1975 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) |
| 2nd place National Football Conference Western Division 5-9-0 .357 |
| Head Coach: Dick Nolan |
| Ed Beard | Linebackers |
| Rich Brooks | Kicking Game/Defensive Backs |
| Lew Erber | Kicking Teams/Running Game Backfield |
| Don Heinrich | Passing/Receiving |
| Bob Hollway | Defensive Line |
| Doug Scovil | Offensive Backs |
| Dick Stanfel | Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sun | 8/10/1975 | H | Cleveland Browns | 17-13 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 45560 | |
| Sat | 8/16/1975 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 6-10 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 58230 | |
| Thu | 8/21/1975 | A | San Diego Chargers | 7-20 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 18764 | |
| Sat | 8/30/1975 | A | Oakland Raiders | 21-40 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 52866 | |
| Sun | 9/7/1975 | H | Denver Broncos | 44-10 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 45686 | |
| Sat | 9/13/1975 | A | Green Bay Packers | 24-3 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 56267 | |
| Sun | 9/21/1975 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 17-27 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 46479 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1975 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 14-23 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 55072 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1975 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 20-3 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 54490 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1975 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 3-17 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 44043 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1975 | H | New Orleans Saints | 35-21 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 39990 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1975 | A | New England Patriots | 16-24 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 60358 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1975 | H | Detroit Lions | 17-28 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 43209 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1975 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 24-23 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 74064 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1975 | H | Chicago Bears | 31-3 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 41726 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1975 | A | New Orleans Saints | 16-6 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 40328 | |
| Sun | 11/30/1975 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 17-27 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 56694 | |
| Sun | 12/7/1975 | H | Houston Oilers | 13-27 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 44015 | |
| Sun | 12/14/1975 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 9-31 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 38501 | |
| Sun | 12/21/1975 | H | New York Giants | 23-26 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 34354 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 27 | Nate Allen | RCB | 5-10 | 170 | 27 | Texas Southern | 14 | 3 |
| 20 | Tim Anderson | SS | 6-0 | 195 | 26 | Ohio State | 13 | 2 |
| 78 | Wayne Baker | DT | 6-6 | 270 | 22 | Brigham Young | 14 | 0 |
| 79 | Cas Banaszek | ROT | 6-3 | 249 | 30 | Northwestern | 14 | 14 |
| 77 | Jean Barrett | LOG-C | 6-6 | 256 | 24 | Tulsa | 9 | 7 |
| 88 | Terry Beasley | WR | 5-10 | 183 | 25 | Auburn | 8 | 6 |
| 55 | Greg Collins | LB | 6-3 | 227 | 23 | Notre Dame | 14 | 0 |
| 72 | Cleveland Elam | DE | 6-4 | 251 | 23 | Tennessee State | 14 | 0 |
| 89/71 | Keith Fahnhorst | LOT-TE | 6-6 | 273 | 23 | Minnesota | 14 | 3 |
| 82 | Len Garrett | TE | 6-3 | 230 | 28 | New Mexico Highlands | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Windlan Hall | FS-SS | 5-11 | 176 | 25 | Arizona State | 13 | 7 |
| 86 | Cedrick Hardman | RDE | 6-4 | 245 | 27 | North Texas | 14 | 14 |
| 59 | Willie Harper | LB | 6-2 | 210 | 25 | Nebraska | 13 | 0 |
| 68 | Jeff Hart | OT | 6-5 | 252 | 22 | Oregon State | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Tommy Hart | LDE | 6-3 | 234 | 31 | Morris Brown | 14 | 14 |
| 22 | Bob Hayes | WR | 6-0 | 187 | 33 | Florida A&M | 4 | 3 |
| 20 | Mike Holmes | WR | 6-2 | 195 | 25 | Texas Southern | 14 | 4 |
| 56 | Bob Hoskins | RDT | 6-2 | 246 | 30 | Wichita State | 14 | 14 |
| 40 | Wilbur Jackson | HB | 6-2 | 219 | 24 | Alabama | 14 | 2 |
| 37 | Jimmy Johnson | LCB | 6-2 | 188 | 37 | Santa Monica JC; UCLA | 14 | 14 |
| 47 | Kermit Johnson | RB | 6-0 | 202 | 23 | UCLA | 11 | 0 |
| 48 | Sammy Johnson | RB | 6-1 | 226 | 23 | North Carolina | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Bill Larson | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 22 | Pratt CC; Colorado State | 14 | 2 |
| 49 | Ralph McGill | FS | 5-11 | 178 | 25 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Tulsa | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Steve Mike-Mayer | K | 6-0 | 180 | 28 | Maryland | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Tom Mitchell | TE | 6-2 | 230 | 31 | Bucknell | 13 | 12 |
| 45 | Manfred Moore | RB | 6-0 | 200 | 25 | Southern California | 14 | 0 |
