# List of San Francisco 49ers seasons

The San Francisco 49ers are an American football franchise representing the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers are members of the West division in the National Football Conference (NFC) of the National Football League (NFL).
The 49ers began play in 1946 as charter members of the All-America Football Conference. They joined the NFL in the AAFC-NFL merger in 1950; from then through 1969 they did not win a division or conference title, and only finished as high as second once. After winning three consecutive division titles from 1970 to 1972, they would return to losing in 1973 and achieved only one winning season for the rest of the decade.
From 1981 to 1998, the 49ers had one of the most successful stretches of dominance in NFL history. Armed with Bill Walsh's innovative West Coast offense, Hall of Fame level quarterback play in Joe Montana and later Steve Young, and a dominant defense, the 49ers would win five Super Bowls in 1981, 1984, 1988, 1989, and 1994, and made the playoffs every year but 1982 and 1991 during their run of dominance.
Another playoff drought lasted from 2003–2010, a stretch of eight non-winning seasons. This drought came to end under rookie head coach Jim Harbaugh when the 49ers won their division with a 13–3 record in 2011. From 2011 to 2013, they earned three straight berths in the NFC Championship Game, which included a loss to the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII. They would have another stretch of non-winning seasons from 2014–2018 before a 13–3 turnaround season in 2019 under head coach Kyle Shanahan saw them win the NFC, but lose to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV. Since then, the 49ers have been to two NFC Conference Championship Games and another Super Bowl, losing both NFCCGs on the road and losing Super Bowl LVIII once again to the Chiefs.
This list documents the season-by-season record of the 49ers franchise from 1946 to present, including postseason records and league awards for individual players or head coaches.

