2005 San Francisco 49ers
The 2005 San Francisco 49ers went 4–12, finishing 4th in the NFC West, and missed the playoffs. They scored 239 points and allowed 428.
- Record
- 4–12
- Home
- 3–5
- Road & neutral
- 1–7
- Points
- 239–428
- NFC West
- Place 4 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 239 points, the third-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 428, the third-most. Their point differential was -189, the worst in the league.
How the season unfolded
The 49ers started 1–3 and were 2–6 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 4–12.
Their longest losing streak was seven games, from Week 9 to Week 15.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 15–10 over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 8 (October 30, 2005).
Their heaviest loss was 42–3 to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 2 (September 18, 2005).
They scored a season-high 31 points against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 3 (September 25, 2005), losing 34–31.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 4–5.
They played one overtime game and won it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 2–4 against the NFC West, sweeping the Rams and getting swept by the Cardinals and the Seahawks.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 1–7 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 10–6, six games better than their record.
Before and after
That was a two-win improvement on 2004, when they went 2–14.
In 2006, they went 7–9.
2005 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 11, 2005 | vs St. Louis Rams | W 28–25 |
| Week 2 | Sep 18, 2005 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 3–42 |
| Week 3 | Sep 25, 2005 | vs Dallas Cowboys | L 31–34 |
| Week 4 | Oct 2, 2005 | vs Arizona Cardinals | L 14–31 |
| Week 5 | Oct 9, 2005 | vs Indianapolis Colts | L 3–28 |
| Week 7 | Oct 23, 2005 | at Washington | L 17–52 |
| Week 8 | Oct 30, 2005 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 15–10 |
| Week 9 | Nov 6, 2005 | vs New York Giants | L 6–24 |
| Week 10 | Nov 13, 2005 | at Chicago Bears | L 9–17 |
| Week 11 | Nov 20, 2005 | vs Seattle Seahawks | L 25–27 |
| Week 12 | Nov 27, 2005 | at Tennessee Titans | L 22–33 |
| Week 13 | Dec 4, 2005 | vs Arizona Cardinals | L 10–17 |
| Week 14 | Dec 11, 2005 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 3–41 |
| Week 15 | Dec 18, 2005 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 9–10 |
| Week 16 | Dec 24, 2005 | at St. Louis Rams | W 24–20 |
| Week 17 | Jan 1, 2006 | vs Houston Texans | W 20–17 (OT) |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2005 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.