List of San Francisco 49ers seasons
This article is a list of seasons completed by the San Francisco 49ers, an American football franchise representing the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers are members of the West division in the National Football Conference of the National Football League. The list documents the season-by-season records of the 49ers' franchise from to present, including postseason records, and league awards for individual players or head coaches. The San Francisco 49ers began play in 1946 as charter members of the All-America Football Conference. When the 49ers joined the NFL after the AAFC-NFL merger in 1950, they never won a division or conference title, and only finished as high as second once from 1950–1969. After winning three consecutive division titles from 1970–1972, they would return to losing in 1973 and achieved only one winning season for the rest of the decade. Another playoff drought lasted from –, a stretch of eight non-winning seasons. This drought came to an end when the 49ers won their division with a 13–3 record in ; they earned three straight berths in the NFC Championship Game.
Seasons
| Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | Postseason results | Awards | Head coaches |
| 1946 | AAFC | Western | 2nd | 9 | 5 | 0 | Buck Shaw | ||||
| 1947 | AAFC | Western | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 2 | Buck Shaw | ||||
| 1948 | AAFC | Western | 2nd | 12 | 2 | 0 | Buck Shaw | ||||
| 1949 | AAFC | 2nd# | 9 | 3 | 0 | Won First-Round Playoffs 17–7 Lost AAFC Championship 21–7 | Buck Shaw | ||||
| 1950 | NFL | National | 5th | 3 | 9 | 0 | Buck Shaw | ||||
| 1951 | NFL | National | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 1 | Buck Shaw | ||||
| 1952 | NFL | National | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 0 | Buck Shaw | ||||
| 1953 | NFL | Western | 3rd | 9 | 3 | 0 | Buck Shaw | ||||
| 1954 | NFL | Western | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 1 | Buck Shaw | ||||
| 1955 | NFL | Western | 5th | 4 | 8 | 0 | Red Strader | ||||
| 1956 | NFL | Western | 3rd | 5 | 6 | 1 | Frankie Albert | ||||
| 1957 | NFL | Western | 2nd+ | 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost Western Conference Playoff 31–27 | Frankie Albert | |||
| 1958 | NFL | Western | 4th | 6 | 6 | 0 | Frankie Albert | ||||
| 1959 | NFL | Western | 4th | 7 | 5 | 0 | Red Hickey | ||||
| 1960 | NFL | Western | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 0 | Red Hickey | ||||
| 1961 | NFL | Western | 5th | 7 | 6 | 1 | Red Hickey | ||||
| 1962 | NFL | Western | 5th | 6 | 8 | 0 | Red Hickey | ||||
| 1963 | NFL | Western | 7th | 2 | 12 | 0 | Red Hickey Jack Christiansen | ||||
| 1964 | NFL | Western | 7th | 4 | 10 | 0 | Jack Christiansen | ||||
| 1965 | NFL | Western | 4th | 7 | 6 | 1 | Jack Christiansen | ||||
| 1966 | NFL | Western | 4th | 6 | 6 | 2 | Jack Christiansen | ||||
| 1967 | NFL | Western | Coastal | 3rd | 7 | 7 | 0 | Jack Christiansen | |||
| 1968 | NFL | Western | Coastal | 3rd | 7 | 6 | 1 | Dick Nolan | |||
| 1969 | NFL | Western | Coastal | 4th | 4 | 8 | 2 | Dick Nolan | |||
| 1970 | NFL | NFC | West^ | 1st^ | 10 | 3 | 1 | Won Divisional Playoffs 17–14 Lost NFC Championship 17–10 | John Brodie Bruce Taylor | Dick Nolan | |
| 1971 | NFL | NFC | West^ | 1st^ | 9 | 5 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs 24–20 Lost NFC Championship 14–3 | Dick Nolan | ||
| 1972 | NFL | NFC | West^ | 1st^ | 8 | 5 | 1 | Lost Divisional Playoffs 30–28 | Dick Nolan | ||
| 1973 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 5 | 9 | 0 | Dick Nolan | |||
| 1974 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 6 | 8 | 0 | Dick Nolan | |||
| 1975 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 5 | 9 | 0 | Dick Nolan | |||
| 1976 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 8 | 6 | 0 | Monte Clark | |||
| 1977 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 5 | 9 | 0 | Ken Meyer | |||
| 1978 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 2 | 14 | 0 | Pete McCulley Fred O'Connor | |||
| 1979 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 2 | 14 | 0 | Bill Walsh | |||
| 1980 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | Bill Walsh | |||
| 1981 | NFL† | NFC* | West^ | 1st^ | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs 38–24 Won NFC Championship 28–27 Won Super Bowl XVI 26–21 | Joe Montana Bill Walsh | Bill Walsh | |
| 1982 | NFL | NFC | West | 11th1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | Bill Walsh | |||
| 1983 | NFL | NFC | West^ | 1st^ | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs 24–23 Lost NFC Championship 24–21 | Bill Walsh | ||
| 1984 | NFL† | NFC* | West^ | 1st^ | 15 | 1 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs 21–10 Won NFC Championship 23–0 Won Super Bowl XIX 38–16 | Joe Montana | Bill Walsh | |
| 1985 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd# | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs 17–3 | Bill Walsh | ||
