1994 San Francisco 49ers season
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The San Francisco 49ers
1994 season
was the team's 49th season in the National Football League, and was highlighted by a victory in Super Bowl XXIX
. The championship made San Francisco the first team to win five Super Bowls. After losing to the Dallas Cowboys
in the previous two conference championship games, the 49ers made significant acquisitions in the 1994 free agent market. This included the signing of two-sport star Deion Sanders
and Cowboys linebacker Ken Norton, Jr.. Sanders had a major impact on the team's success, winning the NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award and recording six interceptions. Quarterback Steve Young had his best NFL season and won his second MVP award. For the third consecutive season, the 49ers met the Cowboys in the NFC Championship Game. From the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, the AFC was widely regarded as the NFL's inferior conference. Thus, this meeting between the NFC's perennial powerhouses was dubbed by many as "the real Super Bowl." The contest was one of the highest rated non-Super Bowl games in NFL history. The 49ers would go on to defeat the San Diego Chargers
in Super Bowl XXIX
. Young was named the game's MVP with a record six touchdown passes.
, Rickey Jackson
, and Deion Sanders
. Additionally, several rookie players made key contributions to the team, some becoming season-long starters. This included defensive tackle Bryant Young
, fullback William Floyd, and linebacker Lee Woodall
. The 49ers started slowly early in the season, with a 40-8 home loss to the Philadelphia Eagles
, and a 24-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, led by former 49ers quarterback Joe Montana. Following the Eagles game, a poll conducted on local sports radio station KNBR
showed that an overwhelming majority of 49er fans wanted head coach George Seifert fired.
The game against the Eagles was a turning point for the 49ers despite being a lopsided loss. Quarterback Steve Young was benched abruptly during a series in the 3rd quarter. Soon after, Young was livid on the sidelines, shouting profanities at head coach George Seifert. Young would later say that this incident caused his teammates to respond better to his leadership, as they saw how much he cared about winning. The following week in Detroit, the 49ers trailed the Lions 14-0. After throwing a pass, Young was hit, picked up, and driven into the ground by three Lions defenders. After the hit, Young was screaming with his face dark red in color. He crawled most of the way off of the field before refusing help from the trainers as he limped the remaining way off the field. He miraculously returned to the field one play later (NFL rules state that after trainers attend to an injured player, that player must leave the field for at least one play) to lead the 49ers to a 27-21 victory. The team rallied around Young to win 10 straight games, including a 21-14 victory over the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Dallas Cowboys. During that span, the 49ers' average margin of victory was nearly 20 points per game.
, many NFL teams wore "throwback uniform
s" for occasional games (after week 2 of the season) to celebrate the NFL's 75th anniversary (a corresponding diamond 75th Anniversary patch was also worn by all teams). The 49ers chose to wear a version of their 1955 uniforms as throwbacks. This design featured sans-serif
block numerals that were outlined and shadowed in black. White pants with thinner red-black-red striping were also worn, along with the old striped red socks (the team later reverted to their regular solid red socks after receiving permission from the NFL to wear the uniforms for the rest of the season). The team's regular 1989-95 gold helmet was worn with this uniform, as there was no logo on the 1955 helmet.
The team first donned the 1955 throwback uniforms during a week 3 match against the Los Angeles Rams and the following week at home versus the Saints. Both games ended in victory (coincidentally, these were also the first two games Deion Sanders
played with the 49ers after signing as a free-agent after week 2). The team then suffered an embarrassing 40-8 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles at home wearing their regular red uniforms with gold pants. (Football statistics site Football Outsiders
calculates this 49ers loss to be the second-most lopsided football game they'd tracked from 1994-2008.)
