1988 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Western Division • 10-6-0 .625 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/1/1989 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 34-9 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 61848 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/8/1989 | A | Chicago Bears | 28-3 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 64830 | |
| Super Bowl XXIII | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/22/1989 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 20-16 | W | Miami-Dade County, FL | Joe Robbie Stadium | 75129 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Harris Barton | 79 | ROT | 6-4 | 280 | 24 | North Carolina | 3 | 3 |
| Michael Carter | 95 | NT | 6-2 | 285 | 28 | Southern Methodist | 3 | 3 |
| Mike Cofer | 6 | K | 6-1 | 192 | 24 | North Carolina State | 3 | 0 |
| Bruce Collie | 69 | OG | 6-6 | 275 | 26 | Texas-Arlington | 3 | 0 |
| Greg Cox | 38 | S | 6-0 | 223 | 23 | Hartnell JC; San Jose State | 3 | 0 |
| Roger Craig | 33 | RB | 6-0 | 219 | 28 | Nebraska | 3 | 3 |
| Randy Cross | 51 | C | 6-3 | 265 | 34 | UCLA | 3 | 3 |
| Riki Ellison | 50 | LB | 6-2 | 225 | 28 | Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Fagan | 75 | RDE | 6-3 | 260 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 3 |
| Jim Fahnhorst | 55 | LILB | 6-4 | 230 | 30 | Minnesota | 3 | 3 |
| Terrence Flagler | 32 | RB | 6-0 | 200 | 24 | Clemson | 2 | 0 |
| John Frank | 86 | TE | 6-3 | 225 | 26 | Ohio State | 3 | 3 |
| Jeff Fuller | 49 | SS | 6-2 | 216 | 26 | Texas A&M | 3 | 3 |
| Terry Greer | 83 | WR | 6-1 | 192 | 31 | Alabama State | 3 | 0 |
| Don Griffin | 29 | RCB | 6-0 | 176 | 24 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 3 |
| Ron Hadley | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 240 | 25 | Washington | 2 | 0 |
| Charles Haley | 94 | LOLB | 6-5 | 230 | 24 | James Madison | 3 | 3 |
| Ron Heller | 89 | TE | 6-3 | 235 | 25 | Oregon State | 3 | 0 |
| Barry Helton | 9 | P | 6-3 | 205 | 23 | Colorado | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Holmoe | 46 | S | 6-2 | 195 | 28 | Brigham Young | 3 | 0 |
| Pierce Holt | 78 | DE | 6-4 | 280 | 26 | Wharton County JC; Angelo State | 3 | 0 |
| Brent Jones | 84 | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 25 | Santa Clara | 3 | 2 |
| Sam Kennedy | 57 | LB | 6-3 | 235 | 24 | Cabrillo JC; San Jose State | 3 | 0 |
| Pete Kugler | 67 | DE | 6-4 | 255 | 29 | Penn State | 3 | 0 |
| Ronnie Lott | 42 | FS | 6-0 | 200 | 29 | Southern California | 3 | 3 |
| Guy McIntyre | 62 | ROG | 6-3 | 265 | 27 | Georgia | 3 | 3 |
| Tim McKyer | 22 | LCB | 6-0 | 174 | 25 | Texas-Arlington | 3 | 3 |
| Joe Montana | 16 | QB | 6-2 | 195 | 32 | Notre Dame | 3 | 3 |
| Tory Nixon | 20 | CB | 5-11 | 186 | 26 | Arizona; Phoenix JC; San Diego State | 1 | 0 |
| Bubba Paris | 77 | OT | 6-6 | 299 | 28 | Michigan | 3 | 0 |
| Darryl Pollard | 26 | CB | 5-11 | 187 | 24 | Weber State | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Rathman | 44 | FB | 6-1 | 232 | 26 | Nebraska | 3 | 1 |
| Jerry Rice | 80 | WR | 6-2 | 200 | 26 | Mississippi Valley State | 3 | 3 |
| Larry Roberts | 91 | LDE | 6-3 | 271 | 25 | Alabama | 3 | 3 |
| Del Rodgers | 35 | RB | 5-10 | 203 | 28 | Utah | 3 | 0 |
| Bill Romanowski | 53 | LB | 6-4 | 241 | 22 | Boston College | 3 | 0 |
| Jesse Sapolu | 61 | LOG | 6-4 | 267 | 27 | Hawaii | 3 | 3 |
| Jeff Stover | 72 | DE | 6-5 | 275 | 30 | Oregon | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Stubbs | 96 | DE | 6-4 | 266 | 23 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 0 |
| Harry Sydney | 24 | RB | 6-0 | 217 | 29 | Kansas | 3 | 0 |
| John Taylor | 82 | WR | 6-1 | 185 | 26 | Delaware State | 3 | 3 |
| Chuck Thomas | 60 | C | 6-3 | 280 | 28 | Oklahoma | 3 | 0 |
| Keena Turner | 58 | ROLB | 6-2 | 222 | 30 | Purdue | 3 | 3 |
| Steve Wallace | 74 | LOT | 6-5 | 283 | 24 | Auburn | 3 | 3 |
| Mike Walter | 99 | RILB | 6-3 | 240 | 28 | Oregon | 3 | 3 |
| Mike Wilson | 85 | WR | 6-3 | 215 | 30 | Washington State | 3 | 0 |
| Eric Wright | 21 | CB | 6-1 | 185 | 29 | Missouri | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Young | 8 | QB | 6-2 | 204 | 27 | Brigham Young | 2 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 17 | 21 | 10 | 34 | 82 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 28 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30:02 | 64 | 22 | 39 | 3 | 18/39 46.2% | 0/0 % | 6 | 60 |
