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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.
Simple Rating System: Total 6.4, Offense: 4.9, Defense: 1.5, SoS: -1.0, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Dick Nolan
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 | Steve Spurrier | 27 | 5 | 9 | 147 for 269, 1,983 yards, 18 td, 16 int, & 11 rushes for 51 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1967 |
| KR | Vic Washington | 26 | 1 | 13 | 27 kick returns for a 28.6 average and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 87th pick / 1970 |
| FB | Ken Willard | 29 | 7 | 11 | 100 rushes for 345 yards, 4 td, & 24 catches for 131 yards and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1965 |
| WR | Preston Riley | 25 | 2 | 8 | 11 catches for 156 yards, 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 217th pick / 1970 |
| WR | Gene A. Washington*+ | 25 | 3 | 14 | 46 catches for 918 yards, 12 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 16th pick / 1969 |
| TE | Ted Kwalick*+ | 25 | 3 | 14 | 40 catches for 751 yards, 9 td, & 5 rushes for 11 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 7th pick / 1969 |
| LT | Len Rohde | 34 | 12 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 59th pick / 1960 |
| LG | Randy Beisler | 28 | 6 | 14 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1966 | |
| C | Forrest Blue*+ | 28 | 4 | 14 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 15th pick / 1968 | |
| RG | Woody Peoples* | 29 | 4 | 14 | ||
| RT | Cas Banaszek | 27 | 4 | 13 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1967 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Tommy Hart | 28 | 4 | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 261st pick / 1968 |
| LDT | Charlie Krueger | 35 | 13 | 14 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1958 | |
| RDT | Earl Edwards | 26 | 3 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 120th pick / 1969 |
| RDE | Cedrick Hardman | 24 | 2 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1970 |
| LLB | Dave Wilcox*+ | 30 | 8 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 29th pick / 1964 Houston Oilers / 6th / 46th pick / 1964 |
| MLB | Frank Nunley | 27 | 5 | 9 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1967 |
| RLB | Skip Vanderbundt | 26 | 3 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 69th pick / 1968 |
| LCB | Jimmy Johnson*+ | 34 | 11 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 San Diego Chargers / 4th / 31st pick / 1961 |
| RCB | Bruce Taylor | 24 | 2 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 17th pick / 1970 |
| SS | Mel Phillips | 30 | 6 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 69th pick / 1966 Buffalo Bills / 19th / 172nd pick / 1966 |
| FS | Mike Simpson | 25 | 2 | 9 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 13th / 330th pick / 1969 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bruce Gossett | 31 | 8 | 0 | 18 of 29 field goals & 41 of 42 extra points | |
| P | Jim McCann | 23 | 1 | 0 | 64 punts for a 39.7 average, 1 blocked | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 205th pick / 1971 |
| PR | Ralph McGill | 22 | Rook | 0 | 22 punt returns for a 10.0 average and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 28th pick / 1972 |
| KR | Vic Washington | 26 | 1 | 13 | 27 kick returns for a 28.6 average and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 87th pick / 1970 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Cas Banaszek | 27 | RT | 13 | 13 | 254 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 12/24/1945 | 4 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1967 |
| 50 | Ed Beard | 33 | 14 | 0 | 226 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 12/9/1939 | 7 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 20th / 159th pick / 1964 San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 183rd pick / 1964 |
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| 83 | Terry Beasley | 22 | 8 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Auburn | 2/5/1950 | Rook | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 19th pick / 1972 | |
| 65 | Randy Beisler | 28 | LG | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-5 | Indiana | 10/24/1944 | 6 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1966 |
| 72 | Bill Belk | 26 | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Md-Eastern Shore | 2/19/1946 | 4 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 153rd pick / 1968 | |
| 75 | Forrest Blue*+ | 28 | C | 14 | 14 | 261 | 6-6 | Auburn | 9/7/1944 | 4 | 13 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 15th pick / 1968 |
| 12 | John Brodie | 37 | qb | 6 | 5 | 198 | 6-1 | Stanford | 8/14/1935 | 15 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1957 |
| 66 | Elmer Collett | 28 | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6-6 | San Francisco St. | 11/7/1944 | 5 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 208th pick / 1966 | |
| 42 | Doug Cunningham | 27 | 4 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 9/14/1945 | 5 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 145th pick / 1967 | |
| 74 | Earl Edwards | 26 | RDT | 13 | 12 | 260 | 6-7 | Wichita St. | 3/17/1946 | 3 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 120th pick / 1969 |
| 23 | Johnny Fuller | 26 | fs | 14 | 5 | 186 | 6-0 | Lamar | 3/3/1946 | 4 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 98th pick / 1968 |
