San Francisco 49ers / Numbers and Records
This page presents the stats, facts, and records for the San Francisco 49ers .
Unless otherwise stated, the data is based on the last completed season. The source of the data is - unless otherwise stated - the website pro-football-reference.com.
statistics
After the end of the 2019 season , the following statistical values could be determined:
| value | |
|---|---|
| Seasons played | 74 |
| Played NFL seasons | 70 |
| Games total | 1,143 |
| Wins overall | 616 |
| Total losses | 511 |
| Total tie | 16 |
| Regular season games | 1,088 |
| Regular season victories | 583 |
| Regular season losses | 489 |
| Play-off games | 55 |
| Play-off victories | 33 |
| Play-off defeats | 22nd |
| player | 1,211 |
| Head coaches | 20th |
| Super Bowl title | 5 |
Records
| record | player | value |
|---|---|---|
| Games played | Jerry Rice | 238 |
| Offense | ||
| Thrown yards | Joe Montana | 35,124 |
| Yards run | Frank Gore | 11,073 |
| Captive yards | Jerry Rice | 19,247 |
| Thrown touchdowns | Joe Montana | 244 |
| Run touchdowns | Joe Perry | 81 |
| Captured touchdowns | Jerry Rice | 176 |
| Pass attempts | Joe Montana | 4,600 |
| Successful passes | 2,929 | |
| Runs | Frank Gore | 2,442 |
| Catches | Jerry Rice | 1,281 |
| most points scored | 1,130 | |
| Defense | ||
| Touchdowns | Ronnie Lott | 5 |
| Interceptions | 51 | |
| forced fumbles | Patrick Willis | 16 |
| Sacks | Bryant Young | 89.5 |
| Tackles | Patrick Willis | 732 |
| Safeties |
Bryant Young Charlie Krueger |
3 |
| Special teams | ||
| Punt returns | John Taylor | 187 |
| Punt return yards | Dana McLemore | 1,531 |
| Punt return touchdowns | 4th | |
| Longest punt return | John Taylor | 95 yds |
| Yards per punt return | Dave Williams | 60.0 |
| Kick returns | Dexter Carter | 217 |
| Kick return yards | Abe Woodson | 4,873 |
| Kick-return touchdowns | 5 | |
| Longest kick return | 105 yds | |
| Yards per kick return | Ray Norton | 60.0 |
| Field goal attempts | Tommy Davis | 276 |
| successful field goals | Ray Wersching | 190 |
| PAT attempts | 425 | |
| successful PATs | 409 | |
| Punts | Andy Lee | 941 |
| potted yards | 43,468 | |
| Yards per punt | Phil Dawson | 46.0 |
Direct comparison
With 141 games, most of the 49ers' games took place against the Los Angeles Rams . The team from San Francisco against the New York Jets has the best win rate against the current NFL teams .
| opponent | First encounter | Regular season | Play-offs | |||||||||
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| S. | N | UE | SQ | P + | P- | S. | N | SQ | P + | P- | ||
| Arizona Cardinals | 1951 | 31 | 26th | 0 | , 544 | 1,301 | 1,174 | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | 1966 | 46 | 31 | 1 | , 596 | 1,856 | 1,387 | 1 | 1 | , 500 | 46 | 44 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 1996 | 2 | 4th | 0 | , 333 | 99 | 129 | 0 | 1 | , 000 | 31 | 34 |
| Buffalo Bills | 1972 | 6th | 6th | 0 | , 500 | 269 | 234 | |||||
| Carolina Panthers | 1995 | 8th | 13 | 0 | , 381 | 477 | 530 | 1 | 0 | 1,000 | 23 | 10 |
| Chicago Bears | 1950 | 31 | 32 | 1 | , 492 | 1,395 | 1,303 | 3 | 0 | 1,000 | 95 | 18th |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 1974 | 10 | 4th | 0 | , 714 | 327 | 272 | 2 | 0 | 1,000 | 46 | 37 |
| Cleveland Browns | 1946 | 10 | 18th | 0 | , 357 | 540 | 577 | 0 | 1 | , 000 | 7th | 21st |
| Dallas Cowboys | 1960 | 15th | 13 | 1 | , 534 | 751 | 681 | 2 | 5 | , 286 | 148 | 184 |
| Denver Broncos | 1970 | 7th | 7th | 0 | , 500 | 319 | 336 | 1 | 0 | 1,000 | 55 | 10 |
| Detroit Lions | 1950 | 37 | 27 | 1 | , 577 | 1,425 | 1,361 | 1 | 1 | , 500 | 51 | 54 |
| Green Bay Packers | 1950 | 28 | 32 | 1 | , 467 | 1,270 | 1,251 | 4th | 4th | , 500 | 191 | 208 |
| Houston Texans | 2006 | 3 | 1 | 0 | , 750 | 101 | 60 | |||||
| Indianapolis Colts | 1953 | 18th | 26th | 0 | , 409 | 866 | 1,043 | |||||
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 1999 | 3 | 2 | 0 | , 600 | 118 | 97 | |||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | 1971 | 7th | 6th | 0 | , 538 | 245 | 274 | 0 | 1 | , 000 | 20th | 31 |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 1972 | 6th | 8th | 0 | , 429 | 374 | 323 | 1 | 0 | 1,000 | 49 | 26th |