| 57 | Frank Nunley | MLB | 6-2 | 230 | 30 | Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| 14 | Tom Owen | QB | 6-1 | 194 | 23 | Wichita State | 4 | 1 |
| 66 | Bob Penchion | LOG | 6-5 | 265 | 26 | Alcorn State | 9 | 8 |
| 69 | Woody Peoples | ROG | 6-2 | 247 | 32 | Grambling State | 14 | 14 |
| 32 | Mel Phillips | SS | 6-2 | 192 | 33 | North Carolina A&T State | 9 | 9 |
| 54 | Bill Reid | C | 6-2 | 235 | 23 | Long Beach CC; Stanford | 13 | 13 |
| 60 | Bill Sandifer | LDT | 6-6 | 260 | 23 | MiraCosta JC; UCLA | 13 | 12 |
| 33 | John Saunders | SS | 6-3 | 198 | 25 | Toledo | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | Larry Schreiber | RB | 6-0 | 193 | 28 | Tennessee Tech | 14 | 14 |
| 16 | Norm Snead | QB | 6-4 | 215 | 36 | Wake Forest | 9 | 7 |
| 11 | Steve Spurrier | QB | 6-2 | 202 | 30 | Florida | 11 | 6 |
| 44 | Bruce Taylor | RCB | 6-0 | 178 | 27 | Boston University | 12 | 11 |
| 52 | Skip Vanderbundt | LLB | 6-3 | 226 | 29 | Oregon State | 14 | 14 |
| 50 | Dave Washington | RLB | 6-5 | 224 | 27 | Alcorn State | 14 | 14 |
| 18 | Gene Washington | WR | 6-1 | 183 | 28 | Stanford | 14 | 14 |
| 67 | John Watson | LOT | 6-4 | 244 | 26 | Oklahoma | 14 | 12 |
| 74 | Jimmy Webb | LDT | 6-5 | 245 | 23 | Mississippi State | 14 | 2 |
| 24 | Delvin Williams | RB | 6-0 | 200 | 24 | Kansas | 14 | 12 |
| 13 | Tom Wittum | P | 6-1 | 191 | 25 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 10 | Jimmy Webb | DT | Mississippi State |
| 2 | 35 | Greg Collins | LB | Notre Dame |
| 3 | 71 | Jeff Hart | T | Oregon State |
| 3 | 72 | Steve Mike-Mayer | K | Maryland |
| 3 | 74 | Wayne Baker | DT | Brigham Young |
| 4 | 85 | Cleveland Elam | DE | Tennessee State |
| 4 | 87 | Frank Oliver | DB | Kentucky State |
| 5 | 114 | Wayne Bullock | RB | Notre Dame |
| 8 | 191 | Preston Kendrick | LB | Florida |
| 9 | 218 | James Johnson | DB | Tennessee State |
| 9 | 223 | Dan Natale | TE | Penn State |
| 9 | 230 | Caesar Douglas | T | Illinois Wesleyan |
| 10 | 243 | Donnie Layton | RB | South Carolina State |
| 11 | 270 | Gene Hernandez | DB | Texas Christian |
| 12 | 295 | Rick Worley | QB | Howard Payne |
| 13 | 322 | Dale Mitchell | LB | Southern California |
| 14 | 347 | David Henson | WR | Abilene Christian |
| 15 | 374 | Rich Lavin | TE | Western Illinois |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 31 | 87 | 49 | 88 | |
| Opponents Totals | 43 | 73 | 72 | 98 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | Rush | Pass | Pen | 3RD DOWN | Att | Pct | 4TH DOWN | Att | Pct | PEN | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 240 | 86 | 133 | 21 | 90/221 40.7% | / % | 89 | 693 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 253 | 102 | 130 | 21 | 92/227 40.5% | / % | 86 | 702 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Mike-Mayer | 0 | 27 | 31 | 87.1 | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 0 | 69 |
| Gene Washington | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Larry Schreiber | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Delvin Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Sammy Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Tom Mitchell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Nate Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tommy Hart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ralph McGill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Norm Snead | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dave Washington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 31 | 27 | 31 | 87.1 | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 0 | 255 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 31 | 34 | 91.2 | 17 | 22 | 77.3 | 0 | 286 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Mike-Mayer | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 2/2 | 7/9 | 1/3 | 3/7 | 1/7 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 2/2 | 7/9 | 1/3 | 3/7 | 1/7 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 22 | 77.3 | 1/ | 7/ | 3/ | 3/ | 3/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delvin Williams | 117 | 631 | 5.4 | 52 | 3 |
| Larry Schreiber | 134 | 337 | 2.5 | 15 | 5 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 78 | 303 | 3.9 | 44 | 0 |
| Sammy Johnson | 55 | 185 | 3.4 | 26t | 3 |
| Steve Spurrier | 15 | 91 | 6.1 | 14 | 0 |
| Norm Snead | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 10 | 1 |
| Kermit Johnson | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Manfred Moore | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Terry Beasley | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tom Owen | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Hayes | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Holmes | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Gene Washington | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Tom Wittum | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 422 | 1598 | 3.8 | 52 | 12 |
| Opponents Totals | 518 | 1829 | 3.5 | 26t | 14 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Snead | 189 | 108 | 57.1 | 71 | 1337 | 7.1 | 12.4 | 60t | 9 | 4.8 | 10 | 5.3 | 16 | 109 | 1228 | 73.0 |
| Steve Spurrier | 207 | 102 | 49.3 | 98 | 1151 | 5.6 | 11.3 | 68t | 5 | 2.4 | 7 | 3.4 | 11 | 80 | 1071 | 60.3 |
| Tom Owen | 51 | 24 | 47.1 | 25 | 318 | 6.2 | 13.3 | 24 | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 3.9 | 6 | 57 | 261 | 57.5 |
