San Francisco 49ers

1979 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
68	John Ayers J. Ayers	OL	6'5"	258	4/14/1953	26	West Texas A&M
77	Jean Barrett J. Barrett	OL	6'6"	253	5/24/1951	28	Tulsa
76	Dwaine Board D. Board	DL	6'5"	248	11/29/1956	23	North Carolina A&T
29	John Bristor J. Bristor	DB	6'0"	188	11/25/1955	24	Waynesburg
82	Bob Bruer B. Bruer	TE	6'5"	235	5/22/1953	26	Minnesota
57	Dan Bunz D. Bunz	LB	6'4"	226	10/7/1955	24	Long Beach State
58	Gordy Ceresino G. Ceresino	LB	6'0"	224	10/26/1957	22	Stanford
87	Dwight Clark D. Clark	WR	6'4"	212	1/8/1957	22	Clemson
28	Charles Cornelius C. Cornelius	DB	5'9"	176	7/27/1952	27	Bethune-Cookman
79	Al Cowlings A. Cowlings	DL	6'5"	255	6/16/1947	32	Southern California
51	Randy Cross R. Cross	OL	6'3"	259	4/25/1954	25	UCLA
17	Steve DeBerg S. DeBerg	QB	6'3"	230	1/19/1954	25	San Jose State
62	Walt Downing W. Downing	OL	6'3"	259	6/11/1956	23	Michigan
27	Tony Dungy T. Dungy	DB	6'0"	188	10/6/1955	24	Minnesota
35	Lenvil Elliott L. Elliott	RB	6'0"	205	9/2/1951	28	Truman State
71	Keith Fahnhorst K. Fahnhorst	OL	6'6"	273	2/6/1952	27	Minnesota
38	Bob Ferrell B. Ferrell	RB	6'0"	216	11/13/1952	27	UCLA
48	Phil Francis P. Francis	RB	6'1"	205	1/10/1957	22	Stanford
30	Tim Gray T. Gray	DB	6'1"	200	11/11/1952	27	Texas A&M
86	Cedrick Hardman C. Hardman	DL	6'3"	255	10/4/1948	31	North Texas
59	Willie Harper W. Harper	LB	6'2"	215	7/30/1950	29	Nebraska
22	Dwight Hicks D. Hicks	DB	6'1"	190	4/5/1956	23	Michigan
55	Scott Hilton S. Hilton	LB	6'4"	230	5/28/1954	25	Salem State
36	Paul Hofer P. Hofer	RB	6'0"	195	5/13/1952	27	Mississippi
45	Mike Hogan M. Hogan	RB	6'2"	213	11/1/1954	25	Chattanooga
40	Wilbur Jackson W. Jackson	RB	6'1"	215	11/19/1951	28	Alabama
44	Charles Johnson C. Johnson	DB	5'10"	182	5/5/1956	23	Grambling
24	Eric Johnson E. Johnson	DB	6'1"	192	7/23/1952	27	Washington State
80	Terry LeCount T. LeCount	WR	5'10"	178	7/9/1956	23	Florida
22	Eddie Lewis E. Lewis	DB	6'0"	177	12/15/1953	26	Kansas
81	Ken MacAfee K. MacAfee	TE	6'4"	250	1/9/1956	23	Notre Dame
54	Bob Martin B. Martin	LB	6'1"	217	11/14/1953	26	Nebraska
52	Jeff McIntyre J. McIntyre	LB	6'3"	232	9/20/1955	24	Arizona State
11	Dan Melville D. Melville	P	6'0"	185	3/4/1956	23	California
16	Joe Montana J. Montana	QB	6'2"	205	6/11/1956	23	Notre Dame
46	Melvin Morgan M. Morgan	DB	6'0"	183	3/31/1953	26	Mississippi Valley State
50	Dave Morton D. Morton	LB	6'2"	224	5/13/1955	24	UCLA
66	Bob Nelson B. Nelson	LB	6'4"	232	6/30/1953	26	Nebraska
20	James Owens J. Owens	WR	5'11"	192	7/5/1955	24	UCLA
56	Fred Quillan F. Quillan	OL	6'5"	261	1/27/1956	23	Oregon
80	Eason Ramson E. Ramson	TE	6'2"	232	4/30/1956	23	Washington State
78	Archie Reese A. Reese	DL	6'3"	267	2/4/1956	23	Clemson
53	Thomas Seabron T. Seabron	LB	6'3"	215	5/24/1957	22	Michigan
85	Paul Seal P. Seal	TE	6'4"	222	2/27/1952	27	Michigan
84	Mike Shumann M. Shumann	WR	6'1"	178	10/13/1955	24	Florida State
50	Ron Shumon R. Shumon	LB	6'1"	230	12/11/1955	24	Wichita State
32	O.J. Simpson	RB	6'1"	212	7/9/1947	32	Southern California
67	Ron Singleton R. Singleton	OL	6'7"	260	4/15/1952	27	Grambling
88	Freddie Solomon F. Solomon	WR	5'11"	185	1/11/1953	26	Tampa
72	Ruben Vaughan R. Vaughan	DL	6'2"	261	8/5/1956	23	Colorado
66,75	Ted Vincent T. Vincent	DL	6'4"	262	8/10/1956	23	Wichita State
74	Jimmy Webb J. Webb	DL	6'5"	247	4/13/1952	27	Mississippi State
14	Ray Wersching R. Wersching	K	5'11"	213	8/21/1950	29	California
29	Gerard Williams G. Williams	DB	6'1"	184	5/25/1952	27	Langston

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,189

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

421

Cook

374

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

481

Smith-Njigba

401

Higgins

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Young

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

173.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

305.7

303.5

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

83.8

Henry

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

36.6

Kelce

36.2

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000