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1963 San Francisco 49ers
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Record: 2-12-0, Finished 7th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 198 points (14.1/g), 14th of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 391 points (27.9/g), 13th.
Differential of -193 points (-13.8/g), 14th.
Expected W-L: 2.3-11.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 8th.
Coached by Red Hickey (0-3-0) and Jack Christiansen (2-9-0)
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1963 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Lamar McHan | 31 | 9 | 9 | 83 for 195, 1,243 yards, 8 td, 11 int, & 17 rushes for 59 yards and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1954 |
| FB | J.D. Smith | 31 | 7 | 13 | 162 rushes for 560 yards, 5 td, & 17 catches for 196 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 15th / 179th pick / 1955 |
| LH | Don Lisbon | 22 | Rook | 8 | 109 rushes for 399 yards, 0 td, & 21 catches for 259 yards and 2 td | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 36th pick / 1963 |
| RH | Bernie Casey | 24 | 2 | 10 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 47 catches for 762 yards and 7 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1961 |
| SE | Clyde Conner | 30 | 7 | 9 | 16 catches for 247 yards, 0 td | |
| TE | Monty Stickles | 25 | 3 | 8 | 11 catches for 152 yards, 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1960 |
| TE | Gary Knafelc | 31 | 9 | 6 | 18 catches for 221 yards, 2 td | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1954 |
| LT | Len Rohde | 25 | 3 | 14 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 59th pick / 1960 |
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| LG | John Thomas | 28 | 5 | 12 | San Francisco 49ers / 23rd / 272nd pick / 1957 |
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| C | Bruce Bosley | 30 | 7 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1956 |
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| C | Karl Rubke | 28 | 6 | 7 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 56th pick / 1957 |
| RG | Leon Donohue | 24 | 1 | 14 | Oakland Raiders / 29th / 225th pick / 1962 |
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| RT | Bob St. Clair | 32 | 10 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1953 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Daniel Colchico | 28 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 78th pick / 1959 |
| LDT | Charlie Krueger | 26 | 4 | 7 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1958 |
| LDT | Leo Nomellini | 39 | 13 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1950 |
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| RDT | Roland Lakes | 24 | 2 | 14 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 24th pick / 1961 |
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| RDE | Clark Miller | 25 | 1 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 58th pick / 1961 |
| LLB | Ed Pine | 23 | 1 | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 17th pick / 1962 |
| MLB | Mike Dowdle | 26 | 3 | 13 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 15th / 179th pick / 1960 |
| RLB | Matt Hazeltine | 30 | 8 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 45th pick / 1955 |
| LCB | Kermit Alexander | 22 | Rook | 14 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 5th pick / 1963 |
| RCB | Abe Woodson* | 29 | 5 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1957 |
| LS | Elbert Kimbrough | 25 | 2 | 11 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 18th pick / 1961 |
| RS | Jimmy Johnson | 25 | 2 | 10 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Tommy Davis* | 29 | 4 | 0 | 10 of 31 field goals & 24 of 24 extra points | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 128th pick / 1957 |
| P | Tommy Davis* | 29 | 4 | 0 | 73 punts for a 45.4 average, 2 blocked | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 128th pick / 1957 |
| PR | Abe Woodson* | 29 | 5 | 14 | 13 punt returns for a 7.3 average and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1957 |
| KR | Abe Woodson* | 29 | 5 | 14 | 29 kick returns for a 32.2 average and 3 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1957 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Kermit Alexander | 22 | DB | 14 | 14 | 187 | 5-11 | UCLA | 1/4/1941 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 1st / 5th pick / 1963 |
| Bruce Bosley | 30 | C-G-DE | 14 | 9 | 241 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 11/5/1933 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1956 |
| Clyde Brock | 23 | T | 6 | 0 | 268 | 6-5 | Utah State | 8/30/1940 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1962 |
| John Brodie | 28 | QB | 3 | 3 | 198 | 6-1 | Stanford | 8/14/1935 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1957 |
| Bernie Casey | 24 | HB-FL-TE-WR | 14 | 10 | 215 | 6-4 | Bowling Green | 6/8/1939 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1961 |
| Daniel Colchico | 28 | DE | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-5 | San Jose State | 5/27/1935 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 78th pick / 1959 |
| Clyde Conner | 30 | E | 11 | 9 | 193 | 6-2 | Pacific | 5/18/1933 | 7 | |
| Bill Cooper | 24 | FB-LB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Muskingum | 7/12/1939 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 37th pick / 1961 |
