1971 San Francisco 49ers Statistics
Team Record: 9-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Dick Nolan (9-5)
Location: San Francisco, California
1971 San Francisco 49ers Results
The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 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 scored 300 points, and the defense yielded 216. Ken Willard carried the ball for a team-leading 855 yards for San Francisco, and Vic Washington also contributed to the rushing attack.
John Brodie passed for 2,642 yards. Ted Kwalick topped all receivers, grabbing 52 passes, while Gene Washington added 884 receiving yards.
Bruce Taylor, Jimmy Johnson and Rosey Taylor each intercepted 3 opponent throws.
Dick Nolan coached the team. The 1971 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Brodie | 387 | 208 | 53.7 | 2642 | 6.8 | 18 | 4.7 | 24 | 6.2 | 71 | 11 | 111 | 65.0 |
| Steve Spurrier | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 |
| Totals | 391 | 209 | 53.5 | 2688 | 6.9 | 18 | 4.6 | 24 | 6.1 | 71 | 11 | 111 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Willard | 216 | 855 | 4.0 | 49 | 4 |
| Vic Washington | 191 | 811 | 4.2 | 42 | 3 |
| Larry Schreiber | 34 | 180 | 5.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Doug Cunningham | 25 | 98 | 3.9 | 14 | 1 |
| Ted Kwalick | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 28 | 0 |
| John Brodie | 14 | 45 | 3.2 | 12 | 3 |
| Jimmy Thomas | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 25 | 1 |
| John Isenbarger | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Bob Windsor | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Steve Spurrier | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim McCann | 2 | -15 | -7.5 | -6 | 0 |
| Totals | 498 | 2129 | 4.3 | 49 | 12 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Kwalick | 52 | 664 | 12.8 | 42 | 5 |
| Gene Washington | 46 | 884 | 19.2 | 71 | 4 |
| Vic Washington | 36 | 317 | 8.8 | 40 | 4 |
| Ken Willard | 27 | 202 | 7.5 | 33 | 1 |
| Doug Cunningham | 19 | 188 | 9.9 | 28 | 0 |
| Dick Witcher | 18 | 250 | 13.9 | 50 | 3 |
| Larry Schreiber | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 46 | 1 |
| Preston Riley | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Jimmy Thomas | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Windsor | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Totals | 209 | 2688 | 12.9 | 71 | 18 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Gossett | 32 | 32 | 100.0 | 36 | 23 | 63.9 | 101 |
| Larry Schreiber | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 33 | 33 | 100.0 | 36 | 23 | 63.9 | 102 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McCann | 49 | 1897 | 38.7 | 54 |
| Steve Spurrier | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 40 |
| Totals | 51 | 1974 | 38.7 | 54 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Taylor | 34 | 235 | 6.9 | 38 | 0 |
| Johnny Fuller | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Preston Riley | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Skip Vanderbundt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 268 | 6.9 | 38 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Washington | 33 | 858 | 26.0 | 74 | 0 |
| Doug Cunningham | 6 | 121 | 20.2 | 27 | 0 |
| Bob Windsor | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Ed Beard | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Ted Kwalick | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 46 | 1075 | 23.4 | 74 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Taylor | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 49 | 0 |
| Jimmy Johnson | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Rosey Taylor | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Johnny Fuller | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 57 | 0 |
| Mike Simpson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Skip Vanderbundt | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Frank Nunley | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 186 | 13.3 | 57 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Nunley | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Brodie | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bruce Taylor | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Preston Riley | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vic Washington | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tommy Hart | 0 | 2 | 69 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Krueger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Len Rohde | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Sniadecki | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Elmer Collett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Willard | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Larry Schreiber | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jim McCann | 3 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Fuller | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mel Phillips | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Randy Beisler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Johnson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forrest Blue | 0 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ted Kwalick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Doug Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bob Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 33 | 29 | 88 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Bruce Gossett | 23 | 32 | 0 | 101 | ||||||||||
| Vic Washington | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| Ken Willard | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Ted Kwalick | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| Gene Washington | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| John Brodie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Dick Witcher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Larry Schreiber | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||
| Bruce Taylor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Forrest Blue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Doug Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Jimmy Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Tommy Hart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 |
