1985 San Francisco 49ers season
The 1985 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 36th year with the National Football League.
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,[1] and had 1,016 receiving yards.[2][3]
Personnel
Staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
- Special Teams – Fred von Appen
Strength and conditioning
- Physical Development Coordinator – Jerry Attaway
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Regular season
Schedule
| Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Attendance |
| 1 |
September 8, 1985 |
at Minnesota Vikings |
L 21–28 |
57,375 |
| 2 |
September 15, 1985 |
Atlanta Falcons |
W 35–16 |
58,923 |
| 3 |
September 22, 1985 |
at Los Angeles Raiders |
W 34–10 |
87,006 |
| 4 |
September 29, 1985 |
New Orleans Saints |
L 17–20 |
58,053 |
| 5 |
October 6, 1985 |
at Atlanta Falcons |
W 38–17 |
44,740 |
| 6 |
October 13, 1985 |
Chicago Bears |
L 10–26 |
60,523 |
| 7 |
October 20, 1985 |
at Detroit Lions |
L 21–23 |
67,715 |
| 8 |
October 27, 1985 |
at Los Angeles Rams |
W 28–14 |
65,939 |
| 9 |
November 3, 1985 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
W 24–13 |
58,383 |
| 10 |
November 11, 1985 (Mon) |
at Denver Broncos |
L 16–17 |
73,173 |
| 11 |
November 17, 1985 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
W 31–3 |
56,447 |
| 12 |
November 25, 1985 (Mon) |
Seattle Seahawks |
W 19–6 |
57,482 |
| 13 |
December 1, 1985 |
at Washington Redskins |
W 35–8 |
51,321 |
| 14 |
December 9, 1985 (Mon) |
Los Angeles Rams |
L 20–27 |
60,581 |
| 15 |
December 15, 1985 |
at New Orleans Saints |
W 31–19 |
46,065 |
| 16 |
December 22, 1985 |
Dallas Cowboys |
W 31–16 |
60,114 |
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Game summaries
Week 15
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • 49ers |
0 |
7 | 10 | 14 |
31 |
| Saints |
0 |
9 | 7 | 3 |
19 |
- Date: December 15
- Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA
- Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game attendance: 46,065
- Game weather: Indoors (dome)
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| Scoring summary |
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| Q2 |
| SF | Clark 26 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick) | SF 7–0 |
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| NO | Andersen 46 yard field goal | SF 7–3 |
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| NO | Warren 42 yard blocked field goal return (kick failed) | NO 9–7 |
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| Q3 |
| SF | Wilson 52 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick) | SF 14–9 |
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| Q3 |
| NO | Goodlow 76 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick) | NO 16–14 |
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| SF | Wersching 24 yard field goal | SF 17–16 |
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| Q4 |
| NO | Andersen 41 yard field goal | NO 19–17 |
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| Q4 |
| SF | Francis 17 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick) | SF 24–19 |
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| Q4 |
| SF | Craig 15 yard run (Wersching kick) | SF 31–19 |
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Standings
Playoffs
NFC Wild Card
- San Francisco 49ers 3, New York Giants 17
December 29, 1985 (Sat) at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 75,842
Awards and records
Milestones
- Roger Craig, 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving in the same season
References
- ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 437
- ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 441
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Dec-18.
- ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 451
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