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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

2002 San Francisco 49ersW2002 San Francisco 49ers↗

NFL · NFC West · 10–6 (.625) · 1st in division · PF 367 · PA 351 · Coach Steve Mariucci · Lost Divisional

◀ 2001 2003 ▶

Team leaders

Passing (yds)

1. 3344Jeff Garcia
2. 232Tim Rattay

Rushing (yds)

1. 972Garrison Hearst
2. 675Kevan Barlow
3. 353Jeff Garcia

Receiving (yds)

1. 1300Terrell Owens
2. 756Tai Streets
3. 332J.J. Stokes

Sacks

1. 12.5Andre Carter
2. 6Chike Okeafor
3. 3Dana Stubblefield

Interceptions

1. 7Tony Parrish
2. 4Ronnie Heard
3. 3Zack Bronson

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	1068	973
EPA per play	+0.10	+0.04
Pass EPA per play	+0.12	+0.09
Rush EPA per play	+0.07	-0.05
Success rate	45.3%	42.2%
Pass rate	55.4%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play -0.03, success rate 42.2%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (18 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Att.
2002-09-05	1	@ New York Giants	W 16–13	1–0	Giants Stadium
2002-09-15	2	vs Denver Broncos	L 14–24	1–1	3Com Park
2002-09-22	3	vs Washington Redskins	W 20–10	2–1	3Com Park
2002-10-06	5	vs St. Louis Rams	W 37–13	3–1	3Com Park
2002-10-14	6	@ Seattle Seahawks	W 28–21	4–1	Seahawks Stadium
2002-10-20	7	@ New Orleans Saints	L 27–35	4–2	Louisiana Superdome
2002-10-27	8	vs Arizona Cardinals	W 38–28	5–2	3Com Park
2002-11-03	9	@ Oakland Raiders	W 23–20 OT	6–2	Network Associates Coliseum
2002-11-10	10	vs Kansas City Chiefs	W 17–13	7–2	3Com Park
2002-11-17	11	@ San Diego Chargers	L 17–20 OT	7–3	Qualcomm Stadium
2002-11-25	12	vs Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–38	7–4	3Com Park
2002-12-01	13	vs Seattle Seahawks	W 31–24	8–4	3Com Park
2002-12-08	14	@ Dallas Cowboys	W 31–27	9–4	Texas Stadium
2002-12-15	15	vs Green Bay Packers	L 14–20	9–5	3Com Park
2002-12-21	16	@ Arizona Cardinals	W 17–14	10–5	Sun Devil Stadium
2002-12-30	17	@ St. Louis Rams	L 20–31	10–6	Edward Jones Dome
2003-01-05	WC	vs New York Giants	W 39–38		3Com Park
2003-01-12	Div	@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 6–31		Raymond James Stadium

