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1986 San Francisco 49ers
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Record: 10-5-1, Finished 1st in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 374 points (23.4/g), 7th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 247 points (15.4/g), 3rd.
Differential of 127 points (7.9/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 11.6-4.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +20 (1.2/g), 1st.
Coached by Bill Walsh (10-5-1)
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1986 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 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 191 for 307, 2,236 yards, 8 td, 9 int, & 17 rushes for 38 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1979 |
| QB | Jeff Kemp | 27 | 5 | 6 | 119 for 200, 1,554 yards, 11 td, 8 int, & 15 rushes for 49 yards and 0 td | |
| RB | Joe Cribbs | 28 | 6 | 10 | 152 rushes for 590 yards, 5 td, & 35 catches for 346 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 29th pick / 1980 |
| FB | Roger Craig | 26 | 3 | 15 | 204 rushes for 830 yards, 7 td, & 81 catches for 624 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1983 |
| WR | Dwight Clark | 29 | 7 | 14 | 61 catches for 794 yards, 2 td | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 249th pick / 1979 |
| WR | Jerry Rice*+ | 24 | 1 | 15 | 86 catches for 1,570 yards, 15 td, & 10 rushes for 72 yards and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 16th pick / 1985 |
| TE | Russ Francis | 33 | 11 | 14 | 41 catches for 505 yards, 1 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1975 |
| TE | John Frank | 24 | 2 | 6 | 9 catches for 61 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for -3 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1984 |
| LT | Bubba Paris | 26 | 3 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 29th pick / 1982 |
| LT | Bruce Collie | 24 | 1 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 140th pick / 1985 |
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| LG | John Ayers | 33 | 9 | 14 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 223rd pick / 1976 |
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| C | Fred Quillan | 30 | 8 | 16 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 175th pick / 1978 |
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| RG | Randy Cross | 32 | 10 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1976 |
| RT | Keith Fahnhorst | 34 | 12 | 16 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1974 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jeff Stover | 28 | 4 | 6 | 11.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LDE | John Harty | 28 | 5 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1981 |
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| NT | Michael Carter | 26 | 2 | 13 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 121st pick / 1984 |
| NT | Manu Tuiasosopo | 29 | 7 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 18th pick / 1979 |
| RDE | Dwaine Board | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 137th pick / 1979 |
| LOLB | Milt McColl | 27 | 5 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LILB | Riki Ellison | 26 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 117th pick / 1983 |
| RILB | Jim Fahnhorst | 28 | 2 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 92nd pick / 1982 |
| ROLB | Keena Turner | 28 | 6 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1980 |
| LCB | Tim McKyer | 23 | Rook | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1986 |
| RCB | Don Griffin | 22 | Rook | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 162nd pick / 1986 |
| SS | Carlton Williamson | 28 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 65th pick / 1981 |
| FS | Ronnie Lott*+ | 27 | 5 | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 10 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 8th pick / 1981 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ray Wersching | 36 | 13 | 0 | 25 of 35 field goals & 41 of 42 extra points | |
| P | Max Runager | 30 | 7 | 0 | 83 punts for a 41.6 average, 2 blocked | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 211th pick / 1979 |
| PR | Don Griffin | 22 | Rook | 15 | 38 punt returns for a 9.9 average and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 162nd pick / 1986 |
| KR | Derrick Crawford | 26 | Rook | 0 | 15 kick returns for a 18.7 average and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 24th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| John Ayers | 33 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 258 | 6-5 | Texas,West Texas A&M | 4/14/1953 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 223rd pick / 1976 |
| Dwaine Board | 30 | DE | 16 | 15 | 248 | 6-5 | North Carolina A&T | 11/29/1956 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 137th pick / 1979 |
| Michael Carter | 26 | NT | 15 | 13 | 285 | 6-2 | SMU | 10/29/1960 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 121st pick / 1984 |
| Tony Cherry | 23 | RB | 5 | 0 | 187 | 5-7 | Oregon | 2/8/1963 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 240th pick / 1986 |
| Dwight Clark | 29 | WR | 16 | 14 | 212 | 6-4 | Clemson | 1/8/1957 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 249th pick / 1979 |
| Bruce Collie | 24 | G-T | 16 | 7 | 275 | 6-6 | Texas-Arlington | 6/27/1962 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 140th pick / 1985 |
| Tom Cousineau | 29 | LB | 5 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 5/6/1957 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1979 |
| Roger Craig | 26 | RB | 16 | 15 | 222 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 7/10/1960 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1983 |
| Derrick Crawford | 26 | WR | 10 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Memphis | 9/3/1960 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 24th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Joe Cribbs | 28 | RB | 14 | 10 | 190 | 5-11 | Auburn | 1/5/1958 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 29th pick / 1980 |
| Randy Cross | 32 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 259 | 6-3 | UCLA | 4/25/1954 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1976 |
| Michael Durrette | 29 | G | 9 | 0 | 280 | 6-4 | Ferrum,West Virginia | 8/11/1957 | Rook | |