For the subsequent three games until their BYE week, the team again was scheduled to play games wearing the throwback uniforms with white pants and dropshadows, and all three games resulted in wins. During the following weeks the 49ers embarked on a 10-game winning streak. The team, prompted both by the superstition of coach George Seifert
, and the preference of players, petitioned the NFL to wear the throwback uniforms for the rest of the season. The league granted the request and the switch to solid red socks after the BYE week marked this occurrence. In all, the team went 15-1 (including the playoffs) wearing the 1955/1994 throwback uniforms. The only loss occurred during the regular season finale at Minnesota, with the team wearing white jerseys and resting most of their starters for the playoffs. Meanwhile, the 49ers went undefeated wearing the red jerseys of the throwback uniform. After winning Super Bowl XXIX however, the team was compelled to revert to wearing its regular 1964-style uniforms (1991 revised design) for the following 1995 season. One year later, the throwback design strongly influenced the 49ers to redesign their uniform set. In 1996, the team revealed a new helmet and uniform design featuring a darker red, shadowed numbers, black accents, and white pants. In 1998, the team changed the pants to a gold color and wore these uniforms through the 2008 season.
1st Quarter
CHI- Kevin Butler
39 yard field goal CHI 3-0
SF- William Floyd 2 yard rush (Doug Brien
kick)SF 7-3
2nd Quarter
SF- Brent Jones
8 yard pass from Steve Young (kick failed)SF 13-3
SF- William Floyd 4 yard rush (Doug Brien kick)SF 20-3
SF- Doug Brien 36 yard field goal SF 23-3
SF- Steve Young 6 yard rush (Doug Brien kick)SF 30-3
3rd Quarter
SF- William Floyd 1 yard rush (Doug Brien kick)SF 37-3
4th Quarter
CHI- Jim Flanigan
2 yard pass from Erik Kramer
(pass failed)SF 37-9
SF- Adam Walker
1 yard rush (Doug Brien kick)SF 44-9
CHI- Lewis Tillman
1 yard rush (pass failed) SF 44-15
1st Quarter
SF- Eric Davis 44 yard interception return (Doug Brien kick)SF 7-0
SF- Ricky Watters
29 yard pass from Steve Young (Doug Brien kick)SF 14-0
SF- William Floyd 1 yard rush (Doug Brien kick)SF 21-0
DAL- Michael Irvin
44 yard pass from Troy Aikman
(Chris Boniol
kick)SF 21-7
2nd Quarter
SF- Doug Brien 34 yard field goal SF 24-7
DAL- Emmitt Smith
4 yard rush (Chris Boniol kick)SF 24-14
SF- Jerry Rice
28 yard pass from Steve Young (Doug Brien kick)SF 31-14
3rd Quarter
DAL- Emmitt Smith 1 yard rush (Chris Boniol kick)SF 31-21
SF- Steve Young 3 yard rush (Doug Brien kick)SF 38-21
4th Quarter
DAL- Michael Irvin 10 yard pass from Troy Aikman (Chris Boniol kick)SF 38-28
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
(*)The Chargers became the first team to have a successful two-point conversion
in the Super Bowl. This was the first season in which the NFL allowed 2 point conversions, and the Chargers actually had two in the game.
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
1994 season
1994 NFL season
The 1994 NFL season was the 75th regular season of the National Football League. To honor the NFL's 75th season, a special anniversary logo was designed and each player wore a patch on their jerseys with this logo throughout the season...
was the team's 49th season in the National Football League, and was highlighted by a victory in Super Bowl XXIX
Super Bowl XXIX
Super Bowl XXIX was an American football game played on January 29, 1995 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida to decide the National Football League champion following the 1994 regular season...
. The championship made San Francisco the first team to win five Super Bowls. After losing to the Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
in the previous two conference championship games, the 49ers made significant acquisitions in the 1994 free agent market. This included the signing of two-sport star Deion Sanders
Deion Sanders
Deion Luwynn Sanders , nicknamed "Prime Time" and "Neon Deion", is a former National Football League cornerback and Major League Baseball outfielder who currently works as an NFL Network analyst...
and Cowboys linebacker Ken Norton, Jr.. Sanders had a major impact on the team's success, winning the NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award and recording six interceptions. Quarterback Steve Young had his best NFL season and won his second MVP award. For the third consecutive season, the 49ers met the Cowboys in the NFC Championship Game. From the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, the AFC was widely regarded as the NFL's inferior conference. Thus, this meeting between the NFC's perennial powerhouses was dubbed by many as "the real Super Bowl." The contest was one of the highest rated non-Super Bowl games in NFL history. The 49ers would go on to defeat the San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
in Super Bowl XXIX
Super Bowl XXIX
Super Bowl XXIX was an American football game played on January 29, 1995 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida to decide the National Football League champion following the 1994 regular season...
