1977 San Francisco 49ers season

1977 San Francisco 49ers season
Head coach	Ken Meyer
General manager	Joe Thomas
Owner	Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr.
Home field	Candlestick Park
Results
Record	5–9
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Uniform

The 1977 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 28th season in the National Football League (NFL). The team was again unable to qualify for the playoffs, this time posting a record of 5–9, including starting the season 0–5.^[1]

Offseason

Before the season began, the team was purchased by Edward DeBartolo, Sr., who in turn gave management of the team to his son, Edward DeBartolo, Jr. The team also hired a new general manager, Joe Thomas, and a new head coach, Ken Meyer.

Personnel

Staff

1977 San Francisco 49ers staff

Front office

Owner and President – Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr.
General Manager – Joe Thomas

Head coaches

Head Coach – Ken Meyer

Offensive coaches

Offensive Backfield – Doug Gerhart
Receivers – Jimmy Raye
Offensive Line – Howard Mudd

Defensive coaches

Defensive Line – Floyd Peters
Linebackers – Ed Beard
Defensive Backfield – Jim Shofner

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Ed Alsman

Roster

1977 San Francisco 49ers roster

Quarterbacks

19 Scott Bull
16 Jim Plunkett

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

68 John Ayers G
79 Cas Banaszek T
77 Jean Barrett T
51 Randy Cross C
71 Keith Fahnhorst T
65 Steve Lawson G
66 Johnny Miller G
69 Woody Peoples G
67 Ron Singleton T

Defensive linemen

82 Tony Cline DE
76 Bill Cooke DE/DT
72 Cleveland Elam DT
75 Ed Galigher DT
86 Cedrick Hardman DE
53 Tommy Hart DE
74 Jimmy Webb DT

Linebackers

41 Mike Baldassin OLB
54 Ed Bradley MLB
55 Bruce Elia MLB
59 Willie Harper OLB
64 Dale Mitchell OLB
58 Howard Stidham OLB
52 Skip Vanderbundt MLB/OLB
50 Dave Washington OLB

Defensive backs

26 Stan Black FS
28 Mike Burns CB
42 Tony Leonard CB/PR
22 Eddie Lewis CB
47 Al Matthews SS
49 Ralph McGill FS
32 Mel Phillips SS
44 Bruce Taylor CB

Special teams

14 Ray Wersching K
13 Tom Wittum P

Rookies in italics

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 19, 1977	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 27–0	48,046
2	September 25, 1977	Miami Dolphins	L 19–15	40,503
3	October 2, 1977	at Los Angeles Rams	L 34–14	55,466
4	October 9, 1977	Atlanta Falcons	L 7–0	38,009
5	October 16, 1977	at New York Giants	L 20–17	70,366
6	October 23, 1977	Detroit Lions	W 28–7	39,392
7	October 30, 1977	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 20–10	34,700
8	November 6, 1977	at Atlanta Falcons	W 10–3	46,577
9	November 13, 1977	at New Orleans Saints	W 10–7	41,564
10	November 20, 1977	Los Angeles Rams	L 23–10	56,779
11	November 27, 1977	New Orleans Saints	W 20–17	33,702
12	December 4, 1977	at Minnesota Vikings	L 28–27	40,745
13	December 12, 1977	Dallas Cowboys	L 42–35	55,851
14	December 18, 1977	at Green Bay Packers	L 16–14	44,902

Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Rams⁽²⁾	10	4	0	.714	4–2	8–4	302	146	L1
Atlanta Falcons	7	7	0	.500	3–3	7–5	179	129	W1
San Francisco 49ers	5	9	0	.357	3–3	5–7	220	260	L3
New Orleans Saints	3	11	0	.214	2–4	3–9	232	336	L4

References

↑ 1977 San Francisco 49ers
↑ "1977 San Francisco 49ers starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 1, 2014.

San Francisco 49ers

Founded in 1946 Based and headquartered in Santa Clara, California

Franchise	Franchise Team history Coaches Players Seasons Logo and uniform history Starting quarterbacks Draft history

Stadiums	Kezar Stadium Candlestick Park Levi's Stadium

Culture	Sourdough Sam San Francisco Gold Rush West Coast offense

Lore	The Catch Joe Cool Million Dollar Backfield Snowball Game Harbaugh Bowl

Rivalries	Los Angeles Rams Seattle Seahawks Dallas Cowboys New York Giants

Key figures	Eddie DeBartolo Denise DeBartolo York Jed York John York Gideon Yu

Division championships (19)	1970 1971 1972 1981 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 2002 2011 2012

Conference championships (6)	1981 1984 1988 1989 1994 2012

League championships (5)	1981 (XVI) 1984 (XIX) 1988 (XXIII) 1989 (XXIV) 1994 (XXIX)

Retired numbers	8 12 16 34 37 39 70 58 70 80 87 BW Mr. D

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)

Seasons (70)	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

San Francisco 49ers seasons

1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1977 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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