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1978 San Francisco 49ers
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Record: 2-14-0, Finished 4th in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 219 points (13.7/g), 28th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 350 points (21.9/g), 23rd.
Differential of -131 points (-8.2/g), 27th.
Expected W-L: 4.0-12.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -18 (-1.1/g), 28th.
Simple Rating System: Total -9.1, Offense: -4.6, Defense: -4.5, SoS: -0.9, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Pete McCulley (1-8-0) and Fred O'Connor (1-6-0)
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 | Steve DeBerg | 24 | Rook | 11 | 137 for 302, 1,570 yards, 8 td, 22 int, & 15 rushes for 20 yards and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 275th pick / 1977 |
| QB | Scott Bull | 25 | 2 | 5 | 48 for 121, 651 yards, 1 td, 11 int, & 29 rushes for 100 yards and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 177th pick / 1976 |
| RB | O.J. Simpson | 31 | 9 | 10 | 161 rushes for 593 yards, 1 td, & 21 catches for 172 yards and 2 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1969 |
| RB | Paul Hofer | 26 | 2 | 6 | 121 rushes for 465 yards, 7 td, & 12 catches for 170 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 305th pick / 1976 |
| FB | Greg Boykin | 25 | 1 | 8 | 102 rushes for 361 yards, 2 td, & 19 catches for 112 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 174th pick / 1977 |
| FB | Bob Ferrell | 26 | 2 | 8 | 125 rushes for 471 yards, 1 td, & 16 catches for 123 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Kenny Harrison | 25 | 2 | 6 | 16 catches for 320 yards, 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 250th pick / 1976 |
| WR | Freddie Solomon | 25 | 3 | 15 | 31 catches for 458 yards, 2 td, & 14 rushes for 70 yards and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 36th pick / 1975 |
| WR | Elmo Boyd | 24 | Rook | 5 | 9 catches for 115 yards, 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 65th pick / 1977 |
| TE | Ken MacAfee | 22 | Rook | 13 | 22 catches for 205 yards, 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 7th pick / 1978 |
| TE | Paul Seal | 26 | 4 | 5 | 21 catches for 370 yards, 2 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 36th pick / 1974 |
| LT | John Ayers | 25 | 1 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 223rd pick / 1976 |
| LT | Ron Singleton | 26 | 2 | 9 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 113th pick / 1976 | |
| LG | Ernie Hughes | 23 | Rook | 11 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 79th pick / 1978 | |
| LG | John Ayers | 25 | 1 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 223rd pick / 1976 |
| C | Randy Cross | 24 | 2 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1976 | |
| C | Fred Quillan | 22 | Rook | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 175th pick / 1978 | |
| RG | Walt Downing | 22 | Rook | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1978 |
| RT | Keith Fahnhorst | 26 | 4 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1974 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Archie Reese | 22 | Rook | 13 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 127th pick / 1978 |
| LDT | Jimmy Webb | 26 | 3 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 10th pick / 1975 |
| RDT | Ed Galigher | 28 | 6 | 15 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 4th / 89th pick / 1972 |
| RDE | Cedrick Hardman | 30 | 8 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1970 |
| LLB | Joe Harris | 26 | 1 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 8th / 197th pick / 1975 |
| MLB | Dan Bunz | 23 | Rook | 16 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 24th pick / 1978 |
| RLB | Ed Bradley | 28 | 6 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 88th pick / 1972 |
| LCB | Tony Leonard | 25 | 2 | 10 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 140th pick / 1976 |
| RCB | Eddie Lewis | 25 | 2 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 57th pick / 1976 |
