1972 San Francisco 49ers Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-5-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Dick Nolan (8-5-1)
Location: San Francisco, California
1972 San Francisco 49ers Statistics
1972 San Francisco 49ers Roster

The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 8 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

San Francisco moved the ball well, scoring 353 points, while the defensive squad gave up 249. Steve Spurrier passed for 1,983 yards. Gene Washington topped the receiving corps, grabbing 46 balls for 918 yards, while Ted Kwalick and Vic Washington were targeted regularly, too.

Vic Washington carried the pigskin for a team-leading 468 yards for the 49ers, and Larry Schreiber additionally aided the ground game.

Jimmy Johnson intercepted 4 opponent throws.

Dick Nolan coached the team. The 1972 San Francisco 49ers lost in the Division Playoff.

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Regular Season Points For: 353
Regular Season Points Against: 249

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 17, 1972 San Diego Chargers 3 at San Francisco 49ers 34 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
September 24, 1972 San Francisco 49ers 20 at Buffalo Bills 27 L 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0
October 1, 1972 San Francisco 49ers 37 at New Orleans Saints 2 W 1-0-0 1-1-0 2-1-0
October 8, 1972 San Francisco 49ers 7 at Los Angeles Rams 31 L 1-0-0 1-2-0 2-2-0
October 15, 1972 New York Giants 23 at San Francisco 49ers 17 L 1-1-0 1-2-0 2-3-0
October 22, 1972 New Orleans Saints 20 at San Francisco 49ers 20 T 1-1-1 1-2-0 2-3-1
October 29, 1972 San Francisco 49ers 49 at Atlanta Falcons 14 W 1-1-1 2-2-0 3-3-1
November 5, 1972 San Francisco 49ers 24 at Green Bay Packers 34 L 1-1-1 2-3-0 3-4-1 Milwaukee
November 12, 1972 Baltimore Colts 21 at San Francisco 49ers 24 W 2-1-1 2-3-0 4-4-1
November 19, 1972 San Francisco 49ers 34 at Chicago Bears 21 W 2-1-1 3-3-0 5-4-1
November 23, 1972 San Francisco 49ers 31 at Dallas Cowboys 10 W 2-1-1 4-3-0 6-4-1
December 4, 1972 Los Angeles Rams 26 at San Francisco 49ers 16 L 2-2-1 4-3-0 6-5-1
December 10, 1972 Atlanta Falcons 0 at San Francisco 49ers 20 W 3-2-1 4-3-0 7-5-1
December 16, 1972 Minnesota Vikings 17 at San Francisco 49ers 20 W 4-2-1 4-3-0 8-5-1
December 23, 1972 Dallas Cowboys 30 at San Francisco 49ers 28 L 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 NFC Divisional Playoff


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