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1976 San Francisco 49ers
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Record: 8-6-0, Finished 2nd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 270 points (19.3/g), 13th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 190 points (13.6/g), 3rd.
Differential of 80 points (5.7/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 9.8-4.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -8 (-0.6/g), 22nd.
Coached by Monte Clark (8-6-0)
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1976 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 | Jim Plunkett | 29 | 5 | 12 | 126 for 243, 1,592 yards, 13 td, 16 int, & 19 rushes for 95 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1971 |
| RB | Delvin Williams* | 25 | 2 | 13 | 248 rushes for 1,203 yards, 7 td, & 27 catches for 283 yards and 2 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1974 |
| FB | Wilbur Jackson | 25 | 2 | 14 | 200 rushes for 792 yards, 1 td, & 33 catches for 324 yards and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1974 |
| WR | Jim Lash | 25 | 3 | 7 | 13 catches for 190 yards, 0 td, & 3 rushes for 5 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 65th pick / 1973 |
| WR | Gene A. Washington | 29 | 7 | 14 | 33 catches for 457 yards, 6 td, & 1 rush for 3 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 16th pick / 1969 |
| WR | Willie McGee | 26 | 3 | 6 | 13 catches for 269 yards, 4 td, & 3 rushes for 12 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 123rd pick / 1973 |
| TE | Tom Mitchell | 32 | 10 | 14 | 20 catches for 240 yards, 1 td | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 58th pick / 1966 |
| LT | Jean Barrett | 25 | 3 | 14 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1972 |
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| LG | Steve Lawson | 27 | 5 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 41st pick / 1971 |
| C | Randy Cross | 22 | Rook | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1976 |
| C | John Watson | 27 | 5 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 179th pick / 1971 |
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| RG | Andy Maurer | 28 | 6 | 9 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 64th pick / 1970 |
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| RG | John Watson | 27 | 5 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 179th pick / 1971 |
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| RT | Cas Banaszek | 31 | 8 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1967 |
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| RT | Keith Fahnhorst | 24 | 2 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1974 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Tommy Hart* | 32 | 8 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 261st pick / 1968 |
| LDT | Jimmy Webb | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 10th pick / 1975 |
| RDT | Cleveland Elam* | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 85th pick / 1975 |
| RDE | Cedrick Hardman | 28 | 6 | 11 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1970 |
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| LLB | Skip Vanderbundt | 30 | 7 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 69th pick / 1968 |
| MLB | Frank Nunley | 31 | 9 | 12 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1967 |
| RLB | Dave Washington* | 28 | 6 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 9th / 219th pick / 1970 |
| LCB | Jimmy Johnson | 38 | 15 | 13 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 |
| RCB | Bruce Taylor | 28 | 6 | 13 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 17th pick / 1970 |
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| SS | Mel Phillips | 34 | 10 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 69th pick / 1966 |
| FS | Ralph McGill | 26 | 4 | 9 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 28th pick / 1972 |
| FS | Bruce Rhodes | 24 | Rook | 5 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Steve Mike-Mayer | 29 | 1 | 0 | 16 of 28 field goals & 26 of 30 extra points | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1975 |
| P | Tom Wittum | 26 | 3 | 0 | 89 punts for a 40.8 average, 2 blocked | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 200th pick / 1972 |
| PR | Tony Leonard | 23 | Rook | 1 | 35 punt returns for a 8.4 average and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 140th pick / 1976 |
| KR | Tony Leonard | 23 | Rook | 1 | 26 kick returns for a 21.3 average and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 140th pick / 1976 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Cas Banaszek | 31 | T | 9 | 8 | 254 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 12/24/1945 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1967 |
| Jean Barrett | 25 | T-G-C | 14 | 14 | 253 | 6-6 | Tulsa | 5/24/1951 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1972 |
| Scott Bull | 23 | QB | 14 | 2 | 211 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 6/8/1953 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 177th pick / 1976 |
| Tony Cline | 28 | DE | 7 | 2 | 244 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 7/25/1948 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 102nd pick / 1970 |
| Bill Cooke | 25 | DT-DE-T | 9 | 0 | 249 | 6-5 | Connecticut,Massachusetts | 2/26/1951 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 244th pick / 1975 |
| Randy Cross | 22 | G-C | 14 | 10 | 259 | 6-3 | UCLA | 4/25/1954 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1976 |
| Marty Domres | 29 | QB | 5 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Columbia | 4/17/1947 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 9th pick / 1969 |
| Cleveland Elam* | 24 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 252 | 6-4 | Tennessee State | 4/5/1952 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 85th pick / 1975 |
