Starters
- *ProBowl, +1st-tm All-Pro
| Pos | Player | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Joe Montana* | 25 | 2 | 16 | 311 for 488, 3,565 yards, 19 td, 12 int, & 25 rushes for 95 yards and 2 td | |
| RB | Ricky Patton | 27 | 3 | 15 | 152 rushes for 543 yards, 4 td, & 27 catches for 195 yards and 1 td | |
| FB | Earl Cooper | 24 | 1 | 11 | 98 rushes for 330 yards, 1 td, & 51 catches for 477 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Dwight Clark* | 24 | 2 | 16 | 85 catches for 1,105 yards, 4 td, & 3 rushes for 32 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Freddie Solomon | 28 | 6 | 15 | 59 catches for 969 yards, 8 td, & 9 rushes for 43 yards and 0 td | |
| TE | Charle Young | 30 | 8 | 16 | 37 catches for 400 yards, 5 td | |
| LT | Dan Audick | 27 | 4 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LG | John Ayers | 28 | 4 | 16 | ||
| C | Fred Quillan | 25 | 3 | 16 | ||
| RG | Randy Cross* | 27 | 5 | 16 | ||
| RT | Keith Fahnhorst | 29 | 7 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jim Stuckey | 23 | 1 | 15 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| NT | Archie Reese | 25 | 3 | 16 | ||
| RDE | Dwaine Board | 25 | 2 | 11 | ||
| LOLB | Willie Harper | 31 | 8 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LILB | Dan Bunz | 26 | 3 | 8 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RILB | Jack Reynolds | 34 | 11 | 16 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| ROLB | Keena Turner | 23 | 1 | 14 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Ronnie Lott*+ | 22 | Rook | 16 | 7 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Eric Wright | 22 | Rook | 16 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Carlton Williamson | 23 | Rook | 16 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Dwight Hicks* | 25 | 2 | 16 | 9 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered |
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