| Los Angeles Rams | 1950 | 70 | 67 | 3 | , 511 | 3,142 | 3,016 | 1 | 0 | 1,000 | 30th | 3 |
| Miami Dolphins | 1973 | 5 | 7th | 0 | , 417 | 258 | 198 | 1 | 0 | 1,000 | 38 | 16 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 1961 | 19th | 22nd | 1 | , 464 | 941 | 929 | 5 | 1 | , 833 | 181 | 104 |
| New England Patriots | 1971 | 8th | 5 | 0 | , 615 | 322 | 222 | |||||
| New Orleans Saints | 1967 | 48 | 26th | 2 | , 645 | 1,862 | 1,441 | 1 | 0 | 1,000 | 36 | 32 |
| New York Giants | 1952 | 16 | 17th | 0 | , 485 | 660 | 667 | 4th | 4th | , 500 | 178 | 176 |
| New York Jets | 1971 | 10 | 3 | 0 | , 769 | 313 | 221 | |||||
| Oakland Raiders | 1970 | 7th | 7th | 0 | , 500 | 325 | 243 | |||||
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1951 | 18th | 13 | 1 | , 578 | 719 | 749 | 1 | 0 | 1,000 | 14th | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1951 | 12 | 10 | 0 | , 545 | 433 | 467 | |||||
| Seattle Seahawks | 1976 | 17th | 25th | 0 | , 405 | 761 | 1008 | 0 | 1 | , 000 | 17th | 23 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1977 | 18th | 6th | 0 | , 750 | 551 | 373 | 0 | 1 | , 500 | 6th | 31 |
| Tennessee Titans | 1970 | 9 | 5 | 0 | , 643 | 321 | 281 | |||||
| Washington Redskins | 1952 | 18th | 10 | 1 | , 638 | 688 | 540 | 3 | 1 | , 750 | 93 | 67 |
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| Baltimore Colts | 1947 | 6th | 0 | 1 | , 925 | 195 | 100 | |||||
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 1946 | 6th | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 205 | 101 | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | 1946 | 5 | 2 | 1 | , 688 | 244 | 153 | |||||
| Chicago Rockets | 1946 | 7th | 1 | 0 | , 875 | 263 | 134 | |||||
| Dallas Texans | 1952 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 85 | 22nd | |||||
| Los Angeles Dons | 1946 | 8th | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 271 | 124 | |||||
| Miami Seahawks | 1946 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 55 | 21st | |||||
| New York Yankees | 1946 | 3 | 5 | 0 | , 375 | 148 | 121 | 1 | 0 | 1,000 | 17th | 7th |
| New York Yanks | 1950 | 1 | 2 | 1 | , 375 | 70 | 74 | |||||
Legend:
| S iege | N iederlagen | U nentschieden |
| SQ win rate | P + points made | P- opposing points |
All seasons since 1946
| NFL winner (1920-1965) | Super Bowl Champions (1966-present) | Conference winner | Division winner | Wild card space |
| season | league | Conference | division | Regular season | Play-off results | Awards | |||||||||||
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| placement | Victories | defeat | draw | ||||||||||||||
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| 1946 | AAFC | Western film | 2. | 9 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1947 | AAFC | Western film | 2. | 8th | 4th | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | AAFC | Western film | 2. | 12 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | AAFC | Western film | 2. | 9 | 3 | 0 | 17-7 win against Yankees First Round Play-off 7-21 loss against Brown's AAFC Championship |
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| 1950 | NFL | National | 5. | 3 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | NFL | National | 3. | 7th | 4th | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | NFL | National | 3. | 7th | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | NFL | Western film | 3. | 9 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | NFL | Western film | 3. | 7th | 4th | 1 | Joe Perry ( MVP ) | ||||||||||
| 1955 | NFL | Western film | 5. | 4th | 8th | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | NFL | Western film | 3. | 5 | 6th | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | NFL | Western film | 2. | 8th | 4th | 0 | 27:31 loss to Lions Conference Play-off | YA Tittle ( MVP ) | |||||||||
