1972 San Francisco 49ers Roster

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 Results

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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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
79Cas BanaszekRTDecember 24, 19456'3"254NorthwesternChicago, IL USA1313
50Ed BeardLBDecember 9, 19396'1"226TennesseeFredericksburg, VA USA140
83Terry BeasleyWRFebruary 5, 19505'11"186AuburnMontgomery, AL USA80
65Randy BeislerLGOctober 24, 19446'5"250IndianaGary, IN USA1414
72Bill BelkDE-DTFebruary 19, 19466'3"253Md-Eastern ShoreLancaster, SC USA140
75Forrest BlueCSeptember 7, 19446'6"261AuburnMarfa, TX USA1414
12John BrodieQBAugust 14, 19356'1"198StanfordMenlo Park, CA USA65
66Elmer CollettGNovember 7, 19446'6"244San Francisco St.Oakland, CA USA140
42Doug CunninghamRBSeptember 14, 19456'0"200MississippiLouisville, MS USA40
74Earl EdwardsRDTMarch 17, 19466'7"260Wichita St.Statesboro, GA USA1312
23Johnny FullerFSMarch 3, 19466'0"186LamarBeaumont, TX USA145
30Bruce GossettKNovember 9, 19416'1"204FerrumCanonsburg, PA USA140
43Windlan HallDBMarch 11, 19505'11"178Arizona St.Los Angeles, CA USA140
86Cedrick HardmanRDEOctober 4, 19486'3"255North TexasHouston, TX USA1412
53Tommy HartLDENovember 7, 19446'4"245Morris BrownMacon, GA USA1414
56Bob HoskinsDT-GSeptember 16, 19456'2"246Wichita St.Highland, IL USA140
54Marty HuffLBDecember 19, 19486'2"234MichiganHouston, TX USA30
17John IsenbargerRB-WRJanuary 5, 19476'3"203IndianaMuncie, IN USA140
37Jimmy JohnsonLCBMarch 31, 19386'2"187UCLADallas, TX USA1414
70Charlie KruegerLDTJanuary 28, 19376'4"256Texas A&MCaldwell, TX USA1414
78Rolf KruegerDE-DTDecember 8, 19466'4"253Texas A&MCaldwell, TX USA40
82Ted KwalickTEApril 15, 19476'4"226Penn St.Pittsburgh, PA USA1414
15Jim McCannPMarch 29, 19496'2"163Arizona St.Phoenix, AZ USA130
49Ralph McGillPRApril 28, 19505'11"183TulsaThomasville, GA USA110
57Frank NunleyMLBOctober 1, 19456'2"229MichiganFlorence, AL USA139
84Dave OlerichLB-TENovember 14, 19446'1"220San FranciscoElmhurst, IL USA120
69Woody PeoplesRGAugust 16, 19436'2"252Grambling St.Birmingham, AL USA1414
32Mel PhillipsSSJanuary 6, 19426'2"198North Carolina A&TShelby, NC USA1414
19Joe ReedQBJanuary 8, 19486'1"195BaylorNewport, RI USA90
85Preston RileyWROctober 30, 19476'0"180MemphisVicksburg, MS USA148
76Len RohdeLTApril 16, 19386'4"247Utah St.Palatine, IL USA1414
35Larry SchreiberRBAugust 11, 19476'0"210Tennessee TechCovington, KY USA140
38Mike SimpsonFSMarch 13, 19475'9"170HoustonMena, AR USA139
58Jim SniadeckiLBMarch 23, 19476'2"230IndianaSouth Bend, IN USA20
11Steve SpurrierQBApril 20, 19456'2"204FloridaMiami Beach, FL USA139
44Bruce TaylorRCBMay 28, 19486'0"193Boston Univ.Perth Amboy, NJ USA1414
24Jimmy ThomasRB-WRAugust 17, 19476'2"214Texas-ArlingtonGreenville, TX USA140
52Skip VanderbundtRLBDecember 4, 19466'3"225Oregon St.Martinez, CA USA1414
18Gene WashingtonWRJanuary 14, 19476'2"185StanfordTuscaloosa, AL USA1414
22Vic WashingtonKRMarch 23, 19465'11"197WyomingPlainfield, NJ USA1313
67John WatsonG-T-CJanuary 11, 19496'4"249OklahomaPalo Alto, CA USA140
64Dave WilcoxLLBSeptember 29, 19426'3"241Boise St.Ontario, OR USA1414
40Ken WillardFBJuly 14, 19436'1"219North CarolinaRichmond, VA USA1411
88Dick WitcherWROctober 10, 19446'3"204UCLASalinas, CA USA146



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