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1974 San Francisco 49ers

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Record: 6-8-0, Finished 2nd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 226 points (16.1/g), 19th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 236 points (16.9/g), 11th.
 Differential of -10 points (-0.7/g), 15th.
 Expected W-L: 6.6-7.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 16th.

Coached by Dick Nolan (6-8-0)

1974 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 15 box W 1-0 @ New Orleans Saints 17 13 15 214 56 158 3 22 278 149 129 4
2 Sun September 22 box W 2-0 @ Atlanta Falcons 16 10 17 272 72 200 2 15 209 82 127 6
3 Sun September 29 box L 2-1 Cincinnati Bengals 3 21 14 226 55 171 3 19 373 168 205 2
4 Sun October 6 box L 2-2 St. Louis Cardinals 9 34 12 306 120 186 3 21 407 184 223 2
5 Mon October 14 box L 2-3 @ Detroit Lions 13 17 17 310 171 139 3 13 229 130 99 1
6 Sun October 20 box L 2-4 @ Los Angeles Rams 14 37 12 179 112 67 3 19 398 276 122 1
7 Sun October 27 box L 2-5 Oakland Raiders 24 35 20 372 179 193 5 18 297 133 164 1
8 Mon November 4 box L 2-6 Los Angeles Rams 13 15 11 266 201 65 2 18 303 145 158 2
9 Sun November 10 box L 2-7 @ Dallas Cowboys 14 20 20 326 262 64 1 21 379 158 221 3
10 Sun November 17 box W 3-7 @ Chicago Bears 34 0 22 413 299 114 4 8 170 71 99 3
11 Sun November 24 box W 4-7 Atlanta Falcons 27 0 18 291 89 202 2 10 192 117 75 6
12 Sun December 1 box L 4-8 @ Cleveland Browns 0 7 14 192 33 159 6 11 183 26 157 2
13 Sun December 8 box W 5-8 Green Bay Packers 7 6 17 283 180 103 2 14 228 95 133 3
14 Sun December 15 box W 6-8 New Orleans Saints 35 21 18 338 178 160 3 23 318 197 121 4

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 226 3988 873 4.6 227 170 361 2007 15 28 5.1 104 477 1981 10 4.2 101 42 14 22
Team Defense 236 3964 870 4.6 351 178 339 1931 14 20 5.3 101 503 2033 13 4.0 232 40 20 18
Lg Rank Offense 19 14 17 17 19 11 25 17 13 11 21 9 25 14
Lg Rank Defense 11 12 10 6 6 13 12 11 19 18 10 17 4 2

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%
Tom Owen 22 QB 10 7 88 184 47.8 1327 10 5.4 15 8.2 68 7.2 4.1 15.1 132.7 56.1 25 202 5.4 2.6 12.0
Joe Reed 26 6 4 29 74 39.2 316 2 2.7 7 9.5 58 4.3 0.3 10.9 52.7 22.1 7 50 3.3 -0.4 8.6
Dennis Morrison 23 3 2 21 51 41.2 227 1 2.0 5 9.8 26 4.5 0.2 10.8 75.7 21.9 0 0 4.5 0.2 0.0
Norm Snead 35 3 1 30 48 62.5 368 2 4.2 1 2.1 39 7.7 7.1 12.3 122.7 91.3 2 15 7.1 6.6 4.0
Steve Spurrier 29 3 0 1 3 33.3 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.7 0.7 2.0 0.7 42.4 1 7 -1.3 -1.3 25.0
Danny Abramowicz 29 WR 14 14 1 1 100.0 41 0 0.0 0 0.0 41 41.0 41.0 41.0 2.9 118.7 0 0 41.0 41.0 0.0
Team Total 26.8 14 170 361 47.1 2281 15 4.2 28 7.8 68 6.3 3.2 13.4 162.9 49.2 35 274 5.1 2.3 8.8
Opp Total 14 178 339 52.5 1931 14 4.1 20 5.9 5.7 3.5 10.8 137.9 58.8 28 247 5.3 2.5

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
Larry Schreiber 27 FB 14 14 174 634 3 21 3.6 45.3 12.4 30 217 7.2 1 16 2.1 15.5 851 4 2
Wilbur Jackson 23 RB 14 13 174 705 0 64 4.1 50.4 12.4 23 190 8.3 2 31 1.6 13.6 895 2 4
Sammy Johnson 22 14 0 44 237 2 32 5.4 16.9 3.1 11 106 9.6 0 23 0.8 7.6 343 2 1
Delvin Williams 23 13 2 36 201 3 71 5.6 15.5 2.8 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.1 0.7 210 3 2
Tom Owen 22 QB 10 7 16 36 1 7 2.3 3.6 1.6 36 1 4
Joe Reed 26 6 4 16 107 0 27 6.7 17.8 2.7 107 0 2
Manfred Moore 24 14 0 10 24 1 8 2.4 1.7 0.7 2 29 14.5 0 26 0.1 2.1 53 1 4
Gene A. Washington 27 WR 14 14 2 4 0 7 2.0 0.3 0.1 29 615 21.2 6 58 2.1 43.9 619 6 0
Tom Mitchell 30 TE 14 13 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 -0.1 0.1 19 262 13.8 0 25 1.4 18.7 260 0 0
Terry Beasley 24 13 0 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 -0.2 0.1 17 253 14.9 3 68 1.3 19.5 250 3 0
Dennis Morrison 23 3 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0 0 1
Norm Snead 35 3 1 1 25 0 25 25.0 8.3 0.3 25 0 0
Tom Wittum* 24 P 14 0 1 13 0 13 13.0 0.9 0.1 13 0 0
Danny Abramowicz 29 WR 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 25 369 14.8 1 30 1.8 26.4 369 1 1
Ted Kwalick 27 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 231 17.8 2 36 0.9 16.5 231 2 0
Team Total 26.8 14 477 1981 10 71 4.2 141.5 34.1 170 2281 13.4 15 68 12.1 162.9 4262 25 31
Opp Total 14 503 2033 13 4.0 145.2 35.9 178 1931 10.8 14 12.7 137.9 3964 27 38