| Sammy Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Gene Washington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 450 | 234 | 52.0 | 197 | 2806 | 6.2 | 12.0 | 68t | 15 | 3.3 | 19 | 4.2 | 33 | 246 | 2560 | 64.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 411 | 228 | 55.5 | 172 | 2521 | 6.1 | 11.1 | 65t | 15 | 3.6 | 11 | 2.7 | 40 | 324 | 2197 | 74.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Washington | 44 | 735 | 16.7 | 68t | 9 |
| Larry Schreiber | 40 | 289 | 7.2 | 20 | 1 |
| Delvin Williams | 34 | 370 | 10.9 | 30 | 1 |
| Tom Mitchell | 25 | 366 | 14.6 | 60t | 3 |
| Sammy Johnson | 23 | 177 | 7.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Terry Beasley | 20 | 297 | 14.9 | 28 | 0 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 17 | 128 | 7.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Mike Holmes | 16 | 220 | 13.8 | 25 | 1 |
| Bob Hayes | 6 | 119 | 19.8 | 36 | 0 |
| Bill Larson | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 24 | 0 |
| Tom Wittum | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Manfred Moore | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Keith Fahnhorst | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 234 | 2806 | 12.0 | 68t | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 228 | 2521 | 11.1 | 65t | 15 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Taylor | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Skip Vanderbundt | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Jimmy Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Allen | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37t | 1 |
| Ralph McGill | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Frank Nunley | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mel Phillips | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 138 | 12.5 | 37t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 212 | 11.2 | 74 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Wittum | 67 | 2804 | 41.9 | 64 | 3 | 490 | ||||
| Team Totals | 67 | 2804 | 41.9 | 64 | 3 | 490 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 84 | 3336 | 39.7 | 56 | 3 | 616 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Taylor | 16 | 1 | 166 | 10.4 | 66 | 0 |
| Manfred Moore | 16 | 0 | 160 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Ralph McGill | 31 | 0 | 290 | 9.4 | 34 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 63 | 1 | 616 | 9.8 | 66 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 43 | 1 | 490 | 11.4 | 76 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manfred Moore | 26 | 650 | 25.0 | 52 | 0 | |
| Sammy Johnson | 17 | 400 | 23.5 | 41 | 0 | |
| Kermit Johnson | 6 | 135 | 22.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Wayne Baker | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 15 | 0 | |
| Mike Holmes | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 44 | 0 | |
| Jeff Hart | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Delvin Williams | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Windlan Hall | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Keith Fahnhorst | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 60 | 1372 | 22.9 | 52 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 48 | 1061 | 22.1 | 50 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Cedrick Hardman | 14.5 | |
| Bob Hoskins | 8.0 | |
| Tommy Hart | 7.5 | |
| Jimmy Webb | 3.0 | |
| Cleveland Elam | 2.0 | |
| Dave Washington | 2.0 | |
| Bill Sandifer | 1.0 | |
| Willie Harper | 0.5 | |
| Skip Vanderbundt | 0.5 | |
| (Team) | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 40.0 | 324.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 33.0 | 246.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cas Banaszek | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Beasley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Keith Fahnhorst | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Windlan Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Hart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Mike Holmes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Hoskins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kermit Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sammy Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ralph McGill | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 1 | |
| Tom Mitchell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Manfred Moore | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Nunley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Owen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Reid | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Sandifer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Schreiber | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Norm Snead | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | |
| Steve Spurrier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruce Taylor | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 0 | |
| Skip Vanderbundt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Washington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Watson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Webb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Delvin Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Wittum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 44 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 61 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 4 |
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