Offseason
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Personnel
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1979 San Francisco 49ers staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
- Special Teams – Dennis Green
Strength and conditioning
- Strength and Conditioning – Al Vermeil
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1979 San Francisco 49ers roster
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
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Preseason
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Regular season
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Schedule
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Week
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Date
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Opponent
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Result
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Record
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Venue
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Attendance
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1
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September 2
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at Minnesota Vikings
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L 22–28
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0–1
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Metropolitan Stadium
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46,539
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2
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September 9
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Dallas Cowboys
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L 13–21
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0–2
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Candlestick Park
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56,728
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3
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September 16
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at Los Angeles Rams
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L 24–27
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0–3
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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44,303
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4
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September 23
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New Orleans Saints
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L 21–30
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0–4
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Candlestick Park
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39,727
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5
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September 30
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at San Diego Chargers
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L 9–31
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0–5
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San Diego Stadium
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50,893
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6
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October 7
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Seattle Seahawks
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L 24–35
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0–6
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Candlestick Park
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44,592
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7
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October 14
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at New York Giants
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L 16–32
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0–7
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Giants Stadium
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70,352
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8
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October 21
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Atlanta Falcons
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W 20–15
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1–7
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Candlestick Park
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33,952
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9
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October 28
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Chicago Bears
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L 27–28
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1–8
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Candlestick Park
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42,773
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10
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November 4
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at Oakland Raiders
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L 10–23
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1–9
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Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
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52,764
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11
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November 11
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at New Orleans Saints
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L 20–31
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1–10
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Louisiana Superdome
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65,551
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12
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November 18
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Denver Broncos
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L 28–38
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1–11
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Candlestick Park
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42,910
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13
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November 25
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Los Angeles Rams
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L 20–26
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1–12
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Candlestick Park
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49,282
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14
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December 2
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at St. Louis Cardinals
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L 10–13
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1–13
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Busch Memorial Stadium
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41,593
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15
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December 9
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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W 23–7
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2–13
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Candlestick Park
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44,506
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16
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December 16
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at Atlanta Falcons
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L 21–31
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2–14
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Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
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37,211
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Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
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Game summaries
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Week 8: vs. Atlanta Falcons
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Falcons |
0 |
9 | 0 | 6 |
15 |
• 49ers |
7 |
0 | 7 | 6 |
20 |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | SF | Solomon 56 yard run (Wersching kick) | SF 7–0 |
| Q2 | | ATL | Mazzetti 23 yard field goal | SF 7–3 |
| Q2 | | ATL | Jenkins 7 yard pass from Bartkowski (kick failed) | ATL 9–7 |
| Q3 | | SF | Hofer 2 yard run (Wersching kick) | SF 14–9 |
| Q4 | | ATL | Lawrence 41 yard blocked punt return (kick failed) | ATL 15–14 |
| Q4 | | SF | Hofer 3 yard run (kick failed) | SF 20–15 |
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Week 15: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Game information
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
- SF – Lenvil Elliott 1-yard run (Ray Wersching kick). 49ers 20–7.
- SF – Ray Wersching 45-yard field goal. 49ers 27–7.
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
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49ers' players carried Bill Walsh off the field and fans tore down the goal posts.
Standings
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References
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External links
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