1990 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Western Division • 14-2-0 .875 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: George Seifert |
| Jerry Attaway | Conditioning |
| Tommy Hart | Defensive Assistant |
| Mike Holmgren | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks |
| Al Lavan | Running Backs |
| Sherman Lewis | Receivers |
| John Marshall | Defensive Line |
| Bobb McKittrick | Offensive Line |
| Bill McPherson | Defensive Coordinator |
| Ray Rhodes | Defensive Backs |
| Lynn Stiles | Special Teams/Tight Ends |
| Bob Zeman | Linebackers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/11/1990 | H | Los Angeles Raiders | 13-23 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 56977 | |
| Mon | 8/20/1990 | A | Denver Broncos | 27-24 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74164 | |
| Sat | 8/25/1990 | A | San Diego Chargers | 28-29 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 49289 | |
| Fri | 8/31/1990 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 10-30 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 55269 | |
| Mon | 9/10/1990 | A | New Orleans Saints | 13-12 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 68629 | |
| Sun | 9/16/1990 | H | Washington Redskins | 26-13 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 64287 | |
| Sun | 9/23/1990 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 19-13 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 62858 | |
| Sun | 10/7/1990 | A | Houston Oilers | 24-21 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 59931 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1990 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 45-35 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 57921 | |
| Sun | 10/21/1990 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 27-7 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 64301 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1990 | H | Cleveland Browns | 20-17 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 63672 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1990 | A | Green Bay Packers | 24-20 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 58835 | |
| Sun | 11/11/1990 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 24-6 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62966 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1990 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 31-7 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 62221 | |
| Sun | 11/25/1990 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 17-28 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 62633 | |
| Mon | 12/3/1990 | H | New York Giants | 7-3 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 66413 | |
| Sun | 12/9/1990 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 20-17 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 60084 | |
| Mon | 12/17/1990 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 26-10 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 65619 | |
| Sun | 12/23/1990 | H | New Orleans Saints | 10-13 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 60112 | |
| Sun | 12/30/1990 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 20-17 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 51590 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/12/1991 | H | Washington Redskins | 28-10 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 65292 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/20/1991 | H | New York Giants | 13-15 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 65750 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Harris Barton | 79 | ROG | 6-4 | 280 | 26 | North Carolina | 16 | 16 |
| Chet Brooks | 31 | SS | 5-11 | 191 | 24 | Texas A&M | 8 | 8 |
| Dennis Brown | 96 | DE | 6-4 | 290 | 23 | Washington | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Burt | 64 | NT | 6-1 | 260 | 31 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 3 |
| Dexter Carter | 35 | RB | 5-9 | 170 | 23 | Florida State | 16 | 5 |
| Michael Carter | 95 | NT | 6-2 | 285 | 30 | Southern Methodist | 15 | 13 |
| Mike Cofer | 6 | K | 6-1 | 192 | 26 | North Carolina State | 16 | 0 |
| Greg Cox | 38 | S | 6-0 | 223 | 25 | Hartnell JC; San Jose State | 13 | 0 |
| Roger Craig | 33 | RB | 6-0 | 219 | 30 | Nebraska | 11 | 11 |
| Eric Davis | 25 | CB | 5-11 | 184 | 22 | Jacksonville State | 16 | 0 |
| Keith DeLong | 59 | RILB | 6-2 | 235 | 23 | Tennessee | 16 | 13 |
| Leroy Etienne | 50 | LB | 6-1 | 240 | 24 | Nebraska | 10 | 0 |
| Kevin Fagan | 75 | RDE | 6-3 | 260 | 27 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 16 |
| Jim Fahnhorst | 55 | LB | 6-4 | 230 | 32 | Minnesota | 3 | 0 |
| Don Griffin | 29 | RCB | 6-0 | 176 | 26 | Middle Tennessee State | 16 | 16 |
| Charles Haley | 94 | LOLB | 6-5 | 230 | 26 | James Madison | 16 | 16 |
| Martin Harrison | 57 | LB-DE | 6-5 | 275 | 23 | Washington | 2 | 0 |
| Barry Helton | 9 | P | 6-3 | 205 | 25 | Colorado | 16 | 0 |
| Keith Henderson | 30 | FB | 6-1 | 220 | 24 | Georgia | 2 | 0 |
