1985 San Francisco 49ers season
| 1985 San Francisco 49ers season | |
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| Owner | Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr. (Since 1977) |
| General manager | John McVay and Carmen Policy (Since 1983) |
| Head coach | Bill Walsh (7th season) |
| Home field | Candlestick Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–6 |
| Division place | 2nd NFC West |
| Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Giants) 3–17 |
| Pro Bowlers | |
| AP All-Pros | |
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The 1985 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 36th year with the National Football League.
49ers running back Roger Craig became the first player in NFL history to record both 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards in the same season. Craig rushed for 1,050 yards,[3] and had 1,016 receiving yards.[4][5]
This season was Jerry Rice's first season in the league.
Offseason
NFL Draft
Personnel
Staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
Quarterbacks (QB)
Running backs (RB)
Wide receivers (WR)
Tight ends (TE)
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Offensive linemen (OL)
Defensive linemen (DL)
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Linebackers (LB)
Defensive backs (DB) {{{defensive_back}}}
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Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 8, 1985 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 21–28 | |
| 2 | September 15, 1985 | Atlanta Falcons | W 35–16 | |
| 3 | September 22, 1985 | at Los Angeles Raiders | W 34–10 | |
| 4 | September 29, 1985 | New Orleans Saints | L 17–20 | |
| 5 | October 6, 1985 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 38–17 | |
| 6 | October 13, 1985 | Chicago Bears | L 10–26 | |
| 7 | October 20, 1985 | at Detroit Lions | L 21–23 | |
| 8 | October 27, 1985 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 28–14 | |
| 9 | November 3, 1985 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 24–13 | |
| 10 | November 11, 1985 (Mon) | at Denver Broncos | L 16–17 | |
| 11 | November 17, 1985 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 31–3 | |
| 12 | November 25, 1985 (Mon) | Seattle Seahawks | W 19–6 | |
| 13 | December 1, 1985 | at Washington Redskins | W 35–8 | |
| 14 | December 9, 1985 (Mon) | Los Angeles Rams | L 20–27 | |
| 15 | December 15, 1985 | at New Orleans Saints | W 31–19 | |
| 16 | December 22, 1985 | Dallas Cowboys | W 31–16 |
Game summaries
Week 15
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- Joe Montana 25/38, 354 Yds
Standings
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| Los Angeles Rams(2) | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 3–3 | 8–4 | 340 | 277 | L1 |
| San Francisco 49ers(5) | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 7–5 | 411 | 263 | W2 |
| New Orleans Saints | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–4 | 5–7 | 294 | 401 | L3 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 3–3 | 4–8 | 282 | 452 | W2 |
Playoffs
NFC Wild Card
- San Francisco 49ers 3, New York Giants 17
December 29, 1985 (Sat) at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 75,842
Awards and records
- Roger Craig, Led NFL, Receptions, 92 receptions [7]
Milestones
- Roger Craig, 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving in the same season
References
- ^ "1985 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "1985 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 437
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 441
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: Marshall Faulk is the only other player to log 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving in the same season. He did so with the St. Louis Rams in 1999.
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Dec-18.
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 451