1985 San Francisco 49ers season

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1985 San Francisco 49ers season
OwnerEdward J. DeBartolo, Jr.
Head coachBill Walsh
General managerJohn McVay and Carmen Policy
Home fieldCandlestick Park
Results
Record10–6
Division place2nd NFC West
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs (at Giants) 3–17
Pro Bowlers
AP All-Pros
A ticket for a November 1985 game between the 49ers and the Denver Broncos.

The 1985 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 36th season in the National Football League and their 40th overall.

49ers running back Roger Craig became the first player in NFL history to record both 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards in the same season. Craig rushed for 1,050 yards,[3] and had 1,016 receiving yards.[4][5]

This season was Jerry Rice's first season in the league.

Offseason[]

Personnel[]

Staff[]

1985 San Francisco 49ers staff
Front office
  • Owner – Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr.
  • President – Bill Walsh
  • Vice President/General Counsel – Carmen Policy
  • Vice President/General Manager – John McVay
  • Director of College Scouting – Tony Razzano
  • Director of Pro Personnel – Allan Webb
  • Director of Research and Development – Neal Dahlen

Head coaches

  • Head Coach – Bill Walsh

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Fred von Appen

Strength and conditioning

  • Physical Development Coordinator – Jerry Attaway

Roster[]

1985 San Francisco 49ers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

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Rookies in italics

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 8 at Minnesota Vikings L 21–28 0–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 57,375
2 September 15 Atlanta Falcons W 35–16 1–1 Candlestick Park 58,923
3 September 22 at Los Angeles Raiders W 34–10 2–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 87,006
4 September 29 New Orleans Saints L 17–20 2–2 Candlestick Park 58,053
5 October 6 at Atlanta Falcons W 38–17 3–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 44,740
6 October 13 Chicago Bears L 10–26 3–3 Candlestick Park 60,523
7 October 20 at Detroit Lions L 21–23 3–4 Pontiac Silverdome 67,715
8 October 27 at Los Angeles Rams W 28–14 4–4 Anaheim Stadium 65,939
9 November 3 Philadelphia Eagles W 24–13 5–4 Candlestick Park 58,383
10 November 11 at Denver Broncos L 16–17 5–5 Mile High Stadium 73,173
11 November 17 Kansas City Chiefs W 31–3 6–5 Candlestick Park 56,447
12 November 25 Seattle Seahawks W 19–6 7–5 Candlestick Park 57,482
13 December 1 at Washington Redskins W 35–8 8–5 RFK Stadium 51,321
14 December 9 Los Angeles Rams L 20–27 8–6 Candlestick Park 60,581
15 December 15 at New Orleans Saints W 31–19 9–6 Louisiana Superdome 46,065
16 December 22 Dallas Cowboys W 31–16 10–6 Candlestick Park 60,114

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries[]

Week 15[]

1 234Total
• 49ers 0 71014 31
Saints 0 973 19
  • Date: December 15
  • Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 46,065
  • Game weather: Indoors (dome)
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • Joe Montana 25/38, 354 Yds

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Standings[]

NFC West
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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Los Angeles Rams(2) 11 5 0 .688 3–3 8–4 340 277 L1
San Francisco 49ers(5) 10 6 0 .625 4–2 7–5 411 263 W2
New Orleans Saints 5 11 0 .313 2–4 5–7 294 401 L3
Atlanta Falcons 4 12 0 .250 3–3 4–8 282 452 W2

Playoffs[]

NFC Wild Card[]

1 234Total
49ers 0 300 3
• Giants 3 770 17
  • Date: December 29
  • Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 75,842
  • Game weather: Mostly cloudy; 36 °F or 2.2 °C; wind 16 miles per hour (26 km/h; 14 kn)
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden

Awards and records[]

  • Roger Craig, Led NFL, Receptions, 92 receptions [7]

Milestones[]

  • Roger Craig, 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving in the same season

References[]

  1. ^ "1985 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "1985 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  3. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 437
  4. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 441
  5. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: Marshall Faulk is the only other player to log 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving in the same season. He did so with the St. Louis Rams in 1999.
  6. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Dec-18.
  7. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 451

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