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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)
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1984 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Joe Montana* | 28 | 5 | 15 | 279 for 432, 3,630 yards, 28 td, 10 int, & 39 rushes for 118 yards and 2 td | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1979 |
| RB | Wendell Tyler* | 29 | 7 | 15 | 246 rushes for 1,262 yards, 7 td, & 28 catches for 230 yards and 2 td | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 79th pick / 1977 |
| FB | Roger Craig | 24 | 1 | 16 | 155 rushes for 649 yards, 7 td, & 71 catches for 675 yards and 3 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1983 |
| WR | Dwight Clark | 27 | 5 | 14 | 52 catches for 880 yards, 6 td | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 249th pick / 1979 |
| WR | Freddie Solomon | 31 | 9 | 13 | 40 catches for 737 yards, 10 td, & 6 rushes for 72 yards and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 36th pick / 1975 |
| TE | Earl Cooper | 27 | 4 | 8 | 41 catches for 459 yards, 4 td, & 3 rushes for 13 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 13th pick / 1980 |
| TE | Russ Francis | 31 | 9 | 8 | 23 catches for 285 yards, 2 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1975 |
| LT | Bubba Paris | 24 | 1 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 29th pick / 1982 |
| LG | John Ayers | 31 | 7 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 223rd pick / 1976 |
| C | Fred Quillan* | 28 | 6 | 16 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 175th pick / 1978 |
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| RG | Randy Cross* | 30 | 8 | 16 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1976 |
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| RT | Keith Fahnhorst*+ | 32 | 10 | 15 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1974 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jim Stuckey | 26 | 4 | 7 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 20th pick / 1980 |
| LDE | Lawrence Pillers | 32 | 8 | 7 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 11th / 296th pick / 1976 |
| NT | Manu Tuiasosopo | 27 | 5 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 18th pick / 1979 |
| RDE | Dwaine Board | 28 | 5 | 16 | 10.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 137th pick / 1979 |
| LOLB | Dan Bunz | 29 | 6 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 24th pick / 1978 |
| LILB | Riki Ellison | 24 | 1 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 117th pick / 1983 |
| RILB | Jack Reynolds | 37 | 14 | 14 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 22nd pick / 1970 |
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| ROLB | Keena Turner* | 26 | 4 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1980 |
| LCB | Ronnie Lott* | 25 | 3 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 8th pick / 1981 |
| LCB | Mario Clark | 30 | 8 | 6 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 18th pick / 1976 |
| RCB | Eric Wright* | 25 | 3 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 40th pick / 1981 |
| SS | Carlton Williamson* | 26 | 3 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 65th pick / 1981 |
| FS | Dwight Hicks* | 28 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 6th / 150th pick / 1978 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ray Wersching | 34 | 11 | 0 | 25 of 35 field goals & 56 of 56 extra points | |
| P | Max Runager | 28 | 5 | 0 | 56 punts for a 41.8 average, 1 blocked | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 211th pick / 1979 |
| PR | Dana McLemore | 24 | 2 | 0 | 45 punt returns for a 11.6 average and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 269th pick / 1982 |
| KR | Carl Monroe | 24 | 1 | 0 | 27 kick returns for a 20.8 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| John Ayers | 31 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 258 | 6-5 | Texas,West Texas A&M | 4/14/1953 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 223rd pick / 1976 |
| Dwaine Board | 28 | DE | 16 | 16 | 248 | 6-5 | North Carolina A&T | 11/29/1956 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 137th pick / 1979 |
| Greg Boyd | 32 | DE | 2 | 0 | 274 | 6-6 | San Diego State | 9/15/1952 | 7 | New England Patriots / 6th / 170th pick / 1976 |
| Dan Bunz | 29 | LB | 16 | 16 | 226 | 6-4 | California-Riverside,Long Beach State | 10/7/1955 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 24th pick / 1978 |
| Michael Carter | 24 | NT | 16 | 0 | 285 | 6-2 | SMU | 10/29/1960 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 121st pick / 1984 |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 28 | QB | 8 | 1 | 212 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 10/27/1956 | 5 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 50th pick / 1978 |
| Dwight Clark | 27 | WR | 16 | 14 | 212 | 6-4 | Clemson | 1/8/1957 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 249th pick / 1979 |
| Mario Clark | 30 | DB | 11 | 6 | 194 | 6-2 | Oregon | 3/29/1954 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 18th pick / 1976 |
| Earl Cooper | 27 | RB-TE | 16 | 8 | 227 | 6-2 | Rice | 9/17/1957 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 13th pick / 1980 |
| Roger Craig | 24 | RB | 16 | 16 | 222 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 7/10/1960 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1983 |
| Randy Cross* | 30 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 259 | 6-3 | UCLA | 4/25/1954 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1976 |
| Fred Dean | 32 | DE | 5 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Louisiana Tech | 2/24/1952 | 9 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1975 |
| Al Dixon | 30 | TE | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-5 | Iowa State | 4/5/1954 | 7 | New York Giants / 7th / 178th pick / 1977 |
