1991 San Francisco 49ers season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 San Francisco 49ers 1991 10–6 3rd NFC West Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. Carmen Policy George Seifert Mike Holmgren Bill McPherson Candlestick Park Did not qualify G Guy McIntyreWR Jerry RiceOLB Charles Haley 49ers seasons thumb | right | alt=The uniform of the San Francisco 49ers, 1991-1995. | The uniform of the San Francisco 49ers, 1991-1995. The 1991 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 42nd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 46th overall. The franchise did not qualify for the postseason for the first time since the strike-shortened 1982 season. Joe Montana would miss the entire season with an elbow injury, paving the way for Steve Young to take over as the team's starting quarterback. In Week 17, the 49ers found themselves not controlling their destiny. The Atlanta Falcons had already swept the 49ers in 2 very close games in the regular season, and therefore held the tiebreaker in the wild card. The New Orleans Saints had a 10–5 record entering the week, and defeated the Phoenix Cardinals, winning the division. Offseason Following the 1990 season, the 49ers left team stalwarts Roger Craig and Ronnie Lott unprotected and allowed them go to the Los Angeles Raiders via Plan B free agency. In 1991, the 49ers announced a prototype for a new logo and helmet design. Instead of the traditional "SF" oval, this new logo featured a stylized "49ers" in white with black and red shadows. However, fan reaction was so overwhelmingly negative that the idea was scrapped six days later.Hartlaub Peter When the 49ers changed their logo, and fans revolted https://blog.sfgate.com/thebigevent/2016/02/18/when-the-49ers-changed-their-logo-and-fans-revolted/ April 2, 2022 SFGate Hearst Communications February 18, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160219103620/https://blog.sfgate.com/thebigevent/2016/02/18/when-the-49ers-changed-their-logo-and-fans-revolted/ February 19, 2016 The only change to the uniform would be the switching from red socks with three white stripes to plain solid red socks. NFL draft 1991 NFL draft 1991 San Francisco 49ers 1 25 Ted Washington Nose tackle Louisville yes yes 2 45 Ricky Watters Running back Notre Dame yes began play with 49ers in 1992. 2 53 John Johnson Linebacker Clemson yes 4 95 Mitch Donahue Linebacker Wyoming yes 5 122 Merton Hanks Defensive back Iowa yes yes 5 137 Harry Boatswain Guard New Haven began play with 49ers in 1992. 6 165 Scott Bowles Tackle North Texas 7 193 Sheldon Canley Running back San Jose State 8 221 Tony Hargain Wide receiver Oregon 9 248 Louis Riddick Defensive back Pittsburgh 10 276 Byron Holdbrooks Defensive tackle Alabama 11 304 Bobby Slaughter Wide receiver Louisiana Tech 12 332 Cliff Confer Defensive end Michigan State no Source:https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sfo/1991_draft.htm 1991 San Francisco 49ers Draftees Pro Football Reference February 17, 2024 Personnel Staff 1991 San Francisco 49ers Owner – Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr. President – Carmen Policy Vice president of football administration – John McVay Administrator of football operations – Neal Dahlen Administrator of college scouting – Tony Razzano Administrator of pro personnel – Allan Webb Executive administrative assistant – Dwight Clark Head coach – George Seifert Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Mike Holmgren Running backs – Ray Sherman Receivers – Sherman Lewis Tight ends/offensive line assistant – Lynn Stiles Offensive line – Bobb McKittrick Defensive coordinator – Bill McPherson Defensive line – John Marshall Linebackers – Bob Zeman Defensive backs – Ray Rhodes Defensive assistant – Dwaine Board Defensive assistant – Tommy Hart Special teams coordinator – Lynn Stiles Physical development coordinator – Jerry Attaway Roster 1991 San Francisco 49ers 47 11 3 13 Steve Bono 14 Bill Musgrave y  8 Steve Young American football 35 Dexter Carter KR 30 Keith Henderson American football 44 Tom Rathman FB 24 Harry Sydney FB 23 Spencer Tillman 86 Sanjay Beach PR 80 Jerry Rice 88 Mike Sherrard 82 John Taylor American football PR 84 Brent Jones 89 Wesley Walls 81 Jamie Williams American football 79 Harris Barton T 67 Roy Foster American football G 62 Guy McIntyre G 69 Tom Neville guard G 75 Frank Pollack American football