1985 San Francisco 49ers season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 San Francisco 49ers 1985 10–6 2nd NFC West Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr. John McVay and Carmen Policy Bill Walsh George Seifert Candlestick Park 6https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1985/probowl.htm 1985 NFL Pro Bowlers Pro-Football-Reference.com QB Joe Montana RB Roger Craig C Fred Quillan NT Michael Carter CB Eric Wright SS Carlton Williamson 9https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1985/allpro.htm 1985 NFL All-Pros Pro-Football-Reference.com QB Joe Montana RB Roger Craig T Keith Fahnhorst G Randy Cross G John Ayers C Fred Quillan NT Michael Carter LB Keena Turner CB Eric Wright Lost Wild Card Playoffs(at Giants) 3–17 49ers seasons thumb|right|150px|A ticket for a November 1985 game between the 49ers and the Denver Broncos. The 1985 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 36th season in the National Football League and their 40th overall. 49ers running back Roger Craig became the first player in NFL history to record both 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards in the same season. Craig rushed for 1,050 yards,NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 437 and had 1,016 receiving yards.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 441Pro-Football-Reference.com: Marshall Faulk is the only other player to log 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving in the same season. He did so with the St. Louis Rams in 1999. This season was Jerry Rice's first season in the league. Offseason NFL draft 1985 NFL draft 1985 San Francisco 49ers 1 16 Jerry Rice Wide receiver Mississippi Valley State yes yes yes 3 75 Ricky Moore Running back Alabama 5 140 Bruce Collie Guard UT Arlington yes 6 168 Scott Barry Quarterback UC Davis 11 308 David Wood Defensive end Arizona 12 336 Donald Chumley Defensive tackle Georgia Source:https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sfo/1985_draft.htm 1985 San Francisco 49ers Draftees Pro Football Reference February 17, 2024 Personnel Staff 1985 San Francisco 49ers Owner – Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr. President – Bill Walsh Vice President/General Counsel – Carmen Policy Vice President/General Manager – John McVay Director of College Scouting – Tony Razzano Director of pro personnel – Allan Webb Director of Research and Development – Neal Dahlen Head coach – Bill Walsh Quarterbacks/Receivers – Paul Hackett Running Backs – Sherman Lewis Offensive Line – Bobb McKittrick Assistant Offensive Line/Tight Ends – Fred von Appen Defensive coordinator – George Seifert Defensive Line – Bill McPherson Linebackers – Norb Hecker Defensive Backs – Ray Rhodes Defensive Assistant – Tommy Hart Special Teams – Fred von Appen Physical Development Coordinator – Jerry Attaway Roster 1985 San Francisco 49ers  6 Matt Cavanaugh 16 Joe Montana 24 Derrick Harmon running back 26 Wendell Tyler 30 Bill Ring 32 Carl Monroe 33 Roger Craig American football 80 Jerry Rice y 85 Mike Wilson wide receiver 87 Dwight Clark 88 Freddie Solomon 81 Russ Francis 86 John Frank tight end 52 John Hill American football C 56 Fred Quillan C 60 Vince Stroth G 62 Guy McIntyre G 68 John Ayers G 69 Bruce Collie y T/G 71 Keith Fahnhorst T 77 Bubba Paris T 72 Jeff Stover DE 74 Fred Dean DE 75 John Harty American football DE 76 Dwaine Board DE 78 Manu Tuiasosopo NT 79 Jim Stuckey DE 95 Michael Carter nose tackle NT 50 Riki Ellison ILB 53 Milt McColl OLB 54 Ron Ferrari OLB 55 Jim Fahnhorst ILB 57 Jim Kovach ILB 58 Keena Turner OLB 90 Todd Shell OLB 99 Michael Walter American football ILB 20 Tory Nixon y CB 21 Eric Wright cornerback, born 1959 CB 22 Dwight Hicks CB/FS 27 Carlton Williamson SS 42 Ronnie Lott FS/CB 43 Dana McLemore CB 49 Jeff Fuller