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1977 San Francisco 49ers
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Record: 5-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 220 points (15.7/g), 19th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 260 points (18.6/g), 20th.
Differential of -40 points (-2.9/g), 19th.
Expected W-L: 5.6-8.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.5/g), 21st.
Simple Rating System: Total -3.8, Offense: -1.1, Defense: -2.7, SoS: -0.9, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Ken Meyer (5-9-0)
Training Camp: San Jose State (San Jose, 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 | Jim Plunkett | 30 | 6 | 14 | 128 for 248, 1,693 yards, 9 td, 14 int, & 28 rushes for 71 yards and 1 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1971 |
| RB | Delvin Williams | 26 | 3 | 14 | 268 rushes for 931 yards, 7 td, & 20 catches for 179 yards and 2 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1974 |
| FB | Wilbur Jackson | 26 | 3 | 14 | 179 rushes for 780 yards, 7 td, & 22 catches for 169 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1974 |
| WR | Kenny Harrison | 24 | 1 | 10 | 15 catches for 217 yards, 1 td, & 6 rushes for 15 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 250th pick / 1976 |
| WR | Gene A. Washington | 30 | 8 | 14 | 32 catches for 638 yards, 5 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 16th pick / 1969 |
| TE | Tom Mitchell | 33 | 11 | 13 | 19 catches for 226 yards, 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 58th pick / 1966 |
| LT | Jean Barrett | 26 | 4 | 14 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1972 | |
| LG | Steve Lawson | 28 | 6 | 14 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 41st pick / 1971 | |
| C | Randy Cross | 23 | 1 | 14 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1976 | |
| RG | Woody Peoples | 34 | 9 | 14 | ||
| RT | Keith Fahnhorst | 25 | 3 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1974 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Tommy Hart | 33 | 9 | 14 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 261st pick / 1968 | |
| LDT | Jimmy Webb | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 10th pick / 1975 |
| RDT | Cleveland Elam*+ | 25 | 2 | 14 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 85th pick / 1975 | |
| RDE | Cedrick Hardman | 29 | 7 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1970 |
| LLB | Skip Vanderbundt | 31 | 8 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 69th pick / 1968 |
| LLB | Willie Harper | 27 | 4 | 10 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1973 |
| MLB | Bruce Elia | 24 | 2 | 7 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 100th pick / 1975 |
| MLB | Skip Vanderbundt | 31 | 8 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 69th pick / 1968 |
| RLB | Dave Washington | 29 | 7 | 9 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 9th / 219th pick / 1970 |
| LCB | Tony Leonard | 24 | 1 | 13 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 140th pick / 1976 |
| RCB | Bruce Taylor | 29 | 7 | 14 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 17th pick / 1970 | |
| SS | Mel Phillips | 35 | 11 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 69th pick / 1966 Buffalo Bills / 19th / 172nd pick / 1966 |
| FS | Ralph McGill | 27 | 5 | 13 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 28th pick / 1972 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ray Wersching | 27 | 4 | 0 | 10 of 17 field goals & 23 of 23 extra points | |
| P | Tom Wittum | 27 | 4 | 0 | 77 punts for a 36.4 average, 3 blocked | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 200th pick / 1972 |
| PR | Tony Leonard | 24 | 1 | 13 | 22 punt returns for a 7.0 average and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 140th pick / 1976 |
| KR | Paul Hofer | 25 | 1 | 0 | 36 kick returns for a 24.2 average and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 305th pick / 1976 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | John Ayers | 24 | G-T | 14 | 1 | 258 | 6-5 | Texas,West Texas A&M | 4/14/1953 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 223rd pick / 1976 |
| 41 | Mike Baldassin | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | Washington | 7/26/1955 | Rook | |
| 79 | Cas Banaszek | 32 | T | 6 | 0 | 254 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 12/24/1945 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1967 |
| 77 | Jean Barrett | 26 | T-G-C | 14 | 14 | 253 | 6-6 | Tulsa | 5/24/1951 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1972 |
| 26 | Stan Black | 22 | DB | 13 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | Mississippi St. | 11/12/1955 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 100th pick / 1977 |
| 54 | Ed Bradley | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 239 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 4/22/1950 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 88th pick / 1972 |
| 19 | Scott Bull | 24 | QB | 6 | 0 | 211 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 6/8/1953 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 177th pick / 1976 |
| 28 | Mike Burns | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 181 | 6-0 | USC | 4/6/1954 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 141st pick / 1977 |
| 82 | Tony Cline | 29 | DE | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 7/25/1948 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 102nd pick / 1970 |
| 76 | Bill Cooke | 26 | DT-DE-T | 14 | 0 | 249 | 6-5 | Connecticut,Massachusetts | 2/26/1951 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 244th pick / 1975 |
| 51 | Randy Cross | 23 | G-C | 14 | 14 | 259 | 6-3 | UCLA | 4/25/1954 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1976 |
| 72 | Cleveland Elam*+ | 25 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 252 | 6-4 | Tennessee St. | 4/5/1952 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 85th pick / 1975 |