| Opponents Totals | 29:58 | 48 | 19 | 27 | 2 | 12/44 27.3% | 3/6 50.0% | 19 | 190 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Rice | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Mike Cofer | 0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Roger Craig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| John Frank | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tom Rathman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 11 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0 | 82 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 0 | 28 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Cofer | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/1 |
| OWN | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/1 |
| OPP | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Craig | 56 | 274 | 4.9 | 80t | 2 |
| Tom Rathman | 18 | 88 | 4.9 | 22 | 1 |
| Joe Montana | 10 | 43 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Harry Sydney | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Terrence Flagler | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Steve Young | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 98 | 451 | 4.6 | 80t | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 72 | 251 | 3.5 | 16 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Montana | 90 | 56 | 62.2 | 33 | 823 | 9.1 | 14.7 | 61t | 8 | 8.9 | 1 | 1.1 | 7 | 42 | 781 | 117.0 |
| Steve Young | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 79.2 |
| Team Totals | 91 | 57 | 62.6 | 33 | 822 | 9.0 | 14.4 | 61t | 8 | 8.8 | 1 | 1.1 | 7 | 42 | 780 | 116.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 113 | 54 | 47.8 | 55 | 575 | 5.1 | 10.6 | 23 | 1 | 0.9 | 4 | 3.5 | 11 | 68 | 507 | 51.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Rice | 21 | 409 | 19.5 | 61t | 5 | ||
| Roger Craig | 13 | 160 | 12.3 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Tom Rathman | 8 | 87 | 10.9 | 22 | 0 | ||
| John Taylor | 7 | 103 | 14.7 | 32 | 1 | ||
| John Frank | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Brent Jones | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Mike Wilson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Harry Sydney | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 57 | 822 | 14.4 | 61t | 8 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 54 | 575 | 10.6 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Lott | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jeff Fuller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Romanowski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Helton | 15 | 536 | 35.7 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 463 | 30.9 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 536 | 35.7 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 463 | 30.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 716 | 37.7 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 107 | 589 | 31.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Taylor | 9 | 3 | 107 | 11.9 | 45 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 3 | 107 | 11.9 | 45 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 1 | 33 | 5.5 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Rodgers | 6 | 0 | 92 | 15.3 | 26 | 0 |
| John Taylor | 2 | 0 | 35 | 17.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Harry Sydney | 2 | 0 | 25 | 12.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 0 | 152 | 15.2 | 26 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 0 | 317 | 22.6 | 93t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Haley | 3.5 | 20.5 |
| Larry Roberts | 2.5 | 17.5 |
| Danny Stubbs | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| Pierce Holt | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Michael Carter | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Kevin Fagan | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Team Totals | 11.0 | 68.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7.0 | 42.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Craig | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Haley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Lott | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Montana | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -12 | 0 |
| Darryl Pollard | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Stubbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Sydney | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Taylor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -12 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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