1985 San Francisco 49ers season

NFL team season

1985 San Francisco 49ers season

Owner| Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr.
General manager| John McVay and Carmen Policy
Head coach| Bill Walsh
Defensive coordinator| George Seifert
Home stadium| Candlestick Park
Results
Record| 10–6
Division place| 2nd NFC West
Playoffs| Lost Wild Card Playoffs
(at Giants) 3–17
All-Pros|

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* QB Joe Montana
* RB Roger Craig
* T Keith Fahnhorst
* G Randy Cross
* G John Ayers
* C Fred Quillan
* NT Michael Carter
* LB Keena Turner
* CB Eric Wright

Pro Bowlers|

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* QB Joe Montana
* RB Roger Craig
* C Fred Quillan
* NT Michael Carter
* CB Eric Wright
* SS Carlton Williamson

* <- 1984
* 49ers seasons
* 1986 ->

A ticket for a November 1985 game between the 49ers and the Denver Broncos.

The 1985 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 36th season in the National Football League and their 40th overall.

49ers running back Roger Craig became the first player in NFL history to record both 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards in the same season. Craig rushed for 1,050 yards,[3] and had 1,016 receiving yards.[4][5]

This season was Jerry Rice's first season in the league.

## Offseason

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### NFL draft

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Main article: 1985 NFL draft

1985 San Francisco 49ers draft

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | College  | Notes
1 | 16  | Jerry Rice * † | Wide receiver | Mississippi Valley State |
3  | 75  | Ricky Moore | Running back | Alabama |
5  | 140  | Bruce Collie | Guard | UT Arlington |
6  | 168  | Scott Barry | Quarterback | UC Davis |
11  | 308  | David Wood | Defensive end | Arizona |
12  | 336 | Donald Chumley | Defensive tackle | Georgia |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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## Personnel

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### Staff

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1985 San Francisco 49ers staff |

Front office

* Owner – Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr.
* President – Bill Walsh
* Vice President/General Counsel – Carmen Policy
* Vice President/General Manager – John McVay
* Director of College Scouting – Tony Razzano
* Director of pro personnel – Allan Webb
* Director of Research and Development – Neal Dahlen

Head coaches

* Head coach – Bill Walsh

Offensive coaches

* Quarterbacks/Receivers – Paul Hackett
* Running Backs – Sherman Lewis
* Offensive Line – Bobb McKittrick
* Assistant Offensive Line/Tight Ends – Fred von Appen

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* Defensive coordinator – George Seifert
* Defensive Line – Bill McPherson
* Linebackers – Norb Hecker
* Defensive Backs – Ray Rhodes
* Defensive Assistant – Tommy Hart

Special teams coaches

* Special Teams – Fred von Appen

Strength and conditioning

* Physical Development Coordinator – Jerry Attaway

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### Roster

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1985 San Francisco 49ers roster Quarterbacks (QB)

* 6 Matt Cavanaugh
* 16 Joe Montana

Running backs (RB)

* 24 Derrick Harmon
* 26 Wendell Tyler
* 30 Bill Ring
* 32 Carl Monroe
* 33 Roger Craig

Wide receivers (WR)

* 80 Jerry Rice
* 85 Mike Wilson
* 87 Dwight Clark
* 88 Freddie Solomon

Tight ends (TE)

* 81 Russ Francis
* 86 John Frank

|  | Offensive linemen (OL)

* 52 John Hill C
* 56 Fred Quillan C
* 60 Vince Stroth G
* 62 Guy McIntyre G
* 68 John Ayers G
* 69 Bruce Collie T/G
* 71 Keith Fahnhorst T
* 77 Bubba Paris T

Defensive linemen (DL)

* 72 Jeff Stover DE
* 74 Fred Dean DE
* 75 John Harty DE
* 76 Dwaine Board DE
* 78 Manu Tuiasosopo NT
* 79 Jim Stuckey DE
* 95 Michael Carter NT

|  | Linebackers (LB)

