1971 San Francisco 49ers

The 1971 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 22nd year with the National Football League. The Niners won the Western Division, and appeared in the NFC Championship Game, both for the second consecutive year. The team moved into a new home, Candlestick Park. However the stadium was still undergoing expansion during the season, and capacity was about 16,000 less than it would be when completed.

Top Players
John Brodie led the team to another division title, but was not as effective as in his MVP year of 1970. Ken Willard and rookie Vic Washington made an effective 1-2 rushing attack, and Gene Washington and Ted Kwalick led the receivers. Placekicker Bruce Gossett led the team in scoring.