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<div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">NFL team season</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) 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DeBartolo Jr.">Edward J. DeBartolo Jr.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">General manager</th><td class="infobox-data fn"><a href="/wiki/John_McVay" title="John McVay">John McVay</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">President</th><td class="infobox-data fn"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Walsh_(American_football_coach)" title="Bill Walsh (American football coach)">Bill Walsh</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Head coach</th><td class="infobox-data fn"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Walsh_(American_football_coach)" title="Bill Walsh (American football coach)">Bill Walsh</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Defensive coordinator</th><td class="infobox-data fn"><a href="/wiki/George_Seifert" title="George Seifert">George Seifert</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Home field</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Candlestick_Park" title="Candlestick Park">Candlestick Park</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header note" style="background-color: #EC250A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B3995D, inset -2px -2px 0 #B3995D;;">Results</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Record</th><td class="infobox-data">10–6</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Division place</th><td class="infobox-data">1st <a href="/wiki/NFC_West" title="NFC West">NFC West</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Playoff finish</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Won <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_NFL_playoffs" title="1983–84 NFL playoffs">Divisional Playoffs</a></b><br />(vs. <a href="/wiki/1983_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1983 Detroit Lions season">Lions</a>) 24–23<br />Lost <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_NFL_playoffs" title="1983–84 NFL playoffs">NFC Championship</a><br />(at <a href="/wiki/1983_Washington_Redskins_season" title="1983 Washington Redskins season">Redskins</a>) 21–24</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/1984_Pro_Bowl" title="1984 Pro Bowl">Pro Bowlers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>QB</b> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Montana" title="Joe Montana">Joe Montana</a><br /><b>DE</b> <a href="/wiki/Fred_Dean" title="Fred Dean">Fred Dean</a><br /><b>CB</b> <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Lott" title="Ronnie Lott">Ronnie Lott</a><br /><b>FS</b> <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Hicks" title="Dwight Hicks">Dwight Hicks</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint nowrap" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; padding-top: 3px;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>← <a href="/wiki/1982_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1982 San Francisco 49ers season">1982</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_San_Francisco_49ers_seasons" title="List of San Francisco 49ers seasons">49ers seasons</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1984 San Francisco 49ers season">1984</a> →</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1983 San Francisco 49ers season</b> was the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">franchise</a>'s 34th <a href="/wiki/List_of_San_Francisco_49ers_seasons" title="List of San Francisco 49ers seasons">season</a> in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> and their 38th overall. The team attempted to improve on its 3–6 record from 1982. The 49ers started the season with a loss to the <a href="/wiki/1983_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="1983 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia Eagles</a>, 22–17. However, the 49ers throttled the Vikings the next week 48–17 and then the Cardinals the following week 42–27. They ended the first half of the season 6–2 before splitting their last eight games to finish the season 10–6 and clinching the NFC West and the #2 seed in the playoffs. In the divisional round of the playoffs, the 49ers came back to beat the Lions 24–23 after <a href="/wiki/Joe_Montana" title="Joe Montana">Joe Montana</a> found <a href="/wiki/Freddie_Solomon" title="Freddie Solomon">Freddie Solomon</a> in the end zone with 1:23 remaining, and Lions kicker Eddie Murray missed a 41-yard field goal as time expired. However, in the NFC Championship game, the 49ers were not able to outlast the top-seeded Redskins, as after coming back to tie a game in which they trailed 21–0 at the start of the 4th quarter, they lost 24–21 after Washington took the lead on a field goal with 40 seconds left in the game. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Offseason">Offseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_San_Francisco_49ers_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Offseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NFL_Draft">NFL Draft</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_San_Francisco_49ers_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: NFL Draft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1983_NFL_draft" title="1983 NFL draft">1983 NFL draft</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="background-color: #AA0000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B3995D, inset -2px -2px 0 #B3995D;">1983 San Francisco 49ers Draft </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Round</th> <th>Selection</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Position</th> <th>College</th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/List_of_San_Francisco_49ers_first-round_draft_picks" title="List of San Francisco 49ers first-round draft picks">1</a></th> <th>5 </th> <td colspan="4"><i><b>Traded to the <a href="/wiki/1983_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="1983 San Diego Chargers season">Chargers</a></b></i> </td></tr> <tr> <th>22 </th> <td colspan="4"><i><b>Traded to the <a href="/wiki/1983_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="1983 San Diego Chargers season">Chargers</a></b></i> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2</th> <th>49 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Roger_Craig_(American_football)" title="Roger