
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