1976 San Francisco 49ers Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Monte Clark (8-6)
Location: San Francisco, California
1976 San Francisco 49ers RosterTeam Record: 8-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Monte Clark (8-6)
Location: San Francisco, California
1976 San Francisco 49ers Results
The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
The 49ers scored 270 points, and the stingy defense allowed 190. Delvin Williams carried the ball for a team-leading 1,203 yards for San Francisco.
Jim Plunkett passed for 1,592 yards. Wilbur Jackson topped pass catchers, grabbing 33 passes, while Gene Washington added 457 receiving yards, while Delvin Williams contributed to the receiving game also.
Bruce Rhodes picked off 3 opponent throws.
Monte Clark coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Plunkett | 243 | 126 | 51.9 | 1592 | 6.6 | 13 | 5.3 | 16 | 6.6 | 85 | 26 | 249 | 63.0 |
| Scott Bull | 48 | 21 | 43.8 | 252 | 5.2 | 2 | 4.2 | 4 | 8.3 | 30 | 5 | 44 | 39.6 |
| Marty Domres | 14 | 7 | 50.0 | 101 | 7.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.1 | 41 | 3 | 32 | 44.0 |
| Delvin Williams | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Totals | 306 | 155 | 50.7 | 1963 | 6.4 | 15 | 4.9 | 21 | 6.9 | 85 | 34 | 325 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delvin Williams | 248 | 1203 | 4.9 | 80 | 7 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 200 | 792 | 4.0 | 24 | 1 |
| Kermit Johnson | 32 | 99 | 3.1 | 16 | 1 |
| Jim Plunkett | 19 | 95 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Paul Hofer | 18 | 74 | 4.1 | 17 | 0 |
| Scott Bull | 15 | 66 | 4.4 | 18 | 2 |
| Sammy Johnson | 24 | 52 | 2.2 | 12 | 2 |
| Bob Ferrell | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 11 | 1 |
| Marty Domres | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Willie McGee | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jim Lash | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Gene Washington | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 576 | 2447 | 4.2 | 80 | 14 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Washington | 33 | 457 | 13.8 | 55 | 6 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 33 | 324 | 9.8 | 32 | 1 |
| Delvin Williams | 27 | 283 | 10.5 | 85 | 2 |
| Tom Mitchell | 20 | 240 | 12.0 | 27 | 1 |
| Willie McGee | 13 | 269 | 20.7 | 52 | 4 |
| Jim Lash | 13 | 190 | 14.6 | 43 | 0 |
| Sammy Johnson | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 24 | 0 |
| Paul Hofer | 4 | 45 | 11.2 | 13 | 1 |
| Kenny Harrison | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 41 | 0 |
| Jim Obradovich | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Kermit Johnson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Ferrell | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Rivera | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 155 | 1963 | 12.7 | 85 | 15 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Mike-Mayer | 30 | 26 | 86.7 | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 74 |
| Totals | 30 | 26 | 86.7 | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 74 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Wittum | 89 | 3634 | 40.8 | 68 |
| Totals | 89 | 3634 | 40.8 | 68 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Leonard | 35 | 293 | 8.4 | 60 | 1 |
| Bruce Rhodes | 16 | 142 | 8.9 | 22 | 0 |
| Ralph McGill | 10 | 103 | 10.3 | 50 | 1 |
| Bruce Taylor | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Steve Rivera | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 65 | 557 | 8.6 | 60 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Leonard | 26 | 553 | 21.3 | 39 | 0 |
| Kermit Johnson | 4 | 114 | 28.5 | 40 | 0 |
| Paul Hofer | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 23 | 0 |
| Bob Ferrell | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Tom Mitchell | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 777 | 20.4 | 40 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Rhodes | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Mel Phillips | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Skip Vanderbundt | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jimmy Johnson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Frank Nunley | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 9 | 93 | 10.3 | 18 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Elam | 1 | 4 | 69 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Dave Washington | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Hofer | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jimmy Webb | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Obradovich | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Delvin Williams | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Steve Lawson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tony Leonard | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bruce Rhodes | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Rivera | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wilbur Jackson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tom Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Randy Cross | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph McGill | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | |||
| Mel Phillips | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Sandifer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Hart | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Scott Bull | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jim Plunkett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Ferrell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kermit Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Skip Vanderbundt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruce Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 102 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Steve Mike-Mayer | 16 | 26 | 0 | 74 | ||||||||||
| Delvin Williams | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| Gene Washington | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Willie McGee | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Wilbur Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Sammy Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Scott Bull | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Paul Hofer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Tom Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Ralph McGill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Kermit Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Cleveland Elam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Tony Leonard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Bob Ferrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Tommy Hart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 14 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 268 |
