1979 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: Bill Walsh (2-14)
Location: San Francisco, California
1979 San Francisco 49ers StatisticsTeam Record: 2-14
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bill Walsh (2-14)
Location: San Francisco, California
1979 San Francisco 49ers Results
The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1979 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 netted 308 points, while the shaky defensive squad yielded 416. Steve DeBerg led the charge, slinging for 3,652 yards. Paul Hofer grabbed 58 passes, while Freddie Solomon added 807 receiving yards. Wilbur Jackson was targeted regularly also.
Paul Hofer carried the ball for a team-leading 615 yards for the 49ers.
Dwight Hicks picked off 5 opponent throws.
Bill Walsh 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 | 16 |
| 77 | Jean Barrett | LOT | May 24, 1951 | 6'6" | 253 | Tulsa | Fort Worth, TX USA | 13 | 1 |
| 76 | Dwaine Board | RDE | November 29, 1956 | 6'5" | 248 | North Carolina A&T | Union Hall, VA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 29 | John Bristor | CB | November 25, 1955 | 6'0" | 188 | California (PA) | Waynesburg, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | Bob Bruer | TE | May 22, 1953 | 6'5" | 235 | Mankato St. | Madison, WI USA | 16 | 4 |
| 57 | Dan Bunz | MLB | October 7, 1955 | 6'4" | 226 | California-Riverside | Roseville, CA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 58 | Gordy Ceresino | MLB-LLB | October 26, 1957 | 6'0" | 224 | Stanford | Thunder Bay, ON Canada | 16 | 3 |
| 87 | Dwight Clark | WR | January 8, 1957 | 6'4" | 212 | Clemson | Kinston, NC USA | 16 | 3 |
| 28 | Charles Cornelius | LCB | July 27, 1952 | 5'9" | 176 | Bethune-Cookman | Boynton Beach, FL USA | 16 | 14 |
| 79 | Al Cowlings | DE-DT-LB | June 16, 1947 | 6'5" | 255 | USC | San Francisco, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 51 | Randy Cross | RG | April 25, 1954 | 6'3" | 259 | UCLA | Brooklyn, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | Steve DeBerg | QB | January 19, 1954 | 6'3" | 210 | San Jose St. | Oakland, CA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 62 | Walt Downing | OG | June 11, 1956 | 6'3" | 259 | Michigan | Coatesville, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 27 | Tony Dungy | FS | October 6, 1955 | 6'0" | 188 | Minnesota | Jackson, MI USA | 15 | 7 |
| 35 | Lenvil Elliott | RB | September 2, 1951 | 6'0" | 205 | Truman St. | Lexington, MO USA | 16 | 0 |
| 71 | Keith Fahnhorst | RT | February 6, 1952 | 6'6" | 273 | Minnesota | St. Cloud, MN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 38 | Bob Ferrell | RB | November 13, 1952 | 6'0" | 216 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 48 | Phil Francis | RB | January 10, 1957 | 6'1" | 205 | Stanford | Kewanee, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 30 | Tim Gray | SS | November 11, 1952 | 6'1" | 200 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 15 |
| 86 | Cedrick Hardman | RDE | October 4, 1948 | 6'3" | 255 | North Texas | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 11 |
| 59 | Willie Harper | RLB | July 30, 1950 | 6'2" | 215 | Nebraska | Toledo, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 22 | Dwight Hicks | DB | April 5, 1956 | 6'1" | 190 | Michigan | Mount Holly, NJ USA | 8 | 4 |
| 55 | Scott Hilton | LLB | May 28, 1954 | 6'4" | 230 | Salem | Harrisburg, PA USA | 7 | 6 |