. Young was named the game's MVP with a record six touchdown passes.
NFL Draft
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
Bryant Young Bryant Young Bryant Colby Young is an American football coach serving as defensive line coach for the University of Florida and former NFL player for the San Francisco 49ers... |
Defensive Tackle | Notre Dame University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States... |
| 28 | San Francisco 49ers | William Floyd | Running Back | Florida State Florida State University The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation... |
| 53 | San Francisco 49ers | Kevin Mitchell Kevin Mitchell (American football) Kevin Danyelle Mitchell was an American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played for the San Francisco 49ers, the New Orleans Saints, and the Washington Redskins.-College career:... |
Linebacker | Syracuse Syracuse University Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College... |
Staff
Roster
Regular season
In 1994, the team spent large amounts of money on the addition of several star free agents, including Ken Norton, Jr., Gary PlummerGary Plummer (American football)
Gary Plummer is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League and the United States Football League. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as a free agent in 1986 after playing three years in the USFL...
, Rickey Jackson
Rickey Jackson
Rickey Anderson Jackson is a former American football linebacker in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints and the San Francisco 49ers . In 1997, Jackson was inducted into the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame. Jackson won a Super Bowl ring with the 49ers in Super Bowl XXIX one year before retiring...
, and Deion Sanders
Deion Sanders
Deion Luwynn Sanders , nicknamed "Prime Time" and "Neon Deion", is a former National Football League cornerback and Major League Baseball outfielder who currently works as an NFL Network analyst...
. Additionally, several rookie players made key contributions to the team, some becoming season-long starters. This included defensive tackle Bryant Young
Bryant Young
Bryant Colby Young is an American football coach serving as defensive line coach for the University of Florida and former NFL player for the San Francisco 49ers...
, fullback William Floyd, and linebacker Lee Woodall
Lee Woodall
Lee Artis Woodall is a former professional American football player who was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the 1994 NFL Draft. A 6'1", 230-lb. linebacker from West Chester University, Woodall played in 8 NFL seasons from 1994 to 2001...
. The 49ers started slowly early in the season, with a 40-8 home loss to the Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
, and a 24-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, led by former 49ers quarterback Joe Montana. Following the Eagles game, a poll conducted on local sports radio station KNBR
KNBR
KNBR, The Sports Leader, is the on-air branding used by two AM radio stations in the San Francisco, California, area broadcasting a sports radio format, owned by Cumulus Media....
showed that an overwhelming majority of 49er fans wanted head coach George Seifert fired.
The game against the Eagles was a turning point for the 49ers despite being a lopsided loss. Quarterback Steve Young was benched abruptly during a series in the 3rd quarter. Soon after, Young was livid on the sidelines, shouting profanities at head coach George Seifert. Young would later say that this incident caused his teammates to respond better to his leadership, as they saw how much he cared about winning. The following week in Detroit, the 49ers trailed the Lions 14-0. After throwing a pass, Young was hit, picked up, and driven into the ground by three Lions defenders. After the hit, Young was screaming with his face dark red in color. He crawled most of the way off of the field before refusing help from the trainers as he limped the remaining way off the field. He miraculously returned to the field one play later (NFL rules state that after trainers attend to an injured player, that player must leave the field for at least one play) to lead the 49ers to a 27-21 victory. The team rallied around Young to win 10 straight games, including a 21-14 victory over the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Dallas Cowboys. During that span, the 49ers' average margin of victory was nearly 20 points per game.
Throwback uniforms
During the 1994 season1994 NFL season
The 1994 NFL season was the 75th regular season of the National Football League. To honor the NFL's 75th season, a special anniversary logo was designed and each player wore a patch on their jerseys with this logo throughout the season...
