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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
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 | 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 |
| QB | John Brodie | 37 | 15 | 5 | 70 for 110, 905 yards, 9 td, 8 int, & 3 rushes for 8 yards and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1957 |
| RB | Vic Washington | 26 | 1 | 13 | 141 rushes for 468 yards, 3 td, & 43 catches for 393 yards 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 |
| WR | Dick Witcher | 28 | 6 | 6 | 3 catches for 22 yards, 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 119th pick / 1966 |
| 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 |
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| C | Forrest Blue*+ | 28 | 4 | 14 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 15th pick / 1968 |
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| RG | Woody Peoples* | 29 | 4 | 14 | ||
| RT | Cas Banaszek | 27 | 4 | 13 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1967 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| MLB | Frank Nunley | 27 | 5 | 9 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1967 |
| MLB | Ed Beard | 33 | 7 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 20th / 159th pick / 1964 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| FS | Mike Simpson | 25 | 2 | 9 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 13th / 330th pick / 1969 |
| FS | Johnny Fuller | 26 | 4 | 5 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 98th pick / 1968 |
| 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 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Cas Banaszek | 27 | T | 13 | 13 | 254 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 12/24/1945 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1967 |
| Ed Beard | 33 | LB | 14 | 0 | 226 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 12/9/1939 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 20th / 159th pick / 1964 |
| Terry Beasley | 22 | WR | 8 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Auburn | 2/5/1950 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 19th pick / 1972 |
| Randy Beisler | 28 | G-DT-DE-T | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-5 | Indiana | 10/24/1944 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1966 |
| Bill Belk | 26 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Md-Eastern Shore | 2/19/1946 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 153rd pick / 1968 |
| Forrest Blue*+ | 28 | C | 14 | 14 | 261 | 6-6 | Auburn | 9/7/1944 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 15th pick / 1968 |
| John Brodie | 37 | QB | 6 | 5 | 198 | 6-1 | Stanford | 8/14/1935 | 15 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1957 |
| Elmer Collett | 28 | G | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6-6 | San Francisco State | 11/7/1944 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 208th pick / 1966 |
| Doug Cunningham | 27 | RB | 4 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 9/14/1945 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 145th pick / 1967 |
| Earl Edwards | 26 | DT-DE | 13 | 12 | 260 | 6-7 | Wichita State | 3/17/1946 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 120th pick / 1969 |
| Johnny Fuller | 26 | DB | 14 | 5 | 186 | 6-0 | Lamar | 3/3/1946 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 98th pick / 1968 |
| Bruce Gossett | 31 | K | 14 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | Clarion,Duquesne,Ferrum,Richmond | 11/9/1941 | 8 | |
| Windlan Hall | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 178 | 5-11 | Arizona State | 3/11/1950 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 96th pick / 1972 |
| Cedrick Hardman | 24 | DE | 14 | 12 | 255 | 6-3 | North Texas | 10/4/1948 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1970 |
| Tommy Hart | 28 | DE-LB | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-4 | Morris Brown | 11/7/1944 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 261st pick / 1968 |
| Bob Hoskins | 27 | DT-G | 14 | 0 | 246 | 6-2 | Wichita State | 9/16/1945 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 16th / 406th pick / 1969 |
| Marty Huff | 24 | LB | 3 | 0 | 234 | 6-2 | Michigan | 12/19/1948 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 127th pick / 1971 |
| John Isenbarger | 25 | RB-WR | 14 | 0 | 203 | 6-3 | Indiana | 1/5/1947 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1970 |
| Jimmy Johnson*+ | 34 | DB-HB | 14 | 14 | 187 | 6-2 | UCLA | 3/31/1938 | 11 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 |
| Charlie Krueger | 35 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 256 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 1/28/1937 | 13 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1958 |
| Rolf Krueger | 26 | DE-DT | 4 | 0 | 253 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 12/8/1946 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 35th pick / 1969 |
| Ted Kwalick*+ | 25 | TE | 14 | 14 | 226 | 6-4 | Penn State | 4/15/1947 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 7th pick / 1969 |
| Jim McCann | 23 | P | 13 | 0 | 163 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 3/29/1949 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 205th pick / 1971 |
| Ralph McGill | 22 | DB | 11 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | Tulsa | 4/28/1950 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 28th pick / 1972 |
| Frank Nunley | 27 | LB | 13 | 9 | 229 | 6-2 | Michigan | 10/1/1945 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1967 |
| Dave Olerich | 28 | LB-TE | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | San Francisco | 11/14/1944 | 5 | |
| Woody Peoples* | 29 | G | 14 | 14 | 252 | 6-2 | Grambling State | 8/16/1943 | 4 | |
| Mel Phillips | 30 | DB | 14 | 14 | 198 | 6-2 | North Carolina A&T | 1/6/1942 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 69th pick / 1966 |
| Joe Reed | 24 | QB | 9 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Baylor,Mississippi State | 1/8/1948 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 283rd pick / 1971 |
| Preston Riley | 25 | WR | 14 | 8 | 180 | 6-0 | Memphis | 10/30/1947 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 217th pick / 1970 |
| Len Rohde | 34 | T | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-4 | Utah State | 4/16/1938 | 12 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 59th pick / 1960 |
| Larry Schreiber | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Tennessee Tech | 8/11/1947 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 243rd pick / 1970 |
| Mike Simpson | 25 | DB | 13 | 9 | 170 | 5-9 | Houston | 3/13/1947 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 13th / 330th pick / 1969 |
| Jim Sniadecki | 25 | LB | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Indiana | 3/23/1947 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 86th pick / 1969 |
| Steve Spurrier | 27 | QB-P | 13 | 9 | 204 | 6-2 | Florida | 4/20/1945 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1967 |
| Bruce Taylor | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 193 | 6-0 | Boston University | 5/28/1948 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 17th pick / 1970 |
| Jimmy Thomas | 25 | RB-WR | 14 | 0 | 214 | 6-2 | Texas-Arlington | 8/17/1947 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 146th pick / 1969 |
| Skip Vanderbundt | 26 | LB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 12/4/1946 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 69th pick / 1968 |
| Gene A. Washington*+ | 25 | WR-SE | 14 | 14 | 185 | 6-2 | Stanford | 1/14/1947 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 16th pick / 1969 |
| Vic Washington | 26 | RB-DB-WR | 13 | 13 | 197 | 5-11 | Wyoming | 3/23/1946 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 87th pick / 1970 |
| John Watson | 23 | G-T-C | 14 | 0 | 249 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 1/11/1949 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 179th pick / 1971 |
| Dave Wilcox*+ | 30 | LB | 14 | 14 | 241 | 6-3 | Boise State,Oregon | 9/29/1942 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 29th pick / 1964 |
| Ken Willard | 29 | RB | 14 | 11 | 219 | 6-1 | North Carolina | 7/14/1943 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1965 |
| Dick Witcher | 28 | WR-FL-SE-TE | 14 | 6 | 204 | 6-3 | UCLA | 10/10/1944 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 119th pick / 1966 |
| Team Total | 27.0 | 14 | 218.5 | 6-2.0 | 4.2 |