Craig (American football)">Roger Craig</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Runningback" class="mw-redirect" title="Runningback">RB</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team" title="1982 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team">Nebraska</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>3</th> <th>59 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Blanchard_Montgomery" title="Blanchard Montgomery">Blanchard Montgomery</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_UCLA_Bruins_football_team" title="1982 UCLA Bruins football team">UCLA</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>4</th> <th>90 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Holmoe" title="Tom Holmoe">Tom Holmoe</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1982 BYU Cougars football team">BYU</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>5</th> <th>117 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Riki_Ellison" title="Riki Ellison">Riki Ellison</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1982 USC Trojans football team">USC</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>7</th> <th>175 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Moten" title="Gary Moten">Gary Moten</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_SMU_Mustangs_football_team" title="1982 SMU Mustangs football team">SMU</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>9</th> <th>229 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Mularkey" title="Mike Mularkey">Mike Mularkey</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">TE</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1982 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>10</th> <th>259 </th> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jeff_Merrell&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jeff Merrell (page does not exist)">Jeff Merrell</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">DT</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team" title="1982 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team">Nebraska</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>11</th> <th>289 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Jesse_Sapolu" title="Jesse Sapolu">Jesse Sapolu</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(gridiron_football)" title="Center (gridiron football)">C</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_Hawaii_Rainbow_Warriors_football_team" title="1982 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team">Hawaii</a></td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_San_Francisco_49ers_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Staff_._Coaches">Staff . Coaches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_San_Francisco_49ers_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Staff . Coaches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours"> <caption style="background: #EC250A; color: #FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #B3995D"><b>1983 San Francisco 49ers staff</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p><b>Front office</b> </p> <ul><li>Owner – <a href="/wiki/Edward_J._DeBartolo,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr.">Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr.</a></li> <li>President – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Walsh_(American_football_coach)" title="Bill Walsh (American football coach)">Bill Walsh</a></li> <li>Vice President/General Counsel – <a href="/wiki/Carmen_Policy" title="Carmen Policy">Carmen Policy</a></li> <li>General manager – <a href="/wiki/John_McVay" title="John McVay">John McVay</a></li> <li>Director of College Scouting – Tony Razzano</li> <li>Director of pro personnel – Allan Webb</li></ul> <p><b>Head coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Head coach – Bill Walsh</li></ul> <p><b>Offensive coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Quarterbacks/Receivers – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Hackett_(American_football)" title="Paul Hackett (American football)">Paul Hackett</a></li> <li>Running Backs – <a href="/wiki/Sherman_Lewis" title="Sherman Lewis">Sherman Lewis</a></li> <li>Offensive Line – <a href="/wiki/Bobb_McKittrick" title="Bobb McKittrick">Bobb McKittrick</a></li> <li>Assistant Offensive Line/Tight Ends – <a href="/wiki/Fred_von_Appen" title="Fred von Appen">Fred von Appen</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="35"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b>Defensive coaches</b> <ul><li>Defensive coordinator – <a href="/wiki/George_Seifert" title="George Seifert">George Seifert</a></li> <li>Defensive Line – <a href="/wiki/Bill_McPherson_(American_football)" title="Bill McPherson (American football)">Bill McPherson</a></li> <li>Linebackers – <a href="/wiki/Norb_Hecker" title="Norb Hecker">Norb Hecker</a></li> <li>Defensive Backs – <a href="/wiki/Ray_Rhodes" title="Ray Rhodes">Ray Rhodes</a></li> <li>Defensive Assistant – <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Hart" title="Tommy Hart">Tommy Hart</a></li></ul> <p><b>Special teams coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Special Teams – Fred von Appen</li></ul> <p><b>Strength and conditioning</b> </p> <ul><li>Physical Development Coordinator – Jerry Attaway</li></ul> <p><br /> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roster">Roster</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_San_Francisco_49ers_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours"> <caption style="background-color: #EC250A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B3995D, inset -2px -2px 0 #B3995D;; text-align: center;"><b>1983 San Francisco 49ers roster</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">Quarterbacks</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(QB)</span></b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">6</span> <a href="/wiki/Matt_Cavanaugh" title="Matt Cavanaugh">Matt Cavanaugh</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">7</span> <a href="/wiki/Guy_Benjamin" title="Guy Benjamin">Guy Benjamin</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">16</span> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Montana" title="Joe Montana">Joe Montana</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">Running backs</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(RB)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">33</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Roger_Craig_(American_football)" title="Roger