1981_San_Francisco_49ers_season

1981 San Francisco 49ers season
1981 San Francisco 49ers season
Owner	Edward J. DeBartolo Jr.
General manager	Bill Walsh
Head coach	Bill Walsh
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Studley
Home field	Candlestick Park
Results
Record	13–3
Division place	1st NFC West
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs; (vs. Giants) 38–24; Won NFC Championship; (vs. Cowboys) 28–27; Won Super Bowl XVI; (vs. Bengals) 26–21
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	← 1980; 49ers seasons; 1982 →;

1981 San Francisco 49ers season

NFL team season (first Super Bowl win)

The 1981 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 32nd season in the National Football League (NFL), their 36th overall and their third under head coach Bill Walsh.

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The 49ers playing against the Bengals in Super Bowl XVI.

The 49ers were 13–3 in the regular season for their first winning season in five years and first playoff appearance in nine years. The franchise's most successful season to date, it was considered to be "the birth of a dynasty",^[1] when the 49ers began a decade of dominance^{[broken anchor]} over much of the NFL. The 49ers drew an average home attendance of 54,398 in the 1981 season.

The 49ers won Super Bowl XVI, defeating the AFC Champion Cincinnati Bengals 26–21. It was the first of five Super Bowl victories in franchise history, all within the next thirteen seasons. From 1981 to 1997, the 49ers would have thirteen NFC West titles, eight NFC top seeds, and seven seasons with the NFL's best regular season record.

Third-year quarterback Joe Montana began the 1981 season as the starter, and produced two fourth-quarter comeback victories. His signature game of the season was the NFC Championship Game, which culminated in "The Catch", a last-minute touchdown pass from Montana to Dwight Clark, propelling the 49ers to victory over Dallas, and a berth in their first Super Bowl. The 49ers were undefeated in their first five Super Bowls.

NFL Films produced a documentary about the team's season entitled A Very Special Team; it was narrated by John Facenda. On March 23, 2007, NFL Network aired America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions, the 1981 San Francisco 49ers, with team commentary from Dwight Clark, Ronnie Lott and Randy Cross, and narrated by Gene Hackman.

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Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	8	Ronnie Lott	CB	USC
2	36	John Harty	DT	Iowa	from Washington
	Traded to the Bears
	40	Eric Wright	CB	Missouri	from Chicago
3	65	Carlton Williamson	SS	Pittsburgh
4	Traded to the Cowboys
5	121	Lynn Thomas	CB	Pittsburgh
5	122	Arrington Jones	RB	Winston-Salem State	from Chicago
6	147	Pete Kugler	DT	Penn State
7	Traded to the Eagles
8	203	Garry White	RB	Minnesota
9	Traded to the Bengals
10	Traded to the Colts
11	286	Ron DeBose	TE	UCLA
12	313	Major Ogilvie	RB	Alabama
12	322	Joe Adams	QB	Tennessee State	from Pittsburgh


	Quarterbacks 7 Guy Benjamin 16 Joe Montana Running backs 49 Earl Cooper FB 38 Johnny Davis 35 Lenvil Elliott 20 Amos Lawrence 32 Ricky Patton 30 Bill Ring Wide receivers 81 Matt Bouza 87 Dwight Clark 84 Mike Shumann 88 Freddie Solomon 85 Mike Wilson Tight ends 82 Brian Peets 80 Eason Ramson 86 Charle Young		Offensive linemen 61 Dan Audick T 68 John Ayers G 60 John Choma G/T 51 Randy Cross G 62 Walt Downing C/G 71 Keith Fahnhorst T 66 Allan Kennedy T 56 Fred Quillan C Defensive linemen 76 Dwaine Board DE 74 Fred Dean DE 75 John Harty NT 77 Pete Kugler NT 65 Lawrence Pillers DE 78 Archie Reese NT 79 Jim Stuckey DE		Linebackers 57 Dan Bunz ILB 59 Willie Harper OLB 52 Bobby Leopold OLB 50 Jim Looney ILB 53 Milt McColl OLB 54 Craig Puki ILB 64 Jack Reynolds ILB 50 Terry Tautolo ILB 58 Keena Turner OLB Defensive backs 33 Ricky Churchman SS 24 Rick Gervais FS 22 Dwight Hicks FS 42 Ronnie Lott CB 29 Saladin Martin CB 28 Lynn Thomas CB 27 Carlton Williamson SS 21 Eric Wright CB Special teams 10 Matt Bahr K 3 Jim Miller P 14 Ray Wersching K		Reserve lists -- Ken Bungarda T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad Rookies in italics

