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1997 San Francisco 49ers

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Record: 13-3-0, Finished 1st in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 375 points (23.4/g), 5th of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 265 points (16.6/g), 3rd.
 Differential of 110 points (6.9/g), 4th.
 Expected W-L: 11.1-4.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +21 (1.3/g), 2nd.

Coached by Steve Mariucci (13-3-0)

1997 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 August 31 box L 0-1 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6 13 12 191 91 100 1 15 271 156 115 2
2 Sun September 7 box W 1-1 @ St. Louis Rams 15 12 12 228 93 135 4 11 203 104 99 4
3 Sun September 14 box W 2-1 New Orleans Saints 33 7 17 304 213 91 1 12 260 176 84 8
4 Sun September 21 box W 3-1 Atlanta Falcons 34 7 18 424 353 71 15 211 154 57 1
5 Mon September 29 box W 4-1 @ Carolina Panthers 34 21 27 368 149 219 1 16 254 210 44 4
6 Bye Week
7 Sun October 12 box W 5-1 St. Louis Rams 30 10 21 345 189 156 1 7 113 83 30 3
8 Sun October 19 box W 6-1 @ Atlanta Falcons 35 28 24 438 241 197 1 19 292 253 39
9 Sun October 26 box W 7-1 @ New Orleans Saints 23 0 21 347 210 137 6 142 87 55 2
10 Sun November 2 box W 8-1 Dallas Cowboys 17 10 18 301 173 128 2 16 271 184 87 2
11 Mon November 10 box W 9-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 24 12 13 213 96 117 1 18 257 188 69 3
12 Sun November 16 box W 10-1 Carolina Panthers 27 19 20 320 221 99 18 254 169 85 3
13 Sun November 23 box W 11-1 San Diego Chargers 17 10 19 339 228 111 2 8 203 111 92 3
14 Sun November 30 box L 11-2 @ Kansas City Chiefs 9 44 13 279 152 127 3 22 340 187 153 1
15 Sun December 7 box W 12-2 Minnesota Vikings 28 17 24 368 270 98 20 298 161 137 2
16 Mon December 15 box W 13-2 Denver Broncos 34 17 18 323 265 58 1 15 237 141 96 3
17 Sun December 21 box L 13-3 @ Seattle Seahawks 9 38 17 324 199 125 2 24 407 283 124
Playoffs
Division Sat January 3 box W 14-3 Minnesota Vikings 38 22
ConfChamp Sun January 11 box L 14-4 Green Bay Packers 10 23

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 375 5112 999 5.1 294 278 432 3143 20 11 6.6 167 523 1969 16 3.8 106 20 9 21
Team Defense 265 4013 949 4.2 417 258 509 2647 23 25 4.7 145 386 1366 5 3.5 242 41 16 30
Lg Rank Offense 5 12 15 28 18 14 6 4 4 8 8 20 2 6
Lg Rank Defense 3 1 1 12 2 18 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 5

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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%
Steve Young* 36 QB 15 15 12-3-0 241 356 67.7 3029 19 5.3 6 1.7 82 8.5 8.3 12.6 201.9 104.7 35 220 7.2 7.0 9.0
Jim Druckenmiller 25 4 1 1-0-0 21 52 40.4 239 1 1.9 4 7.7 33 4.6 1.3 11.4 59.8 29.2 4 32 3.7 0.7 7.1
Jeff Brohm 26 5 0 16 24 66.7 164 0 0.0 1 4.2 21 6.8 5.0 10.3 32.8 68.8 5 37 4.4 2.8 17.2
Team Total 28.7 16 13-3-0 278 432 64.4 3432 20 4.6 11 2.5 82 7.9 7.3 12.3 214.5 93.6 44 289 6.6 6.0 9.2
Opp Total 16 258 509 50.7 2647 23 4.5 25 4.9 5.2 3.4 10.3 165.4 60.6 54 364 4.7 2.5

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
Garrison Hearst 26 RB 13 13 234 1019 4 51 4.4 78.4 18.0 21 194 9.2 2 69 1.6 14.9 1213 6 2
Terry Kirby 27 16 3 125 418 6 38 3.3 26.1 7.8 23 279 12.1 1 82 1.4 17.4 697 7 3
William Floyd 25 FB 15 15 78 231 3 22 3.0 15.4 5.2 37 321 8.7 1 44 2.5 21.4 552 4 2
Steve Young* 36 QB 15 15 50 199 3 13 4.0 13.3 3.3 199 3 4
Chuck Levy 25 RET 14 0 16 90 0 24 5.6 6.4 1.1 5 68 13.6 0 30 0.4 4.9 158 0 1
Jim Druckenmiller 25 4 1 10 -6 0 2 -0.6 -1.5 2.5 -6 0 0
Marc Edwards 23 15 1 5 17 0 6 3.4 1.1 0.3 6 48 8.0 0 19 0.4 3.2 65 0 0
Jeff Brohm 26 5 0 4 11 0 10 2.8 2.2 0.8 11 0 3
Jerry Rice 35 2 1 1 -10 0 -10 -10.0 -5.0 0.5 7 78 11.1 1 16 3.5 39.0 68 1 0
Terrell Owens 24 WR 16 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 60 936 15.6 8 56 3.8 58.5 936 8 1
J.J. Stokes 25 WR 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 58 733 12.6 4 36 3.6 45.8 733 4 1
Brent Jones 34 TE 13 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 29 383 13.2 2 33 2.2 29.5 383 2 1
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke 24 RET 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 14 165 11.8 0 25 1.0 11.8 165 0 4
Greg Clark 25 15 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 96 12.0 1 23 0.5 6.4 96 1 0
Chad Fann 27 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 78 15.6 0 21 0.5 7.1 78 0 0
Mark Harris 27 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 53 10.6 0 16 0.5 5.3 53 0 0
Team Total 28.7 16 523 1969 16 51 3.8 123.1 32.7 278 3432 12.3 20 82 17.4 214.5 5401 36 22
Opp Total 16 386 1366 5 3.5 85.4 24.1 258 2647 10.3 23 16.1 165.4 4013 28 24