| Riki Ellison | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-2 | USC | 8/15/1960 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 117th pick / 1983 |
| Jim Fahnhorst | 26 | LB | 14 | 2 | 230 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 11/8/1958 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 92nd pick / 1982 |
| Keith Fahnhorst*+ | 32 | T | 15 | 15 | 273 | 6-6 | Minnesota | 2/6/1952 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1974 |
| Ron Ferrari | 25 | LB | 11 | 0 | 212 | 6-0 | Illinois,Lakeland | 7/30/1959 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 195th pick / 1982 |
| Russ Francis | 31 | TE | 10 | 8 | 240 | 6-6 | Oregon | 4/3/1953 | 9 | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1975 |
| John Frank | 22 | TE | 15 | 2 | 225 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 4/17/1962 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1984 |
| Jeff Fuller | 22 | DB-LB | 13 | 1 | 216 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 8/8/1962 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 139th pick / 1984 |
| Derrick Harmon | 21 | RB | 16 | 0 | 202 | 5-10 | Cornell | 4/26/1963 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 248th pick / 1984 |
| Dwight Hicks* | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-1 | Michigan | 4/5/1956 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 150th pick / 1978 |
| Tom Holmoe | 24 | DB | 16 | 1 | 190 | 6-2 | BYU | 3/7/1960 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 90th pick / 1983 |
| Gary Johnson | 32 | DT-DE-NT | 12 | 0 | 257 | 6-2 | Grambling State | 8/31/1952 | 9 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1975 |
| Louie Kelcher | 31 | DT-NT | 16 | 0 | 291 | 6-5 | SMU | 8/23/1953 | 9 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1975 |
| Allan Kennedy | 26 | T | 15 | 1 | 273 | 6-7 | Washington State | 1/8/1958 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 267th pick / 1981 |
| Ronnie Lott* | 25 | DB | 12 | 11 | 203 | 6-0 | USC | 5/8/1959 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 8th pick / 1981 |
| John Macaulay | 25 | C | 3 | 0 | 254 | 6-3 | Stanford | 4/27/1959 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 294th pick / 1982 |
| Milt McColl | 25 | LB | 16 | 0 | 248 | 6-6 | Stanford | 8/28/1959 | 3 | |
| Guy McIntyre | 23 | G | 15 | 0 | 275 | 6-3 | Georgia | 2/17/1961 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1984 |
| Dana McLemore | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 183 | 5-10 | Hawaii | 7/1/1960 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 269th pick / 1982 |
| Carl Monroe | 24 | RB | 16 | 0 | 166 | 5-8 | Utah | 2/20/1960 | 1 | |
| Joe Montana* | 28 | QB | 16 | 15 | 200 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 6/11/1956 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1979 |
| Blanchard Montgomery | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 236 | 6-2 | UCLA | 2/17/1961 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 59th pick / 1983 |
| Renaldo Nehemiah | 25 | WR | 16 | 0 | 181 | 6-1 | Maryland | 3/24/1959 | 2 | |
| Tom Orosz | 25 | P | 2 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 9/26/1959 | 3 | |
| Bubba Paris | 24 | T-G | 16 | 15 | 300 | 6-6 | Michigan | 10/6/1960 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 29th pick / 1982 |
| Lawrence Pillers | 32 | DE-DT-NT | 16 | 7 | 255 | 6-4 | Alcorn State | 11/4/1952 | 8 | New York Jets / 11th / 296th pick / 1976 |
| Fred Quillan* | 28 | C | 16 | 16 | 261 | 6-5 | Oregon | 1/27/1956 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 175th pick / 1978 |
| Jack Reynolds | 37 | LB | 15 | 14 | 232 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 11/22/1947 | 14 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 22nd pick / 1970 |
| Bill Ring | 28 | RB | 16 | 1 | 208 | 5-10 | BYU | 12/13/1956 | 3 | |
| Max Runager | 28 | P | 14 | 0 | 189 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 3/24/1956 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 211th pick / 1979 |
| Jesse Sapolu | 23 | C-G | 1 | 0 | 271 | 6-4 | Hawaii | 3/10/1961 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 289th pick / 1983 |
| Todd Shell | 22 | LB | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | BYU | 6/24/1962 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 24th pick / 1984 |
| Billy Shields | 31 | T | 10 | 1 | 272 | 6-8 | Georgia Tech | 8/23/1953 | 9 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 136th pick / 1975 |
| Freddie Solomon | 31 | WR-QB-RB | 14 | 13 | 185 | 5-11 | Tampa | 1/11/1953 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 36th pick / 1975 |
| Jeff Stover | 26 | DE-DT | 6 | 2 | 275 | 6-5 | Oregon | 5/22/1958 | 2 | |
| Jim Stuckey | 26 | DE | 16 | 7 | 251 | 6-4 | Clemson | 6/21/1958 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 20th pick / 1980 |
| Manu Tuiasosopo | 27 | DT-NT-DE | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-3 | UCLA | 8/30/1957 | 5 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 18th pick / 1979 |
| Keena Turner* | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 219 | 6-2 | Purdue | 10/22/1958 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1980 |
| Wendell Tyler* | 29 | RB | 16 | 15 | 198 | 5-10 | UCLA | 5/20/1955 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 79th pick / 1977 |
| Mike Walter | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Oregon | 11/30/1960 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 50th pick / 1983 |
| Ray Wersching | 34 | K | 16 | 0 | 213 | 5-11 | California | 8/21/1950 | 11 | |
| Carlton Williamson* | 26 | DB | 15 | 15 | 204 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 6/12/1958 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 65th pick / 1981 |
| Mike Wilson | 26 | WR | 13 | 3 | 213 | 6-3 | Washington State | 12/19/1958 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 246th pick / 1981 |
| Eric Wright* | 25 | DB | 16 | 14 | 183 | 6-1 | Missouri | 4/18/1959 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 40th pick / 1981 |
| Team Total | 27.1 | 16 | 230.4 | 6-2.5 | 4.3 |