T 61 Jesse Sapolu C 60 Chuck Thomas American football C 74 Steve Wallace American football T 96 Dennis Brown defensive end DE 64 Jim Burt American football NT 95 Michael Carter nose tackle NT 78 Pierce Holt DE 93 Greg Joelson DE 91 Larry Roberts American football DE 97 Ted Washington y NT 59 Keith DeLong ILB 54 Mitch Donahue y ILB 98 Antonio Goss OLB 94 Charles Haley OLB 92 Tim Harris linebacker OLB 90 Darin Jordan ILB 53 Bill Romanowski OLB 99 Michael Walter American football ILB 22 Todd Bowles FS 29 Don Griffin CB 36 Merton Hanks y CB 40 Johnnie Jackson American football FS 45 Kevin Lewis defensive back CB 43 Dave Waymer SS 41 David Whitmore SS 6 Mike Cofer kicker K 4 Joe Prokop P 65 Harry Boatswain y T IR 71 Scott Bowles y G IR 20 Sheldon Canley y RB IR 25 Eric Davis American football CB IR 75 Kevin Fagan American football DE IR -- Tony Hargain y WR IR 55 John Johnson linebacker y LB IR 83 Ron Lewis wide receiver WR IR 16 Joe Montana QB IR 26 Darryl Pollard CB IR 32 Ricky Watters y RB IR 56 Martin Harrison American football LB 21 Kevin Thompson safety S 28 Adam Walker American football, born 1968 y RB Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 July 27, 1991 at Los Angeles Raiders W 24–17 1–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 45,365 2 August 3, 1991 vs. Chicago Bears W 21–7 2–0 Olympiastadion (Berlin) 66,876 3 August 7, 1991 Denver Broncos W 24–6 3–0 Candlestick Park 54,170 4 August 19, 1991 San Diego Chargers W 24–13 4–0 Candlestick Park 53,453 5 August 23, 1991 at Seattle Seahawks W 28–16 5–0 Kingdome 54,111https://www.profootballarchives.com/1991nflsf.html 1991 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) Pro Football Archives October 28, 2023 Regular season With Joe Montana out for the season with an elbow injury, Steve Young became the starting quarterback. The season opener, a rematch of the previous year's NFC Championship with the New York Giants, was the first road loss suffered by the 49ers since losing at Phoenix in 1988. The loss ended a still-standing NFL record 18 consecutive regular season road game victories spanning the 1988–90 seasons. The first month of the season saw the team inconsistent with alternating home wins and road losses. In week 10 against the Atlanta Falcons, Young suffered a knee injury, causing him to miss five games. With Young out and with the 49ers record at 4–5, Steve Bono led the 49ers to five wins in 6 games. However, Young returned for the final game; a 52–14 victory over the Chicago Bears. Although the 49ers finished the regular season at 10–6, they missed the playoffs for the first time since 1982 (losing on a tie-breaker to the Atlanta Falcons due to having lost both meetings). Young would however win the first of four consecutive passing titles. Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 2, 1991 at New York Giants L 14–16 0–1 Giants Stadium 76,319 2 September 8 San Diego Chargers W 34–14 1–1 Candlestick Park 60,753 3 September 15 at Minnesota Vikings L 14–17 1–2 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 59,148 4 September 22 Los Angeles Rams W 27–10 2–2 Candlestick Park 63,871 5 September 29 at Los Angeles Raiders L 6–12 2–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 91,494 6 Bye 7 October 13 Atlanta Falcons L 34–39 2–4 Candlestick Park 57,343 8 October 20 Detroit Lions W 35–3 3–4 Candlestick Park 61,240 9 October 27 at Philadelphia Eagles W 23–7 4–4 Veterans Stadium 65,796 10 November 3 at Atlanta Falcons L 14–17 4–5 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 51,259 11 November 10 at New Orleans Saints L 3–10 4–6 Louisiana Superdome 68,591 12 November 17 Phoenix Cardinals W 14–10 5–6 Candlestick Park 50,180 13 November 25, 1991 at Los Angeles Rams W 33–10 6–6 Anaheim Stadium 61,881 14 December 1 New Orleans Saints W 38–24 7–6 Candlestick Park 62,092 15 December 8 at Seattle Seahawks W 24–22 8–6 Kingdome 56,711 16 December 14, 1991 Kansas City Chiefs W 28–14 9–6 Candlestick Park 62,672 17 December 23, 1991 Chicago Bears W 52–14 10–6 Candlestick Park 60,419 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Awards and records Steve Young, Led NFL, Passer Rating, 101.8 Rating NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 450 References External links 1991 49ers on Pro Football Reference 49ers Schedule on jt-sw.com San Francisco Category:San Francisco 49ers seasons San Category:1991 in San Francisco