| 30 | Bruce Gossett | 31 | K | 14 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | Ferrum,Clarion,Duquesne,Richmond | 11/9/1941 | 8 | 0 | |
| 43 | Windlan Hall | 22 | 14 | 0 | 178 | 5-11 | Arizona St. | 3/11/1950 | Rook | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 96th pick / 1972 | |
| 86 | Cedrick Hardman | 24 | RDE | 14 | 12 | 255 | 6-3 | North Texas | 10/4/1948 | 2 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1970 |
| 53 | Tommy Hart | 28 | LDE | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-4 | Morris Brown | 11/7/1944 | 4 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 261st pick / 1968 |
| 56 | Bob Hoskins | 27 | 14 | 0 | 246 | 6-2 | Wichita St. | 9/16/1945 | 2 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 16th / 406th pick / 1969 | |
| 54 | Marty Huff | 24 | 3 | 0 | 234 | 6-2 | Michigan | 12/19/1948 | Rook | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 127th pick / 1971 | |
| 17 | John Isenbarger | 25 | 14 | 0 | 203 | 6-3 | Indiana | 1/5/1947 | 2 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1970 | |
| 37 | Jimmy Johnson*+ | 34 | LCB | 14 | 14 | 187 | 6-2 | UCLA | 3/31/1938 | 11 | 16 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 San Diego Chargers / 4th / 31st pick / 1961 |
| 70 | Charlie Krueger | 35 | LDT | 14 | 14 | 256 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 1/28/1937 | 13 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1958 |
| 78 | Rolf Krueger | 26 | 4 | 0 | 253 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 12/8/1946 | 3 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 35th pick / 1969 | |
| 82 | Ted Kwalick*+ | 25 | TE | 14 | 14 | 226 | 6-4 | Penn St. | 4/15/1947 | 3 | 12 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 7th pick / 1969 |
| 15 | Jim McCann | 23 | P | 13 | 0 | 163 | 6-2 | Arizona St. | 3/29/1949 | 1 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 205th pick / 1971 |
| 49 | Ralph McGill | 22 | PR | 11 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | Tulsa | 4/28/1950 | Rook | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 28th pick / 1972 |
| 57 | Frank Nunley | 27 | MLB | 13 | 9 | 229 | 6-2 | Michigan | 10/1/1945 | 5 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1967 |
| 84 | Dave Olerich | 28 | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | San Francisco | 11/14/1944 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 69 | Woody Peoples* | 29 | RG | 14 | 14 | 252 | 6-2 | Grambling St. | 8/16/1943 | 4 | 9 | |
| 32 | Mel Phillips | 30 | SS | 14 | 14 | 198 | 6-2 | North Carolina A&T | 1/6/1942 | 6 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 69th pick / 1966 Buffalo Bills / 19th / 172nd pick / 1966 |
| 19 | Joe Reed | 24 | 9 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Baylor,Mississippi St. | 1/8/1948 | Rook | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 283rd pick / 1971 | |
| 85 | Preston Riley | 25 | WR | 14 | 8 | 180 | 6-0 | Memphis | 10/30/1947 | 2 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 217th pick / 1970 |
| 76 | Len Rohde | 34 | LT | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-4 | Utah St. | 4/16/1938 | 12 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 59th pick / 1960 |
| 35 | Larry Schreiber | 25 | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Tennessee Tech | 8/11/1947 | 1 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 243rd pick / 1970 | |
| 38 | Mike Simpson | 25 | FS | 13 | 9 | 170 | 5-9 | Houston | 3/13/1947 | 2 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 13th / 330th pick / 1969 |
| 58 | Jim Sniadecki | 25 | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Indiana | 3/23/1947 | 3 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 86th pick / 1969 | |
| 11 | Steve Spurrier | 27 | QB | 13 | 9 | 204 | 6-2 | Florida | 4/20/1945 | 5 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1967 |
| 44 | Bruce Taylor | 24 | RCB | 14 | 14 | 193 | 6-0 | Boston Univ. | 5/28/1948 | 2 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 17th pick / 1970 |
| 24 | Jimmy Thomas | 25 | 14 | 0 | 214 | 6-2 | Texas-Arlington | 8/17/1947 | 3 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 146th pick / 1969 | |
| 52 | Skip Vanderbundt | 26 | RLB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-3 | Oregon St. | 12/4/1946 | 3 | 11 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 69th pick / 1968 |
| 18 | Gene A. Washington*+ | 25 | WR | 14 | 14 | 185 | 6-2 | Stanford | 1/14/1947 | 3 | 12 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 16th pick / 1969 |
| 22 | Vic Washington | 26 | KR | 13 | 13 | 197 | 5-11 | Wyoming | 3/23/1946 | 1 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 87th pick / 1970 |
| 67 | John Watson | 23 | 14 | 0 | 249 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 1/11/1949 | 1 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 179th pick / 1971 | |
| 64 | Dave Wilcox*+ | 30 | LLB | 14 | 14 | 241 | 6-3 | Boise St.,Oregon | 9/29/1942 | 8 | 16 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 29th pick / 1964 Houston Oilers / 6th / 46th pick / 1964 |
| 40 | Ken Willard | 29 | FB | 14 | 11 | 219 | 6-1 | North Carolina | 7/14/1943 | 7 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1965 |
| 88 | Dick Witcher | 28 | wr | 14 | 6 | 204 | 6-3 | UCLA | 10/10/1944 | 6 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 119th pick / 1966 |
| Team Total | 27.0 | 14 | 218.5 | 6-2.0 | 4.2 |
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