1978 San Francisco 49ers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-14
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Pete McCulley (1-8)
Coach: Fred O'Connor (1-6)
Location: San Francisco, California
1978 San Francisco 49ers StatisticsTeam Record: 2-14
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Pete McCulley (1-8)
Coach: Fred O'Connor (1-6)
Location: San Francisco, California
1978 San Francisco 49ers Results
The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 2 wins and 14 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
Pete McCulley and Fred O'Connor coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | John Ayers | LG | April 14, 1953 | 6'5" | 258 | Texas | Carrizo Springs, TX USA | 16 | 13 |
| 41 | Mike Baldassin | LB | July 26, 1955 | 6'1" | 218 | Washington | Tacoma, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 84 | Elmo Boyd | WR | June 15, 1954 | 6'0" | 188 | East. Kentucky | Muleshoe, TX USA | 9 | 5 |
| 82 | Lon Boyett | TE | December 24, 1953 | 6'6" | 240 | Cal State-Northridge | Lancaster, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Greg Boykin | FB | December 8, 1953 | 6'0" | 225 | Northwestern | Ravenna, OH USA | 16 | 8 |
| 54 | Ed Bradley | RLB | April 22, 1950 | 6'2" | 239 | Wake Forest | Bridgeport, CT USA | 16 | 16 |
| 19 | Scott Bull | QB | June 8, 1953 | 6'5" | 211 | Arkansas | Camden, AR USA | 16 | 5 |
| 57 | Dan Bunz | MLB | October 7, 1955 | 6'4" | 226 | California-Riverside | Roseville, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 31 | Earl Carr | RB | January 22, 1955 | 6'0" | 224 | Florida | Tallahassee, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | Mike Connell | P | March 15, 1956 | 6'1" | 200 | Cincinnati | Sharon, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 24 | Chuck Crist | FS | January 16, 1951 | 6'2" | 205 | Penn St. | Salamanca, NY USA | 15 | 15 |
| 51 | Randy Cross | C | April 25, 1954 | 6'3" | 259 | UCLA | Brooklyn, NY USA | 9 | 9 |
| 64 | Kyle Davis | C | October 1, 1952 | 6'3" | 240 | Oklahoma | Cordell, OK USA | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | Steve DeBerg | QB | January 19, 1954 | 6'3" | 210 | San Jose St. | Oakland, CA USA | 12 | 11 |
| 62 | Walt Downing | RG | June 11, 1956 | 6'3" | 259 | Michigan | Coatesville, PA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 72 | Cleveland Elam | DT | April 5, 1952 | 6'4" | 252 | Tennessee St. | Memphis, TN USA | 12 | 4 |
| 55 | Bruce Elia | RLB | January 10, 1953 | 6'1" | 222 | Ohio St. | Hoboken, NJ USA | 16 | 1 |
| 71 | Keith Fahnhorst | RT | February 6, 1952 | 6'6" | 273 | Minnesota | St. Cloud, MN USA | 15 | 15 |
| 38 | Bob Ferrell | FB | November 13, 1952 | 6'0" | 216 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 8 |
| 75 | Ed Galigher | RDT | October 15, 1950 | 6'4" | 255 | UCLA | Hayward, CA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 86 | Cedrick Hardman | RDE | October 4, 1948 | 6'3" | 255 | North Texas | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 50 | Joe Harris | LLB | December 6, 1952 | 6'1" | 225 | Georgia Tech | Fayetteville, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 83 | Kenny Harrison | WR | December 12, 1953 | 6'0" | 176 | SMU | Beaumont, TX USA | 8 | 6 |
| 36 | Paul Hofer | RB | May 13, 1952 | 6'0" | 195 | Mississippi | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 6 |
| 65 | Ernie Hughes | LG | January 24, 1955 | 6'3" | 259 | Notre Dame | Boise, ID USA | 15 | 11 |
| 21 | Larry Jones | WR | March 4, 1951 | 5'10" | 170 | Truman St. | Lemoore, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 26 | Bob Jury | SS | October 5, 1955 | 6'1" | 188 | Pittsburgh | Los Angeles, CA USA | 15 | 8 |
| 60 | Steve Knutson | G | October 5, 1951 | 6'3" | 254 | USC | Bagley, MN USA | 15 | 1 |
| 80 | Terry LeCount | WR | July 9, 1956 | 5'10" | 178 | Florida | Jacksonville, FL USA | 3 | 3 |
| 42 | Tony Leonard | LCB | February 28, 1953 | 5'11" | 170 | Virginia Union | Richmond, VA USA | 12 | 10 |
| 22 | Eddie Lewis | RCB | December 15, 1953 | 6'0" | 177 | Kansas | Mobile, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 81 | Ken MacAfee | TE | January 9, 1956 | 6'4" | 250 | Notre Dame | Portland, OR USA | 13 | 13 |
| 76 | Willie McCray | DT-DE | July 17, 1953 | 6'5" | 234 | Alabama | Fort Lee, VA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 25 | Wonder Monds | SS | May 3, 1952 | 6'3" | 215 | Nebraska | Fort Pierce, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 53 | Dean Moore | LB | January 26, 1955 | 6'2" | 210 | Iowa | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 58 | Mark Nichols | LB | October 23, 1956 | 6'3" | 225 | Colorado St. | Columbus, OH USA | 15 | 0 |
| 42 | Ricky Odom | DB | September 16, 1956 | 6'0" | 183 | USC | Jonesboro, LA USA | 3 | 3 |
| 56 | Fred Quillan | C | January 27, 1956 | 6'5" | 261 | Oregon | West Palm Beach, FL USA | 14 | 7 |
| 78 | Archie Reese | LDE | February 4, 1956 | 6'3" | 267 | Clemson | Mayesville, SC USA | 16 | 13 |
| 49 | Vern Roberson | FS | August 3, 1952 | 6'1" | 195 | Grambling St. | Natchitoches, LA USA | 16 | 12 |
| 85 | Paul Seal | TE | February 27, 1952 | 6'4" | 222 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 5 |
| 84 | Mike Shumann | WR | October 13, 1955 | 6'1" | 178 | Florida St. | Louisville, KY USA | 6 | 1 |
| 32 | O.J. Simpson | RB | July 9, 1947 | 6'2" | 212 | USC | San Francisco, CA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 67 | Ron Singleton | LT | April 15, 1952 | 6'7" | 260 | Grambling St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 9 |
| 88 | Freddie Solomon | WR | January 11, 1953 | 5'11" | 185 | Tampa | Sumter, SC USA | 16 | 15 |
| 87 | Jack Steptoe | PR | January 21, 1956 | 6'1" | 173 | Utah | Los Angeles, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | Bruce Threadgill | S | May 7, 1956 | 6'0" | 190 | Mississippi St. | Nocona, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 35 | Elliott Walker | RB | September 10, 1956 | 5'11" | 193 | Pittsburgh | Indianola, MS USA | 9 | 0 |
| 74 | Jimmy Webb | LDT | April 13, 1952 | 6'5" | 247 | Mississippi St. | Jackson, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 14 | Ray Wersching | K | August 21, 1950 | 5'11" | 213 | California | Mondsee, Austria | 16 | 0 |
| 30 | Dave Williams | KR | March 10, 1954 | 6'2" | 210 | Colorado | Minden, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
