2011 San Francisco 49ers
The 2011 San Francisco 49ers went 13–3, finishing 1st in the NFC West, and lost the conference championship. They scored 380 points and allowed 229.
- Record
- 13–3
- Home
- 7–1
- Road & neutral
- 6–2
- Points
- 380–229
- NFC West
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost conference championship
Where the season ranked
They scored 380 points, the 11th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 229, the second-fewest. Their point differential was +151.
How the season unfolded
The 49ers started 3–1 and were 7–1 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 13–3.
Their longest winning streak was eight games, from Week 3 to Week 11.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 48–3 over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 5 (October 9, 2011).
Their heaviest loss was 16–6 to the Baltimore Ravens in Week 12 (November 24, 2011).
They shut out the St. Louis Rams (Week 13).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 7–2.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 0–2 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 5–1 against the NFC West, sweeping the Seahawks and the Rams and splitting with the Cardinals.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 4–1 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Divisional round, they beat the New Orleans Saints 36–32 at home.
In the NFC Championship Game, they lost to the New York Giants 20–17 at home.
Before and after
That was a seven-win improvement on 2010, when they went 6–10.
Their 13 wins are tied for the franchise’s most in any season since 1999.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2002.
In 2012, they went 11–4–1 and returned to the playoffs.
2011 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 11, 2011 | vs Seattle Seahawks | W 33–17 |
| Week 2 | Sep 18, 2011 | vs Dallas Cowboys | L 24–27 (OT) |
| Week 3 | Sep 25, 2011 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 13–8 |
| Week 4 | Oct 2, 2011 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 24–23 |
| Week 5 | Oct 9, 2011 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 48–3 |
| Week 6 | Oct 16, 2011 | at Detroit Lions | W 25–19 |
| Week 8 | Oct 30, 2011 | vs Cleveland Browns | W 20–10 |
| Week 9 | Nov 6, 2011 | at Washington | W 19–11 |
| Week 10 | Nov 13, 2011 | vs New York Giants | W 27–20 |
| Week 11 | Nov 20, 2011 | vs Arizona Cardinals | W 23–7 |
| Week 12 | Nov 24, 2011 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 6–16 |
| Week 13 | Dec 4, 2011 | vs St. Louis Rams | W 26–0 |
| Week 14 | Dec 11, 2011 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 19–21 |
| Week 15 | Dec 19, 2011 | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | W 20–3 |
| Week 16 | Dec 24, 2011 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 19–17 |
| Week 17 | Jan 1, 2012 | at St. Louis Rams | W 34–27 |
| Divisional | Jan 14, 2012 | vs New Orleans Saints | W 36–32 |
| Conference championship | Jan 22, 2012 | vs New York Giants | L 17–20 (OT) |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2011 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.