Craig (American football)">Roger Craig</a></i></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">32</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Carl_Monroe" title="Carl Monroe">Carl Monroe</a></i></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">25</span> <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Moore_(American_football)" title="Jeff Moore (American football)">Jeff Moore</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">30</span> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Ring" title="Bill Ring">Bill Ring</a> <abbr title="Fullback"><span style="font-size:90%;">FB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">26</span> <a href="/wiki/Wendell_Tyler" title="Wendell Tyler">Wendell Tyler</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">Wide receivers</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(WR)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">87</span> <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Clark" title="Dwight Clark">Dwight Clark</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">88</span> <a href="/wiki/Freddie_Solomon" title="Freddie Solomon">Freddie Solomon</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">85</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Wilson_(wide_receiver)" title="Mike Wilson (wide receiver)">Mike Wilson</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">83</span> <a href="/wiki/Renaldo_Nehemiah" title="Renaldo Nehemiah">Renaldo Nehemiah</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">Tight ends</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(TE)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">80</span> <a href="/wiki/Eason_Ramson" title="Eason Ramson">Eason Ramson</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">81</span> <a href="/wiki/Russ_Francis" title="Russ Francis">Russ Francis</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">89</span> <a href="/wiki/Earl_Cooper_(American_football)" title="Earl Cooper (American football)">Earl Cooper</a></li></ul> </td> <td style="width:25px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Offensive_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive line">Offensive linemen</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(OL)</span></b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">68</span> <a href="/wiki/John_Ayers" title="John Ayers">John Ayers</a> <abbr title="Offensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">T</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">60</span> <a href="/wiki/John_Choma_(American_football)" title="John Choma (American football)">John Choma</a> <abbr title="Offensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">T</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">51</span> <a href="/wiki/Randy_Cross" title="Randy Cross">Randy Cross</a> <abbr title="Offensive guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">G</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">62</span> <a href="/wiki/Walt_Downing" title="Walt Downing">Walt Downing</a> <abbr title="Offensive guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">G</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">71</span> <a href="/wiki/Keith_Fahnhorst" title="Keith Fahnhorst">Keith Fahnhorst</a> <abbr title="Offensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">T</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">66</span> <a href="/wiki/Allan_Kennedy" title="Allan Kennedy">Allan Kennedy</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">77</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Bubba_Paris" title="Bubba Paris">Bubba Paris</a></i> <abbr title="Offensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">T</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">56</span> <a href="/wiki/Fred_Quillan" title="Fred Quillan">Fred Quillan</a> <abbr title="Center"><span style="font-size:90%;">C</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">61</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Jesse_Sapolu" title="Jesse Sapolu">Jesse Sapolu</a></i> <abbr title="Center"><span style="font-size:90%;">C</span></abbr></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Defensive_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Defensive line">Defensive linemen</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(DL)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">76</span> <a href="/wiki/Dwaine_Board" title="Dwaine Board">Dwaine Board</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">74</span> <a href="/wiki/Fred_Dean" title="Fred Dean">Fred Dean</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">75</span> <a href="/wiki/John_Harty_(American_football)" title="John Harty (American football)">John Harty</a> <abbr title="Nose tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">NT</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">67</span> <a href="/wiki/Pete_Kugler" title="Pete Kugler">Pete Kugler</a> <abbr title="Nose tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">NT</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">65</span> <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Pillers" title="Lawrence Pillers">Lawrence Pillers</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">72</span> <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Stover" title="Jeff Stover">Jeff Stover</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">79</span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Stuckey" title="Jim Stuckey">Jim Stuckey</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li></ul> </td> <td style="width:25px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">Linebackers</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(LB)</span></b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">57</span> <a href="/wiki/Dan_Bunz" title="Dan Bunz">Dan Bunz</a> <abbr title="Outside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">OLB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">69/50</span> <a href="/wiki/Riki_Ellison" title="Riki Ellison">Riki Ellison</a> <abbr title="Inside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">ILB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">59</span> <a href="/wiki/Willie_Harper" title="Willie Harper">Willie Harper</a> <abbr title="Outside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">OLB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">45</span> <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Leopold" title="Bobby