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1976 San Francisco 49ers

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Record: 8-6-0, Finished 2nd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 270 points (19.3/g), 13th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 190 points (13.6/g), 3rd.
 Differential of 80 points (5.7/g), 10th.
 Expected W-L: 9.8-4.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -8 (-0.6/g), 22nd.

Coached by Monte Clark (8-6-0)

1976 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 12 box W 1-0 @ Green Bay Packers 26 14 17 314 104 210 1 17 227 102 125 3
2 Sun September 19 box L 1-1 Chicago Bears 12 19 16 190 112 78 3 15 259 92 167 2
3 Sun September 26 box W 2-1 @ Seattle Seahawks 37 21 19 381 239 142 1 29 421 291 130 3
4 Sun October 3 box W 3-1 New York Jets 17 6 16 247 121 126 2 19 261 91 170 2
5 Mon October 11 box W 4-1 @ Los Angeles Rams 16 0 15 270 162 108 2 13 196 104 92 3
6 Sun October 17 box W 5-1 New Orleans Saints 33 3 18 309 176 133 2 9 95 95 3
7 Sat October 23 box W 6-1 Atlanta Falcons 15 0 14 245 76 169 4 7 44 -39 83 3
8 Sun October 31 box L 6-2 @ St. Louis Cardinals 20 23 23 382 117 265 2 17 373 225 148 1
9 Sun November 7 box L 6-3 Washington Redskins 21 24 19 385 112 273 2 23 403 283 120 2
10 Sun November 14 box L 6-4 @ Atlanta Falcons 16 21 21 302 143 159 4 15 289 90 199
11 Sun November 21 box L 6-5 Los Angeles Rams 3 23 7 88 18 70 6 8 146 26 120 2
12 Mon November 29 box W 7-5 Minnesota Vikings 20 16 17 331 14 317 1 16 282 169 113
13 Sun December 5 box L 7-6 @ San Diego Chargers 7 13 18 281 96 185 1 19 267 97 170
14 Sun December 12 box W 8-6 @ New Orleans Saints 27 7 22 360 148 212 2 11 299 245 54 1

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 270 4085 916 4.5 242 155 306 1638 15 21 4.8 91 576 2447 14 4.2 131 33 12 20
Team Defense 190 3562 922 3.9 342 180 374 1776 13 9 4.1 102 487 1786 10 3.7 218 25 16 22
Lg Rank Offense 13 18 16 26 23 15 22 20 6 5 14 10 11 3
Lg Rank Defense 3 2 6 17 4 9 26 1 8 5 2 4 26 15

Passing

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Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Jim Plunkett 29 QB 12 12 6-6-0 126 243 51.9 1592 13 5.3 16 6.6 85 6.6 4.1 12.6 132.7 63.0 26 249 5.0 2.8 9.7
Scott Bull 23 14 2 2-0-0 21 48 43.8 252 2 4.2 4 8.3 30 5.3 1.9 12.0 18.0 39.6 5 44 3.9 0.9 9.4
Marty Domres 29 5 0 7 14 50.0 101 0 0.0 1 7.1 41 7.2 4.0 14.4 20.2 44.0 3 32 4.1 1.4 17.6
Delvin Williams* 25 RB 13 13 1 1 100.0 18 0 0.0 0 0.0 18 18.0 18.0 18.0 1.4 118.7 0 0 18.0 18.0 0.0
Team Total 26.5 14 8-6-0 155 306 50.7 1963 15 4.9 21 6.9 85 6.4 3.8 12.7 140.2 58.8 34 325 4.8 2.5 10.0
Opp Total 14 180 374 48.1 1776 13 3.5 9 2.4 4.7 4.0 9.9 126.9 63.5 61 573 4.1 2.1

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Delvin Williams* 25 RB 13 13 248 1203 7 80 4.9 92.5 19.1 27 283 10.5 2 85 2.1 21.8 1486 9 6
Wilbur Jackson 25 FB 14 14 200 792 1 24 4.0 56.6 14.3 33 324 9.8 1 32 2.4 23.1 1116 2 3
Kermit Johnson 24 11 1 32 99 1 16 3.1 9.0 2.9 1 11 11.0 0 11 0.1 1.0 110 1 1
Sammy Johnson 24 6 0 24 52 2 12 2.2 8.7 4.0 5 52 10.4 0 24 0.8 8.7 104 2 0
Jim Plunkett 29 QB 12 12 19 95 0 12 5.0 7.9 1.6 95 0 1
Paul Hofer 24 14 0 18 74 0 17 4.1 5.3 1.3 4 45 11.3 1 13 0.3 3.2 119 1 1
Scott Bull 23 14 2 15 66 2 18 4.4 4.7 1.1 66 2 2
Bob Ferrell 24 10 0 9 28 1 11 3.1 2.8 0.9 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.1 0.9 37 1 2
Marty Domres 29 5 0 4 18 0 8 4.5 3.6 0.8 18 0 0
Jim Lash 25 WR 8 7 3 5 0 8 1.7 0.6 0.4 13 190 14.6 0 43 1.6 23.8 195 0 0
Willie McGee 26 wr 6 6 3 12 0 19 4.0 2.0 0.5 13 269 20.7 4 52 2.2 44.8 281 4 0
Gene A. Washington 29 WR 14 14 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.2 0.1 33 457 13.8 6 55 2.4 32.6 460 6 0
Tom Mitchell 32 TE 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 20 240 12.0 1 27 1.4 17.1 240 1 1
Kenny Harrison 23 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 65 21.7 0 41 0.3 5.9 65 0 0
Jim Obradovich 23 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 11 11.0 0 11 0.1 0.8 11 0 0
Steve Rivera 22 11 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.1 0.6 7 0 1
Team Total 26.5 14 576 2447 14 80 4.2 174.8 41.1 155 1963 12.7 15 85 11.1 140.2 4410 29 30
Opp Total 14 487 1786 10 3.7 127.6 34.8 180 1776 9.9 13 12.9 126.9 3562 23 37

