1985 San Francisco 49ers season

1985 San Francisco 49ers season
Head coach	Bill Walsh (7th season)
General manager	John McVay and Carmen Policy (Since 1983)
Owner	Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr. (Since 1977)
Home field	Candlestick Park
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	2nd NFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Giants) 3–17
Pro Bowlers	6[1] QB Joe Montana RB Roger Craig C Fred Quillan NT Michael Carter CB Eric Wright SS Carlton Williamson
AP All-Pros	9[2] 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
Uniform

The 1985 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 36th year with the National Football League.

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]

Personnel

Staff

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			Defensive coaches 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

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 8, 1985	at Minnesota Vikings	L 21–28	57,375
2	September 15, 1985	Atlanta Falcons	W 35–16	58,923
3	September 22, 1985	at Los Angeles Raiders	W 34–10	87,006
4	September 29, 1985	New Orleans Saints	L 17–20	58,053
5	October 6, 1985	at Atlanta Falcons	W 38–17	44,740
6	October 13, 1985	Chicago Bears	L 10–26	60,523
7	October 20, 1985	at Detroit Lions	L 21–23	67,715
8	October 27, 1985	at Los Angeles Rams	W 28–14	65,939
9	November 3, 1985	Philadelphia Eagles	W 24–13	58,383
10	November 11, 1985 (Mon)	at Denver Broncos	L 16–17	73,173
11	November 17, 1985	Kansas City Chiefs	W 31–3	56,447
12	November 25, 1985 (Mon)	Seattle Seahawks	W 19–6	57,482
13	December 1, 1985	at Washington Redskins	W 35–8	51,321
14	December 9, 1985 (Mon)	Los Angeles Rams	L 20–27	60,581
15	December 15, 1985	at New Orleans Saints	W 31–19	46,065
16	December 22, 1985	Dallas Cowboys	W 31–16	60,114

Game summaries

Week 15

1 2 3 4 Total • 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)

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

NFC West
	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

Playoffs

NFC Wild Card

• San Francisco 49ers 3, New York Giants 17

December 29, 1985 (Sat) at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 75,842

Awards and records

• Roger Craig, Led NFL, Receptions, 92 receptions ^[7]

Milestones

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

References

1. "1985 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
2. "1985 NFL All-Pros". 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. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Dec-18.
7. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 451

External links

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