* 50 Riki Ellison ILB
* 53 Milt McColl OLB
* 54 Ron Ferrari OLB
* 55 Jim Fahnhorst ILB
* 57 Jim Kovach ILB
* 58 Keena Turner OLB
* 90 Todd Shell OLB
* 99 Michael Walter ILB

Defensive backs (DB)

* 20 Tory Nixon CB
* 21 Eric Wright CB
* 22 Dwight Hicks CB/FS
* 27 Carlton Williamson SS
* 42 Ronnie Lott FS/CB
* 43 Dana McLemore CB
* 49 Jeff Fuller SS

Special teams (ST)

* 4 Max Runager P
* 14 Ray Wersching K

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Reserve

* 89 Earl Cooper TE (IR)
* 51 Randy Cross G/C (IR)
* 28 Tom Holmoe S (IR)
* 40 Charles Huff CB (IR)
*   * 97 Gary Johnson NT (IR)
* 66 Allan Kennedy T (IR)
* 59 Fulton Kuykendall LB (IR)
* 61 Jesse Sapolu G (IR)

Rookies in italics

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## Regular season

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Venue  | Attendance

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1  | August 10 | at Los Angeles Raiders | W 28–21  | 1–0  | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 61,784
2  | August 19 | Denver Broncos | L 13–20  | 1–1  | Candlestick Park | 55,425
3  | August 24 | San Diego Chargers | W 25–10  | 2–1  | Candlestick Park  | 50,569
4  | August 30 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 23–21  | 3–1  | Kingdome | 60,403

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### Schedule

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Venue  | Attendance

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1  | September 8  | at Minnesota Vikings | L 21–28  | 0–1  | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 57,375
2  | September 15  | Atlanta Falcons | W 35–16  | 1–1  | Candlestick Park | 58,923
3  | September 22  | at Los Angeles Raiders | W 34–10  | 2–1  | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 87,006
4  | September 29  | New Orleans Saints | L 17–20  | 2–2  | Candlestick Park  | 58,053
5  | October 6  | at Atlanta Falcons | W 38–17  | 3–2  | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 44,740
6  | October 13  | Chicago Bears | L 10–26  | 3–3  | Candlestick Park  | 60,523
7  | October 20  | at Detroit Lions | L 21–23  | 3–4  | Pontiac Silverdome | 67,715
8  | October 27  | at Los Angeles Rams | W 28–14  | 4–4  | Anaheim Stadium | 65,939
9  | November 3  | Philadelphia Eagles | W 24–13  | 5–4  | Candlestick Park  | 58,383
10  | November 11 | at Denver Broncos | L 16–17  | 5–5  | Mile High Stadium | 73,173
11  | November 17  | Kansas City Chiefs | W 31–3  | 6–5  | Candlestick Park  | 56,447
12  | November 25 | Seattle Seahawks | W 19–6  | 7–5  | Candlestick Park  | 57,482
13  | December 1  | at Washington Redskins | W 35–8  | 8–5  | RFK Stadium | 51,321
14  | December 9 | Los Angeles Rams | L 20–27  | 8–6  | Candlestick Park  | 60,581
15  | December 15  | at New Orleans Saints | W 31–19  | 9–6  | Louisiana Superdome | 46,065
16  | December 22  | Dallas Cowboys | W 31–16  | 10–6  | Candlestick Park  | 60,114
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

### Game summaries

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#### Week 15: at New Orleans Saints

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Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• 49ers | 0 | 7| 10| 14 | 31
Saints | 0 | 9| 7| 3 | 19

* Date: December 15
* Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA
* Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 46,065
* Game weather: Indoors (dome)
* Referee: Ben Dreith

