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1970 San Francisco 49ers

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Record: 10-3-1, Finished 1st in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 352 points (25.1/g), 1st of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 267 points (19.1/g), 14th.
 Differential of 85 points (6.1/g), 6th.
 Expected W-L: 9.2-4.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +17 (1.2/g), 1st.

Coached by Dick Nolan (10-3-1)

1970 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 20 box W 1-0 Washington Redskins 26 17 21 324 174 150 1 13 209 85 124 2
2 Sun September 27 box W 2-0 Cleveland Browns 34 31 24 435 277 158 20 448 326 122 4
3 Sun October 4 box L 2-1 @ Atlanta Falcons 20 21 18 326 163 163 2 18 356 204 152 2
4 Sun October 11 box W 3-1 @ Los Angeles Rams 20 6 12 243 193 50 2 11 205 101 104 4
5 Sun October 18 box T 3-1-1 New Orleans Saints 20 20 14 337 264 73 4 14 283 203 80 4
6 Sun October 25 box W 4-1-1 Denver Broncos 19 14 16 362 234 128 15 283 121 162 3
7 Sun November 1 box W 5-1-1 Green Bay Packers 26 10 10 258 132 126 3 15 308 135 173 6
8 Sun November 8 box W 6-1-1 @ Chicago Bears 37 16 19 387 340 47 1 11 178 87 91 2
9 Sun November 15 box W 7-1-1 @ Houston Oilers 30 20 17 376 205 171 1 16 268 165 103
10 Sun November 22 box L 7-2-1 @ Detroit Lions 7 28 15 190 134 56 4 19 298 111 187
11 Sun November 29 box L 7-3-1 Los Angeles Rams 13 30 16 285 160 125 2 14 220 65 155 1
12 Sun December 6 box W 8-3-1 Atlanta Falcons 24 20 20 354 259 95 3 13 205 52 153 1
13 Sun December 13 box W 9-3-1 @ New Orleans Saints 38 27 19 330 217 113 1 17 353 248 105 4
14 Sun December 20 box W 10-3-1 @ Oakland Raiders 38 7 16 296 171 125 17 358 270 88 9
Playoffs
Division Sun December 27 box W 11-3-1 @ Minnesota Vikings 17 14
ConfChamp Sun January 3 box L 11-4-1 Dallas Cowboys 10 17

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 352 4503 862 5.2 237 226 383 2923 25 10 7.5 125 471 1580 13 3.4 86 25 15 26
Team Defense 267 3972 839 4.7 345 185 384 2173 19 22 5.2 110 425 1799 12 4.2 213 42 20 22
Lg Rank Offense 1 2 7 17 1 2 1 1 5 17 9 21 3 15
Lg Rank Defense 14 13 10 18 9 18 10 9 12 18 17 22 4 1

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
John Brodie*+ 35 QB 14 14 223 378 59.0 2941 24 6.3 10 2.6 79 7.8 7.2 13.2 210.1 93.8 8 67 7.4 6.9 2.1
Steve Spurrier 25 P 14 0 3 4 75.0 49 1 25.0 0 0.0 26 12.3 14.8 16.3 3.5 155.2 0 0 12.3 14.8 0.0
John Isenbarger 23 13 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 26.3 14 226 383 59.0 2990 25 6.5 10 2.6 79 7.8 7.3 13.2 213.6 94.7 8 67 7.5 7.0 2.0
Opp Total 14 185 384 48.2 2173 19 4.9 22 5.7 5.7 3.6 11.7 155.2 58.4 30 261 5.2 2.7

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Ken Willard 27 FB 14 14 236 789 7 20 3.3 56.4 16.9 31 259 8.4 3 32 2.2 18.5 1048 10 3
Doug Cunningham 25 RB 12 0 128 443 3 25 3.5 36.9 10.7 35 209 6.0 0 29 2.9 17.4 652 3 4
Bill Tucker 27 RET 14 0 42 137 1 11 3.3 9.8 3.0 17 108 6.4 1 28 1.2 7.7 245 2 6
Jimmy Thomas 23 14 0 31 89 0 14 2.9 6.4 2.2 12 221 18.4 3 61 0.9 15.8 310 3 2
John Isenbarger 23 13 0 18 43 0 27 2.4 3.3 1.4 8 158 19.8 1 61 0.6 12.2 201 1 0
John Brodie*+ 35 QB 14 14 9 29 2 12 3.2 2.1 0.6 29 2 1
Ted Kwalick 23 14 0 3 65 0 45 21.7 4.6 0.2 10 148 14.8 1 26 0.7 10.6 213 1 0
Steve Spurrier 25 P 14 0 2 -18 0 -5 -9.0 -1.3 0.1 -18 0 1
Jim Strong 24 3 0 2 3 0 3 1.5 1.0 0.7 3 0 0
Gene A. Washington*+ 23 WR 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 53 1100 20.8 12 79 4.1 84.6 1100 12 0
Bob Windsor 28 TE 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 31 363 11.7 2 35 2.2 25.9 363 2 0
Dick Witcher 26 WR 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 22 288 13.1 2 28 2.0 26.2 288 2 0
Preston Riley 23 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 136 19.4 0 68 0.5 9.7 136 0 1
Team Total 26.3 14 471 1580 13 45 3.4 112.9 33.6 226 2990 13.2 25 79 16.1 213.6 4570 38 24
Opp Total 14 425 1799 12 4.2 128.5 30.4 185 2173 11.7 19 13.2 155.2 3972 31 35

