1996 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) |
| 2nd place • National Football Conference • Western Division • 12-4-0 .750 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/29/1996 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 14-0 | W | San Francisco, CA | 3Com Park | 56460 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/4/1997 | A | Green Bay Packers | 14-35 | L | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 60787 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Roy Barker | 92 | LDE | 6-5 | 290 | 27 | North Carolina | 2 | 2 |
| Harris Barton | 79 | ROT | 6-4 | 280 | 32 | North Carolina | 2 | 2 |
| Daved Benefield | 99 | LB | 6-4 | 231 | 28 | Glendale CC; Northridge State | 2 | 0 |
| Jeff Brohm | 11 | QB | 6-1 | 205 | 25 | Louisville | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Brown | 96 | DE | 6-4 | 290 | 29 | Washington | 2 | 0 |
| Ray Brown | 65 | LOG | 6-5 | 311 | 34 | Memphis; Arkansas State | 2 | 2 |
| Junior Bryant | 90 | DE-DT | 6-4 | 278 | 25 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 |
| Curtis Buckley | 28 | S | 6-0 | 185 | 26 | Kilgore JC; East Texas A&M | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Caldwell | 17 | WR | 6-2 | 200 | 25 | California | 2 | 0 |
| Dexter Carter | 35 | RB | 5-9 | 170 | 29 | Florida State | 1 | 0 |
| Adrian Cooper | 49 | TE | 6-5 | 259 | 28 | Oklahoma | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Dalman | 67 | ROG | 6-3 | 291 | 26 | Stanford | 2 | 2 |
| Derrick Deese | 63 | OG | 6-3 | 289 | 26 | El Camino JC; Southern California | 2 | 0 |
| Dedrick Dodge | 33 | S | 6-2 | 186 | 29 | Florida State | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Doleman | 56 | RDE | 6-5 | 273 | 35 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 |
| Tyronne Drakeford | 22 | LCB | 5-11 | 185 | 25 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 2 |
| William Floyd | 40 | FB | 6-1 | 239 | 24 | Florida State | 2 | 2 |
| Elvis Grbac | 18 | QB | 6-5 | 236 | 26 | Michigan | 2 | 0 |
| Merton Hanks | 26 | FS | 6-2 | 182 | 28 | Iowa | 2 | 2 |
| Steve Israel | 31 | CB | 5-10 | 196 | 27 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 |
| Brent Jones | 84 | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 33 | Santa Clara | 2 | 2 |
| Terry Kirby | 41 | RB | 6-1 | 219 | 26 | Virginia | 2 | 2 |
| Randy Kirk | 57 | LB | 6-2 | 236 | 32 | DeAnza JC; San Diego State | 2 | 0 |
| Derek Loville | 20 | RB | 5-10 | 208 | 28 | Oregon | 2 | 0 |
| Anthony Lynn | 29 | RB | 6-3 | 230 | 28 | Texas Tech | 2 | 0 |
| Tim McDonald | 46 | SS | 6-2 | 215 | 31 | Southern California | 2 | 2 |
| Kevin Mitchell | 55 | LB | 6-1 | 253 | 25 | Syracuse | 2 | 0 |
| Ken Norton | 51 | LILB | 6-2 | 248 | 30 | UCLA | 2 | 2 |
| Terrell Owens | 81 | SE | 6-3 | 222 | 23 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 2 | 2 |
| Gary Plummer | 50 | RILB | 6-2 | 242 | 36 | Ohlone JC; California | 2 | 2 |
| Frank Pollack | 75 | OT | 6-5 | 290 | 29 | Northern Arizona | 2 | 0 |
| Marquez Pope | 23 | RCB | 5-11 | 195 | 26 | Fresno State | 2 | 2 |
| Daryl Price | 89 | DE | 6-3 | 274 | 24 | Colorado | 2 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 80 | FL | 6-2 | 200 | 34 | Mississippi Valley State | 2 | 2 |
| Jesse Sapolu | 61 | C | 6-4 | 267 | 35 | Hawaii | 2 | 2 |
| Kirk Scrafford | 72 | OT | 6-6 | 275 | 29 | Montana | 2 | 0 |
| Frankie Smith | 27 | CB | 5-9 | 185 | 28 | Baylor | 2 | 0 |
| Dana Stubblefield | 94 | RDT | 6-2 | 300 | 26 | Kansas | 2 | 2 |
| Tommy Thompson | 3 | P | 5-10 | 192 | 24 | Oregon | 2 | 0 |
| Iheanyi Uwaezuoke | 89 | WR | 6-2 | 197 | 23 | California | 2 | 0 |
| Tommy Vardell | 44 | FB | 6-2 | 232 | 27 | Stanford | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Wallace | 74 | LOT | 6-5 | 283 | 32 | Auburn | 2 | 2 |
| Jeff Wilkins | 14 | K | 6-2 | 205 | 24 | Youngstown State | 2 | 0 |
| Lee Woodall | 54 | LOLB | 6-1 | 229 | 27 | West Chester | 2 | 2 |
| Bryant Young | 97 | LDT | 6-3 | 292 | 24 | Notre Dame | 2 | 2 |
| Steve Young | 8 | QB | 6-2 | 204 | 35 | Brigham Young | 2 | 2 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 27:54 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 15/31 48.4% | 0/2 0.0% | 4 | 38 |
