# 1970 San Francisco 49ers season

The 1970 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 21st season in the National Football League (NFL), and its 25th overall. Quarterback John Brodie won the NFL MVP award, and the 49ers captured their first Divisional Title with a 10–3–1 record. Cornerback Bruce Taylor won Defensive Rookie of the Year honors. In the NFC Championship, the 49ers lost to the Dallas Cowboys in their final game at Kezar Stadium.

## Offseason
### NFL Draft

1970 San Francisco 49ers draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 9 | Cedrick Hardman * | Defensive end | North Texas | |
| 1 | 17 | Bruce Taylor * | Defensive back | Boston University | |
| 2 | 48 | John Isenbarger | Running back | Indiana | |
| 4 | 87 | Vic Washington * | Running back | Wyoming | started play with 49ers in 1971 |
| 5 | 113 | Gary McArthur | Tackle | USC | |
| 6 | 138 | Rusty Clark | Quarterback | Houston | signed with Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) |
| 7 | 165 | Jim Strong | Running back | Houston | |
| 8 | 191 | Carter Campbell | Defensive end | Weber State | |
| 9 | 217 | Preston Riley | Wide receiver | Memphis State | |
| 10 | 243 | Larry Schreiber | Running back | Tennessee Tech | started play with 49ers in 1971 |
| 11 | 269 | Dan Crockett | Wide receiver | Toledo | |
| 12 | 295 | Bill Tant | Tackle | Dayton | |
| 13 | 321 | Jim Vanderslice | Linebacker | TCU | |
| 14 | 347 | Jack King | Guard | Clemson | |
| 15 | 373 | Dave Delsignore | Wide receiver | Youngstown State | |
| 16 | 399 | Produs Perkins | Defensive back | Livingstone | |
| 17 | 425 | Mike Culton | Punter | La Verne | |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||
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## Preseason
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | August 15 | Cleveland Browns | L 14–17 | 0–1 | Tampa Stadium | 41,851 | Recap |
| 2 | August 22 | at Miami Dolphins | L 7–17 | 0–2 | Miami Orange Bowl | 52,812 | Recap |
| 3 | August 29 | Denver Broncos | W 23–7 | 1–2 | Autzen Stadium | 26,238 | Recap |
| 4 | September 6 | Oakland Raiders | L 17–31 | 1–3 | Kezar Stadium | 55,521 | Recap |
| 5 | September 12 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 14–17 | 1–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 55,430 | Recap |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 20 | Washington Redskins | W 26–17 | 1–0 | Kezar Stadium | 34,984 | Recap |
| 2 | September 27 | Cleveland Browns | W 34–31 | 2–0 | Kezar Stadium | 37,502 | Recap |
| 3 | October 4 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 20–21 | 2–1 | Atlanta Stadium | 58,850 | Recap |
| 4 | October 11 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 20–6 | 3–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 77,272 | Recap |
| 5 | October 18 | New Orleans Saints | T 20–20 | 3–1–1 | Kezar Stadium | 39,446 | Recap |
| 6 | October 25 | Denver Broncos | W 19–14 | 4–1–1 | Kezar Stadium | 39,515 | Recap |
| 7 | November 1 | Green Bay Packers | W 26–10 | 5–1–1 | Kezar Stadium | 59,335 | Recap |
| 8 | November 8 | at Chicago Bears | W 37–16 | 6–1–1 | Wrigley Field | 45,607 | Recap |
| 9 | November 15 | at Houston Oilers | W 30–20 | 7–1–1 | Astrodome | 43,040 | Recap |
| 10 | November 22 | at Detroit Lions | L 7–28 | 7–2–1 | Tiger Stadium | 56,232 | Recap |
| 11 | November 29 | Los Angeles Rams | L 13–30 | 7–3–1 | Kezar Stadium | 59,602 | Recap |
| 12 | December 6 | Atlanta Falcons | W 24–20 | 8–3–1 | Kezar Stadium | 41,387 | Recap |
| 13 | December 13 | at New Orleans Saints | W 38–27 | 9–3–1 | Tulane Stadium | 61,940 | Recap |
| 14 | December 20 | at Oakland Raiders | W 38–7 | 10–3–1 | Oakland Coliseum | 54,535 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. ||||||||

### Standings

NFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 3–2–1 | 6–3–1 | 352 | 267 | W3 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 4–1–1 | 7–3–1 | 325 | 202 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 8 | 2 | .333 | 3–2–1 | 3–6–2 | 206 | 261 | L1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 2 | 11 | 1 | .154 | 0–5–1 | 2–8–1 | 172 | 347 | L6 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

## Postseason
### Schedule

| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| Divisional | December 27 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 17–14 | 1–0 | Metropolitan Stadium | Recap |
| NFC Championship | January 3, 1971 | Dallas Cowboys | L 17–10 | 1–1 | Kezar Stadium | Recap |