2018 San Francisco 49ers season

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2018 San Francisco 49ers season
Owner Jed York
General manager John Lynch
Head coach Kyle Shanahan
Home field Levi's Stadium
Results
Record4–12
Division place3rd NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers FB Kyle Juszczyk
TE George Kittle
DT DeForest Buckner
AP All-Pros George Kittle (2nd team)
Uniform
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The 2018 season was the San Francisco 49ers' 69th in the National Football League (NFL), their 73rd overall, their fifth playing their home games at Levi's Stadium and their second under the head coach/general manager tandem of Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch.

Contents

After finishing 6–10 from an 0–9 start the previous year, the 49ers were looking to improve from that record and make the playoffs for the first time since 2013. However, the 49ers' season ended with a record of 4–12 and were plagued by multiple season-ending injuries, including running back Jerick McKinnon tearing his ACL in training camp and quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo tearing his ACL in Week 3 against the Kansas City Chiefs. The 49ers were eliminated from playoff contention following a Week 13 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. In Week 15, however, the 49ers upset the Seahawks 26–23 in overtime at home, snapping the 49ers' 10–game losing streak to them that dated back to the 2013 NFC Championship Game. The win also stopped the Seahawks from clinching a playoff spot that week. The 49ers failed to improve on their 6–10 record from last year. The 49ers also went 0–8 on the road for the first time since 1979.

The 49ers defense would also go on to set multiple NFL records for futility. During the entire 16 game schedule of the 2018 NFL season, the 49ers defense would accumulate just two interceptions, breaking the previous mark of three. Incredibly, that included strike shortened NFL seasons. Putting that into perspective, a total of 40 different players throughout the league would go on to have more interceptions than the entire 49ers team. The 49ers would also have just seven total takeaways on the season, smashing the previous record of 11. [1] [2] The 49ers were also last in the league with a −25 turnover differential, the worst mark since 2008.

The 2018 49ers would go on to set one more notable "futility" mark after the team went 8–0 to start the following season, thus giving the 2018 49ers the worst record in NFL history of any team that went on to go undefeated that far into the following season.

Offseason

Roster changes

Free agency

The 49ers entered free agency with the following: [3]

PositionPlayer Free agency
tag		Date signed2018 TeamNotes
DE Cornellius Carradine UFAMarch 17, 2018 Oakland Raiders [4]
OT Garry Gilliam UFAFebruary 27, 2018San Francisco 49ersSigned 2-year contract [5] [6]
SS Eric Reid UFASeptember 27, 2018Carolina PanthersSigned 1-year contract [7]
C Daniel Kilgore UFAFebruary 14, 2018San Francisco 49ersSigned 3-year contract [8] [9]
ILB Brock Coyle UFAMarch 14, 2018San Francisco 49ersSigned 3-year contract [10]
G Brandon Fusco UFAMarch 14, 2018 Atlanta Falcons Signed 3-year contract [11]
CB Leon Hall UFAMarch 30, 2018Oakland Raiders
RB Carlos Hyde UFAMarch 15, 2018 Cleveland Browns Signed 3-year contract [12]
OLB Mark Nzeocha UFAJanuary 26, 2018San Francisco 49ersSigned 1-year contract [13]
DT Leger Douzable UFA
WR Louis Murphy UFA
QB Jimmy Garoppolo UFAFebruary 8, 2018San Francisco 49ersSigned 5-year contract [14] [15]
CB Asa Jackson UFA
TE Logan Paulsen UFAMarch 21, 2018 Atlanta Falcons Signed 1-year contract [16]
C Tim Barnes UFA
FS Antone Exum UFAJune 6, 2018San Francisco 49ersSigned 1-year contract [17]
OLB Cassius Marsh UFAFebruary 7, 2018San Francisco 49ersSigned 2-year contract [18] [19]
CB Dontae Johnson UFAApril 11, 2018 Seattle Seahawks [20]
DE Aaron Lynch UFAMarch 15, 2018 Chicago Bears Signed 1-year contract [21] [22]
RB Raheem Mostert RFAMarch 9, 2018San Francisco 49ersSigned 1-year contract [23]
RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent
LEGEND
 –  Light green background indicates a player has been re-signed by the 49ers.
 –  Light red background indicates a player has departed the 49ers.

