Английская Википедия:1978 San Francisco 49ers season
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The 1978 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 29th season in the National Football League, their 33rd overall, and their second and final season under general manager Joe Thomas, who was fired following the end of the season.[1] The team began the season hoping to improve upon their previous output of 5–9. Instead, the team started the season 0–4 for the second straight year. The team also suffered a nine-game losing streak.[2]
During the off-season, the 49ers acquired running back O. J. Simpson, who originally hailed from San Francisco, from the Buffalo Bills. Although Simpson had been one of the best backs in the league over the previous decade, he was in poor physical condition and had recently undergone knee surgery. As a result, his playing ability was limited.
Interim head coach Fred O'Connor was hired in the middle of the team's season after first-season head coach Pete McCulley posted an unremarkable 1-8 record. However, after the season ended, O'Connor was let go along with the coaching staff, who had been hired by McCulley. [1]
The 49ers finished with the worst record in the league and scored only 219 points,[3] the fewest in the league in 1978. Making matters worse is that the first pick in the 1979 NFL Draft was traded to the Bills as part of the Simpson deal. The team set an NFL record with 63 turnovers.
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Preseason
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Week | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Date | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Opponent | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Result | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Record | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Venue | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | at Dallas Cowboys | L 24–41 | 0–2 | Texas Stadium | 63,736 |
| 2 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | Seattle Seahawks | L 6–20 | 0–2 | Candlestick Park | 36,069 |
| 3 | August 20 | Oakland Raiders | L 14–31 | 0–3 | Candlestick Park | 58,658 |
| 4 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | at Denver Broncos | W 24–13 | 1–3 | Mile High Stadium | 73,559 |
Schedule
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Week | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Date | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Opponent | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Result | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Record | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Venue | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 3 | at Cleveland Browns | L 7–24 | 0–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 68,973 | |
| 2 | September 10 | Chicago Bears | L 13–16 | 0–2 | Candlestick Park | 49,502 | |
| 3 | September 17 | at Houston Oilers | L 19–20 | 0–3 | Houston Astrodome | 46,161 | |
| 4 | September 24 | at New York Giants | L 10–27 | 0–4 | Giants Stadium | 71,536 | |
| 5 | October 1 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 28–12 | 1–4 | Candlestick Park | 41,107 | |
| 6 | October 8 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 10–27 | 1–5 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 59,337 | |
| 7 | October 15 | New Orleans Saints | L 7–14 | 1–6 | Candlestick Park | 37,671 | |
| 8 | October 22 | Atlanta Falcons | L 17–20 | 1–7 | Candlestick Park | 44,235 | |
| 9 | October 29 | at Washington Redskins | L 20–38 | 1–8 | RFK Stadium | 53,706 | |
| 10 | November 5 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 10–21 | 1–9 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 55,468 | |
| 11 | November 12 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 10–16 | 1–10 | Candlestick Park | 33,155 | |
| 12 | November 19 | Los Angeles Rams | L 28–31 | 1–11 | Candlestick Park | 45,022 | |
| 13 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7–24 | 1–12 | Candlestick Park | 51,657 | |
| 14 | December 3 | at New Orleans Saints | L 13–24 | 1–13 | Louisiana Superdome | 50,068 | |
| 15 | December 10 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 6–3 | 2–13 | Candlestick Park | 30,931 | |
| 16 | December 17 | at Detroit Lions | L 14–33 | 2–14 | Pontiac Silverdome | 56,674 | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
Standings
Шаблон:1978 NFC West standings
References
Шаблон:San Francisco 49ers Шаблон:San Francisco 49ers seasons Шаблон:1978 NFL season by team
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