1961 San Francisco 49ers season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 49ers-mediaguide-1961.jpg San Francisco 49ers 1961 7–6–1 5th NFL Western Victor Morabito Louis Spadia Howard Hickey Kezar Stadium Did not qualify 49ers seasons The 1961 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 12th season in the National Football League, their 16th overall, and their second season under head coach Red Hickey. The 49ers attempted to improve on their 7–5 season from the previous season, and make the playoffs for the first time since 1957. However, despite starting the season 4–1, they would lose 5 of their last 8 games, finishing their season 7–6–1, and they missed the playoffs for the 4th straight year. Offseason NFL draft 1961 NFL draft 1961 San Francisco 49ers 1 6 Jimmy Johnson DB UCLA yes yes yes 1 9 Bernie Casey HB Bowling Green yes yes 1 11 Billy Kilmer QB UCLA yes yes 2 24 Roland Lakes DT Wichita yes 3 37 Bill Cooper FB Muskingum yes 4 47 Aaron Thomas TE Oregon State yes yes 4 52 Dale Messer HB Fresno State yes 5 58 Clark Miller DE Utah State Later played with 49ers from 1962–68 5 65 Bob McCreary T Wake Forest 6 80 Mike McClellan DB Oklahoma 7 93 Ray Purdin B Northwestern signed by Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL) 8 108 Neill Plumley T Oregon 9 118 Leon Donohue G San Jose State Later played with the 49ers from 1962–64 9 121 Evaristo Nino T East Texas State 10 136 Paul Hynes DB Louisiana Tech signed with Dallas Texans (AFL) 11 149 Tony Parrilli G Illinois 12 164 Don Coffey WR Memphis State 13 174 Tommy Hackler E Tennessee Tech 13 177 Julius Fincke T McNeese State 14 192 Bill Worrell T Georgia 15 205 Bob Sams T Central State (OK) 16 220 Charley Fuller HB San Francisco State signed by Oakland Raiders (AFL) 17 233 Tom Jewell T Idaho State 18 248 Kay McFarland WR Colorado State Played the 1961 season with CSU 19 261 Tom Simpson T Davidson 20 276 Jerry Perry G Central State (OK) Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 12, 1961 vs. New York Giants L 20–21 0–1 Multnomah Stadium 24,084 2 August 21 Cleveland Browns L 24–27 0–2 Kezar Stadium 38,759 3 August 26, 1961 Minnesota Vikings W 14–10 1–2 Multnomah Stadium 27,044 4 September 1, 1961 at Los Angeles Rams W 38–20 2–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 42,558 5 September 9, 1961 vs. Dallas Cowboys W 24–7 3–2 Hughes Stadium 22,130https://www.profootballarchives.com/1961nflsf.html 1961 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) Pro Football Archives November 19, 2023 Regular season Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Sources 1 September 17 Washington Redskins W 35–3 1–0 Kezar Stadium 43,412 Recap 2 September 24 at Green Bay Packers L 10–30 1–1 New City Stadium 38,624 Recap 3 October 1 at Detroit Lions W 49–0 2–1 Tiger Stadium 53,155 Recap 4 October 8 Los Angeles Rams W 35–0 3–1 Kezar Stadium 59,004 Recap 5 October 15 at Minnesota Vikings W 38–24 4–1 Metropolitan Stadium 34,415 Recap 6 October 22 at Chicago Bears L 0–31 4–2 Wrigley Field 49,070 Recap 7 October 29 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–20 4–3 Forbes Field 19,686 Recap 8 November 5 Detroit Lions T 20–20 4–3–1 Kezar Stadium 56,878 Recap 9 November 12 at Los Angeles Rams L 7–17 4–4–1 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 63,766 Recap 10 November 19 Chicago Bears W 41–31 5–4–1 Kezar Stadium 52,972 Recap 11 November 26 Minnesota Vikings W 38–28 6–4–1 Kezar Stadium 48,905 Recap 12 December 3 at Baltimore Colts L 17–20 6–5–1 Memorial Stadium 57,641 Recap 13 December 10 Green Bay Packers W 22–21 7–5–1 Kezar Stadium 55,722 Recap 14 December 16, 1961 Baltimore Colts L 27–24 7–6–1 Kezar Stadium 45,517 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Standings thumb|right|260px|Program for the November 5 game against the visiting Detroit Lions. Personnel Staff / Coaches 1961 San Francisco 49ers Team Owner - Victor Morabito General manager – Louis Spadia Head coach - Red Hickey Chief of Offense / Offensive Coordinator - Bill Johnson Offensive Ends / Assistant Coach – Billy Wilson Defensive Assistant / Defensive Backs – Mark Duncan Defensive Backfield / Secondary – Jack Christiansen * None - N/A Roster 1961 San Francisco 49ers 12 John Brodie 17 Billy Kilmer y RB 11 Bob Waters 34 Bill Cooper American football y 35 Don McIlhenny 23 Ray Norton 32 C. R. Roberts 24 J. D. Smith fullback, born 1932 27 R. C. Owens 89 Aaron Thomas American football y 30 Bernie Casey y 85 Monty Stickles 77 Bruce Bosley G 64 Ted Connolly G 57 Bill Lopasky G 53 Frank Morze C 76 Len Rohde T 79 Bob St. Clair T 78 John Thomas American football, born 1935 T 63 Monte Clark DT 86 Dan Colchico DE 74 Lou Cordileone DT 70 Charlie Krueger DE 60 Roland Lakes y DE 73 Leo Nomellini DT 83 Gorden Kelley OLB 54 Bob Harrison American football player MLB 55 Matt Hazeltine OLB 66 Carl Kammerer MLB y 37 Jimmy Johnson cornerback CB y 25 Dave Baker American football SS 80 Jerry Mertens CB 42 Jimmy Ridlon CB/S 44 Eddie Dove FS 40 Abe Woodson CB/RB 36 Tommy Davis kicker K/P 88 Clyde Conner WR IR 62 Mike Magac G Military 29 Dale Messer S IR y References 1961 49ers on Pro Football Reference 49ers Schedule on jt-sw.com External links Bob Fouts (narrator), 1961 49ers Season Highlights: Detroit Lions vs. San Francisco 49ers, Falstaff Beer via YouTube.com, October 1, 1961. (Video.) Bob Fouts (narrator), 1961 49ers Season Highlights: Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers, Falstaff Beer via YouTube.com, October 8, 1961. (Video.) Bob Fouts (narrator), 1961 49ers Season Highlights: Chicago Bears vs. San Francisco 49ers, Falstaff Beer via YouTube.com, November 19, 1961. (Video.) Bob Fouts (narrator), 1961 49ers Season Highlights: Minnesota Vikings vs. San Francisco 49ers, Falstaff Beer via YouTube.com, November 26, 1961. (Video.) Bob Fouts (narrator), 1961 49ers Season Highlights: Green Bay Packers vs. San Francisco 49ers, Falstaff Beer via YouTube.com, December 5, 1961. (Video.) San Francisco 49ers Category:San Francisco 49ers seasons San Fran San Fran 49