2004_San_Francisco_49ers_season

2004 San Francisco 49ers season
2004 San Francisco 49ers season
Owner	Denise DeBartolo York and John York
General manager	Terry Donahue
Head coach	Dennis Erickson
Offensive coordinator	Ted Tollner
Defensive coordinator	Willy Robinson
Home field	Monster Park
Results
Record	2–14
Division place	4th NFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	LS Brian Jennings
	← 2003; 49ers seasons; 2005 →;

2004 San Francisco 49ers season

NFL team season

The 2004 season was the San Francisco 49ers' 55th in the National Football League (NFL), the 59th overall and their second and final under head coach Dennis Erickson, as he was fired after the season.

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The 49ers attempted to improve on their 7–9 output from the previous season, but the 49ers finished the season at 2–14, both wins coming against division-rival Arizona Cardinals in overtime by the same score. The 49ers earned the #1 overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft, where they selected quarterback Alex Smith, who would play for the team for eight seasons.

The season marked changes for the 49ers, who lost three key members of the 2001 team. Quarterback Jeff Garcia was released in the off-season and later signed with the Cleveland Browns, running back Garrison Hearst went to the Denver Broncos, and controversial wide receiver Terrell Owens went to the Philadelphia Eagles, where they lost to the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl.

Regular season

Game summaries

Standings

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#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Philadelphia Eagles	East	13	3	0	.813	6–0	11–1	.453	.409	L2
2	Atlanta Falcons	South	11	5	0	.688	4–2	8–4	.420	.432	L2
3	Green Bay Packers	North	10	6	0	.625	5–1	9–3	.457	.419	W2
4	Seattle Seahawks	West	9	7	0	.563	3–3	8–4	.445	.368	W2
Wild cards
5^{[lower-alpha 1]}	St. Louis Rams	West	8	8	0	.500	5–1	7–5	.488	.438	W2
6^{[lower-alpha 1]}^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Minnesota Vikings	North	8	8	0	.500	3–3	5–7	.480	.406	L2
Did not qualify for the postseason
7^{[lower-alpha 1]}^{[lower-alpha 2]}	New Orleans Saints	South	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	.465	.427	W4
8	Carolina Panthers	South	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	.496	.366	L1
9^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Detroit Lions	North	6	10	0	.375	2–4	5–7	.496	.417	L2
10^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Arizona Cardinals	West	6	10	0	.375	2–4	5–7	.461	.417	W1
11^{[lower-alpha 3]}^{[lower-alpha 4]}	New York Giants	East	6	10	0	.375	3–3	5–7	.516	.417	W1
12^{[lower-alpha 3]}^{[lower-alpha 4]}^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Dallas Cowboys	East	6	10	0	.375	2–4	5–7	.516	.375	L1
13^{[lower-alpha 3]}^{[lower-alpha 4]}^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Washington Redskins	East	6	10	0	.375	1–5	6–6	.477	.333	W1
14^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	5	11	0	.313	2–4	4–8	.477	.413	L4
15^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Chicago Bears	North	5	11	0	.313	2–4	4–8	.465	.388	L4
16	San Francisco 49ers	West	2	14	0	.125	2–4	2–10	.488	.375	L3
Tiebreakers^{[lower-alpha 7]}
St. Louis clinched the NFC #5 seed instead of Minnesota or New Orleans based on better conference record (7–5 to Minnesota’s 5–7 to New Orleans’ 6–6). Minnesota clinched the NFC #6 seed instead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory. Detroit finished ahead of Arizona and New York Giants based upon head-to-head record (2–0 versus Arizona’s 1–1 and New York Giants’ 0–2). Division tiebreak was initially used to eliminate Dallas and Washington. New York Giants finished ahead of Dallas and Washington in the NFC East based on better head-to-head record (3–1 to Dallas‘ 2–2 to Washington’s 1–3). Dallas finished ahead of Washington in the NFC East based on head-to-head sweep. Tampa Bay finished ahead of Chicago based upon head-to-head victory. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

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[8–8a-5] St. Louis clinched the NFC #5 seed instead of Minnesota or New Orleans based on better conference record (7–5 to Minnesota’s 5–7 to New Orleans’ 6–6).

[8–8b-6] Minnesota clinched the NFC #6 seed instead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.

[6–10a-7] Detroit finished ahead of Arizona and New York Giants based upon head-to-head record (2–0 versus Arizona’s 1–1 and New York Giants’ 0–2). Division tiebreak was initially used to eliminate Dallas and Washington.

[6–10b-8] New York Giants finished ahead of Dallas and Washington in the NFC East based on better head-to-head record (3–1 to Dallas‘ 2–2 to Washington’s 1–3).

[6–10c-9] Dallas finished ahead of Washington in the NFC East based on head-to-head sweep.

[5–11-10] Tampa Bay finished ahead of Chicago based upon head-to-head victory.

[11] When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

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Penalty on Tom Tupa: Illegal Kick (declined)

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"2004 San Francisco 49ers draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2014.

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"NFL Records". Archived from the original on December 1, 2009. Retrieved September 28, 2008.