, many NFL teams wore "throwback uniform
Throwback uniform
Throwback uniforms and jerseys are one-time or limited-time variations on a sports team's uniforms styled to resemble uniforms from that team's past. They have proven popular in all major pro and college sports in the USA, not only with fans, but with the teams' marketing and merchandising...
s" for occasional games (after week 2 of the season) to celebrate the NFL's 75th anniversary (a corresponding diamond 75th Anniversary patch was also worn by all teams). The 49ers chose to wear a version of their 1955 uniforms as throwbacks. This design featured sans-serif
Sans-serif
In typography, a sans-serif, sans serif or san serif typeface is one that does not have the small projecting features called "serifs" at the end of strokes. The term comes from the French word sans, meaning "without"....
block numerals that were outlined and shadowed in black. White pants with thinner red-black-red striping were also worn, along with the old striped red socks (the team later reverted to their regular solid red socks after receiving permission from the NFL to wear the uniforms for the rest of the season). The team's regular 1989-95 gold helmet was worn with this uniform, as there was no logo on the 1955 helmet.
The team first donned the 1955 throwback uniforms during a week 3 match against the Los Angeles Rams and the following week at home versus the Saints. Both games ended in victory (coincidentally, these were also the first two games Deion Sanders
Deion Sanders
Deion Luwynn Sanders , nicknamed "Prime Time" and "Neon Deion", is a former National Football League cornerback and Major League Baseball outfielder who currently works as an NFL Network analyst...
played with the 49ers after signing as a free-agent after week 2). The team then suffered an embarrassing 40-8 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles at home wearing their regular red uniforms with gold pants. (Football statistics site Football Outsiders
Football Outsiders
Football Outsiders is a website started in July 2003 which focuses on advanced statistical analysis of the NFL. The site is run by a staff of regular writers, who produce a series of weekly columns using both the site's in-house statistics and their personal analyses of NFL games.In 2005 and 2006,...
calculates this 49ers loss to be the second-most lopsided football game they'd tracked from 1994-2008.)
For the subsequent three games until their BYE week, the team again was scheduled to play games wearing the throwback uniforms with white pants and dropshadows, and all three games resulted in wins. During the following weeks the 49ers embarked on a 10-game winning streak. The team, prompted both by the superstition of coach George Seifert
George Seifert
George Seifert is a former NFL head coach of the San Francisco 49ers and the Carolina Panthers. Seifert joined the 49ers' coaching staff under Bill Walsh in 1980 as defensive backs coach and served as the team's defensive coordinator from 1983–1988.As a 49er assistant, his defenses finished...
, and the preference of players, petitioned the NFL to wear the throwback uniforms for the rest of the season. The league granted the request and the switch to solid red socks after the BYE week marked this occurrence. In all, the team went 15-1 (including the playoffs) wearing the 1955/1994 throwback uniforms. The only loss occurred during the regular season finale at Minnesota, with the team wearing white jerseys and resting most of their starters for the playoffs. Meanwhile, the 49ers went undefeated wearing the red jerseys of the throwback uniform. After winning Super Bowl XXIX however, the team was compelled to revert to wearing its regular 1964-style uniforms (1991 revised design) for the following 1995 season. One year later, the throwback design strongly influenced the 49ers to redesign their uniform set. In 1996, the team revealed a new helmet and uniform design featuring a darker red, shadowed numbers, black accents, and white pants. In 1998, the team changed the pants to a gold color and wore these uniforms through the 2008 season.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Stadium | Record | TV Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 5, 1994 (Mon) | Los Angeles Raiders Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 44-14 | Candlestick Park | 1-0 | ABC 6:00pm | |
| 2 | September 11, 1994 | at Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a... |
