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1997 San Francisco 49ers

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Record: 13-3-0, Finished 1st in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 375 points (23.4/g), 5th of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 265 points (16.6/g), 3rd.
 Differential of 110 points (6.9/g), 4th.
 Expected W-L: 11.1-4.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +21 (1.3/g), 2nd.

Simple Rating System: Total 5.1, Offense: 2.4, Defense: 2.7, SoS: -1.8, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Steve Mariucci

 Offensive Coordinator: Marty Mornhinweg
 Defensive Coordinator: John Marshall

 Other Notable Asst.: Jim Mora (Secondary)

Training Camp: Sierra College (Rocklin, California)

Team Stats and Rankings

Tot Yds & TO 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 375 5112 999 5.1 294 278 432 3143 20 11 6.6 167 523 1969 16 3.8 106 20 9 21
Team Defense 265 4013 949 4.2 242 258 509 2647 23 25 4.7 145 386 1366 5 3.5 67 41 16 30
Lg Rank Offense 5 12 15 28 18 14 6 3 4 8 8 20 2 6
Lg Rank Defense 3 1 1 12 2 18 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 5

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun August 31 boxscore L 0-1 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6 13 12 191 91 100 1 15 271 156 115 2
2 Sun September 7 boxscore W 1-1 @ St. Louis Rams 15 12 12 228 93 135 4 11 203 104 99 4
3 Sun September 14 boxscore W 2-1 New Orleans Saints 33 7 17 304 213 91 1 12 260 176 84 8
4 Sun September 21 boxscore W 3-1 Atlanta Falcons 34 7 18 424 353 71 15 211 154 57 1
5 Mon September 29 boxscore W 4-1 @ Carolina Panthers 34 21 27 368 149 219 1 16 254 210 44 4
6 Bye Week
7 Sun October 12 boxscore W 5-1 St. Louis Rams 30 10 21 345 189 156 1 7 113 83 30 3
8 Sun October 19 boxscore W 6-1 @ Atlanta Falcons 35 28 24 438 241 197 1 19 292 253 39
9 Sun October 26 boxscore W 7-1 @ New Orleans Saints 23 0 21 347 210 137 6 142 87 55 2
10 Sun November 2 boxscore W 8-1 Dallas Cowboys 17 10 18 301 173 128 2 16 271 184 87 2
11 Mon November 10 boxscore W 9-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 24 12 13 213 96 117 1 18 257 188 69 3
12 Sun November 16 boxscore W 10-1 Carolina Panthers 27 19 20 320 221 99 18 254 169 85 3
13 Sun November 23 boxscore W 11-1 San Diego Chargers 17 10 19 339 228 111 2 8 203 111 92 3
14 Sun November 30 boxscore L 11-2 @ Kansas City Chiefs 9 44 13 279 152 127 3 22 340 187 153 1
15 Sun December 7 boxscore W 12-2 Minnesota Vikings 28 17 24 368 270 98 20 298 161 137 2
16 Mon December 15 boxscore W 13-2 Denver Broncos 34 17 18 323 265 58 1 15 237 141 96 3
17 Sun December 21 boxscore L 13-3 @ Seattle Seahawks 9 38 17 324 199 125 2 24 407 283 124
Playoffs
Division Sat January 3 boxscore W 14-3 Minnesota Vikings 38 22 31 394 219 175 16 378 321 57 1
ConfChamp Sun January 11 boxscore L 14-4 Green Bay Packers 10 23 15 257 224 33 2 19 325 219 106

Passing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate QBR Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
8 Steve Young* 36 QB 15 15 12-3-0 241 356 67.7 3029 19 5.3 6 1.7 82 8.5 8.8 12.6 201.9 104.7 35 220 7.18 7.47 9.0 1 1
14 Jim Druckenmiller 25 qb 4 1 1-0-0 21 52 40.4 239 1 1.9 4 7.7 33 4.6 1.5 11.4 59.8 29.2 4 32 3.70 0.84 7.1 1 1
11 Jeff Brohm 26 5 0 16 24 66.7 164 0 0.0 1 4.2 21 6.8 5.0 10.3 32.8 68.8 5 37 4.38 2.83 17.2
Team Total 28.7 16 13-3-0 278 432 64.4 3432 20 4.6 11 2.5 82 7.9 7.7 12.3 214.5 93.6 44 289 6.60 6.40 9.2 2 2
Opp Total 16 258 509 50.7 3011 23 4.5 25 4.9 5.9 4.61 11.7 188.2 63.6 54 364 4.7 3.5 9.6

