1983 San Francisco 49ers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Bill Walsh (10-6)
Location: San Francisco, California

1983 San Francisco 49ers Roster
1983 San Francisco 49ers Results

The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

The 49ers piled up points with 432 points, and the solid defensive unit surrendered 293. Joe Montana triggered the aerial attack, slinging for 3,910 yards. Dwight Clark topped pass catchers, grabbing 70 passes for 840 yards, while Freddie Solomon contributed to the receiving game as well.

Wendell Tyler carried the ball for a team-leading 856 yards for San Francisco, and Roger Craig also contributed to the rushing attack.

Eric Wright picked off 7 opponent throws. Fred Dean led pass rushers with 17.5 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 57 sacks.

Bill Walsh coached the team. The 1983 San Francisco 49ers lost in the Conference Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Joe Montana	515	332	64.5	3910	7.6	26	5.0	12	2.3	77	33	224	94.6
Guy Benjamin	12	7	58.3	111	9.2	1	8.3	0	0.0	73	0	0	117.0
Dwight Clark	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	528	339	64.2	4021	7.6	27	5.1	12	2.3	77	33	224

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Wendell Tyler	176	856	4.9	39	4
Roger Craig	176	725	4.1	71	8
Joe Montana	61	284	4.7	18	2
Bill Ring	64	254	4.0	25	2
Jeff Moore	15	43	2.9	14	1
Tom Orosz	2	39	19.5	23	0
Carl Monroe	10	23	2.3	5	0
Dwight Clark	3	18	6.0	9	0
Matt Cavanaugh	1	8	8.0	8	0
Eason Ramson	1	3	3.0	3	0
Freddie Solomon	1	3	3.0	3	0
Guy Benjamin	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	511	2257	4.4	71	17

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dwight Clark	70	840	12.0	46	8
Roger Craig	48	427	8.9	23	4
Wendell Tyler	34	285	8.4	26	2
Russ Francis	33	357	10.8	25	4
Freddie Solomon	31	662	21.4	77	4
Mike Wilson	30	433	14.4	49	0
Bill Ring	23	182	7.9	24	0
Jeff Moore	19	206	10.8	34	0
Renaldo Nehemiah	17	236	13.9	27	1
Eason Ramson	17	125	7.4	16	1
Earl Cooper	15	207	13.8	73	3
Carl Monroe	2	61	30.5	50	0
Totals	339	4021	11.9	77	27

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Ray Wersching	51	51	100.0	30	25	83.3	126
Totals	51	51	100.0	30	25	83.3	126

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tom Orosz	65	2552	39.3	61
Totals	65	2552	39.3	61

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dana McLemore	31	331	10.7	56	1
Freddie Solomon	5	34	6.8	11	0
Totals	36	365	10.1	56	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dana McLemore	30	576	19.2	39
Carl Monroe	8	152	19.0	32
Jeff Moore	7	117	16.7	46
Bill Ring	4	68	17.0	18
Earl Cooper	3	45	15.0	20
Totals	52	958	18.4	46

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Eric Wright	7	164	23.4	60	2
Carlton Williamson	4	51	12.8	26	0
Ronnie Lott	4	22	5.5	22	0
Tim Collier	3	32	10.7	32	1
Dwight Hicks	2	102	51.0	62	2
Bobby Leopold	2	13	6.5	9	0
Willie Harper	1	37	37.0	37	0
Lawrence Pillers	1	16	16.0	16	0
Totals	24	437	18.2	62	5

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Fred Dean	17.5
Dwaine Board	13.0
Lawrence Pillers	4.0
Keena Turner	3.5
Ron Ferrari	3.0
Willie Harper	3.0
Pete Kugler	3.0
Jim Stuckey	2.5
Jeff Stover	2.5
Ronnie Lott	1.0
Milt McColl	1.0
Bobby Leopold	1.0
Rick Gervais	1.0
Jack Reynolds	1.0
Totals	57.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Ronnie Lott	108	108	0	0	0	1	0	0
Dwaine Board					0	5	0	1
Jack Reynolds					0	2	0	0
Dwight Hicks				0	0	2	5
Bill Ring					1	2	0
Jeff Stover					0	1	0	0
Guy Benjamin					1	1	0	0
Freddie Solomon					1	1	0
Dan Bunz					0	1	0	0
Keith Fahnhorst					0	1	0	0
Keena Turner					0	1	0	0
Eric Wright				0	0	1	0
Bobby Leopold				0	0	1	0	0
Roger Craig					6	1	0
Tom Holmoe					0	1	0	0
Fred Quillan					0	1	0	0
Rick Gervais					0	1	0	0
Russ Francis					2	0	0
Renaldo Nehemiah					1	0	0
Wendell Tyler					7	0	0
Tom Orosz					1	0	0	0
Eason Ramson					2	0	0
Mike Wilson					1	0	0	0
Joe Montana					3	0	0
Earl Cooper					1	0	0
Totals	108	108	0	0	27	24	5	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Ray Wersching									25	51	0			126
Roger Craig	8	4							0	0	0			72
Dwight Clark	0	8							0	0	0			48
Wendell Tyler	4	2							0	0	0			36
Russ Francis		4							0	0	0			24
Freddie Solomon	0	4	0						0	0	0			24
Earl Cooper		3		0					0	0	0			18
Bill Ring	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Joe Montana	2								0	0	0			12
Eric Wright						2			0	0	0			12
Dwight Hicks						2			0	0	0			12
Dana McLemore			1	0					0	0	0			6
Dwaine Board							1		0	0	0			6
Eason Ramson	0	1							0	0	0			6
Tim Collier						1			0	0	0			6
Renaldo Nehemiah		1							0	0	0			6
Jeff Moore	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Totals	17	27	1	0	0	5	1	0	25	51	0	0	0	432