L 17-24 | Arrowhead Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Arrowhead Stadium is a stadium located in Kansas City, Missouri and home to the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs.... |
1-1 | FOX 10:00am | |
| 3 | September 18, 1994 | at Los Angeles Rams St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,... |
W 34-19 | Anaheim Stadium Angel Stadium of Anaheim Angel Stadium of Anaheim is a modern-style ballpark located in Anaheim, California. It is the home ballpark to Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of the American League, and was previously home to the NFL's Los Angeles Rams... |
2-1 | FOX 1:15pm | |
| 4 | September 25, 1994 | New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League .... |
W 24-13 | Candlestick Park | 3-1 | FOX 1:15pm | |
| 5 | October 2, 1994 | Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 8-40 | Candlestick Park | 3-2 | FOX 1:15pm | |
| 6 | October 9, 1994 | at Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
W 27-21 | Pontiac Silverdome Silverdome The Silverdome is an indoor sporting and entertainment venue located in Launceston, Tasmania built in 1984. The Silverdome was built at an estimated cost of A$4 million, as the Tasmanian Government "proposed a world class facility" to replace the run down velodrome in the Launceston suburb of St... |
4-2 | FOX 10:00am | |
| 7 | October 16, 1994 | at Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 42-3 | Georgia Dome Georgia Dome The Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, between downtown to the east and Vine City to the west. It is primarily the home stadium for the NFL Atlanta Falcons and the NCAA Division I FCS Georgia State Panthers football team. It is owned and operated by the... |
5-2 | FOX 10:00am | |
| 8 | October 23, 1994 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West... |
W 41-16 | Candlestick Park | 6-2 | FOX 1:15pm | |
| 9 | BYE WEEK | ||||||
| 10 | November 6, 1994 | at Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
W 37-22 | RFK Stadium Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in Washington, D.C., United States, and the current home of MLS's D.C. United.... |
7-2 | FOX 10:00am | |
| 11 | November 13, 1994 | Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas... |
W 21-14 | Candlestick Park | 8-2 | FOX 1:15pm | |
| 12 | November 20, 1994 | Los Angeles Rams St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,... |
W 31-27 | Candlestick Park | 9-2 | ESPN 5:15pm | |
| 13 | November 28, 1994 (Mon) | at New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League .... |
W 35-14 | Louisiana Superdome | 10-2 | ABC 6:00pm | |
| 14 | December 4, 1994 | Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 50-14 | Candlestick Park | 11-2 | FOX 1:15pm | |
| 15 | December 11, 1994 | at San Diego Chargers San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 38-15 | Jack Murphy Stadium Qualcomm Stadium Qualcomm Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in San Diego, California, in the Mission Valley area.... |
12-2 | FOX 1:15pm | |
| 16 | December 17, 1994 (Sat) | Denver Broncos Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 42-19 | Candlestick Park | 13-2 | NBC 1:00pm | |
| 17 | December 26, 1994 (Mon) | at Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960... |
L 14-21 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, commonly called the Metrodome, is a domed sports stadium in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Opened in 1982, it replaced Metropolitan Stadium, which was on the current site of the Mall of America in Bloomington and Memorial Stadium on the University... |
13-3 | ABC 6:00pm | |
NFC Divisional Playoff
Scoring Summary1st Quarter
CHI- Kevin Butler
Kevin Butler (American football)
Kevin Gregory Butler is a former professional American football placekicker. He played college football for the University of Georgia Bulldogs, and then played professionally for the Chicago Bears and the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League...
39 yard field goal CHI 3-0
SF- William Floyd 2 yard rush (Doug Brien
Doug Brien
Douglas Robert Zachariah Brien is a former American football placekicker. He played twelve seasons for seven teams in the National Football League:...
kick)SF 7-3
2nd Quarter
SF- Brent Jones
Brent Jones
Brent Michael Jones is a former American Football tight end who played almost his entire career with the San Francisco 49ers from 1987 to 1997. He was selected in the 5th round by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1986 NFL Draft...
