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1984 San Francisco 49ers

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Record: 15-1-0, Finished 1st in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

1984 Super Bowl Champions

Scored 475 points (29.7/g), 2nd of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 227 points (14.2/g), 1st.
 Differential of 248 points (15.5/g), 1st.
 Expected W-L: 13.6-2.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +16 (1.0/g), 3rd.

Coached by Bill Walsh (15-1-0)

1984 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 2 W 1-0 @ Detroit Lions 30 27 24 298 174 124 1 19 298 166 132
2 Mon September 10 W 2-0 Washington Redskins 37 31 30 534 367 167 2 20 371 309 62
3 Sun September 16 W 3-0 New Orleans Saints 30 20 19 307 159 148 1 20 268 149 119 5
4 Sun September 23 W 4-0 @ Philadelphia Eagles 21 9 23 398 221 177 15 241 169 72 1
5 Sun September 30 W 5-0 Atlanta Falcons 14 5 17 310 149 161 2 22 418 257 161 3
6 Mon October 8 W 6-0 @ New York Giants 31 10 18 384 217 167 23 389 276 113 2
7 Sun October 14 L 6-1 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 20 22 358 241 117 1 23 324 149 175 1
8 Sun October 21 W 7-1 @ Houston Oilers 34 21 25 517 353 164 1 22 432 350 82 3
9 Sun October 28 W 8-1 @ Los Angeles Rams 33 0 23 472 361 111 2 12 206 134 72 5
10 Sun November 4 W 9-1 Cincinnati Bengals 23 17 26 385 294 91 4 21 346 230 116 2
11 Sun November 11 W 10-1 @ Cleveland Browns 41 7 23 468 255 213 2 10 251 208 43 4
12 Sun November 18 W 11-1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24 17 25 428 238 190 3 23 397 308 89 3
13 Sun November 25 W 12-1 @ New Orleans Saints 35 3 22 407 188 219 12 201 70 131 1
14 Sun December 2 W 13-1 @ Atlanta Falcons 35 17 15 290 147 143 3 23 414 261 153 6
15 Sat December 8 W 14-1 Minnesota Vikings 51 7 29 521 337 184 18 265 175 90 1
16 Fri December 14 W 15-1 Los Angeles Rams 19 16 15 289 200 89 19 355 170 185 1
Playoffs
Division Sat December 29 W 16-1 New York Giants 21 10
ConfChamp Sun January 6 W 17-1 Chicago Bears 23 0
SuperBowl Sun January 20 W 18-1 N Miami Dolphins 38 16

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 475 6366 1057 6.0 356 312 496 3901 32 10 7.5 204 534 2465 21 4.6 138 22 12 14
Team Defense 227 5176 1029 5.0 503 298 546 3381 14 25 5.7 173 432 1795 10 4.2 302 38 13 28
Lg Rank Offense 2 2 3 15 4 2 1 2 6 3 2 2 1 4
Lg Rank Defense 1 10 13 22 17 1 7 12 3 7 2 21 10 17

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Joe Montana* 28 QB 16 15 279 432 64.6 3630 28 6.5 10 2.3 80 8.4 8.0 13.0 226.9 102.9 22 138 7.7 7.3 4.8
Matt Cavanaugh 28 8 1 33 61 54.1 449 4 6.6 0 0.0 51 7.4 8.0 13.6 56.1 99.7 5 40 6.2 6.8 7.6
Derrick Harmon 21 16 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dwight Clark 27 WR 16 14 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 27.1 16 312 496 62.9 4079 32 6.5 10 2.0 80 8.2 8.0 13.1 254.9 101.9 27 178 7.5 7.2 5.2
Opp Total 16 298 546 54.6 3381 14 2.6 25 4.6 6.2 4.4 11.3 211.3 62.8 51 363 5.7 3.4

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Wendell Tyler* 29 RB 16 15 246 1262 7 40 5.1 78.9 15.4 28 230 8.2 2 26 1.8 14.4 1492 9 13
Roger Craig 24 FB 16 16 155 649 7 28 4.2 40.6 9.7 71 675 9.5 3 64 4.4 42.2 1324 10 3
Derrick Harmon 21 16 0 39 192 1 19 4.9 12.0 2.4 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.1 0.1 194 1 1
Joe Montana* 28 QB 16 15 39 118 2 15 3.0 7.4 2.4 118 2 4
Bill Ring 28 16 1 38 162 3 34 4.3 10.1 2.4 3 10 3.3 0 15 0.2 0.6 172 3 0
Freddie Solomon 31 WR 14 13 6 72 1 47 12.0 5.1 0.4 40 737 18.4 10 64 2.9 52.6 809 11 0
Matt Cavanaugh 28 8 1 4 -11 0 -1 -2.8 -1.4 0.5 -11 0 0
Earl Cooper 27 TE 16 8 3 13 0 7 4.3 0.8 0.2 41 459 11.2 4 26 2.6 28.7 472 4 0
Carl Monroe 24 RET 16 0 3 13 0 7 4.3 0.8 0.2 11 139 12.6 1 47 0.7 8.7 152 1 2
Max Runager 28 P 14 0 1 -5 0 -5 -5.0 -0.4 0.1 -5 0 0
Dwight Clark 27 WR 16 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 52 880 16.9 6 80 3.3 55.0 880 6 0
Russ Francis 31 te 10 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 23 285 12.4 2 32 2.3 28.5 285 2 1
Renaldo Nehemiah 25 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 18 357 19.8 2 59 1.1 22.3 357 2 0
Mike Wilson 26 13 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 17 245 14.4 1 44 1.3 18.8 245 1 0
John Frank 22 15 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 60 8.6 1 21 0.5 4.0 60 1 0
Team Total 27.1 16 534 2465 21 47 4.6 154.1 33.4 312 4079 13.1 32 80 19.5 254.9 6544 53 26
Opp Total 16 432 1795 10 4.2 112.2 27.0 298 3381 11.3 14 18.6 211.3 5176 24 28