| 1958 | NFL | Western film | 4th | 6th | 6th | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1959 | NFL | Western film | 4th | 7th | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1960 | NFL | Western film | 3. | 7th | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1961 | NFL | Western film | 5. | 7th | 6th | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1962 | NFL | Western film | 5. | 6th | 8th | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1963 | NFL | Western film | 7th | 2 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1964 | NFL | Western film | 7th | 4th | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1965 | NFL | Western film | 4th | 7th | 6th | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1966 | NFL | Western film | 4th | 6th | 6th | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1967 | NFL | Western film | Coastal | 3. | 7th | 7th | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1968 | NFL | Western film | Coastal | 3. | 7th | 6th | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1969 | NFL | Western film | Coastal | 4th | 4th | 8th | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1970 | NFL | NFC | west | 1. | 10 | 3 | 1 | 17:14 win against Vikings Divisional 10-17 loss against Cowboys NFC title |
John Brodie ( MVP ) Bruce Taylor ( Def.ROY ) |
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| 1971 | NFL | NFC | west | 1. | 9 | 5 | 0 | 24:20 win against Redskins Divisional 3:14 loss against Cowboys NFC title |
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| 1972 | NFL | NFC | west | 1. | 8th | 5 | 1 | 28:30 loss to Cowboys Divisional | |||||||||
| 1973 | NFL | NFC | west | 4th | 5 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1974 | NFL | NFC | west | 2. | 6th | 8th | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1975 | NFL | NFC | west | 2. | 5 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1976 | NFL | NFC | west | 2. | 8th | 6th | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1977 | NFL | NFC | west | 3. | 5 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1978 | NFL | NFC | west | 4th | 2 | 14th | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1979 | NFL | NFC | west | 4th | 2 | 14th | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1980 | NFL | NFC | west | 3. | 6th | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1981 | NFL | NFC | west | 1. | 13 | 3 | 0 | 38:24- win against Giants Divisional 28:27- win against Cowboys NFC-Title 26:21- win against Bengals Super Bowl XVI (1) |
Joe Montana ( SB MVP ) Bill Walsh ( COY ) |
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| 1982 | NFL | NFC | 11. | 3 | 6th | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1983 | NFL | NFC | west | 1. | 10 | 6th | 0 | 24:23 - win against Lions Divisional 21:24 loss to Redskins NFC title |
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| 1984 | NFL | NFC | west | 1. | 15th | 1 | 0 | 21: 10- victory against Giants Divisional 23: 0- victory against Bears NFC Title 38: 16- victory against Dolphins Super Bowl XIX (2) |
Joe Montana (SB MVP) | ||||||||
| 1985 | NFL | NFC | west | 2. | 10 | 6th | 0 | 3:17 loss to Giants Wildcard | |||||||||
| 1986 | NFL | NFC | west | 1. | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3:49 loss to Giants Divisional | Joe Montana ( CBPOY ) | ||||||||
| 1987 | NFL | NFC | west | 1. | 13 | 2 | 0 | 24:36 loss to Vikings Divisional | Jerry Rice ( OPOY ) | ||||||||
| 1988 | NFL | NFC | west | 1. | 10 | 6th | 0 | 34: 9- win against Vikings Divisional 28: 3- win against Bears NFC-Title 20:16- win against Bengals Super Bowl XXIII (3) |
Roger Craig (OPOY) Jerry Rice (SB MVP) |
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| 1989 | NFL | NFC | west | 1. | 15th | 1 | 0 | 41: 13- win against Vikings Divisional 30: 3- win against Rams NFC-Title 55: 10- win against Broncos Super Bowl XXIV (4) |
Joe Montana (MVP, OPOY, SB MVP) | ||||||||
| 1990 | NFL | NFC | west | 1. | 14th | 2 | 0 | 28:10 win against Redskins Divisional 13:15 loss against Giants NFC title |
Joe Montana (MVP) | ||||||||
| 1991 | NFL | NFC | west | 3. | 10 | 6th | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1992 | NFL | NFC | west | 1. | 14th | 2 | 0 | 20:13 win against Redskins Divisional 20:30 loss against Cowboys NFC title |
Steve Young (MVP, OPOY) | ||||||||
