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1970 San Francisco 49ers season Owner Josephine Morabito Jane Morabito Head coach Dick Nolan Home field Kezar Stadium Record 10–3–1 Division place 1st NFC West Playoff finish Lost NFC Championship Game
The 1970 San Francisco 49ers season saw the team make an appearance in the NFC Championship Game. Quarterback John Brodie won the NFL MVP and the 49ers captured their first Divisional Title with a 10-3-1 record. Cornerback Bruce Taylor won Defensive Rookie of the Year honors. In the NFC Championship , the 49ers lost to the Dallas Cowboys in the final game at Kezar Stadium.
Offseason
NFL Draft
[ 1]
Pre season
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Score
Record
Stadium
Attendance
Time
Local TV
1
August 15, 1970
vs. Cleveland Browns (at Tampa, Florida)
L
14–17
0–1
Tampa Stadium
41,851
2
August 22, 1970
at Miami Dolphins
L
7–17
0–2
Orange Bowl
52,812
3
August 29, 1970
Denver Broncos (at Eugene, Oregon)
W
23–7
1–2
Autzen Stadium
26,238
8:00pm (Kick-Off)
4
September 6, 1970
Oakland Raiders
L
17–31
1–3
Kezar Stadium
55,521
5
September 12, 1970
at Los Angeles Rams
L
14–17
1–4
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
55,430
Regular season
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 20, 1970
Washington Redskins
W 26–17
34,984
2
September 27, 1970
Cleveland Browns
W 34–31
37,502
3
October 4, 1970
at Atlanta Falcons
L 20-21
58,850
4
October 11, 1970
at Los Angeles Rams
W 20–6
77,272
5
October 18, 1970
New Orleans Saints
T 20–20
39,446
6
October 25, 1970
Denver Broncos
W 19–14
39,515
7
November 1, 1970
Green Bay Packers
W 26–10
59,335
8
November 8, 1970
at Chicago Bears
W 37–16
45,607
9
November 15, 1970
at Houston Oilers
W 30–20
43,040
10
November 22, 1970
at Detroit Lions
L 7-28
56,232
11
November 29, 1970
Los Angeles Rams
L 13-30
59,602
12
December 6, 1970
Atlanta Falcons
W 24–20
41,387
13
December 13, 1970
at New Orleans Saints
W 38–27
61,940
14
December 20, 1970
at Oakland Raiders
W 38–7
54,535
Game officials
Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Playoffs
Game officials
Round
Opponent
Referee
Umpire
Head Linesman
Line Judge
Back Judge
Field Judge
Alternates
NFC Divsional Playoff
at Minnesota Vikings
(40) Pat Haggerty
NFC Championship Game
Dallas Cowboys
(7) Tommy Bell
(51) Lou Palazzi
(30) George Murphy
(28) Bill Schleibaum
(47) Ralph Vandenberg
(50) Tony Skover
(52) George Rennix (18) Tony Sacco
References
Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Key figures Division championships (22) Conference championships (8) League championships (5) Current league affiliations Former league affiliation