1979 San Francisco 49ers season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 San Francisco 49ers 1979 2–14 4th NFC West Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr. Bill Walsh Bill Walsh Chuck Studley Candlestick Park Did not qualify none 49ers seasons thumb | right | The uniform of the San Francisco 49ers, 1976-1983 The 1979 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 30th season in the National Football League and their 34th overall. The season is noted as running back O. J. Simpson's final year, quarterback Joe Montana's rookie season, and Bill Walsh's first year as head coach. The 1979 49ers remain the only team in NFL history to lose twelve games in which they held a lead.Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the NFL, in the regular season, team lost game, team had a lead at some point in the game, sorted by most games in season matching criteria. They are also the first team in NFL history to attempt 600 or more passes, attempting 602. Offseason NFL draft 1979 NFL draft 1979 San Francisco 49ers 2 29 James Owens Running back UCLA yes 3 82 Joe Montana Quarterback Notre Dame yes yes yes 5 111 Tom Seabron Linebacker Michigan yes 5 119 Jerry Aldridge Running back Angelo State yes 6 138 Ruben Vaughan Defensive tackle Colorado yes 7 166 Phil Francis Running back Stanford yes 9 221 Steve Hamilton Defensive tackle Missouri 10 249 Dwight Clark Wide receiver Clemson yes yes 10 252 Howard Ballage Defensive back Colorado 11 276 Billy McBride Defensive back Tennessee State yeshttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sfo/1979_draft.htm 1979 San Francisco 49ers Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com January 9, 2018 Undrafted free agents + 1979 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeGordy CeresinoLinebackerStanfordDan MelvillePunterCalifornia Personnel Staff / Coaches 1979 San Francisco 49ers Owner and president – Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr. General manager – Bill Walsh Director of player personnel – John McVay Head coach – Bill Walsh Quarterbacks – Sam Wyche Running Backs – Billie Matthews Receivers – Dennis Green Offensive Line – Bobb McKittrick Administrative Assistant/Offensive Line – Mike White Defensive Coordinator – Chuck Studley Linebackers – Bill McPherson Defensive Backs – Norb Hecker Special Teams – Dennis Green Strength and Conditioning – Al Vermeil Roster 1979 San Francisco 49ers 17 Steve DeBerg 16 Joe Montana y 35 Lenvil Elliott 38 Bob Ferrell 34 Phil Francis y 36 Paul Hofer 40 Wilbur Jackson 32 O. J. Simpson 87 Dwight Clark y 20 James Owens American football, born 1955 y 84 Mike Shumann 88 Freddie Solomon 82 Bob Bruer 81 Ken MacAfee 80 Eason Ramson 85 Paul Seal 68 John Ayers G 77 Jean Barrett American football T 51 Randy Cross G 62 Walt Downing G 71 Keith Fahnhorst T 56 Fred Quillan C 67 Ron Singleton T 76 Dwaine Board y DE 79 Al Cowlings DE 78 Archie Reese DE 72 Ruben Vaughan y DT 66 Ted Vincent DT 74 Jimmy Webb American football DT 57 Dan Bunz MLB 58 Gordy Ceresino y MLB 59 Willie Harper OLB 54 Bob Martin American football OLB 52 Jeff McIntyre y OLB 50 Dave Morton American football OLB 53 Tom Seabron y OLB 28 Charles Cornelius gridiron football CB 27 Tony Dungy FS 30 Tim Gray SS 22 Dwight Hicks FS 44 Charles Johnson defensive back y CB 29 Gerard Williams American football CB 11 Dan Melville y P 14 Ray Wersching K 47 Jerry Aldridge y RB IR 41 Mike Baldassin LB IR -- Ed Bradley linebacker LB IR 86 Cedrick Hardman DE IR 55 Scott Hilton American football y LB IR 45 Mike Hogan American football RB IR 65 Ernie Hughes G IR -- Dan Irons T IR 24 Eric Johnson safety S IR 26 Bob Jury S IR 60 Steve Knutson G/T IR -- Johnny Miller American football G IR 46 Melvin Morgan CB IR 66 Bob Nelson linebacker LB IR -- Troy Thomas defensive lineman y DT Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 4, 1979 San Diego Chargers W 13–10 1–0 Candlestick Park 32,275 2 August 11, 1979 at Oakland Raiders L 10–41 1–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 53,503 3 August 19, 1979 Denver Broncos L 0–21 1–2 Candlestick Park 34,133 4 August 24, 1979 at Seattle Seahawks L 20–55 