1974 San Francisco 49ers Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-8
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dick Nolan (6-8)
Location: San Francisco, California
1974 San Francisco 49ers RosterTeam Record: 6-8
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dick Nolan (6-8)
Location: San Francisco, California
1974 San Francisco 49ers Results
The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
The 49ers racked up 226 points, and the defense yielded 236. Wilbur Jackson carried the ball for a team-leading 705 yards for San Francisco, and Larry Schreiber additionally contributed to the rushing attack.
Tom Owen threw for 1,327 yards. Larry Schreiber grabbed 30 passes, while Gene Washington added 615 receiving yards. Danny Abramowicz provided receiving help also.
The ball-hawking defense led the way with 40 turnovers. Ralph McGill picked off 5 opponent throws.
Dick Nolan coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Owen | 184 | 88 | 47.8 | 1327 | 7.2 | 10 | 5.4 | 15 | 8.2 | 68 | 25 | 202 | 56.1 |
| Norm Snead | 48 | 30 | 62.5 | 368 | 7.7 | 2 | 4.2 | 1 | 2.1 | 39 | 2 | 15 | 91.3 |
| Joe Reed | 74 | 29 | 39.2 | 316 | 4.3 | 2 | 2.7 | 7 | 9.5 | 58 | 7 | 50 | 22.1 |
| Dennis Morrison | 51 | 21 | 41.2 | 227 | 4.5 | 1 | 2.0 | 5 | 9.8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 21.9 |
| Danny Abramowicz | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Steve Spurrier | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 42.4 |
| Totals | 361 | 170 | 47.1 | 2281 | 6.3 | 15 | 4.2 | 28 | 7.8 | 68 | 35 | 274 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbur Jackson | 174 | 705 | 4.1 | 64 | 0 |
| Larry Schreiber | 174 | 634 | 3.6 | 21 | 3 |
| Sammy Johnson | 44 | 237 | 5.4 | 32 | 2 |
| Delvin Williams | 36 | 201 | 5.6 | 71 | 3 |
| Joe Reed | 16 | 107 | 6.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Tom Owen | 16 | 36 | 2.2 | 7 | 1 |
| Norm Snead | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Manfred Moore | 10 | 24 | 2.4 | 8 | 1 |
| Tom Wittum | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Gene Washington | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dennis Morrison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Mitchell | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Terry Beasley | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Totals | 477 | 1981 | 4.2 | 71 | 10 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Schreiber | 30 | 217 | 7.2 | 16 | 1 |
| Gene Washington | 29 | 615 | 21.2 | 58 | 6 |
| Danny Abramowicz | 25 | 369 | 14.8 | 30 | 1 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 23 | 190 | 8.3 | 31 | 2 |
| Tom Mitchell | 19 | 262 | 13.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Terry Beasley | 17 | 253 | 14.9 | 68 | 3 |
| Ted Kwalick | 13 | 231 | 17.8 | 36 | 2 |
| Sammy Johnson | 11 | 106 | 9.6 | 23 | 0 |
| Manfred Moore | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Delvin Williams | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 170 | 2281 | 13.4 | 68 | 15 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Wittum | 68 | 2800 | 41.2 | 67 |
| Bruce Gossett | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 31 |
| Totals | 70 | 2856 | 40.8 | 67 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph McGill | 20 | 166 | 8.3 | 47 | 0 |
| Manfred Moore | 5 | 149 | 29.8 | 88 | 1 |
| Mike Holmes | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bruce Taylor | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Totals | 44 | 398 | 9.0 | 88 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Holmes | 25 | 612 | 24.5 | 57 | 0 |
| Manfred Moore | 18 | 398 | 22.1 | 51 | 0 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 30 | 0 |
| Sammy Johnson | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Robert West | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 51 | 1144 | 22.4 | 57 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph McGill | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 45 | 0 |
| Frank Nunley | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Jimmy Johnson | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 37 | 0 |
| Mike Holmes | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Skip Vanderbundt | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Mel Phillips | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Dave Wilcox | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 1 |
| Bruce Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 20 | 247 | 12.4 | 45 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manfred Moore | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bob Hoskins | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Holmes | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Keith Fahnhorst | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph McGill | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Belk | 0 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cedrick Hardman | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Wilcox | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Hart | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Owen | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dennis Morrison | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Willie Harper | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jean Barrett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Schreiber | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Al Randolph | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Skip Vanderbundt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sammy Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Windlan Hall | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mel Phillips | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forrest Blue | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Watson | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Sandifer | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Mitchell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Reed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Robert West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny Abramowicz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Delvin Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Wilbur Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Steve Spurrier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 31 | 35 | 66 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Bruce Gossett | 11 | 25 | 0 | 58 | ||||||||||
| Gene Washington | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Larry Schreiber | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Delvin Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Terry Beasley | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Sammy Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Ted Kwalick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Wilbur Jackson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Manfred Moore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Tom Owen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Dave Wilcox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Bill Belk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Danny Abramowicz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 226 |
