1985 San Francisco 49ers season

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1985 San Francisco 49ers season
San Francisco 49ers Saloon Wordmark.svg
Owner Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr.
General manager John McVay and Carmen Policy
Head coach Bill Walsh
Defensive coordinator George Seifert
Home field Candlestick Park
Results
Record10–6
Division place2nd NFC West
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs
(at Giants) 3–17
Pro Bowlers
6 [1]
AP All-Pros
9 [2]
A ticket for a November 1985 game between the 49ers and the Denver Broncos. San Francisco 49ers at Denver Broncos 1985-11-11 (ticket).jpg
A ticket for a November 1985 game between the 49ers and the Denver Broncos.

The 1985 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 36th season in the National Football League and their 40th overall.

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49ers running back Roger Craig became the first player in NFL history to record both 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards in the same season. Craig rushed for 1,050 yards, [3] and had 1,016 receiving yards. [4] [5]

This season was Jerry Rice's first season in the league.

Offseason

NFL draft

1985 San Francisco 49ers draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
1 16 Jerry Rice  * †  Wide receiver Mississippi Valley State
375 Ricky Moore   Running back Alabama
5140 Bruce Collie   Guard UT Arlington
6168Scott Barry  Quarterback UC Davis
11308David Wood  Defensive end Arizona
12 336 Donald Chumley   Defensive tackle Georgia
      Made roster    †    Pro Football Hall of Fame     *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Source: [6]

Personnel

Staff

1985 San Francisco 49ers staff

Front office

Head coaches

  • Head coach – Bill Walsh

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Fred von Appen

Strength and conditioning

  • Physical Development Coordinator – Jerry Attaway


Roster

1985 San Francisco 49ers roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams


Rookies in italics

Regular season

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1August 10at Los Angeles Raiders W 28–211–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 61,784
2August 19 Denver Broncos L 13–201–1 Candlestick Park 55,425
3August 24 San Diego Chargers W 25–102–1Candlestick Park50,569
4August 30at Seattle Seahawks W 23–213–1 Kingdome 60,403

[7]

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 8at Minnesota Vikings L 21–280–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 57,375
2September 15 Atlanta Falcons W 35–161–1 Candlestick Park 58,923
3September 22at Los Angeles Raiders W 34–102–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 87,006
4September 29 New Orleans Saints L 17–202–2Candlestick Park58,053
5October 6at Atlanta FalconsW 38–173–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 44,740
6October 13 Chicago Bears L 10–263–3Candlestick Park60,523
7October 20at Detroit Lions L 21–233–4 Pontiac Silverdome 67,715
8October 27at Los Angeles Rams W 28–144–4 Anaheim Stadium 65,939
9November 3 Philadelphia Eagles W 24–135–4Candlestick Park58,383
10 November 11 at Denver Broncos L 16–175–5 Mile High Stadium 73,173
11November 17 Kansas City Chiefs W 31–36–5Candlestick Park56,447
12November 25 Seattle Seahawks W 19–67–5Candlestick Park57,482
13December 1at Washington Redskins W 35–88–5 RFK Stadium 51,321
14December 9Los Angeles RamsL 20–278–6Candlestick Park60,581
15December 15at New Orleans SaintsW 31–199–6 Louisiana Superdome 46,065
16December 22 Dallas Cowboys W 31–1610–6Candlestick Park60,114
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 15: at New Orleans Saints

1234Total
• 49ers07101431
Saints097319
Scoring summary
Q2SF Clark 26 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick)SF 7–0
Q2NO Andersen 46 yard field goalSF 7–3
Q2NO Warren 42 yard blocked field goal return (kick failed)NO 9–7
Q3SF Wilson 52 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick)SF 14–9
Q3NO Goodlow 76 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)NO 16–14
Q3SFWersching 24 yard field goalSF 17–16
Q4NOAndersen 41 yard field goalNO 19–17
Q4SF Francis 17 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick)SF 24–19
Q4SF Craig 15 yard run (Wersching kick)SF 31–19

[8]

Standings

NFC West
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
Los Angeles Rams (2)1150.6883–38–4340277L1
San Francisco 49ers (5)1060.6254–27–5411263W2
New Orleans Saints 5110.3132–45–7294401L3
Atlanta Falcons 4120.2503–34–8282452W2

Postseason

Schedule

RoundDateOpponent (seed)ResultRecordVenue
Wild Card December 29at New York Giants (4)L 3–170–1 Giants Stadium

Game summaries

NFC Wild Card Playoff: at (4) New York Giants

1234Total
49ers03003
• Giants377017

Awards and records

Milestones

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References

  1. ↑ "1985 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ↑ "1985 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  3. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 437
  4. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 441
  5. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com: Marshall Faulk is the only other player to log 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving in the same season. He did so with the St. Louis Rams in 1999.
  6. ↑ "1985 San Francisco 49ers Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  7. ↑ "1985 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  8. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Dec-18.
  9. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 451


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