1983 San Francisco 49ers season

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1983 San Francisco 49ers season

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1983 San Francisco 49ers season

Owner	Edward J. DeBartolo Jr.
General manager	John McVay
President	Bill Walsh
Head coach	Bill Walsh
Defensive coordinator	George Seifert
Home field	Candlestick Park
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	1st NFC West
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Lions) 24–23 Lost NFC Championship (at Redskins) 21–24
Pro Bowlers	QB Joe Montana DE Fred Dean CB Ronnie Lott FS Dwight Hicks
← 1982 49ers seasons 1984 →

The 1983 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 34th season in the National Football League and their 38th overall. The team attempted to improve on its 3–6 record from 1982. The 49ers started the season with a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, 22–17. However, the 49ers throttled the Vikings the next week 48–17 and then the Cardinals the following week 42–27. They ended the first half of the season 6–2 before splitting their last eight games to finish the season 10–6 and clinching the NFC West and the #2 seed in the playoffs. In the divisional round of the playoffs, the 49ers came back to beat the Lions 24–23 after Joe Montana found Freddie Solomon in the end zone with 1:23 remaining, and Lions kicker Eddie Murray missed a 41-yard field goal as time expired. However, in the NFC Championship game, the 49ers were not able to outlast the top-seeded Redskins, as after coming back to tie a game in which they trailed 21–0 at the start of the 4th quarter, they lost 24–21 after Washington took the lead on a field goal with 40 seconds left in the game.

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	5	Traded to the Chargers
1	22	Traded to the Chargers
2	49	Roger Craig	RB	Nebraska
3	59	Blanchard Montgomery	LB	UCLA
4	90	Tom Holmoe	DB	BYU
5	117	Riki Ellison	LB	USC
7	175	Gary Moten	LB	SMU
9	229	Mike Mularkey	TE	Florida
10	259	Jeff Merrell	DT	Nebraska
11	289	Jesse Sapolu	C	Hawaii

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	August 6	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 23–26 (OT)	0–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	41,337
2	August 14	New England Patriots	W 17–15	1–1	Candlestick Park	50,043
3	August 20	at San Diego Chargers	L 7–24	1–2	Jack Murphy Stadium	43,939
4	August 27	Seattle Seahawks	L 6–20	1–3	Candlestick Park	47,074

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 3	Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–22	0–1	Candlestick Park	55,775
2	September 8	at Minnesota Vikings	W 48–17	1–1	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	58,167
3	September 18	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 42–27	2–1	Busch Memorial Stadium	38,132
4	September 25	Atlanta Falcons	W 24–20	3–1	Candlestick Park	57,814
5	October 2	at New England Patriots	W 33–13	4–1	Sullivan Stadium	54,293
6	October 9	Los Angeles Rams	L 7–10	4–2	Candlestick Park	59,118
7	October 16	at New Orleans Saints	W 32–13	5–2	Louisiana Superdome	68,154
8	October 23	at Los Angeles Rams	W 45–35	6–2	Anaheim Stadium	66,070
9	October 30	New York Jets	L 13–27	6–3	Candlestick Park	54,796
10	November 6	Miami Dolphins	L 17–20	6–4	Candlestick Park	57,832
11	November 13	New Orleans Saints	W 27–0	7–4	Candlestick Park	40,022
12	November 20	at Atlanta Falcons	L 24–28	7–5	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	39,782
13	November 27	at Chicago Bears	L 3–13	7–6	Soldier Field	40,483
14	December 4	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 35–21	8–6	Candlestick Park	49,773
15	December 11	at Buffalo Bills	W 23–10	9–6	Rich Stadium	38,039
16	December 19	Dallas Cowboys	W 42–17	10–6	Candlestick Park	59,957
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
San Francisco 49ers⁽²⁾	10	6	0	.625	4–2	8–4	432	293	W3
Los Angeles Rams⁽⁵⁾	9	7	0	.563	5–1	8–4	361	344	W1
New Orleans Saints	8	8	0	.500	2–4	7–5	319	337	L1
Atlanta Falcons	7	9	0	.438	1–5	4–8	370	389	W1

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Venue
Divisional	December 31	Detroit Lions (3)	W 24–23	Candlestick Park
NFC Championship	January 8, 1984	at Washington Redskins (1)	L 21–24	RFK Stadium

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Founded in 1946 Based and headquartered in Santa Clara, California
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Lore	The Catch (II) Joe Cool Million Dollar Backfield Snowball Game No Punt Game Fútbol Americano Harbaugh Bowl The Tip Jet Chip Wasp
Rivalries	Arizona Cardinals Dallas Cowboys Green Bay Packers Oakland Raiders (former) Los Angeles Rams New York Giants Seattle Seahawks
Key figures	Eddie DeBartolo Denise DeBartolo York Jed York John York Gideon Yu
Division championships (22)	1970 1971 1972 1981 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 2002 2011 2012 2019 2022 2023
Conference championships (8)	1981 1984 1988 1989 1994 2012 2019 2023
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)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	3	6	0	14	23
49ers	7	7	3	7	24

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	0	0	21	21
Redskins	0	7	14	3	24

Offseason

NFL Draft

Personnel

Staff . Coaches

Roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 2: at Minnesota Vikings

Standings

Postseason

Schedule

NFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (3) Detroit Lions

NFC Championship: at (1) Washington Redskins

Awards and records

References

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