1983 San Francisco 49ers

The 1983 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 34th year with the National Football League.

Week 1: vs Philadelphia
Saturday, September 3 at Candlestick Park

Scoring
 * Second Quarter
 * Phi - Tony Franklin 32 yard field goal
 * SF - Wendell Tyler 32 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)
 * SF - Ray Wersching 23 yard field goal
 * Third Quarter
 * Phi - Michael Haddix 1 yard rush (kick failed)
 * Phi - Tony Franklin 30 yard field goal
 * Phi - Hubie Oliver 17 yard pass from Joe Pisarcik (Tony Franklin kick)
 * Fourth Quarter
 * Phi - Tony Franklin 37 yard field goal
 * SF - Earl Cooper 73 yard pass from Guy Benjamin (Ray Wersching kick)

Week 2: at Minnesota
Thursday, September 8 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

Scoring
 * First Quarter
 * SF - Ray Wersching 38 yard field goal
 * SF - Dwight Clark 21 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
 * Min - Ted Brown 1 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick)
 * SF - Ray Wersching 32 yard field goal
 * Second Quarter
 * SF - Earl Cooper 2 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
 * SF - Eric Wright 60 yard interception return (Ray Wersching kick)
 * SF - Freddie Solomon 14 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
 * SF - Wendell Tyler 6 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
 * Min - Benny Ricardo 32 yard field goal
 * Third Quarter
 * Min - Terry LeCount 30 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Benny Ricardo kick)
 * Fourth Quarter
 * SF - Roger Craig 1 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)

Week 3: at St. Louis
Sunday, September 18 at Busch Memorial Stadium

Scoring
 * First Quarter
 * SF - Freddie Solomon 69 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
 * Stl - Pat Tilley 8 yard pass from Neil Lomax (Neil O'Donoghue kick)
 * Second Quarter
 * SF - Freddie Solomon 28 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
 * SF - Dwight Hicks 60 yard interception return (Ray Wersching kick)
 * Stl - Neil O'Donoghue 43 yard field goal
 * Third Quarter
 * SF - Russ Francis 11 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
 * Stl - Wayne Morris 1 yard rush (Neil O'Donoghue kick)
 * SF - Tim Collier 60 yard interception return (Ray Wersching kick)
 * Stl - Neil O'Donoghue 43 yard field goal
 * SF - Wendell Tyler 15 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)
 * Fourth Quarter
 * Stl - Randy Love 12 yard pass from Neil Lomax (Neil O'Donoghue kick)

Week 4: vs Atlanta
Sunday, September 25 at Candlestick Park

Scoring
 * First Quarter
 * SF - Dwight Clark 21 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
 * Second Quarter
 * SF - Dwight Clark 12 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
 * Atl - Billy Johnson 20 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)
 * Third Quarter
 * Atl - Floyd Hodges 76 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (kick failed)
 * SF - Ray Wersching 24 yard field goal
 * Fourth Quarter
 * Atl - Steve Bartkowski 3 yard rush (Mick Luckhurst kick)
 * SF - Earl Cooper 1 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)

Week 5: at New England
Sunday, October 2 at Sullivan Stadium

Scoring
 * First Quarter
 * NE - Derrick Ramsey 30 yard pass from Steve Grogan (kick failed)
 * SF - Russ Francis 8 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
 * Second Quarter
 * SF - Jeff Moore 2 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)
 * SF - Ray Wersching 45 yard field goal
 * Third Quarter
 * SF - Ray Wersching 35 yard field goal
 * SF - Ray Wersching 36 yard field goal
 * SF - Dwight Clark 13 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
 * Fourth Quarter
 * NE - Stanley Morgan 32 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith
 * SF - Ray Wersching 23 yard field goal

Week 6: vs Los Angeles Rams
Sunday, October 9 at Candlestick Park

Scoring
 * Third Quarter
 * LA - Eric Dickerson 15 yard rush (Chuck Nelson kick)
 * LA - Chuck Nelson 41 yard field goal
 * Fourth Quarter
 * SF - Roger Craig 3 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)

Week 7: at New Orleans
Sunday, October 16 at Louisiana Superdome

Scoring
 * First Quarter
 * SF - Ray Wersching 23 yard field goal
 * SF - Ray Wersching 32 yard field goal
 * Second Quarter
 * SF - Morten Andersen 28 yard field goal
 * SF - Morten Andersen 26 yard field goal
 * SF - Wayne Wilson 1 yard rush (Morten Andersen kick)
 * Third Quarter
 * SF - Ray Wersching 47 yard field goal
 * SF - Ray Wersching 52 yard field goal
 * SF - Ray Wersching 24 yard field goal
 * SF - Dwight Hicks 62 yard interception return (Ray Wersching kick)
 * Fourth Quarter
 * SF - Ray Wersching 23 yard field goal
 * SF - Wendell Tyler 34 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)

Week 8: at Los Angeles Rams
Sunday, October 23 at Anaheim Stadium

Scoring
 * Second Quarter
 * LA - George Farmer 13 yard pass from Vince Ferragamo (Chuck Nelson kick)
 * SF - Roger Craig 4 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)
 * LA - James McDonald 1 yard pass from Vince Ferragamo (Chuck Nelson kick)
 * SF - Dwight Clark 15 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
 * LA - Eric Dickerson 37 yard pass from Vince Ferragamo (Chuck Nelson kick)
 * Third Quarter
 * SF - Ray Wersching 30 yard field goal
 * LA - Eric Dickerson 10 yard pass from Vince Ferragamo (Chuck Nelson kick)
 * Fourth Quarter
 * SF - Renaldo Nehemiah 11 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
 * LA - Mike Barber 17 yard pass from Vince Ferragamo (Chuck Nelson kick)
 * SF - Dwight Clark 46 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
 * SF - Dwaine Board 0 yard fumble return (Ray Wersching kick)
 * SF - Bill Ring 4 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)