Signings

PositionPlayer2017 TeamDate signedNotes
CB Richard Sherman Seattle Seahawks March 11, 2018Signed 3-year contract [24] [25]
P Jeff Locke March 12, 2018Signed 1-year contract [23]
RB Jerick McKinnon Minnesota Vikings March 14, 2018Signed 4-year contract [26]
C Weston Richburg New York Giants March 14, 2018Signed 5-year contract [26]
DE Jeremiah Attaochu Los Angeles Chargers March 15, 2018Signed 1-year contract [27]
G Jonathan Cooper Dallas Cowboys March 20, 2018Signed 1-year contract [28]
LB Korey Toomer Los Angeles Chargers April 4, 2018Signed 1-year contract [29]
G Mike Person Indianapolis Colts May 9, 2018Signed 1-year contract [30]
CB C. J. Goodwin New York Giants May 15, 2018Claimed off waivers [31]
G John Flynn July 25, 2018Signed 2-year contract [32]
DT Will Sutton July 25, 2018Signed 1-year contract [32]
DT Cedric Thornton Buffalo Bills July 25, 2018Signed 1-year contract [32]
TE Wes Saxton July 31, 2018Signed 1-year contract [33]
G Chris Gonzalez August 5, 2018Signed 1-year contract [34]
RB Alfred Morris Dallas Cowboys August 14, 2018Signed 1-year contract [35]
Indicates that the player was a free agent at the end of his respective team's 2017 season.

Departures

PositionPlayerDateNotes
C Daniel Kilgore March 15, 2018Traded [36]
T Trent Brown April 27, 2018Traded [37]
G Zane Beadles May 7, 2018Released [38]
WR DeAndre Carter May 15, 2018Waived [31]
S Don Jones July 25, 2018Waived [32]
CB C. J. Goodwin July 31, 2018Waived [33]
LB Eli Harold August 23, 2018Traded [39] [40]

Draft

2018 San Francisco 49ers Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
1 9 Mike McGlinchey OT Notre Dame
244 Dante Pettis WR Washington from Washington
370 Fred Warner LB BYU from Chicago
95 Tarvarius Moore S Southern Miss from New England
4128 Kentavius Street DE NC State from Pittsburgh
5142 D. J. Reed CB Kansas State from Denver via Washington
6184 Marcell Harris S Florida
7233 Jullian Taylor DT Temple from Tampa Bay via Miami
240 Richie James WR Middle Tennessee from Kansas City

Notes

Draft trades

Undrafted free agents

2018 San Francisco 49ers Undrafted Free Agents
PositionPlayerCollegeNotes
WR Steven Dunbar Houston
TE Ross Dwelley San Diego
QB Jack Heneghan Dartmouth
OL Alan Knott South Carolina Waived August 14 [35]
OT Jamar McGloster Syracuse Waived July 25 [32]
DL Zach Franklin Frostburg State
S Terrell Williams Houston
S Corey Griffin Georgia Tech Waived August 5 [34]
CB Tarvarus McFadden Florida State
CB Emmanuel Moseley Tennessee
OL Najee Toran UCLA
OL Coleman Shelton Washington
RB Jeff Wilson North Texas
DL Blaine Woodson Delaware Waived July 25 [32]

Staff

2018 San Francisco 49ers staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Head strength and conditioning – Ray Wright
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Marquis Johnson
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Dustin Perry

Final roster

2018 San Francisco 49ers final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active, 16 inactive, 6 practice squad

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1August 9 Dallas Cowboys W 24–211–0 Levi's Stadium Recap
2August 18at Houston Texans L 13–161–1 NRG Stadium Recap
3August 25at Indianapolis Colts L 17–231–2 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
4August 30 Los Angeles Chargers L 21–231–3Levi's Stadium Recap

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1 September 9at Minnesota Vikings L 16–240–1 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap
2 September 16 Detroit Lions W 30–271–1 Levi's Stadium Recap
3 September 23at Kansas City Chiefs L 27–381–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
4 September 30at Los Angeles Chargers L 27–291–3 StubHub Center Recap
5 October 7 Arizona Cardinals L 18–281–4Levi's Stadium Recap
6 October 15at Green Bay Packers L 30–331–5 Lambeau Field Recap
7 October 21 Los Angeles Rams L 10–391–6Levi's Stadium Recap
8 October 28at Arizona Cardinals L 15–181–7 State Farm Stadium Recap
9 November 1 Oakland Raiders W 34–32–7Levi's Stadium Recap
10 November 12 New York Giants L 23–272–8Levi's Stadium Recap
11 Bye
12 November 25at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 9–272–9 Raymond James Stadium Recap
13 December 2at Seattle Seahawks L 16–432–10 CenturyLink Field Recap
14 December 9 Denver Broncos W 20–143–10Levi's Stadium Recap
15 December 16 Seattle Seahawks W 26–23 (OT)4–10Levi's Stadium Recap
16 December 23 Chicago Bears L 9–144–11Levi's Stadium Recap
17 December 30at Los Angeles Rams L 32–484–12 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Minnesota Vikings

