2015 San Francisco 49ers
The 2015 San Francisco 49ers went 5–11, finishing 4th in the NFC West, and missed the playoffs. They scored 238 points and allowed 387.
- Record
- 5–11
- Home
- 4–4
- Road & neutral
- 1–7
- Points
- 238–387
- NFC West
- Place 4 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 238 points, the fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 387, the 15th-most. Their point differential was -149.
How the season unfolded
The 49ers started 1–3 and were 2–6 after eight games. They went 1–3 over the final four weeks to finish 5–11.
Their longest losing streak was four games, from Week 2 to Week 5.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 20–3 over the Minnesota Vikings in Week 1 (September 14, 2015).
Their heaviest loss was 47–7 to the Arizona Cardinals in Week 3 (September 27, 2015).
They scored a season-high 27 points against the New York Giants in Week 5 (October 11, 2015), losing 30–27.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 4–2.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 2–0 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 1–5 against the NFC West, splitting with 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 9–7, four games better than their record.
Before and after
That was three wins fewer than in 2014, when they went 8–8.
In 2016, they went 2–14.
2015 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 14, 2015 | vs Minnesota Vikings | W 20–3 |
| Week 2 | Sep 20, 2015 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 18–43 |
| Week 3 | Sep 27, 2015 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 7–47 |
| Week 4 | Oct 4, 2015 | vs Green Bay Packers | L 3–17 |
| Week 5 | Oct 11, 2015 | at New York Giants | L 27–30 |
| Week 6 | Oct 18, 2015 | vs Baltimore Ravens | W 25–20 |
| Week 7 | Oct 22, 2015 | vs Seattle Seahawks | L 3–20 |
| Week 8 | Nov 1, 2015 | at St. Louis Rams | L 6–27 |
| Week 9 | Nov 8, 2015 | vs Atlanta Falcons | W 17–16 |
| Week 11 | Nov 22, 2015 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 13–29 |
| Week 12 | Nov 29, 2015 | vs Arizona Cardinals | L 13–19 |
| Week 13 | Dec 6, 2015 | at Chicago Bears | W 26–20 (OT) |
| Week 14 | Dec 13, 2015 | at Cleveland Browns | L 10–24 |
| Week 15 | Dec 20, 2015 | vs Cincinnati Bengals | L 14–24 |
| Week 16 | Dec 27, 2015 | at Detroit Lions | L 17–32 |
| Week 17 | Jan 3, 2016 | vs St. Louis Rams | W 19–16 (OT) |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2015 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.