2011 San Francisco 49ers

The 2011 San Francisco 49ers season is the franchise's 66th season overall, and 62nd in the National Football League (NFL). The 49ers hired a new head coach and new general manager, after those positions were vacated upon the conclusion of the 2010 season. They rebounded from their disappointing 2010 season to end their streak of eight consecutive non-winning seasons with a 13-3 record, the division title and a first round bye in the playoffs.

Coaching changes
Team President Jed York announced that he would hire a general manager and the new GM would make a decision on the new head coach to replace Mike Singletary after the 49ers loss to the St. Louis Rams on December 26, 2010 that eliminated the team from the postseason. On January 5, the 49ers promoted the vice president of player personnel, Trent Baalke, to the position of general manager. On January 7, the 49ers hired Stanford head coach Jim Harbaugh to be the 18th head coach of the San Francisco 49ers.

With the hiring of a new head coach, many of the assistant coaches were replaced. Out of the coordinators and position coaches from last season, only running backs coach Tom Rathman, defensive line coach Jim Tomsula, and offensive line coach Mike Solari were retained. The coaching staff features Greg Roman as the new offensive coordinator and Vic Fangio as the new defensive coordinator, both previously assistant coaches under Harbaugh at Stanford. Geep Chryst is the new quarterbacks coach, Reggie Davis is the new Tight Ends coach. John Morton is the new Wide Receivers coach, and Tim Drevno is a new Offensive Line coach to help out Mike Solari. Jim Leavitt is the new Linebackers coach and Ed Donatell is the new Secondary coach. The staff also features defensive assistants Peter Hansen and Ehiro Evero, offensive assistant Bobby Engram, and special assistant to the head coach Bill Nayes.

Draft notes

 * undefined The 49ers acquired this fourth-round selection from the San Diego Chargers along with a 2010 third-round selection (#91 overall; used to select LB Navorro Bowman) and a 2010 sixth-round selection (#173 overall; used to select RB Anthony Dixon) in exchange for a 2010 third-round selection (#79 overall).
 * undefined The 49ers acquired this sixth-round selection from the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for DT Kentwan Balmer.
 * undefinedThe 49ers acquired this seventh-round selection from the Detroit Lions in exchange for QB Shaun Hill.
 * undefined Compensatory selection
 * undefined The 49ers acquired this second-round selection from the Denver Broncos in exchange for their second-round selection (#45 overall), a fourth-round selection (#108 overall), and a fifth-round selection (#141 overall).
 * undefined The 49ers acquired this third-round selection (#80 overall) and this sixth-round selection (#180 overall) from the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for their third-round selection (#76 overall).
 * undefined The 49ers acquired this fifth-round selection (#163 overall) from the Green Bay Packers in exchange for their sixth-round selection (#174 overall) and a seventh-round selection (#231 overall).

Schedule
The 49ers' preseason schedule was announced on April 12, 2011.