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 contributed to the receiving game 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
68	John Ayers	LG	April 14, 1953	6'5"	258	Texas	Carrizo Springs, TX USA	16	16
77	Jean Barrett	T-G-C	May 24, 1951	6'6"	253	Tulsa	Fort Worth, TX USA	13	0
76	Dwaine Board	RDE	November 29, 1956	6'5"	248	North Carolina A&T	Union Hall, VA USA	16	5
29	John Bristor	DB	November 25, 1955	6'0"	188	California (PA)	Waynesburg, PA USA	1	0
82	Bob Bruer	TE	May 22, 1953	6'5"	235	Mankato St.	Madison, WI USA	16	4
57	Dan Bunz	MLB	October 7, 1955	6'4"	226	California-Riverside	Roseville, CA USA	14	12
58	Gordy Ceresino	LB	October 26, 1957	6'0"	224	Stanford	Thunder Bay, ON Canada	16	0
87	Dwight Clark	WR	January 8, 1957	6'4"	212	Clemson	Kinston, NC USA	16	3
28	Charles Cornelius	LCB	July 27, 1952	5'9"	176	Bethune-Cookman	Boynton Beach, FL USA	16	14
79	Al Cowlings	DE-DT-LB	June 16, 1947	6'5"	255	USC	San Francisco, CA USA	12	0
51	Randy Cross	RG	April 25, 1954	6'3"	259	UCLA	Brooklyn, NY USA	16	16
17	Steve DeBerg	QB	January 19, 1954	6'3"	210	San Jose St.	Oakland, CA USA	16	15
62	Walt Downing	G-C	June 11, 1956	6'3"	259	Michigan	Coatesville, PA USA	16	0
27	Tony Dungy	FS	October 6, 1955	6'0"	188	Minnesota	Jackson, MI USA	15	7
35	Lenvil Elliott	RB	September 2, 1951	6'0"	205	Truman St.	Lexington, MO USA	16	0
71	Keith Fahnhorst	RT	February 6, 1952	6'6"	273	Minnesota	St. Cloud, MN USA	16	16
38	Bob Ferrell	RB	November 13, 1952	6'0"	216	UCLA	Los Angeles, CA USA	16	0
48	Phil Francis	RB	January 10, 1957	6'1"	205	Stanford	Kewanee, IL USA	16	0
30	Tim Gray	SS	November 11, 1952	6'1"	200	Texas A&M	Houston, TX USA	16	15
86	Cedrick Hardman	RDE	October 4, 1948	6'3"	255	North Texas	Houston, TX USA	14	11
59	Willie Harper	RLB	July 30, 1950	6'2"	215	Nebraska	Toledo, OH USA	16	16
22	Dwight Hicks	DB	April 5, 1956	6'1"	190	Michigan	Mount Holly, NJ USA	8	4
55	Scott Hilton	LLB	May 28, 1954	6'4"	230	Salem	Harrisburg, PA USA	7	0
36	Paul Hofer	RB	May 13, 1952	6'0"	195	Mississippi	Memphis, TN USA	15	7
45	Mike Hogan	RB	November 1, 1954	6'2"	213	Tenn-Chattanooga	Floyd County, GA USA	2	2
40	Wilbur Jackson	FB	November 19, 1951	6'1"	215	Alabama	Ozark, AL USA	16	14
44	Charles Johnson	DB	May 8, 1956	5'10"	182	Grambling St.	Mansfield, LA USA	4	0
24	Eric Johnson	DB	July 23, 1952	6'1"	192	Washington St.	Ephrata, WA USA	8	0
80	Terry LeCount	WR	July 9, 1956	5'10"	178	Florida	Jacksonville, FL USA	2	0
22	Eddie Lewis	DB	December 15, 1953	6'0"	177	Kansas	Mobile, AL USA	7	0
81	Ken MacAfee	TE	January 9, 1956	6'4"	250	Notre Dame	Portland, OR USA	16	12
54	Bob Martin	LB	November 14, 1953	6'1"	217	Nebraska	David City, NE USA	13	0
52	Jeff McIntyre	LB	September 20, 1955	6'3"	232	Arizona St.	Beaumont, TX USA	14	3
11	Dan Melville	P	March 4, 1956	6'0"	185	California	San Diego, CA USA	16	0
16	Joe Montana	QB	June 11, 1956	6'2"	200	Notre Dame	New Eagle, PA USA	16	1
46	Melvin Morgan	FS	March 31, 1953	6'0"	183	Miss. Valley St.	Gulfport, MS USA	8	5
50	Dave Morton	LB	May 13, 1955	6'2"	224	UCLA	Fresno, CA USA	3	0
66	Bob Nelson	LB	June 30, 1953	6'4"	232	Nebraska	Stillwater, MN USA	1	1
20	James Owens	KR	July 5, 1955	5'11"	192	UCLA	Sacramento, CA USA	16	0
56	Fred Quillan	C	January 27, 1956	6'5"	261	Oregon	West Palm Beach, FL USA	16	16
80	Eason Ramson	TE	April 30, 1956	6'2"	232	Washington St.	Sacramento, CA USA	2	0
78	Archie Reese	LDE	February 4, 1956	6'3"	267	Clemson	Mayesville, SC USA	16	16
53	Tom Seabron	LB	May 24, 1957	6'3"	215	Michigan	Baltimore, MD USA	10	0
85	Paul Seal	TE	February 27, 1952	6'4"	222	Michigan	Detroit, MI USA	15	0
84	Mike Shumann	WR	October 13, 1955	6'1"	178	Florida St.	Louisville, KY USA	16	14
50	Ron Shumon	LB	December 11, 1955	6'1"	230	Wichita St.	Flint, MI USA	8	0
32	O.J. Simpson	RB	July 9, 1947	6'2"	212	USC	San Francisco, CA USA	13	8
67	Ron Singleton	LT	April 15, 1952	6'7"	260	Grambling St.	New Orleans, LA USA	16	15
88	Freddie Solomon	PR	January 11, 1953	5'11"	185	Tampa	Sumter, SC USA	15	12
72	Ruben Vaughan	DT	August 5, 1956	6'2"	261	Colorado	Los Angeles, CA USA	13	1
66	Ted Vincent	LDT	August 10, 1956	6'4"	262	Wichita St.	O'Fallon, MO USA	16	15
74	Jimmy Webb	RDT	April 13, 1952	6'5"	247	Mississippi St.	Jackson, MS USA	16	15
14	Ray Wersching	K	August 21, 1950	5'11"	213	California	Mondsee, Austria	16	0
29	Gerard Williams	RCB	May 25, 1952	6'1"	184	Langston	Oklahoma City, OK USA	15	14