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1998 San Francisco 49ers
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Record: 12-4-0, Finished 2nd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 479 points (29.9/g), 3rd of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 328 points (20.5/g), 13th.
Differential of 151 points (9.4/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 11.4-4.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 11th.
Coached by Steve Mariucci (12-4-0)
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1998 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Steve Young* | 37 | 13 | 15 | 322 for 517, 4,170 yards, 36 td, 12 int, & 70 rushes for 454 yards and 6 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1984 Supp |
| RB | Garrison Hearst* | 27 | 5 | 16 | 310 rushes for 1,570 yards, 7 td, & 39 catches for 535 yards and 2 td | Phoenix Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1993 |
| FB | Marc Edwards | 24 | 1 | 10 | 22 rushes for 94 yards, 1 td, & 22 catches for 218 yards and 2 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 55th pick / 1997 |
| WR | Jerry Rice* | 36 | 13 | 16 | 82 catches for 1,157 yards, 9 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 16th pick / 1985 |
| WR | J.J. Stokes | 26 | 3 | 11 | 63 catches for 770 yards, 8 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 10th pick / 1995 |
| WR | Terrell Owens | 25 | 2 | 10 | 67 catches for 1,097 yards, 14 td, & 4 rushes for 53 yards and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 89th pick / 1996 |
| TE | Greg Clark | 26 | 1 | 8 | 12 catches for 124 yards, 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1997 |
| TE | Irv Smith | 27 | 5 | 8 | 25 catches for 266 yards, 5 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 20th pick / 1993 |
| LT | Derrick Deese | 28 | 4 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| LT | Jamie Brown | 26 | 3 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 121st pick / 1995 |
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| LG | Ray Brown | 36 | 12 | 16 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 201st pick / 1986 |
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| C | Chris Dalman | 28 | 5 | 15 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 166th pick / 1993 |
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| RG | Kevin Gogan* | 34 | 11 | 16 | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 206th pick / 1987 |
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| RT | Kirk Scrafford | 31 | 8 | 8 | ||
| RT | Derrick Deese | 28 | 4 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Roy Barker | 29 | 6 | 16 | 12.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 98th pick / 1992 |
| LDT | Bryant Young | 26 | 4 | 12 | 9.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 7th pick / 1994 |
| RDT | Junior Bryant | 27 | 3 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Chris Doleman | 37 | 13 | 16 | 15.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 4th pick / 1985 |
| LLB | Lee Woodall | 29 | 4 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 182nd pick / 1994 |
| MLB | Winfred Tubbs* | 28 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 79th pick / 1994 |
| RLB | Ken Norton | 32 | 10 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 41st pick / 1988 |
| LCB | Darnell Walker | 28 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 178th pick / 1993 |
| LCB | Antonio Langham | 26 | 4 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 9th pick / 1994 |
| RCB | R.W. McQuarters | 22 | Rook | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 28th pick / 1998 |
| RCB | Darnell Walker | 28 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 178th pick / 1993 |
| SS | Tim McDonald | 33 | 11 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 34th pick / 1987 |
| FS | Merton Hanks | 30 | 7 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 122nd pick / 1991 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Wade Richey | 22 | Rook | 0 | 18 of 27 field goals & 49 of 51 extra points | |
| P | Reggie Roby | 37 | 15 | 0 | 60 punts for a 41.9 average, 0 blocked | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 167th pick / 1983 |
| PR | R.W. McQuarters | 22 | Rook | 7 | 47 punt returns for a 8.6 average and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 28th pick / 1998 |
| KR | Chuck Levy | 26 | 4 | 0 | 22 kick returns for a 17.4 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | Roy Barker | 29 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 287 | 6-5 | North Carolina | 2/14/1969 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 98th pick / 1992 |
| 40 | Fred Beasley | 24 | FB | 16 | 0 | 246 | 6-0 | Auburn | 9/18/1974 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 180th pick / 1998 |
| 22 | Tony Blevins | 23 | DB | 2 | 0 | 165 | 6-0 | Kansas | 1/29/1975 | Rook | |
| 78 | Shane Bonham | 28 | DT | 8 | 0 | 272 | 6-2 | Air Force,Tennessee | 10/18/1970 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 93rd pick / 1994 |
| 31 | Zack Bronson | 24 | DB | 11 | 1 | 204 | 6-1 | McNeese State | 1/28/1974 | 1 | |
| 72 | Jamie Brown | 26 | T | 8 | 5 | 320 | 6-8 | Florida A&M | 4/24/1972 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 121st pick / 1995 |
| 65 | Ray Brown | 36 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 318 | 6-5 | Arkansas State,Memphis | 12/12/1962 | 12 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 201st pick / 1986 |
| 90 | Junior Bryant | 27 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 278 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 1/16/1971 | 3 | |
| 28 | Curtis Buckley | 28 | DB-WR | 8 | 0 | 186 | 6-0 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 9/25/1970 | 5 | |
| 99 | Brentson Buckner | 27 | DT-DE-NT | 13 | 0 | 305 | 6-2 | Clemson | 9/30/1971 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1994 |
| 85 | Greg Clark | 26 | TE | 13 | 8 | 251 | 6-4 | Stanford | 4/7/1972 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1997 |
| 67 | Chris Dalman | 28 | C-G | 15 | 15 | 287 | 6-3 | Stanford | 3/15/1970 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 166th pick / 1993 |
| 63 | Derrick Deese | 28 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 289 | 6-3 | USC | 5/17/1970 | 4 | |
| 11 | Ty Detmer | 31 | QB | 16 | 1 | 189 | 6-0 | BYU | 10/30/1967 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 230th pick / 1992 |
| 56 | Chris Doleman | 37 | DE-LB | 16 | 16 | 289 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 10/16/1961 | 13 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 4th pick / 1985 |
| 14 | Jim Druckenmiller | 26 | QB | 2 | 0 | 241 | 6-4 | Virginia Tech | 9/19/1972 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 26th pick / 1997 |
| 44 | Marc Edwards | 24 | FB | 16 | 10 | 249 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 11/17/1974 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 55th pick / 1997 |
| 86 | Chad Fann | 28 | TE | 12 | 0 | 252 | 6-3 | Florida A&M,Mississippi | 6/7/1970 | 5 | |
| 74 | Dave Fiore | 24 | G-T | 9 | 3 | 293 | 6-4 | Hofstra | 8/10/1974 | Rook | |
| 59 | Reggie Givens | 27 | LB | 16 | 0 | 234 | 6-0 | Penn State | 10/3/1971 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 213th pick / 1993 |
| 66 | Kevin Gogan* | 34 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 317 | 6-7 | Washington | 11/2/1964 | 11 | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 206th pick / 1987 |
| 64 | Steve Gordon | 29 | C | 13 | 1 | 288 | 6-3 | California | 4/15/1969 | Rook | New England Patriots / 10th / 277th pick / 1992 |
| 36 | Merton Hanks | 30 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 6-2 | Iowa | 3/12/1968 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 122nd pick / 1991 |
| 77 | Tim Hanshaw | 28 | G | 16 | 0 | 300 | 6-5 | BYU | 4/27/1970 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 127th pick / 1995 |
| 88 | Mark Harris | 28 | WR | 10 | 0 | 201 | 6-4 | Southern Utah,Stanford | 4/28/1970 | 2 | |
| 20 | Garrison Hearst* | 27 | RB | 16 | 16 | 215 | 5-11 | Georgia | 1/4/1971 | 5 | Phoenix Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1993 |
| 2 | Eddie Howard | 26 | P | 2 | 0 | 203 | 6-1 | Idaho | 10/16/1972 | Rook | |
| 41 | Terry Kirby | 28 | RB | 9 | 0 | 221 | 6-1 | Virginia | 1/20/1970 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 1993 |
| 57 | Randy Kirk | 34 | LB | 16 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | San Diego State | 12/27/1964 | 11 | |
