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1970 San Francisco 49ers: 10-3-1
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Home record: 5-1-1 (162 points scored, 142 allowed) Road record: 5-2-0 (190 points scored, 125 allowed) Head Coach: Dick Nolan

352 points scored (1st of 26 teams), 267 points allowed (14th) NFL Averages: 19.3 points/game (269.6 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   226   383   2,923   ( 1)   7.48   25   10    471   1,580   (17)    3.4   13    4,503    ( 2)      25
Defense:   185   384   2,173   ( 9)   5.25   19   22    425   1,799   (18)    4.2   12    3,972    (13)      42

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
11  Steve Spurrier       QB    14   6'2   203   25    4   Florida
12  John Brodie          QB    14   6'1   203   35   14   Stanford
17  John Isenbarger      RB    13   6'3   205   23    R   Indiana
18  Gene Washington      WR    13   6'1   186   23    2   Stanford
23  Johnny Fuller        DB    14   6'0   175   24    3   Lamar
24  Jimmy Thomas         RB    14   6'1   216   23    2   Texas-Arlington
25  Rosey Taylor         DB    14   5'11  186   33   10   Grambling
27  Al Randolph          DB    14   6'2   200   26    5   Iowa
28  Jim Strong           RB     3   6'1   204   23    R   Houston
30  Bruce Gossett        K     14   6'2   225   28    7   Richmond
32  Mel Phillips         DB    14   6'0   192   28    5   North Carolina A&T
37  Jimmy Johnson        DB    14   6'2   184   32   10   UCLA
38  Mike Simpson         DB     7   5'11  175   23    1   Houston
40  Ken Willard          RB    14   6'2   225   27    6   North Carolina
42  Doug Cunningham      RB    12   5'11  190   25    4   Mississippi
44  Bruce Taylor         DB    14   6'0   180   22    R   Boston University
45  Bill Tucker          RB    14   6'2   216   27    4   Tennessee State
50  Ed Beard             LB    14   6'2   220   30    6   Tennessee
51  Carter Campbell      LB     1   6'3   214   23    R   Weber State
52  Skip Vanderbundt     LB    12   6'3   234   23    2   Oregon State
53  Tommy Hart           DE    14   6'3   250   25    3   Morris Brown
56  Bob Hoskins          OG    14   6'2   235   25    1   Wichita State
57  Frank Nunley         LB    14   6'2   230   25    4   Michigan
58  Jim Sniadecki        LB    14   6'2   220   23    2   Indiana
60  Roland Lakes         DT    14   6'4   268   30   10   Wichita State
64  Dave Wilcox          LB    13   6'3   237   28    7   Oregon
65  Randy Beisler        OG    14   6'4   255   26    5   Indiana
66  Elmer Collett        OG    14   6'4   240   25    4   San Francisco State
69  Woody Peoples        OG    14   6'2   247   27    3   Grambling
70  Charlie Krueger      DT    14   6'4   270   33   12   Texas A&M
72  Bill Belk            DE    14   6'3   254   24    3   Maryland Eastern Shore
74  Earl Edwards         DT    14   6'6   265   24    2   Wichita State
75  Forrest Blue         C     14   6'5   260   25    3   Auburn
76  Len Rohde            OT    14   6'4   250   32   11   Utah State
78  Sam Silas            DT    12   6'4   255   30    8   Southern Illinois
79  Cas Banaszek         OT    13   6'3   250   25    3   Northwestern
80  Stan Hindman         DE     8   6'3   235   26    5   Mississippi
81  Lee Johnson          WR     7   6'1   204   26    2   Tennessee State
82  Ted Kwalick          TE    14   6'4   230   23    2   Penn State
85  Preston Riley        WR    14   6'0   180   23    R   Memphis
86  Cedrick Hardman      DE    14   6'3   255   22    R   North Texas State
88  Dick Witcher         WR    11   6'3   204   26    5   UCLA
89  Bob Windsor          TE    14   6'4   230   27    4   Kentucky