| Pierce Holt | 78 | LDE | 6-4 | 280 | 28 | Wharton County JC; Angelo State | 16 | 16 |
| Johnnie Jackson | 40 | SS | 6-1 | 204 | 23 | Houston | 16 | 4 |
| Brent Jones | 84 | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 27 | Santa Clara | 16 | 16 |
| Pete Kugler | 57 | NT | 6-4 | 255 | 31 | Penn State | 11 | 0 |
| Kevin Lewis | 45 | CB | 5-11 | 175 | 24 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 10 | 0 |
| Ron Lewis | 83 | WR | 5-11 | 173 | 22 | Florida State | 8 | 0 |
| Ronnie Lott | 42 | FS | 6-0 | 200 | 31 | Southern California | 11 | 11 |
| Guy McIntyre | 62 | LOG | 6-3 | 265 | 29 | Georgia | 16 | 16 |
| Matt Millen | 54 | LILB | 6-2 | 245 | 32 | Penn State | 16 | 16 |
| Joe Montana | 16 | QB | 6-2 | 195 | 34 | Notre Dame | 15 | 15 |
| Bubba Paris | 77 | LOT | 6-6 | 299 | 30 | Michigan | 16 | 16 |
| Bruce Plummer | 28 | CB | 6-1 | 203 | 26 | Mississippi State | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Pollack | 72 | OT | 6-5 | 290 | 23 | Northern Arizona | 16 | 0 |
| Darryl Pollard | 26 | LCB | 5-11 | 187 | 26 | Weber State | 16 | 16 |
| Tom Rathman | 44 | FB | 6-1 | 232 | 28 | Nebraska | 16 | 16 |
| Jerry Rice | 80 | WR | 6-2 | 200 | 28 | Mississippi Valley State | 16 | 16 |
| Larry Roberts | 91 | DE | 6-3 | 271 | 27 | Alabama | 6 | 0 |
| Bill Romanowski | 53 | ROLB | 6-4 | 241 | 24 | Boston College | 16 | 16 |
| Jesse Sapolu | 61 | C | 6-4 | 267 | 29 | Hawaii | 16 | 16 |
| Mike Sherrard | 88 | WR | 6-2 | 187 | 27 | UCLA | 7 | 2 |
| Ricky Siglar | 63 | OT | 6-7 | 308 | 24 | Arizona Western JC; San Jose State | 16 | 0 |
| Fred Smerlas | 76 | NT | 6-4 | 285 | 33 | Boston College | 16 | 0 |
| Harry Sydney | 24 | RB | 6-0 | 217 | 31 | Kansas | 16 | 0 |
| John Taylor | 82 | WR | 6-1 | 185 | 28 | Delaware State | 14 | 14 |
| Chuck Thomas | 60 | C | 6-3 | 280 | 30 | Oklahoma | 16 | 0 |
| Spencer Tillman | 23 | RB | 5-11 | 206 | 26 | Oklahoma | 16 | 0 |
| Keena Turner | 58 | LB | 6-2 | 222 | 32 | Purdue | 16 | 0 |
| Steve Wallace | 74 | ROT | 6-5 | 283 | 26 | Auburn | 16 | 16 |
| Wesley Walls | 89 | TE | 6-5 | 246 | 24 | Mississippi | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Walter | 99 | RILB | 6-3 | 240 | 30 | Oregon | 3 | 3 |
| Dave Waymer | 43 | FS-SS | 6-1 | 188 | 32 | Notre Dame | 16 | 9 |
| Jamie Williams | 81 | TE | 6-4 | 245 | 30 | Nebraska | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Wilson | 85 | WR | 6-3 | 215 | 32 | Washington State | 16 | 0 |
| Eric Wright | 21 | CB | 6-1 | 185 | 31 | Missouri | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Young | 8 | QB | 6-2 | 204 | 29 | Brigham Young | 6 | 1 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 25 | Dexter Carter | RB | Florida State |
| 2 | 47 | Dennis Brown | DT | Washington |
| 2 | 53 | Eric Davis | DB | Jacksonville State |
| 3 | 68 | Ron Lewis | WR | Florida State |
| 4 | 92 | Dean Caliguire | C | Pittsburgh |
| 6 | 165 | Frank Pollack | T | Northern Arizona |
| 8 | 220 | Dwight Pickens | WR | Fresno State |
| 9 | 248 | Odell Haggins | DT | Florida State |
| 10 | 276 | Martin Harrison | DE | Washington |
| 11 | 289 | Anthony Shelton | DB | Tennessee State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 44 | 131 | 84 | 91 | 3 | 353 |
| Opponents Totals | 64 | 74 | 33 | 68 | 0 | 239 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 32:49 | 324 | 107 | 201 | 16 | 113/233 48.5% | 7/9 77.8% | 104 | 828 |
| Opponents Totals | 27:11 | 250 | 77 | 157 | 16 | 71/199 35.7% | 4/15 26.7% | 85 | 641 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Cofer | 0 | 39 | 39 | 100.0 | 24 | 36 | 66.7 | 0 | 111 |
| Jerry Rice | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||
| Tom Rathman | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| John Taylor | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Brent Jones | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Harry Sydney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Mike Sherrard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Dexter Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Roger Craig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Joe Montana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Keena Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 40 | 39 | 40 | 97.5 | 24 | 36 | 66.7 | 1 | 353 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 26 | 26 | 100.0 | 19 | 23 | 82.6 | 0 | 239 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Cofer | 24 | 36 | 66.7 | 2 | 56 | 0/0 | 10/10 | 7/9 | 5/11 | 2/6 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 36 | 66.7 | 2 | 56 | 0/0 | 10/10 | 7/9 | 5/11 | 2/6 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 23 | 82.6 | 0/ | 5/ | 11/ | 3/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter Carter | 114 | 460 | 4.0 | 74t | 1 |
| Roger Craig | 141 | 439 | 3.1 | 26 | 1 |
| Tom Rathman | 101 | 318 | 3.1 | 22 | 7 |
| Harry Sydney | 35 | 166 | 4.7 | 19 | 2 |
| Joe Montana | 40 | 162 | 4.1 | 20 | 1 |
| Steve Young | 15 | 159 | 10.6 | 31 | 0 |
| Keith Henderson | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 454 | 1718 | 3.8 | 74t | 12 |
