The 1979 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 30th season in the National Football League and their 34th overall. The season is noted as running back O. J. Simpson's final year, quarterback Joe Montana's rookie season, and Bill Walsh's first year as head coach.
The 1979 49ers remain the only team in NFL history to lose twelve games in which they held a lead.Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the NFL, in the regular season, team lost game, team had a lead at some point in the game, sorted by most games in season matching criteria.
They are also the first team in NFL history to attempt 600 or more passes, attempting 602.
Offseason
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1979 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeGordy CeresinoLinebackerStanfordDan MelvillePunterCalifornia
Personnel
Staff / Coaches
Roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 San Diego Chargers W 13–10 1–0 Candlestick Park 32,275 2 at Oakland Raiders L 10–41 1–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 53,503 3 Denver Broncos L 0–21 1–2 Candlestick Park 34,133 4 at Seattle Seahawks L 20–55 1–3 Kingdome 59,941
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 2 at Minnesota Vikings L 22–28 0–1 Metropolitan Stadium 46,539 2 September 9 Dallas Cowboys L 13–21 0–2 Candlestick Park 56,728 3 September 16 at Los Angeles Rams L 24–27 0–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 44,303 4 September 23 New Orleans Saints L 21–30 0–4 Candlestick Park 39,727 5 September 30 at San Diego Chargers L 9–31 0–5 San Diego Stadium 50,893 6 October 7 Seattle Seahawks L 24–35 0–6 Candlestick Park 44,592 7 October 14 at New York Giants L 16–32 0–7 Giants Stadium 70,352 8 October 21 Atlanta Falcons W 20–15 1–7 Candlestick Park 33,952 9 October 28 Chicago Bears L 27–28 1–8 Candlestick Park 42,773 10 November 4 at Oakland Raiders L 10–23 1–9 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 52,764 11 November 11 at New Orleans Saints L 20–31 1–10 Louisiana Superdome 65,551 12 November 18 Denver Broncos L 28–38 1–11 Candlestick Park 42,910 13 November 25 Los Angeles Rams L 20–26 1–12 Candlestick Park 49,282 14 December 2 at St. Louis Cardinals L 10–13 1–13 Busch Memorial Stadium 41,593 15 December 9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 23–7 2–13 Candlestick Park 44,506 16 December 16 at Atlanta Falcons L 21–31 2–14 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 37,211 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 8: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Week 15: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
"O.J. Simpson Day" at the stadium as it was his last home game. 49ers' players carried Bill Walsh off the field and fans tore down the goal posts.
Standings
References
External links 1979 San Francisco 49ers at Pro-Football-Reference.com