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Mike Holmes 24 fs 13 6 9 45 0 22 5.0 25 612 0 57 24.5 657
Manfred Moore 24 14 0 5 149 1 88 29.8 18 398 0 51 22.1 600
Ralph McGill 24 rcb 13 6 20 166 0 47 8.3 166
Bruce Taylor 26 RCB 14 8 10 38 0 21 3.8 38
Wilbur Jackson 23 RB 14 13 5 103 0 30 20.6 998
Sammy Johnson 22 14 0 2 31 0 17 15.5 374
Robert West 24 10 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 26.8 14 44 398 1 88 9.0 51 1144 0 57 22.4 5804
Opp Total 14 46 0 51 1099 0 21.5

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
Tom Wittum* 24 P 14 0 68 2800 67 1 41.2
Bruce Gossett 33 K 14 0 2 2 7 5 3 2 12 2 24 11 45.8% 27 25 92.6% 2 56 31 0 28.0
Team Total 26.8 14 2 2 7 5 3 2 12 2 24 11 45.8% 27 25 92.6% 70 2856 67 1 40.8
Opp Total 14 19 12 63.2% 29 26 89.7% 74 2923 39.5

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Danny Abramowicz 29 WR 14 14 1 0 0 0
Jean Barrett 23 14 0 0 1 0 0
Bill Belk 28 LDT 14 0 0 2 19 1
Forrest Blue* 30 C 12 12 0 1 0 0
Keith Fahnhorst 22 14 0 0 2 0 0
Windlan Hall 24 FS/ss 13 12 0 1 6 0
Cedrick Hardman 26 RDE 14 14 0 2 0 0
Willie Harper 24 RLB 14 14 0 1 20 0
Tommy Hart 30 LDE 14 14 0 1 3 0
Mike Holmes 24 fs 13 6 3 26 0 14 6 3 0 0
Bob Hoskins 29 RDT 14 14 0 3 0 0
Wilbur Jackson 23 RB 14 13 4 0 0 0
Jimmy Johnson* 36 LCB 13 12 3 50 0 37
Sammy Johnson 22 14 0 1 1 0 0
Ralph McGill 24 rcb 13 6 5 71 0 45 1 2 8 0
Tom Mitchell 30 TE 14 13 0 1 0 0
Manfred Moore 24 14 0 4 4 0 0
Dennis Morrison 23 3 2 1 1 -1 0
Frank Nunley 29 MLB 13 12 4 30 0 20
Tom Owen 22 QB 10 7 4 1 0 0
Mel Phillips 32 SS 6 6 1 27 0 27 0 1 0 0
Al Randolph 30 6 0 0 1 0 0
Joe Reed 26 6 4 2 0 0 0
Bill Sandifer 22 4 0 0 1 2 0
Larry Schreiber 27 FB 14 14 2 1 0 0
Steve Spurrier 29 3 0 1 0 0 0
Bruce Taylor 26 RCB 14 8 1 0 0 0
Skip Vanderbundt 28 14 0 2 22 0 18 1 1 5 0
John Watson 25 LG 13 12 0 1 4 0
Robert West 24 10 0 1 0 0 0
Dave Wilcox 32 LLB 14 11 1 21 1 21 0 2 0 0
Delvin Williams 23 13 2 2 0 0 0
Team Total 26.8 14 20 247 1 45 31 35 66 1
Opp Total 14 35 38 18

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Bruce Gossett 33 K 14 0 25 11 58
Gene A. Washington 27 WR 14 14 6 36
Larry Schreiber 27 FB 14 14 3 1 24
Terry Beasley 24 13 0 3 18
Delvin Williams 23 13 2 3 18
Wilbur Jackson 23 RB 14 13 2 12
Sammy Johnson 22 14 0 2 12
Ted Kwalick 27 14 0 2 12
Manfred Moore 24 14 0 1 1 12
Danny Abramowicz 29 WR 14 14 1 6
Bill Belk 28 LDT 14 0 1 6
Tom Owen 22 QB 10 7 1 6
Dave Wilcox 32 LLB 14 11 1 6
Team Total 26.8 14 10 15 1 1 1 25 11 226
Opp Total 14 13 14 26 12 236