Rushing & Receiving

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Rushing Receiving
No. 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
20 Garrison Hearst 26 RB 13 13 234 1019 4 51 4.4 78.4 18.0 21 194 9.2 2 69 1.6 14.9 1213 6 2
41 Terry Kirby 27 rb 16 3 125 418 6 38 3.3 26.1 7.8 23 279 12.1 1 82 1.4 17.4 697 7 3
40 William Floyd 25 FB 15 15 78 231 3 22 3.0 15.4 5.2 37 321 8.7 1 44 2.5 21.4 552 4 2
8 Steve Young* 36 QB 15 15 50 199 3 13 4.0 13.3 3.3 199 3 4
32 Chuck Levy 25 KR 14 0 16 90 0 24 5.6 6.4 1.1 5 68 13.6 0 30 0.4 4.9 158 0 1
14 Jim Druckenmiller 25 qb 4 1 10 -6 0 2 -0.6 -1.5 2.5 -6 0 0
44 Marc Edwards 23 fb 15 1 5 17 0 6 3.4 1.1 0.3 6 48 8.0 0 19 0.4 3.2 65 0 0
11 Jeff Brohm 26 5 0 4 11 0 10 2.8 2.2 0.8 11 0 3
80 Jerry Rice 35 wr 2 1 1 -10 0 -10 -10.0 -5.0 0.5 7 78 11.1 1 16 3.5 39.0 68 1 0
81 Terrell Owens 24 WR 16 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 60 936 15.6 8 56 3.8 58.5 936 8 1
83 J.J. Stokes 25 WR 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 58 733 12.6 4 36 3.6 45.8 733 4 1
84 Brent Jones 34 TE 13 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 29 383 13.2 2 33 2.2 29.5 383 2 1
89 Iheanyi Uwaezuoke 24 PR 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 14 165 11.8 0 25 1.0 11.8 165 0 4
85 Greg Clark 25 te 15 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 96 12.0 1 23 0.5 6.4 96 1 0
86 Chad Fann 27 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 78 15.6 0 21 0.5 7.1 78 0 0
88 Mark Harris 27 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 53 10.6 0 16 0.5 5.3 53 0 0
Team Total 28.7 16 523 1969 16 51 3.8 123.1 32.7 278 3432 12.3 20 82 17.4 214.5 5401 36 22
Opp Total 16 386 1366 5 3.5 85.4 24.1 258 2647 10.3 23 16.1 165.4 4013 28 24

Kick & Punt Returns

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
32 Chuck Levy 25 KR 14 0 6 109 1 73 18.2 36 793 0 59 22.0 1060
89 Iheanyi Uwaezuoke 24 PR 14 0 34 373 0 36 11.0 6 131 0 25 21.8 669
41 Terry Kirby 27 rb 16 3 3 124 1 101 41.3 821
81 Terrell Owens 24 WR 16 15 2 31 0 23 15.5 967
22 Tyronne Drakeford 26 db 16 2 1 24 0 24 24.0 24
44 Marc Edwards 23 fb 15 1 1 30 0 30 30.0 95
86 Chad Fann 27 11 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 78
26 Rod Woodson 32 LCB 14 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 28.7 16 41 482 1 73 11.8 50 1133 1 101 22.7 7016
Opp Total 16 41 0 82 1746 0 21.3

Kicking & Punting

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
3 Tommy Thompson 25 P 16 0 78 3182 55 1 40.8
1 Gary Anderson 38 K 16 0 11 11 12 9 10 8 3 1 36 29 80.6% 38 38 100.0%
Team Total 28.7 16 11 11 12 9 10 8 3 1 36 29 80.6% 38 38 100.0% 78 3182 55 1 40.8
Opp Total 16 20 16 80.0% 29 29 100.0% 83 3469 41.8

