1970 San Francisco 49ers season

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1970 San Francisco 49ers season
OwnerJosephine Morabito
Jane Morabito
Head coachDick Nolan
Home fieldKezar Stadium
Results
Record10–3–1
Division place1st NFC West
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs (at Vikings) 17–14
Lost NFC Championship (vs. Cowboys) 10–17

The 1970 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 21st season in the National Football League, and the 25th overall. Quarterback John Brodie won the NFL MVP and the 49ers captured their first Divisional Title with a 10-3-1 record. Cornerback Bruce Taylor won Defensive Rookie of the Year honors. In the NFC Championship, the 49ers lost to the Dallas Cowboys in the final game at Kezar Stadium.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Main article: 1970 NFL Draft
1970 San Francisco 49ers Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 9 Cedrick Hardman DE North Texas
17 Bruce Taylor CB Boston
2 48 John Isenbarger RB Indiana
4 87 Vic Washington RB Wyoming
5 113 Gary McArthur RT USC
6 138 Rusty Clark QB Houston
7 165 Jim Strong RB Houston
8 191 Carter Campbell DE Weber St.
9 217 Preston Riley WR Memphis
10 243 Larry Schreiber RB Tennessee Tech

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Roster[]

1970 San Francisco 49ers roster
Quarterbacks
  • 12 John Brodie

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

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Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Preseason[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 August 15 Cleveland Browns L 14–17 0–1 Tampa Stadium 41,851 Recap
2 August 22 at Miami Dolphins L 7–17 0–2 Miami Orange Bowl 52,812 Recap
3 August 29 Denver Broncos W 23–7 1–2 Autzen Stadium 26,238 Recap
4 September 6 Oakland Raiders L 17–31 1–3 Kezar Stadium 55,521 Recap
5 September 12 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–17 1–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 55,430 Recap

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 20 Washington Redskins W 26–17 1–0 Kezar Stadium 34,984 Recap
2 September 27 Cleveland Browns W 34–31 2–0 Kezar Stadium 37,502 Recap
3 October 4 at Atlanta Falcons L 20–21 2–1 Atlanta Stadium 58,850 Recap
4 October 11 at Los Angeles Rams W 20–6 3–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 77,272 Recap
5 October 18 New Orleans Saints T 20–20 3–1–1 Kezar Stadium 39,446 Recap
6 October 25 Denver Broncos W 19–14 4–1–1 Kezar Stadium 39,515 Recap
7 November 1 Green Bay Packers W 26–10 5–1–1 Kezar Stadium 59,335 Recap
8 November 8 at Chicago Bears W 37–16 6–1–1 Wrigley Field 45,607 Recap
9 November 15 at Houston Oilers W 30–20 7–1–1 Astrodome 43,040 Recap
10 November 22 at Detroit Lions L 7–28 7–2–1 Tiger Stadium 56,232 Recap
11 November 29 Los Angeles Rams L 13–30 7–3–1 Kezar Stadium 59,602 Recap
12 December 6 Atlanta Falcons W 24–20 8–3–1 Kezar Stadium 41,387 Recap
13 December 13 at New Orleans Saints W 38–27 9–3–1 Tulane Stadium 61,940 Recap
14 December 20 at Oakland Raiders W 38–7 10–3–1 Oakland Coliseum 54,535 Recap

Standings[]

NFC West
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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
San Francisco 49ers 10 3 1 .769 3–2–1 6–3–1 352 267 W3
Los Angeles Rams 9 4 1 .692 4–1–1 7–3–1 325 202 W1
Atlanta Falcons 4 8 2 .333 3–2–1 3–6–2 206 261 L1
New Orleans Saints 2 11 1 .154 0–5–1 2–8–1 172 347 L6

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Playoffs[]

Schedule[]

Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
Divisional December 27 at Minnesota Vikings W 17–14 1–0 Metropolitan Stadium Recap
NFC Championship January 3, 1971 Dallas Cowboys L 17–10 1–1 Kezar Stadium Recap

Game officials[]

Week Opponent Referee Umpire Head Linesman Line Judge Back Judge Field Judge
1 Washington Redskins (14) Bob Finley (51) Lou Palazzi (72) Cal Lepore (33) Art Holst (8) Grover Klemmer (84) Bob Wortman
2 Cleveland Browns (6) Bernie Ulman (43) Joe Muha (36) Tony Veteri (28) Bill Schleibaum (77) Rich Eichhorst (64) Frank Luzar
3 at Atlanta Falcons (32) Jim Tunney (88) Pat Harder (37) Burl Toler (61) John Steffen (76) Bill Kestermeier (31) Dick Dolack
4 at Los Angeles Rams (12) Ben Dreith (78) Art Demmas (4) Bruce Finlayson (75) Fred Wyant (29) Stan Javie (83) Bill O'Brien
5 New Orleans Saints (81) Fred Silva (15) Ralph Morcroft (30) George Murphy (68) Bill Wright (70) Hugh Gamber (86) Jimmy Cole
6 Denver Broncos (42) Jack Reader (22) Paul Trepinski (19) Tommy Hensley (65) Aaron Wade (5) Ray Douglas (23) Armen Terzian
7 Green Bay Packers (7) Tom Bell (87) George Kennard (74) Ray Dodez (85) Bill Summers (25) Tom Kelleher (34) Fritz Graf
8 at Chicago Bears (40) Pat Haggerty (27) Al Conway (17) Jerry Bergman (59) Bob Beeks (47) Ralph Vandenberg (82) Pat Mallette
9 at Houston Oilers (16) Walt Fitzgerald (18) Tony Sacco (10) Al Sabato (38) Bill Swanson (63) Adrian Burk (55) Charley Musser
10 at Detroit Lions (12) Ben Dreith (78) Art Demmas (4) Bruce Finlayson (75) Fred Wyant (29) Stan Javie (83) Bill O'Brien
11 Los Angeles Rams (56) Norm Schachter (62) Gerry Hart (79) Ray Sonnenberg (39) Jack Fette (45) John Fouch (9) George Ellis
12 Atlanta Falcons (32) Jim Tunney (88) Pat Harder (37) Burl Toler (61) John Steffen (76) Bill Kestermeier (31) Dick Dolack
13 at New Orleans Saints (52) George Rennix (41) Walt Parker (26) Ed Marion (60) Dick Jorgensen (80) Bob Rice (54) Joe Gonzalez
14 at Oakland Raiders (3) Jack Vest (20) Frank Sinkovitz (35) Leo Miles (24) Bruce Alford (71) Bob Frederic (50) Tony Skover
Round Opponent Referee Umpire Head Linesman Line Judge Back Judge Field Judge Alternates
NFC Divisional Playoff at Minnesota Vikings (40) Pat Haggerty
NFC Championship Game Dallas Cowboys (7) Tommy Bell (51) Lou Palazzi (30) George Murphy (28) Bill Schleibaum (47) Ralph Vandenberg (50) Tony Skover (52) George Rennix (18) Tony Sacco

References[]

  1. ^ "1970 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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