The San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 21st season in the National Football League (NFL), and its 25th overall. Quarterback John Brodie won the NFL MVP award, and the 49ers captured their first division title with a 10–3–1 record. It was the first time they had tallied double-digit wins as an NFL team. Cornerback Bruce Taylor won Defensive Rookie of the Year honors. In the NFC Championship, the 49ers lost to the Dallas Cowboys in their final game at Kezar Stadium.
Offseason
NFL draft
Personnel Staff / Coaches
Roster
Preseason
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Sources 1 Cleveland Browns L 14–17 0–1 Tampa Stadium 41,851 Recap 2 at Miami Dolphins L 7–17 0–2 Miami Orange Bowl 52,812 Recap 3 Denver Broncos W 23–7 1–2 Autzen Stadium 26,238 Recap 4 Oakland Raiders L 17–31 1–3 Kezar Stadium 55,521 Recap 5 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–17 1–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 55,430 Recap
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 20 Washington Redskins W 26–17 1–0 Kezar Stadium 34,984 Recap 2 September 27 Cleveland Browns W 34–31 2–0 Kezar Stadium 37,502 Recap 3 October 4 at Atlanta Falcons L 20–21 2–1 Atlanta Stadium 58,850 Recap 4 October 11 at Los Angeles Rams W 20–6 3–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 77,272 Recap 5 October 18 New Orleans Saints T 20–20 3–1–1 Kezar Stadium 39,446 Recap 6 October 25 Denver Broncos W 19–14 4–1–1 Kezar Stadium 39,515 Recap 7 November 1 Green Bay Packers W 26–10 5–1–1 Kezar Stadium 59,335 Recap 8 November 8 at Chicago Bears W 37–16 6–1–1 Wrigley Field 45,607 Recap 9 November 15 at Houston Oilers W 30–20 7–1–1 Astrodome 43,040 Recap 10 November 22 at Detroit Lions L 7–28 7–2–1 Tiger Stadium 56,232 Recap 11 November 29 Los Angeles Rams L 13–30 7–3–1 Kezar Stadium 59,602 Recap 12 December 6 Atlanta Falcons W 24–20 8–3–1 Kezar Stadium 41,387 Recap 13 December 13 at New Orleans Saints W 38–27 9–3–1 Tulane Stadium 61,940 Recap 14 December 20 at Oakland Raiders W 38–7 10–3–1 Oakland Coliseum 54,535 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Postseason
Schedule Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap Divisional December 27 at Minnesota Vikings W 17–14 1–0 Metropolitan Stadium Recap NFC Championship January 3, 1971 Dallas Cowboys L 10–17 1–1 Kezar Stadium Recap
References
External links 1970 San Francisco 49ers at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1970 San Francisco 49ers at JT-SW.com