1978 San Francisco 49ers Game Log

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Record: 2-14-0, 4th in NFC West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Pete McCulley (1-8-0) and Fred O'Connor (1-6-0)

Points For: 219 (13.7/g) 28th of 28

Points Against: 350 (21.9/g) 23rd of 28

Expected W-L: 4.0-12.0

SRS: -9.10 (28th of 28), SOS: -0.91

Offensive Coordinator: Fred O'Connor

Defensive Coordinator: Dan Radakovich

Other Notable Asst.: Frank Gansz (Special Teams/Tight Ends), Floyd Reese (Strength & Conditioning), Les Steckel (Wide Receivers) and Mike White (Offensive Line)

Stadium: Candlestick Park

Principal Owner: Edward DeBartolo, Jr.

General Manager: Joe Thomas

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +2500

Training Camp: San Jose State (San Jose, California)

Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 3	boxscore	L		@	Cleveland Browns	7	24	16	32	164	1	3	1	10	5.4	5.0	50.0	36.5	40	131	3.3	0	0	0	1	1	6	196
2	Sun	September 10	boxscore	L			Chicago Bears	13	16	12	32	112	1	3	0	0	3.5	3.5	37.5	19.3	41	195	4.8	0	2	2	1	1	6	216
3	Sun	September 17	boxscore	L		@	Houston Oilers	19	20	20	32	321	2	1	0	0	10.0	10.0	62.5	103.8	26	61	2.3	0	2	3	1	2	4	153
4	Sun	September 24	boxscore	L		@	New York Giants	10	27	11	33	87	0	4	3	25	3.4	2.4	33.3	2.8	29	104	3.6	1	1	1	1	1	8	312
5	Sun	October 1	boxscore	W			Cincinnati Bengals	28	12	8	17	66	2	2	0	0	3.9	3.9	47.1	57.1	42	113	2.7	1	0	0	4	4	9	415
6	Sun	October 8	boxscore	L		@	Los Angeles Rams	10	27	7	26	83	0	1	0	0	3.2	3.2	26.9	24.4	32	132	4.1	1	1	1	1	1	8	284
7	Sun	October 15	boxscore	L			New Orleans Saints	7	14	16	37	101	1	2	4	46	4.0	2.5	43.2	37.1	27	74	2.7	0	0	0	1	1	5	177
8	Sun	October 22	boxscore	L			Atlanta Falcons	17	20	8	22	53	0	0	3	26	3.6	2.1	36.4	44.9	44	208	4.7	2	1	2	2	2	7	220
9	Sun	October 29	boxscore	L		@	Washington Redskins	20	38	19	33	201	0	3	2	14	6.5	5.7	57.6	37.6	34	125	3.7	2	2	2	2	2	3	62
10	Sun	November 5	boxscore	L		@	Atlanta Falcons	10	21	6	21	50	0	1	3	25	3.6	2.1	28.6	19.7	39	118	3.0	1	1	1	1	1	10	389
11	Sun	November 12	boxscore	L			St. Louis Cardinals	10	16	10	27	146	0	2	4	34	6.7	4.7	37.0	24.6	38	118	3.1	1	1	3	1	1	6	203
12	Sun	November 19	boxscore	L			Los Angeles Rams	28	31	9	15	83	0	1	4	30	7.5	4.4	60.0	47.4	45	165	3.7	3	0	2	4	4	5	208
13	Mon	November 27	boxscore	L			Pittsburgh Steelers	7	24	10	28	74	0	5	4	39	4.0	2.3	35.7	4.8	29	67	2.3	1	0	1	1	1	5	199
14	Sun	December 3	boxscore	L		@	New Orleans Saints	13	24	9	27	128	1	1	5	19	5.4	4.0	33.3	46.5	38	159	4.2	0	2	2	1	1	6	210
15	Sun	December 10	boxscore	W			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	3	21	32	149	0	4	5	38	5.8	4.0	65.6	36.6	32	90	2.8	0	2	2	0	0	5	176
16	Sun	December 17	boxscore	L		@	Detroit Lions	14	33	8	21	138	1	3	4	44	8.7	5.5	38.1	37.5	49	231	4.7	1	0	1	2	2	4	163

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 3	boxscore	L		@	Cleveland Browns	7	24	12	26	180	1	0	1	10	7.3	6.7	46.2	82.2	41	213	5.2	2	1	3	3	3	5	88
2	Sun	September 10	boxscore	L			Chicago Bears	13	16	7	22	101	0	1	3	14	5.2	4.0	31.8	28.8	37	111	3.0	1	3	3	1	1	7	208
3	Sun	September 17	boxscore	L		@	Houston Oilers	19	20	15	24	179	1	1	0	0	7.5	7.5	62.5	81.8	50	151	3.0	1	2	3	2	2	4	63
4	Sun	September 24	boxscore	L		@	New York Giants	10	27	12	26	126	1	2	3	28	5.9	4.3	46.2	41.5	52	256	4.9	2	2	4	3	3	4	63
5	Sun	October 1	boxscore	W			Cincinnati Bengals	28	12	17	35	219	1	5	2	16	6.7	5.9	48.6	38.6	32	103	3.2	0	1	1	1	1	6	172
6	Sun	October 8	boxscore	L		@	Los Angeles Rams	10	27	14	29	177	2	2	2	14	6.6	5.7	48.3	62.0	41	227	5.5	1	2	3	3	3	3	37
7	Sun	October 15	boxscore	L			New Orleans Saints	7	14	2	4	31	1	0	0	0	7.8	7.8	50.0	115.6	55	175	3.2	1	0	3	2	2	7	207
8	Sun	October 22	boxscore	L			Atlanta Falcons	17	20	15	20	216	1	0	5	40	12.8	8.6	75.0	126.2	34	114	3.4	0	2	3	2	2	7	190
9	Sun	October 29	boxscore	L		@	Washington Redskins	20	38	12	23	177	2	0	2	8	8.0	7.1	52.2	106.6	44	119	2.7	3	1	3	5	5	3	39
10	Sun	November 5	boxscore	L		@	Atlanta Falcons	10	21	16	29	184	1	1	3	26	7.2	5.8	55.2	71.6	34	62	1.8	2	0	0	3	3	8	237
11	Sun	November 12	boxscore	L			St. Louis Cardinals	10	16	17	38	221	2	2	0	0	5.8	5.8	44.7	59.2	41	114	2.8	0	1	1	1	1	8	248
12	Sun	November 19	boxscore	L			Los Angeles Rams	28	31	17	25	255	2	0	2	12	10.7	9.4	68.0	127.9	37	131	3.5	1	1	2	4	4	3	32
13	Mon	November 27	boxscore	L			Pittsburgh Steelers	7	24	13	21	168	3	1	2	27	9.3	7.3	61.9	106.7	53	212	4.0	0	1	1	3	3	3	38
14	Sun	December 3	boxscore	L		@	New Orleans Saints	13	24	22	34	190	2	1	1	9	5.9	5.4	64.7	86.6	39	193	4.9	1	1	3	3	3	4	62
15	Sun	December 10	boxscore	W			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	3	13	27	83	0	1	6	57	5.2	2.5	48.1	39.6	28	113	4.0	0	1	1	0	0	8	239
16	Sun	December 17	boxscore	L		@	Detroit Lions	14	33	15	30	152	0	1	3	28	6.0	4.6	50.0	51.0	32	69	2.2	2	4	4	3	3	7	216

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