## Seasons

| NFL champions (1920–1969)$^§$ | Super Bowl champions (1966–present)$^†$ | Conference champions$^*$ | Division champions$^^$ | Wild Card berth$^#$ | One-game playoff berth$^+$ |
San Francisco 49ers seasonal records :
| Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Postseason results | Awards | Head coach | Refs. |
| Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Finish | W | L | T | Postseason results | Awards | Head coach | Refs. |
| 1946 | 1946 | AAFC | | Western | 2nd | 9 | 5 | 0 | | | Buck Shaw | |
| 1947 | 1947 | AAFC | | Western | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 2 | | | Buck Shaw | |
| 1948 | 1948 | AAFC | | Western | 2nd | 12 | 2 | 0 | | | Buck Shaw | |
| 1949 | 1949 | AAFC | | | 2nd$^#$ | 9 | 3 | 0 | Won First-Round Playoffs (Yankees) 17–7 Lost AAFC Championship (at Browns) 7–21 | | Buck Shaw | |
| 1950 | 1950 | NFL | National | | 5th | 3 | 9 | 0 | | | Buck Shaw | |
| 1951 | 1951 | NFL | National | | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | Buck Shaw | |
| 1952 | 1952 | NFL | National | | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 0 | | | Buck Shaw | |
| 1953 | 1953 | NFL | Western | | 3rd | 9 | 3 | 0 | | | Buck Shaw | |
| 1954 | 1954 | NFL | Western | | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | Buck Shaw | |
| 1955 | 1955 | NFL | Western | | 5th | 4 | 8 | 0 | | | Red Strader | |
| 1956 | 1956 | NFL | Western | | 3rd | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | Frankie Albert | |
| 1957 | 1957 | NFL | Western | | 2nd$^+$ | 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost Conference Playoff (Lions) 27–31 | | Frankie Albert | |
| 1958 | 1958 | NFL | Western | | 4th | 6 | 6 | 0 | | | Frankie Albert | |
| 1959 | 1959 | NFL | Western | | 4th | 7 | 5 | 0 | | | Red Hickey | |
| 1960 | 1960 | NFL | Western | | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 0 | | | Red Hickey | |
| 1961 | 1961 | NFL | Western | | 5th | 7 | 6 | 1 | | | Red Hickey | |
| 1962 | 1962 | NFL | Western | | 5th | 6 | 8 | 0 | | | Red Hickey | |
| 1963 | 1963 | NFL | Western | | 7th | 2 | 12 | 0 | | | Red Hickey (0–3) Jack Christiansen (2–9) | |
| 1964 | 1964 | NFL | Western | | 7th | 4 | 10 | 0 | | | Jack Christiansen | |
| 1965 | 1965 | NFL | Western | | 4th | 7 | 6 | 1 | | | Jack Christiansen | |
| 1966 | 1966 | NFL | Western | | 4th | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | Jack Christiansen | |
| 1967 | 1967 | NFL | Western | Coastal | 3rd | 7 | 7 | 0 | | | Jack Christiansen | |
| 1968 | 1968 | NFL | Western | Coastal | 3rd | 7 | 6 | 1 | | | Dick Nolan | |
| 1969 | 1969 | NFL | Western | Coastal | 4th | 4 | 8 | 2 | | | Dick Nolan | |
| 1970 | 1970 | NFL | NFC | West$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 10 | 3 | 1 | Won Divisional Playoffs (at Vikings) 17–14 Lost NFC Championship (Cowboys) 10–17 | John Brodie (MVP) Bruce Taylor (DROY) | Dick Nolan | |
| 1971 | 1971 | NFL | NFC | West$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 9 | 5 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Redskins) 24–20 Lost NFC Championship (at Cowboys) 3–14 | | Dick Nolan | |
| 1972 | 1972 | NFL | NFC | West$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 8 | 5 | 1 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Cowboys) 28–30 | | Dick Nolan | |
| 1973 | 1973 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 5 | 9 | 0 | | | Dick Nolan | |
| 1974 | 1974 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 6 | 8 | 0 | | | Dick Nolan | |
| 1975 | 1975 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 5 | 9 | 0 | | | Dick Nolan | |
| 1976 | 1976 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 8 | 6 | 0 | | | Monte Clark | |
| 1977 | 1977 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 5 | 9 | 0 | | | Ken Meyer | |
| 1978 | 1978 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 2 | 14 | 0 | | | Pete McCulley (1–8) Fred O'Connor (1–6) | |
| 1979 | 1979 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 2 | 14 | 0 | | | Bill Walsh | |
| 1980 | 1980 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | | | Bill Walsh | |
| 1981 | 1981 | NFL$^†$ | NFC$^*$ | West$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Giants) 38–24 Won NFC Championship (Cowboys) 28–27 Won Super Bowl XVI (1) (vs. Bengals) 26–21 | Joe Montana (SB MVP) Bill Walsh (COY) | Bill Walsh | |
| 1982 | 1982 | NFL | NFC | West | 11th$^1$ | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | Bill Walsh | |
| 1983 | 1983 | NFL | NFC | West$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Lions) 24–23 Lost NFC Championship (at Redskins) 21–24 | | Bill Walsh | |
| 1984 | 1984 | NFL$^†$ | NFC$^*$ | West$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 15 | 1 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Giants) 21–10 Won NFC Championship (Bears) 23–0 Won Super Bowl XIX (2) (vs. Dolphins) 38–16 | Joe Montana (SB MVP) | Bill Walsh | |
| 1985 | 1985 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd$^#$ | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Giants) 3–17 | | Bill Walsh | |
| 1986 | 1986 | NFL | NFC | West$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 10 | 5 | 1 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Giants) 3–49 | Joe Montana (CBPOY) | Bill Walsh | |
| 1987 | 1987 | NFL | NFC | West$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 13 | 2 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Vikings) 24–36 | Jerry Rice (OPOY) | Bill Walsh | |
| 1988 | 1988 | NFL$^†$ | NFC$^*$ | West$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Vikings) 34–9 Won NFC Championship (at Bears) 28–3 Won Super Bowl XXIII (3) (vs. Bengals) 20–16 | Jerry Rice (SB MVP) Roger Craig (OPOY) | Bill Walsh | |
| 1989 | 1989 | NFL$^†$ | NFC$^*$ | West$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 14 | 2 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Vikings) 41–13 Won NFC Championship (Rams) 30–3 Won Super Bowl XXIV (4) (vs. Broncos) 55–10 | Joe Montana (MVP, SB MVP, OPOY) | George Seifert | |