Week	Date	Opponent	Time	TV	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance	Recap
1	August 5	at Seattle Seahawks	7:30 p.m. PDT	KPIX-TV	W 27–24 (OT)	1–0	Kingdome	56,958	Recap
2	August 15	San Diego Chargers	6:00 p.m. PDT	KPIX-TV	L 28–31	1–1	Candlestick Park	41,667	Recap
3	August 22	Seattle Seahawks	6:00 p.m. PDT	KPIX-TV	W 24–22	2–1	Candlestick Park	37,563	Recap
4	August 29	at Oakland Raiders	6:00 p.m. PDT	KPIX-TV	L 7–21	2–2	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	51,192	Recap

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
49ers (1–0)	7	7	3	7	3	27
Seahawks (0–1)	7	3	0	14	0	24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SF	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
SEA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

49ers	Game Statistics	Seahawks
	First downs
	Rushes–yards
	Passing yards
	Passes
	Sacked–yards
	Net passing yards
	Total yards
	Return yards
	Punts
	Fumbles–lost
	Penalties–yards
	Time of possession

Week	Date	Opponent	Time	TV	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance	Recap
1	September 6	at Detroit Lions	10:00 a.m. PDT	CBS	L 17–24	0–1	Pontiac Silverdome	63,710	Recap
2	September 13	Chicago Bears	1:00 p.m. PDT	CBS	W 28–17	1–1	Candlestick Park	49,520	Recap
3	September 20	at Atlanta Falcons	10:00 a.m. PDT	CBS	L 17–34	1–2	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	56,653	Recap
4	September 27	New Orleans Saints	1:00 p.m. PDT	CBS	W 21–14	2–2	Candlestick Park	44,433	Recap
5	October 4	at Washington Redskins	10:00 a.m. PDT	CBS	W 30–17	3–2	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium	51,843	Recap
6	October 11	Dallas Cowboys	1:00 p.m. PDT	CBS	W 45–14	4–2	Candlestick Park	57,574	Recap
7	October 18	at Green Bay Packers (at Milwaukee)	11:00 a.m. PDT	CBS	W 13–3	5–2	Milwaukee County Stadium	50,171	Recap
8	October 25	Los Angeles Rams	1:00 p.m. PST	CBS	W 20–17	6–2	Candlestick Park	59,190	Recap
9	November 1	at Pittsburgh Steelers	10:00 a.m. PST	CBS	W 17–14	7–2	Three Rivers Stadium	52,878	Recap
10	November 8	Atlanta Falcons	1:00 p.m. PST	CBS	W 17–14	8–2	Candlestick Park	59,127	Recap
11	November 15	Cleveland Browns	1:00 p.m. PST	NBC	L 12–15	8–3	Candlestick Park	52,455	Recap
12	November 22	at Los Angeles Rams	1:00 p.m. PST	CBS	W 33–31	9–3	Anaheim Stadium	63,456	Recap
13	November 29	New York Giants	1:00 p.m. PST	CBS	W 17–10	10–3	Candlestick Park	57,186	Recap
14	December 6	at Cincinnati Bengals			W 21–3	11–3	Riverfront Stadium	56,796	Recap
15	December 13	Houston Oilers			W 28–6	12–3	Candlestick Park	55,707	Recap
16	December 20	at New Orleans Saints	11:00 a.m. PST	CBS	W 21–17	13–3	Louisiana Superdome	43,639	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SF	Passing	Joe Montana	18/28, 195 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Ricky Patton	15 CAR, 72 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Freddie Solomon	8 REC, 94 YDS, 1 TD
DET	Passing	Gary Danielson	16/27, 197 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Billy Sims	21 CAR, 59 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Billy Sims	5 REC, 66 YDS, 1 TD

49ers	Game Statistics	Lions
19	First downs	21
33–121	Rushes–yards	30–127
195	Passing yards	196
18–28–1	Passes	16–27–1
4–19	Sacked–yards	4–28
176	Net passing yards	168
297	Total yards	295
105	Return yards	47
3–33.7	Punts	4–46.2
2–2	Fumbles–lost	1–1
8–54	Penalties–yards	7–65
31:56	Time of possession	28:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
CHI	Passing	Vince Evans	19/33, 216 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Walter Payton	27 CAR, 97 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Rickey Watts	5 REC, 74 YDS
SF	Passing	Joe Montana	20/32, 287 YDS, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Ricky Patton	14 CAR, 67 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dwight Clark	6 REC, 81 YDS