8 yard pass from Steve Young (kick failed)SF 13-3
SF- William Floyd 4 yard rush (Doug Brien kick)SF 20-3
SF- Doug Brien 36 yard field goal SF 23-3
SF- Steve Young 6 yard rush (Doug Brien kick)SF 30-3
3rd Quarter
SF- William Floyd 1 yard rush (Doug Brien kick)SF 37-3
4th Quarter
CHI- Jim Flanigan
Jim Flanigan
James Michael Flanigan, Jr. is a former American football defensive tackle that played in the National Football League from 1994–2003. Most of his success came when he was with the Chicago Bears from 1994–2000. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame...
2 yard pass from Erik Kramer
Erik Kramer
William Erik Kramer , is a former American football quarterback. He attended John Burroughs High School in Burbank, CA. After attending Los Angeles Pierce College and playing as their quarterback, Kramer transferred to North Carolina State University where he finished a successful college football...
(pass failed)SF 37-9
SF- Adam Walker
Adam Walker (American football)
Adam Walker is a former professional American football player who played running back for five seasons for the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles....
1 yard rush (Doug Brien kick)SF 44-9
CHI- Lewis Tillman
Lewis Tillman
For the football player of the same name see Lewis Tillman .Lewis Tillman was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 4th congressional district of Tennessee. He was born on August 18, 1816 near Shelbyville, Tennessee in Bedford County. He attended...
1 yard rush (pass failed) SF 44-15
NFC Championship Game
Scoring Summary1st Quarter
SF- Eric Davis 44 yard interception return (Doug Brien kick)SF 7-0
SF- Ricky Watters
Ricky Watters
Richard "Ricky" James Watters is a former American football running back who played for the San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, and the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. Watters played college football at the University of Notre Dame where he played wide receiver on the...
29 yard pass from Steve Young (Doug Brien kick)SF 14-0
SF- William Floyd 1 yard rush (Doug Brien kick)SF 21-0
DAL- Michael Irvin
Michael Irvin
Michael Jerome Irvin is a former American football player for the Dallas Cowboys, and actor. He is also a former broadcaster for ESPN's NFL Countdown and currently an analyst for NFL Network. Irvin was self-nicknamed "The Playmaker" due to his penchant for making big plays in big games during his...
44 yard pass from Troy Aikman
Troy Aikman
Troy Kenneth Aikman is a former American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League. The number one overall draft pick in 1989, Aikman played twelve consecutive seasons as quarterback with the Cowboys...
(Chris Boniol
Chris Boniol
Christopher Donald Boniol is a former professional American football placekicker in the National Football League. He played first at Alexandria Senior High School and then college football at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana...
kick)SF 21-7
2nd Quarter
SF- Doug Brien 34 yard field goal SF 24-7
DAL- Emmitt Smith
Emmitt Smith
Emmitt James Smith, III is a retired American football player who was a running back in the National Football League for fifteen seasons during the 1990s and 2000s. Smith played college football for the University of Florida, where he was an All-American; thereafter, he played professionally for...
4 yard rush (Chris Boniol kick)SF 24-14
SF- Jerry Rice
Jerry Rice
Jerry Lee Rice is a retired American football wide receiver. He is generally regarded as the greatest wide receiver of all time and one of the greatest players in National Football League history...
28 yard pass from Steve Young (Doug Brien kick)SF 31-14
3rd Quarter
DAL- Emmitt Smith 1 yard rush (Chris Boniol kick)SF 31-21
SF- Steve Young 3 yard rush (Doug Brien kick)SF 38-21
4th Quarter
DAL- Michael Irvin 10 yard pass from Troy Aikman (Chris Boniol kick)SF 38-28
Super Bowl XXIX
Scoring summary1st Quarter
- SF - Jerry Rice 44 yard pass from Steve Young (Doug Brien kick) SF 7-0
- SF - Ricky Watters 51 yard pass from Steve Young (Doug Brien kick) SF 14-0
- SD - Natrone Means 1 yard run (John Carney kick) SF 14-7
2nd Quarter
- SF - William Floyd 5 yard pass from Steve Young (Doug Brien kick) SF 21-7
- SF - Ricky Watters 8 yard pass from Steve Young (Doug Brien kick) SF 28-7
- SD - John Carney 31 yards SF 28-10
3rd Quarter
- SF - Ricky Watters 9 yard run (Doug Brien kick) SF 35-10
- SF - Jerry Rice 15 yard pass from Steve Young (Doug Brien kick) SF 42-10
- SD - Andre ColemanAndre ColemanAndre Clintonian Coleman is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He attended Hickory High School in Hermitage, Pennsylvania playing on the AAA state championship team. He played collegiately at Kansas State University...
