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San Francisco 49ers
Seasons 1946-2021 (76 seasons)

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The 49ers were founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and joined the NFL in 1949 when the leagues merged. The 49ers were the first major league professional sports franchise based in San Francisco and is the 10th oldest franchise in the NFL. The name "49ers" comes from the prospectors who arrived in Northern California in the 1849 Gold Rush. The team is legally and corporately registered as San Francisco Forty Niners. The team began play at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco before moving across town to Candlestick Park in 1971 and then to Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara in 2014.

The 49ers won five Super Bowl championships between 1981 and 1994. Four of those came in the 1980s and were led by Hall of Famers Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Ronnie Lott, Steve Young, Charles Haley, Fred Dean and coaches Bill Walsh and George Seifert. They've played in 7 Super Bowls total which is ranked 3rd all-time in the NFL. They have been division champions 20 times between 1970 and 2019, making them one of the most successful teams in NFL history. The 49ers rank 4th all-time in playoff wins (32) and have been in the league playoffs 27 times: 26 times in the NFL and one time in the AAFC. They've also played in the most NFC Championship games (16) hosting 10 of them, also an NFC record.

The team has set numerous notable NFL records, including most consecutive road games won (18), most points scored in a single postseason (126), most consecutive seasons leading league scoring (1992–95), most consecutive games scored (1979–2004), most field goals in a season (44), most games won in a season (18) along with most touchdowns (8) and points scored (55) in a Super Bowl. According to Forbes Magazine, the team is the sixth most-valuable team in the NFL, valued at $3.05 billion in September 2019. In 2020, the 49ers were ranked the 12th most valuable sports team in the world, behind the Los Angeles Rams and above the Chicago Bears. In 2018, the enterprise branch of the 49ers announced they bought a 15% minority ownership share in the English football club Leeds United F.C.. In 2021, this stake was increased to 37%.

