1971 San Francisco 49ers season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 San Francisco 49ers 1971 9–5 1st NFC West Josephine MorabitoJane Morabito Louis Spadia Dick Nolan Candlestick Park Won Divisional Playoffs(vs. Redskins) 24–20Lost NFC Championship(at Cowboys) 3–14 C Forrest BlueTE Ted KwalickWR Gene WashingtonRB Vic WashingtonOLB Dave WilcoxCB Jimmy JohnsonCB Bruce Taylor 49ers seasons thumb | right | The uniform of the San Francisco 49ers, 1970-1975 The 1971 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 22nd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 26th overall. The 49ers appeared in the NFC Championship Game for the second consecutive year. The team moved into a new home, eleven-year-old Candlestick Park, which they shared with the baseball Giants. After winning two of their first three games on the road, the 49ers lost their first game at Candlestick Park to the Los Angeles Rams 20–13. The 49ers rebounded and successfully defended their NFC West title by posting a 9–5 record. For a second year in a row, the 49ers’ season ended in disappointment with a 14–3 loss in the NFC Championship Game to the Dallas Cowboys, this time on the road. Offseason 1971 NFL draft 1971 San Francisco 49ers 1 23 Tim Anderson DB Ohio State Signed with Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 2 37 Ernie Janet G Washington 2 49 Joe Orduna RB Nebraska 3 55 Sam Dickerson WR USC 3 75 Willie Parker C North Texas State 4 101 Tony Harris DB Toledo 5 114 Dean Shaternick T Kansas State 5 122 George Wells LB New Mexico State Signed with Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 5 127 Marty Huff LB Michigan Made roster in 1972 6 153 Al Bresler WR Auburn 7 179 John Watson G Oklahoma yes 8 205 Jim McCann P Arizona State yes 9 231 Therman Couch LB Iowa State 10 236 Ron Cardo RB Wisconsin–Oshkosh 10 257 Ernie Jennings WR Air Force 11 283 Joe Reed QB Mississippi State Made roster in 1972 12 309 Jim Bunch DT Wisconsin–Platteville 13 335 John Bullock RB Purdue 14 361 Bill Dunstan DT Utah State 15 387 John Lennon T Colgate 16 414 Dave Pursell DT Kentucky 17 438 Leroy Charlton DB Florida A&M no no Source:https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sfo/1971_draft.htm 1971 San Francisco 49ers Draftees Pro Football Reference February 20, 2022 Personnel Staff / Coaches 1971 San Francisco 49ers Team Owner(s) - Josephine Morabito & Jane Morabito General manager / Team President – Louis Spadia Personnel Scout - Dick Gallagher Head coach - Dick Nolan Offensive Coordinator - Jim Shofner Quarterbacks / Wide Receivers – Jim Shofner Offensive Backs – Doug Scovil Offensive Line / Blocking – Dick Stanfel Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Line – Paul Wiggin Linebackers – Mike Giddings Defensive Backfield / Secondary – Don Heinrich Special Teams - Chet Franklin Roster 1971 San Francisco 49ers 38 7 12 John Brodie 11 Steve Spurrier 42 Doug Cunningham American football 17 John Isenbarger 35 Larry Schreiber 22 Vic Washington 40 Ken Willard 85 Preston Riley 24 Jimmy Thomas American football 18 Gene Washington American football, born 1947 88 Dick Witcher 82 Ted Kwalick 89 Bob Windsor 79 Cas Banaszek T 65 Randy Beisler G 75 Forrest Blue C 66 Elmer Collett G 69 Woody Peoples G 76 Len Rohde T 67 John Watson American football y T 72 Bill Belk DE 74 Earl Edwards American football DT 86 Cedrick Hardman DE 53 Tommy Hart DE 80 Stan Hindman DT 56 Bob Hoskins American football DT 70 Charlie Krueger DT 50 Ed Beard American football MLB 57 Frank Nunley MLB 58 Jim Sniadecki OLB 52 Skip Vanderbundt OLB 64 Dave Wilcox OLB 23 Johnny Fuller American football SS/FS 37 Jimmy Johnson cornerback CB 32 Mel Phillips SS 38 Mike Simpson American football CB/S 25 Roosevelt Taylor FS 44 Bruce Taylor American football CB 30 Bruce Gossett K 15 Jim McCann y P -- Bill Dunstan y DT 20 Tony Harris American football y CB 54 Marty Huff y LB -- Ernie Janet y G -- Joe Orduna y RB -- Willie Parker offensive lineman y C 19 Joe Reed quarterback y QB Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 8 Cleveland Browns W 38–24 1–0 Candlestick Park 40,000 2 August 13, 1971 at Miami Dolphins T 17–17 1–0–1 Miami Orange Bowl 57,008 3 August 22 San Diego Chargers W 28–17 2–0–1 Candlestick Park 40,000 4 August 28, 1971 vs. Denver Broncos W 33–17 3–0–1 Joe Albi Stadium 33,184 5 September 4, 1971 at Oakland Raiders L 28–34 3–1–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 53,696 6 September 9, 1971 at Los Angeles Rams L 20–23 3–2–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 55,607https://www.profootballarchives.com/1971nflsf.html 1971 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) Pro Football Archives October 31, 2023 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 19 at Atlanta Falcons L 17–20 0–1 Atlanta Stadium 56,990 2 September 26 at New Orleans Saints W 38–20 1–1 Tulane Stadium 81,595 3 October 3 at Philadelphia Eagles W 31–3 2–1 Veterans Stadium 65,358 4 October 10 Los Angeles Rams L 13–20 2–2 Candlestick Park 44,000 5 October 17 Chicago Bears W 13–0 3–2 Candlestick Park 44,000 6 October 24 at St. Louis Cardinals W 26–14 4–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,419 7 October 31 New England Patriots W 27–10 5–2 Candlestick Park 45,092 8 November 7 at Minnesota Vikings W 13–9 6–2 Metropolitan Stadium 49,784 9 November 14 New Orleans Saints L 20–26 6–3 Candlestick Park 45,138 10 November 21 at Los Angeles Rams L 6–17 6–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 80,050 11 November 28 at New York Jets W 24–21 7–4 Shea Stadium 63,936 12 December 6, 1971 Kansas City Chiefs L 17–26 7–5 Candlestick Park 45,306 13 December 12 Atlanta Falcons W 24–3 8–5 Candlestick Park 44,582 14 December 19 Detroit Lions W 31–27 9–5 Candlestick Park 45,580 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Postseason 1971–72 NFL playoffs Schedule Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Divisional December 26 Washington Redskins W 24–20 1–0 Candlestick Park 45,327 NFC Championship January 2, 1972 at Dallas Cowboys L 3–14 1–1 Texas Stadium 63,409 Game summaries NFC Championship: vs. Dallas Cowboys San Francisco 49ers 1971 2;text-align:center; autocollapse NFC Championship: Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary 49ers 0 0 3 0 Cowboys 0 7 0 7 January 2, 1972 Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas 1:30 p.m. EST/12:30 p.m. CST CBS Jack Buck and Pat Summerall 63,409 Tommy Bell SF DAL collapsed 2 Cowboys RushTD Calvin Hill 1 good Mike Clark 0 7 3 49ers FG 28 Bruce Gossett 3 7 4 Cowboys RushTD Duane Thomas 2 good Mike Clark 3 14 3 14 References External links 1971 49ers on Pro Football Reference 49ers Schedule on jt-sw.com San Francisco 49ers Category:NFC West championship seasons Category:San Francisco 49ers seasons Category:1971 in San Francisco San Category:Long stubs with short prose