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Chuck Levy 25 RET 14 0 6 109 1 73 18.2 36 793 0 59 22.0 1060
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke 24 RET 14 0 34 373 0 36 11.0 6 131 0 25 21.8 669
Terry Kirby 27 16 3 3 124 1 101 41.3 821
Terrell Owens 24 WR 16 15 2 31 0 23 15.5 967
Tyronne Drakeford 26 16 2 1 24 0 24 24.0 24
Marc Edwards 23 15 1 1 30 0 30 30.0 95
Chad Fann 27 11 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 78
Rod Woodson 32 LCB 14 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 28.7 16 41 482 1 73 11.8 50 1133 1 101 22.7 7016
Opp Total 16 41 0 82 1746 0 21.3

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
Tommy Thompson 25 P 16 0 78 3182 55 1 40.8
Gary Anderson 38 K 16 0 11 11 12 9 10 8 3 1 36 29 80.6% 38 38 100.0%
Team Total 28.7 16 11 11 12 9 10 8 3 1 36 29 80.6% 38 38 100.0% 78 3182 55 1 40.8
Opp Total 16 20 16 80.0% 29 29 100.0% 83 3469 41.8

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Dana Stubblefield*+ 27 RDT 16 16 15.0 3 0 0 0 0 48 13
Chris Doleman* 36 RDE 16 16 12.0 3 0 1 0 0 39 7
Kevin Greene 35 14 4 10.5 1 0 2 40 1 18 8
Merton Hanks* 29 FS 16 16 6 103 1 55 0 0 2 38 1 50 10
Tim McDonald 32 SS 15 15 3 34 0 17 0 0 3 0 0 51 11
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke 24 RET 14 0 4 2 0 0
Steve Young* 36 QB 15 15 4 2 -11 0
Roy Barker 28 LDE 13 12 5.5 8 0 0 0 0 29 3
Tyronne Drakeford 26 16 2 5 15 0 15 31 2
Terry Kirby 27 16 3 3 2 0 0
Garrison Hearst 26 RB 13 13 2 2 0 0
Darnell Walker 27 RCB 16 11 1.0 3 49 0 28 33 5
Rod Woodson 32 LCB 14 14 3 81 0 41 1 0 1 0 0 43 5
Bryant Young 25 LDT 12 12 4.0 39 6
Ken Norton* 31 RLB 16 16 1.5 1 0 2 0 0 72 24
Jeff Brohm 26 5 0 3 0 0 0
J.J. Stokes 25 WR 16 16 1 2 0 0
Junior Bryant 26 16 3 2.5 17 6
Zack Bronson 23 16 0 1 22 0 22 0 0 1 3 0 18 6
William Floyd 25 FB 15 15 2 0 0 0
Brett Maxie 35 2 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 5 2
Terrell Owens 24 WR 16 15 0 1 1 0 0
Marvin Washington 32 10 1 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 6 3
Lee Woodall* 28 LLB 16 16 2 55 0 55 2 0 0 0 0 42 15
Curtis Buckley 27 15 0 0 0 1 0 0
Chris Dalman 27 C 13 13 0 1 0 0
Derrick Deese 27 LT 16 13 0 1 0 0
Brent Jones 34 TE 13 12 1 0 0 0
Chuck Levy 25 RET 14 0 1 0 0 0
Marquez Pope 27 rcb 5 5 1 7 0 7 19 3
Frankie Smith 29 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 0
James E. Williams 29 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1
Team Total 28.7 16 54.0 25 366 1 55 19 22 29 70 2 631 146
Opp Total 16 44 24 8 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Gary Anderson 38 K 16 0 38 29 125
Terry Kirby 27 16 3 6 1 1 2 52
Terrell Owens 24 WR 16 15 8 48
Garrison Hearst 26 RB 13 13 4 2 36
William Floyd 25 FB 15 15 3 1 24
J.J. Stokes 25 WR 16 16 4 24
Steve Young* 36 QB 15 15 3 18
Merton Hanks* 29 FS 16 16 1 1 12
Brent Jones 34 TE 13 12 2 12
Greg Clark 25 15 4 1 6
Kevin Greene 35 14 4 1 6
Chuck Levy 25 RET 14 0 1 6
Jerry Rice 35 2 1 1 6
Team Total 28.7 16 16 20 1 1 2 1 2 38 29 375
Opp Total 16 5 23 29 16 1 265