| 1990 | 1990 | NFL | NFC | West$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 14 | 2 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Redskins) 28–10 Lost NFC Championship (Giants) 13–15 | Joe Montana (MVP) | George Seifert | |
| 1991 | 1991 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 10 | 6 | 0 | | | George Seifert | |
| 1992 | 1992 | NFL | NFC | West$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 14 | 2 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Redskins) 20–13 Lost NFC Championship (Cowboys) 20–30 | Steve Young (MVP, OPOY) | George Seifert | |
| 1993 | 1993 | NFL | NFC | West$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Giants) 44–3 Lost NFC Championship (at Cowboys) 21–38 | Jerry Rice (OPOY) Dana Stubblefield (DROY) | George Seifert | |
| 1994 | 1994 | NFL$^†$ | NFC$^*$ | West$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Bears) 44–15 Won NFC Championship (Cowboys) 38–28 Won Super Bowl XXIX (5) (vs. Chargers) 49–26 | Steve Young (MVP, SB MVP) Deion Sanders (DPOY) | George Seifert | |
| 1995 | 1995 | NFL | NFC | West$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Packers) 17–27 | Jerry Rice (PB MVP) | George Seifert | |
| 1996 | 1996 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd$^#$ | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Eagles) 14–0 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Packers) 14–35 | | George Seifert | |
| 1997 | 1997 | NFL | NFC | West$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Vikings) 38–22 Lost NFC Championship (Packers) 10–23 | Dana Stubblefield (DPOY) | Steve Mariucci | |
| 1998 | 1998 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd$^#$ | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Packers) 30–27 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Falcons) 18–20 | | Steve Mariucci | |
| 1999 | 1999 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | | Bryant Young (CBPOY) | Steve Mariucci | |
| 2000 | 2000 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | | | Steve Mariucci | |
| 2001 | 2001 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd$^#$ | 12 | 4 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Packers) 15–25 | Garrison Hearst (CBPOY) | Steve Mariucci | |
| 2002 | 2002 | NFL | NFC | West$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Giants) 39–38 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Buccaneers) 6–31 | | Steve Mariucci | |
| 2003 | 2003 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | | | Dennis Erickson | |
| 2004 | 2004 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 2 | 14 | 0 | | | Dennis Erickson | |
| 2005 | 2005 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | | | Mike Nolan | |
| 2006 | 2006 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | | | Mike Nolan | |
| 2007 | 2007 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 5 | 11 | 0 | | Patrick Willis (DROY) | Mike Nolan | |
| 2008 | 2008 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 7 | 9 | 0 | | | Mike Nolan (2–5) Mike Singletary (5–4) | |
| 2009 | 2009 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | | | Mike Singletary | |
| 2010 | 2010 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | | | Mike Singletary (5–10) Jim Tomsula (1–0) | |
| 2011 | 2011 | NFL | NFC | West$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Saints) 36–32 Lost NFC Championship (Giants) 17–20 (OT) | Jim Harbaugh (COY) | Jim Harbaugh | |
| 2012 | 2012 | NFL | NFC$^*$ | West$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 11 | 4 | 1 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Packers) 45–31 Won NFC Championship (at Falcons) 28–24 Lost Super Bowl XLVII (vs. Ravens) 31–34 | | Jim Harbaugh | |
| 2013 | 2013 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd$^#$ | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Packers) 23–20 Won Divisional Playoffs (at Panthers) 23–10 Lost NFC Championship (at Seahawks) 17–23 | | Jim Harbaugh | |
| 2014 | 2014 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | | | Jim Harbaugh | |
| 2015 | 2015 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | | Anquan Boldin (MOY) | Jim Tomsula | |
| 2016 | 2016 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 2 | 14 | 0 | | | Chip Kelly | |
| 2017 | 2017 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | | | Kyle Shanahan | |
| 2018 | 2018 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 4 | 12 | 0 | | | Kyle Shanahan | |
| 2019 | 2019 | NFL | NFC$^*$ | West$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Vikings) 27–10 Won NFC Championship (Packers) 37–20 Lost Super Bowl LIV (vs. Chiefs) 20–31 | Nick Bosa (DROY) | Kyle Shanahan | |
| 2020 | 2020 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | | | Kyle Shanahan | |
| 2021 | 2021 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd$^#$ | 10 | 7 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Cowboys) 23–17 Won Divisional Playoffs (at Packers) 13–10 Lost NFC Championship (at Rams) 17–20 | | Kyle Shanahan | |
| 2022 | 2022 | NFL | NFC | West$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 13 | 4 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Seahawks) 41–23 Won Divisional Playoffs (Cowboys) 19–12 Lost NFC Championship (at Eagles) 7–31 | Nick Bosa (DPOY) | Kyle Shanahan | |
| 2023 | 2023 | NFL | NFC$^*$ | West$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 12 | 5 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Packers) 24–21 Won NFC Championship (Lions) 34–31 Lost Super Bowl LVIII (vs. Chiefs) 22–25 (OT) | Christian McCaffrey (OPOY) | Kyle Shanahan | |
| 2024 | 2024 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 6 | 11 | 0 | | | Kyle Shanahan | |
Statistics above are current as of January 6, 2025.

## All-time records

| Statistic | Wins | Losses | Ties | Win % |
| All-America Football Conference regular season record | 38 | 14 | 2 | .722 |
| AAFC postseason record | 1 | 1 | — | .500 |
| National Football League regular season record | 592 | 512 | 14 | .536 |
| NFL postseason record | 38 | 24 | — | .613 |
| AAFC and NFL regular and postseason record | 669 | 551 | 16 | .548 |
$^1$ Due to a strike-shortened season in 1982, all teams were ranked by conference instead of division.