Bears	Game Statistics	49ers
18	First downs	20
36–123	Rushes–yards	32–125
216	Passing yards	287
19–33–1	Passes	20–32–0
1–0	Sacked–yards	0–0
216	Net passing yards	287
339	Total yards	412
106	Return yards	110
6–41.5	Punts	5–38.0
2–2	Fumbles–lost	2–2
4–16	Penalties–yards	3–25
25:16	Time of possession	34:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SF	Passing	Joe Montana	24/34, 274 YDS, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Earl Cooper	9 CAR, 40 YDS
	Receiving	Dwight Clark	9 REC, 77 YDS
ATL	Passing	Steve Bartkowski	13/22, 208 YDS, 3 TDs
	Rushing	William Andrews	12 CAR, 85 YDS
	Receiving	William Andrews	4 REC, 37 YDS

49ers	Game Statistics	Falcons
23	First downs	18
30–113	Rushes–yards	34–163
274	Passing yards	222
24–34–2	Passes	14–23–0
1–1	Sacked–yards	2–22
273	Net passing yards	200
386	Total yards	363
110	Return yards	199
3–35.3	Punts	3–36.7
1–1	Fumbles–lost	2–0
3–25	Penalties–yards	4v50
32:08	Time of possession	27:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NO	Passing	Dave Wilson	11/22, 180 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	George Rogers	25 CAR, 115 YDS
	Receiving	Wes Chandler	4 REC, 72 YDS
SF	Passing	Joe Montana	16/22, 175 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Johnny Davis	11 CAR, 48 YDS
	Receiving	Charle Young	3 REC, 41 YDS

Saints	Game Statistics	49ers
18	First downs	15
37–163	Rushes–yards	39–146
250	Passing yards	175
21–38–2	Passes	16–22–1
0–0	Sacked–yards	1–7
250	Net passing yards	168
413	Total yards	314
192	Return yards	102
6–40.2	Punts	9–45.1
3–2	Fumbles–lost	1–1
11–106	Penalties–yards	8–79
30:44	Time of possession	29:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SF	Passing	Joe Montana	15/28, 193 YDS, 1 INT
	Rushing	Ricky Patton	9 CAR, 43 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Lenvil Elliott	6 REC, 69 YDS
WSH	Passing	Joe Theismann	10/22, 123 YDS, 2 INTs
	Rushing	John Riggins	13 CAR, 47 YDS
	Receiving	Joe Washington	8 REC, 49 YDS

49ers	Game Statistics	Redskins
16	First downs	19
35–128	Rushes–yards	23–83
193	Passing yards	241
15–28–1	Passes	22–46–4
2–25	Sacked–yards	2–20
168	Net passing yards	221
296	Total yards	304
176	Return yards	224
5–40.0	Punts	5–40.4
1–1	Fumbles–lost	4–2
3–27	Penalties–yards	7–50
29:17	Time of possession	30:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
DAL	Passing	Danny White	8/16, 60 YDS, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Tony Dorsett	9 CAR, 21 YDS
	Receiving	Ron Springs	3 REC, 9 YDS
SF	Passing	Joe Montana	19/29, 279 YDS, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Paul Hofer	11 CAR, 40 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Freddie Solomon	5 REC, 74 YDS, 1 TD

Cowboys	Game Statistics	49ers
10	First downs	23
21–83	Rushes–yards	46–150
135	Passing yards	304
12–29–2	Passes	20–33–0
3–26	Sacked–yards	1–14
109	Net passing yards	290
192	Total yards	440
138	Return yards	110
8–39.5	Punts	6–46.2
3–2	Fumbles–lost	4–1
5–40	Penalties–yards	4–28
25:53	Time of possession	34:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SF	Passing	Joe Montana	23/32, 220 YDS
	Rushing	Johnny Davis	16 CAR, 65 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dwight Clark	6 REC, 55 YDS
GB	Passing	Lynn Dickey	11/18, 156 YDS
	Rushing	Gerry Ellis	7 CAR, 50 YDS
	Receiving	Gerry Ellis	5 REC, 65 YDS