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2021 San Francisco 49ers Season
2021 San Francisco 49ers
10-7 (.588)
Lost AFC/NFC Championship
2020 San Francisco 49ers Season
2020 San Francisco 49ers
6-10 (.375)
Missed Playoffs
2019 San Francisco 49ers Season
2019 San Francisco 49ers
13-3 (.813)
Lost Super Bowl
2018 San Francisco 49ers Season
2018 San Francisco 49ers
4-12 (.250)
Missed Playoffs
2017 San Francisco 49ers Season
2017 San Francisco 49ers
6-10 (.375)
Missed Playoffs
2016 San Francisco 49ers Season
2016 San Francisco 49ers
2-14 (.125)
Missed Playoffs
2015 San Francisco 49ers Season
2015 San Francisco 49ers
5-11 (.313)
Missed Playoffs
2014 San Francisco 49ers Season
2014 San Francisco 49ers
8-8 (.500)
Missed Playoffs
2013 San Francisco 49ers Season
2013 San Francisco 49ers
12-4 (.750)
Lost AFC/NFC Championship
2012 San Francisco 49ers Season
2012 San Francisco 49ers
11-4 (.719)
Lost Super Bowl
2011 San Francisco 49ers Season
2011 San Francisco 49ers
13-3 (.813)
Lost AFC/NFC Championship
2010 San Francisco 49ers Season
2010 San Francisco 49ers
6-10 (.375)
Missed Playoffs
2009 San Francisco 49ers Season
2009 San Francisco 49ers
8-8 (.500)
Missed Playoffs
2008 San Francisco 49ers Season
2008 San Francisco 49ers
7-9 (.438)
Missed Playoffs
2007 San Francisco 49ers Season
2007 San Francisco 49ers
5-11 (.313)
Missed Playoffs
2006 San Francisco 49ers Season
2006 San Francisco 49ers
7-9 (.438)
Missed Playoffs
2005 San Francisco 49ers Season
2005 San Francisco 49ers
4-12 (.250)
Missed Playoffs
2004 San Francisco 49ers Season
2004 San Francisco 49ers
2-14 (.125)
Missed Playoffs
2003 San Francisco 49ers Season
2003 San Francisco 49ers
7-9 (.438)
Missed Playoffs
2002 San Francisco 49ers Season
2002 San Francisco 49ers
10-6 (.625)
Lost Division Championship
2001 San Francisco 49ers Season
2001 San Francisco 49ers
12-4 (.750)
Lost Wild Card Game
2000 San Francisco 49ers Season
2000 San Francisco 49ers
6-10 (.375)
Missed Playoffs
1999 San Francisco 49ers Season
1999 San Francisco 49ers
4-12 (.250)
Missed Playoffs
1998 San Francisco 49ers Season
1998 San Francisco 49ers
12-4 (.750)
Lost Division Championship
1997 San Francisco 49ers Season
1997 San Francisco 49ers
13-3 (.813)
Lost AFC/NFC Championship
1996 San Francisco 49ers Season
1996 San Francisco 49ers
12-4 (.750)
Lost Division Championship
1995 San Francisco 49ers Season
1995 San Francisco 49ers
11-5 (.688)
Lost Division Championship
1994 San Francisco 49ers Season
1994 San Francisco 49ers
13-3 (.813)
Won Super Bowl
1993 San Francisco 49ers Season
1993 San Francisco 49ers
10-6 (.625)
Lost AFC/NFC Championship
1992 San Francisco 49ers Season
1992 San Francisco 49ers
14-2 (.875)
Lost AFC/NFC Championship
1991 San Francisco 49ers Season
1991 San Francisco 49ers
10-6 (.625)
Missed Playoffs
1990 San Francisco 49ers Season
1990 San Francisco 49ers
14-2 (.875)
Lost AFC/NFC Championship
1989 San Francisco 49ers Season
1989 San Francisco 49ers
14-2 (.875)
Won Super Bowl
1988 San Francisco 49ers Season
1988 San Francisco 49ers
10-6 (.625)
Won Super Bowl
1987 San Francisco 49ers Season
1987 San Francisco 49ers
13-2 (.867)
Lost Division Championship
1986 San Francisco 49ers Season
1986 San Francisco 49ers
10-5 (.656)
Lost Division Championship
1985 San Francisco 49ers Season
1985 San Francisco 49ers
10-6 (.625)
Lost Wild Card Game
1984 San Francisco 49ers Season
1984 San Francisco 49ers
15-1 (.938)
Won Super Bowl
1983 San Francisco 49ers Season
1983 San Francisco 49ers
10-6 (.625)
Lost AFC/NFC Championship
1982 San Francisco 49ers Season
1982 San Francisco 49ers
3-6 (.333)
Missed Playoffs
1981 San Francisco 49ers Season
1981 San Francisco 49ers
13-3 (.813)
Won Super Bowl
1980 San Francisco 49ers Season
1980 San Francisco 49ers
6-10 (.375)
Missed Playoffs
1979 San Francisco 49ers Season
1979 San Francisco 49ers
2-14 (.125)
Missed Playoffs
1978 San Francisco 49ers Season
1978 San Francisco 49ers
2-14 (.125)
Missed Playoffs
1977 San Francisco 49ers Season
1977 San Francisco 49ers
5-9 (.357)
Missed Playoffs
1976 San Francisco 49ers Season
1976 San Francisco 49ers
8-6 (.571)
Missed Playoffs
1975 San Francisco 49ers Season
1975 San Francisco 49ers
5-9 (.357)
Missed Playoffs
1974 San Francisco 49ers Season
1974 San Francisco 49ers
6-8 (.429)
Missed Playoffs
1973 San Francisco 49ers Season
1973 San Francisco 49ers
5-9 (.357)
Missed Playoffs
1972 San Francisco 49ers Season
1972 San Francisco 49ers
8-5 (.615)
Lost Division Championship
1971 San Francisco 49ers Season
1971 San Francisco 49ers
9-5 (.643)
Lost AFL Championship
1970 San Francisco 49ers Season
1970 San Francisco 49ers
10-3 (.769)
Lost AFL Championship
1969 San Francisco 49ers Season
1969 San Francisco 49ers
4-8 (.333)
Missed Playoffs
1968 San Francisco 49ers Season
1968 San Francisco 49ers
7-6 (.538)
Missed Playoffs
1967 San Francisco 49ers Season
1967 San Francisco 49ers
7-7 (.500)
Missed Playoffs
1966 San Francisco 49ers Season
1966 San Francisco 49ers
6-6 (.500)
Missed Playoffs
1965 San Francisco 49ers Season
1965 San Francisco 49ers
7-6 (.538)
Missed Playoffs
1964 San Francisco 49ers Season
1964 San Francisco 49ers
4-10 (.286)
Missed Playoffs
1963 San Francisco 49ers Season
1963 San Francisco 49ers
2-12 (.143)
Missed Playoffs
1962 San Francisco 49ers Season
1962 San Francisco 49ers
6-8 (.429)
Missed Playoffs
1961 San Francisco 49ers Season
1961 San Francisco 49ers
7-6 (.538)
Missed Playoffs
1960 San Francisco 49ers Season
1960 San Francisco 49ers
7-5 (.583)
Missed Playoffs
1959 San Francisco 49ers Season
1959 San Francisco 49ers
7-5 (.583)
Missed Playoffs
1958 San Francisco 49ers Season
1958 San Francisco 49ers
6-6 (.500)
Missed Playoffs
1957 San Francisco 49ers Season
1957 San Francisco 49ers
8-4 (.667)
Lost Tiebreaker Game
1956 San Francisco 49ers Season
1956 San Francisco 49ers
5-6 (.455)
Missed Playoffs
1955 San Francisco 49ers Season
1955 San Francisco 49ers
4-8 (.333)
Missed Playoffs
1954 San Francisco 49ers Season
1954 San Francisco 49ers
7-4 (.636)
Missed Playoffs
1953 San Francisco 49ers Season
1953 San Francisco 49ers
9-3 (.750)
Missed Playoffs
1952 San Francisco 49ers Season
1952 San Francisco 49ers
7-5 (.583)
Missed Playoffs
1951 San Francisco 49ers Season
1951 San Francisco 49ers
7-4 (.636)
Missed Playoffs
1950 San Francisco 49ers Season
1950 San Francisco 49ers
3-9 (.250)
Missed Playoffs
1949 San Francisco 49ers Season
1949 San Francisco 49ers
9-3 (.750)
Lost AAFC Championship
1948 San Francisco 49ers Season
1948 San Francisco 49ers
12-2 (.857)
Missed Playoffs
1947 San Francisco 49ers Season
1947 San Francisco 49ers
8-4 (.667)
Missed Playoffs
1946 San Francisco 49ers Season
1946 San Francisco 49ers
9-5 (.643)
Missed Playoffs

