San Francisco 49ers

2-14-0 • 4th in NFC West •
Logo for the 1978 San Francisco 49ers

PPG

13.7

28th

OPP PPG

21.9

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

130.7

21st

PASS YDS/G

144.1

25th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

The San Francisco 49ers were 2-14 in 1978. They finished 4th in the NFC West and 14th in the NFC.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule
DATE OPP SCORE
Sun
12/17
 		@
DET logo DET
L
14-33
Sun
12/10
 		vs
TB logo TB
W
6-3
Sun
12/3
 		@
NO logo NO
L
13-24
Mon
11/27
 		vs
PIT logo PIT
L
7-24
Sun
11/19
 		vs
LA logo LA
L
28-31

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

1,570

DeBerg

DeBerg

RUSH YDS

593

Simpson

Simpson

REC YDS

458

Solomon

Solomon

1978 Division Standings

TEAM W L T PCT
Rams logo Rams
12 4 0 .750
Falcons logo Falcons
9 7 0 .563
Saints logo Saints
7 9 0 .438
49ers logo 49ers
2 14 0 .125

1978 Stats

See stats
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 16 219 4,047 1,062 3.8 2,091 585 3.6 2,306 435 5.3 42 350 257 117 106 34 115 930
Team Rank 28th 27th 8th 28th 21st 11th 24th 25th 12th 28th 20th 7th 23rd 17th 23rd 2nd 21st 14th
Opponent 16 350 5,024 1,097 4.6 2,365 649 3.6 2,948 413 7.1 35 289 298 128 133 37 154 1,301
Opponent Rank 23rd 21st 26th 13th 17th 26th 7th 20th 8th 22nd 12th 16th 20th 17th 15th 25th 1st 1st
Net -131 -977 -35 -0.8 -274 -64 -0.1 -642 +22 -1.8 +7 +61 -41 -11 -27 -3 -39 -371
Net Rank 27th 27th 19th 27th 18th 23rd 16th 26th 11th 26th 17th 10th 24th 18th 24th 15th 1st 1st

Gallery

O.J. Simpson