| Offensive Starters | | | | | |
QB | Steve DeBerg | 25 | 1 | 15 | 347 for 578, 3,652 yards, 17 td, 21 int, & 17 rushes for 10 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 275th pick / 1977 |
RB | O.J. Simpson | 32 | 10 | 8 | 120 rushes for 460 yards, 3 td, & 7 catches for 46 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1969 |
FB | Wilbur Jackson | 28 | 5 | 14 | 114 rushes for 375 yards, 2 td, & 53 catches for 422 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1974 |
WR | Mike Shumann | 24 | 1 | 16 | 39 catches for 452 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for 19 yards and 0 td | |
WR | Freddie Solomon | 26 | 4 | 11 | 57 catches for 807 yards, 7 td, & 6 rushes for 85 yards and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 36th pick / 1975 |
TE | Ken MacAfee | 23 | 1 | 12 | 24 catches for 266 yards, 4 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 7th pick / 1978 |
LT | Ron Singleton | 27 | 3 | 15 | | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 113th pick / 1976 |
LG | John Ayers | 26 | 2 | 16 | | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 223rd pick / 1976 |
C | Fred Quillan | 23 | 1 | 16 | | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 175th pick / 1978 |
RG | Randy Cross | 25 | 3 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1976 |
RT | Keith Fahnhorst | 27 | 5 | 16 | | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1974 |
| Defensive Starters | | | | | |
LDE | Archie Reese | 23 | 1 | 16 | | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 127th pick / 1978 |
LDT | Ted Vincent | 23 | 1 | 15 | | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1978 |
RDT | Jimmy Webb | 27 | 4 | 16 | | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 10th pick / 1975 |
RDE | Cedrick Hardman | 31 | 9 | 11 | | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1970 |
LLB | Scott Hilton | 25 | Rook | 7 | | |
MLB | Dan Bunz | 24 | 1 | 12 | 1 interception, 5 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 24th pick / 1978 |
RLB | Willie Harper | 29 | 6 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1973 |
LCB | Charles Cornelius | 27 | 2 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
RCB | Gerard Williams | 27 | 3 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
SS | Tim Gray | 27 | 4 | 15 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 21st pick / 1975 |
FS | Tony Dungy | 24 | 2 | 7 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
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