safety SS  4 Max Runager P 14 Ray Wersching K 89 Earl Cooper American football TE IR 51 Randy Cross G/C IR 28 Tom Holmoe S IR 40 Charles Huff defensive back y CB IR 97 Gary Johnson NT (IR) 10px 66 Allan Kennedy T IR 59 Fulton Kuykendall LB IR 61 Jesse Sapolu G IR Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 10, 1985 at Los Angeles Raiders W 28–21 1–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 61,784 2 August 19, 1985 Denver Broncos L 13–20 1–1 Candlestick Park 55,425 3 August 24, 1985 San Diego Chargers W 25–10 2–1 Candlestick Park 50,569 4 August 30, 1985 at Seattle Seahawks W 23–21 3–1 Kingdome 60,403https://www.profootballarchives.com/1985nflsf.html 1985 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) Pro Football Archives November 2, 2023 Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 8 at Minnesota Vikings L 21–28 0–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 57,375 2 September 15 Atlanta Falcons W 35–16 1–1 Candlestick Park 58,923 3 September 22 at Los Angeles Raiders W 34–10 2–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 87,006 4 September 29 New Orleans Saints L 17–20 2–2 Candlestick Park 58,053 5 October 6 at Atlanta Falcons W 38–17 3–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 44,740 6 October 13 Chicago Bears L 10–26 3–3 Candlestick Park 60,523 7 October 20 at Detroit Lions L 21–23 3–4 Pontiac Silverdome 67,715 8 October 27 at Los Angeles Rams W 28–14 4–4 Anaheim Stadium 65,939 9 November 3 Philadelphia Eagles W 24–13 5–4 Candlestick Park 58,383 10 November 11 at Denver Broncos L 16–17 5–5 Mile High Stadium 73,173 11 November 17 Kansas City Chiefs W 31–3 6–5 Candlestick Park 56,447 12 November 25, 1985 Seattle Seahawks W 19–6 7–5 Candlestick Park 57,482 13 December 1 at Washington Redskins W 35–8 8–5 RFK Stadium 51,321 14 December 9, 1985 Los Angeles Rams L 20–27 8–6 Candlestick Park 60,581 15 December 15 at New Orleans Saints W 31–19 9–6 Louisiana Superdome 46,065 16 December 22 Dallas Cowboys W 31–16 10–6 Candlestick Park 60,114 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 15: at New Orleans Saints 49ers 0 7 10 14 Saints 0 9 7 3 December 15 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA 1:00 p.m. EST 46,065 Indoors (dome) Ben Dreith yes Q2 SF Clark 26 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick) SF 7–0 Q2 NO Andersen 46 yard field goal SF 7–3 Q2 NO Warren 42 yard blocked field goal return (kick failed) NO 9–7 Q3 SF Wilson 52 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick) SF 14–9 Q3 NO Goodlow 76 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick) NO 16–14 Q3 SF Wersching 24 yard field goal SF 17–16 Q4 NO Andersen 41 yard field goal NO 19–17 Q4 SF Francis 17 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick) SF 24–19 Q4 SF Craig 15 yard run (Wersching kick) SF 31–19 yes Joe Montana 25/38, 354 Yds Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Dec-18. Standings Postseason 1985–86 NFL playoffs Schedule Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Wild Card December 29 at New York Giants (4) L 3–17 0–1 Giants Stadium Game summaries NFC Wild Card Playoff: at (4) New York Giants 49ers 0 3 0 0 Giants 3 7 7 0 December 29 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 1:00 p.m. 75,842 Mostly cloudy; 36 °F °C 1 or; wind 16 mph km/h knots Red Cashion Pat Summerall and John Madden CBS Awards and records Roger Craig, Led NFL, Receptions, 92 receptions NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 451 Milestones Roger Craig, 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving in the same season References External links 1985 49ers on Pro Football Reference 49ers Schedule on jt-sw.com San Francisco Category:San Francisco 49ers seasons Category:1985 in San Francisco San Category:Long stubs with short prose