| Bruce Elia | 23 | LB | 12 | 2 | 222 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 1/10/1953 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 100th pick / 1975 |
| Dick Enderle | 29 | G | 2 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 11/6/1947 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 158th pick / 1969 |
| Keith Fahnhorst | 24 | T | 13 | 6 | 273 | 6-6 | Minnesota | 2/6/1952 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1974 |
| Bob Ferrell | 24 | RB | 10 | 0 | 216 | 6-0 | UCLA | 11/13/1952 | Rook | |
| Cedrick Hardman | 28 | DE | 11 | 11 | 255 | 6-3 | North Texas | 10/4/1948 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1970 |
| Willie Harper | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 7/30/1950 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1973 |
| Kenny Harrison | 23 | WR | 11 | 0 | 176 | 6-0 | SMU | 12/12/1953 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 250th pick / 1976 |
| Tommy Hart* | 32 | DE-LB | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-4 | Morris Brown | 11/7/1944 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 261st pick / 1968 |
| Paul Hofer | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 5/13/1952 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 305th pick / 1976 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 25 | RB | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-1 | Alabama | 11/19/1951 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1974 |
| Jimmy Johnson | 38 | DB-HB | 14 | 13 | 187 | 6-2 | UCLA | 3/31/1938 | 15 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 |
| Kermit Johnson | 24 | RB | 11 | 1 | 201 | 6-1 | UCLA | 2/22/1952 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 166th pick / 1974 |
| Sammy Johnson | 24 | RB | 6 | 0 | 223 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 9/22/1952 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 90th pick / 1974 |
| Jim Lash | 25 | WR | 8 | 7 | 200 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 11/12/1951 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 65th pick / 1973 |
| Steve Lawson | 27 | G | 14 | 14 | 265 | 6-3 | Kansas | 1/4/1949 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 41st pick / 1971 |
| Tony Leonard | 23 | DB | 14 | 1 | 170 | 5-11 | Virginia Union | 2/28/1953 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 140th pick / 1976 |
| Eddie Lewis | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 177 | 6-0 | Kansas | 12/15/1953 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 57th pick / 1976 |
| Andy Maurer | 28 | G-T | 13 | 9 | 265 | 6-3 | Oregon | 9/30/1948 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 64th pick / 1970 |
| Willie McGee | 26 | WR | 6 | 6 | 179 | 5-11 | Alcorn State | 5/14/1950 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 123rd pick / 1973 |
| Ralph McGill | 26 | DB | 10 | 9 | 183 | 5-11 | Tulsa | 4/28/1950 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 28th pick / 1972 |
| Steve Mike-Mayer | 29 | K | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Maryland | 9/8/1947 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1975 |
| Dale Mitchell | 23 | LB | 13 | 0 | 223 | 6-3 | USC | 9/1/1953 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 13th / 322nd pick / 1975 |
| Tom Mitchell | 32 | TE-WR | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-2 | Bucknell | 8/22/1944 | 10 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 58th pick / 1966 |
| Frank Nunley | 31 | LB | 13 | 12 | 229 | 6-2 | Michigan | 10/1/1945 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1967 |
| Jim Obradovich | 23 | TE | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | USC | 4/2/1953 | 1 | New York Giants / 7th / 158th pick / 1975 |
| Mel Phillips | 34 | DB | 14 | 14 | 198 | 6-2 | North Carolina A&T | 1/6/1942 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 69th pick / 1966 |
| Jim Plunkett | 29 | QB | 12 | 12 | 220 | 6-3 | Stanford | 12/5/1947 | 5 | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1971 |
| Rocky Rasley | 29 | G | 1 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 4/27/1947 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 216th pick / 1969 |
| Bruce Rhodes | 24 | DB | 14 | 5 | 187 | 6-0 | San Francisco State | 4/17/1952 | Rook | |
| Steve Rivera | 22 | WR | 11 | 1 | 184 | 5-11 | California | 8/5/1954 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 100th pick / 1976 |
| Bill Sandifer | 24 | DT-DE | 13 | 0 | 278 | 6-6 | UCLA | 1/5/1952 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 10th pick / 1974 |
| Bruce Taylor | 28 | DB | 13 | 13 | 193 | 6-0 | Boston University | 5/28/1948 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 17th pick / 1970 |
| Skip Vanderbundt | 30 | LB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 12/4/1946 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 69th pick / 1968 |
| Dave Washington* | 28 | LB-TE | 14 | 14 | 223 | 6-5 | Alcorn State | 9/12/1948 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 219th pick / 1970 |
| Gene A. Washington | 29 | WR-SE | 14 | 14 | 185 | 6-2 | Stanford | 1/14/1947 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 16th pick / 1969 |
| John Watson | 27 | G-T-C | 11 | 5 | 249 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 1/11/1949 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 179th pick / 1971 |
| Jimmy Webb | 24 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-5 | Mississippi State | 4/13/1952 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 10th pick / 1975 |
| Delvin Williams* | 25 | RB | 13 | 13 | 195 | 6-0 | Kansas | 4/17/1951 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1974 |
| Tom Wittum | 26 | P | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Northern Illinois | 1/11/1950 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 200th pick / 1972 |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 14 | 220.2 | 6-2.1 | 3.7 |