| 1993 | NFL | NFC | west | 1. | 10 | 6th | 0 | 44: 3 victory against Giants Divisional 21:38 defeat against Cowboys NFC title |
Jerry Rice (OPOY) Dana Stubblefield (Def.ROY) |
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| 1994 | NFL | NFC | west | 1. | 13 | 3 | 0 | 44: 15- victory against Bears Divisional 30: 13- victory against Cowboys NFC Title 49: 26- victory against Chargers Super Bowl XXIX (5) |
Steve Young (MVP, SB MVP) Deion Sanders ( DPOY ) |
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| 1995 | NFL | NFC | west | 1. | 11 | 5 | 0 | 17:27 loss to Packers Divisional | Deion Sanders ( Pro Bowl MVP ) | ||||||||
| 1996 | NFL | NFC | west | 2. | 12 | 4th | 0 | 14-0 win against Eagles Wildcard 14:34 loss against Packers Divisional |
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| 1997 | NFL | NFC | west | 1. | 13 | 3 | 0 | 38:22 - Victory against Vikings Divisional . 10:23 loss against Packer's NFC title |
Dana Stubblefield (DPOY) | ||||||||
| 1998 | NFL | NFC | west | 2. | 12 | 4th | 0 | 30:27 win against Packers Wildcard 18:20 loss against Falcons Divisional |
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| 1999 | NFL | NFC | west | 4th | 4th | 12 | 0 | Bryant Young (CBPOY) | |||||||||
| 2000 | NFL | NFC | west | 4th | 6th | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2001 | NFL | NFC | west | 2. | 12 | 4th | 0 | 15:25 loss to Packers Wildcard | Garrison Hearst (CBPOY) | ||||||||
| 2002 | NFL | NFC | west | 1. | 10 | 6th | 0 | 39:38 - win against Giants Wildcard 6:31 loss against Buccaneers Divisional |
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| 2003 | NFL | NFC | west | 3. | 7th | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2004 | NFL | NFC | west | 4th | 2 | 14th | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2005 | NFL | NFC | west | 4th | 4th | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2006 | NFL | NFC | west | 3. | 7th | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2007 | NFL | NFC | west | 3. | 5 | 11 | 0 | Patrick Willis (Def. ROY) | |||||||||
| 2008 | NFL | NFC | west | 2. | 7th | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2009 | NFL | NFC | west | 2. | 8th | 8th | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2010 | NFL | NFC | west | 3. | 6th | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2011 | NFL | NFC | west | 1. | 13 | 3 | 0 | 36:32- win against Saints Divisional 17:20-OT loss against Giants NFC-Title |
Jim Harbaugh (COY) | ||||||||
| 2012 | NFL | NFC | west | 1. | 11 | 4th | 1 | 45:31 - Victory against Packers Divisional 28:24 - Victory against Falcons NFC Title 31:34 defeat against Raven's Super Bowl |
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| 2013 | NFL | NFC | west | 2. | 12 | 4th | 0 | 23:20 - win against Packers Wildcard 23:10 - win against Panthers Divisional 17:23 loss against Seahawks NFC title |
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| 2014 | NFL | NFC | west | 3. | 8th | 8th | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2015 | NFL | NFC | west | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | Anquan Boldin ( WP MOY ) | |||||||||
| 2016 | NFL | NFC | west | 4th | 2 | 14th | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2017 | NFL | NFC | west | 4th | 6th | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2018 | NFL | NFC | west | 3. | 4th | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2019 | NFL | NFC | west | 1. | 13 | 3 | 0 | 27: 10- victory against Vikings Divisional 37: 20 victory against Packers NFC Title 20: 31 loss to Chiefs Super Bowl |
Nick Bosa (Def. ROY) | ||||||||
| Total | 583 | 489 | 16 | 1946–2019, regular season only | |||||||||||||
| 33 | 22nd | 0 | 1946–2019, play-offs only | ||||||||||||||
| 616 | 511 | 16 | 1946–2019, regular season and play-offs | ||||||||||||||
First round draft picks
Below is a list of all first-round draft picks from the NFL draft that the 49ers have made since they moved to the NFL in 1950. The 49ers were able to pick the overall first in the NFL Draft three times (1953, 1964 and 2005). From UCLA , the 49ers have picked the most first-round picks so far with five players.
