1981 San Francisco 49ers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 13-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Bill Walsh (13-3)
Location: San Francisco, California

1981 San Francisco 49ers Roster
1981 San Francisco 49ers Results

The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 13 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.

San Francisco racked up 357 points, while the rigid defensive squad allowed 250. Joe Montana led the charge, slinging for 3,565 yards. Dwight Clark grabbed 85 passes for 1,105 yards. Freddie Solomon was targeted regularly also.

Ricky Patton carried the ball for a team-leading 543 yards for the 49ers.

The larcenous defense pounced on 48 turnovers. Dwight Hicks picked off 9 opponent throws.

Bill Walsh coached the team. The 1981 San Francisco 49ers won the Super Bowl.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Joe Montana	488	311	63.7	3565	7.3	19	3.9	12	2.5	78	26	193	88.4
Guy Benjamin	26	15	57.7	171	6.6	1	3.8	1	3.8	27	3	30	74.4
Freddie Solomon	1	1	100.0	25	25.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	25	0	0	118.8
Walt Easley	1	1	100.0	5	5.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	5	0	0	87.5
Dwight Clark	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	517	328	63.4	3766	7.3	20	3.9	13	2.5	78	29	223

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ricky Patton	152	543	3.6	28	4
Earl Cooper	98	330	3.4	23	1
Johnny Davis	94	297	3.2	14	7
Walt Easley	76	224	2.9	9	1
Paul Hofer	60	193	3.2	12	1
Bill Ring	22	106	4.8	16	0
Joe Montana	25	95	3.8	20	2
Amos Lawrence	13	48	3.7	14	1
Freddie Solomon	9	43	4.8	16	0
Dwight Clark	3	32	10.7	18	0
Lenvil Elliott	7	29	4.1	9	0
Guy Benjamin	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	560	1941	3.5	28	17

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dwight Clark	85	1105	13.0	78	4
Freddie Solomon	59	969	16.4	60	8
Earl Cooper	51	477	9.4	50	0
Charle Young	37	400	10.8	29	5
Paul Hofer	27	244	9.0	22	0
Ricky Patton	27	195	7.2	31	1
Mike Wilson	9	125	13.9	27	1
Walt Easley	9	62	6.9	21	0
Lenvil Elliott	7	81	11.6	19	0
Eason Ramson	4	45	11.2	16	0
Bill Ring	3	28	9.3	21	1
Mike Shumann	3	21	7.0	8	0
Amos Lawrence	3	10	3.3	5	0
Johnny Davis	3	-1	-0.3	3	0
Brian Peets	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	328	3766	11.5	78	20

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Ray Wersching	30	30	100.0	23	17	73.9	81
Matt Bahr	12	12	100.0	6	2	33.3	18
Totals	42	42	100.0	29	19	65.5	99

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jim Miller	93	3858	41.5	65
Totals	93	3858	41.5	65

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Freddie Solomon	29	173	6.0	19
Dwight Hicks	19	171	9.0	39
Totals	48	344	7.2	39

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Amos Lawrence	17	437	25.7	92	1
Bill Ring	10	217	21.7	29	0
Ronnie Lott	7	111	15.9	20	0
Mike Wilson	4	67	16.8	22	0
Arrington Jones	3	43	14.3	22	0
Dwight Hicks	1	22	22.0	22	0
Eason Ramson	1	12	12.0	12	0
Ricky Patton	1	0	0.0	0	0
Johnny Davis	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	45	909	20.2	92	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dwight Hicks	9	239	26.6	72	1
Ronnie Lott	7	117	16.7	41	3
Carlton Williamson	4	44	11.0	28	0
Eric Wright	3	26	8.7	26	0
Milt McColl	1	22	22.0	22	0
Saladin Martin	1	0	0.0	0	0
Keena Turner	1	0	0.0	0	0
Jack Reynolds	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	27	448	16.6	72	4

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Ronnie Lott	89	89	0	0	1	2	0
Dwight Hicks				0	1	4	80	1
Keena Turner				0	0	3	0	0
Carlton Williamson				0	0	2	3	0
Dan Audick					0	2	0	0
Eric Wright				0	0	2	0	0
Walt Easley					2	2	0
Keith Fahnhorst					0	2	0	0
Dan Bunz					0	2	0	0
Freddie Solomon					3	2	0
Craig Puki					0	2	0	0
Bobby Leopold					0	2	0	0
Earl Cooper					3	1	0
Jim Stuckey					0	1	0	0
Willie Harper					0	1	0	0
Mike Wilson					0	1	0
Bill Ring					1	1	0
Mike Shumann					1	0	0	0
Ricky Patton					3	0	0
Lenvil Elliott					2	0	0	0
Joe Montana					2	0	0
Arrington Jones					1	0	0	0
Fred Quillan					1	0	0	0
Amos Lawrence					3	0	0
Paul Hofer					1	0	0
Johnny Davis					1	0	0
Totals	89	89	0	0	26	32	83	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Ray Wersching									17	30	0			81
Freddie Solomon	0	8	0						0	0	0			48
Johnny Davis	7	0		0					0	0	0			42
Charle Young		5							0	0	0			30
Ricky Patton	4	1		0					0	0	0			30
Dwight Clark	0	4							0	0	0			24
Matt Bahr									2	12	0			18
Ronnie Lott				0		3			0	0	0			18
Dwight Hicks			0	0		1	1		0	0	0			12
Amos Lawrence	1	0		1					0	0	0			12
Joe Montana	2								0	0	0			12
Walt Easley	1	0							0	0	0			6
Bill Ring	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Paul Hofer	1	0							0	0	0			6
Earl Cooper	1	0							0	0	0			6
Mike Wilson		1		0					0	0	0			6
Totals	17	20	0	1	0	4	1	0	19	42	0	0	0	357