1970 San Francisco 49ers season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 San Francisco 49ers 1970 10–3–1 1st NFC West Josephine MorabitoJane Morabito Louis Spadia Dick Nolan Ed Hughes Kezar Stadium Won Divisional Playoffs(at Vikings) 17–14Lost NFC Championship(vs. Cowboys) 10–17 T Len RohdeQB John BrodieWR Gene WashingtonOLB Dave WilcoxCB Jimmy Johnson 49ers seasons thumb|alt=The uniform of the San Francisco 49ers, 1970-1975|The uniform of the San Francisco 49ers, 1970-1975 The 1970 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 21st season in the National Football League (NFL), and its 25th overall. Quarterback John Brodie won the NFL MVP award, and the 49ers captured their first division title with a 10–3–1 record. It was the first time they had tallied double-digit wins as an NFL team. Cornerback Bruce Taylor won Defensive Rookie of the Year honors. In the NFC Championship, the 49ers lost to the Dallas Cowboys in their final game at Kezar Stadium. Offseason NFL draft 1970 NFL draft 1970 San Francisco 49ers 1 9 Cedrick Hardman Defensive end North Texas yes yes 1 17 Bruce Taylor Defensive back Boston University yes yes 2 48 John Isenbarger Running back Indiana yes 4 87 Vic Washington Running back Wyoming yes started play with 49ers in 1971 5 113 Gary McArthur Tackle USC 6 138 Rusty Clark Quarterback Houston signed with Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) 7 165 Jim Strong Running back Houston yes 8 191 Carter Campbell Defensive end Weber State yes 9 217 Preston Riley Wide receiver Memphis State yes 10 243 Larry Schreiber Running back Tennessee Tech started play with 49ers in 1971 11 269 Dan Crockett Wide receiver Toledo 12 295 Bill Tant Tackle Dayton 13 321 Jim Vanderslice Linebacker TCU 14 347 Jack King Guard Clemson 15 373 Dave Delsignore Wide receiver Youngstown State 16 399 Produs Perkins Defensive back Livingstone 17 425 Mike Culton Punter La Verne no Source:https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sfo/1970_draft.htm 1970 San Francisco 49ers Draftees Pro Football Reference January 22, 2024 Personnel Staff / Coaches 1970 San Francisco 49ers Team Owner(s) - Josephine Morabito & Jane Morabito General manager / Team President – Louis Spadia Personnel Scout - Dick Gallagher Head coach - Dick Nolan Chief of Offense / Offensive Coordinator - Ed Hughes Offensive Consultant – Y.A. Tittle Offensive Backfied – Mike Holovak Offensive Line / Blocking – Ernie Zwahlen Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Line – Paul Wiggin Linebackers – Mike Giddings Defensive Backfield / Secondary – Jim Shofner Joe Perry - Kicking Coach / Game Scout Roster 1970 San Francisco 49ers 40 0 4 12 John Brodie 11 Steve Spurrier P 17 John Isenbarger y 28 Jim Strong running back y 24 Jimmy Thomas American football 45 Bill Tucker American football 40 Ken Willard 85 Preston Riley y 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 56 Bob Hoskins American football G 69 Woody Peoples G 76 Len Rohde T 72 Bill Belk DE 74 Earl Edwards American football DT 86 Cedrick Hardman y DE 53 Tommy Hart DE 80 Stan Hindman DE 70 Charlie Krueger DT 60 Roland Lakes DT 78 Sam Silas DT/DE 50 Ed Beard American football MLB 51 Carter Campbell y OLB 57 Frank Nunley MLB 58 Jim Sniadecki OLB 64 Dave Wilcox OLB 23 Johnny Fuller American football CB/S 37 Jimmy Johnson cornerback CB 32 Mel Phillips SS 27 Al Randolph SS 38 Mike Simpson American football y CB 44 Bruce Taylor American football y CB 25 Roosevelt Taylor FS 30 Bruce Gossett K None - Vacant 42 Doug Cunningham American football RB 81 Lee Johnson wide receiver WR 35 Larry Schreiber y RB 52 Skip Vanderbundt LB Preseason Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Sources 1 August 15, 1970 Cleveland Browns L 14–17 0–1 Tampa Stadium 41,851 Recap 2 August 22, 1970 at Miami Dolphins L 7–17 0–2 Miami Orange Bowl 52,812 Recap 3 August 29, 1970 Denver Broncos W 23–7 1–2 Autzen Stadium 26,238 Recap 4 September 6, 1970 Oakland Raiders L 17–31 1–3 Kezar Stadium 55,521 Recap 5 September 12, 1970 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–17 1–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 55,430 Recap Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 20 Washington Redskins W 26–17 1–0 Kezar Stadium 34,984 Recap 2 September 27 Cleveland Browns W 34–31 2–0 Kezar Stadium 37,502 Recap 3 October 4 at Atlanta Falcons L 20–21 2–1 Atlanta Stadium 58,850 Recap 4 October 11 at Los Angeles Rams W 20–6 3–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 77,272 Recap 5 October 18 New Orleans Saints T 20–20 3–1–1 Kezar Stadium 39,446 Recap 6 October 25 Denver Broncos W 19–14 4–1–1 Kezar Stadium 39,515 Recap 7 November 1 Green Bay Packers W 26–10 5–1–1 Kezar Stadium 59,335 Recap 8 November 8 at Chicago Bears W 37–16 6–1–1 Wrigley Field 45,607 Recap 9 November 15 at Houston Oilers W 30–20 7–1–1 Astrodome 43,040 Recap 10 November 22 at Detroit Lions L 7–28 7–2–1 Tiger Stadium 56,232 Recap 11 November 29 Los Angeles Rams L 13–30 7–3–1 Kezar Stadium 59,602 Recap 12 December 6 Atlanta Falcons W 24–20 8–3–1 Kezar Stadium 41,387 Recap 13 December 13 at New Orleans Saints W 38–27 9–3–1 Tulane Stadium 61,940 Recap 14 December 20 at Oakland Raiders W 38–7 10–3–1 Oakland Coliseum 54,535 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Postseason 1970–71 NFL playoffs Schedule Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap Divisional December 27 at Minnesota Vikings W 17–14 1–0 Metropolitan Stadium Recap NFC Championship January 3, 1971 Dallas Cowboys L 10–17 1–1 Kezar Stadium Recap References External links 1970 San Francisco 49ers at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1970 San Francisco 49ers at JT-SW.com San Francisco Category:NFC West championship seasons Category:San Francisco 49ers seasons Category:1970 in San Francisco SAn Category:Long stubs with short prose