1979 San Francisco 49ers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-14
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bill Walsh (2-14)
Location: San Francisco, California
1979 San Francisco 49ers Statistics
1979 San Francisco 49ers Results

The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 2 wins and 14 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.

The 49ers netted 308 points, but the shaky defensive squad yielded 416. Steve DeBerg led the charge, slinging for 3,652 yards. Paul Hofer grabbed 58 passes, while Freddie Solomon added 807 receiving yards, while Wilbur Jackson provided receiving help also.

Paul Hofer carried the ball for a team-leading 615 yards for San Francisco.

Dwight Hicks picked off 5 opponent throws.

Bill Walsh coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
68John AyersLGApril 14, 19536'5"258TexasCarrizo Springs, TX USA1616
77Jean BarrettT-G-CMay 24, 19516'6"253TulsaFort Worth, TX USA130
76Dwaine BoardRDENovember 29, 19566'5"248North Carolina A&TUnion Hall, VA USA165
29John BristorDBNovember 25, 19556'0"188California (PA)Waynesburg, PA USA10
82Bob BruerTEMay 22, 19536'5"235Mankato St.Madison, WI USA164
57Dan BunzMLBOctober 7, 19556'4"226California-RiversideRoseville, CA USA1412
58Gordy CeresinoLBOctober 26, 19576'0"224StanfordThunder Bay, ON Canada160
87Dwight ClarkWRJanuary 8, 19576'4"212ClemsonKinston, NC USA163
28Charles CorneliusLCBJuly 27, 19525'9"176Bethune-CookmanBoynton Beach, FL USA1614
79Al CowlingsDE-DT-LBJune 16, 19476'5"255USCSan Francisco, CA USA120
51Randy CrossRGApril 25, 19546'3"259UCLABrooklyn, NY USA1616
17Steve DeBergQBJanuary 19, 19546'3"210San Jose St.Oakland, CA USA1615
62Walt DowningG-CJune 11, 19566'3"259MichiganCoatesville, PA USA160
27Tony DungyFSOctober 6, 19556'0"188MinnesotaJackson, MI USA157
35Lenvil ElliottRBSeptember 2, 19516'0"205Truman St.Lexington, MO USA160
71Keith FahnhorstRTFebruary 6, 19526'6"273MinnesotaSt. Cloud, MN USA1616
38Bob FerrellRBNovember 13, 19526'0"216UCLALos Angeles, CA USA160
48Phil FrancisRBJanuary 10, 19576'1"205StanfordKewanee, IL USA160
30Tim GraySSNovember 11, 19526'1"200Texas A&MHouston, TX USA1615
86Cedrick HardmanRDEOctober 4, 19486'3"255North TexasHouston, TX USA1411
59Willie HarperRLBJuly 30, 19506'2"215NebraskaToledo, OH USA1616
22Dwight HicksDBApril 5, 19566'1"190MichiganMount Holly, NJ USA84
55Scott HiltonLLBMay 28, 19546'4"230SalemHarrisburg, PA USA70
36Paul HoferRBMay 13, 19526'0"195MississippiMemphis, TN USA157
45Mike HoganRBNovember 1, 19546'2"213Tenn-ChattanoogaFloyd County, GA USA22
40Wilbur JacksonFBNovember 19, 19516'1"215AlabamaOzark, AL USA1614
44Charles JohnsonDBMay 8, 19565'10"182Grambling St.Mansfield, LA USA40
24Eric JohnsonDBJuly 23, 19526'1"192Washington St.Ephrata, WA USA80
80Terry LeCountWRJuly 9, 19565'10"178FloridaJacksonville, FL USA20
22Eddie LewisDBDecember 15, 19536'0"177KansasMobile, AL USA70
81Ken MacAfeeTEJanuary 9, 19566'4"250Notre DamePortland, OR USA1612
54Bob MartinLBNovember 14, 19536'1"217NebraskaDavid City, NE USA130
52Jeff McIntyreLBSeptember 20, 19556'3"232Arizona St.Beaumont, TX USA143
11Dan MelvillePMarch 4, 19566'0"185CaliforniaSan Diego, CA USA160
16Joe MontanaQBJune 11, 19566'2"200Notre DameNew Eagle, PA USA161
46Melvin MorganFSMarch 31, 19536'0"183Miss. Valley St.Gulfport, MS USA85
50Dave MortonLBMay 13, 19556'2"224UCLAFresno, CA USA30
66Bob NelsonLBJune 30, 19536'4"232NebraskaStillwater, MN USA11
20James OwensKRJuly 5, 19555'11"192UCLASacramento, CA USA160
56Fred QuillanCJanuary 27, 19566'5"261OregonWest Palm Beach, FL USA1616
80Eason RamsonTEApril 30, 19566'2"232Washington St.Sacramento, CA USA20
78Archie ReeseLDEFebruary 4, 19566'3"267ClemsonMayesville, SC USA1616
53Tom SeabronLBMay 24, 19576'3"215MichiganBaltimore, MD USA100
85Paul SealTEFebruary 27, 19526'4"222MichiganDetroit, MI USA150
84Mike ShumannWROctober 13, 19556'1"178Florida St.Louisville, KY USA1614
50Ron ShumonLBDecember 11, 19556'1"230Wichita St.Flint, MI USA80
32O.J. SimpsonRBJuly 9, 19476'2"212USCSan Francisco, CA USA138
67Ron SingletonLTApril 15, 19526'7"260Grambling St.New Orleans, LA USA1615
88Freddie SolomonPRJanuary 11, 19535'11"185TampaSumter, SC USA1512
72Ruben VaughanDTAugust 5, 19566'2"261ColoradoLos Angeles, CA USA131
66Ted VincentLDTAugust 10, 19566'4"262Wichita St.O'Fallon, MO USA1615
74Jimmy WebbRDTApril 13, 19526'5"247Mississippi St.Jackson, MS USA1615
14Ray WerschingKAugust 21, 19505'11"213CaliforniaMondsee, Austria160
29Gerard WilliamsRCBMay 25, 19526'1"184LangstonOklahoma City, OK USA1514



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