| Opponents Totals | 353 | 1258 | 3.6 | 27 | 7 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Montana | 520 | 321 | 61.7 | 183 | 3944 | 7.6 | 12.3 | 78t | 26 | 5.0 | 16 | 3.1 | 29 | 153 | 3791 | 89.0 |
| Steve Young | 62 | 38 | 61.3 | 24 | 427 | 6.9 | 11.2 | 34t | 2 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 41 | 386 | 92.6 |
| Barry Helton | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 |
| Team Totals | 583 | 360 | 61.7 | 207 | 4371 | 7.5 | 12.1 | 78t | 28 | 4.8 | 16 | 2.7 | 37 | 194 | 4177 | 89.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 522 | 265 | 50.8 | 240 | 3278 | 6.3 | 12.4 | 75t | 17 | 3.3 | 17 | 3.3 | 44 | 263 | 3015 | 67.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Rice | 100 | 1502 | 15.0 | 64t | 13 |
| Brent Jones | 56 | 747 | 13.3 | 67t | 5 |
| John Taylor | 49 | 748 | 15.3 | 78t | 7 |
| Tom Rathman | 48 | 327 | 6.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Dexter Carter | 25 | 217 | 8.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Roger Craig | 25 | 201 | 8.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Mike Sherrard | 17 | 264 | 15.5 | 43 | 2 |
| Harry Sydney | 10 | 116 | 11.6 | 23t | 1 |
| Jamie Williams | 9 | 54 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Wilson | 7 | 89 | 12.7 | 34 | 0 |
| Ron Lewis | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Wesley Walls | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Keith Henderson | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 360 | 4371 | 12.1 | 78t | 28 |
| Opponents Totals | 265 | 3278 | 12.4 | 75t | 17 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Waymer | 7 | 64 | 9.1 | 24 | 0 |
| Don Griffin | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Ronnie Lott | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Kevin Lewis | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Eric Davis | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Matt Millen | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Darryl Pollard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 171 | 10.1 | 28 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 176 | 11.0 | 65t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Helton | 69 | 2537 | 36.8 | 56 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 215 | 2162 | 30.9 |
| Team Totals | 70 | 2537 | 36.2 | 56 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 215 | 2162 | 30.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 82 | 3280 | 40.0 | 59 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 356 | 2804 | 34.2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Taylor | 26 | 5 | 212 | 8.2 | 30 | 0 |
| Don Griffin | 16 | 8 | 105 | 6.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Eric Davis | 5 | 3 | 38 | 7.6 | 24 | 0 |
| Mike Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 48 | 16 | 356 | 7.4 | 30 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 13 | 215 | 7.2 | 20 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter Carter | 41 | 0 | 783 | 19.1 | 35 | 0 |
| Spencer Tillman | 6 | 0 | 111 | 18.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Harry Sydney | 2 | 0 | 33 | 16.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Jamie Williams | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Wesley Walls | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Don Griffin | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 53 | 0 | 965 | 18.2 | 35 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 66 | 1284 | 19.5 | 50 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Haley | 16.0 | |
| Kevin Fagan | 9.5 | |
| Dennis Brown | 6.0 | |
| Pierce Holt | 5.5 | |
| Jim Burt | 2.0 | |
| Michael Carter | 1.0 | |
| Johnnie Jackson | 1.0 | |
| Larry Roberts | 1.0 | |
| Bill Romanowski | 1.0 | |
| Keena Turner | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 44.0 | 263.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 37.0 | 194.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chet Brooks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Carter | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Craig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 0 |
| Keith DeLong | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Griffin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charles Haley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierce Holt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Jones | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Lott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Matt Millen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Montana | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darryl Pollard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Rathman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Rice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Sydney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Waymer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Wilson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 24 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 37 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 0 |
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