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"2004 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2004 San Francisco 49ers draft
1	31	Rashaun Woods	Wide receiver	Oklahoma State
2	46	Justin Smiley	Guard	Alabama
2	58	Shawntae Spencer	Cornerback	Pittsburgh
3	77	Derrick Hamilton	Wide receiver	Clemson
4	104	Isaac Sopoaga	Defensive tackle	Hawaii
4	127	Richard Seigler	Linebacker	Oregon State
6	188	Andy Lee *	Punter	Pittsburgh
6	198	Keith Lewis	Safety	Oregon
7	217	Cody Pickett	Quarterback	Washington
7	226	Christian Ferrara	Defensive tackle	Syracuse
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career


	Quarterbacks 11 Tim Rattay 7 Ken Dorsey 3 Cody Pickett Running backs 32 Kevan Barlow 40 Fred Beasley FB 43 Maurice Hicks 22 Terry Jackson Wide receivers 83 Arnaz Battle 89 Curtis Conway 10 P. J. Fleck 88 Derrick Hamilton 85 Brandon Lloyd 84 Cedrick Wilson 81 Rashaun Woods Tight ends 44 Steve Bush 82 Eric Johnson 49 Aaron Walker		Offensive linemen 75 Jerome Davis T 78 Scott Gragg T 52 Brock Gutierrez C 77 Kwame Harris T 66 Eric Heitmann G 69 Kyle Kosier G 68 Rob Murphy C 67 Scott Peters C 65 Justin Smiley G Defensive linemen 91 Anthony Adams DT 93 Tony Brown DT 93 Chris Cooper DT 93 Josh Cooper DE 95 John Engelberger DE 71 Corey Smith DE 64 Daleroy Stewart DT 99 Andrew Williams DE 97 Bryant Young DT		Linebackers 51 Saleem Rasheed OLB 54 Richard Seigler OLB 50 Derek Smith OLB 53 Jeff Ulbrich MLB 59 Ray Wells OLB 55 Jamie Winborn OLB Defensive backs 20 Mike Adams FS 35 Dwaine Carpenter CB 27 Joselio Hanson CB 38 Ronnie Heard FS 28 Keith Lewis SS 33 Tony Parrish SS 31 Rayshun Reed CB 36 Shawntae Spencer CB 23 Jimmy Williams CB Special teams 86 Brian Jennings LS 4 Andy Lee P 2 Todd Peterson K		Reserve lists 96 Andre Carter DE (IR) 41 Jasen Isom FB (IR) 18 James Jordan WR (IR) 56 Brandon Moore LB (IR) 62 Jeremy Newberry C (IR) 98 Julian Peterson LB (IR) 29 Ahmed Plummer CB (IR) 13 Tim Rattay QB (IR) 24 Mike Rumph CB (IR) 90 Isaac Sopoaga DT (IR) 94 Brandon Whiting DE (IR) Practice squad 15 Bosley Allen WR -- Thomas Herrion G 63 Norm Katnik C -- Tim Provost T -- Ken Simonton RB 57 Max Yates LB 48 Richard Yancy S ^Int'l -- Doug Zeigler TE Rookies in italics 53 active, 11 inactive, 8 practice squad

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	NFL.com recap
1	August 14	Oakland Raiders	L 30–33	0–1	Monster Park	Recap
2	August 21	at Chicago Bears	L 13–20	0–2	Soldier Field	Recap
3	August 27	at Minnesota Vikings	L 10–23	0–3	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	Recap
4	September 2	San Diego Chargers	L 15–31	0–4	Monster Park	Recap

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	NFL.com recap
1	September 12	Atlanta Falcons	L 19–21	0–1	Monster Park	Recap
2	September 19	at New Orleans Saints	L 27–30	0–2	Louisiana Superdome	Recap
3	September 26	at Seattle Seahawks	L 0–34	0–3	Qwest Field	Recap
4	October 3	St. Louis Rams	L 14–24	0–4	Monster Park	Recap
5	October 10	Arizona Cardinals	W 31–28 (OT)	1–4	Monster Park	Recap
6	October 17	at New York Jets	L 14–22	1–5	Giants Stadium	Recap
7	Bye
8	October 31	at Chicago Bears	L 13–23	1–6	Soldier Field	Recap
9	November 7	Seattle Seahawks	L 27–42	1–7	Monster Park	Recap
10	November 14	Carolina Panthers	L 27–37	1–8	Monster Park	Recap
11	November 21	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 3–35	1–9	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
12	November 28	Miami Dolphins	L 17–24	1–10	Monster Park	Recap
13	December 5	at St. Louis Rams	L 6–16	1–11	Edward Jones Dome	Recap
14	December 12	at Arizona Cardinals	W 31–28 (OT)	2–11	Sun Devil Stadium	Recap
15	December 18	Washington Redskins	L 16–26	2–12	Monster Park	Recap
16	December 26	Buffalo Bills	L 7–41	2–13	Monster Park	Recap
17	January 2, 2005	at New England Patriots	L 7–21	2–14	Gillette Stadium	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	7	0	7	21
49ers	0	3	3	13	19

2004_San_Francisco_49ers_season

2004 San Francisco 49ers season

Offseason

NFL draft

Roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 2: at New Orleans Saints

Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 4: vs. St. Louis Rams

Week 5: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week 6: at New York Jets

Week 8: at Chicago Bears

Week 9: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 10: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week 11: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 12: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 13: at St. Louis Rams

Week 14: at Arizona Cardinals

Week 15: vs. Washington Redskins

Week 16: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 17: at New England Patriots

Standings

Notes

References

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NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽⁴⁾ Seattle Seahawks	9	7	0	.563	3–3	8–4	371	373	W2
⁽⁵⁾ St. Louis Rams	8	8	0	.500	5–1	7–5	319	392	W2
Arizona Cardinals	6	10	0	.375	2–4	5–7	284	322	W1
San Francisco 49ers	2	14	0	.125	2–4	2–10	259	452	L3