1972 San Francisco 49ers season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 San Francisco 49ers 1972 8–5–1 1st NFC West Josephine MorabitoJane Morabito Louis Spadia Dick Nolan Candlestick Park C Forrest BlueG Woody PeoplesWR Gene WashingtonTE Ted KwalickOLB Dave WilcoxCB Jimmy Johnson Lost Divisional Playoffs(vs. Cowboys) 28–30 49ers seasons The 1972 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 23rd season in the National Football League and their 27th overall. The 49ers appeared in the playoffs for the third consecutive year. After an ankle injury to quarterback John Brodie in a loss to the Giants to fall to 2–3,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HbczAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YTIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=2806%2C3768049 Lodi News-Sentinel UPI 'no comment' on possible Brodie trade October 18, 1972 16 Steve Spurrier stepped in and turned things around with brilliant performances to get the 49ers back in the playoff picture by going 5–2–1 in the next eight games. In the regular season finale, Brodie returned late in the third quarter and threw two touchdown passes in the fourth to rally the 49ers to a 20–17 victory over the Minnesota Vikings for an 8–5–1 record and third straight division title.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=05kbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WFMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2443%2C522079 Pittsburgh Press UPI Brodie guides 49ers to title December 17, 1972 D1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dWssAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yMwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7068%2C3426129 Spartanburg Herald-Journal South Carolina Associated Press 49ers edge Minnesota, 20-17, to take title December 17, 1972 B1 In the divisional playoffs at Candlestick Park, the 49ers looked poised for a return to the NFC Championship game, leading the Dallas Cowboys 28–13 at the start of the fourth quarter, but the Cowboys scored seventeen unanswered points to win by two.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NqlVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4582%2C6291375 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Staubach ends bid by 49ers with late TDs December 24, 1972 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tQVIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=w4AMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7178%2C3973890 Victoria Advocate Texas Associated Press Incredible Cowboys do it again December 24, 1972 1B This was the third consecutive season that San Francisco lost to Dallas in the playoffs, and the 49ers' last postseason appearance for nine years. Offseason NFL draft 1972 NFL draft 1972 San Francisco 49ers 1 19 Terry Beasley Wide receiver Auburn yes 2 28 Ralph McGill Defensive back Tulsa yes 2 44 Jean Barrett Tackle Tulsa started playing for the 49ers in 1973 3 71 Jubilee Dunbar Wide receiver Southern 4 96 Windlan Hall Defensive back Arizona State yes 5 123 Mike Greene Linebacker Georgia 6 148 Jackie Walker Defensive back Tennessee 7 175 Ed Hardy Guard Jackson State started playing for the 49ers in 1973 8 200 Tom Wittum Punter Northern Illinois yes started playing for the 49ers in 1973 9 227 Jerry Brown Defensive back Northwestern 10 252 Steve Williams Defensive end Western Carolina 11 279 Tom Laputka Defensive end Southern Illinois 12 304 Steve Setzler Defensive end Saint John's (MN) 13 331 Leon Pettigrew Tackle Cal State Northridge 14 356 Eric Guthrie Quarterback Boise State 15 383 Bob Maddox Defensive end Frostburg State was ineligible to be drafted. 16 408 Ron Davis Guard Virginia State 17 435 Ted Alexander Running back Langston no Source:https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sfo/1972_draft.htm 1972 San Francisco 49ers Draftees Pro Football Reference January 21, 2024 Personnel Staff / Coaches 1972 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 Chet Franklin Roster 1972 San Francisco 49ers 40 1 7 12 John Brodie 19 Joe Reed quarterback 11 Steve Spurrier 35 Larry Schreiber 24 Jimmy Thomas American football 22 Vic Washington 40 Ken Willard 83 Terry Beasley y 17 John Isenbarger 85 Preston Riley 18 Gene Washington American football, born 1947 88 Dick Witcher 82 Ted Kwalick 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 T 72 Bill Belk DE 74 Earl Edwards American football DT 86 Cedrick Hardman DE 53 Tommy Hart DE 56 Bob Hoskins American football DT 70 Charlie Krueger DT 50 Ed Beard American football MLB 57 Frank Nunley MLB 84 Dave Olerich OLB 52 Skip Vanderbundt OLB 64 Dave Wilcox OLB 23 Johnny Fuller American football FS 43 Windlan Hall y SS 37 Jimmy Johnson cornerback CB 49 Ralph McGill American football y CB 32 Mel Phillips SS 38 Mike Simpson American football FS 44 Bruce Taylor American football CB 30 Bruce Gossett K 15 Jim McCann P 58 Jim Sniadecki LB IR 77 Jean Barrett American football y T 42 Doug Cunningham American football RB 87 Jubilee Dunbar y WR 63 Ed Hardy American football y G 54 Marty Huff LB 78 Rolf Krueger DE/DT 13 Tom Wittum y P Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 5, 1972 vs. New York Jets L 10–17 0–1 Gator Bowl 41,920 2 August 13 Cleveland Browns W 20–13 1–1 Candlestick Park 58,364 3 August 19, 1972 at San Diego Chargers L 16–17 1–2 San Diego Stadium 47,308 4 August 27 Denver Broncos L 24–27 1–3 Candlestick Park 58,115 5 September 3 Oakland Raiders W 34–21 2–3 Candlestick Park 61,237 6 September 8, 1972 at Los Angeles Rams W 17–14 3–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 60,807https://www.profootballarchives.com/1972nflsf.html 1972 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) Pro Football Archives October 31, 2023 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 17 San Diego Chargers W 34–3 1–0 Candlestick Park 59,438 2 September 24 at Buffalo Bills L 20–27 1–1 War Memorial Stadium 45,845 3 October 1 at New Orleans Saints W 37–2 2–1 Tulane Stadium 69,840 4 October 8 at Los Angeles Rams L 7–31 2–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 77,382 5 October 15 New York Giants L 17–23 2–3 Candlestick Park 58,606 6 October 22 New Orleans Saints T 20–20 2–3–1 Candlestick Park 59,167 7 October 29 at Atlanta Falcons W 49–14 3–3–1 Atlanta Stadium 58,850 8 November 5 at Green Bay Packers L 24–34 3–4–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 47,897 9 November 12 Baltimore Colts W 24–21 4–4–1 Candlestick Park 61,214 10 November 19 at Chicago Bears W 34–21 5–4–1 Soldier Field 55,701 11 November 23 at Dallas Cowboys W 31–10 6–4–1 Texas Stadium 65,124 12 December 4, 1972 Los Angeles Rams L 16–26 6–5–1 Candlestick Park 61,214 13 December 10 Atlanta Falcons W 20–0 7–5–1 Candlestick Park 61,214 14 December 16, 1972 Minnesota Vikings W 20–17 8–5–1 Candlestick Park 61,214 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Postseason 1972–73 NFL playoffs Schedule Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Divisional December 23, 1972 Dallas Cowboys L 28–30 0–1 Candlestick Park 61,214 Awards and records Milestones References 2 External links 1972 San Francisco 49ers at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1972 San Francisco 49ers at JT-SW.com San Francisco 49ers Category:NFC West championship seasons Category:San Francisco 49ers seasons Category:1972 in San Francisco San Category:Long stubs with short prose