| 36 | Paul Hofer | RB | May 13, 1952 | 6'0" | 195 | Mississippi | Memphis, TN USA | 15 | 7 |
| 45 | Mike Hogan | RB | November 1, 1954 | 6'2" | 213 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Floyd County, GA USA | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | Wilbur Jackson | FB | November 19, 1951 | 6'1" | 215 | Alabama | Ozark, AL USA | 16 | 14 |
| 44 | Charles Johnson | CB | May 8, 1956 | 5'10" | 182 | Grambling St. | Mansfield, LA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Eric Johnson | SS | July 23, 1952 | 6'1" | 192 | Washington St. | Ephrata, WA USA | 8 | 1 |
| 80 | Terry LeCount | WR | July 9, 1956 | 5'10" | 178 | Florida | Jacksonville, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Eddie Lewis | RCB | December 15, 1953 | 6'0" | 177 | Kansas | Mobile, AL USA | 7 | 2 |
| 81 | Ken MacAfee | TE | January 9, 1956 | 6'4" | 250 | Notre Dame | Portland, OR USA | 16 | 12 |
| 54 | Bob Martin | LLB | November 14, 1953 | 6'1" | 217 | Nebraska | David City, NE USA | 13 | 2 |
| 52 | Jeff McIntyre | LB | September 20, 1955 | 6'3" | 232 | Arizona St. | Beaumont, TX USA | 14 | 3 |
| 11 | Dan Melville | P | March 4, 1956 | 6'0" | 185 | California | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 16 | Joe Montana | QB | June 11, 1956 | 6'2" | 200 | Notre Dame | New Eagle, PA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 46 | Melvin Morgan | FS | March 31, 1953 | 6'0" | 183 | Miss. Valley St. | Gulfport, MS USA | 8 | 5 |
| 50 | Dave Morton | LB | May 13, 1955 | 6'2" | 224 | UCLA | Fresno, CA USA | 3 | 1 |
| 66 | Bob Nelson | LB | June 30, 1953 | 6'4" | 232 | Nebraska | Stillwater, MN USA | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | James Owens | KR | July 5, 1955 | 5'11" | 192 | UCLA | Sacramento, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 56 | Fred Quillan | C | January 27, 1956 | 6'5" | 261 | Oregon | West Palm Beach, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 80 | Eason Ramson | TE | April 30, 1956 | 6'2" | 232 | Washington St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | Archie Reese | LDE | February 4, 1956 | 6'3" | 267 | Clemson | Mayesville, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 53 | Tom Seabron | LB | May 24, 1957 | 6'3" | 215 | Michigan | Baltimore, MD USA | 10 | 0 |
| 85 | Paul Seal | TE | February 27, 1952 | 6'4" | 222 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 15 | 3 |
| 84 | Mike Shumann | WR | October 13, 1955 | 6'1" | 178 | Florida St. | Louisville, KY USA | 16 | 14 |
| 50 | Ron Shumon | LLB-MLB | December 11, 1955 | 6'1" | 230 | Wichita St. | Flint, MI USA | 8 | 3 |
| 32 | O.J. Simpson | RB | July 9, 1947 | 6'2" | 212 | USC | San Francisco, CA USA | 13 | 8 |
| 67 | Ron Singleton | LT | April 15, 1952 | 6'7" | 260 | Grambling St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 88 | Freddie Solomon | PR | January 11, 1953 | 5'11" | 185 | Tampa | Sumter, SC USA | 15 | 12 |
| 72 | Ruben Vaughan | DT | August 5, 1956 | 6'2" | 261 | Colorado | Los Angeles, CA USA | 13 | 1 |
| 66 | Ted Vincent | LDT | August 10, 1956 | 6'4" | 262 | Wichita St. | O'Fallon, MO USA | 16 | 15 |
| 74 | Jimmy Webb | RDT | April 13, 1952 | 6'5" | 247 | Mississippi St. | Jackson, MS USA | 16 | 15 |
| 14 | Ray Wersching | K | August 21, 1950 | 5'11" | 213 | California | Mondsee, Austria | 16 | 0 |
| 29 | Gerard Williams | RCB | May 25, 1952 | 6'1" | 184 | Langston | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 15 | 14 |
