
1972 San Francisco 49ers Roster
Team Record: 8-5-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Dick Nolan (8-5-1)
Location: San Francisco, California
1972 San Francisco 49ers Results
The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 8 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The 49ers moved the ball well, scoring 353 points, and the defensive squad gave up 249. Steve Spurrier passed for 1,983 yards. Gene Washington topped the receiving corps, grabbing 46 balls for 918 yards, while Ted Kwalick and Vic Washington provided receiving help, too.
Vic Washington carried the pigskin for a team-leading 468 yards for San Francisco, and Larry Schreiber additionally aided the ground game.
Jimmy Johnson intercepted 4 opponent throws.
Dick Nolan coached the team. The 1972 San Francisco 49ers lost in the Division Playoff.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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79 | Cas Banaszek | RT | December 24, 1945 | 6'3" | 254 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL USA | 13 | 13 |
50 | Ed Beard | LB | December 9, 1939 | 6'1" | 226 | Tennessee | Fredericksburg, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
83 | Terry Beasley | WR | February 5, 1950 | 5'11" | 186 | Auburn | Montgomery, AL USA | 8 | 0 |
65 | Randy Beisler | LG | October 24, 1944 | 6'5" | 250 | Indiana | Gary, IN USA | 14 | 14 |
72 | Bill Belk | DE-DT | February 19, 1946 | 6'3" | 253 | Md-Eastern Shore | Lancaster, SC USA | 14 | 0 |
75 | Forrest Blue | C | September 7, 1944 | 6'6" | 261 | Auburn | Marfa, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
12 | John Brodie | QB | August 14, 1935 | 6'1" | 198 | Stanford | Menlo Park, CA USA | 6 | 5 |
66 | Elmer Collett | G | November 7, 1944 | 6'6" | 244 | San Francisco St. | Oakland, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
42 | Doug Cunningham | RB | September 14, 1945 | 6'0" | 200 | Mississippi | Louisville, MS USA | 4 | 0 |
74 | Earl Edwards | RDT | March 17, 1946 | 6'7" | 260 | Wichita St. | Statesboro, GA USA | 13 | 12 |
23 | Johnny Fuller | FS | March 3, 1946 | 6'0" | 186 | Lamar | Beaumont, TX USA | 14 | 5 |
30 | Bruce Gossett | K | November 9, 1941 | 6'1" | 204 | Ferrum | Canonsburg, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
43 | Windlan Hall | DB | March 11, 1950 | 5'11" | 178 | Arizona St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
86 | Cedrick Hardman | RDE | October 4, 1948 | 6'3" | 255 | North Texas | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 12 |
53 | Tommy Hart | LDE | November 7, 1944 | 6'4" | 245 | Morris Brown | Macon, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
56 | Bob Hoskins | DT-G | September 16, 1945 | 6'2" | 246 | Wichita St. | Highland, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
54 | Marty Huff | LB | December 19, 1948 | 6'2" | 234 | Michigan | Houston, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
17 | John Isenbarger | RB-WR | January 5, 1947 | 6'3" | 203 | Indiana | Muncie, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
37 | Jimmy Johnson | LCB | March 31, 1938 | 6'2" | 187 | UCLA | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
70 | Charlie Krueger | LDT | January 28, 1937 | 6'4" | 256 | Texas A&M | Caldwell, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
78 | Rolf Krueger | DE-DT | December 8, 1946 | 6'4" | 253 | Texas A&M | Caldwell, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
82 | Ted Kwalick | TE | April 15, 1947 | 6'4" | 226 | Penn St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
15 | Jim McCann | P | March 29, 1949 | 6'2" | 163 | Arizona St. | Phoenix, AZ USA | 13 | 0 |
49 | Ralph McGill | PR | April 28, 1950 | 5'11" | 183 | Tulsa | Thomasville, GA USA | 11 | 0 |
57 | Frank Nunley | MLB | October 1, 1945 | 6'2" | 229 | Michigan | Florence, AL USA | 13 | 9 |
84 | Dave Olerich | LB-TE | November 14, 1944 | 6'1" | 220 | San Francisco | Elmhurst, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
69 | Woody Peoples | RG | August 16, 1943 | 6'2" | 252 | Grambling St. | Birmingham, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
32 | Mel Phillips | SS | January 6, 1942 | 6'2" | 198 | North Carolina A&T | Shelby, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
19 | Joe Reed | QB | January 8, 1948 | 6'1" | 195 | Baylor | Newport, RI USA | 9 | 0 |
85 | Preston Riley | WR | October 30, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Memphis | Vicksburg, MS USA | 14 | 8 |
76 | Len Rohde | LT | April 16, 1938 | 6'4" | 247 | Utah St. | Palatine, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
35 | Larry Schreiber | RB | August 11, 1947 | 6'0" | 210 | Tennessee Tech | Covington, KY USA | 14 | 0 |
38 | Mike Simpson | FS | March 13, 1947 | 5'9" | 170 | Houston | Mena, AR USA | 13 | 9 |
58 | Jim Sniadecki | LB | March 23, 1947 | 6'2" | 230 | Indiana | South Bend, IN USA | 2 | 0 |
11 | Steve Spurrier | QB | April 20, 1945 | 6'2" | 204 | Florida | Miami Beach, FL USA | 13 | 9 |
44 | Bruce Taylor | RCB | May 28, 1948 | 6'0" | 193 | Boston Univ. | Perth Amboy, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
24 | Jimmy Thomas | RB-WR | August 17, 1947 | 6'2" | 214 | Texas-Arlington | Greenville, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
52 | Skip Vanderbundt | RLB | December 4, 1946 | 6'3" | 225 | Oregon St. | Martinez, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
18 | Gene Washington | WR | January 14, 1947 | 6'2" | 185 | Stanford | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
22 | Vic Washington | KR | March 23, 1946 | 5'11" | 197 | Wyoming | Plainfield, NJ USA | 13 | 13 |
67 | John Watson | G-T-C | January 11, 1949 | 6'4" | 249 | Oklahoma | Palo Alto, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
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 | 11 |
88 | Dick Witcher | WR | October 10, 1944 | 6'3" | 204 | UCLA | Salinas, CA USA | 14 | 6 |