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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.
Simple Rating System: Total 6.5, Offense: 6.4, Defense: 0.1, SoS: 0.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Dick Nolan (10-3-1)
Training Camp: UC-Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | John Brodie*+ | 35 | 13 | 14 | 223 for 378, 2,941 yards, 24 td, 10 int, & 9 rushes for 29 yards and 2 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1957 |
| RB | Doug Cunningham | 25 | 3 | 0 | 128 rushes for 443 yards, 3 td, & 35 catches for 209 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 145th pick / 1967 |
| FB | Ken Willard | 27 | 5 | 14 | 236 rushes for 789 yards, 7 td, & 31 catches for 259 yards and 3 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1965 |
| WR | Gene A. Washington*+ | 23 | 1 | 0 | 53 catches for 1,100 yards, 12 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 16th pick / 1969 |
| WR | Dick Witcher | 26 | 4 | 0 | 22 catches for 288 yards, 2 td | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 119th pick / 1966 |
| TE | Bob Windsor | 28 | 3 | 14 | 31 catches for 363 yards, 2 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 26th pick / 1966 |
| LT | Len Rohde* | 32 | 10 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 59th pick / 1960 | |
| LG | Randy Beisler | 26 | 4 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1966 | |
| C | Forrest Blue | 26 | 2 | 14 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 15th pick / 1968 | |
| RG | Woody Peoples | 27 | 2 | 14 | ||
| RT | Cas Banaszek | 25 | 2 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1967 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Tommy Hart | 26 | 2 | 14 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 261st pick / 1968 |
| LDT | Charlie Krueger | 33 | 11 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1958 |
| RDT | Roland Lakes | 31 | 9 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 24th pick / 1961 Boston Patriots / 9th / 66th pick / 1961 |
| RDE | Bill Belk | 24 | 2 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 153rd pick / 1968 | |
| LLB | Dave Wilcox* | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 29th pick / 1964 Houston Oilers / 6th / 46th pick / 1964 |
| MLB | Frank Nunley | 25 | 3 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1967 |
| RLB | Skip Vanderbundt | 24 | 1 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 69th pick / 1968 |
| LCB | Jimmy Johnson*+ | 32 | 9 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 San Diego Chargers / 4th / 31st pick / 1961 |
| RCB | Bruce Taylor | 22 | Rook | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 17th pick / 1970 |
| SS | Mel Phillips | 28 | 4 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 69th pick / 1966 Buffalo Bills / 19th / 172nd pick / 1966 |
| FS | Rosey Taylor | 33 | 9 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bruce Gossett | 29 | 6 | 0 | 21 of 31 field goals & 39 of 41 extra points | |
| P | Steve Spurrier | 25 | 3 | 0 | 75 punts for a 38.4 average, 0 blocked | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1967 |
| PR | Bruce Taylor | 22 | Rook | 0 | 43 punt returns for a 12.0 average and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 17th pick / 1970 |
| KR | Bill Tucker | 27 | 3 | 0 | 25 kick returns for a 23.1 average and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 65th pick / 1967 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Cas Banaszek | 25 | T | 13 | 0 | 254 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 12/24/1945 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1967 |
| 50 | Ed Beard | 31 | LB | 14 | 0 | 226 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 12/9/1939 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 20th / 159th pick / 1964 San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 183rd pick / 1964 |
| 65 | Randy Beisler | 26 | G-DT-DE-T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Indiana | 10/24/1944 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1966 |
| 72 | Bill Belk | 24 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Md-Eastern Shore | 2/19/1946 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 153rd pick / 1968 |
| 75 | Forrest Blue | 26 | C | 14 | 14 | 261 | 6-6 | Auburn | 9/7/1944 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 15th pick / 1968 |
| 12 | John Brodie*+ | 35 | QB | 14 | 14 | 198 | 6-1 | Stanford | 8/14/1935 | 13 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1957 |
| 51 | Carter Campbell | 23 | DE-LB | 1 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Weber St. | 9/29/1947 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 191st pick / 1970 |
| 66 | Elmer Collett | 26 | G | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6-6 | San Francisco St. | 11/7/1944 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 208th pick / 1966 |
| 42 | Doug Cunningham | 25 | RB | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 9/14/1945 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 145th pick / 1967 |
| 74 | Earl Edwards | 24 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-7 | Wichita St. | 3/17/1946 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 120th pick / 1969 |