| 1986 | NFL | NFC | West^ | 1st^ | 10 | 5 | 1 | Lost Divisional Playoffs 49–3 | Joe Montana | Bill Walsh | |
| 1987 | NFL | NFC | West^ | 1st^ | 13 | 2 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs 36–24 | Jerry Rice | Bill Walsh | |
| 1988 | NFL† | NFC* | West^ | 1st^ | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs 34–9 Won NFC Championship 28–3 Won Super Bowl XXIII 20–16 | Jerry Rice Roger Craig | Bill Walsh | |
| 1989 | NFL† | NFC* | West^ | 1st^ | 14 | 2 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs 41–13 Won NFC Championship 30–3 Won Super Bowl XXIV 55–10 | Joe Montana | George Seifert | |
| 1990 | NFL | NFC | West^ | 1st^ | 14 | 2 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs 28–10 Lost NFC Championship 15–13 | Joe Montana | George Seifert | |
| 1991 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 10 | 6 | 0 | George Seifert | |||
| 1992 | NFL | NFC | West^ | 1st^ | 14 | 2 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs 20–13 Lost NFC Championship 30–20 | Steve Young | George Seifert | |
| 1993 | NFL | NFC | West^ | 1st^ | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs 44–3 Lost NFC Championship 38–21 | Jerry Rice Dana Stubblefield | George Seifert | |
| 1994 | NFL† | NFC* | West^ | 1st^ | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs 44–15 Won NFC Championship 38–28 Won Super Bowl XXIX 49–26 | Steve Young Deion Sanders | George Seifert | |
| 1995 | NFL | NFC | West^ | 1st^ | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs 27–17 | Jerry Rice | George Seifert | |
| 1996 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd# | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs 14–0 Lost Divisional Playoffs 35–14 | George Seifert | ||
| 1997 | NFL | NFC | West^ | 1st^ | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs 38–22 Lost NFC Championship 23–10 | Dana Stubblefield | Steve Mariucci | |
| 1998 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd# | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs 30–27 Lost Divisional Playoffs 20–18 | Steve Mariucci | ||
| 1999 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | Bryant Young | Steve Mariucci | ||
| 2000 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | Steve Mariucci | |||
| 2001 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd# | 12 | 4 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs 25–15 | Garrison Hearst | Steve Mariucci | |
| 2002 | NFL | NFC | West^ | 1st^ | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs 39–38 Lost Divisional Playoffs 31–6 | Steve Mariucci | ||
| 2003 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | Dennis Erickson | |||
| 2004 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 2 | 14 | 0 | Dennis Erickson | |||
| 2005 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | Mike Nolan | |||
| 2006 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | Mike Nolan | |||
| 2007 | 2007 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 5 | 11 | 0 | Patrick Willis | Mike Nolan | |
| 2008 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 7 | 9 | 0 | Mike Nolan Mike Singletary | |||
| 2009 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | Mike Singletary | |||
| 2010 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | Mike Singletary Jim Tomsula | |||
| 2011 | NFL | NFC | West^ | 1st^ | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs 36–32 Lost NFC Championship 20–17 | Jim Harbaugh | Jim Harbaugh | |
| 2012 | NFL | NFC* | West^ | 1st^ | 11 | 4 | 1 | Won Divisional Playoffs 45–31 Won NFC Championship 28–24 Lost Super Bowl XLVII 34–31 | Jim Harbaugh | ||
| 2013 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd# | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs 23–20 Won Divisional Playoffs 23–10 Lost NFC Championship 23–17 | Jim Harbaugh | ||
| 2014 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | Jim Harbaugh | |||
| 2015 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | Anquan Boldin | Jim Tomsula | ||
| 2016 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 2 | 14 | 0 | Chip Kelly | |||
| 2017 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | Kyle Shanahan | |||
| 2018 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 4 | 12 | 0 | - | Kyle Shanahan | ||
| 2019 | NFL | NFC* | West^ | 1st^ | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs 27–10 Won NFC Championship 37–20 Lost Super Bowl LIV 31–20 | Nick Bosa | Kyle Shanahan |
Statistics above are current as of February 2, 2020. An em dash indicates that the category is not applicable.
All-time records
| Statistic | Wins | Losses | Ties | Win % |
| San Francisco 49ers regular season record | 583 | 489 | 16 | |
| San Francisco 49ers postseason record | 33 | 22 | — | |
| San Francisco 49ers postseason record | 32 | 21 | – | |
| All-time regular and postseason record | 616 | 511 | 16 |
1 Due to a strike-shortened season in 1982, all teams were ranked by conference instead of division.