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: Fred O'Connor (1-6)
Coach: Pete McCulley (1-8)
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: Fred O'Connor (1-6)
Coach: Pete McCulley (1-8)
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.
San Francisco struggled to score 219 points, worst in the circuit, while the defense allowed 350. O.J. Simpson carried the ball for a team-leading 593 yards for the 49ers, while Bob Ferrell and Paul Hofer additionally contributed to the rushing attack.
Steve DeBerg tossed for 1,570 yards. Freddie Solomon grabbed 31 passes for 458 yards, while Paul Seal was targeted regularly as well.
The opportunistic defense pounced on 45 turnovers. Chuck Crist picked off 6 opponent throws.
Fred O'Connor and Pete McCulley 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 | LB | January 10, 1953 | 6'1" | 222 | Ohio St. | Hoboken, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 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 | WB-DB | 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 | DE | July 17, 1953 | 6'5" | 234 | Alabama | Fort Lee, VA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 25 | Wonder Monds | DB | 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 | DB-QB | 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 |