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Dana McLemore 24 RET 16 0 45 521 1 79 11.6 3 80 0 50 26.7 601
Carl Monroe 24 RET 16 0 27 561 0 44 20.8 713
Derrick Harmon 21 16 0 13 357 0 51 27.5 551
Earl Cooper 27 TE 16 8 1 0 0 0 0.0 472
Guy McIntyre 23 15 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Bill Ring 28 16 1 1 27 0 27 27.0 199
Mike Wilson 26 13 3 1 14 0 14 14.0 259
Team Total 27.1 16 45 521 1 79 11.6 47 1039 0 51 22.1 8104
Opp Total 16 30 0 78 1499 0 19.2

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Kicking Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Ray Wersching 34 K 16 0 35 25 71.4% 56 56 100.0%
Max Runager 28 P 14 0 56 2341 59 1 41.8
Tom Orosz 25 2 0 5 195 55 0 39.0
Team Total 27.1 16 35 25 71.4% 56 56 100.0% 61 2536 59 1 41.6
Opp Total 16 25 19 76.0% 24 24 100.0% 80 3240 40.5

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Wendell Tyler* 29 RB 16 15 13 2 0 0
Dwaine Board 28 RDE 16 16 10.0 0 1 0 0
Gary Johnson 32 12 0 5.0 0 3 36 1 1
Dwight Hicks* 28 FS 16 16 3 42 0 29 1 3 6 0
Joe Montana* 28 QB 16 15 4 2 -3 0
Todd Shell 22 16 0 2.0 3 81 1 53 0 1 0 0
Keena Turner* 26 ROLB 16 16 2.0 4 51 0 21
Ronnie Lott* 25 LCB 12 11 1.0 4 26 0 15 51
Michael Carter 24 16 0 4.0
Roger Craig 24 FB 16 16 3 1 0 0
Fred Dean 32 5 0 4.0
Milt McColl 25 16 0 4.0
Manu Tuiasosopo 27 NT 16 16 4.0
Mario Clark 30 lcb 11 6 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Russ Francis 31 te 10 8 1 2 0 0
Derrick Harmon 21 16 0 1 2 0 0
Dana McLemore 24 RET 16 0 2 54 1 54 1 0 0 0
Lawrence Pillers 32 lde 16 7 2.0 0 1 0 0
Jim Stuckey 26 LDE 16 7 3.0
Carlton Williamson* 26 SS 15 15 1.0 2 42 0 26
Jeff Fuller 22 13 1 1.5 1 38 0 38
Dan Bunz 29 LOLB 16 16 1.0 1 2 0 2
Riki Ellison 24 LILB 16 16 2.0
Jim Fahnhorst 26 14 2 2 9 0 9
Carl Monroe 24 RET 16 0 2 0 0 0
Eric Wright* 25 RCB 16 14 2 0 0 0
Jeff Stover 26 6 2 1.5
John Ayers 31 LG 16 16 0 1 0 0
Earl Cooper 27 TE 16 8 0 1 0 0
Ron Ferrari 25 11 0 1.0
Blanchard Montgomery 23 16 0 0 1 0 0
Bubba Paris 24 LT 16 15 0 1 0 0
Mike Walter 24 16 0 1.0
Team Total 27.1 16 51.0 25 345 2 54 0 26 23 39 1 51 1
Opp Total 16 27 28 15 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Ray Wersching 34 K 16 0 56 25 131
Freddie Solomon 31 WR 14 13 1 10 66
Roger Craig 24 FB 16 16 7 3 60
Wendell Tyler* 29 RB 16 15 7 2 54
Dwight Clark 27 WR 16 14 6 36
Earl Cooper 27 TE 16 8 4 24
Bill Ring 28 16 1 3 18
Russ Francis 31 te 10 8 2 12
Dana McLemore 24 RET 16 0 1 1 12
Joe Montana* 28 QB 16 15 2 12
Renaldo Nehemiah 25 16 0 2 12
Gary Johnson 32 12 0 1 1 8
John Frank 22 15 2 1 6
Derrick Harmon 21 16 0 1 6
Carl Monroe 24 RET 16 0 1 6
Todd Shell 22 16 0 1 6
Mike Wilson 26 13 3 1 6
Team Total 27.1 16 21 32 1 1 2 56 25 1 475
Opp Total 16 10 14 24 19 1 227