1–3 Kingdome 59,941https://www.profootballarchives.com/1979nflsf.html 1979 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) November 2, 2023 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 2 at Minnesota Vikings L 22–28 0–1 Metropolitan Stadium 46,539 2 September 9 Dallas Cowboys L 13–21 0–2 Candlestick Park 56,728 3 September 16 at Los Angeles Rams L 24–27 0–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 44,303 4 September 23 New Orleans Saints L 21–30 0–4 Candlestick Park 39,727 5 September 30 at San Diego Chargers L 9–31 0–5 San Diego Stadium 50,893 6 October 7 Seattle Seahawks L 24–35 0–6 Candlestick Park 44,592 7 October 14 at New York Giants L 16–32 0–7 Giants Stadium 70,352 8 October 21 Atlanta Falcons W 20–15 1–7 Candlestick Park 33,952 9 October 28 Chicago Bears L 27–28 1–8 Candlestick Park 42,773 10 November 4 at Oakland Raiders L 10–23 1–9 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 52,764 11 November 11 at New Orleans Saints L 20–31 1–10 Louisiana Superdome 65,551 12 November 18 Denver Broncos L 28–38 1–11 Candlestick Park 42,910 13 November 25 Los Angeles Rams L 20–26 1–12 Candlestick Park 49,282 14 December 2 at St. Louis Cardinals L 10–13 1–13 Busch Memorial Stadium 41,593 15 December 9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 23–7 2–13 Candlestick Park 44,506 16 December 16 at Atlanta Falcons L 21–31 2–14 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 37,211 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 8: vs. Atlanta Falcons Falcons 0 9 0 6 49ers 7 0 7 6 October 21 Candlestick Park 4:00 p.m. EST 57 °F 1 or; wind 7 mph km/h knots Lindsey Nelson and Paul Hornung CBS yes Q1 SF Solomon 56 yard run (Wersching kick) SF 7–0 Q2 ATL Mazzetti 23 yard field goal SF 7–3 Q2 ATL Jenkins 7 yard pass from Bartkowski (kick failed) ATL 9–7 Q3 SF Hofer 2 yard run (Wersching kick) SF 14–9 Q4 ATL Lawrence 41 yard blocked punt return (kick failed) ATL 15–14 Q4 SF Hofer 3 yard run (kick failed) SF 20–15 yes https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197910210sfo.htm Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers - October 21st, 1979 Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 15: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers San Francisco 49ers 1979 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Fifteen: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9–5) at San Francisco 49ers (1–13) December 9, 1979 4:00 p.m. EDT Buccaneers 0 7 0 0 49ers 10 3 0 10 Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California 44,506 52 F C Box Score First quarter SF – Mike Shumann 19-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick). 49ers 7–0. SF – Ray Wersching 39-yard field goal. 49ers 10–0. Second quarter TB – Jimmie Giles 19-yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick). 49ers 10–7. SF – Ray Wersching 27-yard field goal. 49ers 13–7. Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter SF – Lenvil Elliott 1-yard run (Ray Wersching kick). 49ers 20–7. SF – Ray Wersching 45-yard field goal. 49ers 27–7. Top passers TB – Doug Williams – 10/24, 167 yards, TD, 5 INT SF – Steve DeBerg – 22/30, 186 yards, TD Top rushers TB – Ricky Bell – 10 rushes, 36 yards SF – Wilbur Jackson – 10 rushes, 35 yards Top receivers TB – Isaac Hagins – 3 receptions, 90 yards SF – Mike Shumann – 4 receptions, 61 yards, TD "O.J. Simpson Day" at the stadium as it was his last home game.Castañeda Carlos April 11, 2024 Before O.J. Simpson's Hollywood fame, international infamy, he was a San Francisco treat CBS San Francisco https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/oj-simpson-san-francisco-history/ April 30, 2024 en-US April 12, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240412061950/https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/oj-simpson-san-francisco-history/ live 49ers' players carried Bill Walsh off the field and fans tore down the goal posts. Standings References External links 1979 San Francisco 49ers at Pro-Football-Reference.com San Francisco Category:San Francisco 49ers seasons Category:1979 in San Francisco San Category:Long stubs with short prose