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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.
Coached by Steve Mariucci (13-3-0)
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1997 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Steve Young* | 36 | 12 | 15 | 241 for 356, 3,029 yards, 19 td, 6 int, & 50 rushes for 199 yards and 3 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1984 Supp |
| RB | Garrison Hearst | 26 | 4 | 13 | 234 rushes for 1,019 yards, 4 td, & 21 catches for 194 yards and 2 td | Phoenix Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1993 |
| FB | William Floyd | 25 | 3 | 15 | 78 rushes for 231 yards, 3 td, & 37 catches for 321 yards and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 28th pick / 1994 |
| WR | Terrell Owens | 24 | 1 | 15 | 60 catches for 936 yards, 8 td | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 89th pick / 1996 |
| WR | J.J. Stokes | 25 | 2 | 16 | 58 catches for 733 yards, 4 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 10th pick / 1995 |
| TE | Brent Jones | 34 | 10 | 12 | 29 catches for 383 yards, 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 135th pick / 1986 |
| LT | Derrick Deese | 27 | 3 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| LG | Ray Brown | 35 | 11 | 15 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 201st pick / 1986 |
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| C | Chris Dalman | 27 | 4 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 166th pick / 1993 |
| RG | Kevin Gogan* | 33 | 10 | 16 | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 206th pick / 1987 |
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| RT | Kirk Scrafford | 30 | 7 | 16 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Roy Barker | 28 | 5 | 12 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 98th pick / 1992 |
| LDT | Bryant Young | 25 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 7th pick / 1994 |
| RDT | Dana Stubblefield*+ | 27 | 4 | 16 | 15.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 26th pick / 1993 |
| RDE | Chris Doleman* | 36 | 12 | 16 | 12.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 4th pick / 1985 |
| LLB | Lee Woodall* | 28 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 182nd pick / 1994 |
| MLB | Gary Plummer | 37 | 11 | 16 | ||
| RLB | Ken Norton* | 31 | 9 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 41st pick / 1988 |
| LCB | Rod Woodson | 32 | 10 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1987 |
| RCB | Darnell Walker | 27 | 4 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 178th pick / 1993 |
| RCB | Marquez Pope | 27 | 5 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1992 |
| SS | Tim McDonald | 32 | 10 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 34th pick / 1987 |
| FS | Merton Hanks* | 29 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 122nd pick / 1991 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Gary Anderson | 38 | 15 | 0 | 29 of 36 field goals & 38 of 38 extra points | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 171st pick / 1982 |
| P | Tommy Thompson | 25 | 2 | 0 | 78 punts for a 40.8 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Iheanyi Uwaezuoke | 24 | 1 | 0 | 34 punt returns for a 11.0 average and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 160th pick / 1996 |
| KR | Chuck Levy | 25 | 3 | 0 | 36 kick returns for a 22.0 average and 0 td | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1994 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Anderson | 38 | K | 16 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 7/16/1959 | 15 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 171st pick / 1982 |
| 92 | Roy Barker | 28 | DE-DT | 13 | 12 | 287 | 6-5 | North Carolina | 2/14/1969 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 98th pick / 1992 |
| 11 | Jeff Brohm | 26 | QB | 5 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Louisville | 4/24/1971 | 1 | |
| 31 | Zack Bronson | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | McNeese State | 1/28/1974 | Rook | |
| 65 | Ray Brown | 35 | G-T | 15 | 15 | 318 | 6-5 | Arkansas State,Memphis | 12/12/1962 | 11 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 201st pick / 1986 |
| 90 | Junior Bryant | 26 | DT-DE | 16 | 3 | 278 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 1/16/1971 | 2 | |
| 28 | Curtis Buckley | 27 | DB-WR | 15 | 0 | 186 | 6-0 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 9/25/1970 | 4 | |
| 85 | Greg Clark | 25 | TE | 15 | 4 | 251 | 6-4 | Stanford | 4/7/1972 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1997 |
| 67 | Chris Dalman | 27 | C-G | 13 | 13 | 287 | 6-3 | Stanford | 3/15/1970 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 166th pick / 1993 |
| 63 | Derrick Deese | 27 | T-G | 16 | 13 | 289 | 6-3 | USC | 5/17/1970 | 3 | |
| 56 | Chris Doleman* | 36 | DE-LB | 16 | 16 | 289 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 10/16/1961 | 12 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 4th pick / 1985 |
| 22 | Tyronne Drakeford | 26 | DB | 16 | 2 | 185 | 5-11 | Virginia Tech | 6/21/1971 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 62nd pick / 1994 |
| 14 | Jim Druckenmiller | 25 | QB | 4 | 1 | 241 | 6-4 | Virginia Tech | 9/19/1972 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 26th pick / 1997 |
| 44 | Marc Edwards | 23 | FB | 15 | 1 | 249 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 11/17/1974 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 55th pick / 1997 |
| 86 | Chad Fann | 27 | TE | 11 | 0 | 252 | 6-3 | Florida A&M,Mississippi | 6/7/1970 | 4 | |