Week 9: vs New York Jets
Sunday, October 30 at Candlestick Park

Scoring
 * Second Quarter
 * SF - Ray Wersching 45 yard field goal
 * NYJ - Scott Dierking 1 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)
 * NYJ - Lam Jones 28 yard pash from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)
 * SF - Roger Craig 6 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
 * NYJ - Pat Leahy 49 yard field goal
 * Third Quarter
 * SF - Ray Wersching 24 yard field goal
 * Fourth Quarter
 * NYJ - Pat Leahy 46 yard field goal
 * NYJ - Jerry Holmes 43 yard interception return (Pat Leahy kick)

Week 10: vs Miami
Sunday, November 6 at Candlestick Park

Scoring
 * First Quarter
 * SF - Dwight Clark 39 pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
 * Mia - Nat Moore 24 pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick)
 * Second Quarter
 * SF - Roger Craig 10 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)
 * Mia - Nat Moore 19 pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick)
 * Third Quarter
 * Mia - Uwe von Schamann 35 yard field goal
 * Fourth Quarter
 * SF - Ray Wersching 36 yard field goal
 * Mia - Uwe von Schamann 23 yard field goal

Week 11: vs New Orleans
Sunday, November 13 at Candlestick Park

Scoring
 * First Quarter
 * SF - Eason Ramson 1 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
 * Second Quarter
 * SF - Dwight Clark 14 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
 * SF - Ray Wersching 33 yard field goal
 * Third Quarter
 * SF - Russ Francis 2 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
 * Fourth Quarter
 * SF - Ray Wersching 25 yard field goal

Week 12: at Atlanta
Sunday, November 20 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Scoring
 * First Quarter
 * SF - Roger Craig 6 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)
 * Second Quarter
 * SF - Wendell Tyler 8 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
 * Atl - Stacey Bailey 18 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)
 * Atl - Blane Gaison 64 yard fumble return (Mick Luckhurst kick)
 * Third Quarter
 * SF - Ray Wersching 25 yard field goal
 * Fourth Quarter
 * Atl - Gerald Riggs 40 yard rush (Mick Luckhurst kick)
 * SF - Joe Montana 11 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)
 * Atl - Billy Johnson 47 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)

Week 13: at Chicago
Sunday, November 27 at Soldier Field

Scoring
 * First Quarter
 * Chi - Bob Thomas 29 yard field goal
 * SF - Ray Wersching 24 yard field goal
 * Second Quarter
 * Chi - Dennis McKinnon 49 yard pass from Jim McMahon (Bob Thomas kick)
 * Third Quarter
 * Chi - Bob Thomas 23 yard field goal

Week 14: vs Tampa Bay
Sunday, December 4 at Candlestick Park

Scoring
 * Second Quarter
 * SF - Roger Craig 10 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)
 * SF - Roger Craig 1 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)
 * TB - Theo Bell 9 yard pass from Jack Thompson (Bill Capece kick)
 * Third Quarter
 * SF - Joe Montana 12 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)
 * TB - Kevin House 74 yard pass from Jack Thompson (Bill Capece kick)
 * SF - Bill Ring 3 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)
 * Fourth Quarter
 * SF - Roger Craig 14 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)
 * TB - Mel Carver 3 yard pass from Jack Thompson (Bill Capece kick)

Week 15: at Buffalo
Sunday, December 11 at Rich Stadium

Scoring
 * First Quarter
 * SF - Ray Wersching 37 yard field goal
 * Second Quarter
 * Buf - Roosevelt Leaks 1 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick)
 * SF - Ray Wersching 29 yard field goal
 * Buf - Joe Danelo 33 yard field goal
 * Third Quarter
 * SF - Roger Craig 4 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
 * SF - Wendell Tyler 4 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)
 * Fourth Quarter
 * SF - Ray Wersching 30 yard field goal

Week 16: vs Dallas
Monday, December 19 at Candlestick Park

Scoring
 * First Quarter
 * SF - Roger Craig 6 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
 * SF - Dana McLemore 56 yard punt return (Ray Wersching kick)
 * Dal - Raphael Septien 47 yard field goal
 * SF - Freddie Solomon 77 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
 * Second Quarter
 * Dal - Danny White 1 yard rush (Raphael Septien kick)
 * Third Quarter
 * SF - Russ Francis 18 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
 * Fourth Quarter
 * Dal - Tony Hill 13 yard pass from Danny White (Raphael Septien kick)
 * SF - Eric Wright 48 yard interception return (Ray Wersching kick)
 * SF - Roger Craig 16 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)

NFC Divisional Playoff

 * San Francisco 49ers 24, Detroit Lions 23

Saturday, December 31 at Candlestick Park

NFC Championship Game

 * Washington Redskins 24, San Francisco 49ers 21

Sunday, January 8 at RFK Stadium

Awards and records

 * Ray Wersching, Franchise Record, Most Field Goals in One Game, 6 Field Goals (October 16, 1983)