2015_San_Francisco_49ers_season

2015 San Francisco 49ers season
2015 San Francisco 49ers season
Owner	Jed York
General manager	Trent Baalke
Head coach	Jim Tomsula
Home field	Levi's Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	4th NFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	ILB NaVorro Bowman; T Joe Staley
AP All-Pros	NaVorro Bowman (1st team)
Uniform
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2015 San Francisco 49ers season

NFL team season

The 2015 season was the San Francisco 49ers' 66th in the National Football League (NFL), the 70th overall, second playing their home games at Levi's Stadium, and the only season under head coach Jim Tomsula. They were attempting to make history as the first Super Bowl host team to play the Super Bowl on their own home field, but they failed to improve on their 8–8 record from 2014, and ended with a 5–11 record to miss the playoffs for the second season in a row and finish with a losing record for the first time since 2010. They also finished last in the NFC West for the first time in a decade, and marked the 31st consecutive year in which the Super Bowl did not include the team in whose region the game was being played – a feat that never has been achieved since themselves in 1984.

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This for first time since 2004 when Frank Gore was not on the opening day roster.

Schedule

Game summaries

Standings

Conference

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NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division Leaders
1	Carolina Panthers	South	15	1	0	.938	5–1	11–1	.441	.438	W1
2	Arizona Cardinals	West	13	3	0	.813	4–2	10–2	.477	.457	L1
3	Minnesota Vikings	North	11	5	0	.688	5–1	8–4	.504	.449	W3
4	Washington Redskins	East	9	7	0	.563	4–2	8–4	.465	.403	W4
Wild Cards
5^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Green Bay Packers	North	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	.531	.450	L2
6^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Seattle Seahawks	West	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	.520	.431	W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7	Atlanta Falcons	South	8	8	0	.500	1–5	5–7	.480	.453	L1
8^{[lower-alpha 2]}	St. Louis Rams	West	7	9	0	.438	4–2	6–6	.527	.482	L1
9^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Detroit Lions	North	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	.535	.429	W3
10^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Philadelphia Eagles	East	7	9	0	.438	3–3	4–8	.508	.473	W1
11^{[lower-alpha 2]}	New Orleans Saints	South	7	9	0	.438	3–3	5–7	.504	.402	W2
12^{[lower-alpha 3]}	New York Giants	East	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	.500	.396	L3
13^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Chicago Bears	North	6	10	0	.375	1–5	3–9	.547	.469	L1
14^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	6	10	0	.375	3–3	5–7	.484	.406	L4
15	San Francisco 49ers	West	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	.539	.463	W1
16	Dallas Cowboys	East	4	12	0	.250	3–3	3–9	.531	.438	L4
Tiebreakers^{[lower-alpha 4]}
Green Bay finished ahead of Seattle based on head-to-head victory. St. Louis and Detroit finished ahead of Philadelphia and New Orleans based on conference record. St. Louis finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory. Detroit finished ahead of Philadelphia and New Orleans based on head-to-head sweep, while Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory. The New York Giants and Chicago each finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on head-to-head victory, while the Giants finished ahead of Chicago based on conference record. 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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[5-6-42] Green Bay finished ahead of Seattle based on head-to-head victory.

[8-11-43] St. Louis and Detroit finished ahead of Philadelphia and New Orleans based on conference record. St. Louis finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory.
Detroit finished ahead of Philadelphia and New Orleans based on head-to-head sweep, while Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.

[12-14-44] The New York Giants and Chicago each finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on head-to-head victory, while the Giants finished ahead of Chicago based on conference record.

[45] 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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Draft order			Player name	Position	Height	Weight	College	Notes
Round	Choice	Overall	Player name	Position	Height	Weight	College	Notes
1	15	15	Traded to the San Diego Chargers^[a]
1	17	17	Arik Armstead	Defensive end	6'7"	292	Oregon	From Chargers^[a]
2	14	46	Jaquiski Tartt	Safety	6'1"	221	Samford
3	15	79	Eli Harold	Defensive end	6'3"	247	Virginia
4	14	113	Traded to the Buffalo Bills^[b]
	18	117	Blake Bell	Tight end	6'6"	252	Oklahoma	From Chargers^[a]
	27	126	Mike Davis	Running back	5'9"	217	South Carolina	From Broncos^[c]
	33	132	DeAndre Smelter	Wide receiver	6'2"	226	Georgia Tech	Compensatory pick
5	15	151	Traded to the Indianapolis Colts^[f]
5	29	165	Bradley Pinion	Punter	6'5"	229	Clemson	From Colts^[f]
6	14	190	Ian Silberman	Guard	6'5"	306	Boston College
7	15	232	Traded to the Miami Dolphins^[d]
	27	244	Trenton Brown	Guard	6'8"	355	Florida	From Colts^[f]
	29	246	Traded to the Dallas Cowboys^[g]					From Colts^{^[e]}
	37	254	Rory Anderson	Tight end			South Carolina	Compensatory pick

Position	Player	College	Notes
RB	Jarryd Hayne	None	Played professional Rugby league from 2006 to 2014 in Australia
QB	Dylan Thompson	South Carolina
WR	Dres Anderson	Utah
OLB	Marcus Rush	Michigan State
WR	Issac Blakeney	Duke
OT	Patrick Miller	Auburn
WR	Darius Davis	Henderson State
WR	DeAndrew White	Alabama


	Quarterbacks 2 Blaine Gabbert 13 Dylan Thompson Running backs 22 Mike Davis 30 Kendall Gaskins 32 DuJuan Harris 38 Jarryd Hayne 49 Bruce Miller FB Wide receivers 81 Anquan Boldin 10 Bruce Ellington 11 Quinton Patton 14 Jerome Simpson 82 Torrey Smith 18 DeAndrew White Tight ends 84 Blake Bell 83 Je'Ron Hamm 46 Brian Leonhardt 89 Vance McDonald		Offensive linemen 77 Trenton Brown T 65 Jordan Devey G 67 Daniel Kilgore C 66 Marcus Martin C 71 Erik Pears T/G 62 Ian Silberman G 74 Joe Staley T 60 Brandon Thomas G 61 Andrew Tiller G Defensive linemen 91 Arik Armstead DE 92 Quinton Dial DE 63 Tony Jerod-Eddie DE 64 Mike Purcell DE 93 Ian Williams NT		Linebackers 54 Ray-Ray Armstrong OLB 50 Nick Bellore ILB 53 NaVorro Bowman ILB 55 Ahmad Brooks OLB 95 Tank Carradine OLB 58 Eli Harold OLB 51 Gerald Hodges ILB 96 Corey Lemonier OLB 59 Aaron Lynch OLB 56 Shayne Skov OLB Defensive backs 20 Kenneth Acker CB 26 Tramaine Brock CB 47 Marcus Cromartie CB 43 Chris Davis CB 36 Dontae Johnson CB 27 Keith Reaser CB 35 Eric Reid FS 29 Jaquiski Tartt SS 25 Jimmie Ward CB/SS Special teams 9 Phil Dawson K 86 Kyle Nelson LS 5 Bradley Pinion P		Reserve lists 17 Dres Anderson WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 48 Rory Anderson TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 41 Antoine Bethea SS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 75 Alex Boone G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 23 Reggie Bush RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 88 Garrett Celek TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 90 Glenn Dorsey DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 24 Shaun Draughn RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 28 Carlos Hyde RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 7 Colin Kaepernick QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 31 L. J. McCray FS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 15 DeAndre Smelter WR (NF-Inj.Tooltip Non-football injury and illness) 57 Michael Wilhoite ILB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 4 McLeod Bethel-Thompson QB 19 DiAndre Campbell WR 40 Jamie Childers TE 69 Donald Hawkins OT 45 Marcus Rush OLB 68 Kaleb Ramsey DE 33 Kyle Sebetic CB 78 Garrison Smith NT Rookies in italics 53 active, 13 inactive, 8 practice squad

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 15	at Houston Texans	L 10–23	0–1	NRG Stadium	Recap
2	August 23	Dallas Cowboys	W 23–6	1–1	Levi's Stadium	Recap
3	August 29	at Denver Broncos	L 12–19	1–2	Sports Authority Field at Mile High	Recap
4	September 3	San Diego Chargers	W 14–12	2–2	Levi's Stadium	Recap

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 14	Minnesota Vikings	W 20–3	1–0	Levi's Stadium	Recap
2	September 20	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 18–43	1–1	Heinz Field	Recap
3	September 27	at Arizona Cardinals	L 7–47	1–2	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
4	October 4	Green Bay Packers	L 3–17	1–3	Levi's Stadium	Recap
5	October 11	at New York Giants	L 27–30	1–4	MetLife Stadium	Recap
6	October 18	Baltimore Ravens	W 25–20	2–4	Levi's Stadium	Recap
7	October 22	Seattle Seahawks	L 3–20	2–5	Levi's Stadium	Recap
8	November 1	at St. Louis Rams	L 6–27	2–6	Edward Jones Dome	Recap
9	November 8	Atlanta Falcons	W 17–16	3–6	Levi's Stadium	Recap
10	Bye
11	November 22	at Seattle Seahawks	L 13–29	3–7	CenturyLink Field	Recap
12	November 29	Arizona Cardinals	L 13–19	3–8	Levi's Stadium	Recap
13	December 6	at Chicago Bears	W 26–20 (OT)	4–8	Soldier Field	Recap
14	December 13	at Cleveland Browns	L 10–24	4–9	FirstEnergy Stadium	Recap
15	December 20	Cincinnati Bengals	L 14–24	4–10	Levi's Stadium	Recap
16	December 27	at Detroit Lions	L 17–32	4–11	Ford Field	Recap
17	January 3	St. Louis Rams	W 19–16 (OT)	5–11	Levi's Stadium	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

