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1979 San Francisco 49ers

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Record: 2-14-0, Finished 4th in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 308 points (19.2/g), 16th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 416 points (26.0/g), 27th.
 Differential of -108 points (-6.8/g), 27th.
 Expected W-L: 5.3-10.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.3/g), 19th.

Simple Rating System: Total -7.4, Offense: -1.3, Defense: -6.1, SoS: -0.7, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Bill Walsh (2-14-0)
 Defensive Coordinator: Chuck Studley

Training Camp: University of Santa Clara (Santa Clara, California)

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Drafted Players

Draft Index · Full 1979 Draft Results
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
2 29 SFO James Owens RB 6 1979 1984 0 0 1 12 70 271 944 8 56 535 3 UCLA
3 82 SFO Joe Montana HOF QB 15 1979 1994 3 8 12 123 192 3409 5391 40551 273 139 457 1676 20 Notre Dame
5 111 SFO Tom Seabron LB 2 1979 1980 0 0 0 1 18 Michigan
5 119 SFO Jerry Aldridge RB 1 1980 1980 0 0 0 0 1
6 138 SFO Ruben Vaughan DT 3 1979 1984 0 0 0 2 27 Colorado
7 166 SFO Phil Francis RB 2 1979 1980 0 0 0 3 21 38 154 1 35 221 0 Stanford
9 221 SFO Steve Hamilton DT 0 0 0 Missouri
10 249 SFO Dwight Clark WR 9 1979 1987 1 2 7 61 134 0 3 0 0 0 6 50 0 506 6750 48 Clemson
10 252 SFO Howard Ballage DB 0 0 0 Colorado
11 276 SFO Billy McBride DB 0 0 0 Tennessee St.