1985 San Francisco 49ers season

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

1985 San Francisco 49ers season
OwnerEdward J. DeBartolo, Jr.
(Since 1977)
Head coachBill Walsh
(7th season)
General managerJohn McVay and Carmen Policy
(Since 1983)
Home fieldCandlestick Park
Results
Record10–6
Division place2nd NFC West
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs (Giants) 3–17
Pro Bowlers
AP All-Pros
A ticket for a November 1985 game between the 49ers and the Denver Broncos.

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

Personnel

Staff
1985 San Francisco 49ers staff
Front office

Head coaches

  • Head Coach – Bill Walsh

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Fred von Appen

Strength and conditioning

  • Physical Development Coordinator – Jerry Attaway

Roster
1985 San Francisco 49ers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists

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Rookies in italics

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

Week 15
1 234Total
• 49ers 0 71014 31
Saints 0 973 19

[6]

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

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
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