The San Francisco 49ers were 9-5 in 1971. They finished 1st in the NFC West and 4th in the NFC. They fell to the Dallas Cowboys, 14 to 3, in the 1971 NFC Championship game.

1971 Stats

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GP PTS YDS PLY AVG RUSH YDS RUSH ATT RUSH AVG PASS YDS PASS ATT PASS AVG SCK SCKY 1DWN RUSH 1DWN PASS 1DWN PEN 1DWN PEN PEN YDS
Team
14
300
4,706
900
5.2
2,129
498
4.3
2,688
391
6.9
11
111
257
113
122
22
88
961
Team Rank
9th
3rd
2nd
5th
9th
6th
8th
5th
7th
10th
1st
26th
5th
8th
5th
5th
23rd
26th
Opponent
14
216
3,679
787
4.7
1,668
408
4.1
2,309
341
6.8
38
298
199
80
96
23
75
610
Opponent Rank
6th
6th
3rd
12th
9th
5th
14th
8th
7th
10th
3rd
20th
3rd
5th
4th
23rd
14th
23rd
Net
+84
+1,027
+113
+0.6
+461
+90
+0.2
+379
+50
+0.1
-27
-187
+58
+33
+26
-1
+13
+351
Net Rank
7th
3rd
2nd
6th
8th
5th
12th
4th
7th
13th
1st
24th
4th
5th
4th
12th
21st
26th

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
1
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
2
0
.600
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
3
2
0
.600
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
4
1
0
.800
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
NYG NYG
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
LAR LAR
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM