1977 San Francisco 49ers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Ken Meyer (5-9)
Location: San Francisco, California

1977 San Francisco 49ers Roster
1977 San Francisco 49ers Results

The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 5 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.

The 49ers scored 220 points, but the defense allowed 260. Delvin Williams carried the ball for a team-leading 931 yards for San Francisco, while Wilbur Jackson also buoyed the ground attack.

Jim Plunkett passed for 1,693 yards. Gene Washington topped pass catchers, grabbing 32 passes for 638 yards.

Dave Washington and Mel Phillips each picked off 2 opponent throws.

Ken Meyer 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	248	128	51.6	1693	6.8	9	3.6	14	5.6	47	30	242	62.1
Scott Bull	24	7	29.2	89	3.7	0	0.0	2	8.3	26	6	47	7.8
Tom Wittum	3	1	33.3	15	5.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	15	0	0	50.7
Kenny Harrison	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Delvin Williams	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0	0	0.0
Totals	277	136	49.1	1797	6.5	9	3.2	17	6.1	47	36	289

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Delvin Williams	268	931	3.5	40	7
Wilbur Jackson	179	780	4.4	80	7
Bob Ferrell	41	160	3.9	12	1
Paul Hofer	34	106	3.1	10	0
Jim Plunkett	28	71	2.5	9	1
Scott Bull	5	20	4.0	8	0
Kenny Harrison	6	15	2.5	15	0
Dave Williams	2	6	3.0	6	0
Willie McGee	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Totals	564	2086	3.7	80	16

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gene Washington	32	638	19.9	47	5
Wilbur Jackson	22	169	7.7	24	0
Delvin Williams	20	179	9.0	17	2
Tom Mitchell	19	226	11.9	31	0
Kenny Harrison	15	217	14.5	46	1
Paul Seal	13	230	17.7	47	1
Paul Hofer	5	46	9.2	16	0
Jim Lash	3	22	7.3	16	0
Willie McGee	2	27	13.5	14	0
Jim Obradovich	2	16	8.0	11	0
Bob Ferrell	2	12	6.0	7	0
Tony Cline	1	15	15.0	15	0
Totals	136	1797	13.2	47	9

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Ray Wersching	23	23	100.0	17	10	58.8	53
Tom Wittum	4	2	50.0	2	1	50.0	5
Totals	27	25	92.6	19	11	57.9	58

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tom Wittum	77	2801	36.4	54
Totals	77	2801	36.4	54

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tony Leonard	22	154	7.0	19
Dave Williams	1	60	60.0	60
Stan Black	13	38	2.9	11
Rick Jennings	7	32	4.6	13
Steve Rivera	3	7	2.3	3
Bruce Elia	1	1	1.0	1
Mike Baldassin	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	48	292	6.1	60

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Paul Hofer	36	871	24.2	48	0
Dave Williams	4	122	30.5	80	1
Tony Leonard	1	68	68.0	68	0
Rick Jennings	3	60	20.0	0	0
Bob Ferrell	3	35	11.7	17	0
Jim Obradovich	1	9	9.0	9	0
Delvin Williams	1	9	9.0	9	0
Totals	49	1174	24.0	80	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dave Washington	2	68	34.0	50
Mel Phillips	2	23	11.5	23
Ralph McGill	1	30	30.0	30
Skip Vanderbundt	1	6	6.0	6
Willie Harper	1	6	6.0	6
Tony Leonard	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	8	133	16.6	50

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds
Paul Hofer			6	3	0
Gene Washington			0	3	0
Kenny Harrison			4	2	0
Bruce Elia			0	2	0
Jim Plunkett			2	2	0
Mel Phillips		0	0	1	11
Keith Fahnhorst			0	1	0
Cedrick Hardman			0	1	0
Jimmy Webb			0	1	0
Jim Obradovich			0	1	0
Willie McGee			0	1	0
Tom Mitchell			0	1	0
Bill Cooke			0	1	0
Dave Williams			0	1	0
Tony Leonard		0	0	1	7
Stan Black			1	1	0
Tom Wittum			0	1	0
Skip Vanderbundt		0	0	1	2
Eddie Lewis			0	1	0
Delvin Williams			3	1	0
Bob Ferrell			3	1	0
Mike Baldassin			1	0	0
Jim Lash			1	0	0
Scott Bull			2	0	0
Randy Cross			1	0	-37
Wilbur Jackson			3	0	0
Totals	0	0	27	28	-17

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Delvin Williams	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			54
Ray Wersching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	23	0			53
Wilbur Jackson	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Gene Washington	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Dave Williams	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Paul Seal	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Bob Ferrell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Mike Baldassin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0			6
Jim Plunkett	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Kenny Harrison	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Tom Wittum	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0			5
Totals	16	9	0	1	0	0	0	1	11	25	0	0	0	220