| 23 | Johnny Fuller | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 186 | 6-0 | Lamar | 3/3/1946 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 98th pick / 1968 |
| 30 | Bruce Gossett | 29 | K | 14 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | Ferrum,Clarion,Duquesne,Richmond | 11/9/1941 | 6 | |
| 86 | Cedrick Hardman | 22 | DE | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | North Texas | 10/4/1948 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1970 |
| 53 | Tommy Hart | 26 | DE-LB | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-4 | Morris Brown | 11/7/1944 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 261st pick / 1968 |
| 80 | Stan Hindman | 26 | DE-DT | 8 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 3/1/1944 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1966 Houston Oilers / 2nd / 12th pick / 1966 |
| 56 | Bob Hoskins | 25 | DT-G | 14 | 0 | 246 | 6-2 | Wichita St. | 9/16/1945 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 16th / 406th pick / 1969 |
| 17 | John Isenbarger | 23 | RB-WR | 13 | 0 | 203 | 6-3 | Indiana | 1/5/1947 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1970 |
| 37 | Jimmy Johnson*+ | 32 | DB-HB | 14 | 14 | 187 | 6-2 | UCLA | 3/31/1938 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 San Diego Chargers / 4th / 31st pick / 1961 |
| 81 | Lee Johnson | 26 | WR | 7 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Tennessee St. | 10/1/1944 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 141st pick / 1968 |
| 70 | Charlie Krueger | 33 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 256 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 1/28/1937 | 11 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1958 |
| 82 | Ted Kwalick | 23 | TE | 14 | 0 | 226 | 6-4 | Penn St. | 4/15/1947 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 7th pick / 1969 |
| 60 | Roland Lakes | 31 | DT-DE-T-DT | 14 | 14 | 279 | 6-4 | Wichita St. | 12/25/1939 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 24th pick / 1961 Boston Patriots / 9th / 66th pick / 1961 |
| 57 | Frank Nunley | 25 | LB | 14 | 14 | 229 | 6-2 | Michigan | 10/1/1945 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1967 |
| 69 | Woody Peoples | 27 | G | 14 | 14 | 252 | 6-2 | Grambling St. | 8/16/1943 | 2 | |
| 32 | Mel Phillips | 28 | DB | 14 | 14 | 198 | 6-2 | North Carolina A&T | 1/6/1942 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 69th pick / 1966 Buffalo Bills / 19th / 172nd pick / 1966 |
| 27 | Al Randolph | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Iowa | 7/8/1944 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 37th pick / 1966 |
| 85 | Preston Riley | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Memphis | 10/30/1947 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 217th pick / 1970 |
| 76 | Len Rohde* | 32 | T | 14 | 0 | 247 | 6-4 | Utah St. | 4/16/1938 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 59th pick / 1960 |
| 78 | Sam Silas | 30 | DT | 12 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Southern Illinois | 9/25/1940 | 7 | Boston Patriots / 6th / 46th pick / 1963 |
| 38 | Mike Simpson | 23 | DB | 7 | 0 | 170 | 5-9 | Houston | 3/13/1947 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 13th / 330th pick / 1969 |
| 58 | Jim Sniadecki | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Indiana | 3/23/1947 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 86th pick / 1969 |
| 11 | Steve Spurrier | 25 | QB-P | 14 | 0 | 204 | 6-2 | Florida | 4/20/1945 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1967 |
| 28 | Jim Strong | 24 | RB | 3 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Houston | 12/12/1946 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 165th pick / 1970 |
| 44 | Bruce Taylor | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | Boston Univ. | 5/28/1948 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 17th pick / 1970 |
| 25 | Rosey Taylor | 33 | DB | 14 | 14 | 186 | 5-11 | Grambling St. | 7/4/1937 | 9 | |
| 24 | Jimmy Thomas | 23 | RB-WR | 14 | 0 | 214 | 6-2 | Texas-Arlington | 8/17/1947 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 146th pick / 1969 |
| 45 | Bill Tucker | 27 | RB | 14 | 0 | 219 | 6-2 | Tennessee St. | 9/14/1943 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 65th pick / 1967 |
| 52 | Skip Vanderbundt | 24 | LB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Oregon St. | 12/4/1946 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 69th pick / 1968 |
| 18 | Gene A. Washington*+ | 23 | WR-SE | 13 | 0 | 185 | 6-2 | Stanford | 1/14/1947 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 16th pick / 1969 |
| 64 | Dave Wilcox* | 28 | LB | 13 | 0 | 241 | 6-3 | Boise St.,Oregon | 9/29/1942 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 29th pick / 1964 Houston Oilers / 6th / 46th pick / 1964 |
| 40 | Ken Willard | 27 | RB | 14 | 14 | 219 | 6-1 | North Carolina | 7/14/1943 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1965 |
| 89 | Bob Windsor | 28 | TE | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 12/19/1942 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 26th pick / 1966 |
| 88 | Dick Witcher | 26 | WR-FL-SE-TE | 11 | 0 | 204 | 6-3 | UCLA | 10/10/1944 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 119th pick / 1966 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 14 | 223.2 | 6-2.4 | 3.4 |