Week One: San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Period1234Total
49ers0310316
Vikings3714024

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information

Three interceptions by Jimmy Garoppolo, who earned his first loss as an NFL starter, would hurt the 49ers in the end. The 49ers lost 24–16, with the difference being a Garoppolo pick-six as well several key drops by receivers. With the Loss, the 49ers started their season 0-1 for the second consecutive season.

Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions

Week Two: Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Lions7331427
49ers31014330

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Game information

Despite the Lions' attempted comeback in the fourth quarter, the 49ers would hang on to win 30-27 as the team earns their first win of the season behind 2 TDs from Garoppolo and Matt Breida's 138 yards rushing. With the win, the 49ers evened their record to 1-1

Week 3: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Three: San Francisco 49ers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period1234Total
49ers01014327
Chiefs14210338

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: September 23
  • Game time: 12:00 pm. CDT/10:00 am. PDT
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), clear and sunny
  • Game attendance: 76,023
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman and Shannon Spake
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Not only did the 49ers lose the game, Jimmy Garoppolo got carted off in the fourth quarter with a serious knee injury. The next day, an MRI further revealed that Garoppolo had torn his ACL, ruling him out for the rest of the season. The devastating loss dropped the 49ers to 1-2 on the season.

These two teams would meet again the following season in Super Bowl LIV, with the 49ers falling short 31–20.

Week 4: at Los Angeles Chargers

Week Four: San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary
Period1234Total
49ers1437327
Chargers6119329

at StubHub Center, Carson, California

Game information

The first post-Garoppolo game of the season was a surprisingly competitive game, mostly due to safety Antone Exum getting a pick-six in the first quarter, but the 49ers still lost 29–27 and dropped to 1–3 on the season and 0–1 after Garoppolo's injury.

Week 5: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week Five: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Cardinals7701428
49ers6001218

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Game information

Playing a winless Cardinals team desperately seeking a win, the 49ers held rookie QB Josh Rosen in check, but were hurt by five offensive turnovers, one of which resulted in a defensive touchdown for Arizona. The 49ers drop to 1–4 (0–2 since Garoppolo's injury) heading into a Monday Night road game against the Packers.

Week 6: at Green Bay Packers

Week Six: San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Period1234Total
49ers14103330
Packers17331033

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game information

The 49ers held a 30–23 lead in the final three minutes, but Aaron Rodgers threw a touchdown pass to Davante Adams to tie the game with less than 2 minutes left. On the 49ers' next drive, a critical C. J. Beathard interception plus an illegal contact penalty on Richard Sherman in the final minute led to a 27-yard game-winning field goal by Mason Crosby to send the 49ers to a 33–30 loss and a 1–5 record heading into next week's home game against the undefeated Rams.

Week 7: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week Seven: Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Rams31910739
49ers073010

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Game information

The loss to their NFC West and interstate rivals had the 49ers fall to 1-6 and 0-3 since Jimmy G's injury

Week 8: at Arizona Cardinals

Week Eight: San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period1234Total
49ers237315
Cardinals0301518

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: October 28
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. MST & PDT
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 61,923
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Mark Schlereth and Jennifer Hale
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

With the loss, the Niners dropped to 1–7 and last place in the NFC West. They were also swept by the Cardinals for the 4th consecutive year.

Week 9: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Nine: Oakland Raiders at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Raiders30003
49ers71014334

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Game information

This was the first start for Nick Mullens at QB, who replaced C. J. Beathard. The game was incredibly one-sided, with the 49ers winning by over 30 points. The Win was the final Battle of the Bay tying up the overall series at 5 but the victory put the 49ers at 2-7 for the season.

Week 10: vs. New York Giants

Week Ten: New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Giants7310727
49ers3107323

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Game information

With the loss, the 49ers fall to 2-8 this would secure their 5th consecutive season without a winning record.

Week 12: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Twelve: San Francisco 49ers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Period1234Total
49ers06309
Buccaneers767727

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Game information

With the loss, the 49ers fall to 2-9, securing their 4th consecutive losing season.

