1981 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Western Division • 13-3-0 .813 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/3/1982 | H | New York Giants | 38-24 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 58360 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/10/1982 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 28-27 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 60525 | |
| Super Bowl XVI | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/24/1982 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 26-21 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 81270 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Dan Audick | 61 | LOT | 6-3 | 250 | 27 | Hawaii | 3 | 3 |
| John Ayers | 68 | LOG | 6-5 | 260 | 28 | Texas; West Texas A&M | 3 | 3 |
| Dwaine Board | 76 | RDE | 6-5 | 248 | 26 | North Carolina A&T State | 3 | 3 |
| Dan Bunz | 57 | LB | 6-4 | 225 | 26 | UC Riverside; Long Beach State | 3 | 0 |
| John Choma | 60 | OG | 6-5 | 241 | 26 | Virginia | 3 | 0 |
| Dwight Clark | 87 | WR | 6-4 | 215 | 24 | Clemson | 3 | 3 |
| Earl Cooper | 49 | FB | 6-2 | 227 | 24 | Rice | 3 | 3 |
| Randy Cross | 51 | ROG | 6-3 | 265 | 27 | UCLA | 3 | 3 |
| Johnny Davis | 38 | RB | 6-1 | 235 | 25 | Alabama | 3 | 0 |
| Fred Dean | 74 | LOLB | 6-2 | 230 | 29 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 1 |
| Walt Downing | 62 | C | 6-3 | 270 | 25 | Michigan | 3 | 0 |
| Walt Easley | 31 | RB | 6-1 | 226 | 24 | West Virginia | 2 | 0 |
| Lenvil Elliott | 35 | RB | 6-0 | 207 | 30 | Truman State | 2 | 0 |
| Keith Fahnhorst | 71 | ROT | 6-6 | 273 | 29 | Minnesota | 3 | 3 |
| Rick Gervais | 24 | DB | 5-11 | 190 | 22 | Stanford | 3 | 0 |
| Willie Harper | 59 | LOLB | 6-2 | 210 | 31 | Nebraska | 3 | 2 |
| John Harty | 75 | DT | 6-4 | 260 | 23 | Iowa | 3 | 0 |
| Dwight Hicks | 32 | FS | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | Michigan | 3 | 3 |
| Allan Kennedy | 66 | OT | 6-7 | 268 | 23 | Washington State | 3 | 0 |
| Amos Lawrence | 20 | RB | 5-11 | 181 | 23 | North Carolina | 3 | 0 |
| Bobby Leopold | 52 | RILB | 6-1 | 220 | 24 | Notre Dame | 3 | 1 |
| Ronnie Lott | 42 | LCB | 6-0 | 200 | 22 | Southern California | 3 | 3 |
| Saladin Martin | 29 | DB | 6-1 | 180 | 25 | San Diego CC; San Diego State | 1 | 0 |
| Milt McColl | 53 | LB | 6-6 | 230 | 22 | Stanford | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Miller | 3 | P | 5-11 | 184 | 24 | Mississippi | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Montana | 16 | QB | 6-2 | 195 | 25 | Notre Dame | 3 | 3 |
| Ricky Patton | 32 | RB | 5-11 | 189 | 27 | Ferris State; Jackson State | 2 | 2 |
| Lawrence Pillers | 65 | DE | 6-3 | 255 | 29 | Alcorn State | 3 | 0 |
| Craig Puki | 54 | RILB | 6-1 | 231 | 24 | Tennessee | 3 | 2 |
| Fred Quillan | 56 | C | 6-5 | 266 | 25 | Oregon | 3 | 3 |
| Eason Ramson | 80 | TE | 6-2 | 225 | 25 | Washington State | 3 | 0 |
| Archie Reese | 78 | NT | 6-3 | 262 | 25 | Clemson | 3 | 3 |
| Jack Reynolds | 64 | LILB | 6-1 | 232 | 34 | Tennessee | 3 | 3 |
| Bill Ring | 30 | RB | 5-10 | 205 | 25 | San Mateo JC; Brigham Young | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Shumann | 84 | WR | 6-0 | 174 | 26 | Florida State | 3 | 1 |
| Freddie Solomon | 88 | WR | 5-11 | 185 | 28 | Tampa | 3 | 2 |
| Jim Stuckey | 79 | LDE | 6-4 | 251 | 23 | Clemson | 3 | 3 |
| Lynn Thomas | 28 | DB | 5-11 | 181 | 22 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 0 |
| Keena Turner | 58 | ROLB | 6-2 | 222 | 23 | Purdue | 3 | 3 |
| Ray Wersching | 14 | K | 5-11 | 215 | 31 | Cerritos JC; California | 3 | 0 |
| Carlton Williamson | 27 | SS | 6-0 | 204 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 |
| Mike Wilson | 85 | WR | 6-3 | 215 | 23 | Washington State | 3 | 1 |
| Eric Wright | 21 | RCB | 6-1 | 185 | 22 | Missouri | 3 | 3 |
| Charle Young | 86 | TE | 6-4 | 234 | 30 | Southern California | 3 | 3 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 21 | 37 | 7 | 27 | 92 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 72 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 31:11 | 70 | 23 | 39 | 8 | 17/39 43.6% | / % | 14 | 145 |
| Opponents Totals | 28:49 | 53 | 15 | 31 | 7 | 17/41 41.5% | 1/2 50.0% | 22 | 157 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Wersching | 0 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 0 | 26 |
| Dwight Clark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Freddie Solomon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Earl Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Johnny Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ronnie Lott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Joe Montana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ricky Patton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bill Ring | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Charle Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 11 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 0 | 92 |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 72 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Wersching | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/1 |
