1970 San Francisco 49ers Roster
Team Record: 10-3-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Dick Nolan (10-3-1)
Location: San Francisco, California
1970 San Francisco 49ers Results
The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 10 wins and 3 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
On offense, San Francisco scored 352 points, best in the league. On the other side of the ball, the defense conceded 267 points. John Brodie tossed for 2,941 yards. Gene Washington topped the receiving corps, grabbing 53 balls for 1,100 yards.
Ken Willard carried the pigskin for a team-leading 789 yards for the 49ers.
The ball-hawking defense pounced on 42 turnovers. Skip Vanderbundt, Mel Phillips, Frank Nunley, Rosey Taylor and Bruce Taylor each intercepted 3 opponent throws.
Dick Nolan coached the team. The 1970 San Francisco 49ers lost in the Conference Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Cas Banaszek | RT | December 24, 1945 | 6'3" | 254 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL USA | 13 | 12 |
| 50 | Ed Beard | LB | December 9, 1939 | 6'1" | 226 | Tennessee | Fredericksburg, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 65 | Randy Beisler | LG | October 24, 1944 | 6'5" | 250 | Indiana | Gary, IN USA | 14 | 13 |
| 72 | Bill Belk | RDE | February 19, 1946 | 6'3" | 253 | Md-Eastern Shore | Lancaster, SC USA | 14 | 10 |
| 75 | Forrest Blue | C | September 7, 1944 | 6'6" | 261 | Auburn | Marfa, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 12 | John Brodie | QB | August 14, 1935 | 6'1" | 198 | Stanford | Menlo Park, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 51 | Carter Campbell | DE-LB | September 29, 1947 | 6'4" | 240 | Weber St. | Mobile, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Elmer Collett | LOG | November 7, 1944 | 6'6" | 244 | San Francisco St. | Oakland, CA USA | 14 | 2 |
| 42 | Doug Cunningham | RB | September 14, 1945 | 6'0" | 200 | Mississippi | Louisville, MS USA | 12 | 12 |
| 74 | Earl Edwards | DT-DE | March 17, 1946 | 6'7" | 260 | Wichita St. | Statesboro, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Johnny Fuller | DB | March 3, 1946 | 6'0" | 186 | Lamar | Beaumont, TX USA | 14 | 1 |
| 30 | Bruce Gossett | K | November 9, 1941 | 6'1" | 204 | Ferrum | Canonsburg, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 86 | Cedrick Hardman | DE | October 4, 1948 | 6'3" | 255 | North Texas | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 4 |
| 53 | Tommy Hart | LDE | November 7, 1944 | 6'4" | 245 | Morris Brown | Macon, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 80 | Stan Hindman | DE | March 1, 1944 | 6'3" | 235 | Mississippi | Houlton, ME USA | 8 | 0 |
| 56 | Bob Hoskins | OG | September 16, 1945 | 6'2" | 246 | Wichita St. | Highland, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | John Isenbarger | RB-WR | January 5, 1947 | 6'3" | 203 | Indiana | Muncie, IN USA | 13 | 0 |
| 37 | Jimmy Johnson | LCB | March 31, 1938 | 6'2" | 187 | UCLA | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 81 | Lee Johnson | WR | October 1, 1944 | 6'1" | 200 | Tennessee St. | Houston, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 70 | Charlie Krueger | LDT | January 28, 1937 | 6'4" | 256 | Texas A&M | Caldwell, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 82 | Ted Kwalick | TE | April 15, 1947 | 6'4" | 226 | Penn St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 60 | Roland Lakes | RDT | December 25, 1939 | 6'4" | 279 | Wichita St. | Vicksburg, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 57 | Frank Nunley | MLB | October 1, 1945 | 6'2" | 229 | Michigan | Florence, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 69 | Woody Peoples | RG | August 16, 1943 | 6'2" | 252 | Grambling St. | Birmingham, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 32 | Mel Phillips | SS | January 6, 1942 | 6'2" | 198 | North Carolina A&T | Shelby, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 27 | Al Randolph | DB | July 8, 1944 | 6'2" | 205 | Iowa | East St. Louis, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Preston Riley | WR | October 30, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Memphis | Vicksburg, MS USA | 14 | 4 |
| 76 | Len Rohde | LT | April 16, 1938 | 6'4" | 247 | Utah St. | Palatine, IL USA | 14 | 1 |
| 78 | Sam Silas | DE-DT | September 25, 1940 | 6'4" | 255 | Southern Illinois | Homeland, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 38 | Mike Simpson | DB | March 13, 1947 | 5'9" | 170 | Houston | Mena, AR USA | 7 | 0 |
| 58 | Jim Sniadecki | RLB-LLB | March 23, 1947 | 6'2" | 230 | Indiana | South Bend, IN USA | 14 | 3 |
| 11 | Steve Spurrier | P | April 20, 1945 | 6'2" | 204 | Florida | Miami Beach, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 28 | Jim Strong | RB | December 12, 1946 | 6'1" | 215 | Houston | San Antonio, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | Bruce Taylor | PR | May 28, 1948 | 6'0" | 193 | Boston Univ. | Perth Amboy, NJ USA | 14 | 13 |
| 25 | Rosey Taylor | FS | July 4, 1937 | 5'11" | 186 | Grambling St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 24 | Jimmy Thomas | RB-WR | August 17, 1947 | 6'2" | 214 | Texas-Arlington | Greenville, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 45 | Bill Tucker | KR | September 14, 1943 | 6'2" | 219 | Tennessee St. | Union, SC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 52 | Skip Vanderbundt | RLB | December 4, 1946 | 6'3" | 225 | Oregon St. | Martinez, CA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 18 | Gene Washington | WR | January 14, 1947 | 6'2" | 185 | Stanford | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | 13 | 13 |
| 64 | Dave Wilcox | LLB | September 29, 1942 | 6'3" | 241 | Boise St. | Ontario, OR USA | 13 | 13 |
| 40 | Ken Willard | FB | July 14, 1943 | 6'1" | 219 | North Carolina | Richmond, VA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 89 | Bob Windsor | TE | December 19, 1942 | 6'4" | 220 | Kentucky | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 88 | Dick Witcher | WR | October 10, 1944 | 6'3" | 204 | UCLA | Salinas, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
