San Francisco 49ers

13-3-0 • 1st in NFC West • 🏆 •
Ronnie LottJoe Montana

PPG

22.3

7th

OPP PPG

15.6

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

121.3

19th

PASS YDS/G

235.4

8th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

The San Francisco 49ers were 13-3 in 1981. They finished 1st in the NFC West and 1st in the NFC. They emerged victorious over the Cincinnati Bengals, 26 to 21, in Super Bowl XVI. It was their first Super Bowl win in 1 appearance.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule
DATE OPP SCORE
Sun
1/24
 		@
CIN logo CIN
W
26-21
Sun
1/10
 		vs
DAL logo DAL
W
28-27
Sun
1/3
 		vs
NYG logo NYG
W
38-24
Sun
12/20
 		@
NO logo NO
W
21-17
Sun
12/13
 		vs
HOU logo HOU
W
28-6

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

3,565

Montana

Montana

RUSH YDS

543

Patton

Patton

REC YDS

1,105

Clark

Clark

1981 Division Standings

TEAM W L T PCT
49ers logo 49ers
13 3 0 .813
Falcons logo Falcons
7 9 0 .438
Rams logo Rams
6 10 0 .375
Saints logo Saints
4 12 0 .250

1981 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 16 357 5,484 1,106 5.0 1,941 560 3.5 3,766 517 7.3 29 223 317 110 183 24 92 752
Team Rank 7th 13th 6th 19th 19th 6th 28th 8th 9th 9th 6th 23rd 12th 19th 5th 19th 6th 4th
Opponent 16 250 4,763 1,014 4.7 1,918 464 4.1 3,135 514 6.1 36 290 280 114 143 23 108 866
Opponent Rank 2nd 2nd 4th 3rd 12th 2nd 21st 4th 19th 3rd 13th 15th 4th 11th 4th 7th 7th 16th
Net +107 +721 +92 +0.3 +23 +96 -0.7 +631 +3 +1.2 -7 -67 +37 -4 +40 +1 -16 -114
Net Rank 3rd 3rd 2nd 7th 15th 5th 26th 5th 11th 3rd 8th 20th 6th 18th 3rd 10th 3rd 8th

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