Scoring summary

Q2| | SF| Clark 26 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick)| SF 7–0
Q2| | NO| Andersen 46 yard field goal| SF 7–3
Q2| | NO| Warren 42 yard blocked field goal return (kick failed)| NO 9–7
Q3| | SF| Wilson 52 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick)| SF 14–9
Q3| | NO| Goodlow 76 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)| NO 16–14
Q3| | SF| Wersching 24 yard field goal| SF 17–16
Q4| | NO| Andersen 41 yard field goal| NO 19–17
Q4| | SF| Francis 17 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick)| SF 24–19
Q4| | SF| Craig 15 yard run (Wersching kick)| SF 31–19

* Joe Montana 25/38, 354 Yds

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### Standings

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NFC West

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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK
Los Angeles Rams(2) | 11  | 5  | 0  | .688  | 3–3  | 8–4  | 340  | 277  | L1
San Francisco 49ers(5) | 10  | 6  | 0  | .625  | 4–2  | 7–5  | 411  | 263  | W2
New Orleans Saints | 5  | 11  | 0  | .313  | 2–4  | 5–7  | 294  | 401  | L3
Atlanta Falcons | 4  | 12  | 0  | .250  | 3–3  | 4–8  | 282  | 452  | W2

## Postseason

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See also: 1985–86 NFL playoffs

### Schedule

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Round  | Date  | Opponent (seed)  | Result  | Record  | Venue

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Wild Card | December 29  | at New York Giants (4)  | L 3–17  | 0–1  | Giants Stadium

### Game summaries

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#### NFC Wild Card Playoff: at (4) New York Giants

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Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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49ers | 0 | 3| 0| 0 | 3
• Giants | 3 | 7| 7| 0 | 17

* Date: December 29
* Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Game start: 1:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 75,842
* Game weather: Mostly cloudy; 36 °F or 2.2 °C; wind 16 miles per hour (26 km/h; 14 kn)
* Referee: Red Cashion
* TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden

## Awards and records

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* Roger Craig, Led NFL, Receptions, 92 receptions [9]

### Milestones

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* Roger Craig, 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving in the same season

## References

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1. ^ "1985 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
2. ^ "1985 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
3. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 437
4. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 441
5. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: Marshall Faulk is the only other player to log 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving in the same season. He did so with the St. Louis Rams in 1999.
6. ^ "1985 San Francisco 49ers Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
7. ^ "1985 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
8. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Dec-18.
9. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 451

## External links

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* 1985 49ers on Pro Football Reference
* 49ers Schedule on jt-sw.com

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San Francisco 49ers

* Founded in 1946
* Based and headquartered in Santa Clara, California

Franchise|

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* Broadcasters
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Stadiums|

* Kezar Stadium
* Candlestick Park
* Levi's Stadium
* State Farm Stadium
* Three games played due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Culture|

* 49er Faithful
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* San Francisco 49ers Gold Rush
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* Mr. Relevant

Lore|

* 1997 NFC Championship Game
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* Fútbol Americano
* Harbaugh Bowl
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Rivalries|

* Arizona Cardinals
* Dallas Cowboys
* Green Bay Packers
* Las Vegas Raiders
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* Seattle Seahawks
* Pete Carroll–Jim Harbaugh rivalry

Key figures|

* Owners: DeBartolo-York family
* CEO: Jed York
* Chairpeople: John and Denise DeBartolo York
* General manager: John Lynch
* Head coach: Kyle Shanahan

Division championships (22)|

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Conference championships (8)|

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League championships (5)|

* 1981 (XVI)
* 1984 (XIX)
* 1988 (XXIII)
* 1989 (XXIV)
* 1994 (XXIX)

Current league affiliations|

* League: National Football League (1950–present)
* Conference: National Football Conference
* Division: West Division

Former league affiliation|

All-America Football Conference (1946–1949)

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Buffalo | Cincinnati| Denver| Dallas| Chicago| Atlanta
Indianapolis | Cleveland| Kansas City| NY Giants| Detroit| LA Rams
Miami | Houston| LA Raiders| Philadelphia| Green Bay| New Orleans
New England | Pittsburgh| San Diego| St. Louis| Minnesota| San Francisco
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