1980 San Francisco 49ers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-10
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bill Walsh (6-10)
Location: San Francisco, California

1980 San Francisco 49ers Roster
1980 San Francisco 49ers Results

The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1980 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.

The 49ers scored 320 points, but the shaky defensive squad yielded 415. Steve DeBerg threw for 1,998 yards, and Joe Montana played quarterback, too. Earl Cooper topped all receivers, grabbing 83 passes, while Dwight Clark added 991 receiving yards.

Earl Cooper carried the ball for a team-leading 720 yards for San Francisco.

Ricky Churchman and Dwight Hicks each picked off 4 opponent throws.

Bill Walsh coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Steve DeBerg	321	186	57.9	1998	6.2	12	3.7	17	5.3	93	14	114	66.7
Joe Montana	273	176	64.5	1795	6.6	15	5.5	9	3.3	71	15	100	87.8
Don Woods	2	1	50.0	6	3.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	6	1	8	56.3
Freddie Solomon	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	597	363	60.8	3799	6.4	27	4.5	26	4.4	93	30	222

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Earl Cooper	171	720	4.2	47	5
Lenvil Elliott	76	341	4.5	20	2
Paul Hofer	60	293	4.9	26	1
Don Woods	50	229	4.6	23	0
Joe Montana	32	77	2.4	11	2
Freddie Solomon	8	56	7.0	11	0
Phil Francis	7	36	5.1	14	0
Steve DeBerg	6	4	0.7	7	0
Ricky Patton	1	1	1.0	1	0
Eason Ramson	2	-2	-1.0	4	0
Jim Miller	2	-12	-6.0	0	0
Totals	415	1743	4.2	47	10

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Earl Cooper	83	567	6.8	66	4
Dwight Clark	82	991	12.1	71	8
Freddie Solomon	48	658	13.7	93	8
Paul Hofer	41	467	11.4	28	2
Charle Young	29	325	11.2	41	2
Lenvil Elliott	27	285	10.6	45	1
Eason Ramson	21	179	8.5	22	2
Don Woods	20	171	8.6	23	0
James Owens	9	133	14.8	29	0
Phil Francis	3	23	7.7	15	0
Totals	363	3799	10.5	93	27

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Ray Wersching	39	33	84.6	19	15	78.9	78
Totals	39	33	84.6	19	15	78.9	78

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jim Miller	77	3152	40.9	65
Totals	77	3152	40.9	65

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Freddie Solomon	27	298	11.0	57	2
Dwight Hicks	12	58	4.8	10	0
Jim Robinson	3	36	12.0	21	0
Ricky Churchman	2	16	8.0	13	0
Bob Ferrell	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	45	409	9.1	57	2

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
James Owens	31	726	23.4	101	1
Lenvil Elliott	18	321	17.8	32	0
Terry Anderson	6	104	17.3	22	0
Freddie Solomon	4	61	15.2	32	0
Phil Francis	5	60	12.0	32	0
Ricky Patton	4	43	10.8	19	0
Eason Ramson	1	18	18.0	18	0
Terry Tautolo	1	16	16.0	16	0
Charle Young	1	14	14.0	14	0
Ernie Hughes	1	10	10.0	10	0
Charles Johnson	2	10	5.0	22	0
Paul Hofer	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	75	1385	18.5	101	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dwight Hicks	4	73	18.2	44
Ricky Churchman	4	7	1.8	7
Bobby Leopold	2	23	11.5	13
Keena Turner	2	15	7.5	11
Gerard Williams	1	28	28.0	28
Ray Rhodes	1	25	25.0	25
Charles Johnson	1	15	15.0	15
Terry Tautolo	1	0	0.0	0
Craig Puki	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	17	186	10.9	44

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds
Freddie Solomon			5	5	0
Lenvil Elliott			5	3	0
Bobby Leopold		0	0	3	11
James Owens			3	3	0
Dan Bunz			0	3	24
Earl Cooper			8	3	0
Dwight Hicks		0	0	2	0
Terry Tautolo		0	0	2	6
Archie Reese			0	2	0
Don Woods			2	2	0
Charles Cornelius			0	2	0
Ron Singleton			0	1	0
Willie Harper			0	1	0
Ray Rhodes		0	0	1	0
Jim Miller			0	1	0
Gerard Williams		0	0	1	0
Scott Hilton			0	1	0
Charles Johnson		0	1	1	0
Ricky Patton			1	1	0
Joe Montana			4	1	0
Terry Anderson			2	0	0
Steve DeBerg			4	0	-6
Ricky Churchman		0	1	0	0
Fred Quillan			1	0	-42
Dwight Clark			2	0	0
Totals	0	0	39	39	-7

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Ray Wersching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	33	0			78
Freddie Solomon	0	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			60
Earl Cooper	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			54
Dwight Clark	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			48
Paul Hofer	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Lenvil Elliott	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Charle Young	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Eason Ramson	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Joe Montana	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
James Owens	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jim Stuckey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Totals	10	27	2	1	0	0	0	0	15	33	0	0	1	320