| Opponents Totals | 32:07 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 6/24 25.0% | 2/2 100.0% | 4 | 25 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Grbac | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Terry Kirby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jerry Rice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Steve Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jeff Wilkins | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 35 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWN | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| OPP | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Young | 12 | 68 | 5.7 | 18 | 1 |
| Terry Kirby | 22 | 57 | 2.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Elvis Grbac | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 16 | 1 |
| William Floyd | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Tommy Vardell | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Derek Loville | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 52 | 186 | 3.6 | 18 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 65 | 210 | 3.2 | 13 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Young | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 10 | 169 | 6.5 | 10.6 | 36 | 1 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 169 | 93.3 |
| Elvis Grbac | 36 | 19 | 52.8 | 14 | 125 | 3.5 | 6.6 | 16 | 1 | 2.8 | 3 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 35.1 |
| Jerry Rice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -5 | |||||||
| Team Totals | 62 | 35 | 56.5 | 24 | 294 | 4.7 | 8.4 | 36 | 2 | 3.2 | 3 | 4.8 | 2 | 5 | 289 | 59.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 48 | 30 | 62.5 | 15 | 304 | 6.3 | 10.1 | 30 | 1 | 2.1 | 3 | 6.3 | 4 | 21 | 283 | 61.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Floyd | 10 | 71 | 7.1 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Jerry Rice | 9 | 86 | 9.6 | 36 | 1 | ||
| Terry Kirby | 8 | 59 | 7.4 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Brent Jones | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Adrian Cooper | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Terrell Owens | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 35 | 294 | 8.4 | 36 | 2 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 304 | 10.1 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Barker | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tim McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquez Pope | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Thompson | 12 | 438 | 36.5 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 134 | 284 | 23.7 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 438 | 36.5 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 134 | 284 | 23.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 438 | 39.8 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 385 | 35.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Kirby | 5 | 1 | 33 | 6.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 1 | 33 | 6.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 2 | 134 | 22.3 | 71 | 1 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | OB | TB | OSA | OSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Wilkins | 6 | 380 | 63.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 380 | 63.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 423 | 60.4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Loville | 4 | 0 | 86 | 21.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Frank Pollack | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 86 | 17.2 | 33 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 0 | 92 | 23.0 | 26 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Bryant Young | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| Dana Stubblefield | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Lee Woodall | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 | 21.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Buckley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| William Floyd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Kirby | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iheanyi Uwaezuoke | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
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