1965 San Francisco 49ers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-6-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Jack Christiansen (7-6-1)
Location: San Francisco, California
1965 San Francisco 49ers StatisticsTeam Record: 7-6-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Jack Christiansen (7-6-1)
Location: San Francisco, California
1965 San Francisco 49ers Results
The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 7 wins and 6 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division.
Offensively, San Francisco led the league with 421 points. On the other side of the ball, the leaky defense allowed 402 points. John Brodie passed for 3,112 yards. Dave Parks topped pass catchers, grabbing 80 balls for 1,344 yards.
Ken Willard carried the pigskin for a team-leading 778 yards for the 49ers.
Jimmy Johnson intercepted 6 opponent throws.
Jack Christiansen coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Kermit Alexander | KR | January 4, 1941 | 5'11" | 187 | UCLA | New Iberia, LA USA | 14 | 9 |
| 50 | Ed Beard | LB | December 9, 1939 | 6'1" | 226 | Tennessee | Fredericksburg, VA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 77 | Bruce Bosley | C | November 5, 1933 | 6'2" | 241 | West Virginia | Fresno, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 12 | John Brodie | QB | August 14, 1935 | 6'1" | 198 | Stanford | Menlo Park, CA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 84 | Vern Burke | SE-TE | April 30, 1941 | 6'4" | 215 | Oregon St. | San Luis Obispo, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Bernie Casey | RH | June 8, 1939 | 6'4" | 215 | Bowling Green | Wyco, WV USA | 14 | 14 |
| 56 | Joe Cerne | C | April 26, 1942 | 6'2" | 240 | Northwestern | Chrnomlj, Yugoslavia | 11 | 0 |
| 58 | Jack Chapple | RLB | July 23, 1943 | 6'1" | 225 | Stanford | Daytona Beach, FL USA | 14 | 6 |
| 86 | Daniel Colchico | DE | May 27, 1935 | 6'5" | 245 | San Jose St. | Berkeley, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | John Crow | LH | July 8, 1935 | 6'2" | 220 | Texas A&M | Marion, LA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 36 | Tommy Davis | K | October 13, 1934 | 6'0" | 215 | LSU | Shreveport, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 57 | Floyd Dean | LB | August 19, 1940 | 6'4" | 236 | Florida | 9 | 0 | |
| 20 | George Donnelly | RS | September 4, 1942 | 6'3" | 210 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 5 |
| 53 | Mike Dowdle | MLB | December 6, 1937 | 6'3" | 235 | Texas | Eliasville, TX USA | 10 | 10 |
| 54 | Bob Harrison | LB | August 8, 1937 | 6'2" | 225 | Oklahoma | Stamford, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 55 | Matt Hazeltine | RLB | August 2, 1933 | 6'1" | 220 | California | Ross, CA USA | 8 | 8 |
| 37 | Jimmy Johnson | LCB | March 31, 1938 | 6'2" | 187 | UCLA | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 32 | Rudy Johnson | HB | August 12, 1941 | 5'11" | 190 | Nebraska | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 45 | Elbert Kimbrough | LS | March 24, 1938 | 5'11" | 196 | Northwestern | Galesburg, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 43 | Dave Kopay | RB | June 28, 1942 | 6'0" | 218 | Washington | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 70 | Charlie Krueger | LDT | January 28, 1937 | 6'4" | 256 | Texas A&M | Caldwell, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 60 | Roland Lakes | RDT | December 25, 1939 | 6'4" | 279 | Wichita St. | Vicksburg, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 87 | Dan LaRose | T-DE-G | February 8, 1939 | 6'5" | 250 | Missouri | Crystal City, MO USA | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | Gary Lewis | RB | February 22, 1942 | 6'3" | 225 | Washington St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 26 | Kay McFarland | WR | April 10, 1938 | 6'2" | 186 | Colorado St. | Quincy, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 80 | Jerry Mertens | RCB | November 12, 1934 | 6'0" | 184 | Drake | Racine, WI USA | 13 | 9 |
| 29 | Dale Messer | HB-WR-DB | August 6, 1937 | 5'10" | 175 | Fresno St. | Lemoore, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 74 | Clark Miller | RDE | August 11, 1938 | 6'5" | 245 | Utah St. | Oakland, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 10 | George Mira | QB | January 11, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | Miami (FL) | Key West, FL USA | 10 | 1 |
| 68 | Howard Mudd | RG | February 10, 1942 | 6'2" | 254 | Michigan St. | Midland, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 75 | Jim Norton | DE-DT-T-E | November 18, 1942 | 6'4" | 254 | Washington | Wilmington, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Dave Parks | SE | December 25, 1941 | 6'2" | 220 | Texas Tech | Muenster, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 82 | Bob Poole | TE | October 5, 1941 | 6'4" | 225 | Clemson | Paducah, KY USA | 9 | 0 |
| 67 | Walt Rock | RT | November 4, 1941 | 6'5" | 255 | Maryland | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 76 | Len Rohde | LT | April 16, 1938 | 6'4" | 247 | Utah St. | Palatine, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 52 | Karl Rubke | LDE | December 6, 1935 | 6'4" | 240 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 10 |
| 65 | Chuck Sieminski | DT | July 3, 1940 | 6'5" | 270 | Penn St. | Swoyersville, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Monty Stickles | TE | August 16, 1938 | 6'4" | 235 | Notre Dame | Kingston, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 23 | Wayne Swinford | DB-WR | May 3, 1943 | 6'0" | 192 | Georgia | Anniston, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 78 | John Thomas | LG | January 25, 1935 | 6'4" | 246 | Pacific | Tyler, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 64 | Dave Wilcox | LLB | September 29, 1942 | 6'3" | 241 | Boise St. | Ontario, OR USA | 14 | 14 |
| 40 | Ken Willard | FB | July 14, 1943 | 6'1" | 219 | North Carolina | Richmond, VA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 63 | Jim Wilson | G-T | June 12, 1942 | 6'3" | 258 | Georgia | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
