1997 San Francisco 49ers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 13-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Steve Mariucci (13-3)
Location: San Francisco, California

1997 San Francisco 49ers Roster
1997 San Francisco 49ers Results

The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 13 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

San Francisco kept the scoreboard humming with 375 points, while the miserly defensive unit yielded 265. Steve Young threw for 3,029 yards. Terrell Owens grabbed 60 passes for 936 yards. J.J. Stokes was targeted regularly, too.

Garrison Hearst carried the ball for a team-leading 1,019 yards for the 49ers.

The ball-hawking defense led the way with 41 turnovers. Merton Hanks picked off 6 opponent throws. Dana Stubblefield topped pass rushers with 15 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 54 sacks.

Steve Mariucci coached the team. The 1997 San Francisco 49ers lost in the Conference Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Steve Young	356	241	67.7	3029	8.5	19	5.3	6	1.7	82	35	220	104.7
Jim Druckenmiller	52	21	40.4	239	4.6	1	1.9	4	7.7	33	4	32	29.2
Jeff Brohm	24	16	66.7	164	6.8	0	0.0	1	4.2	21	5	37	68.8
Totals	432	278	64.4	3432	7.9	20	4.6	11	2.5	82	44	289

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Garrison Hearst	234	1019	4.4	51	4
Terry Kirby	125	418	3.3	38	6
William Floyd	78	231	3.0	22	3
Steve Young	50	199	4.0	13	3
Chuck Levy	16	90	5.6	24	0
Marc Edwards	5	17	3.4	6	0
Jeff Brohm	4	11	2.8	10	0
Jim Druckenmiller	10	-6	-0.6	2	0
Jerry Rice	1	-10	-10.0	-10	0
Totals	523	1969	3.8	51	16

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Terrell Owens	60	936	15.6	56	8
J.J. Stokes	58	733	12.6	36	4
William Floyd	37	321	8.7	44	1
Brent Jones	29	383	13.2	33	2
Terry Kirby	23	279	12.1	82	1
Garrison Hearst	21	194	9.2	69	2
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	14	165	11.8	25	0
Greg Clark	8	96	12.0	23	1
Jerry Rice	7	78	11.1	16	1
Marc Edwards	6	48	8.0	19	0
Chad Fann	5	78	15.6	21	0
Chuck Levy	5	68	13.6	30	0
Mark Harris	5	53	10.6	16	0
Totals	278	3432	12.3	82	20

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Gary Anderson	38	38	100.0	36	29	80.6	125
Totals	38	38	100.0	36	29	80.6	125

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tommy Thompson	78	3182	40.8	55
Totals	78	3182	40.8	55

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	34	373	11.0	36	0
Chuck Levy	6	109	18.2	73	1
Rod Woodson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	41	482	11.8	73	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Chuck Levy	36	793	22.0	59	0
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	6	131	21.8	25	0
Terry Kirby	3	124	41.3	101	1
Terrell Owens	2	31	15.5	23	0
Marc Edwards	1	30	30.0	30	0
Tyronne Drakeford	1	24	24.0	24	0
Chad Fann	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	50	1133	22.7	101	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Merton Hanks	6	103	17.2	55	1
Tyronne Drakeford	5	15	3.0	15	0
Rod Woodson	3	81	27.0	41	0
Darnell Walker	3	49	16.3	28	0
Tim McDonald	3	34	11.3	17	0
Lee Woodall	2	55	27.5	55	0
Zack Bronson	1	22	22.0	22	0
Marquez Pope	1	7	7.0	7	0
Brett Maxie	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	25	366	14.6	55	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Dana Stubblefield	15.0
Chris Doleman	12.0
Kevin Greene	10.5
Roy Barker	5.5
Bryant Young	4.0
Junior Bryant	2.5
Ken Norton	1.5
Brett Maxie	1.0
Marvin Washington	1.0
Darnell Walker	1.0
Totals	54.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Ken Norton	84	72	24		0	2	0	0	1
Tim McDonald	56.5	51	11	0	0	3	0	0	0
Merton Hanks	55	50	10	0	0	2	38	1	0
Gary Plummer	55	48	14					0
Dana Stubblefield	54.5	48	13		0	0	0	0	3
Rod Woodson	45.5	43	5	0	0	1	0	0	1
Lee Woodall	49.5	42	15	0	0	0	0	0	2
Chris Doleman	42.5	39	7		0	1	0	0	3
Bryant Young	42	39	6					0
Darnell Walker	35.5	33	5	0				0
Tyronne Drakeford	32	31	2	0				0
Roy Barker	30.5	29	3		0	0	0	0	8
Marquez Pope	20.5	19	3	0				0
Kevin Greene	22	18	8		0	2	40	1	1
Zack Bronson	21	18	6	0	0	1	3	0	0
Junior Bryant	20	17	6					0
Frankie Smith	12	12	0		0	1	0	0	0
Marvin Washington	7.5	6	3		0	1	0	0	0
Brett Maxie	6	5	2	0				0
Kevin Mitchell	5	4	2					0
Jim Schwantz	4	4	0					0
James Williams	2.5	2	1		0	1	0	0	0
Daryl Price	1	1	0					0
Garrison Hearst					2	2	0	0	0
Terry Kirby					3	2	0	0	0
J.J. Stokes					1	2	0	0	0
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke					4	2	0	0	0
Steve Young					4	2	-11	0	0
Curtis Buckley					0	1	0	0	0
Derrick Deese					0	1	0	0	0
Chris Dalman					0	1	0	0	0
Terrell Owens					1	1	0	0	0
Brent Jones					1	0	0	0	0
Jeff Brohm					3	0	0	0	0
William Floyd					2	0	0	0	0
Chuck Levy					1	0	0	0	0
Totals	704	631	146	0	22	29	70	2	19

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Gary Anderson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	38	0			125
Terry Kirby	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		52
Terrell Owens	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			48
Garrison Hearst	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
William Floyd	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
J.J. Stokes	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Steve Young	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Merton Hanks	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0			12
Brent Jones	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Kevin Greene	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Jerry Rice	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Greg Clark	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Chuck Levy	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	16	20	1	1	0	1	2	0	29	38	0	2	0	375