Leopold">Bobby Leopold</a> <abbr title="Inside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">ILB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">53</span> <a href="/wiki/Milt_McColl" title="Milt McColl">Milt McColl</a> <abbr title="Outside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">OLB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">38</span> <a href="/wiki/Blanchard_Montgomery" title="Blanchard Montgomery">Blanchard Montgomery</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">53</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Gary_Moten" title="Gary Moten">Gary Moten</a></i> <abbr title="Outside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">OLB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">64</span> <a href="/wiki/Jack_Reynolds_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jack Reynolds (American football)">Jack Reynolds</a> <abbr title="Inside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">ILB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">58</span> <a href="/wiki/Keena_Turner" title="Keena Turner">Keena Turner</a> <abbr title="Outside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">OLB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">54</span> <a href="/wiki/Ron_Ferrari" title="Ron Ferrari">Ron Ferrari</a> <abbr title="Linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">LB</span></abbr></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">Defensive backs</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(DB)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">44</span> <a href="/wiki/Richard_Blackmore_(American_football)" title="Richard Blackmore (American football)">Richard Blackmore</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">47</span> <a href="/wiki/Tim_Collier" title="Tim Collier">Tim Collier</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">24</span> <a href="/wiki/Rick_Gervais" title="Rick Gervais">Rick Gervais</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">22</span> <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Hicks" title="Dwight Hicks">Dwight Hicks</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">28</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Tom_Holmoe" title="Tom Holmoe">Tom Holmoe</a></i></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">42</span> <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Lott" title="Ronnie Lott">Ronnie Lott</a> <abbr title="Free safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">FS</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">43</span> <a href="/wiki/Dana_McLemore" title="Dana McLemore">Dana McLemore</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">27</span> <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Williamson" title="Carlton Williamson">Carlton Williamson</a> <abbr title="Strong safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">SS</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">21</span> <a href="/wiki/Eric_Wright_(cornerback,_born_1959)" title="Eric Wright (cornerback, born 1959)">Eric Wright</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Special_teams" class="mw-redirect" title="Special teams">Special teams</a></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">3</span> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Orosz" title="Tom Orosz">Tom Orosz</a> <abbr title="Punter"><span style="font-size:90%;">P</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">14</span> <a href="/wiki/Ray_Wersching" title="Ray Wersching">Ray Wersching</a> <abbr title="Kicker"><span style="font-size:90%;">K</span></abbr></li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 12px;"> </td> <td style="width: 1px; background-color: #B3995D"> </td> <td style="width: 12px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p><br /> <span style="font-size:90%;"><i>Rookies in italics</i></span> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Preseason">Preseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_San_Francisco_49ers_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Preseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color: #EC250A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B3995D, inset -2px -2px 0 #B3995D;">Week </th> <th style="background-color: #EC250A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B3995D, inset -2px -2px 0 #B3995D;">Date </th> <th style="background-color: #EC250A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B3995D, inset -2px -2px 0 #B3995D;">Opponent </th> <th style="background-color: #EC250A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B3995D, inset -2px -2px 0 #B3995D;">Result </th> <th style="background-color: #EC250A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B3995D, inset -2px -2px 0 #B3995D;">Record </th> <th style="background-color: #EC250A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B3995D, inset -2px -2px 0 #B3995D;">Venue </th> <th style="background-color: #EC250A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B3995D, inset -2px -2px 0 #B3995D;">Attendance </th></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>1 </th> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Saturday">August 6</span> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1983_Los_Angeles_Raiders_season" title="1983 Los Angeles Raiders season">Los Angeles Raiders</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 23–26 <span style="font-size:85%;">(OT)</span> </td> <td>0–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Coliseum" title="Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum">Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum</a> </td> <td>41,337 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>2 </th> <td>August 14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1983_New_England_Patriots_season" title="1983 New England Patriots season">New England Patriots</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 17–15 </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Candlestick_Park" title="Candlestick Park">Candlestick Park</a> </td> <td>50,043 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>3 </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Saturday">August 20</span> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1983_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="1983 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego Chargers</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 