1989 San Francisco 49ers season

Infobox NFL season
team = San Francisco 49ers
year = 1989
record = 14-2
division_place = 1st NFC West
coach = George Seifert
stadium = Candlestick Park
playoffs = Super Bowl ChampionsThe San Francisco 49ers 1989 season was their 44th season in the National Football League. The season was highlighted by their fourth Super Bowl victory, tying them with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most Super Bowl victories. The season would be one of the franchise's greatest seasons. Joe Montana and the 49ers franchise would cement their reputation as the best of the decade. The 49ers opponents in the NFC Championship Game were the wildcard champion Los Angeles Rams. The 49ers would go on to face the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXIV.

NFL Draft

Regular Season Schedule

* September 24, 1989 - In a game versus the Philadelphia Eagles, Joe Montana threw for 428 yards and 5 Touchdown passes.

* October 22, 1989 - Game played at Stanford Stadium due to damage to Candlestick Park resulting from the Loma Prieta earthquake.

* December 11, 1989 – Joe Montana set a Monday Night Football record with 458 yards thrown in one game and also threw three touchdown passes. Montana achieved this versus the Los Angeles Rams.

Postseason

NFC Divisional Playoff

*San Francisco 49ers 41, Minnesota Vikings 13Linescore Amfootball
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HT=41

"January 6 1990 (Sat) at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA"

*Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST
*TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Terry Bradshaw
*Referee: Tom Dooley
*Game attendance: 64,585

NFC Championship

*San Francisco 49ers 30, Los Angeles Rams 3Linescore Amfootball
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HT=30

"January 14 1990 at Candlestick Park, San Francisco"

*Game time: 5:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. PST
*TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden
*Referee: Jerry Markbreit
*Game attendance: 64,769

uper Bowl XXIV

* San Francisco 49ers 55, Denver Broncos 10Linescore Amfootball
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HT=10

"January 28 1990 at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana"
*TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall, and John Madden
*Referee: Dick Jorgensen

coring summary

*SF - TD: Rice 20 yard pass from Montana (Cofer kick) 7-0 SF
*DEN - FG: Treadwell 42 yards 7-3 SF
*SF - TD: Jones 7 yard pass from Montana (kick failed) 13-3 SF
*SF - TD: Rathman 1 yard run (Cofer kick) 20-3 SF
*SF - TD: Rice 38 yard pass from Montana (Cofer kick) 27-3 SF
*SF - TD: Rice 28 yard pass from Montana (Cofer kick) 34-3 SF
*SF - TD: Taylor 35 yard pass from Montana (Cofer kick) 41-3 SF
*DEN - TD: Elway 3 yard run (Treadwell kick) 41-10 SF
*SF - TD: Rathman 3 yard run (Cofer kick) 48-10 SF
*SF - TD: Craig 1 yard run (Cofer kick) 55-10 SF

Roster

Awards and Records

* Led NFC with 442 points scored
* Mike Cofer, Led NFL, 136 Points
* Roger Craig, NFC Pro Bowl
* Ronnie Lott, NFC Pro Bowl
* Guy McIntyre, NFC Pro Bowl
* Joe Montana, Most Valuable Player, Super Bowl XXIV
* Joe Montana, NFL Most Valuable Player Award
* Joe Montana, PFWA NFL MVP
* Joe Montana, NEA NFL MVP
* Joe Montana, NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award
* Joe Montana, Offense, UPI NFC Player of the Year
* Joe Montana, Bert Bell Award
* Joe Montana, NFL Passing Leader
* Joe Montana, NFC Pro Bowl
*Joe Montana, Associated Press Athlete of the Year [ [http://www.nndb.com/honors/906/000166408/ Associated Press Athlete of the Year (male) ] ]
* Jerry Rice, NFL Leader, Receiving Yards
* Jerry Rice, NFL Leader, Receiving Touchdowns
* Jerry Rice, NFC Pro Bowl
* John Taylor, NFC Pro Bowl

References

* [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sfo/1989.htm 49ers on Pro Football Reference]
* [http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1989-sf 49ers Schedule on jt-sw.com]

succession box
title = Super Bowl Champions
San Francisco 49ers
years = 1988 and 1989
before = Washington Redskins 1987
after = New York Giants
1990