| Offensive Starters | | | | | |
| QB | Joe Montana | 30 | 7 | 8 | 191 for 307, 2,236 yards, 8 td, 9 int, & 17 rushes for 38 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 | |
| FB | Roger Craig | 26 | 3 | 15 | 204 rushes for 830 yards, 7 td, & 81 catches for 624 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Dwight Clark | 29 | 7 | 14 | 61 catches for 794 yards, 2 td | |
| WR | Jerry Rice*+ | 24 | 1 | 15 | 86 catches for 1,570 yards, 15 td, & 10 rushes for 72 yards and 1 td | |
| TE | Russ Francis | 33 | 11 | 14 | 41 catches for 505 yards, 1 td | |
| LT | Bubba Paris | 26 | 3 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| LG | John Ayers | 33 | 9 | 14 | | |
| C | Fred Quillan | 30 | 8 | 16 | | |
| RG | Randy Cross | 32 | 10 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RT | Keith Fahnhorst | 34 | 12 | 16 | | |
| Defensive Starters | | | | | |
| LDE | Jeff Stover | 28 | 4 | 6 | 11.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| NT | Michael Carter | 26 | 2 | 13 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Dwaine Board | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| 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 | |
| RILB | Jim Fahnhorst | 28 | 2 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| ROLB | Keena Turner | 28 | 6 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Tim McKyer | 23 | Rook | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Don Griffin | 22 | Rook | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Carlton Williamson | 28 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| FS | Ronnie Lott*+ | 27 | 5 | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 10 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
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