2015_San_Francisco_49ers_season

2015 San Francisco 49ers season

Offseason

Coaching changes

Roster changes

Free Agency

Signings

Departures

2015 NFL Draft

Undrafted free agents

Staff

Final roster

Schedule

Preseason

Regular season

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 2: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 3: at Arizona Cardinals

Week 4: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 5: at New York Giants

Week 6: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week 7: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 8: at St. Louis Rams

Week 9: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 11: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 12: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week 13: at Chicago Bears

Week 14: at Cleveland Browns

Week 15: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 16: at Detroit Lions

Week 17: vs. St. Louis Rams

Standings

Division

Conference

Notes

References

External links

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Position	Player	Free agency tag	Date signed/released	2015 team	Notes
QB	Blaine Gabbert	UFA	March 12, 2015	San Francisco 49ers	Signed 2-year/$2 million^[3]
QB	Josh Johnson	UFA	April 2, 2015	Cincinnati Bengals	^[4]
RB	Frank Gore	UFA	March 10, 2015	Indianapolis Colts	Signed 3-year/$12 million^[5]
RB	Alfonso Smith	UFA	-	-	-
RB	Phillip Tanner	UFA	-	-	-
WR	Michael Crabtree	UFA	April 13, 2015	Oakland Raiders	Signed 1 year/$3.2 million^[6]
WR	Brandon Lloyd	UFA	-	-	-
WR	Kassim Osgood	UFA	-	-	-
G	Mike Iupati	UFA	March 10, 2015	Arizona Cardinals	Signed 5-year/$40 million^[7]
LB	Dan Skuta	UFA	March 11, 2015	Jacksonville Jaguars	Signed 5-year/$20.5 million^[8]
LB	Desmond Bishop	UFA	March 31, 2015	San Francisco 49ers	Signed 1 year^[9]
CB	Chris Culliver	UFA	March 13, 2015	Washington Redskins	Signed 4-year/$32 million^[10]
CB	Perrish Cox	UFA	March 14, 2015	Tennessee Titans	Signed 3-year/$15 million^[11]
CB	Chris Cook	UFA	March 14, 2015	San Francisco 49ers	Signed 1 year^[12]
LS	Kyle Nelson	RFA	March 6, 2015	San Francisco 49ers	Signed 4-year^[13]
TE	Garrett Celek	RFA	March 12, 2015	San Francisco 49ers	Signed 1 year^[3]
RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent LEGEND – Light green background indicates a player has been re-signed by the 49ers. – Light red background indicates a player has departed the 49ers.

Position	Player	2014 Team	Date signed	Notes
DE	Darnell Dockett	Arizona Cardinals	March 5, 2015	Signed 2-year/$7.5 million^[14]
WR	Jerome Simpson	Minnesota Vikings	March 5, 2015	Signed 2-year deal^[15]
WR	Torrey Smith	Baltimore Ravens	March 11, 2015	Signed 5-year/$40 million^[16]
RB	Reggie Bush	Detroit Lions	March 14, 2015	Signed 1 year/2.5 million^[17]
CB	Shareece Wright	San Diego Chargers	March 14, 2015	Signed 1 year/$3 million^[18]
OT	Erik Pears	Buffalo Bills	March 14, 2015	Signed 2-year/$4.7 million^[19]
LB	Nick Bellore	New York Jets	April 3, 2015	Signed 2-year deal^[20]
LB	Philip Wheeler	Miami Dolphins	April 30, 2015	^[21]
LB	Shawn Lemon		August 8, 2015	^[22]
LB	Steve Beauharnais	Washington Redskins	August 7, 2015	^[23]

Position	Player	Date	Notes
S	Bubba Ventrone	March 3, 2015	Retired^[24]
LB	Patrick Willis	March 10, 2015	Retired^[25]
WR	Stevie Johnson	March 12, 2015	Released^[26]
LB	Chris Borland	March 16, 2015	Retired^[27]
OT	Jonathan Martin	March 26, 2015	Released^[28]
WR	Trindon Holliday	April 30, 2015	Released^[29]
G	Fouimalo Fonoti	April 30, 2015	Waived^[29]
WR	Lance Lewis	April 30, 2015	Waived^[29]
DE	Justin Smith	May 18, 2015	Retired^[30]
OT	Anthony Davis	June 5, 2015	Retired^[31]
P	Andy Lee	June 6, 2015	Traded^[32]
LB	Aldon Smith	August 7, 2015	Released^[33]
CB	Chris Cook	August 5, 2015	Released^[34]
TE	Vernon Davis	November 2, 2015	Traded^[35]

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Arizona Cardinals	13	3	0	.813	4–2	10–2	489	313	L1
⁽⁶⁾ Seattle Seahawks	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	423	277	W1
St. Louis Rams	7	9	0	.438	4–2	6–6	280	330	L1
San Francisco 49ers	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	238	387	W1

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	0	0	3	3
49ers	0	7	3	10	20

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	3	0	15	18
Steelers	8	21	0	14	43

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	7	0	0	7
Cardinals	14	17	9	7	47

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	7	0	10	0	17
49ers	0	3	0	0	3