1982 San Francisco 49ers season

The 1982 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 33rd season in the National Football League and their 37th overall. The team was coming off a Super Bowl victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. However, 1982 was strike-shortened, and only nine games were played. This season was the only one in an 18 season streak in which the 49ers did not win at least 10 games. This 49ers team was also the only team in history to win more than half its road games while losing all its home games.[1] The 49ers were the fifth team in NFL history to enter a season as the defending Super Bowl champion and miss the playoffs.[2]

1982 San Francisco 49ers season
Head coach	Bill Walsh
General manager	Bill Walsh
Owner	Edward DeBartolo, Jr.
Home field	Candlestick Park
Results
Record	3–6
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

Personnel

Staff

1982 San Francisco 49ers staff

	Front office Owner and President – Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr. General Manager – Bill Walsh Director of Football Operations – John McVay Director of College Scouting – Tony Razzano Head coaches Head Coach – Bill Walsh Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Sam Wyche Running Backs – Billie Matthews Receivers – Milt Jackson Offensive Line – Bobb McKittrick			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Chuck Studley Defensive Line – Bill McPherson Linebackers – Norb Hecker Defensive Backs – George Seifert Assistant Defensive Backs – Ray Rhodes Special teams coaches Special Teams – Milt Jackson Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Al Vermeil

Roster

1982 San Francisco 49ers roster

	Quarterbacks  7 Guy Benjamin 16 Joe Montana Running backs 20 Amos Lawrence 25 Jeff Moore 32 Ricky Patton 30 Bill Ring Wide receivers 87 Dwight Clark 83 Renaldo Nehemiah 88 Freddie Solomon 85 Mike Wilson Tight ends 89 Earl Cooper 81 Russ Francis		Offensive linemen 61 Dan Audick T 68 John Ayers G 51 Randy Cross G 62 Walt Downing C/G 71 Keith Fahnhorst T 78 Lindsey Mason T 56 Fred Quillan C Defensive linemen 76 Dwaine Board DE 74 Fred Dean DE 67 Pete Kugler DT 65 Lawrence Pillers DE 72 Jeff Stover DE 79 Jim Stuckey DE		Linebackers 63 Terry Beeson MLB 57 Dan Bunz OLB 50 Ed Judie 53 Milt McColl OLB 64 Jack Reynolds ILB 58 Keena Turner OLB Defensive backs 22 Dwight Hicks SS 42 Ronnie Lott CB/FS 43 Dana McLemore CB 28 Lynn Thomas CB 27 Carlton Williamson CB 21 Eric Wright CB Special teams  3 Jim Miller P 14 Ray Wersching K		Reserve lists -- Bryan Clark QB (IR) Practice squad Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 12, 1982	Los Angeles Raiders	L 23–17	59,748
2	September 19, 1982	at Denver Broncos	L 24–21	73,899
Players' strike
3	November 21, 1982	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 31–20	38,064
4	November 28, 1982	New Orleans Saints	L 23–20	51,611
5	December 2, 1982	at Los Angeles Rams	W 30–24	58,574
6	December 11, 1982	San Diego Chargers	L 41–37	55,988
7	December 19, 1982	Atlanta Falcons	L 17–7	53,234
8	December 26, 1982	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 26–13	24,319
9	January 2, 1983	Los Angeles Rams	L 21–20	54,256

Game summaries

Week 1

See also: 1982 Los Angeles Raiders season and 49ers–Raiders rivalry

Week One: Los Angeles Raiders (0–0) at San Francisco 49ers (0–0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	3	10	0	10	23
49ers	0	14	3	0	17

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California

• Date: September 12, 1982
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 59,748
• Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

First quarter LA – Chris Bahr 41-yard field goal. Raiders 3–0. Drive: Second quarter SF – Freddie Solomon 18-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick). 49ers 7–3. Drive: LA – Chris Bahr 42-yard field goal. 49ers 7–6. Drive: SF – Dwight Clark 41-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick). 49ers 14–6. Drive: LA – Marcus Allen 3-yard run (Chris Bahr kick). 49ers 14–13. Drive: Third quarter SF – Ray Wersching 22 yard field goal. 49ers 17–13. Drive: Fourth quarter LA – Todd Christensen 3-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick). Raiders 20–17. Drive: LA – Chris Bahr 43-yard field goal. 'Raiders 23–17. Drive: Top passers LA – Jim Plunkett – 12/20, 123 yards, TD, 2 INT SF – Joe Montana – 21/41, 244 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers LA – Marcus Allen – 23 rushes, 116 yards, TD SF – Jeff Moore – 7 rushes, 30 yards Top receivers LA – Marcus Allen – 4 receptions, 64 yards SF – Dwight Clark – 6 receptions, 106 yards, TD

Week 2

Week 3

1 2 3 4 Total • 49ers 3 7 7 14 31 Cardinals 0 7 6 7 20 Date: November 21 Location: Busch Stadium Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 38,064 Game weather: 53°F; wind 10 Referee: Tom Dooley

Scoring summary Q1 SF Wersching 36 yard field goal SF 3–0 Q2 SF Moore 1 yard run (Wersching kick) SF 10–0 Q2 STL Green 17 yard pass from Lomax (O'Donoghue kick) SF 10–7 Q3 STL O'Donoghue 30 yard field goal Tie 10–10 Q3 STL O'Donoghue 32 yard field goal STL 13–10 Q3 SF Francis 6 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick) SF 17–13 Q4 SF Clark 33 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick) SF 24–13 Q4 SF Cooper 17 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick) SF 31–13 Q4 STL Anderson 2 yard run (O'Donoghue kick) SF 31–20

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Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Atlanta Falcons^(5)	5	4	0	.556	3–1	4–3	183	199	L2
New Orleans Saints	4	5	0	.444	2–1	3–5	129	160	W1
San Francisco 49ers	3	6	0	.333	1–3	2–3	209	206	L1
Los Angeles Rams	2	7	0	.222	1–2	1–5	200	250	W1

National Football Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins^(1)	8	1	0	.889	190	128	W4
Dallas Cowboys^(2)	6	3	0	.667	226	145	L2
Green Bay Packers^(3)	5	3	1	.611	226	169	L1
Minnesota Vikings^(4)	5	4	0	.556	187	198	W1
Atlanta Falcons^(5)	5	4	0	.556	183	199	L2
St. Louis Cardinals^(6)	5	4	0	.556	135	170	L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers^(7)	5	4	0	.556	158	178	W3
Detroit Lions^(8)	4	5	0	.444	181	176	W1
New Orleans Saints	4	5	0	.444	129	160	W1
New York Giants	4	5	0	.444	164	160	W1
San Francisco 49ers	3	6	0	.333	209	206	L1
Chicago Bears	3	6	0	.333	141	174	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	3	6	0	.333	191	195	L1
Los Angeles Rams	2	7	0	.222	200	250	W1

References

1. 1982 San Francisco 49ers
2. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 256
3. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-May-22.