1986 San Francisco 49ers season

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1986 San Francisco 49ers season - Wikipedia

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1986 San Francisco 49ers season

Owner	Edward J. DeBartolo Jr.
General manager	John McVay
Head coach	Bill Walsh
Defensive coordinator	George Seifert
Home field	Candlestick Park
Results
Record	10–5–1
Division place	1st NFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Giants) 3–49
Pro Bowlers	WR Jerry Rice FS Ronnie Lott
← 1985 49ers seasons 1987 →

The 1986 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 37th season in the National Football League and their 41st overall. The team returned to the top of the NFC West after a one-year absence, and lost in the divisional playoffs to the Giants, by a score of 49-3, possibly the biggest playoff loss suffered by the 49ers in the history of their franchise. This was the first of five consecutive NFC West titles for the 49ers.

Joe Montana suffered a back injury in Week 1 and was lost for two months after surgery. Because the injury was so severe, Montana's doctors suggested that Montana retire. However, Montana returned for Week 10 against the St. Louis Cardinals, where he passed for 270 yards and three touchdown passes in a 43–17 49er victory. Montana appeared in just eight games this season, and threw more interceptions than touchdown passes for the only time in his career. Montana shared Comeback Player of the Year honors with Minnesota's Tommy Kramer at the end of the season.

Offseason

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1986 San Francisco 49ers draft
2	39	Larry Roberts	Defensive end	Alabama
3	56	Tom Rathman	Running back	Nebraska
3	64	Tim McKyer	Defensive back	UT Arlington
3	76	John Taylor *	Wide receiver	Delaware State	began play with 49ers in 1987.
4	96	Charles Haley * ^†	Defensive end	James Madison
4	101	Steve Wallace *	Tackle	Auburn
4	102	Kevin Fagan	Defensive end	Miami (FL)	began play with 49ers in 1987.
5	131	Patrick Miller	Linebacker	Florida
6	162	Don Griffin	Defensive back	Middle Tennessee
8	203	Jim Popp	Tight end	Vanderbilt
9	240	Tony Cherry	Running back	Oregon
10	267	Elliston Stinson	Wide receiver	Rice
10	270	Harold Hallman	Linebacker	Auburn
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Source:^[1]

Personnel

Staff

**1986 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 Administrator of Football Operations – Neal Dahlen Director of College Scouting – Tony Razzano Director of Pro Personnel – Allan Webb Head coaches Head Coach – Bill Walsh Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Mike Holmgren Running Backs – Sherman Lewis Receivers – Dennis Green 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

Roster

**1986 San Francisco 49ers roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 16 Joe Montana 9 Jeff Kemp 15 Mike Moroski Running backs (RB) 33 Roger Craig 44 Tom Rathman FB 28 Joe Cribbs 30 Bill Ring 26 Wendell Tyler 24 Derrick Harmon 23 Tony Cherry Wide receivers (WR) 87 Dwight Clark 83 Derrick Crawford 82 John Taylor 84 Ken Margerum 80 Jerry Rice 85 Mike Wilson 83 Carl Monroe Tight ends (TE) 86 John Frank 81 Russ Francis		Offensive linemen (OL) 68 John Ayers 69 Bruce Collie 51 Randy Cross 64 Michael Durrette 71 Keith Fahnhorst 62 Guy McIntyre 56 Fred Quillan 74 Steve Wallace Defensive linemen (DL) 76 Dwaine Board 95 Michael Carter 67 Pete Kugler 91 Larry Roberts 72 Jeff Stover 79 Jim Stuckey 78 Manu Tuiasosopo 65 Doug Rogers 96 Dennis Harrison 75 John Harty		Linebackers (LB) 58 Keena Turner OLB 55 Jim Fahnhorst OLB 90 Todd Shell OLB 54 Ron Ferrari LB 94 Charles Haley OLB 57 Tom Cousineau ILB 99 Michael Walter ILB 50 Riki Ellison ILB 53 Milt McColl OLB Defensive backs (DB) 42 Ronnie Lott S 22 Tim McKyer CB 20 Tory Nixon CB 21 Eric Wright CB 29 Don Griffin CB 27 Carlton Williamson CB 49 Jeff Fuller S 46 Tom Holmoe S 43 Dana McLemore CB Special teams 4 Max Runager P 14 Ray Wersching K				Reserve -- Ron Heller TE (IR) Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 7	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 31–7	1–0	Tampa Stadium	50,780
2	September 14	at Los Angeles Rams	L 13–16	1–1	Anaheim Stadium	65,195
3	September 21	New Orleans Saints	W 26–17	2–1	Candlestick Park	58,297
4	September 28	at Miami Dolphins	W 31–16	3–1	Miami Orange Bowl	70,264
5	October 5	Indianapolis Colts	W 35–15	4–1	Candlestick Park	57,252
6	October 12	Minnesota Vikings	L 24–27 (OT)	4–2	Candlestick Park	58,637
7	October 19	at Atlanta Falcons	T 10–10 (OT)	4–2–1	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	55,306
8	October 26	at Green Bay Packers	W 31–17	5–2–1	Milwaukee County Stadium	50,557
9	November 2	at New Orleans Saints	L 10–23	5–3–1	Louisiana Superdome	53,234
10	November 9	St. Louis Cardinals	W 43–17	6–3–1	Candlestick Park	59,172
11	November 17	at Washington Redskins	L 6–14	6–4–1	RFK Stadium	54,774
12	November 23	Atlanta Falcons	W 20–0	7–4–1	Candlestick Park	58,747
13	December 1	New York Giants	L 17–21	7–5–1	Candlestick Park	59,777
14	December 7	New York Jets	W 24–10	8–5–1	Candlestick Park	58,091
15	December 14	at New England Patriots	W 29–24	9–5–1	Sullivan Stadium	60,787
16	December 19	Los Angeles Rams	W 24–14	10–5–1	Candlestick Park	60,366
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
San Francisco 49ers⁽³⁾	10	5	1	.656	3–2–1	6–5–1	374	247	W3
Los Angeles Rams⁽⁵⁾	10	6	0	.625	3–3	8–4	309	267	L2
Atlanta Falcons	7	8	1	.469	2–3–1	6–5–1	280	280	W1
New Orleans Saints	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	288	287	L1

Postseason

Schedule

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue
Divisional	January 28	New York Giants (1)	L 3–49	0–1	Giants Stadium

Game summaries

NFC Divisional Playoffs: at (1) New York Giants

San Francisco 49ers 3, New York Giants 49

January 4, 1987, at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 76,034

Awards and records

Ronnie Lott, Franchise Record, Most Interceptions in One Season, 10 interceptions^[2]
Joe Montana, NFL Comeback Player of the Year
Jerry Rice, Led NFC, Receptions, 86 receptions^[3]
Jerry Rice, led NFL with 1,570 receiving yards
Jerry Rice, led NFL with 15 touchdowns.^[4]

References

^ "1986 San Francisco 49ers Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 142
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 451
^ Ferraro, Michael X.; Veneziano, John (2007). Numbelievable!. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0.

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