1979 San Francisco 49ers season

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1979 San Francisco 49ers season
OwnerEdward J. DeBartolo, Jr.
Head coachBill Walsh
General managerBill Walsh
Home fieldCandlestick Park
Results
Record2–14
Division place4th NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1979 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 30th season in the National Football League and their 34th overall. The season is noted for being O. J. Simpson's final year and Joe Montana's first season, as well as Bill Walsh's first year as 49ers head coach.

The 1979 49ers are the only team in NFL history to lose 12 games in which they held a lead.[1]

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Main article: 1979 NFL Draft
1979 San Francisco 49ers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 29 James Owens  Running back UCLA
3 82 Joe Montana * †  Quarterback Notre Dame
5 111 Tom Seabron  Linebacker Michigan
5 119 Jerry Aldridge  Running back Angelo State
6 138 Ruben Vaughan  Defensive tackle Colorado
7 166   Running back Stanford
9 221 Steve Hamilton  Defensive tackle Missouri
10 249 Dwight Clark *  Wide Receiver Clemson
10 252   Defensive back Colorado
11 276   Defensive Back Tennessee St.
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[2]

Personnel[]

Staff[]

1979 San Francisco 49ers staff
Front office
  • Owner and President – Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr.
  • General Manager – Bill Walsh
  • Director of Player Personnel – John McVay

Head coaches

  • Head Coach – Bill Walsh

Offensive coaches

  • Quarterbacks – Sam Wyche
  • Running Backs – Billie Matthews
  • Receivers – Dennis Green
  • Offensive Line – Bobb McKittrick
  • Administrative Assistant/Offensive Line – Mike White
 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Dennis Green

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Al Vermeil

Roster[]

1979 San Francisco 49ers roster
Quarterbacks
  • 17 Steve DeBerg
  • 16 Joe Montana

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 2 at Minnesota Vikings L 22–28 0–1 Metropolitan Stadium 46,539
2 September 9 Dallas Cowboys L 13–21 0–2 Candlestick Park 56,728
3 September 16 at Los Angeles Rams L 24–27 0–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 44,303
4 September 23 New Orleans Saints L 21–30 0–4 Candlestick Park 39,727
5 September 30 at San Diego Chargers L 9–31 0–5 San Diego Stadium 50,893
6 October 7 Seattle Seahawks L 24–35 0–6 Candlestick Park 44,592
7 October 14 at New York Giants L 16–32 0–7 Giants Stadium 70,352
8 October 21 Atlanta Falcons W 20–15 1–7 Candlestick Park 33,952
9 October 28 Chicago Bears L 27–28 1–8 Candlestick Park 42,773
10 November 4 at Oakland Raiders L 10–23 1–9 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 52,764
11 November 11 at New Orleans Saints L 20–31 1–10 Louisiana Superdome 65,551
12 November 18 Denver Broncos L 28–38 1–11 Candlestick Park 42,910
13 November 25 Los Angeles Rams L 20–26 1–12 Candlestick Park 49,282
14 December 2 at St. Louis Cardinals L 10–13 1–13 Busch Memorial Stadium 41,593
15 December 9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 23–7 2–13 Candlestick Park 44,506
16 December 16 at Atlanta Falcons L 21–31 2–14 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 37,211

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries[]

Week 8[]

1 234Total
Falcons 0 906 15
• 49ers 7 076 20
  • Date: October 21
  • Location: Candlestick Park
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 57°F; wind 7

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Standings[]

NFC West
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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Los Angeles Rams(3) 9 7 0 .563 5–1 7–5 323 309 L1
New Orleans Saints 8 8 0 .500 4–2 8–4 370 360 W1
Atlanta Falcons 6 10 0 .375 2–4 5–7 300 388 W1
San Francisco 49ers 2 14 0 .125 1–5 2–10 308 416 L1

References[]

  1. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the NFL, in the regular season, team lost game, team had a lead at some point in the game, sorted by most games in season matching criteria.
  2. ^ "1979 San Francisco 49ers Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  3. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Jun-20.

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