| SS | Chuck Crist | 27 | 6 | 15 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| SS | Bob Jury | 23 | Rook | 8 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1978 |
| FS | Vern Roberson | 26 | 1 | 12 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Chuck Crist | 27 | 6 | 15 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ray Wersching | 28 | 5 | 0 | 15 of 23 field goals & 24 of 25 extra points | |
| P | Mike Connell | 22 | Rook | 0 | 96 punts for a 37.3 average, 1 blocked | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 260th pick / 1978 |
| PR | Jack Steptoe | 22 | Rook | 0 | 11 punt returns for a 11.7 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Dave Williams | 24 | 1 | 0 | 34 kick returns for a 21.9 average and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 208th pick / 1976 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | John Ayers | 25 | G-T | 16 | 13 | 258 | 6-5 | Texas,West Texas A&M | 4/14/1953 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 223rd pick / 1976 |
| 41 | Mike Baldassin | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | Washington | 7/26/1955 | 1 | |
| 84 | Elmo Boyd | 24 | WR | 9 | 5 | 188 | 6-0 | East. Kentucky | 6/15/1954 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 65th pick / 1977 |
| 82 | Lon Boyett | 25 | TE | 3 | 0 | 240 | 6-6 | Cal State-Northridge | 12/24/1953 | Rook | |
| 33 | Greg Boykin | 25 | RB | 16 | 8 | 225 | 6-0 | Northwestern | 12/8/1953 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 174th pick / 1977 |
| 54 | Ed Bradley | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 239 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 4/22/1950 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 88th pick / 1972 |
| 19 | Scott Bull | 25 | QB | 16 | 5 | 211 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 6/8/1953 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 177th pick / 1976 |
| 57 | Dan Bunz | 23 | LB | 16 | 16 | 226 | 6-4 | California-Riverside,Long Beach St. | 10/7/1955 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 24th pick / 1978 |
| 31 | Earl Carr | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 224 | 6-0 | Florida | 1/22/1955 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 124th pick / 1978 |
| 10 | Mike Connell | 22 | P | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 3/15/1956 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 260th pick / 1978 |
| 24 | Chuck Crist | 27 | DB | 15 | 15 | 205 | 6-2 | Penn St. | 1/16/1951 | 6 | |
| 51 | Randy Cross | 24 | G-C | 9 | 9 | 259 | 6-3 | UCLA | 4/25/1954 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1976 |
| 64 | Kyle Davis | 26 | C | 7 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 10/1/1952 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 113th pick / 1975 |
| 17 | Steve DeBerg | 24 | QB | 12 | 11 | 210 | 6-3 | San Jose St. | 1/19/1954 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 275th pick / 1977 |
| 62 | Walt Downing | 22 | G-C | 16 | 15 | 259 | 6-3 | Michigan | 6/11/1956 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1978 |
| 72 | Cleveland Elam | 26 | DT-DE | 12 | 4 | 252 | 6-4 | Tennessee St. | 4/5/1952 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 85th pick / 1975 |
| 55 | Bruce Elia | 25 | LB | 16 | 0 | 222 | 6-1 | Ohio St. | 1/10/1953 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 100th pick / 1975 |
| 71 | Keith Fahnhorst | 26 | T | 15 | 15 | 273 | 6-6 | Minnesota | 2/6/1952 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1974 |
| 38 | Bob Ferrell | 26 | RB | 16 | 8 | 216 | 6-0 | UCLA | 11/13/1952 | 2 | |
| 75 | Ed Galigher | 28 | DT-DE | 15 | 15 | 255 | 6-4 | UCLA | 10/15/1950 | 6 | New York Jets / 4th / 89th pick / 1972 |
| 86 | Cedrick Hardman | 30 | DE | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-3 | North Texas | 10/4/1948 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1970 |
| 50 | Joe Harris | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 12/6/1952 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 197th pick / 1975 |
| 83 | Kenny Harrison | 25 | WR | 8 | 6 | 176 | 6-0 | SMU | 12/12/1953 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 250th pick / 1976 |