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
John Brodie          378  223   59.0  2,941   7.78  13.2  24   6.3   10   2.6     8    67    93.8
Steve Spurrier         4    3   75.0     49  12.25  16.3   1  25.0    0   0.0     0     0   155.2
John Isenbarger        1    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    39.6
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Gene Washington        53  1,100   20.8   12
Doug Cunningham        35    209    6.0    0
Bob Windsor            31    363   11.7    2
Ken Willard            31    259    8.4    3
Dick Witcher           22    288   13.1    2
Bill Tucker            17    108    6.4    1
Jimmy Thomas           12    221   18.4    3
Ted Kwalick            10    148   14.8    1
John Isenbarger         8    158   19.8    1
Preston Riley           7    136   19.4    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Ken Willard           236    789    3.3    7
Doug Cunningham       128    443    3.5    3
Bill Tucker            42    137    3.3    1
Jimmy Thomas           31     89    2.9    0
Ted Kwalick             3     65   21.7    0
John Isenbarger        18     43    2.4    0
John Brodie             9     29    3.2    2
Jim Strong              2      3    1.5    0
Steve Spurrier          2    -18   -9.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Bill Tucker            25    577   23.1    0
Bruce Taylor           12    190   15.8    0
Jimmy Thomas            6    177   29.5    0
Ed Beard                2      8    4.0    0
Johnny Fuller           1      8    8.0    0
Bill Belk               1      7    7.0    0
Preston Riley           1      0    0.0    0
Bob Windsor             1      0    0.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Bruce Taylor           43    516   12.0   10    0
Johnny Fuller           4     29    7.2    2    0
Preston Riley           1      5    5.0    0    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Steve Spurrier 75 2,877 38.4 0 0 0 0 0 38.4 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Bruce Gossett 5/6 7/7 2/5 7/10 0/3 21/31 39/41 102 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Bill Belk 3.0 Earl Edwards 3.0 Johnny Fuller 1 20 0 Cedrick Hardman 8.5 Tommy Hart 5.5 1 0 0 Stan Hindman 1.5 Jimmy Johnson 2 36 1 Charlie Krueger 2.5 Roland Lakes 0.5 Frank Nunley 1.5 3 42 0 Mel Phillips 1.0 3 49 1 Al Randolph 1 0 0 Jim Sniadecki 1.0 Bruce Taylor 3 70 0 Rosey Taylor 3 27 0 Skip Vanderbundt 1.0 3 18 0 Dave Wilcox 1.0 2 46 0

1970 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 9 DE Cedrick Hardman 171 North Texas 1 17 DB Bruce Taylor 109 Boston University [pick acquired from WAS] 2 48 RB John Isenbarger 55 Indiana [pick acquired from LA via PHI] 4 87 WR Vic Washington 67 Wyoming 5 113 OT Gary McArthur USC 6 138 QB Rusty Clark Houston 7 165 RB Jim Strong 31 Houston 8 191 LB Carter Campbell 43 Weber State 9 217 WR Preston Riley 43 Memphis 10 243 RB Larry Schreiber 74 Tennessee Tech 11 269 WR Dan Crockett Toledo 12 295 OT Bill Tant Dayton 13 321 LB Jim Vanderslice Texas Christian 14 347 OG Jack King Clemson 15 373 WR Dave Delsignore Youngstown State 16 399 DB Scott Perkins Livingstone 17 425 P Mike Culton La Verne

Traded draft picks: #2 to LA (Donnie Williams), #3 to KC (Billy Bob Barnett)


Transactions:

01-24-1970traded San Francisco's #3 pick in the 1970 draft to Chiefs for Noland Smith
01-27-1970traded Kermit Alexander and San Francisco's #2 pick in the 1970 draft to Rams for Bruce Gossett
05-01-1970traded Lance Olssen to Dolphins for Tom Beier
05-31-1970traded Clifton McNeil to Giants for the Giants' #5 pick in the 1971 draft and #1 pick in the 1972 draft
08-26-1970Colts claimed Gene Moore on waivers
09-11-1970traded Kevin Hardy to Packers for Green Bay's #2 pick in the 1971 draft


Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date        Opponent                   Result
12/27/70    at Minnesota Vikings       W 17-14
01/03/71    vs Dallas Cowboys          L 10-17


1970 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/20/70 vs Washington Redskins W 26-17 1-0-0 09/27/70 vs Cleveland Browns W 34-31 2-0-0 10/04/70 at Atlanta Falcons L 20-21 2-1-0 10/11/70 at Los Angeles Rams W 20-6 3-1-0 10/18/70 vs New Orleans Saints T 20-20 3-1-1 10/25/70 vs Denver Broncos W 19-14 4-1-1 11/01/70 vs Green Bay Packers W 26-10 5-1-1 11/08/70 at Chicago Bears W 37-16 6-1-1 11/15/70 at Houston Oilers W 30-20 7-1-1 11/22/70 at Detroit Lions L 7-28 7-2-1 11/29/70 vs Los Angeles Rams L 13-30 7-3-1 12/06/70 vs Atlanta Falcons W 24-20 8-3-1 12/13/70 at New Orleans Saints W 38-27 9-3-1 12/20/70 at Oakland Raiders W 38-7 10-3-1

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