Sports: San Francisco 49ers Tickets

Keywords

San Francisco 49ers Team Schedule

Chicago Gigs

San Francisco 49ers

Sports

Football

Nfl

Stadium

Field

The San Francisco 49ers, a professional American football team plays their home games in San Francisco, California, while the club's headquarters and practice facility are located in Santa Clara, California. Currently are members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL).They began playing in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and joined the NFL in 1950 when the AAFC merged into the older league. It currently shares the record for most Super Bowl victories with the Dallas Cowboys and the Pittsburgh Steelers.They are endowed with the distinction of being the first major league professional sports franchise on the West Coast. When the club was granted a National League franchise in 1950, the 49ers entered professional football in 1946 and matured, nationally and locally.

The team earned its name from the surge of gold miners to the San Francisco area during 1849 and is is the only name the team has been affiliated with and San Francisco is the only city in which it has resided. The 49ers won five Super Bowls, four in the 1980s, and are considered The Team of the Eighties. They won XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV, and XXIX.The team was led from late 1970s doormat by new owner Eddie DeBartolo and head coach Bill Walsh. During their first Super Bowl run the team was known for its short passing game and the play making ability of young quarterback Joe Montana. The team had a policy of releasing star players a year too early rather than a year too late which led to some of their stars finishing up their careers with other teams.

In 2002 they produced the second greatest comeback in NFL playoff history by coming back from a 24 point deficit (38-14) and winning 39-38 against the New York Giants. They lost their subsequent game to the eventual Super Bowl Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the last post-season appearance for the 49ers. Following the season, Steve Mariucci, the coach, was fired and replaced by Dennis Erickson.The period since the 2001-2002 season has been disastrous for San Francisco which were hampered by injuries and poor defense. Though they finished the 2003-2004 season with a losing record of 7-9, Erickson was retained as coach for the 2004-2005 season.

After an extensive coaching search, the 49ers announced the hiring of Mike Nolan -- defensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens -- as their head coach for the 2005 season. Tragedy struck the Niners on August 20, 2005, when OL Thomas Herrion died immediately following a pre-season loss to the Denver Broncos.In 2005, the 49ers finished 4th in the NFC West for the second year in a row, but were able to double their win total from 2004. They ended the 2005 season on a high note with two consecutive wins; their first two game winning streak since 2003. The 49ers hired Norv Turner as McCarthy's replacement in 2006.