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1965 San Francisco 49ers
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Record: 7-6-1, Finished 4th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 421 points (30.1/g), 1st of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 402 points (28.7/g), 13th.
Differential of 19 points (1.4/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 7.4-6.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -10 (-0.7/g), 12th.
Coached by Jack Christiansen (7-6-1)
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1965 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | John Brodie* | 30 | 8 | 13 | 242 for 391, 3,112 yards, 30 td, 16 int, & 15 rushes for 60 yards and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1957 |
| FB | Ken Willard* | 22 | Rook | 14 | 189 rushes for 778 yards, 5 td, & 32 catches for 253 yards and 4 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1965 |
| LH | John David Crow* | 30 | 7 | 13 | 132 rushes for 514 yards, 2 td, & 28 catches for 493 yards and 7 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1958 |
| RH | Bernie Casey | 26 | 4 | 14 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 59 catches for 765 yards and 8 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1961 |
| SE | Dave Parks*+ | 24 | 1 | 14 | 80 catches for 1,344 yards, 12 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 1st pick / 1964 |
| TE | Monty Stickles | 27 | 5 | 14 | 35 catches for 343 yards, 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1960 |
| LT | Len Rohde | 27 | 5 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 59th pick / 1960 |
| LG | John Thomas | 30 | 7 | 14 | San Francisco 49ers / 23rd / 272nd pick / 1957 |
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| C | Bruce Bosley* | 32 | 9 | 14 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1956 |
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| RG | Howard Mudd | 23 | 1 | 14 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 113th pick / 1964 |
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| RT | Walt Rock* | 24 | 2 | 14 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 16th pick / 1963 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Karl Rubke | 30 | 8 | 10 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 56th pick / 1957 |
| LDT | Charlie Krueger | 28 | 6 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1958 |
| RDT | Roland Lakes | 26 | 4 | 14 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 24th pick / 1961 |
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| RDE | Clark Miller | 27 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 58th pick / 1961 |
| LLB | Dave Wilcox | 23 | 1 | 14 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 29th pick / 1964 |
| MLB | Mike Dowdle | 28 | 5 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers / 15th / 179th pick / 1960 |
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| RLB | Matt Hazeltine | 32 | 10 | 8 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 45th pick / 1955 |
| RLB | Jack Chapple | 22 | Rook | 6 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 13th pick / 1965 |
| LCB | Jimmy Johnson | 27 | 4 | 14 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 |
| RCB | Jerry Mertens | 31 | 7 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 20th / 239th pick / 1958 |
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| LS | Elbert Kimbrough | 27 | 4 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 18th pick / 1961 |
| RS | Kermit Alexander | 24 | 2 | 9 | 3 interceptions, 8 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 5th pick / 1963 |
| RS | George Donnelly | 23 | Rook | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 13th pick / 1965 |
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| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Tommy Davis | 31 | 6 | 0 | 17 of 27 field goals & 52 of 53 extra points | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 128th pick / 1957 |
| P | Tommy Davis | 31 | 6 | 0 | 54 punts for a 45.8 average, 0 blocked | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 128th pick / 1957 |
| PR | Kermit Alexander | 24 | 2 | 9 | 35 punt returns for a 7.5 average and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 5th pick / 1963 |
| KR | Kermit Alexander | 24 | 2 | 9 | 32 kick returns for a 23.2 average and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 5th pick / 1963 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Kermit Alexander | 24 | DB | 14 | 9 | 187 | 5-11 | UCLA | 1/4/1941 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 5th pick / 1963 |
| Ed Beard | 26 | LB | 12 | 0 | 226 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 12/9/1939 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 20th / 159th pick / 1964 |
| Bruce Bosley* | 32 | C-G-DE | 14 | 14 | 241 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 11/5/1933 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1956 |
| John Brodie* | 30 | QB | 13 | 13 | 198 | 6-1 | Stanford | 8/14/1935 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1957 |
| Vern Burke | 24 | SE-TE | 3 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Oregon State | 4/30/1941 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 64th pick / 1963 |
| Bernie Casey | 26 | HB-FL-TE-WR | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-4 | Bowling Green | 6/8/1939 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1961 |
| Joe Cerne | 23 | C | 11 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Northwestern | 4/26/1942 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1965 |
