1977 San Francisco 49ers Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
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 RosterTeam 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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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Plunkett | 248 | 128 | 51.6 | 1693 | 6.8 | 9 | 3.6 | 14 | 5.6 | 47 | 30 | 242 | 62.1 |
| Scott Bull | 24 | 7 | 29.2 | 89 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8.3 | 26 | 6 | 47 | 7.8 |
| Tom Wittum | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 50.7 |
| Kenny Harrison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Delvin Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 277 | 136 | 49.1 | 1797 | 6.5 | 9 | 3.2 | 17 | 6.1 | 47 | 36 | 289 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delvin Williams | 268 | 931 | 3.5 | 40 | 7 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 179 | 780 | 4.4 | 80 | 7 |
| Bob Ferrell | 41 | 160 | 3.9 | 12 | 1 |
| Paul Hofer | 34 | 106 | 3.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Plunkett | 28 | 71 | 2.5 | 9 | 1 |
| Scott Bull | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Kenny Harrison | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Dave Williams | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Willie McGee | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Totals | 564 | 2086 | 3.7 | 80 | 16 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Washington | 32 | 638 | 19.9 | 47 | 5 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 22 | 169 | 7.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Delvin Williams | 20 | 179 | 9.0 | 17 | 2 |
| Tom Mitchell | 19 | 226 | 11.9 | 31 | 0 |
| Kenny Harrison | 15 | 217 | 14.5 | 46 | 1 |
| Paul Seal | 13 | 230 | 17.7 | 47 | 1 |
| Paul Hofer | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Lash | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Willie McGee | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Obradovich | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Ferrell | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tony Cline | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Totals | 136 | 1797 | 13.2 | 47 | 9 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Wersching | 23 | 23 | 100.0 | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 53 |
| Tom Wittum | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 5 |
| Totals | 27 | 25 | 92.6 | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 58 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Wittum | 77 | 2801 | 36.4 | 54 |
| Totals | 77 | 2801 | 36.4 | 54 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Leonard | 22 | 154 | 7.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Dave Williams | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 60 | 0 |
| Stan Black | 13 | 38 | 2.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Rick Jennings | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Rivera | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Bruce Elia | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Baldassin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 48 | 292 | 6.1 | 60 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Hofer | 36 | 871 | 24.2 | 48 | 0 |
| Dave Williams | 4 | 122 | 30.5 | 80 | 1 |
| Tony Leonard | 1 | 68 | 68.0 | 68 | 0 |
| Rick Jennings | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Ferrell | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Jim Obradovich | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Delvin Williams | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 49 | 1174 | 24.0 | 80 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Washington | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Mel Phillips | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Ralph McGill | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Skip Vanderbundt | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Willie Harper | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tony Leonard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 8 | 133 | 16.6 | 50 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Hofer | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gene Washington | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kenny Harrison | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bruce Elia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Plunkett | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mel Phillips | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Keith Fahnhorst | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cedrick Hardman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Webb | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Obradovich | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Willie McGee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Mitchell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Cooke | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tony Leonard | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stan Black | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Wittum | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Skip Vanderbundt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Lewis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Delvin Williams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bob Ferrell | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike Baldassin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jim Lash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scott Bull | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Randy Cross | 1 | 0 | -37 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wilbur Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 27 | 28 | -17 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Delvin Williams | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
| Ray Wersching | 10 | 23 | 0 | 53 | ||||||||||
| Wilbur Jackson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| Gene Washington | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| Dave Williams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Paul Seal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Bob Ferrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Mike Baldassin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Kenny Harrison | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Tom Wittum | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 16 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 |
