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1972 San Francisco 49ers
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Record: 8-5-1, Finished 1st in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 353 points (25.2/g), 4th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 249 points (17.8/g), 9th.
Differential of 104 points (7.4/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 9.7-4.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -1 (-0.1/g), 15th.
Coached by Dick Nolan (8-5-1)
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1972 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | September 17 | box | W | 1-0 | San Diego Chargers | 34 | 3 | 18 | 295 | 178 | 117 | 2 | 13 | 258 | 171 | 87 | 5 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 24 | box | L | 1-1 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 20 | 27 | 10 | 202 | 169 | 33 | 4 | 17 | 233 | 56 | 177 | 1 |
| 3 | Sun | October 1 | box | W | 2-1 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 37 | 2 | 14 | 318 | 192 | 126 | 3 | 8 | 84 | 77 | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | Sun | October 8 | box | L | 2-2 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 31 | 13 | 250 | 131 | 119 | 2 | 22 | 513 | 211 | 302 | 1 |
| 5 | Sun | October 15 | box | L | 2-3 | New York Giants | 17 | 23 | 18 | 342 | 257 | 85 | 5 | 18 | 269 | 129 | 140 | 2 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 22 | box | T | 2-3-1 | New Orleans Saints | 20 | 20 | 14 | 340 | 274 | 66 | 3 | 19 | 367 | 273 | 94 | 2 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 29 | box | W | 3-3-1 | @ | Atlanta Falcons | 49 | 14 | 19 | 348 | 159 | 189 | 3 | 13 | 152 | 97 | 55 | 4 |
| 8 | Sun | November 5 | box | L | 3-4-1 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 24 | 34 | 16 | 327 | 306 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 338 | 141 | 197 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 12 | box | W | 4-4-1 | Baltimore Colts | 24 | 21 | 19 | 310 | 105 | 205 | 1 | 18 | 297 | 213 | 84 | 1 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 19 | box | W | 5-4-1 | @ | Chicago Bears | 34 | 21 | 20 | 376 | 266 | 110 | 15 | 356 | 223 | 133 | 3 | |
| 11 | Thu | November 23 | box | W | 6-4-1 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 31 | 10 | 17 | 280 | 157 | 123 | 1 | 19 | 308 | 201 | 107 | 4 |
| 12 | Mon | December 4 | box | L | 6-5-1 | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 26 | 19 | 304 | 246 | 58 | 3 | 15 | 313 | 175 | 138 | ||
| 13 | Sun | December 10 | box | W | 7-5-1 | Atlanta Falcons | 20 | 0 | 19 | 276 | 66 | 210 | 14 | 265 | 116 | 149 | 4 | ||
| 14 | Sat | December 16 | box | W | 8-5-1 | Minnesota Vikings | 20 | 17 | 18 | 383 | 229 | 154 | 7 | 17 | 273 | 96 | 177 | 2 | |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Sat | December 23 | box | L | 8-6-1 | Dallas Cowboys | 28 | 30 | |||||||||||