| 36 | Paul Hofer | 26 | RB | 16 | 6 | 195 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 5/13/1952 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 305th pick / 1976 |
| 65 | Ernie Hughes | 23 | C-G | 15 | 11 | 259 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 1/24/1955 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 79th pick / 1978 |
| 21 | Larry Jones | 27 | WB-DB | 9 | 0 | 170 | 5-10 | Truman St. | 3/4/1951 | 4 | New York Giants / 15th / 367th pick / 1974 |
| 26 | Bob Jury | 23 | DB | 15 | 8 | 188 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 10/5/1955 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1978 |
| 60 | Steve Knutson | 27 | G-T | 15 | 1 | 254 | 6-3 | USC | 10/5/1951 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 16th / 393rd pick / 1975 |
| 80 | Terry LeCount | 22 | WR | 3 | 3 | 178 | 5-10 | Florida | 7/9/1956 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 91st pick / 1978 |
| 42 | Tony Leonard | 25 | DB | 12 | 10 | 170 | 5-11 | Virginia Union | 2/28/1953 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 140th pick / 1976 |
| 22 | Eddie Lewis | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 177 | 6-0 | Kansas | 12/15/1953 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 57th pick / 1976 |
| 81 | Ken MacAfee | 22 | TE | 13 | 13 | 250 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 1/9/1956 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 7th pick / 1978 |
| 76 | Willie McCray | 25 | DE | 16 | 0 | 234 | 6-5 | Alabama,Troy | 7/17/1953 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 287th pick / 1978 |
| 25 | Wonder Monds | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 5/3/1952 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 112th pick / 1976 |
| 53 | Dean Moore | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Iowa | 1/26/1955 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 233rd pick / 1978 |
| 58 | Mark R. Nichols | 22 | LB | 15 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Colorado St. | 10/23/1956 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 8th / 207th pick / 1978 |
| 42 | Ricky Odom | 22 | DB | 3 | 3 | 183 | 6-0 | USC | 9/16/1956 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 168th pick / 1978 |
| 56 | Fred Quillan | 22 | C | 14 | 7 | 261 | 6-5 | Oregon | 1/27/1956 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 175th pick / 1978 |
| 78 | Archie Reese | 22 | DE-NT-DT | 16 | 13 | 267 | 6-3 | Clemson | 2/4/1956 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 127th pick / 1978 |
| 49 | Vern Roberson | 26 | DB | 16 | 12 | 195 | 6-1 | Grambling St. | 8/3/1952 | 1 | |
| 85 | Paul Seal | 26 | TE | 14 | 5 | 222 | 6-4 | Michigan | 2/27/1952 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 36th pick / 1974 |
| 84 | Mike Shumann | 23 | WR | 6 | 1 | 178 | 6-1 | Florida St. | 10/13/1955 | Rook | |
| 32 | O.J. Simpson | 31 | RB | 10 | 10 | 212 | 6-2 | USC | 7/9/1947 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1969 |
| 67 | Ron Singleton | 26 | T | 14 | 9 | 260 | 6-7 | Grambling St. | 4/15/1952 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 113th pick / 1976 |
| 88 | Freddie Solomon | 25 | WR-QB-RB | 16 | 15 | 185 | 5-11 | Tampa | 1/11/1953 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 36th pick / 1975 |
| 87 | Jack Steptoe | 22 | WR | 6 | 0 | 173 | 6-1 | Utah | 1/21/1956 | Rook | |
| 23 | Bruce Threadgill | 22 | DB-QB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Mississippi St. | 5/7/1956 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 133rd pick / 1978 |
| 35 | Elliott Walker | 22 | RB | 9 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 9/10/1956 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 148th pick / 1978 |
| 74 | Jimmy Webb | 26 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 247 | 6-5 | Mississippi St. | 4/13/1952 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 10th pick / 1975 |
| 14 | Ray Wersching | 28 | K | 16 | 0 | 213 | 5-11 | California | 8/21/1950 | 5 | |
| 30 | Dave Williams | 24 | RB | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Colorado | 3/10/1954 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 208th pick / 1976 |
| Team Total | 24.7 | 16 | 219.4 | 6-2.0 | 1.8 |