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1988 San Francisco 49ers
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 1st in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
1988 Super Bowl Champions
Scored 369 points (23.1/g), 7th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 294 points (18.4/g), 8th.
Differential of 75 points (4.7/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 10.1-5.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +12 (0.8/g), 4th.
Coached by Bill Walsh (10-6-0)
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1988 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 | Joe Montana | 32 | 9 | 13 | 238 for 397, 2,981 yards, 18 td, 10 int, & 38 rushes for 132 yards and 3 td | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1979 |
| RB | Roger Craig*+ | 28 | 5 | 15 | 310 rushes for 1,502 yards, 9 td, & 76 catches for 534 yards and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1983 |
| FB | Tom Rathman | 26 | 2 | 16 | 102 rushes for 427 yards, 2 td, & 42 catches for 382 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1986 |
| WR | Jerry Rice*+ | 26 | 3 | 16 | 64 catches for 1,306 yards, 9 td, & 13 rushes for 107 yards and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 16th pick / 1985 |
| WR | Mike Wilson | 30 | 7 | 11 | 33 catches for 405 yards, 3 td | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 246th pick / 1981 |
| TE | Ron Heller | 25 | 1 | 8 | 14 catches for 140 yards, 0 td | |
| TE | John Frank | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 catches for 195 yards, 3 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1984 |
| LT | Steve Wallace | 24 | 2 | 16 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 101st pick / 1986 |
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| LG | Jesse Sapolu | 27 | 5 | 16 | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 289th pick / 1983 |
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| C | Randy Cross | 34 | 12 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1976 |
| RG | Guy McIntyre | 27 | 4 | 12 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1984 |
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| RT | Harris Barton | 24 | 1 | 15 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1987 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Larry Roberts | 25 | 2 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1986 |
| NT | Michael Carter* | 28 | 4 | 16 | 6.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 121st pick / 1984 |
| RDE | Kevin Fagan | 25 | 1 | 14 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 102nd pick / 1986 |
| LOLB | Charles Haley* | 24 | 2 | 14 | 11.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 96th pick / 1986 |
| LILB | Riki Ellison | 28 | 5 | 13 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 117th pick / 1983 |
| RILB | Mike Walter | 28 | 5 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 50th pick / 1983 |
| ROLB | Keena Turner | 30 | 8 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1980 |
| ROLB | Bill Romanowski | 22 | Rook | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 80th pick / 1988 |
| LCB | Tim McKyer | 25 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1986 |
| RCB | Eric Wright | 29 | 7 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 40th pick / 1981 |
| RCB | Don Griffin | 24 | 2 | 6 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 162nd pick / 1986 |
| SS | Jeff Fuller | 26 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 139th pick / 1984 |
| FS | Ronnie Lott* | 29 | 7 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 8th pick / 1981 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mike Cofer | 24 | 1 | 0 | 27 of 38 field goals & 40 of 41 extra points | |
| P | Barry Helton | 23 | Rook | 0 | 78 punts for a 39.3 average, 1 blocked | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 102nd pick / 1988 |
| PR | John Taylor* | 26 | 1 | 4 | 44 punt returns for a 12.6 average and 2 td | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1986 |
| KR | Doug DuBose | 24 | 1 | 0 | 32 kick returns for a 19.0 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Harris Barton | 24 | T-G | 16 | 15 | 286 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 4/19/1964 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1987 |
| Dwaine Board | 32 | DE | 3 | 0 | 248 | 6-5 | North Carolina A&T | 11/29/1956 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 137th pick / 1979 |
| Jeff Bregel | 24 | G | 13 | 0 | 280 | 6-4 | USC | 5/1/1964 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 37th pick / 1987 |
| Chet Brooks | 22 | DB | 10 | 0 | 191 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 1/1/1966 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 303rd pick / 1988 |
| Michael Carter* | 28 | NT | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-2 | SMU | 10/29/1960 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 121st pick / 1984 |
| Wes Chandler | 32 | WR | 4 | 4 | 196 | 6-0 | Florida | 8/22/1956 | 10 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 3rd pick / 1978 |
| Mike Cofer | 24 | K | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | North Carolina State | 2/19/1964 | 1 | |
| Bruce Collie | 26 | G-T | 15 | 4 | 275 | 6-6 | Texas-Arlington | 6/27/1962 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 140th pick / 1985 |
| Greg Cox | 23 | DB | 15 | 0 | 223 | 6-0 | San Jose State | 1/6/1965 | Rook | |
| Roger Craig*+ | 28 | RB | 16 | 15 | 222 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 7/10/1960 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1983 |
| Randy Cross | 34 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 259 | 6-3 | UCLA | 4/25/1954 | 12 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1976 |
| Doug DuBose | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Nebraska | 3/14/1964 | 1 | |
| Riki Ellison | 28 | LB | 13 | 13 | 225 | 6-2 | USC | 8/15/1960 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 117th pick / 1983 |
| Kevin Fagan | 25 | DE | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 4/25/1963 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 102nd pick / 1986 |
| Jim Fahnhorst | 30 | LB | 16 | 3 | 230 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 11/8/1958 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 92nd pick / 1982 |