| year | Overall pick | Surname | position | college |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 11 | Leo Nomellini ! ^ | Defensive tackle | Minnesota |
| 1951 | 3 | YA Tittle ! ^ | Quarterback | LSU |
| 1952 | 9 | Hugh McElhenny ! ^ | Running back | Washington |
| 1953 | 1 | Harry Babcock | End | Georgia |
| 10 | Tom Stolhanske | End | Texas | |
| 1954 | 11 | Bernie Faloney | Quarterback | Maryland |
| 1955 | 10 | Dicky Moegle ^ | Defensive back | Rice |
| 1956 | 2 | Earl Morrall ^ | Quarterback | Michigan State |
| 1957 | 3 | John Brodie ^ | Quarterback | Stanford |
| 1958 | 8th | Jim Pace | Running back | Michigan |
| 9 | Charlie Krueger ^ | Defensive tackle | Texas A&M | |
| 1959 | 5 | Dave Baker ^ | Safety | Oklahoma |
| 8th | Dan James | Tackle | Ohio State | |
| 1960 | 11 | Monty Stickles | Tight end | Notre Dame |
| 1961 | 6th | Jimmy Johnson ! ^ | Cornerback | UCLA |
| 9 | Bernie Casey ^ | Wide receiver | Bowling green | |
| 11 | Billy Kilmer ^ | Quarterback | UCLA | |
| 1962 | 8th | Lance Alworth ! ^ | Wide receiver | Arkansas |
| 1963 | 8th | Kermit Alexander ^ | Cornerback | UCLA |
| 1964 | 1 | Dave Parks ^ | Wide receiver | Texas Tech |
| 1965 | 2 | Ken Willard ^ | Fullback | North Carolina |
| 13 | George Donnelly | Safety | Illinois | |
| 1966 | 11 | Stan Hindman | Defensive tackle | Mississippi |
| 1967 | 3 | Steve Spurrier | Quarterback | Florida |
| 11 | Cas Banaszek | Tackle | Northwestern | |
| 1968 | 15th | Forrest Blue ^ | center | Auburn |
| 1969 | 7th | Ted Kwalick ^ | Tight end | Penn State |
| 16 | Gene Washington ^ | Wide receiver | Stanford | |
| 1970 | 9 | Cedrick Hardman ^ | Defensive end | North Texas |
| 17th | Bruce Taylor ^ | Cornerback | Boston | |
| 1971 | 23 | Tim Anderson | Defensive back | Ohio State |
| 1972 | 19th | Terry Beasley | Wide receiver | Auburn |
| 1973 | 18th | Mike Holmes | Wide receiver | Texas Southern |
| 1974 | 9 | Wilbur Jackson | Running back | Alabama |
| 10 | Bill Sandifer | Defensive tackle | UCLA | |
| 1975 | 10 | Jimmy Webb | Defensive tackle | Mississippi State |
| 1976 | - | no pick | - | - |
| 1977 | - | no pick | - | - |
| 1978 | 7th | Ken MacAfee | Tight end | Notre Dame |
| 24 | Dan Bunz | Linebacker | Long Beach State | |
| 1979 | - | no pick | - | - |
| 1980 | 13 | Earl Cooper | Fullback | Rice |
| 20th | Jim Stuckey | Defensive tackle | Clemson | |
| 1981 | 8th | Ronnie Lott ! ^ | Safety | Southern California |
| 1982 | - | no pick | - | - |
| 1983 | - | no pick | - | - |
| 1984 | 24 | Todd Shell | Linebacker | Brigham Young |
| 1985 | 16 | Jerry Rice ! ^ | Wide receiver | Mississippi Valley State |
| 1986 | - | no pick | - | - |
| 1987 | 22nd | Harris Barton ^ | Tackle | North Carolina |
| 25th | Terrence Flagler | Running back | Clemson | |
| 1988 | - | no pick | - | - |
| 1989 | 28 | Keith DeLong | Linebacker | Tennessee |
| 1990 | 25th | Dexter Carter | Running back | Florida State |
| 1991 | 25th | Ted Washington ^ | Defensive tackle | Louisville |
| 1992 | 18th | Dana Hall | Safety | Washington |
| 1993 | 26th | Dana Stubblefield ^ | Defensive tackle | Kansas |
| 27 | Todd Kelly | Defensive end | Tennessee | |
| 1994 | 7th | Bryant Young ^ | Defensive tackle | Notre Dame |
| 28 | William Floyd | Fullback | Florida State | |
| 1995 | 10 | JJ Stokes | Wide receiver | UCLA |
| 1996 | - | no pick | - | - |
| 1997 | 26th | Jim Druckmiller | Quarterback | Virginia Tech |
| 1998 | 28 | RW McQuarters | Cornerback | Oklahoma State |
| 1999 | 24 | Reggie McGrew | Defensive tackle | Florida |
| 2000 | 16 | Julian Peterson ^ | Linebacker | Michigan State |