7–24 </td> <td>1–2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Stadium" title="San Diego Stadium">Jack Murphy Stadium</a> </td> <td>43,939 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>4 </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Saturday">August 27</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1983_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="1983 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle Seahawks</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 6–20 </td> <td>1–3 </td> <td>Candlestick Park </td> <td>47,074 </td></tr></tbody></table><p><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_San_Francisco_49ers_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Schedule">Schedule</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_San_Francisco_49ers_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color: #EC250A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B3995D, inset -2px -2px 0 #B3995D;">Week </th> <th style="background-color: #EC250A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B3995D, inset -2px -2px 0 #B3995D;">Date </th> <th style="background-color: #EC250A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B3995D, inset -2px -2px 0 #B3995D;">Opponent </th> <th style="background-color: #EC250A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B3995D, inset -2px -2px 0 #B3995D;">Result </th> <th style="background-color: #EC250A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B3995D, inset -2px -2px 0 #B3995D;">Record </th> <th style="background-color: #EC250A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B3995D, inset -2px -2px 0 #B3995D;">Venue </th> <th style="background-color: #EC250A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B3995D, inset -2px -2px 0 #B3995D;">Attendance </th></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>1 </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Saturday">September 3</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1983_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="1983 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia Eagles</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 17–22 </td> <td>0–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Candlestick_Park" title="Candlestick Park">Candlestick Park</a> </td> <td>55,775 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>2 </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Thursday">September 8</span> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1983_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="1983 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 48–17 </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hubert_H._Humphrey_Metrodome" title="Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome">Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome</a> </td> <td>58,167 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>3 </th> <td>September 18 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1983_St._Louis_Cardinals_(NFL)_season" title="1983 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season">St. Louis Cardinals</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 42–27 </td> <td>2–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Busch_Memorial_Stadium" title="Busch Memorial Stadium">Busch Memorial Stadium</a> </td> <td>38,132 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>4 </th> <td>September 25 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/1983_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="1983 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta Falcons</a></b> </td> <td><b>W</b> 24–20 </td> <td>3–1 </td> <td>Candlestick Park </td> <td>57,814 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>5 </th> <td>October 2 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1983_New_England_Patriots_season" title="1983 New England Patriots season">New England Patriots</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 33–13 </td> <td>4–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Foxboro_Stadium" title="Foxboro Stadium">Sullivan Stadium</a> </td> <td>54,293 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>6 </th> <td>October 9 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/1983_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="1983 Los Angeles Rams season">Los Angeles Rams</a></b> </td> <td><b>L</b> 7–10 </td> <td>4–2 </td> <td>Candlestick Park </td> <td>59,118 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>7 </th> <td>October 16 </td> <td>at <b><a href="/wiki/1983_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1983 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans Saints</a></b> </td> <td><b>W</b> 32–13 </td> <td>5–2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Superdome" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Superdome">Louisiana Superdome</a> </td> <td>68,154 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>8 </th> <td>October 23 </td> <td>at <b>Los Angeles Rams</b> </td> <td><b>W</b> 45–35 </td> <td>6–2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anaheim_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Anaheim Stadium">Anaheim Stadium</a> </td> <td>66,070 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>9 </th> <td>October 30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1983_New_York_Jets_season" title="1983 New York Jets season">New York Jets</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 13–27 </td> <td>6–3 </td> <td>Candlestick Park </td> <td>54,796 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>10 </th> <td>November 6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1983_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="1983 Miami Dolphins season">Miami Dolphins</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 17–20 </td> <td>6–4 </td> <td>Candlestick Park </td> <td>57,832 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>11 </th> <td>November 13 </td> <td><b>New Orleans Saints</b> </td> <td><b>W</b> 27–0 </td> <td>7–4 </td> <td>Candlestick Park </td> <td>40,022 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>12 </th> <td>November 20 </td> <td>at <b>Atlanta Falcons</b> </td> <td><b>L</b> 24–28 </td> <td>7–5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta%E2%80%93Fulton_County_Stadium" title="Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium">Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium</a> </td> <td>39,782 