1981 San Francisco 49ers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees

Record: 13-3-0, 1st in NFC West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Bill Walsh (13-3-0)

Points For: 357 (22.3/g) 7th of 28

Points Against: 250 (15.6/g) 2nd of 28

SRS: 6.21 (2nd of 28), SOS: -0.48

Playoffs:
Won Divisional Round 38-24 vs. New York Giants
Won Conference Championship 28-27 vs. Dallas Cowboys
Won Super Bowl 26-21 vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Defensive Coordinator: Chuck Studley

Other Notable Asst.: Norb Hecker (Linebackers), Milt Jackson (Wide Receivers/ST), Billie Matthews (Running Backs), Bill McPherson (Defensive Line), Ray Rhodes (Asst. DB Coach), George Seifert (Defensive Backs) and Sam Wyche (Quarterbacks)

Stadium: Candlestick Park

Principal Owner: Edward DeBartolo, Jr.

Head Coach/General Manager: Bill Walsh

Offensive Scheme: West Coast

Defensive Alignment: 3-4

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +5000

Training Camp: Sierra College (Rocklin, California)

1981 Super Bowl Champion

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Team Stats and Rankings

Team Stats and Rankings Table
			Tot Yds & TO					Passing							Rushing					Penalties
Player	PF	Yds	Ply	Y/P	TO	FL	1stD	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	NY/A	1stD	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	1stD	Pen	Yds	1stPy
Team Stats	357	5484	1106	5.0	25	12	317	328	517	3543	20	13	6.5	183	560	1941	17	3.5	110	92	752	24
Opp. Stats	250	4763	1014	4.7	48	21	280	273	514	2845	16	27	5.2	144	464	1918	10	4.1	113	108	866	23
Lg Rank Offense	7	13			2	2	12		9	7	16	2	9		6	19	10	28
Lg Rank Defense	2	2			3	5	4		19	3	6	5	3		2	12	2	21

Schedule & Game Results

Schedule & Game Results Table
										Score		Offense					Defense
Week	Day	Date				OT	Rec		Opp	Tm	Opp	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO
1	Sun	September 6	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		0-1	@	Detroit Lions	17	24	19	297	176	121	3	21	295	168	127	2
2	Sun	September 13	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		1-1		Chicago Bears	28	17	20	412	287	125	2	18	339	216	123	3
3	Sun	September 20	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		1-2	@	Atlanta Falcons	17	34	23	386	273	113	3	18	363	200	163
4	Sun	September 27	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		2-2		New Orleans Saints	21	14	15	314	168	146	2	18	413	250	163	4
5	Sun	October 4	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		3-2	@	Washington Redskins	30	17	16	296	168	128	2	19	304	221	83	6
6	Sun	October 11	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		4-2		Dallas Cowboys	45	14	23	440	290	150	1	10	192	109	83	4
7	Sun	October 18	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		5-2	@	Green Bay Packers	13	3	21	337	211	126	1	13	241	163	78	1
8	Sun	October 25	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		6-2		Los Angeles Rams	20	17	14	325	265	60		25	401	256	145	1
9	Sun	November 1	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		7-2	@	Pittsburgh Steelers	17	14	25	330	200	130	2	16	269	125	144	6
10	Sun	November 8	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		8-2		Atlanta Falcons	17	14	17	287	205	82	1	19	292	216	76	3
11	Sun	November 15	4:00PM ET	boxscore	L		8-3		Cleveland Browns	12	15	21	305	187	118	2	14	267	161	106	2
12	Sun	November 22	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		9-3	@	Los Angeles Rams	33	31	19	330	259	71	2	27	411	208	203	2
13	Sun	November 29	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		10-3		New York Giants	17	10	19	337	214	123		12	223	143	80	5
14	Sun	December 6	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		11-3	@	Cincinnati Bengals	21	3	24	325	179	146	1	24	345	190	155	6
15	Sun	December 13	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		12-3		Houston Oilers	28	6	22	414	266	148		11	186	130	56	2
16	Sun	December 20	2:00PM ET	boxscore	W		13-3	@	New Orleans Saints	21	17	19	349	195	154	3	15	222	89	133	1
		Playoffs
Division	Sun	January 3	5:00PM ET	boxscore	W		14-3		New York Giants	38	24	24	423	288	135	1	13	346	281	65	4
Conf. Champ.	Sun	January 10	4:30PM ET	boxscore	W		15-3		Dallas Cowboys	28	27	26	393	266	127	6	16	250	135	115	3
SuperBowl	Sun	January 24	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		16-3	N	Cincinnati Bengals	26	21	20	275	148	127	1	24	356	284	72	4

Passing

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Passing Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD	Awards
1	Joe Montana	25	QB	16	16	13-3-0	311	488	63.7	3565	19	3.9	12	2.5	78	7.3	6.98	11.5	222.8	88.4	26	193	5.06	6.56	6.25	2	2	PB,AP-2,AP MVP-2,AP OPoY-3
2	Guy Benjamin	26	QB	4	0		15	26	57.7	171	1	3.8	1	3.8	27	6.6	5.62	11.4	42.8	74.4	3	30	10.34	4.86	4.00	1	1
3	Freddie Solomon	28	WR	15	15		1	1	100.0	25	0	0.0	0	0.0	25	25.0	25.00	25.0	1.7	118.7	0	0	0.00	25.00	25.00	0	0
4	Walt Easley	24	RB	12	1		1	1	100.0	5	0	0.0	0	0.0	5	5.0	5.00	5.0	0.4	87.5	0	0	0.00	5.00	5.00	0	0
5	Dwight Clark	24	WR	16	16		0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.00		0.0	39.6	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	0	PB
	Team Totals			16	16	13-3-0	328	517	63.4	3543	20	3.9	13	2.5	78	6.9	6.50	10.8	221.4	85.9	29	223	5.31	6.08	5.74	3	3

Passing Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD	Awards
1	Joe Montana	25	QB	3	3	3-0-0	56	88	63.6	747	6	6.8	4	4.5	58	8.5	7.81	13.3	249.0	94.3	7	45	7.37	7.39	6.76	1	1	SB MVP
	Team Totals			3	3	3-0-0	56	88	63.6	702	6	6.8	4	4.5	76	8.0	7.30	12.5	234.0	92.1	7	45	7.37	6.92	6.28