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Bruce Taylor 22 RCB 14 0 43 516 0 76 12.0 12 190 0 25 15.8 706
Bill Tucker 27 RET 14 0 25 577 0 43 23.1 822
Jimmy Thomas 23 14 0 6 177 0 55 29.5 487
Johnny Fuller 24 14 0 4 29 0 12 7.3 1 8 0 8 8.0 37
Ed Beard 31 14 0 2 8 0 8 4.0 8
Preston Riley 23 14 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 1 0 0 0 0.0 141
Bill Belk 24 RDE 14 0 1 7 0 7 7.0 7
Bob Windsor 28 TE 14 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 363
Team Total 26.3 14 48 550 0 76 11.5 49 967 0 55 19.7 6087
Opp Total 14 38 0 58 1362 0 23.5

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Steve Spurrier 25 P 14 0 75 2877 58 0 38.4
Bruce Gossett 29 K 14 0 6 5 7 7 5 2 10 7 3 31 21 67.7% 41 39 95.1%
Team Total 26.3 14 6 5 7 7 5 2 10 7 3 31 21 67.7% 41 39 95.1% 75 2877 58 0 38.4
Opp Total 14 24 15 62.5% 32 30 93.8% 82 3313 40.4

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Ed Beard 31 14 0 1 1 0 0
John Brodie*+ 35 QB 14 14 1 0 -9 0
Elmer Collett 26 14 0 0 1 0 0
Doug Cunningham 25 RB 12 0 4 0 0 0
Johnny Fuller 24 14 0 1 20 0 20 2 1 0 0
Tommy Hart 26 LDE 14 14 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Bob Hoskins 25 14 0 0 1 0 0
Jimmy Johnson*+ 32 LCB 14 14 2 36 1 36 0 1 0 0 1
Charlie Krueger 33 LDT 14 14 0 1 0 0
Roland Lakes 31 RDT 14 14 0 1 0 0
Frank Nunley 25 MLB 14 14 3 42 0 24 0 1 0 0
Mel Phillips 28 SS 14 14 3 49 1 35 0 2 0 0
Al Randolph 26 14 0 1 0 0 0 1
Preston Riley 23 14 0 1 0 0 0
Jim Sniadecki 23 14 0 0 3 0 0
Steve Spurrier 25 P 14 0 1 1 0 0
Bruce Taylor 22 RCB 14 0 3 70 0 70 3 2 -3 0
Rosey Taylor 33 FS 14 14 3 27 0 19 0 1 5 0
Jimmy Thomas 23 14 0 2 1 0 0
Bill Tucker 27 RET 14 0 6 4 0 0
Skip Vanderbundt 24 RLB 12 0 3 18 0 18 0 1 0 0
Dave Wilcox* 28 LLB 13 0 2 46 0 35 0 2 0 0
Ken Willard 27 FB 14 14 3 1 0 0
Bob Windsor 28 TE 14 14 0 1 0 0
Team Total 26.3 14 22 308 2 70 24 29 -7 0 2
Opp Total 14 8 35 15

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Bruce Gossett 29 K 14 0 39 21 102
Gene A. Washington*+ 23 WR 13 0 12 72
Ken Willard 27 FB 14 14 7 3 60
Doug Cunningham 25 RB 12 0 3 18
Jimmy Thomas 23 14 0 3 18
John Brodie*+ 35 QB 14 14 2 12
Bill Tucker 27 RET 14 0 1 1 12
Bob Windsor 28 TE 14 14 2 12
Dick Witcher 26 WR 11 0 2 12
Jimmy Johnson*+ 32 LCB 14 14 1 1 8
John Isenbarger 23 13 0 1 6
Ted Kwalick 23 14 0 1 6
Mel Phillips 28 SS 14 14 1 6
Bruce Taylor 22 RCB 14 0 1 6
Al Randolph 26 14 0 1 2
Team Total 26.3 14 13 25 2 1 39 21 2 352
Opp Total 14 12 19 30 15 267