1979 San Francisco 49ers season

1979 San Francisco 49ers season
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

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.

Personnel

Staff

1979 San Francisco 49ers staff

Front office Owner and President – Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr. General Manager – Bill Walsh Director of Player Personnel – John McVay Head coaches Head Coach – Bill Walsh Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Sam Wyche Running Backs – Billie Matthews Receivers – Dennis Green Offensive Line – Bobb McKittrick Administrative Assistant/Offensive Line – Mike White

Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Chuck Studley Linebackers – Bill McPherson Defensive Backs – Norb Hecker Special teams coaches Special Teams – Dennis Green Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Al Vermeil

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 2, 1979	at Minnesota Vikings	L 28–22	46,539
2	September 9, 1979	Dallas Cowboys	L 21–13	56,728
3	September 16, 1979	at Los Angeles Rams	L 27–24	44,303
4	September 23, 1979	New Orleans Saints	L 30–21	39,727
5	September 30, 1979	at San Diego Chargers	L 31–9	50,893
6	October 7, 1979	Seattle Seahawks	L 35–24	44,592
7	October 14, 1979	at New York Giants	L 32–16	70,352
8	October 21, 1979	Atlanta Falcons	W 20–15	33,952
9	October 28, 1979	Chicago Bears	L 28–27	42,773
10	November 4, 1979	at Oakland Raiders	L 23–10	52,764
11	November 11, 1979	at New Orleans Saints	L 31–20	65,551
12	November 18, 1979	Denver Broncos	L 38–28	42,910
13	November 25, 1979	Los Angeles Rams	L 26–20	49,282
14	December 2, 1979	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 13–10	41,593
15	December 9, 1979	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 23–7	44,506
16	December 16, 1979	at Atlanta Falcons	L 31–21	37,211

Game summaries

Week 8

1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 0 9 0 6 15 • 49ers 7 0 7 6 20 Date: October 21 Location: Candlestick Park Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 57°F; wind 7

Scoring summary Q1 SF Solomon 56 yard run (Wersching kick) SF 7–0 Q2 ATL Mazzetti 23 yard field goal SF 7–3 Q2 ATL Jenkins 7 yard pass from Bartkowski (kick failed) ATL 9–7 Q3 SF Hofer 2 yard run (Wersching kick) SF 14–9 Q4 ATL Lawrence 41 yard blocked punt return (kick failed) ATL 15–14 Q4 SF Hofer 3 yard run (kick failed) SF 20–15

Standings

NFC West
	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

External links

• 1979 San Francisco 49ers at Pro-Football-Reference.com