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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

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Tom Owen 22 Rook 7 88 for 184, 1,327 yards, 10 td, 15 int, & 16 rushes for 36 yards and 1 td

San Francisco 49ers / 13th / 322nd pick / 1974

RB Wilbur Jackson 23 Rook 13 174 rushes for 705 yards, 0 td, & 23 catches for 190 yards and 2 td

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1974

FB Larry Schreiber 27 3 14 174 rushes for 634 yards, 3 td, & 30 catches for 217 yards and 1 td

San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 243rd pick / 1970

WR Danny Abramowicz 29 7 14 25 catches for 369 yards, 1 td

New Orleans Saints / 17th / 420th pick / 1967

WR Gene A. Washington 27 5 14 29 catches for 615 yards, 6 td, & 2 rushes for 4 yards and 0 td

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 16th pick / 1969

TE Tom Mitchell 30 8 13 19 catches for 262 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for -2 yards and 0 td

Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 58th pick / 1966

LT Len Rohde 36 14 14

San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 59th pick / 1960

LG John Watson 25 3 12 1 fumble recovered

San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 179th pick / 1971

C Forrest Blue* 30 6 12 1 fumble recovered

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 15th pick / 1968

RG Woody Peoples 31 6 9
RT Cas Banaszek 29 6 14

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1967

 Defensive Starters
LDE Tommy Hart 30 6 14 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 261st pick / 1968

LDT Bill Belk 28 6 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 153rd pick / 1968

RDT Bob Hoskins 29 4 14 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

San Francisco 49ers / 16th / 406th pick / 1969

RDE Cedrick Hardman 26 4 14 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1970

LLB Dave Wilcox 32 10 11 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered

San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 29th pick / 1964
Houston Oilers / 6th / 46th pick / 1964

MLB Frank Nunley 29 7 12 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1967

RLB Willie Harper 24 1 14 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1973

LCB Jimmy Johnson* 36 13 12 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 6th pick / 1961
San Diego Chargers / 4th / 31st pick / 1961

RCB Bruce Taylor 26 4 8 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 17th pick / 1970

RCB Ralph McGill 24 2 6 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 28th pick / 1972

SS Mel Phillips 32 8 6 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 69th pick / 1966
Buffalo Bills / 19th / 172nd pick / 1966

SS Windlan Hall 24 2 12 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 96th pick / 1972

FS Windlan Hall 24 2 12 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 96th pick / 1972

FS Mike Holmes 24 Rook 6 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 18th pick / 1973

 Special Teams Starters
K Bruce Gossett 33 10 0 11 of 24 field goals & 25 of 27 extra points
P Tom Wittum* 24 1 0 68 punts for a 41.2 average, 1 blocked

San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 200th pick / 1972

PR Ralph McGill 24 2 6 20 punt returns for a 8.3 average and 0 td

San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 28th pick / 1972

KR Mike Holmes 24 Rook 6 25 kick returns for a 24.5 average and 0 td

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 18th pick / 1973

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Danny Abramowicz 29 E 14 14 195 6-1 Xavier (OH) 7/13/1945 7

New Orleans Saints / 17th / 420th pick / 1967

Dave Atkins 25 RB 1 0 205 6-1 Texas-El Paso 5/18/1949 1

San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 201st pick / 1973

Cas Banaszek 29 T 14 14 254 6-3 Northwestern 12/24/1945 6

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1967

Jean Barrett 23 T-G-C 14 0 253 6-6 Tulsa 5/24/1951 1

San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1972

Terry Beasley 24 WR 13 0 186 5-11 Auburn 2/5/1950 2

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 19th pick / 1972

Randy Beisler 30 G-DT-DE-T 9 0 250 6-5 Indiana 10/24/1944 8

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1966

Bill Belk 28 DE-DT 14 0 253 6-3 Md-Eastern Shore 2/19/1946 6

San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 153rd pick / 1968

Ceasar Belser 30 DB 4 0 205 6-0 Ark-Pine Bluff 9/13/1944 6

Washington Redskins / 10th / 145th pick / 1966

Mike Bettiga 24 WR 10 0 193 6-3 Humboldt State 9/10/1950 Rook

San Francisco 49ers / 15th / 382nd pick / 1973

Forrest Blue* 30 C 12 12 261 6-6 Auburn 9/7/1944 6

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 15th pick / 1968

Dennis Bragonier 23 DB 2 0 186 6-0 Stanford 1/22/1951 Rook
Keith Fahnhorst 22 T 14 0 273 6-6 Minnesota 2/6/1952 Rook

San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1974

Bruce Gossett 33 K 14 0 204 6-1 Clarion,Duquesne,Ferrum,Richmond 11/9/1941 10
Windlan Hall 24 DB 13 12 178 5-11 Arizona State 3/11/1950 2

San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 96th pick / 1972

Cedrick Hardman 26 DE 14 14 255 6-3 North Texas 10/4/1948 4

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1970

Willie Harper 24 LB 14 14 215 6-2 Nebraska 7/30/1950 1

San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1973

Tommy Hart 30 DE-LB 14 14 245 6-4 Morris Brown 11/7/1944 6

San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 261st pick / 1968

Stan Hindman 30 DE-DT 8 0 235 6-3 Mississippi 3/1/1944 8

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1966
Houston Oilers / 2nd / 12th pick / 1966