| OWN | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/1 |
| OPP | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Cooper | 24 | 121 | 5.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ricky Patton | 24 | 87 | 3.6 | 25 | 1 |
| Bill Ring | 21 | 73 | 3.5 | 11 | 1 |
| Lenvil Elliott | 10 | 48 | 4.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Walt Easley | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Johnny Davis | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 4 | 1 |
| Dwight Clark | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Joe Montana | 12 | 4 | 0.3 | 7 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 105 | 389 | 3.7 | 25t | 4 |
| Opponents Totals | 78 | 252 | 3.2 | 13 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Montana | 88 | 56 | 63.6 | 28 | 747 | 8.5 | 13.3 | 58t | 6 | 6.8 | 4 | 4.5 | 7 | 45 | 702 | 94.3 |
| Team Totals | 88 | 56 | 63.6 | 28 | 747 | 8.5 | 13.3 | 58t | 6 | 6.8 | 4 | 4.5 | 7 | 45 | 702 | 94.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 95 | 57 | 60.0 | 33 | 763 | 8.0 | 13.4 | 72t | 7 | 7.4 | 5 | 5.3 | 11 | 63 | 700 | 88.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Clark | 17 | 269 | 15.8 | 39 | 2 | ||
| Freddie Solomon | 16 | 234 | 14.6 | 58t | 2 | ||
| Charle Young | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Earl Cooper | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 11t | 1 | ||
| Ricky Patton | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Mike Wilson | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Lenvil Elliott | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Bill Ring | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Eason Ramson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Mike Shumann | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 56 | 747 | 13.3 | 58t | 6 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 57 | 763 | 13.4 | 7 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Lott | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Dwight Hicks | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Eric Wright | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Bobby Leopold | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 27 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Miller | 12 | 498 | 41.5 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 432 | 36.0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 498 | 41.5 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 432 | 36.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 542 | 41.7 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 470 | 36.2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Hicks | 3 | 1 | 27 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 1 | 52 | 10.4 | 22 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 0 | 66 | 6.6 | 17 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Lawrence | 7 | 165 | 23.6 | 47 | 0 | |
| Bill Ring | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Dwight Hicks | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Lott | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 13 | 240 | 18.5 | 47 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 283 | 14.9 | 35 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Pillers | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| Jim Stuckey | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| Keena Turner | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| Dwaine Board | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Willie Harper | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Fred Dean | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Jack Reynolds | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Bobby Leopold | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Team Totals | 11.0 | 63.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7.0 | 45.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Easley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Harper | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Lawrence | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Leopold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Milt McColl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Montana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Patton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Ring | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Stuckey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lynn Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keena Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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