49ers	Game Statistics	Packers
21	First downs	13
47–126	Rushes–yards	19–78
220	Passing yards	193
23–32–0	Passes	14–24–1
1–9	Sacked–yards	4–30
211	Net passing yards	163
337	Total yards	241
85	Return yards	101
7–35.9	Punts	7–40.0
2–1	Fumbles–lost	1–0
7–35	Penalties–yards	4–35
37:41	Time of possession	22:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
LA	Passing	Pat Haden	20/39, 310 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Wendell Tyler	22 CAR, 90 YDS
	Receiving	Preston Dennard	6 REC, 119 YDS
SF	Passing	Joe Montana	18/32, 287 YDS, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Paul Hofer	8 CAR, 23 YDS
	Receiving	Dwight Clark	8 REC, 109 YDS, 1 TD

Rams	Game Statistics	49ers
25	First downs	14
37–145	Rushes–yards	28–60
310	Passing yards	287
20–39–1	Passes	18–32–0
6–54	Sacked–yards	3–22
256	Net passing yards	265
401	Total yards	325
267	Return yards	90
5–43.0	Punts	10–43.3
0–0	Fumbles–lost	0–0
7–39	Penalties–yards	5–45
33:18	Time of possession	26:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SF	Passing	Joe Montana	22/37, 205 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Walt Easley	14 CAR, 47 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dwight Clark	7 REC, 80 YDS
PIT	Passing	Terry Bradshaw	12/23, 125 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Franco Harris	17 CAR, 104 YDS
	Receiving	Frank Pollard	3 REC, 42 YDS

49ers	Game Statistics	Steelers
25	First downs	16
39–130	Rushes–yards	28–144
210	Passing yards	125
23–38–2	Passes	12–23–3
1–10	Sacked–yards	0–0
200	Net passing yards	125
330	Total yards	269
86	Return yards	192
5–45.8	Punts	2–48.5
0–0	Fumbles–lost	3–3
6–55	Penalties–yards	8–45
34:16	Time of possession	25:34

1981_San_Francisco_49ers_season

Offseason

NFL Draft

Training Camp

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Preseason

Schedule

Preseason Game summaries

Week P1 (Wednesday, August 5, 1981): at Seattle Seahawks

Week P2 (Saturday, August 15, 1981): vs. San Diego Chargers

Week P3 (Saturday, August 22, 1981) vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week P4 (Saturday, August 29, 1981): at Oakland Raiders

Regular season

Schedule

Regular Season Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday, September 6, 1981): at Detroit Lions

Week 2 (Sunday, September 13, 1981): vs. Chicago Bears

Week 3 (Sunday, September 20, 1981): at Atlanta Falcons

Week 4 (Sunday, September 27, 1981): vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 5 (Sunday, October 4, 1981): at Washington Redskins

Week 6 (Sunday, October 11, 1981): vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 7 (Sunday, October 18, 1981) at Green Bay Packers

Week 8 (Sunday, October 25, 1981): vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week 9 (Sunday, November 1, 1981): at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 10 (Sunday, November 8, 1981): vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 11 (Sunday, November 15, 1981): vs. Cleveland Browns

Week 12 (Sunday, November 22, 1981): at Los Angeles Rams

Week 13 (Sunday, November 29, 1981): vs. New York Giants

Week 14 at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 15 vs. Houston Oilers

Week 16 (Sunday, December 20, 1981): at New Orleans Saints

Standings

Final statistics

Regular Season Stats

Statistical comparison

Quarter-by-quarter

Individual leaders

Postseason

1981 NFC Divisional Playoffs (Sunday, January 3, 1982): vs. (5) New York Giants

1981 NFC Championship Game (Sunday, January 10, 1982): vs. (2) Dallas Cowboys

Super Bowl XVI

Awards and records

1982 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl

Media

References

External links

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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
ATL	Passing	Steve Bartkowski	20/42, 236 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INTs
	Rushing	William Andrews	18 CAR, 61 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Alfred Jenkins	7 REC, 134 YDS
SF	Passing	Joe Montana	16/30, 223 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Walt Easley	15 CAR, 31 YDS
	Receiving	Dwight Clark	7 REC, 128 YDS

