1979 San Francisco 49ers season
Appearance
1979 San Francisco 49ers season | |
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Owner | Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr. |
General manager | Bill Walsh |
Head coach | Bill Walsh |
Home field | Candlestick Park |
Results | |
Record | 2–14 |
Division place | 4th NFC West |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
Uniform | |
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The 1979 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 30th year with the National Football League (NFL). The season is noted for being O. J. Simpson’s final year and Joe Montana’s first season in the NFL, as well as the first year head coaching the 49ers for Bill Walsh.
The 1979 49ers are the only team in NFL history to lose 12 games in which they held a lead at one point in the game.[1]
Offseason
NFL draft
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 2, 1979 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 28–22 | |
2 | September 9, 1979 | Dallas Cowboys | L 21–13 | |
3 | September 16, 1979 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 27–24 | |
4 | September 23, 1979 | New Orleans Saints | L 30–21 | |
5 | September 30, 1979 | at San Diego Chargers | L 31–9 | |
6 | October 7, 1979 | Seattle Seahawks | L 35–24 | |
7 | October 14, 1979 | at New York Giants | L 32–16 | |
8 | October 21, 1979 | Atlanta Falcons | W 20–15 | |
9 | October 28, 1979 | Chicago Bears | L 28–27 | |
10 | November 4, 1979 | at Oakland Raiders | L 23–10 | |
11 | November 11, 1979 | at New Orleans Saints | L 31–20 | |
12 | November 18, 1979 | Denver Broncos | L 38–28 | |
13 | November 25, 1979 | Los Angeles Rams | L 26–20 | |
14 | December 2, 1979 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 13–10 | |
15 | December 9, 1979 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 23–7 | |
16 | December 16, 1979 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 31–21 |
Game summaries
Week 8
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Standings
NFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Los Angeles Rams(3) | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–1 | 7–5 | 323 | 309 | L1 |
New Orleans Saints | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 8–4 | 370 | 360 | W1 |
Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 5–7 | 300 | 388 | W1 |
San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 1–5 | 2–10 | 308 | 416 | L1 |