The 1985 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 36th season in the National Football League and their 40th overall.
49ers running back Roger Craig became the first player in NFL history to record both 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards in the same season. Craig rushed for 1,050 yards,NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 437 and had 1,016 receiving yards.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 441Pro-Football-Reference.com: Marshall Faulk is the only other player to log 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving in the same season. He did so with the St. Louis Rams in 1999.
This season was Jerry Rice's first season in the league.
Offseason NFL draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 at Los Angeles Raiders W 28–21 1–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 61,784 2 Denver Broncos L 13–20 1–1 Candlestick Park 55,425 3 San Diego Chargers W 25–10 2–1 Candlestick Park 50,569 4 at Seattle Seahawks W 23–21 3–1 Kingdome 60,403
Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 8 at Minnesota Vikings L 21–28 0–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 57,375 2 September 15 Atlanta Falcons W 35–16 1–1 Candlestick Park 58,923 3 September 22 at Los Angeles Raiders W 34–10 2–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 87,006 4 September 29 New Orleans Saints L 17–20 2–2 Candlestick Park 58,053 5 October 6 at Atlanta Falcons W 38–17 3–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 44,740 6 October 13 Chicago Bears L 10–26 3–3 Candlestick Park 60,523 7 October 20 at Detroit Lions L 21–23 3–4 Pontiac Silverdome 67,715 8 October 27 at Los Angeles Rams W 28–14 4–4 Anaheim Stadium 65,939 9 November 3 Philadelphia Eagles W 24–13 5–4 Candlestick Park 58,383 10 November 11 at Denver Broncos L 16–17 5–5 Mile High Stadium 73,173 11 November 17 Kansas City Chiefs W 31–3 6–5 Candlestick Park 56,447 12 Seattle Seahawks W 19–6 7–5 Candlestick Park 57,482 13 December 1 at Washington Redskins W 35–8 8–5 RFK Stadium 51,321 14 Los Angeles Rams L 20–27 8–6 Candlestick Park 60,581 15 December 15 at New Orleans Saints W 31–19 9–6 Louisiana Superdome 46,065 16 December 22 Dallas Cowboys W 31–16 10–6 Candlestick Park 60,114 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 15: at New Orleans Saints
Joe Montana 25/38, 354 Yds Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Dec-18.
Standings
Postseason
Schedule Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Wild Card December 29 at New York Giants (4) L 3–17 0–1 Giants Stadium
Game summaries NFC Wild Card Playoff: at (4) New York Giants
Awards and records Roger Craig, Led NFL, Receptions, 92 receptions NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 451
Milestones Roger Craig, 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving in the same season
References
External links 1985 49ers on Pro Football Reference 49ers Schedule on jt-sw.com