1979 San Francisco 49ers Game Log

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Record: 2-14-0, 4th in NFC West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Bill Walsh (2-14-0)

Points For: 308 (19.3/g) 16th of 28

Points Against: 416 (26.0/g) 27th of 28

Expected W-L: 5.3-10.7

SRS: -7.41 (26th of 28), SOS: -0.66

Defensive Coordinator: Chuck Studley

Other Notable Asst.: Dennis Green (Special Teams), Norb Hecker (Defensive Backs), Billie Matthews (Running Backs), Bill McPherson (Linebackers), Mike White (Offensive Line) and Sam Wyche (Quarterbacks)

Stadium: Candlestick Park

Principal Owner: Edward DeBartolo, Jr.

Head Coach/General Manager: Bill Walsh

Offensive Scheme: West Coast

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +75000

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

Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 2	boxscore	L		@	Minnesota Vikings	22	28	29	42	254	1	2	2	8	6.2	5.8	69.0	72.9	27	98	3.6	1	3	4	1	2	4	186
2	Sun	September 9	boxscore	L			Dallas Cowboys	13	21	19	33	231	0	1	1	8	7.2	6.8	57.6	66.6	24	63	2.6	1	2	3	1	1	5	183
3	Sun	September 16	boxscore	L		@	Los Angeles Rams	24	27	16	30	120	2	0	3	26	4.9	3.6	53.3	85.4	30	119	4.0	1	1	1	3	3	7	274
4	Sun	September 23	boxscore	L			New Orleans Saints	21	30	18	33	263	2	3	0	0	8.0	8.0	54.5	63.1	20	78	3.9	1	0	0	3	3	4	154
5	Sun	September 30	boxscore	L		@	San Diego Chargers	9	31	13	23	122	0	2	3	25	6.4	4.7	56.5	35.1	26	120	4.6	1	1	1	0	1	5	179
6	Sun	October 7	boxscore	L			Seattle Seahawks	24	35	31	40	292	1	1	2	14	7.7	7.0	77.5	95.0	34	172	5.1	2	1	1	3	3	4	140
7	Sun	October 14	boxscore	L		@	New York Giants	16	32	27	48	237	2	2	1	5	5.0	4.8	56.3	66.1	30	116	3.9	0	1	1	1	1	4	125
8	Sun	October 21	boxscore	W			Atlanta Falcons	20	15	25	38	237	0	1	0	0	6.2	6.2	65.8	71.9	38	160	4.2	3	0	0	2	3	5	148
9	Sun	October 28	boxscore	L			Chicago Bears	27	28	26	41	348	3	2	0	0	8.5	8.5	63.4	94.4	30	107	3.6	0	2	2	3	3	2	75
10	Sun	November 4	boxscore	L		@	Oakland Raiders	10	23	21	43	207	0	2	0	0	4.8	4.8	48.8	43.5	25	156	6.2	1	1	2	1	1	3	88
11	Sun	November 11	boxscore	L		@	New Orleans Saints	20	31	22	39	198	1	1	1	10	5.3	5.0	56.4	68.1	29	195	6.7	1	2	2	2	2	1	38
12	Sun	November 18	boxscore	L			Denver Broncos	28	38	23	41	166	1	0	0	0	4.0	4.0	56.1	73.8	34	74	2.2	2	0	0	4	4	6	271
13	Sun	November 25	boxscore	L			Los Angeles Rams	20	26	21	34	238	1	2	2	19	7.6	6.6	61.8	68.0	36	136	3.8	1	2	3	2	2	6	216
14	Sun	December 2	boxscore	L		@	St. Louis Cardinals	10	13	16	29	171	1	1	0	0	5.9	5.9	55.2	69.8	32	119	3.7	0	1	1	1	1	6	186
15	Sun	December 9	boxscore	W			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	23	7	25	34	214	1	0	1	2	6.4	6.1	73.5	99.4	36	113	3.1	1	3	3	2	2	6	232
16	Sun	December 16	boxscore	L		@	Atlanta Falcons	21	31	29	54	343	2	1	1	2	6.4	6.2	53.7	77.9	29	106	3.7	1	0	0	3	3	4	131

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 2	boxscore	L		@	Minnesota Vikings	22	28	21	34	287	4	0	1	10	8.7	8.2	61.8	127.9	27	110	4.1	0	0	0	4	4	5	84
2	Sun	September 9	boxscore	L			Dallas Cowboys	13	21	20	34	249	2	0	1	10	7.6	7.1	58.8	101.2	36	98	2.7	0	2	2	1	2	6	146
3	Sun	September 16	boxscore	L		@	Los Angeles Rams	24	27	17	29	165	2	1	4	35	6.9	5.0	58.6	83.3	45	222	4.9	1	2	2	3	3	6	140
4	Sun	September 23	boxscore	L			New Orleans Saints	21	30	20	28	338	2	0	2	17	12.7	11.3	71.4	135.7	43	174	4.0	2	1	1	3	4	4	50
5	Sun	September 30	boxscore	L		@	San Diego Chargers	9	31	26	34	246	2	1	1	5	7.4	7.0	76.5	103.3	30	71	2.4	2	1	2	4	4	3	44
6	Sun	October 7	boxscore	L			Seattle Seahawks	24	35	13	20	162	0	0	0	0	8.1	8.1	65.0	90.0	36	148	4.1	4	0	0	5	5	4	58
7	Sun	October 14	boxscore	L		@	New York Giants	16	32	18	33	280	2	0	3	21	9.1	7.8	54.5	103.1	27	97	3.6	2	1	1	3	3	5	98
8	Sun	October 21	boxscore	W			Atlanta Falcons	20	15	14	28	119	1	1	3	27	5.2	3.8	50.0	58.5	26	95	3.7	0	1	1	0	2	6	134
9	Sun	October 28	boxscore	L			Chicago Bears	27	28	10	19	145	1	1	1	10	8.2	7.3	52.6	73.4	37	207	5.6	3	0	0	4	4	2	150
10	Sun	November 4	boxscore	L		@	Oakland Raiders	10	23	16	24	175	2	1	2	15	7.9	6.7	66.7	98.4	43	134	3.1	1	1	1	2	3	4	60
11	Sun	November 11	boxscore	L		@	New Orleans Saints	20	31	15	22	153	0	0	0	0	7.0	7.0	68.2	87.9	37	215	5.8	4	1	1	4	4	2	170
12	Sun	November 18	boxscore	L			Denver Broncos	28	38	19	35	225	3	1	0	0	6.4	6.4	54.3	90.8	28	144	5.1	1	1	1	5	5	6	139
13	Sun	November 25	boxscore	L			Los Angeles Rams	20	26	12	24	198	2	2	1	9	8.6	7.9	50.0	71.2	41	124	3.0	0	2	3	2	3	5	96
14	Sun	December 2	boxscore	L		@	St. Louis Cardinals	10	13	9	17	75	0	0	3	16	5.4	3.8	52.9	64.6	41	211	5.1	2	0	1	1	2	6	133
15	Sun	December 9	boxscore	W			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	23	7	14	32	211	1	5	2	17	7.1	6.2	43.8	36.8	16	52	3.3	0	0	0	1	1	4	58
16	Sun	December 16	boxscore	L		@	Atlanta Falcons	21	31	18	28	152	1	2	5	35	6.7	4.6	64.3	60.4	31	111	3.6	2	1	1	4	4	6	143

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