| 2013 San Francisco 49ers season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jed York |
| General manager | Trent Baalke |
| Head coach | Jim Harbaugh |
| Home field | Candlestick Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 12–4 |
| Division place | 2nd NFC West |
| Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Packers) 23–20 Won Divisional Playoffs (at Panthers) 23–10 Lost NFC Championship (at Seahawks) 17–23 |
| Pro Bowlers | 10
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| AP All-Pros | NaVorro Bowman 1st team Ahmad Brooks 2nd team Vernon Davis 2nd team Justin Smith 2nd team Joe Staley 2nd team |
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The 2013 season was the San Francisco 49ers' 64th in the National Football League (NFL), 68th overall and third under the head coach/general manager tandem of Jim Harbaugh and Trent Baalke. This marked the first season since 2004 that quarterback Alex Smith was not on the roster as he joined the Kansas City Chiefs. This was the 49ers' final season playing their home games at Candlestick Park before moving into Levi's Stadium for the 2014 season.
The 49ers entered the season as the defending NFC champions, qualified for the playoffs as the fifth seed Wild Card, and hoped to win a sixth Super Bowl title, after falling just short during the previous season. The 49ers' defeated the Green Bay Packers 23–20 in the wild-card round and the Carolina Panthers 23–10 in the Divisional round, but lost to their division rival and eventual Super Bowl champion, the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship by a score of 23–17, failing to join the 1985 New England Patriots, 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers, 2007 New York Giants, and 2010 Green Bay Packers as the only teams to win 3 straight road games in the playoffs. The playoff loss also tied an NFL record for most losses with a Super Bowl berth at stake with nine (first set by the 2000 Oakland Raiders).
The 2013 season was the last season in which the San Francisco 49ers qualified for the playoffs or had a winning season until 2019.