| Riki Ellison | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-2 | USC | 8/15/1960 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 117th pick / 1983 |
| Jim Fahnhorst | 28 | LB | 16 | 14 | 230 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 11/8/1958 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 92nd pick / 1982 |
| Keith Fahnhorst | 34 | T | 16 | 16 | 273 | 6-6 | Minnesota | 2/6/1952 | 12 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1974 |
| Ron Ferrari | 27 | LB | 16 | 0 | 212 | 6-0 | Illinois,Lakeland | 7/30/1959 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 195th pick / 1982 |
| Russ Francis | 33 | TE | 16 | 14 | 240 | 6-6 | Oregon | 4/3/1953 | 11 | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1975 |
| John Frank | 24 | TE | 16 | 6 | 225 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 4/17/1962 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1984 |
| Jeff Fuller | 24 | DB-LB | 6 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 8/8/1962 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 139th pick / 1984 |
| Don Griffin | 22 | DB | 16 | 15 | 176 | 6-0 | Middle Tenn. State | 3/17/1964 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 162nd pick / 1986 |
| Charles Haley | 22 | DE-LB | 16 | 1 | 252 | 6-5 | James Madison | 1/6/1964 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 96th pick / 1986 |
| Derrick Harmon | 23 | RB | 8 | 2 | 202 | 5-10 | Cornell | 4/26/1963 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 248th pick / 1984 |
| Dennis Harrison | 30 | DE | 5 | 0 | 275 | 6-8 | Vanderbilt | 7/31/1956 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 92nd pick / 1978 |
| John Harty | 28 | NT-DE | 7 | 5 | 260 | 6-4 | Iowa | 12/17/1958 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1981 |
| Tom Holmoe | 26 | DB | 16 | 2 | 190 | 6-2 | BYU | 3/7/1960 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 90th pick / 1983 |
| Jeff Kemp | 27 | QB | 10 | 6 | 201 | 6-0 | Dartmouth | 7/11/1959 | 5 | |
| Pete Kugler | 27 | NT-DE | 3 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Penn State | 8/9/1959 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 147th pick / 1981 |
| Ronnie Lott*+ | 27 | DB | 14 | 14 | 203 | 6-0 | USC | 5/8/1959 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 8th pick / 1981 |
| Ken Margerum | 28 | WR | 5 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | Stanford | 10/5/1958 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 67th pick / 1981 |
| Milt McColl | 27 | LB | 16 | 15 | 248 | 6-6 | Stanford | 8/28/1959 | 5 | |
| Guy McIntyre | 25 | G | 16 | 2 | 275 | 6-3 | Georgia | 2/17/1961 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1984 |
| Tim McKyer | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 174 | 6-0 | Texas-Arlington | 9/5/1963 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1986 |
| Dana McLemore | 26 | DB | 3 | 0 | 183 | 5-10 | Hawaii | 7/1/1960 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 269th pick / 1982 |
| Carl Monroe | 26 | RB | 5 | 0 | 166 | 5-8 | Utah | 2/20/1960 | 3 | |
| Joe Montana | 30 | QB | 8 | 8 | 200 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 6/11/1956 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1979 |
| Mike Moroski | 29 | QB | 15 | 2 | 200 | 6-4 | California-Davis | 9/4/1957 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 154th pick / 1979 |
| Tory Nixon | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Arizona State,San Diego State | 2/24/1962 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1985 |
| Bubba Paris | 26 | T-G | 10 | 9 | 300 | 6-6 | Michigan | 10/6/1960 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 29th pick / 1982 |
| Fred Quillan | 30 | C | 16 | 16 | 261 | 6-5 | Oregon | 1/27/1956 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 175th pick / 1978 |
| Tom Rathman | 24 | RB | 16 | 1 | 230 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 10/7/1962 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1986 |
| Jerry Rice*+ | 24 | WR | 16 | 15 | 200 | 6-2 | Miss. Valley State | 10/13/1962 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 16th pick / 1985 |
| Bill Ring | 30 | RB | 7 | 0 | 208 | 5-10 | BYU | 12/13/1956 | 5 | |
| Larry Roberts | 23 | DE | 16 | 2 | 270 | 6-3 | Alabama | 6/2/1963 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1986 |
| Doug Rogers | 26 | DE | 8 | 0 | 266 | 6-5 | Stanford | 6/23/1960 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1982 |
| Max Runager | 30 | P | 16 | 0 | 189 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 3/24/1956 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 211th pick / 1979 |
| Todd Shell | 24 | LB | 1 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | BYU | 6/24/1962 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 24th pick / 1984 |
| Jeff Stover | 28 | DE-DT | 15 | 6 | 275 | 6-5 | Oregon | 5/22/1958 | 4 | |
| Jim Stuckey | 28 | DE | 1 | 0 | 251 | 6-4 | Clemson | 6/21/1958 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 20th pick / 1980 |
| Manu Tuiasosopo | 29 | DT-NT-DE | 15 | 7 | 255 | 6-3 | UCLA | 8/30/1957 | 7 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 18th pick / 1979 |
| Keena Turner | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 219 | 6-2 | Purdue | 10/22/1958 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1980 |
| Wendell Tyler | 31 | RB | 5 | 2 | 198 | 5-10 | UCLA | 5/20/1955 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 79th pick / 1977 |
| Steve Wallace | 22 | T-G | 16 | 0 | 285 | 6-4 | Auburn | 12/27/1964 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 101st pick / 1986 |
| Mike Walter | 26 | LB | 16 | 2 | 240 | 6-3 | Oregon | 11/30/1960 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 50th pick / 1983 |
| Ray Wersching | 36 | K | 16 | 0 | 213 | 5-11 | California | 8/21/1950 | 13 | |
| Carlton Williamson | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 204 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 6/12/1958 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 65th pick / 1981 |
| Mike Wilson | 28 | WR | 11 | 1 | 213 | 6-3 | Washington State | 12/19/1958 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 246th pick / 1981 |
| Eric Wright | 27 | DB | 2 | 1 | 183 | 6-1 | Missouri | 4/18/1959 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 40th pick / 1981 |
| Team Total | 27.2 | 16 | 227.2 | 6-2.2 | 4.3 |