Falcons	Game Statistics	49ers
19	First downs	17
26–76	Rushes–yards	34–82
236	Passing yards	223
20–42–3	Passes	16–30–1
3–20	Sacked–yards	2–18
216	Net passing yards	205
292	Total yards	287
126	Return yards	162
8–44.9	Punts	10–42.0
2–0	Fumbles–lost	4–0
8–82	Penalties–yards	11–74
29:29	Time of possession	30:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
CLE	Passing	Brian Sipe	16/33, 180 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Mike Pruitt	18 CAR, 76 YDS
	Receiving	Greg Pruitt	4 REC, 33 YDS
SF	Passing	Joe Montana	24/42, 213 YDS, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Walt Easley	16 CAR, 59 YDS
	Receiving	Paul Hofer	7 REC, 64 YDS

Browns	Game Statistics	49ers
14	First downs	21
26–106	Rushes–yards	35–118
180	Passing yards	213
16–33–1	Passes	24–42–2
2–19	Sacked–yards	3–26
161	Net passing yards	187
267	Total yards	305
165	Return yards	84
5–42.4	Punts	4–36.0
1–1	Fumbles–lost	1–0
7–55	Penalties–yards	4–29
24:48	Time of possession	35:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SF	Passing	Joe Montana	19/30, 283 YDS ,1 INT
	Rushing	Johnny Davis	8 CAR, 23 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Freddie Solomon	5 REC, 124 YDS
LA	Passing	Pat Haden	9/13, 122 YDS, 1 TD
	Rushing	Wendell Tyler	23 CAR, 97 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Preston Dennard	5 REC, 56 YDS, 1 TD

49ers	Game Statistics	Rams
19	First downs	27
28–71	Rushes–yards	47–203
283	Passing yards	208
19–30–1	Passes	18–32–1
3–24	Sacked–yards	1–0
259	Net passing yards	208
330	Total yards	411
220	Return yards	91
2–44.0	Punts	4–44.8
1–1	Fumbles–lost	4–1
5–51	Penalties–yards	7–71
25:00	Time of possession	35:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SF	Passing	Joe Montana	9/11, 106 YDS, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Bill Ring	11 CAR, 71 YDS
	Receiving	Freddie Solomon	5 REC, 38 YDS, 1 TD
NO	Passing	Archie Manning	14/21, 110 YDS, 1 INT
	Rushing	George Rogers	30 CAR, 107 YDS, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Toussaint Tyler	5 REC, 21 YDS

49ers	Game Statistics	Saints
19	First downs	15
31–154	Rushes–yards	36–133
195	Passing yards	110
17–25–1	Passes	14–23–1
0–0	Sacked–yards	2–21
195	Net passing yards	89
349	Total yards	222
74	Return yards	118
4–46.0	Punts	4–34.8
3–2	Fumbles–lost	1–0
5–45	Penalties–yards	3–30
26:03	Time of possession	33:57

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
San Francisco 49ers⁽¹⁾	13	3	0	.813	5–1	10-2	357	250	W5
Atlanta Falcons	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	426	355	L3
Los Angeles Rams	6	10	0	.375	2–4	5–7	303	351	L1
New Orleans Saints	4	12	0	.250	2–4	2–10	207	378	L4

Passing
Player	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	NY/A	ANY/A	Sk%	4QC	GWD
Montana	QB	16	16	13–3–0	311	488	63.7	3565	19	3.9	12	2.5	78	7.3	7.0	11.5	222.8	88.4	26	193	5.1	6.56	6.25	2	2
Benjamin	QB	4	0		15	26	57.7	171	1	3.8	1	3.8	27	6.6	5.6	11.4	42.8	74.4	3	30	10.3	4.86	4.00	1	1
Solomon	WR	15	15		1	1	100.0	25	0	0.0	0	0.0	25	25.0	25.0	25.0	1.7	118.7	0	0	0.0	25.00	25.00
Easley	RB	12	1		1	1	100.0	5	0	0.0	0	0.0	5	5.0	5.0	5.0	0.4	87.5	0	0	0.0	5.00	5.00
Clark	WR	16	16		0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.4	39.6	0	0	0.0	0.00	0.00
Team Total		16		13–3–0	328	517	63.4	3766	20	3.9	13	2.5	78	7.3	6.9	11.5	235.4	87.7	29	223	5.3	6.49	6.15	3	3
Opp Total		16			273	514	53.1	3135	16	3.1	27	5.3	67	6.1	4.36	11.5	195.9	60.2	36	290	6.5	5.2	3.5