1998 San Francisco 49ers Statistics
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Steve Mariucci (12-4)
Location: San Francisco, California
1998 San Francisco 49ers Results
The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1998 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The 49ers moved the ball well, scoring 479 points, and the defensive squad conceded 328. Steve Young directed the offense, slinging for 4,170 yards. Jerry Rice grabbed 82 balls for 1,157 yards, while Terrell Owens and J.J. Stokes contributed to the receiving game as well.
Garrison Hearst carried the pigskin for a team-leading 1,570 yards for San Francisco.
Merton Hanks, Tim McDonald, Darnell Walker and Zack Bronson each seized 4 opponent throws. Chris Doleman topped the defensive unit with 15 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 51 sacks.
Steve Mariucci coached the team. The 1998 San Francisco 49ers lost in the Division Playoff.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Young | 517 | 322 | 62.3 | 4170 | 8.1 | 36 | 7.0 | 12 | 2.3 | 81 | 48 | 234 | 101.1 |
| Ty Detmer | 38 | 24 | 63.2 | 312 | 8.2 | 4 | 10.5 | 3 | 7.9 | 36 | 5 | 20 | 91.1 |
| Terry Kirby | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 28 | 28.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Totals | 556 | 347 | 62.4 | 4510 | 8.1 | 41 | 7.4 | 15 | 2.7 | 81 | 53 | 254 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison Hearst | 310 | 1570 | 5.1 | 96 | 7 |
| Steve Young | 70 | 454 | 6.5 | 24 | 6 |
| Terry Kirby | 48 | 258 | 5.4 | 31 | 3 |
| Chuck Levy | 25 | 112 | 4.5 | 21 | 1 |
| Marc Edwards | 22 | 94 | 4.3 | 32 | 1 |
| Terrell Owens | 4 | 53 | 13.2 | 21 | 1 |
| Ty Detmer | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Reggie Roby | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Druckenmiller | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | -1 | 0 |
| Totals | 491 | 2544 | 5.2 | 96 | 19 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Rice | 82 | 1157 | 14.1 | 75 | 9 |
| Terrell Owens | 67 | 1097 | 16.4 | 79 | 14 |
| J.J. Stokes | 63 | 770 | 12.2 | 33 | 8 |
| Garrison Hearst | 39 | 535 | 13.7 | 81 | 2 |
| Irv Smith | 25 | 266 | 10.6 | 25 | 5 |
| Marc Edwards | 22 | 218 | 9.9 | 47 | 2 |
| Terry Kirby | 16 | 134 | 8.4 | 25 | 0 |
| Chuck Levy | 15 | 64 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Greg Clark | 12 | 124 | 10.3 | 23 | 1 |
| Iheanyi Uwaezuoke | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 35 | 0 |
| Mark Harris | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 42 | 0 |
| Fred Beasley | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 347 | 4510 | 13.0 | 81 | 41 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Roby | 60 | 2511 | 41.8 | 66 |
| Eddie Howard | 9 | 324 | 36.0 | 45 |
| Totals | 69 | 2835 | 41.1 | 66 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Levy | 22 | 383 | 17.4 | 30 | 0 |
| Terry Kirby | 17 | 340 | 20.0 | 33 | 0 |
| R.W. McQuarters | 17 | 339 | 19.9 | 45 | 0 |
| Irv Smith | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 23 | 0 |
| David Richie | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 59 | 1108 | 18.8 | 45 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darnell Walker | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 36 | 0 |
| Merton Hanks | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 37 | 0 |
| Zack Bronson | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Tim McDonald | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Winfred Tubbs | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Lee Woodall | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Marquez Pope | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Langham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Barker | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 178 | 8.5 | 37 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Doleman | 15.0 | 0.0 | |
| Roy Barker | 12.0 | 0.0 | |
| Bryant Young | 9.5 | 0.0 | |
| Junior Bryant | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
| Tim McDonald | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| Ken Norton | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Winfred Tubbs | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Tony Peterson | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Merton Hanks | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| Jeff Posey | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| Brentson Buckner | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 51.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Norton | 104 | 93 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | |
| Tim McDonald | 73 | 68 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Winfred Tubbs | 73 | 60 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darnell Walker | 49.5 | 48 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Lee Woodall | 52.5 | 46 | 13 | 0 | |||||
| R.W. McQuarters | 47 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryant Young | 48.5 | 43 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Merton Hanks | 45 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Antonio Langham | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Chris Doleman | 38 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Junior Bryant | 37.5 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Roy Barker | 26 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marquez Pope | 18.5 | 17 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Zack Bronson | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Lance Schulters | 13.5 | 12 | 3 | ||||||
| Brentson Buckner | 13 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gabe Wilkins | 10 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Jeff Posey | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Shane Bonham | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Tyrone Legette | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| David Richie | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Tony Blevins | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Garrison Hearst | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Steve Young | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Terrell Owens | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Chris Ruhman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Derrick Deese | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Randy Kirk | 1 | 0 | -18 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jerry Rice | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Ty Detmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 720 | 649 | 142 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Wade Richey | 18 | 49 | 0 | 103 | ||||||||||
| Terrell Owens | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 92 | |||||||
| Jerry Rice | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 58 | ||||||||
| Garrison Hearst | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | |||||||
| J.J. Stokes | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||||
| Steve Young | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| Irv Smith | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Terry Kirby | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Greg Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| Chuck Levy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| R.W. McQuarters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 19 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 479 |