Hugo Hollas 29 DB 7 0 190 6-1 Rice 11/30/1945 4
Mike Holmes 24 DB-WR 13 6 193 6-2 Texas Southern 11/18/1950 Rook

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 18th pick / 1973

Bob Hoskins 29 DT-G 14 14 246 6-2 Wichita State 9/16/1945 4

San Francisco 49ers / 16th / 406th pick / 1969

Tom Hull 22 LB 13 0 229 6-3 Penn State 6/30/1952 Rook

San Francisco 49ers / 12th / 294th pick / 1974

Wilbur Jackson 23 RB 14 13 215 6-1 Alabama 11/19/1951 Rook

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1974

Jimmy Johnson* 36 DB-HB 13 12 187 6-2 UCLA 3/31/1938 13

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 6th pick / 1961
San Diego Chargers / 4th / 31st pick / 1961

Sammy Johnson 22 RB 14 0 223 6-0 North Carolina 9/22/1952 Rook

San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 90th pick / 1974

Rolf Krueger 28 DE-DT 9 0 253 6-4 Texas A&M 12/8/1946 5

St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 35th pick / 1969

Ted Kwalick 27 TE 14 0 226 6-4 Penn State 4/15/1947 5

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 7th pick / 1969

Ralph McGill 24 DB 13 6 183 5-11 Tulsa 4/28/1950 2

San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 28th pick / 1972

Bill McKoy 26 LB 14 0 235 6-3 Purdue 7/17/1948 4

Denver Broncos / 5th / 115th pick / 1970

Tom Mitchell 30 TE-WR 14 13 215 6-2 Bucknell 8/22/1944 8

Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 58th pick / 1966

Manfred Moore 24 RB 14 0 197 6-1 USC 12/22/1950 Rook

San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 216th pick / 1974

Dennis Morrison 23 QB 3 2 211 6-3 Kansas State 5/18/1951 Rook

San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 357th pick / 1973

Frank Nunley 29 LB 13 12 229 6-2 Michigan 10/1/1945 7

San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1967

Tom Owen 22 QB 10 7 195 6-1 Wichita State 9/1/1952 Rook

San Francisco 49ers / 13th / 322nd pick / 1974

Bob Penchion 25 G-C 8 0 265 6-5 Alcorn State 8/11/1949 2

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 108th pick / 1972

Woody Peoples 31 G 10 9 252 6-2 Grambling State 8/16/1943 6
Mel Phillips 32 DB 6 6 198 6-2 North Carolina A&T 1/6/1942 8

San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 69th pick / 1966
Buffalo Bills / 19th / 172nd pick / 1966

Mike Raines 21 DT-DE 2 0 255 6-5 Alabama 2/14/1953 Rook

San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 138th pick / 1974

Al Randolph 30 DB 6 0 205 6-2 Iowa 7/8/1944 8

San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 37th pick / 1966

Joe Reed 26 QB 6 4 195 6-1 Baylor,Mississippi State 1/8/1948 2

San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 283rd pick / 1971

Len Rohde 36 T 14 14 247 6-4 Utah State 4/16/1938 14

San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 59th pick / 1960

Bill Sandifer 22 DT-DE 4 0 278 6-6 UCLA 1/5/1952 Rook

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 10th pick / 1974

John Saunders 24 DB 4 0 198 6-3 Toledo 4/29/1950 2

Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 87th pick / 1972

Larry Schreiber 27 RB 14 14 210 6-0 Tennessee Tech 8/11/1947 3

San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 243rd pick / 1970

Norm Snead 35 QB 3 1 215 6-4 Wake Forest 7/31/1939 13

Washington Redskins / 1st / 2nd pick / 1961
Buffalo Bills / 5th / 35th pick / 1961

Steve Spurrier 29 QB-P 3 0 204 6-2 Florida 4/20/1945 7

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1967

Bruce Taylor 26 DB 14 8 193 6-0 Boston University 5/28/1948 4

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 17th pick / 1970

Skip Vanderbundt 28 LB 14 0 225 6-3 Oregon State 12/4/1946 5

San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 69th pick / 1968

Gene A. Washington 27 WR-SE 14 14 185 6-2 Stanford 1/14/1947 5

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 16th pick / 1969

John Watson 25 G-T-C 13 12 249 6-4 Oklahoma 1/11/1949 3

San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 179th pick / 1971

Robert West 24 WR 10 0 218 6-4 San Diego State 10/3/1950 2

Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 90th pick / 1972

Dave Wilcox 32 LB 14 11 241 6-3 Boise State,Oregon 9/29/1942 10

San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 29th pick / 1964
Houston Oilers / 6th / 46th pick / 1964

Delvin Williams 23 RB 13 2 195 6-0 Kansas 4/17/1951 Rook

San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1974

Tom Wittum* 24 P 14 0 190 6-1 Northern Illinois 1/11/1950 1

San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 200th pick / 1972

Team Total 26.8 14 220.2 6-2.4 4.1