| Jack Chapple | 22 | LB | 14 | 6 | 225 | 6-1 | Stanford | 7/23/1943 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 13th pick / 1965 |
| Daniel Colchico | 30 | DE | 1 | 0 | 245 | 6-5 | San Jose State | 5/27/1935 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 78th pick / 1959 |
| John David Crow* | 30 | HB-TE-FB | 14 | 13 | 220 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 7/8/1935 | 7 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1958 |
| Tommy Davis | 31 | K-P | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | LSU | 10/13/1934 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 128th pick / 1957 |
| Floyd Dean | 25 | LB | 9 | 0 | 236 | 6-4 | Florida | 8/19/1940 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 50th pick / 1962 |
| George Donnelly | 23 | DB | 14 | 5 | 210 | 6-3 | Illinois | 9/4/1942 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 13th pick / 1965 |
| Mike Dowdle | 28 | LB-FB | 10 | 10 | 235 | 6-3 | Texas | 12/6/1937 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 15th / 179th pick / 1960 |
| Bob L. Harrison | 28 | LB | 7 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 8/8/1937 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1959 |
| Matt Hazeltine | 32 | LB | 8 | 8 | 220 | 6-1 | California | 8/2/1933 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 45th pick / 1955 |
| Jimmy Johnson | 27 | DB-HB | 14 | 14 | 187 | 6-2 | UCLA | 3/31/1938 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 |
| Rudy Johnson | 24 | HB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Nebraska | 8/12/1941 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 57th pick / 1964 |
| Elbert Kimbrough | 27 | DB | 14 | 14 | 196 | 5-11 | Northwestern | 3/24/1938 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 18th pick / 1961 |
| Dave Kopay | 23 | RB | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-0 | Washington | 6/28/1942 | 1 | |
| Charlie Krueger | 28 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 256 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 1/28/1937 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1958 |
| Roland Lakes | 26 | DT-DE-T-DT | 14 | 14 | 279 | 6-4 | Wichita State | 12/25/1939 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 24th pick / 1961 |
| Dan LaRose | 26 | T-DE-G | 5 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Missouri | 2/8/1939 | 4 | Boston Patriots / 3rd / 18th pick / 1961 |
| Gary Lewis | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Arizona State,Washington State | 2/22/1942 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 71st pick / 1964 |
| Kay McFarland | 27 | WR | 12 | 0 | 186 | 6-2 | Colorado State | 4/10/1938 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 18th / 248th pick / 1961 |
| Jerry Mertens | 31 | DB | 13 | 9 | 184 | 6-0 | Drake | 11/12/1934 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 20th / 239th pick / 1958 |
| Dale Messer | 28 | HB-WR-DB | 9 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Fresno State | 8/6/1937 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 52nd pick / 1961 |
| Clark Miller | 27 | DE | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-5 | Utah State | 8/11/1938 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 58th pick / 1961 |
| George Mira | 23 | QB | 10 | 1 | 190 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 1/11/1942 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1964 |
| Howard Mudd | 23 | G | 14 | 14 | 254 | 6-2 | Hillsdale,Michigan State | 2/10/1942 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 113th pick / 1964 |
| Jim A. Norton | 23 | DE-DT-T-E | 14 | 0 | 254 | 6-4 | Washington | 11/18/1942 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1965 |
| Dave Parks*+ | 24 | SE-TE-WR | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 12/25/1941 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 1st pick / 1964 |
| Bob Poole | 24 | TE | 9 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Clemson | 10/5/1941 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 102nd pick / 1964 |
| Walt Rock* | 24 | T-DT | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | Maryland | 11/4/1941 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 16th pick / 1963 |
| Len Rohde | 27 | T | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-4 | Utah State | 4/16/1938 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 59th pick / 1960 |
| Karl Rubke | 30 | LB-C-DT-DE | 14 | 10 | 240 | 6-4 | USC | 12/6/1935 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 56th pick / 1957 |
| Chuck Sieminski | 25 | DT | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Penn State | 7/3/1940 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 46th pick / 1962 |
| Monty Stickles | 27 | TE-SE | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 8/16/1938 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1960 |
| Wayne Swinford | 22 | DB-WR | 14 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Georgia | 5/3/1943 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 114th pick / 1965 |
| John Thomas | 30 | G-T-LB | 14 | 14 | 246 | 6-4 | Pacific | 1/25/1935 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 23rd / 272nd pick / 1957 |
| Dave Wilcox | 23 | LB | 14 | 14 | 241 | 6-3 | Boise State,Oregon | 9/29/1942 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 29th pick / 1964 |
| Ken Willard* | 22 | RB | 14 | 14 | 219 | 6-1 | North Carolina | 7/14/1943 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1965 |
| Jim Wilson | 23 | G-T | 11 | 0 | 258 | 6-3 | Georgia | 6/12/1942 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 43rd pick / 1964 |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 14 | 225.3 | 6-2.3 | 3.2 |