- 1988 San Francisco 49ers season
Infobox NFL season
team = San Francisco 49ers
year = 1988
record = 10-6
division_place = 1stNFC West
coach =Bill Walsh
stadium =Candlestick Park
playoffs = Super Bowl ChampionsTheSan Francisco 49ers 1988 season was their 43rd season in the National Football League. The season was highlighted by their third Super Bowl victory. In 1988, the 49ers struggled. At one point, they were 6-5 and in danger of missing the playoffs but rose to defeat the Washington Redskins on a Monday night, eventually finishing the season at 10-6. They gained a measure of revenge by thrashing the Minnesota Vikings 34-9 in the first round. The 49ers then traveled to Chicago's Soldier Field, where the chill factor at gametime was 26 degrees below zero. They defeated the Chicago Bears 28-3 in a NFC Championship game upset.For the 49ers, it was their first Super Bowl appearance since they defeated the
Miami Dolphins inSuper Bowl XIX . They had made the playoffs in the three seasons between Super Bowl XIX and Super Bowl XXIII, but were eliminated each time in the first round, primarily because of the poor performances by their offensive stars in those games; quarterbackJoe Montana , receiverJerry Rice and running backRoger Craig all failed to produce a single touchdown.NFL Draft
Regular season schedule
Postseason
NFC Divisional Playoff
* San Francisco 49ers 34, Minnesota Vikings 9Linescore Amfootball
Road=Vikings
R1=3
R2=0
R3=6
R4=0
RT=9
Home=49ers
H1=7
H2=14
H3=0
H4=13
HT=34"
January 1 1989 atCandlestick Park ,San Francisco "
*Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST
*TV announcers (CBS ):Pat Summerall and John Madden
*Referee:Jerry Markbreit
*Game attendance: 61,848NFC Championship Game
* San Francisco 49ers 28, Chicago Bears 3Linescore Amfootball
Road=49ers
R1=7
R2=7
R3=7
R4=7
RT=28
Home=Bears
H1=0
H2=3
H3=0
H4=0
HT=3"
January 8 1989 atSoldier Field ,Chicago "
*Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. CST
*TV announcers (CBS ):Pat Summerall and John Madden
*Referee:Bob McElwee
*Game attendance: 66,946uper Bowl XXIII
* San Francisco 49ers 20, Cincinnati Bengals 16Linescore Amfootball
Road=Bengals
R1=0
R2=3
R3=10
R4=3
RT=16
Home=49ers
H1=3
H2=0
H3=3
H4=14
HT=20"
January 22 1989 atJoe Robbie Stadium ,Miami, Florida "
*TV announcers (NBC ):Dick Enberg , andMerlin Olsen
*Referee:Jerry Seeman The game is remembered for the 49ers' fourth-quarter game-winning drive. Down 16-13, San Francisco got the ball on their own eight yard line with 3:10 on the clock and marched 92 yards down the field in under three minutes. They then scored the winning touchdown on a Joe Montana pass to John Taylor with just 34 seconds left in the game.
49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice was named the Super Bowl MVP. He caught 11 passes for a Super Bowl record 215 yards and one touchdown, while also rushing once for 5 yards.
This was also the final NFL game coached by the 49ers' Bill Walsh. This was also the final Super Bowl that Pete Rozelle presided over as NFL Commissioner.
coring summary
* SF - FG: Mike Cofer 41 yards 3-0 SF
* CIN - FG: Jim Breech 34 yards 3-3 tie
* CIN - FG: Jim Breech 43 yards 6-3 CIN
* SF - FG: Mike Cofer 32 yards 6-6 tie
* CIN - TD: Stanford Jennings 93 yard kickoff return (Jim Breech kick) 13-6 CIN
* SF - TD: Jerry Rice 14 yard pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick) 13-13 tie
* CIN - FG: Jim Breech 40 yards 16-13 CIN
* SF - TD: John Taylor 10 yard pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick) 20-16 SFRoster
Awards and Records
* Mike Cofer, Led NFC, 27 Field Goals
* Mike Cofer, Led NFC, 121 Points
* Roger Craig, Offense,UPI NFC Player of the Year
* Roger Craig, Led NFC with 2068 total yards
* Jerry Rice, Most Valuable Player, Super Bowl XXIIIReferences
* [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sfo/1988.htm 49ers on Pro Football Reference]
* [http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1988-sf 49ers Schedule on jt-sw.com]succession box
title = Super Bowl ChampionsSan Francisco 49ers
years = 1988 and 1989
before =Washington Redskins 1987
after =New York Giants
1990
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