Defense & Fumbles

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
51 Ken Norton* 31 RLB 16 16 1.5 1 0 2 0 0 72 24
94 Dana Stubblefield*+ 27 RDT 16 16 15.0 3 0 0 0 0 48 13
46 Tim McDonald 32 SS 15 15 3 34 0 17 0 0 0 3 0 0 51 11
36 Merton Hanks* 29 FS 16 16 6 103 1 55 0 0 0 2 38 1 50 10
50 Gary Plummer 37 MLB 16 16 48 14
54 Lee Woodall* 28 LLB 16 16 2 55 0 55 0 2 0 0 0 0 42 15
56 Chris Doleman* 36 RDE 16 16 12.0 3 0 1 0 0 39 7
26 Rod Woodson 32 LCB 14 14 3 81 0 41 0 1 0 1 0 0 43 5
97 Bryant Young 25 LDT 12 12 4.0 39 6
38 Darnell Walker 27 RCB 16 11 1.0 3 49 0 28 0 33 5
22 Tyronne Drakeford 26 db 16 2 5 15 0 15 0 31 2
92 Roy Barker 28 LDE 13 12 5.5 8 0 0 0 0 29 3
91 Kevin Greene 35 lb 14 4 10.5 1 0 2 40 1 18 8
31 Zack Bronson 23 16 0 1 22 0 22 0 0 0 1 3 0 18 6
90 Junior Bryant 26 dt 16 3 2.5 17 6
23 Marquez Pope 27 rcb 5 5 1 7 0 7 0 19 3
29 Frankie Smith 29 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 0
95 Marvin Washington 32 de 10 1 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 6 3
25 Brett Maxie 35 db 2 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 5 2
55 Kevin Mitchell 26 16 0 4 2
52 Jim Schwantz 27 16 0 4 0
89 Iheanyi Uwaezuoke 24 PR 14 0 0 4 2 0 0
53 James E. Williams 29 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1
8 Steve Young* 36 QB 15 15 0 4 2 -11 0
41 Terry Kirby 27 rb 16 3 0 3 2 0 0
20 Garrison Hearst 26 RB 13 13 0 2 2 0 0
11 Jeff Brohm 26 5 0 0 3 0 0 0
83 J.J. Stokes 25 WR 16 16 0 1 2 0 0
40 William Floyd 25 FB 15 15 0 2 0 0 0
81 Terrell Owens 24 WR 16 15 0 1 1 0 0
96 Daryl Price 25 5 0 1 0
28 Curtis Buckley 27 15 0 0 0 1 0 0
67 Chris Dalman 27 C 13 13 0 0 1 0 0
63 Derrick Deese 27 LT 16 13 0 0 1 0 0
84 Brent Jones 34 TE 13 12 0 1 0 0 0
32 Chuck Levy 25 KR 14 0 0 1 0 0 0
Team Total 28.7 16 54.0 25 366 1 55 0 19 22 29 70 2 631 146
Opp Total 16 44 24 8 1

Scoring Summary

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1 Gary Anderson 38 K 16 0 38 29 125
41 Terry Kirby 27 rb 16 3 6 1 1 8 2 52
81 Terrell Owens 24 WR 16 15 8 8 48
20 Garrison Hearst 26 RB 13 13 4 2 6 36
40 William Floyd 25 FB 15 15 3 1 4 24
83 J.J. Stokes 25 WR 16 16 4 4 24
8 Steve Young* 36 QB 15 15 3 3 18
36 Merton Hanks* 29 FS 16 16 1 1 2 12
84 Brent Jones 34 TE 13 12 2 2 12
85 Greg Clark 25 te 15 4 1 1 6
91 Kevin Greene 35 lb 14 4 1 1 6
32 Chuck Levy 25 KR 14 0 1 1 6
80 Jerry Rice 35 wr 2 1 1 1 6
Team Total 28.7 16 16 20 1 1 2 1 41 2 38 29 375
Opp Total 16 5 23 29 16 1 265