| 43 | Antonio Langham | 26 | DB | 11 | 6 | 181 | 6-0 | Alabama | 7/31/1972 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 9th pick / 1994 |
| 45 | Tyrone Legette | 28 | DB | 7 | 0 | 179 | 5-9 | Nebraska | 2/15/1970 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1992 |
| 32 | Chuck Levy | 26 | RB | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Arizona | 1/7/1972 | 4 | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1994 |
| 46 | Tim McDonald | 33 | DB | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-2 | USC | 1/6/1965 | 11 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 34th pick / 1987 |
| 21 | R.W. McQuarters | 22 | DB | 16 | 7 | 198 | 5-10 | Oklahoma State | 12/21/1976 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 28th pick / 1998 |
| 52 | Randy Neal | 26 | LB | 1 | 0 | 236 | 6-3 | Virginia | 12/29/1972 | 3 | |
| 51 | Ken Norton | 32 | LB | 16 | 16 | 254 | 6-2 | UCLA | 9/29/1966 | 10 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 41st pick / 1988 |
| 81 | Terrell Owens | 25 | WR | 16 | 10 | 226 | 6-3 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 12/7/1973 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 89th pick / 1996 |
| 50 | Tony Peterson | 26 | LB | 16 | 1 | 232 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 1/23/1972 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 153rd pick / 1994 |
| 23 | Marquez Pope | 28 | DB | 6 | 3 | 193 | 5-11 | Fresno State | 10/29/1970 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1992 |
| 96 | Jeff Posey | 23 | LB-DE | 16 | 0 | 241 | 6-4 | Southern Miss | 8/14/1975 | Rook | |
| 80 | Jerry Rice* | 36 | WR | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-2 | Miss. Valley State | 10/13/1962 | 13 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 16th pick / 1985 |
| 7 | Wade Richey | 22 | K | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | LSU | 5/19/1976 | Rook | |
| 94 | David Richie | 25 | NT | 8 | 0 | 280 | 6-4 | Washington | 9/26/1973 | 1 | |
| 4 | Reggie Roby | 37 | P | 14 | 0 | 249 | 6-3 | Iowa | 7/30/1961 | 15 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 167th pick / 1983 |
| 71 | Chris Ruhman | 24 | T | 6 | 0 | 321 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 12/19/1974 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 89th pick / 1998 |
| 30 | Lance Schulters | 23 | DB | 15 | 0 | 202 | 6-2 | Hofstra | 5/27/1975 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 119th pick / 1998 |
| 76 | Kirk Scrafford | 31 | T-G | 9 | 8 | 270 | 6-6 | Montana | 3/16/1967 | 8 | |
| 82 | Irv Smith | 27 | TE | 16 | 8 | 249 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 10/13/1971 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 20th pick / 1993 |
| 83 | J.J. Stokes | 26 | WR | 16 | 11 | 218 | 6-4 | UCLA | 10/6/1972 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 10th pick / 1995 |
| 55 | Winfred Tubbs* | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-4 | Texas | 9/24/1970 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 79th pick / 1994 |
| 89 | Iheanyi Uwaezuoke | 25 | WR | 7 | 0 | 198 | 6-2 | California | 7/24/1973 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 160th pick / 1996 |
| 38 | Darnell Walker | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 168 | 5-8 | Oklahoma | 1/17/1970 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 178th pick / 1993 |
| 98 | Gabe Wilkins | 27 | DE-DT | 8 | 4 | 304 | 6-5 | Gardner-Webb | 9/1/1971 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 126th pick / 1994 |
| 53 | James E. Williams | 30 | LB | 15 | 0 | 246 | 6-0 | Mississippi State | 10/10/1968 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 158th pick / 1990 |
| 54 | Lee Woodall | 29 | LB | 15 | 15 | 224 | 6-1 | West Chester | 10/31/1969 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 182nd pick / 1994 |
| 97 | Bryant Young | 26 | DT-DE | 12 | 12 | 291 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 1/27/1972 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 7th pick / 1994 |
| 8 | Steve Young* | 37 | QB | 15 | 15 | 215 | 6-2 | BYU | 10/11/1961 | 13 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1984 Supp |
| Team Total | 28.0 | 16 | 241.6 | 6-2.3 | 4.6 |