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Tony Leonard 23 RET 14 1 35 293 1 60 8.4 26 553 0 39 21.3 846
Bruce Rhodes 24 fs 14 5 16 142 0 22 8.9 142
Ralph McGill 26 FS 10 9 10 103 1 50 10.3 103
Paul Hofer 24 14 0 5 91 0 23 18.2 210
Kermit Johnson 24 11 1 4 114 0 40 28.5 224
Bruce Taylor 28 RCB 13 13 3 16 0 11 5.3 16
Tom Mitchell 32 TE 14 14 2 7 0 7 3.5 247
Bob Ferrell 24 10 0 1 12 0 12 12.0 49
Steve Rivera 22 11 1 1 3 0 3 3.0 10
Team Total 26.5 14 65 557 2 60 8.6 38 777 0 40 20.4 5744
Opp Total 14 52 0 46 924 0 20.1

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Tom Wittum 26 P 14 0 89 3634 68 2 40.8
Steve Mike-Mayer 29 K 14 0 3 3 8 5 8 4 8 4 1 28 16 57.1% 30 26 86.7%
Team Total 26.5 14 3 3 8 5 8 4 8 4 1 28 16 57.1% 30 26 86.7% 89 3634 68 2 40.8
Opp Total 14 21 6 28.6% 24 20 83.3% 108 4331 40.1

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Scott Bull 23 14 2 2 1 0 0
Randy Cross 22 C 14 10 0 1 0 0
Cleveland Elam* 24 RDT 14 14 1 4 69 1
Bob Ferrell 24 10 0 2 0 0 0
Tommy Hart* 32 LDE 14 14 0 1 0 0 1
Paul Hofer 24 14 0 1 2 0 0
Wilbur Jackson 25 FB 14 14 3 1 0 0
Jimmy Johnson 38 LCB 14 13 1 17 0 17
Kermit Johnson 24 11 1 1 0 0 0
Steve Lawson 27 LG 14 14 0 2 2 0
Tony Leonard 23 RET 14 1 5 2 0 0
Ralph McGill 26 FS 10 9 1 1 20 0
Tom Mitchell 32 TE 14 14 1 1 0 0
Frank Nunley 31 MLB 13 12 1 12 0 12
Jim Obradovich 23 14 0 0 2 0 0
Mel Phillips 34 SS 14 14 2 14 0 14 0 1 5 0
Jim Plunkett 29 QB 12 12 1 0 0 0
Bruce Rhodes 24 fs 14 5 3 42 0 18 3 2 0 0
Steve Rivera 22 11 1 1 1 0 0
Bill Sandifer 24 13 0 0 1 0 0
Bruce Taylor 28 RCB 13 13 1 0 0 0
Skip Vanderbundt 30 LLB 14 14 2 8 0 8 1 0 0 0
Dave Washington* 28 RLB 14 14 0 3 6 0
Jimmy Webb 24 LDT 14 14 0 2 0 0
Delvin Williams* 25 RB 13 13 6 2 0 0
Team Total 26.5 14 9 93 0 18 30 30 102 1 1
Opp Total 14 34 37 21 1

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Steve Mike-Mayer 29 K 14 0 26 16 74
Delvin Williams* 25 RB 13 13 7 2 54
Gene A. Washington 29 WR 14 14 6 36
Willie McGee 26 wr 6 6 4 24
Scott Bull 23 14 2 2 12
Wilbur Jackson 25 FB 14 14 1 1 12
Sammy Johnson 24 6 0 2 12
Cleveland Elam* 24 RDT 14 14 1 6
Bob Ferrell 24 10 0 1 6
Paul Hofer 24 14 0 1 6
Kermit Johnson 24 11 1 1 6
Tony Leonard 23 RET 14 1 1 6
Ralph McGill 26 FS 10 9 1 6
Tom Mitchell 32 TE 14 14 1 6
Tommy Hart* 32 LDE 14 14 1 2
Team Total 26.5 14 14 15 2 1 26 16 1 268
Opp Total 14 10 13 20 6 1 190