1977 San Francisco 49ers Roster
Team Record: 5-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Ken Meyer (5-9)
Location: San Francisco, California
1977 San Francisco 49ers Results
The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 5 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
San Francisco scored 220 points, while the defense allowed 260. Delvin Williams carried the ball for a team-leading 931 yards for the 49ers, while Wilbur Jackson also buoyed the ground attack.
Jim Plunkett passed for 1,693 yards. Gene Washington topped pass catchers, grabbing 32 passes for 638 yards.
Mel Phillips and Dave Washington each picked off 2 opponent throws.
Ken Meyer coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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68 | John Ayers | G | April 14, 1953 | 6'5" | 258 | Texas | Carrizo Springs, TX USA | 14 | 1 |
41 | Mike Baldassin | LB | July 26, 1955 | 6'1" | 218 | Washington | Tacoma, WA USA | 14 | 0 |
79 | Cas Banaszek | T | December 24, 1945 | 6'3" | 254 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL USA | 6 | 0 |
77 | Jean Barrett | LT | May 24, 1951 | 6'6" | 253 | Tulsa | Fort Worth, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
26 | Stan Black | DB | November 12, 1955 | 6'0" | 196 | Mississippi St. | Greenville, MS USA | 13 | 0 |
54 | Ed Bradley | LB | April 22, 1950 | 6'2" | 239 | Wake Forest | Bridgeport, CT USA | 14 | 0 |
19 | Scott Bull | QB | June 8, 1953 | 6'5" | 211 | Arkansas | Camden, AR USA | 6 | 0 |
28 | Mike Burns | DB | April 6, 1954 | 6'0" | 181 | USC | Oakland, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
82 | Tony Cline | DE | July 25, 1948 | 6'3" | 244 | Miami (FL) | Michigan, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
76 | Bill Cooke | DT-DE-T | February 26, 1951 | 6'5" | 249 | Connecticut | Lowell, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
51 | Randy Cross | C | April 25, 1954 | 6'3" | 259 | UCLA | Brooklyn, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
72 | Cleveland Elam | RDT | April 5, 1952 | 6'4" | 252 | Tennessee St. | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 14 |
55 | Bruce Elia | MLB | January 10, 1953 | 6'1" | 222 | Ohio St. | Hoboken, NJ USA | 13 | 7 |
71 | Keith Fahnhorst | RT | February 6, 1952 | 6'6" | 273 | Minnesota | St. Cloud, MN USA | 14 | 14 |
38 | Bob Ferrell | RB | November 13, 1952 | 6'0" | 216 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
75 | Ed Galigher | DT-DE | October 15, 1950 | 6'4" | 255 | UCLA | Hayward, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
86 | Cedrick Hardman | RDE | October 4, 1948 | 6'3" | 255 | North Texas | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
59 | Willie Harper | LLB | July 30, 1950 | 6'2" | 215 | Nebraska | Toledo, OH USA | 12 | 10 |
83 | Kenny Harrison | WR | December 12, 1953 | 6'0" | 176 | SMU | Beaumont, TX USA | 14 | 10 |
53 | Tommy Hart | LDE | November 7, 1944 | 6'4" | 245 | Morris Brown | Macon, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
36 | Paul Hofer | KR | May 13, 1952 | 6'0" | 195 | Mississippi | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
40 | Wilbur Jackson | FB | November 19, 1951 | 6'1" | 215 | Alabama | Ozark, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
88 | Rick Jennings | RB-WR | April 17, 1953 | 5'9" | 180 | Maryland | Houston, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
87 | Jim Lash | WR | November 12, 1951 | 6'1" | 200 | Northwestern | Akron, OH USA | 10 | 0 |
65 | Steve Lawson | LG | January 4, 1949 | 6'3" | 265 | Kansas | Atlanta, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
42 | Tony Leonard | LCB | February 28, 1953 | 5'11" | 170 | Virginia Union | Richmond, VA USA | 13 | 13 |
22 | Eddie Lewis | DB | December 15, 1953 | 6'0" | 177 | Kansas | Mobile, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
47 | Al Matthews | DB | November 7, 1947 | 5'11" | 190 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Austin, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
81 | Willie McGee | WR | May 14, 1950 | 5'11" | 179 | Alcorn St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 7 | 0 |
49 | Ralph McGill | FS | April 28, 1950 | 5'11" | 183 | Tulsa | Thomasville, GA USA | 13 | 13 |
66 | Johnny Miller | G | February 3, 1954 | 6'1" | 247 | Livingstone | Ellerbe, NC USA | 6 | 0 |
64 | Dale Mitchell | LB | September 1, 1953 | 6'3" | 223 | USC | Oceanside, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
84 | Tom Mitchell | TE | August 22, 1944 | 6'2" | 215 | Bucknell | Newport, RI USA | 13 | 13 |
89 | Jim Obradovich | TE | April 2, 1953 | 6'2" | 225 | USC | Los Angeles, CA 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 |
16 | Jim Plunkett | QB | December 5, 1947 | 6'3" | 220 | Stanford | San Jose, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
80 | Steve Rivera | WR | August 5, 1954 | 5'11" | 184 | California | Pensacola, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
85 | Paul Seal | TE | February 27, 1952 | 6'4" | 222 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
67 | Ron Singleton | T | April 15, 1952 | 6'7" | 260 | Grambling St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 1 | 0 |
58 | Howard Stidham | LB | December 17, 1954 | 6'2" | 215 | Tennessee Tech | Radcliff, KY USA | 4 | 0 |
44 | Bruce Taylor | RCB | May 28, 1948 | 6'0" | 193 | Boston Univ. | Perth Amboy, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
52 | Skip Vanderbundt | LLB | December 4, 1946 | 6'3" | 225 | Oregon St. | Martinez, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
50 | Dave Washington | RLB | September 12, 1948 | 6'5" | 223 | Alcorn St. | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | 9 | 9 |
18 | Gene Washington | WR | January 14, 1947 | 6'2" | 185 | Stanford | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
74 | Jimmy Webb | LDT | April 13, 1952 | 6'5" | 247 | Mississippi St. | Jackson, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
14 | Ray Wersching | K | August 21, 1950 | 5'11" | 213 | California | Mondsee, Austria | 10 | 0 |
30 | Dave Williams | RB | March 10, 1954 | 6'2" | 210 | Colorado | Minden, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
24 | Delvin Williams | RB | April 17, 1951 | 6'0" | 195 | Kansas | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
13 | Tom Wittum | P | January 11, 1950 | 6'1" | 190 | Northern Illinois | Berwyn, IL USA | 14 | 0 |