San Francisco 49ers

1st NFC West (13-3-0)

Founded: 1946

Stadium: Candlestick Park

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Game Averages (2011)

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PTS
23.8
(11th)
YDS
310.9
(26th)
PASS YDS
183.1
(29th)
RUSH YDS
127.8
(8th)
(league rank)

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Team News more

  • Harbaugh: Randy Moss 'like a coach'

    05/20/2012
    Jim Harbaugh is no stranger to turning heads with his honest assessments. But the 49ers coach surprised many with his recent praise for newly acquired receiver Randy Moss.
  • Lowest-paid NFC West coach

    05/19/2012
    In his first season at the helm of the 49ers, Jim Harbaugh went all the way to the NFC Championship Game, but his current compensation doesn't match with his production.
  • Homesick T.O. says he wouldn't mind call from 49ers, Raiders

    05/19/2012
    Terrell Owens has taken his public lobbying for an NFL roster spot to the Bay Area, telling a San Francisco radio station that he wants to play for the 49ers or the Raiders.
  • Harbaugh: Niners WR Crabtree has the best hands I've seen

    05/19/2012
    Niners coach Jim Harbaugh has seen a lot of receivers in his day, from Marvin Harrison to Tim Brown. So it must mean something that he chose to say WR Michael Crabtree has the best hands he's ever seen.
  • Manningham, Jacobs skip Giants' ceremony

    05/17/2012
    The Giants received their Super Bowl XLVI rings on Wednesday, but noticeably absent were two key players from last year's team. Super Bowl-hero Mario Manningham and Brandon Jacobs chose 49ers practice over the ring ceremony.
  • Niners' Smith: We didn't target Big Ben's ankle

    05/19/2012
    Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger has suggested the 49ers targeted his injured left ankle in their game last December. San Francisco DE Aldon Smith denies that ever happened.
  • 49ers owner York uninterested in 'Hard Knocks'

    05/17/2012
    The process of elimination continues as we search for this year's team for HBO's "Hard Knocks". Owner Jed York said Wednesday night that the 49ers won't be on the show, joining the Jets, Falcons and Redskins.
  • Niners fifth-round draft pick Fleming tears ACL at minicamp

    05/15/2012
    San Francisco 49ers linebacker Darius Fleming, a fifth-round draft pick, tore his anterior cruciate ligament during the team's minicamp and could miss his rookie season.
  • Baseball coach key to Smith's improved mechanics

    05/14/2012
    The key to Alex Smith's dramatic improvement with the 49ers? Former MLB pitcher Tom House. Smith spent a week under his tutelage to rediscover his throwing motion.
  • Shape up or ship out

    05/11/2012
    Niners coach Jim Harbaugh isn't a man to mince words. Around the League examines his comments regarding his rookie class. Fat, lazy and stupid is no way to go through life.

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Draft 2012 more
Pick Player
Rd 1, Pick 30 (30) Jenkins, A.J. WR 
Rd 2, Pick 29 (61) James, LaMichael RB 
Rd 4, Pick 22 (117) Looney, Joe G 
Rd 5, Pick 30 (165) Fleming, Darius OLB 
Rd 6, Pick 10 (180) Robinson, Trent FS 
Rd 6, Pick 29 (199) Slowey, Jason C 
Rd 7, Pick 30 (237) Johnson, Cam DE 
Scoreboard more
Candlestick Park - Wk 20 1 2 3 4 OT T
New York Giants 0 10 0 7 3 20
San Francisco 49ers 7 0 7 3 0 17
Schedule more
Wk Date Opponent Time
1 Sun, Sep 09 @ Green Bay 4:15 PM ET
2 Sun, Sep 16 Detroit 8:20 PM ET
3 Sun, Sep 23 @ Minnesota 1:00 PM ET
4 Sun, Sep 30 @ New York 1:00 PM ET
5 Sun, Oct 07 Buffalo 4:15 PM ET
6 Sun, Oct 14 New York 4:15 PM ET
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Injuries more
Player (Pos) Injury
No Injuries Reported
Postseason Leaders more
Passing Att Cmp Yds TDs
Alex Smith 68 36 495 5
Rushing Car Yds Avg TDs
Frank Gore 29 163 5.6 0
Alex Smith 7 70 10 1
Receiving Rec Yds Avg TDs
Vernon Davis 10 292 29.2 4
Frank Gore 13 83 6.4 0
Transactions more
Date Transaction
5/14 Eric Bakhtiari (LB) signed (two-year contract (through 2013)).
5/14 Ben Hannula (S) signed (three-year contract (through 2014)).
5/14 John Matthews (WR) cut.
5/14 Kevin Murphy (T) cut.
NFC West more
Team W L T Win %
San Francisco 13 3 0 .813
Arizona 8 8 0 .500
Seattle 7 9 0 .438
St. Louis 2 14 0 .125

Head Coach more

Jim Harbaugh

Regular Season: 0-0

Postseason: 0-0

Experience: 15

Career record: 0-0

Harbaugh was named the 18th head coach in 49ers history on January 7, 2011.


 

He joined the 49ers after a four-year stint as the head coach at Stanford University, where he guided the Cardinal football program to a 29-21 overall record. Before that, he spent three years as head coach at of the San Diego Toreros, guiding the team to a 29-6 record and division I-AA Mid Major national titles in 2005 and 2006. He was an offensive assistant with the Oakland Raiders in 2002 and 2003.


 

Harbaugh was a first-round draft pick out of the University of Michigan by the Chicago Bears in 1987 and went on to play quarterback for five teams over 15 seasons, including the Bears (1987-93), Indianapolis Colts (1994-97), Baltimore Ravens (1998), San Diego Chargers (1999-2000) and Carolina Panthers (2001).


 

Harbaugh is the son of long-time college coach Jack Harbaugh, the brother of Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh and the brother-in-law of basketball coach Tom Crean.


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Big Play Highlights
  1. Published: Jan. 22, 2012 at 09:37 p.m.

    (5:26) Alex Smith pass deep left to V.Davis for 28 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

  2. Published: Jan. 22, 2012 at 08:54 p.m.

    Niners QB Alex Smith finds TE Vernon Davis for a 28-yard touchdown pass to give San Francisco a 14-10 lead over the Giants in the third quarter.

  3. Published: Jan. 22, 2012 at 08:14 p.m.

    (7:21) Alex Smith pass deep right to V.Davis for 73 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Caught at NYG 42. 42-yds YAC PENALTY on SF-V.Davis, Unsportsmanlike Conduct, 15 yards, enforced between downs. The Replay Assistant challenged the runner was in bounds ruling, and the play was Upheld.

  4. Published: Jan. 22, 2012 at 08:14 p.m.

    (2:23) B.Jacobs right guard to SF 34 for no gain (N.Bowman). Officials to measure.

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