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>13 </th> <td>November 27 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1983_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1983 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 3–13 </td> <td>7–6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Soldier_Field" title="Soldier Field">Soldier Field</a> </td> <td>40,483 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>14 </th> <td>December 4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1983_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 35–21 </td> <td>8–6 </td> <td>Candlestick Park </td> <td>49,773 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>15 </th> <td>December 11 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1983_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="1983 Buffalo Bills season">Buffalo Bills</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 23–10 </td> <td>9–6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rich_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Rich Stadium">Rich Stadium</a> </td> <td>38,039 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>16 </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Monday">December 19</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1983_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="1983 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas Cowboys</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 42–17 </td> <td>10–6 </td> <td>Candlestick Park </td> <td>59,957 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #EC250A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B3995D, inset -2px -2px 0 #B3995D;"> <td colspan="8"><b>Note:</b> Intra-division opponents are in <b>bold</b> text. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_summaries">Game summaries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_San_Francisco_49ers_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Game summaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_2:_at_Minnesota_Vikings">Week 2: at Minnesota Vikings</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_San_Francisco_49ers_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Week 2: at Minnesota Vikings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• 49ers</td> <td>13</td> <td>28</td><td>0</td><td>7</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">48</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Vikings</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td><td>7</td><td>0</td> <td><b>17</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> September 8</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Hubert_H._Humphrey_Metrodome" title="Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome">Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome</a></li><li><b>Game start:</b> 8:30 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Standard_Time_(North_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Standard Time (North America)">EST</a></li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 58,167</li><li><b>Game weather:</b> Indoors (dome)</li><li><b>Referee:</b> Jim Tunney</li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a>):</b> <a href="/wiki/Frank_Gifford" title="Frank Gifford">Frank Gifford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Howard_Cosell" title="Howard Cosell">Howard Cosell</a>, and <a href="/wiki/O._J._Simpson" title="O. J. Simpson">O. J. Simpson</a></li> </ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td><table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">SF</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Ray_Wersching" title="Ray Wersching">Wersching</a> 38 yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">SF 3–0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">SF</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Clark" title="Dwight Clark">Clark</a> 21 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Joe_Montana" title="Joe Montana">Montana</a> (Wersching kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">SF 10–0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">MIN</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Ted_Brown_(American_football)" title="Ted Brown (American football)">Brown</a> 1 yard run (<a href="/wiki/Benny_Ricardo" title="Benny Ricardo">Ricardo</a> kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">SF 10–7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">SF</span></td><td>Wersching 32 yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">SF 13–7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">SF</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Earl_Cooper_(American_football)" title="Earl Cooper (American football)">Cooper</a> 2 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">SF 20–7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">SF</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Eric_Wright_(cornerback,_born_1959)" title="Eric Wright (cornerback, born 1959)">Wright</a> 60 yard interception return (Wersching kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">SF 27–7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">SF</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Freddie_Solomon_(American_football,_born_1972)" title="Freddie Solomon (American football, born 1972)">Solomon</a> 14 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">SF 34–7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">SF</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Wendell_Tyler" title="Wendell Tyler">Tyler</a> 6 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">SF 41–7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">MIN</span></td><td>Ricardo 32 yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">SF 41–10</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">MIN</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Terry_LeCount" title="Terry LeCount">LeCount</a> 30 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Kramer" title="Tommy Kramer">Kramer</a> (Ricardo kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">SF 41–17</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">SF</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Roger_Craig_(American_football)" title="Roger Craig (American football)">Craig</a> 1 yard run (Wersching kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">SF 48–17</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-2" 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conference">CONF</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Points