1985 San Francisco 49ers season

1985 San Francisco 49ers season
OwnerEdward J. DeBartolo, Jr.
General managerJohn McVay and Carmen Policy
Head coachBill Walsh
Defensive coordinatorGeorge Seifert
Home fieldCandlestick Park
Results
Record10–6
Division place2nd NFC West
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs
(at Giants) 3–17
Pro Bowlers
AP All-Pros
A ticket for a November 1985 game between the 49ers and the Denver Broncos.

The 1985 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 36th season in the National Football League and their 40th overall.

49ers running back Roger Craig became the first player in NFL history to record both 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards in the same season. Craig rushed for 1,050 yards,[3] and had 1,016 receiving yards.[4][5]

This season was Jerry Rice's first season in the league.

  1. ^ "1985 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "1985 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  3. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 437
  4. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 441
  5. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: Marshall Faulk is the only other player to log 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving in the same season. He did so with the St. Louis Rams in 1999.