| Terrence Flagler | 24 | RB | 3 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Clemson | 9/24/1964 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 25th pick / 1987 |
| John Frank | 26 | TE | 7 | 6 | 225 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 4/17/1962 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1984 |
| Jeff Fuller | 26 | DB-LB | 16 | 16 | 216 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 8/8/1962 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 139th pick / 1984 |
| Terry Greer | 31 | WR | 10 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Alabama State | 9/27/1957 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 304th pick / 1980 |
| Don Griffin | 24 | DB | 10 | 6 | 176 | 6-0 | Middle Tenn. State | 3/17/1964 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 162nd pick / 1986 |
| Ron Hadley | 25 | LB | 3 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Washington | 11/9/1963 | 1 | New York Jets / 5th / 132nd pick / 1986 |
| Charles Haley* | 24 | DE-LB | 16 | 14 | 252 | 6-5 | James Madison | 1/6/1964 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 96th pick / 1986 |
| Ron Heller | 25 | TE | 16 | 8 | 236 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 9/18/1963 | 1 | |
| Barry Helton | 23 | P | 15 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Colorado | 1/2/1965 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 102nd pick / 1988 |
| Tom Holmoe | 28 | DB | 16 | 4 | 190 | 6-2 | BYU | 3/7/1960 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 90th pick / 1983 |
| Pierce Holt | 26 | DE-DT | 9 | 0 | 275 | 6-4 | Angelo State (TX) | 1/1/1962 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1988 |
| Brent Jones | 25 | TE | 11 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Santa Clara | 2/12/1963 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 135th pick / 1986 |
| Sam Kennedy | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 7/10/1964 | Rook | |
| Pete Kugler | 29 | NT-DE | 6 | 1 | 255 | 6-4 | Penn State | 8/9/1959 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 147th pick / 1981 |
| Kevin Lilly | 25 | DE-NT-DT | 9 | 2 | 265 | 6-4 | Tulsa | 5/14/1963 | Rook | |
| Ronnie Lott* | 29 | DB | 13 | 12 | 203 | 6-0 | USC | 5/8/1959 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 8th pick / 1981 |
| Guy McIntyre | 27 | G | 16 | 12 | 275 | 6-3 | Georgia | 2/17/1961 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1984 |
| Tim McKyer | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 174 | 6-0 | Texas-Arlington | 9/5/1963 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1986 |
| Doug Mikolas | 26 | NT | 1 | 0 | 270 | 6-1 | Oregon Tech,Portland State | 6/7/1962 | 1 | |
| Joe Montana | 32 | QB | 14 | 13 | 200 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 6/11/1956 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1979 |
| Calvin Nicholas | 24 | WR | 7 | 0 | 208 | 6-4 | Grambling State | 6/11/1964 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 301st pick / 1987 |
| Tory Nixon | 26 | DB | 6 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Arizona State,San Diego State | 2/24/1962 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1985 |
| Bubba Paris | 28 | T-G | 16 | 1 | 300 | 6-6 | Michigan | 10/6/1960 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 29th pick / 1982 |
| Darryl Pollard | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 187 | 5-11 | Weber State | 5/11/1964 | 1 | |
| Tom Rathman | 26 | RB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 10/7/1962 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1986 |
| Jerry Rice*+ | 26 | WR | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-2 | Miss. Valley State | 10/13/1962 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 16th pick / 1985 |
| Larry Roberts | 25 | DE | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-3 | Alabama | 6/2/1963 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1986 |
| Del Rodgers | 28 | RB | 1 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Utah | 6/22/1960 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 71st pick / 1982 |
| Bill Romanowski | 22 | LB | 16 | 8 | 245 | 6-4 | Boston College | 4/2/1966 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 80th pick / 1988 |
| Max Runager | 32 | P | 1 | 0 | 189 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 3/24/1956 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 211th pick / 1979 |
| Jesse Sapolu | 27 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 271 | 6-4 | Hawaii | 3/10/1961 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 289th pick / 1983 |
| Jeff Stover | 30 | DE-DT | 7 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | Oregon | 5/22/1958 | 6 | |
| Danny Stubbs | 23 | DE-LB | 16 | 1 | 265 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 1/3/1965 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1988 |
| Harry Sydney | 29 | RB | 16 | 0 | 217 | 6-0 | Kansas | 6/26/1959 | 1 | |
| John Taylor* | 26 | WR | 12 | 4 | 185 | 6-1 | Delaware State | 3/31/1962 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1986 |
| Chuck Thomas | 28 | C | 16 | 0 | 277 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 12/24/1960 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 199th pick / 1985 |
| Keena Turner | 30 | LB | 11 | 8 | 219 | 6-2 | Purdue | 10/22/1958 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1980 |
| Steve Wallace | 24 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-4 | Auburn | 12/27/1964 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 101st pick / 1986 |
| Mike Walter | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-3 | Oregon | 11/30/1960 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 50th pick / 1983 |
| Mike Wilson | 30 | WR | 16 | 11 | 213 | 6-3 | Washington State | 12/19/1958 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 246th pick / 1981 |
| Eric Wright | 29 | DB | 15 | 10 | 183 | 6-1 | Missouri | 4/18/1959 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 40th pick / 1981 |
| Steve Young | 27 | QB | 11 | 3 | 215 | 6-2 | BYU | 10/11/1961 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1984 Supp |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 16 | 230.7 | 6-2.2 | 3.3 |