| 55 | Bruce Elia | 24 | LB | 13 | 7 | 222 | 6-1 | Ohio St. | 1/10/1953 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 100th pick / 1975 |
| 71 | Keith Fahnhorst | 25 | T | 14 | 14 | 273 | 6-6 | Minnesota | 2/6/1952 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1974 |
| 38 | Bob Ferrell | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 216 | 6-0 | UCLA | 11/13/1952 | 1 | |
| 75 | Ed Galigher | 27 | DT-DE | 12 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | UCLA | 10/15/1950 | 5 | New York Jets / 4th / 89th pick / 1972 |
| 86 | Cedrick Hardman | 29 | DE | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-3 | North Texas | 10/4/1948 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1970 |
| 59 | Willie Harper | 27 | LB | 12 | 10 | 215 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 7/30/1950 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1973 |
| 83 | Kenny Harrison | 24 | WR | 14 | 10 | 176 | 6-0 | SMU | 12/12/1953 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 250th pick / 1976 |
| 53 | Tommy Hart | 33 | DE-LB | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-4 | Morris Brown | 11/7/1944 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 261st pick / 1968 |
| 36 | Paul Hofer | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 5/13/1952 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 305th pick / 1976 |
| 40 | Wilbur Jackson | 26 | RB | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-1 | Alabama | 11/19/1951 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1974 |
| 88 | Rick Jennings | 24 | RB-WR | 3 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Maryland | 4/17/1953 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 313th pick / 1976 |
| 87 | Jim Lash | 26 | WR | 10 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 11/12/1951 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 65th pick / 1973 |
| 65 | Steve Lawson | 28 | G | 14 | 14 | 265 | 6-3 | Kansas | 1/4/1949 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 41st pick / 1971 |
| 42 | Tony Leonard | 24 | DB | 13 | 13 | 170 | 5-11 | Virginia Union | 2/28/1953 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 140th pick / 1976 |
| 22 | Eddie Lewis | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 177 | 6-0 | Kansas | 12/15/1953 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 57th pick / 1976 |
| 47 | Al Matthews | 30 | DB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 11/7/1947 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1970 |
| 81 | Willie McGee | 27 | WR | 7 | 0 | 179 | 5-11 | Alcorn St. | 5/14/1950 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 123rd pick / 1973 |
| 49 | Ralph McGill | 27 | DB | 13 | 13 | 183 | 5-11 | Tulsa | 4/28/1950 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 28th pick / 1972 |
| 66 | Johnny Miller | 23 | G | 6 | 0 | 247 | 6-1 | Livingstone | 2/3/1954 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 389th pick / 1976 |
| 64 | Dale Mitchell | 24 | LB | 4 | 0 | 223 | 6-3 | USC | 9/1/1953 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 13th / 322nd pick / 1975 |
| 84 | Tom Mitchell | 33 | TE-WR | 13 | 13 | 215 | 6-2 | Bucknell | 8/22/1944 | 11 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 58th pick / 1966 |
| 89 | Jim Obradovich | 24 | TE | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | USC | 4/2/1953 | 2 | New York Giants / 7th / 158th pick / 1975 |
| 69 | Woody Peoples | 34 | G | 14 | 14 | 252 | 6-2 | Grambling St. | 8/16/1943 | 9 | |
| 32 | Mel Phillips | 35 | DB | 14 | 14 | 198 | 6-2 | North Carolina A&T | 1/6/1942 | 11 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 69th pick / 1966 Buffalo Bills / 19th / 172nd pick / 1966 |
| 16 | Jim Plunkett | 30 | QB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-3 | Stanford | 12/5/1947 | 6 | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1971 |
| 80 | Steve Rivera | 23 | WR | 1 | 0 | 184 | 5-11 | California | 8/5/1954 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 100th pick / 1976 |
| 85 | Paul Seal | 25 | TE | 14 | 0 | 222 | 6-4 | Michigan | 2/27/1952 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 36th pick / 1974 |
| 67 | Ron Singleton | 25 | T | 1 | 0 | 260 | 6-7 | Grambling St. | 4/15/1952 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 113th pick / 1976 |
| 58 | Howard Stidham | 23 | LB | 4 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Tennessee Tech | 12/17/1954 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 15th / 416th pick / 1976 |
| 44 | Bruce Taylor | 29 | DB | 14 | 14 | 193 | 6-0 | Boston Univ. | 5/28/1948 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 17th pick / 1970 |
| 52 | Skip Vanderbundt | 31 | LB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-3 | Oregon St. | 12/4/1946 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 69th pick / 1968 |
| 50 | Dave Washington | 29 | LB-TE | 9 | 9 | 223 | 6-5 | Alcorn St. | 9/12/1948 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 219th pick / 1970 |
| 18 | Gene A. Washington | 30 | WR-SE | 14 | 14 | 185 | 6-2 | Stanford | 1/14/1947 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 16th pick / 1969 |
| 74 | Jimmy Webb | 25 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 247 | 6-5 | Mississippi St. | 4/13/1952 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 10th pick / 1975 |
| 14 | Ray Wersching | 27 | K | 10 | 0 | 213 | 5-11 | California | 8/21/1950 | 4 | |
| 30 | Dave Williams | 23 | RB | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Colorado | 3/10/1954 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 208th pick / 1976 |
| 24 | Delvin Williams | 26 | RB | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-0 | Kansas | 4/17/1951 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1974 |
| 13 | Tom Wittum | 27 | P | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Northern Illinois | 1/11/1950 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 200th pick / 1972 |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 14 | 219.3 | 6-2.0 | 3.7 |