1986 San Francisco 49ers season

1986 San Francisco 49ers season
Head coach	Bill Walsh
Home field	Candlestick Park
Results
Record	10–5–1
Division place	1st NFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Divisional Playoffs (Giants) 49–3
Uniform

The 1986 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 37th year with the National Football League. The team returned to the top of the NFC West after a one-year absence, and lost the Divisional Playoffs to the Giants.

Personnel

Staff

1986 San Francisco 49ers staff
	Front office Owner – Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr. President – Bill Walsh Vice President/General Counsel – Carmen Policy Vice President/General Manager – John McVay Administrator of Football Operations – Neal Dahlen Director of College Scouting – Tony Razzano Director of Pro Personnel – Allan Webb Head coaches Head Coach – Bill Walsh Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Mike Holmgren Running Backs – Sherman Lewis Receivers – Dennis Green Offensive Line – Bobb McKittrick Assistant Offensive Line/Tight Ends – Fred von Appen			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – George Seifert Defensive Line – Bill McPherson Linebackers – Norb Hecker Defensive Backs – Ray Rhodes Defensive Assistant – Tommy Hart Special teams coaches Special Teams – Fred von Appen Strength and conditioning Physical Development Coordinator – Jerry Attaway

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 7, 1986	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 31–7	50,780
2	September 14, 1986	at Los Angeles Rams	L 13–16	65,195
3	September 21, 1986	New Orleans Saints	W 26–17	58,297
4	September 28, 1986	at Miami Dolphins	W 31–16	70,264
5	October 5, 1986	Indianapolis Colts	W 35–15	57,252
6	October 12, 1986	Minnesota Vikings	L 24–27 (OT)	58,637
7	October 19, 1986	at Atlanta Falcons	T 10–10 (OT)	55,306
8	October 26, 1986	at Green Bay Packers (at Milwaukee)	W 31–17	50,557
9	November 2, 1986	at New Orleans Saints	L 10–23	53,234
10	November 9, 1986	St. Louis Cardinals	W 43–17	59,172
11	November 17, 1986 (Mon)	at Washington Redskins	L 6–14	54,774
12	November 23, 1986	Atlanta Falcons	W 20–0	58,747
13	December 1, 1986 (Mon)	New York Giants	L 17–21	59,777
14	December 7, 1986	New York Jets	W 24–10	58,091
15	December 14, 1986	at New England Patriots	W 29–24	60,787
16	December 19, 1986 (Fri)	Los Angeles Rams	W 24–14	60,366

Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
San Francisco 49ers^(3)	10	5	1	.656	3–2–1	6–5–1	374	247	W3
Los Angeles Rams^(5)	10	6	0	.625	3–3	8–4	309	267	L2
Atlanta Falcons	7	8	1	.469	2–3–1	6–5–1	280	280	W1
New Orleans Saints	7	9	0	.483	3–3	6–6	288	287	L1

Playoffs

NFC Divisional Playoff

• San Francisco 49ers 3, New York Giants 49

January 4, 1987 at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 76,034

Awards and records

• Ronnie Lott, Franchise Record, Most Interceptions in One Season, 10 Interceptions^[1]
• Joe Montana, NFL Comeback Player of the Year
• Jerry Rice, Led NFC, Receptions, 86 receptions ^[2]
• Jerry Rice, led NFL with 1,570 receiving yards
• Jerry Rice, led NFL with 15 touchdowns.^[3]

References

1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 142
2. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 451
3. Numbelivable!, p.146, Michael X. Ferraro and John Veneziano, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2007, ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0

External links

• 49ers on Pro Football Reference
• 49ers Schedule on jt-sw.com