The 1999 season was the San Francisco 49ers' 50th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 54th overall. This was also Steve Young's last season in the league as he was forced to retire due to concussions.
San Francisco started the season with a 3–1 record and were heavily favored to win the Super Bowl but Young suffered his season- and career-ending concussion against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 3. After defeating the Cardinals and the Tennessee Titans without Young, the 49ers went on to lose 10 of the remaining 11 games of the season. It was the first time the team had missed the playoffs since 1991, their second time missing the playoffs in 17 seasons, and their first losing season (excluding the strike shortened 1982 season) since 1980. It was also their first season with fewer than 10 wins (excluding the strike shortened 1982 season) since 1980.
Statistics site Football Outsiders calculates that the 1999 49ers had the second-worst pass defense they had ever tracked.Football Outsiders – DVOA 7.0: Worst Teams Ever , better than only the pass defense of the 1996 Ravens.
Offseason
NFL draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Sources 1 San Diego Chargers W 31–24 1–0 3Com Park 2 Seattle Seahawks W 24-23 2–0 3Com Park 3 at Oakland Raiders W 16–8 3–0 Network Associates Coliseum 4 at Denver Broncos L 3–34 3–1 Mile High Stadium Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 12 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 3–41 0–1 Alltel Stadium Recap 2 September 19 New Orleans Saints W 28–21 1–1 3Com Park Recap 3 at Arizona Cardinals W 24–10 2–1 Sun Devil Stadium Recap 4 October 3 Tennessee Titans W 24–22 3–1 3Com Park Recap 5 October 10 at St. Louis Rams L 20–42 3–2 Trans World Dome Recap 6 October 17 Carolina Panthers L 29–31 3–3 3Com Park Recap 7 October 24 at Minnesota Vikings L 16–40 3–4 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Recap 8 Bye 9 November 7 Pittsburgh Steelers L 6–27 3–5 3Com Park Recap 10 November 14 at New Orleans Saints L 6–24 3–6 Louisiana Superdome Recap 11 November 21 St. Louis Rams L 7–23 3–7 3Com Park Recap 12 Green Bay Packers L 3–20 3–8 3Com Park Recap 13 December 5 at Cincinnati Bengals L 30–44 3–9 Cinergy Field Recap 14 December 12 Atlanta Falcons W 26–7 4–9 3Com Park Recap 15 at Carolina Panthers L 24–41 4–10 Ericsson Stadium Recap 16 December 26 Washington Redskins L 20–26 4–11 3Com Park Recap 17 , 2000 at Atlanta Falcons L 29–34 4–12 Georgia Dome Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
References
External links 1999 49ers on Pro Football Reference 49ers Schedule on jt-sw.com