Roster (66)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
5	Jeff Garcia	QB	6-1	205	San Jose State; Gavilan College	3	ACT
11	Brandon Doman	QB	6-1	210	BYU	0	ACT
13	Tim Rattay	QB	6-0	200	Louisiana Tech; Scottsdale CC	2	ACT
22	Terry Jackson	FB	6-0	232	Florida	3	RES
27	Paul Smith	FB	5-11	242	Texas-El Paso	2	ACT
40	Fred Beasley	FB	6-0	246	Auburn	4	ACT
20	Garrison Hearst	RB	5-11	215	Georgia	9	ACT
25	Jamal Robertson	RB	5-10	210	Ohio Northern University	0	RES
32	Kevan Barlow	RB	6-1	234	Pittsburgh	1	ACT
18	James Jordan	WR	6-2	225	Louisiana Tech	1	CUT
81	Terrell Owens	WR	6-3	224	Tennessee-Chattanooga	6	ACT
83	J.J. Stokes	WR	6-4	225	UCLA	7	ACT
84	Cedrick Wilson	WR	5-10	183	Tennessee	1	ACT
85	Vinny Sutherland	WR	5-8	195	Purdue	1	ACT
89	Tai Streets	WR	6-3	207	Michigan	3	ACT
82	Eric Johnson	TE	6-3	252	Yale	1	ACT
85	Mark Anelli	TE	6-3	265	Wisconsin	0	CUT
86	Brian Jennings	TE	6-5	242	Arizona State	2	ACT
88	Justin Swift	TE	6-3	265	Kansas State	3	ACT
60	Ben Lynch	C	6-4	295	California	6	ACT
62	Jeremy Newberry	C	6-5	315	California	4	ACT
23	Jimmy Williams	CB	5-11	190	Vanderbilt	1	RES
24	Mike Rumph	CB	6-2	205	Miami	0	ACT
26	Rashad Holman	CB	5-11	191	Louisville	1	ACT
29	Ahmed Plummer	CB	6-0	191	Ohio State	2	ACT
36	Jason Webster	CB	5-9	187	Texas A&M	2	ACT
43	Duane Hawthorne	CB	5-10	175	Northern Illinois	3	ACT
91	Chike Okeafor	DE	6-5	256	Purdue	3	ACT
95	John Engelberger	DE	6-4	260	Virginia Tech	2	ACT
96	Andre Carter	DE	6-4	260	California	1	ACT
99	Sean Moran	DE	6-4	275	Colorado State	6	ACT
75	Jim Flanigan	DT	6-2	290	Notre Dame	8	ACT
90	Garrett Johnson	DT	6-3	298	Illinois	3	CUT
92	Ross Kolodziej	DT	6-3	289	Wisconsin	1	ACT
93	Josh Shaw	DT	6-3	305	Michigan State	0	ACT
94	Dana Stubblefield	DT	6-2	290	Kansas	9	ACT
97	Bryant Young	DT	6-3	305	Notre Dame	8	ACT
31	Zack Bronson	FS	6-1	204	McNeese State	5	ACT
35	Jason Moore	FS	5-10	195	San Diego State	4	CUT
38	Ronnie Heard	FS	6-3	215	Mississippi	2	ACT
65	Ron Stone	G	6-5	325	Boston College	9	ACT
66	Eric Heitmann	G	6-3	312	Stanford	0	ACT
71	Craig Osika	G	6-3	318	Indiana	0	ACT
74	Dave Fiore	G	6-4	293	Hofstra	6	RES
50	Derek M. Smith	ILB	6-2	240	Arizona State; Snow	5	ACT
53	Jeff Ulbrich	ILB	6-0	240	Hawaii; San Jose State; Gavilan College	2	ACT
54	Quincy Stewart	ILB	6-1	234	Louisiana Tech	1	ACT
55	Jamie Winborn	ILB	5-11	230	Vanderbilt	1	RES
56	Brandon Moore	ILB	6-1	240	Oklahoma	0	ACT
3	Jeff Chandler	K	6-2	218	Florida	0	ACT
6	Jose Cortez	K	5-11	200	Oregon State; Cabrillo College	3	ACT
57	Cornelius Anthony	LB	6-0	235	Texas A&M	1	ACT
51	Saleem Rasheed	OLB	6-2	229	Alabama	0	ACT
52	Terry Killens	OLB	6-1	235	Penn State	6	ACT
58	Frank Strong	OLB	6-1	232	USC	0	RES
98	Julian Peterson	OLB	6-3	240	Michigan State; Valley Forge Christian College	2	ACT
4	Bill Lafleur	P	6-0	204	Nebraska	2	ACT
7	Jason Baker	P	6-2	205	Iowa	1	CUT
28	John Keith	SS	6-0	207	Furman	2	ACT
33	Tony Parrish	SS	5-11	210	Washington	4	ACT
45	Tim Hauck	SS	5-10	187	Montana; Pacific University (Or)	12	ACT
63	Derrick Deese	T	6-3	289	USC; El Camino	10	ACT
72	Kyle Kosier	T	6-5	305	Arizona State	0	ACT
76	Jerome Davis	T	6-5	300	Minnesota	5	ACT
77	Matt Willig	T	6-8	315	USC	10	ACT
78	Scott Gragg	T	6-8	315	Montana	7	ACT

Depth chart, week 21

Offense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
C	Jeremy Newberry	Ben Lynch
FB	Fred Beasley	Paul Smith
LG	Eric Heitmann	Matt Willig
LT	Derrick Deese	Matt Willig
QB	Jeff Garcia	Tim Rattay
RB	Garrison Hearst	Kevan Barlow
RG	Ron Stone	Eric Heitmann
RT	Scott Gragg	Kyle Kosier
TE	Eric Johnson	Justin Swift
WR	Terrell Owens	Tai Streets	Cedrick Wilson

Defense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
FS	Ronnie Heard	Zack Bronson
LCB	Ahmed Plummer	Jimmy Williams
LDE	Chike Okeafor	Sean Moran
LDT	Bryant Young	Jim Flanigan
LILB	Derek M. Smith	Quincy Stewart
LOLB	Julian Peterson	Saleem Rasheed
RCB	Jason Webster	Mike Rumph
RDE	Andre Carter	John Engelberger
RDT	Dana Stubblefield	Josh Shaw
RILB	Jeff Ulbrich	Brandon Moore
SS	Tony Parrish	Ronnie Heard

Special Teams

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
H	Bill Lafleur
K	Andre Carter
KR	Jimmy Williams	Jamal Robertson
LS	Brian Jennings	Jeremy Newberry
P	Bill Lafleur
PR	Jimmy Williams	Cedrick Wilson

Biggest contracts on the books in 2002

Player	Pos	Signed	Yrs	Value	Per year	Guaranteed	Cap%
Steve Young	QB	2000	5	$43.0M	$8.6M	$0	13.8%
Steve Young	QB	1998	6	$49.2M	$8.2M	$7.5M	15.6%
Steve Young	QB	1997	6	$45.0M	$7.5M	$0	18.1%
Jerry Rice	WR	1998	6	$36.0M	$6.0M	$4.0M	11.5%

Contracts whose term covers this season (Over The Cap, via nflverse). Cap% is against the cap of the signing year.

Trades in 2002 (2)

Date	Trade
2002-04-20	BUF → SFO: 2002 round 3 pick 69, 2002 round 4 pick 102 SFO → BUF: 2002 round 2 pick 61
2002-06-13	MIA → SFO: Cade McNown SFO → MIA: 2003 round None (conditional)