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Sideline Footage From Dallas Cowboys vs San Francisco 49ers (NFC Championship) video clip
Sideline Footage From Dallas Cowboys vs San Francisco 49ers (NFC Championship)
6 minutes Jan 2, 1972Jan 2, 1972
This was a rematch of the first NFC Championship Game played the previous season in...
Sideline Footage From Dallas Cowboys vs San Francisco 49ers (NFC Championship) / This was a rematch of the first NFC Championship Game played the previous season in San Francisco. At the time, the NFL rotated hosting rights to playoff games between division champions. Under this format, the NFC East champion Cowboys had the right to host the 1971 title game. It was the fourth title game played by the Cowboys, and the 49ers' second title game appearance as an NFL team after the preceding season's game.
1970 NFC Championship Full Game - Cowboys/49ers video clip
1970 NFC Championship Full Game - Cowboys/49ers
2½ hours Jan 3, 1971Jan 3, 1971
BY FAR the most complete and comprehensive version of the 1970 NFC Championship game that...
1970 NFC Championship Full Game - Cowboys/49ers / BY FAR the most complete and comprehensive version of the 1970 NFC Championship game that you will ever see/hear. It took me about two weeks to put this all together.
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San Francisco 49ers Media Guide
80 issues 1946-2025
This media guide is a comprehensive resource created by the team to provide detailed information about its players, coaches, history,...
/ This media guide is a comprehensive resource created by the team to provide detailed information about its players, coaches, history, and season schedule. Released annually, it serves journalists, broadcasters, and fans by offering accurate profiles, statistics, and historical records. The guide enhances media coverage, fan engagement, and promotional efforts.

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