| Tommy Davis* | 29 | K-P | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | LSU | 10/13/1934 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 128th pick / 1957 |
| Leon Donohue | 24 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-4 | San Jose State | 3/25/1939 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 29th / 225th pick / 1962 |
| Eddie Dove | 26 | DB | 2 | 0 | 181 | 6-2 | Colorado | 4/4/1937 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 29th pick / 1959 |
| Mike Dowdle | 26 | LB-FB | 13 | 13 | 235 | 6-3 | Texas | 12/6/1937 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 15th / 179th pick / 1960 |
| Matt Hazeltine | 30 | LB | 13 | 13 | 220 | 6-1 | California | 8/2/1933 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 45th pick / 1955 |
| Jimmy Johnson | 25 | DB-HB | 13 | 10 | 187 | 6-2 | UCLA | 3/31/1938 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 |
| Elbert Kimbrough | 25 | DB | 14 | 11 | 196 | 5-11 | Northwestern | 3/24/1938 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 18th pick / 1961 |
| Gary Knafelc | 31 | E | 10 | 6 | 217 | 6-4 | Colorado | 1/2/1932 | 9 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1954 |
| Charlie Krueger | 26 | DT-DE | 7 | 7 | 256 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 1/28/1937 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1958 |
| Roland Lakes | 24 | DT-DE-T-DT | 14 | 14 | 279 | 6-4 | Wichita State | 12/25/1939 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 24th pick / 1961 |
| Mike Lind | 23 | FB | 11 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 2/2/1940 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 64th pick / 1962 |
| Don Lisbon | 22 | HB | 14 | 8 | 197 | 5-10 | Bowling Green | 1/15/1941 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 36th pick / 1963 |
| Mike Magac | 25 | G | 10 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Missouri | 5/25/1938 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1960 |
| Kay McFarland | 25 | WR | 12 | 0 | 186 | 6-2 | Colorado State | 4/10/1938 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 18th / 248th pick / 1961 |
| Lamar McHan | 31 | QB | 11 | 9 | 201 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 12/16/1932 | 9 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1954 |
| Dale Messer | 26 | HB-WR-DB | 14 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Fresno State | 8/6/1937 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 52nd pick / 1961 |
| Clark Miller | 25 | DE | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-5 | Utah State | 8/11/1938 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 58th pick / 1961 |
| Leo Nomellini | 39 | DT-T | 14 | 7 | 259 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 6/19/1924 | 13 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1950 |
| Joe Perry | 36 | FB | 9 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Compton Community College (CA) | 1/22/1927 | 15 | |
| Ed Pine | 23 | LB | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-4 | Utah | 7/13/1940 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 17th pick / 1962 |
| Walt Rock | 22 | T-DT | 7 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Maryland | 11/4/1941 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 16th pick / 1963 |
| Len Rohde | 25 | T | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-4 | Utah State | 4/16/1938 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 59th pick / 1960 |
| Karl Rubke | 28 | LB-C-DT-DE | 14 | 7 | 240 | 6-4 | USC | 12/6/1935 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 56th pick / 1957 |
| Chuck Sieminski | 23 | DT | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Penn State | 7/3/1940 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 46th pick / 1962 |
| J.D. Smith | 31 | FB-HB-DB | 14 | 13 | 205 | 6-1 | North Carolina A&T | 7/19/1932 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 15th / 179th pick / 1955 |
| Bob St. Clair | 32 | T | 14 | 14 | 263 | 6-9 | San Francisco,Tulsa | 2/18/1931 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1953 |
| Monty Stickles | 25 | TE-SE | 12 | 8 | 235 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 8/16/1938 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1960 |
| John Thomas | 28 | G-T-LB | 14 | 12 | 246 | 6-4 | Pacific | 1/25/1935 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 23rd / 272nd pick / 1957 |
| Jim Vollenweider | 24 | HB | 13 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 9/2/1939 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 106th pick / 1962 |
| Bob Waters | 25 | QB | 7 | 2 | 184 | 6-2 | Presbyterian | 6/22/1938 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 83rd pick / 1960 |
| Howie Williams | 27 | DB | 7 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Howard | 12/4/1936 | 1 | |
| Roy Williams | 26 | DT | 7 | 0 | 265 | 6-7 | Pacific | 4/30/1937 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 26th pick / 1963 |
| Lloyd Winston | 24 | FB | 4 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | USC | 9/22/1939 | 1 | |
| Abe Woodson* | 29 | DB-HB | 14 | 14 | 188 | 5-11 | Illinois | 2/15/1934 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1957 |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 14 | 222.8 | 6-2.6 | 3.7 |