Week 13: at Seattle Seahawks

Week Thirteen: San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period1234Total
49ers037616
Seahawks61471643

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

With the loss, The 49ers fall to 2-10 and 0-4 in the NFC West Division

Week 14: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Fourteen: Denver Broncos at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Broncos007714
49ers3170020

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

  • Date: December 9
  • Game time: 1:05 pm. PST
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), overcast
  • Game attendance: 69,449
  • Referee: Shawn Smith
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon and James Lofton
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

With the victory, the 49ers snapped a 3 game losing streak and go up to 3-10 on the season.

Week 15: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period1234OTTotal
Seahawks67010023
49ers71033326

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

  • Date: December 16
  • Game time: 1:05 pm. PST
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 68,836
  • Referee: Pete Morelli
  • TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman and Shannon Spake
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

This was the first time since 2013 that the 49ers beat the Seahawks, snapping a 10-game losing streak which dates back to the 2013-14 NFC Championship Game. This also prevented the Seahawks from clinching a Wild-Card Berth that week. The win would be the final win of the season putting the 49ers at 4-10.

Week 16: vs. Chicago Bears

Week Sixteen: Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bears077014
49ers09009

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

  • Date: December 23
  • Game time: 1:05 pm. PST
  • Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 70,806
  • Referee: Alex Kemp
  • TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman, and Shannon Spake
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

The 49ers fall in the Levi's season finale, dropping them to 5-11 on the season

Week 17: at Los Angeles Rams

Week Seventeen: San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Period1234Total
49ers3771532
Rams141714348

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: December 30
  • Game time: 1:25 pm. PST
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 72,161
  • Referee: Jerome Boger
  • TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman and Shannon Spake
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

With the loss, the 49ers finished 0–8 on the road for the first time since 1979. During the season finale against the Rams, Kittle broke Travis Kelce's single-season receiving yards record for a tight end, less than an hour after Kelce broke the record, on a 43-yard touchdown and finished the season with 1,377 yards. The 49ers would end their season at 4-12.

Standings

Division

NFC West
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(2) Los Angeles Rams 1330.8136–09–3527384W2
(5) Seattle Seahawks 1060.6253–38–4428347W2
San Francisco 49ers 4120.2501–52–10342435L2
Arizona Cardinals 3130.1882–43–9225425L4

Conference

NFC
#TeamDivisionWLTPCTDIVCONFSOSSOVSTK
Division leaders
1 [lower-alpha 1] New Orleans Saints South1330.8134–29–3.482.488L1
2 [lower-alpha 1] Los Angeles Rams West1330.8136–09–3.480.428W2
3 Chicago Bears North1240.7505–110–2.430.419W4
4 Dallas Cowboys East1060.6255–19–3.488.444W2
Wild Cards
5 Seattle Seahawks West1060.6253–38–4.484.400W2
6 Philadelphia Eagles East970.5634–26–6.518.486W3
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 Minnesota Vikings North871.5313–2–16–5–1.504.355L1
8 [lower-alpha 2] Atlanta Falcons South790.4384–27–5.482.348W3
9 [lower-alpha 2] Washington Redskins East790.4382–46–6.486.371L2
10 [lower-alpha 2] Carolina Panthers South790.4382–45–7.508.518W1
11 Green Bay Packers North691.4061–4–13–8–1.488.417L1
12 Detroit Lions North6100.3752–44–8.504.427W1
13 [lower-alpha 3] New York Giants East5110.3131–54–8.527.487L3
14 [lower-alpha 3] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South5110.3132–44–8.523.506L4
15 San Francisco 49ers West4120.2501–52–10.504.406L2
16 Arizona Cardinals West3130.1882–43–9.527.302L4
Tiebreakers [lower-alpha 4]
  1. 1 2 New Orleans finished ahead of LA Rams based on head-to-head victory.
  2. 1 2 3 Atlanta finished ahead of Washington based on head-to-head victory. Atlanta finished ahead of Carolina based on head-to-head sweep. Washington finished ahead of Carolina based on head-to-head victory.
  3. 1 2 NY Giants finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on head-to-head victory.
  4. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 San Francisco 49ers season</span> 78th season in franchise history

The 2023 season is the San Francisco 49ers' 74th in the National Football League (NFL), their 78th overall, their tenth playing their home games at Levi's Stadium and their seventh under the head coach/general manager tandem of Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch. This was the team's first season since 2013 and 2016, respectively, without safety Jimmie Ward and quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo on the roster; Garoppolo signed with the Las Vegas Raiders on March 17, while Ward signed with the Houston Texans the following day.

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