1983 San Francisco 49ers season
The 1983 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 34th year with the National Football League. The team attempted to improve on its 3-6 record from 1982. The 49ers would start the season with a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles 22-17. However, the 49ers would continue to impress, as they throttled the Vikings the next week 48-17 and then the Cardinals the following week 42-27. They would end the first half of the season 6-2 before splitting their last eight games to finish the season 10-6 and clinching the NFC West. In the playoffs, the 49ers would come back to beat the Lions 24-23 after Joe Montana found Freddie Solomon in the end zone with 1:23 remaining. However, in the NFC Championship game, they were not able to outlast the top-seeded Redskins, as they lost 24-21 after Washington took the lead on a field goal.
1983 San Francisco 49ers season | |
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Head coach | Bill Walsh |
Home field | Candlestick Park |
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Record | 10–6 |
Division place | 1st NFC West |
Playoff finish | Won Divisional Playoffs (Lions) 24–23 Lost NFC Championship (at Redskins) 21–24 |
Offseason
NFL Draft
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Traded to the Chargers | |||
22 | Traded to the Chargers | ||||
2 | 49 | Roger Craig | Runningback | Nebraska | |
3 | 59 | Blanchard Montgomery | Linebacker | UCLA | |
4 | 90 | Tom Holmoe | Defensive Back | BYU | |
5 | 117 | Riki Ellison | Linebacker | USC | |
7 | 175 | Gary Moten | Linebacker | SMU | |
9 | 229 | Mike Mularkey | Tight End | Florida | |
10 | 259 | Jeff Merrell | Defensive tackle | Nebraska | |
11 | 289 | Jesse Sapolu | Center | Hawaii | |
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 3, 1983 (Sat) | Philadelphia Eagles | L 17–22 | |
2 | September 8, 1983 (Thu) | at Minnesota Vikings | W 48–17 | |
3 | September 18, 1983 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 42–27 | |
4 | September 25, 1983 | Atlanta Falcons | W 24–20 | |
5 | October 2, 1983 | at New England Patriots | W 33–13 | |
6 | October 9, 1983 | Los Angeles Rams | L 7–10 | |
7 | October 16, 1983 | at New Orleans Saints | W 32–13 | |
8 | October 23, 1983 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 45–35 | |
9 | October 30, 1983 | New York Jets | L 13–27 | |
10 | November 6, 1983 | Miami Dolphins | L 17–20 | |
11 | November 13, 1983 | New Orleans Saints | W 27–0 | |
12 | November 20, 1983 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 24–28 | |
13 | November 27, 1983 | at Chicago Bears | L 3–13 | |
14 | December 4, 1983 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 35–21 | |
15 | December 11, 1983 | at Buffalo Bills | W 23–10 | |
16 | December 19, 1983 (Mon) | Dallas Cowboys | W 42–17 | |
Game summaries
Week 1
Week 2
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Standings
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
San Francisco 49ers(2) | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 8–4 | 432 | 293 | W3 |
Los Angeles Rams(5) | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–1 | 8–4 | 361 | 344 | W1 |
New Orleans Saints | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 7–5 | 319 | 337 | L1 |
Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 1–5 | 4–8 | 370 | 389 | W1 |
Postseason
NFC Divisional Playoff
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lions | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 23 |
49ers | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 59,979
- Referee: Pat Haggerty
- TV announcers (CBS): Frank Glieber and Dick Vermeil
Game information |
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Quarterback Joe Montana hits Freddie Solomon with a 14-yard touchdown pass with 1:23 left in the game as the 49ers hold off the Lions 24-23. Lions kicker Eddie Murray misses a 43-yard field goal with 5 seconds left in the game, one of two misses by him in the 4th quarter. Five interceptions of Lions Quarterback Gary Danielson played a major role in the 49ers win.
NFC Championship Game
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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49ers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
Redskins | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.
- Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C), mostly cloudy
- Game attendance: 55,363
- Referee: Jerry Markbreit
- TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden
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The 49ers overcome a 21-point 4th quarter deficit to tie the game. But two controversial calls against the 49ers set up a 25-yard field by Mark Moseley with 40 seconds remaining. Joe Montana was then intercepted on the last play of the game to seal the win for Washington.
Awards and records
- Ray Wersching, Franchise Record, Most Field Goals in One Game, 6 Field Goals (October 16, 1983)[2]
References
- Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Sep-20.
- NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 142