98 yard kickoff return (*Mark SeayMark SeayMark Edward Seay is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers, San Diego Chargers and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Long Beach State University...
pass from Stan HumphriesStan HumphriesWilliam Stanley "Stan" Humphries is a former professional American football quarterback. He played for the Washington Redskins and San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. He played college football at Northeast Louisiana...
) SF 42-18
4th Quarter
- SF - Jerry Rice 7 yard pass from Steve Young (Doug Brien kick) SF 49-18
- SD - Tony Martin 30 yard pass from Stan Humphries (Alfred PupunuAlfred PupunuAlfred Sione Pupunu is a former professional American football tight end who played nine seasons in the National Football League from 1992 to 2000.-High school career:...
pass from Stan Humphries) SF 49-26
(*)The Chargers became the first team to have a successful two-point conversion
Two-point conversion
In American and Canadian football, a two-point conversion is a play a team attempts instead of kicking a one-point convert immediately after it scores a touchdown...
in the Super Bowl. This was the first season in which the NFL allowed 2 point conversions, and the Chargers actually had two in the game.
Awards and honors
- Led NFL with 66 Touchdowns
- Led NFL with 505 points scored
- Jerry RiceJerry RiceJerry Lee Rice is a retired American football wide receiver. He is generally regarded as the greatest wide receiver of all time and one of the greatest players in National Football League history...
, NFL leader, Receiving Yards (1,499) - Jerry Rice, NFC Pro Bowl
- Deion Sanders, National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award
- Deion Sanders, Newspaper Enterprise Association Defensive Player of the Year AwardNewspaper Enterprise Association Defensive Player of the Year AwardBeginning in 1966 the Newspaper Enterprise Association annually awarded the George S. Halas Trophy to the NFL's outstanding defensive player. Beginning in 1966 the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) annually awarded the George S. Halas Trophy to the NFL's outstanding defensive player....
- Deion Sanders, NFC Pro Bowl
- Bryant Young, Defensive End, UPI NFL-NFC Rookie of the YearUPI NFL-NFC Rookie of the YearFrom 1955 - 1996 The United Press International gave out two annual Rookie of the Year Awards to NFL-NFC American football players and AFL-AFC American football players.-NFL Rookies of the Year:-NFC Rookies of the Year:-See also:...
- Steve Young, led NFL, 35 Touchdown Passes
- Steve Young, NFL Passing Leader, 112.8 Passer Rating
- Steve Young, NFC Pro Bowl
- Steve Young, All-ProAll-ProAll-Pro is a term mostly used in the NFL for the best players of each position during that season. It began as polls of sportswriters in the early 1920s...
selection - Steve Young, Super Bowl XXIXSuper Bowl XXIXSuper Bowl XXIX was an American football game played on January 29, 1995 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida to decide the National Football League champion following the 1994 regular season...
MVP - Steve Young, NFL MVP
- Steve Young, PFWA NFL MVP
- Steve Young, NEA NFL MVP
- Steve Young, UPI NFC Player of the YearUPI NFC Player of the YearFrom 1970 to 1996, the United Press International awarded the NFC Player of the Year to players from the NFL's National Football Conference .-NFC Offensive Player of the Year:-See also:*UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year...
- Steve Young, Bert Bell AwardBert Bell AwardThe Bert Bell Award for the Professional American football Player of the Year is presented by the Maxwell Football Club. This award is named in honor of Bert Bell , Commissioner of the National Football League and founder of the Maxwell Club...
Milestones
- Jerry Rice, 100 reception season (Rice finished the season with 112 receptions)
- Jerry Rice, 1,000 yard receiving season