| 1982 San Francisco 49ers season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr. |
| General manager | Bill Walsh |
| Head coach | Bill Walsh |
| Defensive coordinator | Chuck Studley |
| Home stadium | Candlestick Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 3–6 |
| Division place | 11thNFC (Would have been 3rd in the NFC West) |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | GRandy Cross WRDwight Clark CBRonnie Lott FSDwight Hicks |
The1982 San Francisco 49ers season was thefranchise's 33rdseason in theNational Football League and their 37th overall. The team was coming off aSuper Bowl victory over theCincinnati Bengals. However, 1982 was strike-shortened, and only nine games were played. The 49ers finished 3–6, thus missing the playoffs despite the expanded sixteen team format. Their .333 winning percentage was the worst ever for any defending NFL orAFL champion until the2022 Los Angeles Rams, who only managed to get a .294 winning percentage. This season was the only one in an 18-season span in which the 49ers did not win at least ten games. This 49ers team was also the only team in history to win more than half its road games while losing all its home games.[1] The 49ers were the fifth team in NFL history to enter a season as the defending Super Bowl champion and miss the playoffs.[2] This also marked the first, and as of 2023, only time in NFL history that the defending Super Bowl champion missed the playoffs for the third year in a row.
The worst running game in the league alongside a defense that went from second overall and points in 1981 to twenty-first and twenty-third respectively were the main culprits for the losing season.
| 1982 San Francisco 49ers draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 29 | Bubba Paris | Tackle | Michigan | began play with 49ers in 1983 |
| 5 | 139 | Newton Williams | Running back | Arizona State | |
| 6 | 151 | Vince Williams | Running back | Oregon | |
| 7 | 195 | Ron Ferrari | Linebacker | Illinois | |
| 9 | 251 | Bryan Clark | Quarterback | Michigan State | |
| 10 | 269 | Dana McLemore | Defensive back | Hawaii | |
| 10 | 279 | Tim Barbian | Defensive tackle | Western Illinois | |
| 11 | 306 | Gary Gibson | Linebacker | Arizona | |
| 12 | 334 | Tim Washington | Defensive back | Fresno State | |
| Made roster | |||||
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| Defensive coaches
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| Quarterbacks(QB) Running backs(RB) Wide receivers(WR) Tight ends(TE) | Offensive linemen(OL) | Linebackers(LB)
Defensive backs(DB)
Special teams(ST) | Reserve
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 14 | Los Angeles Raiders | L 14–17 | 0–1 | Candlestick Park | 61,065 |
| 2 | August 21 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 16–13 | 1–1 | Candlestick Park | 51,931 |
| 3 | August 28 | atSan Diego Chargers | L 9–23 | 1–2 | Jack Murphy Stadium | 48,697 |
| 4 | September 3 | atSeattle Seahawks | W 17–13 | 2–2 | Kingdome | 57,839 |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 12 | Los Angeles Raiders | L 17–23 | 0–1 | Candlestick Park | 59,748 | ||
| 2 | September 19 | atDenver Broncos | L 21–24 | 0–2 | Mile High Stadium | 73,899 | ||
| September 26 | Chicago Bears | Cancelled due to the1982 NFL strike | ||||||
| October 4 | atTampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||
| October 10 | atNew Orleans Saints | |||||||
| October 17 | Los Angeles Rams | Rescheduled to January 2 | ||||||
| October 24 | atAtlanta Falcons | Cancelled due to the 1982 NFL strike | ||||||
| October 31 | atWashington Redskins | |||||||
| November 7 | Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| November 14 | Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| 3 | November 21 | atSt. Louis Cardinals | W 31–20 | 1–2 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 38,064 | ||
| 4 | November 28 | New Orleans Saints | L 20–23 | 1–3 | Candlestick Park | 51,611 | ||
| 5 | December 2 | atLos Angeles Rams | W 30–24 | 2–3 | Anaheim Stadium | 58,574 | ||
| 6 | December 11 | San Diego Chargers | L 37–41 | 2–4 | Candlestick Park | 55,988 | ||
| 7 | December 19 | Atlanta Falcons | L 7–17 | 2–5 | Candlestick Park | 53,234 | ||
| 8 | December 26 | atKansas City Chiefs | W 26–13 | 3–5 | Arrowhead Stadium | 24,319 | ||
| 9 | January 2, 1983 | Los Angeles Rams | L 20–21 | 3–6 | Candlestick Park | 54,256 | ||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are inbold text. | ||||||||
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raiders | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
| 49ers | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
atCandlestick Park,San Francisco, California
| Game information | ||
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| • 49ers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| Q1 | SF | Wersching 36 yard field goal | SF 3–0 | |
| Q2 | SF | Moore 1 yard run (Wersching kick) | SF 10–0 | |
| Q2 | STL | Green 17 yard pass fromLomax (O'Donoghue kick) | SF 10–7 | |
| Q3 | STL | O'Donoghue 30 yard field goal | Tie 10–10 | |
| Q3 | STL | O'Donoghue 32 yard field goal | STL 13–10 | |
| Q3 | SF | Francis 6 yard pass fromMontana (Wersching kick) | SF 17–13 | |
| Q4 | SF | Clark 33 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick) | SF 24–13 | |
| Q4 | SF | Cooper 17 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick) | SF 31–13 | |
| Q4 | STL | Anderson 2 yard run (O'Donoghue kick) | SF 31–20 | |
| NFC West | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| Atlanta Falcons(5) | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 183 | 199 | L2 |
| New Orleans Saints | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 2–1 | 3–5 | 129 | 160 | W1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 209 | 206 | L1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 200 | 250 | W1 |
| # | Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seeded postseason qualifiers | |||||||||
| 1 | Washington Redskins | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 190 | 128 | W4 | |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 226 | 145 | L2 | |
| 3 | Green Bay Packers | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 226 | 169 | L1 | |
| 4[a] | Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 187 | 198 | W1 | |
| 5[a] | Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 183 | 199 | L2 | |
| 6[a] | St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 135 | 170 | L1 | |
| 7[a] | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 158 | 178 | W3 | |
| 8[b] | Detroit Lions | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 181 | 176 | W1 | |
| Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||
| 9[b] | New Orleans Saints | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 129 | 160 | W1 | |
| 10[b] | New York Giants | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 164 | 160 | W1 | |
| 11[c] | San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 209 | 206 | L1 | |
| 12[c] | Chicago Bears | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 141 | 174 | L1 | |
| 13[c] | Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 191 | 195 | L1 | |
| 14 | Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 200 | 250 | W1 | |
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