1979 San Francisco 49ers Statistics
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 RosterTeam 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 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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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve DeBerg | 578 | 347 | 60.0 | 3652 | 6.3 | 17 | 2.9 | 21 | 3.6 | 50 | 17 | 119 | 73.1 |
| Joe Montana | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 96 | 4.2 | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 81.1 |
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 116.7 |
| Totals | 602 | 361 | 60.0 | 3760 | 6.2 | 18 | 3.0 | 21 | 3.5 | 50 | 17 | 119 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Hofer | 123 | 615 | 5.0 | 47 | 7 |
| O.J. Simpson | 120 | 460 | 3.8 | 22 | 3 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 114 | 375 | 3.3 | 16 | 2 |
| Lenvil Elliott | 33 | 135 | 4.1 | 12 | 3 |
| Phil Francis | 31 | 118 | 3.8 | 16 | 1 |
| Freddie Solomon | 6 | 85 | 14.2 | 56 | 1 |
| James Owens | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Ferrell | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Hogan | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Joe Montana | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Shumann | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Steve DeBerg | 17 | 10 | 0.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Dan Melville | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bruer | 5 | -4 | -0.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 480 | 1932 | 4.0 | 56 | 17 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Hofer | 58 | 662 | 11.4 | 44 | 2 |
| Freddie Solomon | 57 | 807 | 14.2 | 44 | 7 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 53 | 422 | 8.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Mike Shumann | 39 | 452 | 11.6 | 39 | 4 |
| Phil Francis | 32 | 198 | 6.2 | 19 | 0 |
| Bob Bruer | 26 | 254 | 9.8 | 19 | 1 |
| Ken MacAfee | 24 | 266 | 11.1 | 50 | 4 |
| Lenvil Elliott | 23 | 197 | 8.6 | 30 | 0 |
| Dwight Clark | 18 | 232 | 12.9 | 30 | 0 |
| James Owens | 10 | 121 | 12.1 | 17 | 0 |
| Mike Hogan | 9 | 65 | 7.2 | 27 | 0 |
| O.J. Simpson | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Paul Seal | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Ferrell | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 361 | 3760 | 10.4 | 50 | 18 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Melville | 71 | 2626 | 37.0 | 53 |
| Totals | 71 | 2626 | 37.0 | 53 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Solomon | 23 | 142 | 6.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Dwight Hicks | 13 | 120 | 9.2 | 33 | 0 |
| Tony Dungy | 8 | 52 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 44 | 314 | 7.1 | 33 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Owens | 41 | 1002 | 24.4 | 85 | 1 |
| Lenvil Elliott | 9 | 170 | 18.9 | 33 | 0 |
| Paul Hofer | 8 | 124 | 15.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Phil Francis | 7 | 103 | 14.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Bob Ferrell | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Dwight Hicks | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Bob Bruer | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jean Barrett | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 75 | 1538 | 20.5 | 85 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Hicks | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 29 | 0 |
| Gerard Williams | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Charles Cornelius | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Tim Gray | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Dan Bunz | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Melvin Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 171 | 11.4 | 54 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Bunz | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerard Williams | 0 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Shumon | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Hofer | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Steve DeBerg | 6 | 2 | -17 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Freddie Solomon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dan Melville | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tony Dungy | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charles Cornelius | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wilbur Jackson | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Randy Cross | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Seabron | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Martin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dwight Clark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Montana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken MacAfee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dwight Hicks | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Harper | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Gray | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lenvil Elliott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| O.J. Simpson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Phil Francis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Fred Quillan | 2 | 0 | -34 | 0 | 0 | ||
| James Owens | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bob Bruer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 37 | 36 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Ray Wersching | 20 | 32 | 0 | 92 | ||||||||||
| Paul Hofer | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| Mike Shumann | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Ken MacAfee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Lenvil Elliott | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| O.J. Simpson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Wilbur Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| James Owens | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Bob Bruer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Phil Francis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 17 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 308 |