For (Total points scored)">PF</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Points Against (Total points allowed)">PA</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Current Winning or Losing Streak">STK</abbr> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">San Francisco 49ers</a><sup>(2)</sup> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.625 </td> <td>4–2 </td> <td>8–4 </td> <td>432 </td> <td>293 </td> <td>W3 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffc;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1983_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="1983 Los Angeles Rams season">Los Angeles Rams</a><sup>(5)</sup> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.563 </td> <td>5–1 </td> <td>8–4 </td> <td>361 </td> <td>344 </td> <td>W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1983_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1983 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans Saints</a> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.500 </td> <td>2–4 </td> <td>7–5 </td> <td>319 </td> <td>337 </td> <td>L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1983_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="1983 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta Falcons</a> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.438 </td> <td>1–5 </td> <td>4–8 </td> <td>370 </td> <td>389 </td> <td>W1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Postseason">Postseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_San_Francisco_49ers_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Postseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_NFL_playoffs" title="1983–84 NFL playoffs">1983–84 NFL playoffs</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Schedule_2">Schedule</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_San_Francisco_49ers_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color: #EC250A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B3995D, inset -2px -2px 0 #B3995D;">Round </th> <th style="background-color: #EC250A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B3995D, inset -2px -2px 0 #B3995D;">Date </th> <th style="background-color: #EC250A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B3995D, inset -2px -2px 0 #B3995D;">Opponent (seed) </th> <th style="background-color: #EC250A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B3995D, inset -2px -2px 0 #B3995D;">Result </th> <th style="background-color: #EC250A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B3995D, inset -2px -2px 0 #B3995D;">Venue </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>Divisional </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Saturday">December 31</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1983_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1983 Detroit Lions season">Detroit Lions</a> (3) </td> <td><b>W</b> 24–23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Candlestick_Park" title="Candlestick Park">Candlestick Park</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>NFC Championship </th> <td>January 8, 1984 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1983_Washington_Redskins_season" title="1983 Washington Redskins season">Washington Redskins</a> (1) </td> <td><b>L</b> 21–24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/RFK_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="RFK Stadium">RFK Stadium</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="NFC_Divisional_Playoffs:_vs._(3)_Detroit_Lions"><span id="NFC_Divisional_Playoffs:_vs._.283.29_Detroit_Lions"></span>NFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (3) Detroit Lions</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_San_Francisco_49ers_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: NFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (3) Detroit Lions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #EC250A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B3995D, inset -2px -2px 0 #B3995D;;text-align:center;"><b>NFC Divisional Playoffs: (3) Detroit Lions at (2) San Francisco 49ers – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Lions</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td><td>14</td><td><b>23</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>49ers</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td><td>7</td><td><b>24</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Candlestick_Park" title="Candlestick Park">Candlestick Park</a>, San Francisco</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Game time</b>: 4:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EST</a>/1:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Standard_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Standard Time Zone">PST</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 59 °F or 15 °C, sunny</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 59,979</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Haggerty_(American_football_official)" title="Pat Haggerty (American football official)">Pat Haggerty</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Glieber" title="Frank Glieber">Frank Glieber</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dick_Vermeil" title="Dick Vermeil">Dick Vermeil</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"> <ul><li><b>Scoring</b> <ul><li>DET – field goal Murray 37 DET 3–0</li> <li>SF – Craig 1 run (Wersching kick) SF 7–3</li> <li>SF – Tyler 2 run (Wersching kick) SF 14–3</li> <li>DET – field goal Murray 21 SF 14–6</li> <li>DET – field goal Murray 54 SF 14–9</li> <li>SF – field goal Wersching 19 SF 17–9</li> <li>DET – Sims 11 run (Murray kick) SF 17–16</li> <li>DET – Sims 3 run (Murray kick) DET 23–17</li> <li>SF – Solomon 14 pass from Montana (Wersching kick) SF 24–23</li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>Quarterback <a href="/wiki/Joe_Montana" title="Joe Montana">Joe Montana</a> hit <a href="/wiki/Freddie_Solomon" title="Freddie Solomon">Freddie Solomon</a> with a 14-yard touchdown pass with 1:23 left in the game as the 49ers held off the Lions 24–23. Lions kicker <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Murray_(American_football)" title="Eddie Murray (American football)">Eddie Murray</a> missed a 43-yard field goal with 5 seconds left in the game, one of his two misses in the 4th quarter. Five interceptions of Lions quarterback <a href="/wiki/Gary_Danielson" title="Gary Danielson">Gary Danielson</a> played a major role in the 49ers' win. