1970 San Francisco 49ers season

1970 San Francisco 49ers season
1970 San Francisco 49ers season
Owner	Josephine Morabito; Jane Morabito
General manager	Louis Spadia
Head coach	Dick Nolan
Offensive coordinator	Ed Hughes
Home field	Kezar Stadium
Results
Record	10–3–1
Division place	1st NFC West
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs; (at Vikings) 17–14; Lost NFC Championship; (vs. Cowboys) 10–17
Pro Bowlers	T Len Rohde; QB John Brodie; WR Gene Washington; OLB Dave Wilcox; CB Jimmy Johnson
	← 1969; 49ers seasons; 1971 →;

The 1970 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 21st season in the National Football League (NFL), and the 25th overall. Quarterback John Brodie won the NFL MVP and the 49ers captured their first Divisional Title with a 10–3–1 record. Cornerback Bruce Taylor won Defensive Rookie of the Year honors. In the NFC Championship, the 49ers lost to the Dallas Cowboys in their final game at Kezar Stadium.

Offseason

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1970 San Francisco 49ers draft
1	9	Cedrick Hardman *	Defensive end	North Texas
1	17	Bruce Taylor *	Defensive back	Boston University
2	48	John Isenbarger	Running back	Indiana
4	87	Vic Washington *	Running back	Wyoming	started play with 49ers in 1971
5	113	Gary McArthur	Tackle	USC
6	138	Rusty Clark	Quarterback	Houston	signed with Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)
7	165	Jim Strong	Running back	Houston
8	191	Carter Campbell	Defensive end	Weber State
9	217	Preston Riley	Wide receiver	Memphis State
10	243	Larry Schreiber	Running back	Tennessee Tech	started play with 49ers in 1971
11	269	Dan Crockett	Wide receiver	Toledo
12	295	Bill Tant	Tackle	Dayton
13	321	Jim Vanderslice	Linebacker	TCU
14	347	Jack King	Guard	Clemson
15	373	Dave Delsignore	Wide receiver	Youngstown State
16	399	Produs Perkins	Defensive back	Livingstone
17	425	Mike Culton	Punter	La Verne
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Source:^[1]

**1970 San Francisco 49ers roster**

	Quarterbacks 12 John Brodie Running backs 42 Doug Cunningham 24 Jimmy Thomas 45 Bill Tucker 40 Ken Willard FB Wide receivers 81 Lee Johnson 17 John Isenbarger RB 85 Preston Riley 18 Gene Washington 88 Dick Witcher Tight ends 82 Ted Kwalick 89 Bob Windsor		Offensive linemen 79 Cas Banaszek T 65 Randy Beisler G 75 Forrest Blue C 66 Elmer Collett G 69 Woody Peoples G 76 Len Rohde T Defensive linemen 72 Bill Belk DE 74 Earl Edwards DT 86 Cedrick Hardman DE 53 Tommy Hart DE 80 Stan Hindman DE 56 Bob Hoskins DT 70 Charlie Krueger DT 78 Sam Silas DT		Linebackers 51 Carter Campbell 57 Frank Nunley 58 Jim Sniadecki 52 Skip Vanderbundt 64 Dave Wilcox Defensive backs 23 Johnny Fuller SS 37 Jimmy Johnson CB 32 Mel Phillips SS 27 Al Randolph DB 38 Mike Simpson 44 Bruce Taylor CB Special teams 30 Bruce Gossett K 11 Steve Spurrier P		Reserve lists Practice squad 35 Larry Schreiber RB Rookies in italics

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	August 15	Cleveland Browns	L 14–17	0–1	Tampa Stadium	41,851	Recap
2	August 22	at Miami Dolphins	L 7–17	0–2	Miami Orange Bowl	52,812	Recap
3	August 29	Denver Broncos	W 23–7	1–2	Autzen Stadium	26,238	Recap
4	September 6	Oakland Raiders	L 17–31	1–3	Kezar Stadium	55,521	Recap
5	September 12	at Los Angeles Rams	L 14–17	1–4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	55,430	Recap

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 20	Washington Redskins	W 26–17	1–0	Kezar Stadium	34,984	Recap
2	September 27	Cleveland Browns	W 34–31	2–0	Kezar Stadium	37,502	Recap
3	October 4	at Atlanta Falcons	L 20–21	2–1	Atlanta Stadium	58,850	Recap
4	October 11	at Los Angeles Rams	W 20–6	3–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	77,272	Recap
5	October 18	New Orleans Saints	T 20–20	3–1–1	Kezar Stadium	39,446	Recap
6	October 25	Denver Broncos	W 19–14	4–1–1	Kezar Stadium	39,515	Recap
7	November 1	Green Bay Packers	W 26–10	5–1–1	Kezar Stadium	59,335	Recap
8	November 8	at Chicago Bears	W 37–16	6–1–1	Wrigley Field	45,607	Recap
9	November 15	at Houston Oilers	W 30–20	7–1–1	Astrodome	43,040	Recap
10	November 22	at Detroit Lions	L 7–28	7–2–1	Tiger Stadium	56,232	Recap
11	November 29	Los Angeles Rams	L 13–30	7–3–1	Kezar Stadium	59,602	Recap
12	December 6	Atlanta Falcons	W 24–20	8–3–1	Kezar Stadium	41,387	Recap
13	December 13	at New Orleans Saints	W 38–27	9–3–1	Tulane Stadium	61,940	Recap
14	December 20	at Oakland Raiders	W 38–7	10–3–1	Oakland Coliseum	54,535	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
Divisional	December 27	at Minnesota Vikings	W 17–14	1–0	Metropolitan Stadium	Recap
NFC Championship	January 3, 1971	Dallas Cowboys	L 17–10	1–1	Kezar Stadium	Recap

1970 San Francisco 49ers season
Owner	Josephine Morabito Jane Morabito
General manager	Louis Spadia
Head coach	Dick Nolan
Offensive coordinator	Ed Hughes
Home field	Kezar Stadium
Results
Record	10–3–1
Division place	1st NFC West
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs (at Vikings) 17–14 Lost NFC Championship (vs. Cowboys) 10–17
Pro Bowlers	T Len Rohde QB John Brodie WR Gene Washington OLB Dave Wilcox CB Jimmy Johnson
← 1969 49ers seasons 1971 →