| 40 | William Floyd | 25 | FB | 15 | 15 | 242 | 6-1 | Florida State | 2/17/1972 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 28th pick / 1994 |
| 66 | Kevin Gogan* | 33 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 317 | 6-7 | Washington | 11/2/1964 | 10 | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 206th pick / 1987 |
| 91 | Kevin Greene | 35 | LB-DE | 14 | 4 | 247 | 6-3 | Auburn | 7/31/1962 | 12 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 113th pick / 1985 |
| 36 | Merton Hanks* | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 6-2 | Iowa | 3/12/1968 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 122nd pick / 1991 |
| 77 | Tim Hanshaw | 27 | G | 13 | 3 | 300 | 6-5 | BYU | 4/27/1970 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 127th pick / 1995 |
| 88 | Mark Harris | 27 | WR | 10 | 0 | 201 | 6-4 | Southern Utah,Stanford | 4/28/1970 | 1 | |
| 20 | Garrison Hearst | 26 | RB | 13 | 13 | 215 | 5-11 | Georgia | 1/4/1971 | 4 | Phoenix Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1993 |
| 84 | Brent Jones | 34 | TE | 13 | 12 | 230 | 6-4 | Santa Clara | 2/12/1963 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 135th pick / 1986 |
| 41 | Terry Kirby | 27 | RB | 16 | 3 | 221 | 6-1 | Virginia | 1/20/1970 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 1993 |
| 57 | Randy Kirk | 33 | LB | 16 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | San Diego State | 12/27/1964 | 10 | |
| 32 | Chuck Levy | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Arizona | 1/7/1972 | 3 | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1994 |
| 25 | Brett Maxie | 35 | DB | 2 | 1 | 194 | 6-2 | Texas Southern | 1/13/1962 | 12 | |
| 46 | Tim McDonald | 32 | DB | 15 | 15 | 215 | 6-2 | USC | 1/6/1965 | 10 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 34th pick / 1987 |
| 69 | Rod Milstead | 28 | G | 4 | 0 | 290 | 6-2 | Delaware State | 11/10/1969 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 121st pick / 1992 |
| 55 | Kevin Mitchell | 26 | LB | 16 | 0 | 258 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 1/1/1971 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1994 |
| 51 | Ken Norton* | 31 | LB | 16 | 16 | 254 | 6-2 | UCLA | 9/29/1966 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 41st pick / 1988 |
| 81 | Terrell Owens | 24 | WR | 16 | 15 | 226 | 6-3 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 12/7/1973 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 89th pick / 1996 |
| 50 | Gary Plummer | 37 | LB | 16 | 16 | 244 | 6-2 | California | 1/26/1960 | 11 | |
| 75 | Frank Pollack | 30 | T-G | 16 | 0 | 285 | 6-5 | Northern Arizona | 11/5/1967 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 165th pick / 1990 |
| 23 | Marquez Pope | 27 | DB | 5 | 5 | 193 | 5-11 | Fresno State | 10/29/1970 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1992 |
| 96 | Daryl Price | 25 | DE | 5 | 0 | 274 | 6-3 | Colorado | 10/23/1972 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 128th pick / 1996 |
| 71 | Albert Reese | 24 | DT | 5 | 0 | 275 | 6-6 | Grambling State | 4/29/1973 | Rook | |
| 80 | Jerry Rice | 35 | WR | 2 | 1 | 200 | 6-2 | Miss. Valley State | 10/13/1962 | 12 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 16th pick / 1985 |
| 60 | Joe Rudolph | 25 | G | 6 | 1 | 285 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 7/21/1972 | 2 | |
| 30 | Mike Salmon | 27 | DB | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | USC | 12/27/1970 | Rook | |
| 61 | Jesse Sapolu | 36 | C-G | 12 | 3 | 271 | 6-4 | Hawaii | 3/10/1961 | 14 | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 289th pick / 1983 |
| 52 | Jim Schwantz | 27 | LB | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Purdue | 1/23/1970 | 5 | |
| 76 | Kirk Scrafford | 30 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-6 | Montana | 3/16/1967 | 7 | |
| 29 | Frankie Smith | 29 | DB | 16 | 0 | 186 | 5-9 | Baylor | 10/8/1968 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 104th pick / 1992 |
| 83 | J.J. Stokes | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 218 | 6-4 | UCLA | 10/6/1972 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 10th pick / 1995 |
| 94 | Dana Stubblefield*+ | 27 | DT | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-2 | Kansas | 11/14/1970 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 26th pick / 1993 |
| 3 | Tommy Thompson | 25 | P | 16 | 0 | 192 | 5-10 | Oregon | 4/27/1972 | 2 | |
| 89 | Iheanyi Uwaezuoke | 24 | WR | 14 | 0 | 198 | 6-2 | California | 7/24/1973 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 160th pick / 1996 |
| 38 | Darnell Walker | 27 | DB | 16 | 11 | 168 | 5-8 | Oklahoma | 1/17/1970 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 178th pick / 1993 |
| 95 | Marvin Washington | 32 | DE-DT | 10 | 1 | 285 | 6-6 | Idaho,Texas-El Paso | 10/22/1965 | 8 | New York Jets / 6th / 151st pick / 1989 |
| 53 | James E. Williams | 29 | LB | 16 | 0 | 246 | 6-0 | Mississippi State | 10/10/1968 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 158th pick / 1990 |
| 54 | Lee Woodall* | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 224 | 6-1 | West Chester | 10/31/1969 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 182nd pick / 1994 |
| 26 | Rod Woodson | 32 | DB | 14 | 14 | 205 | 5-11 | Purdue | 3/10/1965 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1987 |
| 97 | Bryant Young | 25 | DT-DE | 12 | 12 | 291 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 1/27/1972 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 7th pick / 1994 |
| 8 | Steve Young* | 36 | QB | 15 | 15 | 215 | 6-2 | BYU | 10/11/1961 | 12 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1984 Supp |
| Team Total | 28.7 | 16 | 240.3 | 6-2.1 | 5.3 |