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="NFC_Championship:_at_(1)_Washington_Redskins"><span id="NFC_Championship:_at_.281.29_Washington_Redskins"></span>NFC Championship: at (1) Washington Redskins</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_San_Francisco_49ers_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: NFC Championship: at (1) Washington Redskins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #EC250A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B3995D, inset -2px -2px 0 #B3995D;;text-align:center;"><b>NFC Championship: (2) San Francisco 49ers at (1) Washington Redskins – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">49ers</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>21</td><td><b>21</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Redskins</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>14</td><td>3</td><td><b>24</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy_Memorial_Stadium" title="Robert F. 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Kennedy Memorial Stadium</a>, Washington, D.C.</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Game time</b>: 12:30 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EST</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 39 °F or 3.9 °C, mostly cloudy</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 55,363</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Markbreit" title="Jerry Markbreit">Jerry Markbreit</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Summerall" title="Pat Summerall">Pat Summerall</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Madden" title="John Madden">John Madden</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"> <ul><li><b>Scoring</b> <ul><li>WAS – Riggins 4 run (Moseley kick) WAS 7–0</li> <li>WAS – Riggins 1 run (Moseley kick) WAS 14–0</li> <li>WAS – Brown 70 pass from Theismann (Moseley kick) WAS 21–0</li> <li>SF – Wilson 5 pass from Montana (Wersching kick) WAS 21–7</li> <li>SF – Solomon 76 pass from Montana (Wersching kick) WAS 21–14</li> <li>SF – Wilson 12 pass from Montana (Wersching kick) 21–21</li> <li>WAS – field goal Moseley 25 WAS 24–21</li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>The 49ers overcame a 21-point 4th-quarter deficit to tie the game. But two controversial calls against the 49ers set up a 25-yard field goal by <a href="/wiki/Mark_Moseley" title="Mark Moseley">Mark Moseley</a> with 40 seconds remaining. <a href="/wiki/Joe_Montana" title="Joe Montana">Joe Montana</a> was then intercepted on the last play of the game to seal the win for Washington. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_records">Awards and records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_San_Francisco_49ers_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Awards and records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Wersching" title="Ray Wersching">Ray Wersching</a>, Franchise Record, Most Field Goals in One Game, 6 Field Goals (October 16, 1983)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_San_Francisco_49ers_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.profootballarchives.com/1983nflsf.html">"1983 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 2,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=1983+San+Francisco+49ers+%28NFL%29&rft.pub=Pro+Football+Archives&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballarchives.com%2F1983nflsf.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1983+San+Francisco+49ers+season" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198309080min.htm">"San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings - September 8th, 1983"</a>. <i>Pro-Football-Reference.com</i>.</cite><span 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href="/wiki/Snowball_Game_(1985)" title="Snowball Game (1985)">Snowball Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No_Punt_Game" title="No Punt Game">No Punt Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F%C3%BAtbol_Americano" title="Fútbol Americano">Fútbol Americano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLVII" title="Super Bowl XLVII">Harbaugh Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Tip_(American_football)" title="The Tip (American football)">The Tip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jet_Chip_Wasp" title="Jet Chip Wasp">Jet Chip Wasp</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #B3995D !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/49ers%E2%80%93Cardinals_rivalry" title="49ers–Cardinals rivalry">Arizona Cardinals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/49ers%E2%80%93Cowboys_rivalry" title="49ers–Cowboys rivalry">Dallas Cowboys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/49ers%E2%80%93Packers_rivalry" title="49ers–Packers rivalry">Green Bay Packers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/49ers%E2%80%93Raiders_rivalry" title="49ers–Raiders rivalry">Oakland Raiders (former)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/49ers%E2%80%93Rams_rivalry" title="49ers–Rams rivalry">Los Angeles Rams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/49ers%E2%80%93Giants_rivalry" title="49ers–Giants rivalry">New York Giants</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/49ers%E2%80%93Seahawks_rivalry" title="49ers–Seahawks rivalry">Seattle Seahawks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #B3995D !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Key figures</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Edward_J._DeBartolo_Jr." title="Edward J. DeBartolo Jr.">Eddie DeBartolo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denise_DeBartolo_York" title="Denise DeBartolo York">Denise DeBartolo York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jed_York" title="Jed York">Jed York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_York" title="John York">John York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gideon_Yu" title="Gideon Yu">Gideon Yu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #B3995D !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Division championships (22)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1970 San Francisco 49ers season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1971 San Francisco 49ers season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1972 San Francisco 49ers season">1972</a></li> <li><a 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