1985 San Francisco 49ers season
OwnerEdward J. DeBartolo, Jr.
General managerJohn McVay and Carmen Policy
Head coachBill Walsh
Home fieldCandlestick Park
Results
Record10–6
Division place2nd NFC West
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs
(at Giants) 3–17
Pro Bowlers
AP All-Pros
A ticket for a November 1985 game between the 49ers and the Denver Broncos.

The 1985 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 36th season in the National Football League and their 40th overall.

49ers running back Roger Craig became the first player in NFL history to record both 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards in the same season. Craig rushed for 1,050 yards,[3] and had 1,016 receiving yards.[4][5]

This season was Jerry Rice's first season in the league.

Offseason

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Personnel

Staff

1985 San Francisco 49ers staff

Front office

Head coaches

  • Head coach – Bill Walsh

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Fred von Appen

Strength and conditioning

  • Physical Development Coordinator – Jerry Attaway

Roster

1985 San Francisco 49ers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

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Rookies in italics

Regular season

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 August 10 at Los Angeles Raiders W 28–21 1–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 61,784
2 August 19 Denver Broncos L 13–20 1–1 Candlestick Park 55,425
3 August 24 San Diego Chargers W 25–10 2–1 Candlestick Park 50,569
4 August 30 at Seattle Seahawks W 23–21 3–1 Kingdome 60,403

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Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 8 at Minnesota Vikings L 21–28 0–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 57,375
2 September 15 Atlanta Falcons W 35–16 1–1 Candlestick Park 58,923
3 September 22 at Los Angeles Raiders W 34–10 2–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 87,006
4 September 29 New Orleans Saints L 17–20 2–2 Candlestick Park 58,053
5 October 6 at Atlanta Falcons W 38–17 3–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 44,740
6 October 13 Chicago Bears L 10–26 3–3 Candlestick Park 60,523
7 October 20 at Detroit Lions L 21–23 3–4 Pontiac Silverdome 67,715
8 October 27 at Los Angeles Rams W 28–14 4–4 Anaheim Stadium 65,939
9 November 3 Philadelphia Eagles W 24–13 5–4 Candlestick Park 58,383
10 November 11 at Denver Broncos L 16–17 5–5 Mile High Stadium 73,173
11 November 17 Kansas City Chiefs W 31–3 6–5 Candlestick Park 56,447
12 November 25 Seattle Seahawks W 19–6 7–5 Candlestick Park 57,482
13 December 1 at Washington Redskins W 35–8 8–5 RFK Stadium 51,321
14 December 9 Los Angeles Rams L 20–27 8–6 Candlestick Park 60,581
15 December 15 at New Orleans Saints W 31–19 9–6 Louisiana Superdome 46,065
16 December 22 Dallas Cowboys W 31–16 10–6 Candlestick Park 60,114
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 15

1 234Total
• 49ers 0 71014 31
Saints 0 973 19
Scoring summary
Q2SFClark 26 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick)SF 7–0
Q2NOAndersen 46 yard field goalSF 7–3
Q2NOWarren 42 yard blocked field goal return (kick failed)NO 9–7
Q3SFWilson 52 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick)SF 14–9
Q3NOGoodlow 76 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)NO 16–14
Q3SFWersching 24 yard field goalSF 17–16
Q4NOAndersen 41 yard field goalNO 19–17
Q4SFFrancis 17 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick)SF 24–19
Q4SFCraig 15 yard run (Wersching kick)SF 31–19

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Standings

NFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Los Angeles Rams(2) 11 5 0 .688 3–3 8–4 340 277 L1
San Francisco 49ers(5) 10 6 0 .625 4–2 7–5 411 263 W2
New Orleans Saints 5 11 0 .313 2–4 5–7 294 401 L3
Atlanta Falcons 4 12 0 .250 3–3 4–8 282 452 W2

Playoffs

NFC Wild Card

1 234Total
49ers 0 300 3
• Giants 3 770 17

Awards and records

Milestones

References

  1. ^ "1985 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "1985 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  3. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 437
  4. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 441
  5. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: Marshall Faulk is the only other player to log 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving in the same season. He did so with the St. Louis Rams in 1999.
  6. ^ "1985 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  7. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Dec-18.
  8. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 451

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