| 24 | Ahmed Plummer | Cornerback | Ohio State | |
| 2001 | 7th | Andre Carter ^ | Cornerback | California |
| 2002 | 27 | Mike Rumph | Safety | Miami |
| 2003 | 26th | Kwame Harris | Tackle | Stanford |
| 2004 | 31 | Rashaun Woods | Wide receiver | Oklahoma State |
| 2005 | 1 | Alex Smith ^ | Quarterback | Utah |
| 2006 | 6th | Vernon Davis ^ | Tight end | Maryland |
| 22nd | Manny Lawson | Cornerback | North Carolina State | |
| 2007 | 11 | Patrick Willis ^ | Linebacker | Mississippi |
| 28 | Joe Staley ^ | Tackle | Central Michigan | |
| 2008 | 29 | Kentwan Balmer | Defensive tackle | North Carolina |
| 2009 | 10 | Michael Crabtree | Wide receiver | Texas Tech |
| 2010 | 11 | Anthony Davis | Tackle | Rutgers |
| 17th | Mike Iupati ^ | Guard | Idaho | |
| 2011 | 7th | Aldon Smith ^ | Defensive end | Missouri |
| 2012 | 30th | AJ Jenkins | Wide receiver | Illinois |
| 2013 | 18th | Eric Reid ^ | Safety | LSU |
| 2014 | 30th | Jimmie Ward | Safety | Northern Illinois |
| 2015 | 17th | Arik Armstead | Defensive end | Oregon |
| 2016 | 7th | DeForest Buckner ^ | Defensive end | Oregon |
| 28 | Joshua Garnett | Tackle | Stanford | |
| 2017 | 3 | Solomon Thomas | Defensive end | Stanford |
| 31 | Reuben Foster | Linebacker | Alabama | |
| 2018 | 9 | Mike McGlincey | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 2019 | 2 | Nick Bosa ^ | Defensive end | Ohio State |
| 2020 | 14th | Javon Kinlaw | Defensive tackle | South carolina |
Legend:
| ^ | = Pro bowler |
| ! | = Hall of Famer |
Remarks
- ↑ He was able to achieve the five touchdowns after an interception.
- ↑ When they first met, the Cardinals were still playing in Chicago as the Chicago Cardinals.
- ↑ When they first met, the Colts were still playing in Baltimore as the Baltimore Colts.
- ↑ When they first met, the Chargers were still playing in San Diego as the San Diego Chargers.
- ↑ When they first met, the Titans were still playing in Houston as the Houston Oilers.
- ↑ The 1967 season was the first season in NFL history to be divided into two conferences, which in turn were divided into two divisions. Before 1967, the NFL was either divided into two conferences, or two divisions, or not at all.
- ↑ The NFL increased the regular season by two games - from 14 to 16.
- ↑ In the 1982 season only nine instead of 16 games were played due to a strike by the players. Eight teams per conference were qualified for the play-offs. This was dependent on their regular season records, which they achieved in the conference instead of in the division.
- ↑ Due to a player strike, the 1987 season was shortened to 15 games.
- ↑ With this NFC Championship game on January 19, 2014, the San Francisco 49ers became the first team to have played 15 NFC Championship games.
- ↑ a b c d The players won the NFL MVP election .
- ↑ Alworth was also drafted by the Oakland Raiders , who played in the AFL . After a change and a corresponding contract, however, he played for the San Diego Chargers .
- ↑ Spurrier won the 1966 Heisman Trophy and was named the best college football player.
- ↑ a b c d e The players were voted NFL Rookie of the Year .
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- San Francisco 49ers on pro-football-reference.com
- Passing records on pro-football-reference.com
- Rushing records on pro-football-reference.com
- Receiving records on pro-football-reference.com
- Defense records on pro-football-reference.com
- Return records on pro-football-reference.com
- Kicking & Punting records on pro-football-reference.com
- Head-to-head on pro-football-reference.com
- NFL Draft History on nfl.com