File:San Francisco 49ers at Denver Broncos 1985-11-11 (ticket).jpg A ticket for a November 1985 game between the 49ers and the Denver Broncos.
The 1985 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise 's 36th season in the National Football League and their 40th overall.
49ers running back Roger Craig became the first player in NFL history to record both 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards in the same season. Craig rushed for 1,050 yards,[ 3] and had 1,016 receiving yards.[ 4] [ 5]
This season was Jerry Rice 's first season in the league.
Offseason
NFL draft
Source: [ 6]
Personnel
Staff
1985 San Francisco 49ers staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Special Teams – Fred von Appen
Strength and conditioning
Physical Development Coordinator – Jerry Attaway
Roster
Regular season
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Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
1
September 8
at Minnesota Vikings
L 21–28
0–1
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
57,375
2
September 15
Atlanta Falcons
W 35–16
1–1
Candlestick Park
58,923
3
September 22
at Los Angeles Raiders
W 34–10
2–1
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
87,006
4
September 29
New Orleans Saints
L 17–20
2–2
Candlestick Park
58,053
5
October 6
at Atlanta Falcons
W 38–17
3–2
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
44,740
6
October 13
Chicago Bears
L 10–26
3–3
Candlestick Park
60,523
7
October 20
at Detroit Lions
L 21–23
3–4
Pontiac Silverdome
67,715
8
October 27
at Los Angeles Rams
W 28–14
4–4
Anaheim Stadium
65,939
9
November 3
Philadelphia Eagles
W 24–13
5–4
Candlestick Park
58,383
10
November 11
at Denver Broncos
L 16–17
5–5
Mile High Stadium
73,173
11
November 17
Kansas City Chiefs
W 31–3
6–5
Candlestick Park
56,447
12
Seattle Seahawks
W 19–6
7–5
Candlestick Park
57,482
13
December 1
at Washington Redskins
W 35–8
8–5
RFK Stadium
51,321
14
Los Angeles Rams
L 20–27
8–6
Candlestick Park
60,581
15
December 15
at New Orleans Saints
W 31–19
9–6
Louisiana Superdome
46,065
16
December 22
Dallas Cowboys
W 31–16
10–6
Candlestick Park
60,114
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 15: at New Orleans Saints
1
2 3 4 Total
• 49ers
0
7 10 14
31
Saints
0
9 7 3
19
Scoring summary Q2 SF Clark 26 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick)SF 7–0
Q2 NO Andersen 46 yard field goalSF 7–3
Q2 NO Warren 42 yard blocked field goal return (kick failed)NO 9–7
Q3 SF Wilson 52 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick)SF 14–9
Q3 NO Goodlow 76 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)NO 16–14
Q3 SF Wersching 24 yard field goal SF 17–16
Q4 NO Andersen 41 yard field goal NO 19–17
Q4 SF Francis 17 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick)SF 24–19
Q4 SF Craig 15 yard run (Wersching kick)SF 31–19
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Standings
Postseason
Schedule
Game summaries
NFC Wild Card Playoff: at (4) New York Giants
1
2 3 4 Total
49ers
0
3 0 0
3
• Giants
3
7 7 0
17
Awards and records
Milestones
Roger Craig, 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving in the same season
References
↑ "1985 NFL Pro Bowlers" . Pro-Football-Reference.com.
↑ "1985 NFL All-Pros" . Pro-Football-Reference.com.
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 437
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 441
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com : Marshall Faulk is the only other player to log 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving in the same season. He did so with the St. Louis Rams in 1999 .
↑ "1985 San Francisco 49ers Draftees" . Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2024 .
↑ "1985 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)" . Pro Football Archives. Retrieved November 2, 2023 .
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved 2014-Dec-18.
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 451
External links
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