1972 San Francisco 49ers Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Dick Nolan (8-5-1) | 8-5 | 0-1 | Finished 1st in the NFL’s National Football Conference West Division | Lost Division Playoff |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Cas Banaszek | T | December 24, 1945 | 6’3′ | 254 | Northwestern |
| Ed Beard | LB | December 9, 1939 | 6’1′ | 226 | Tennessee |
| Terry Beasley | WR | February 5, 1950 | 5’11’ | 186 | Auburn |
| Randy Beisler | G-DT-DE-T | October 24, 1944 | 6’5′ | 250 | Indiana |
| Bill Belk | DE-DT | February 19, 1946 | 6’3′ | 253 | Md-Eastern Shore |
| Forrest Blue | C | September 7, 1944 | 6’6′ | 261 | Auburn |
| John Brodie | QB | August 14, 1935 | 6’1′ | 198 | Stanford |
| Elmer Collett | G | November 7, 1944 | 6’6′ | 244 | San Francisco St. |
| Doug Cunningham | RB | September 14, 1945 | 6’0′ | 200 | Mississippi |
| Earl Edwards | DT-DE | March 17, 1946 | 6’7′ | 260 | Wichita St. |
| Johnny Fuller | DB | March 3, 1946 | 6’0′ | 186 | Lamar |
| Bruce Gossett | K | November 9, 1941 | 6’1′ | 204 | Ferrum |
| Windlan Hall | DB | March 11, 1950 | 5’11’ | 178 | Arizona St. |
| Cedrick Hardman | DE | October 4, 1948 | 6’3′ | 255 | North Texas |
| Tommy Hart | DE-LB | November 7, 1944 | 6’4′ | 245 | Morris Brown |
| Bob Hoskins | DT-G | September 16, 1945 | 6’2′ | 246 | Wichita St. |
| Marty Huff | LB | December 19, 1948 | 6’2′ | 234 | Michigan |
| John Isenbarger | RB-WR | January 5, 1947 | 6’3′ | 203 | Indiana |
| Jimmy Johnson | DB-HB | March 31, 1938 | 6’2′ | 187 | UCLA |
| Charlie Krueger | DT-DE | January 28, 1937 | 6’4′ | 256 | Texas A&M |
| Rolf Krueger | DE-DT | December 8, 1946 | 6’4′ | 253 | Texas A&M |
| Ted Kwalick | TE | April 15, 1947 | 6’4′ | 226 | Penn St. |
| Jim McCann | P | March 29, 1949 | 6’2′ | 163 | Arizona St. |
| Ralph McGill | DB | April 28, 1950 | 5’11’ | 183 | Tulsa |
| Frank Nunley | LB | October 1, 1945 | 6’2′ | 229 | Michigan |
| Dave Olerich | LB-TE | November 14, 1944 | 6’1′ | 220 | San Francisco |
| Woody Peoples | G | August 16, 1943 | 6’2′ | 252 | Grambling St. |
| Mel Phillips | DB | January 6, 1942 | 6’2′ | 198 | North Carolina A&T |
| Joe Reed | QB | January 8, 1948 | 6’1′ | 195 | Baylor |
| Preston Riley | WR | October 30, 1947 | 6’0′ | 180 | Memphis |
| Len Rohde | T | April 16, 1938 | 6’4′ | 247 | Utah St. |
| Larry Schreiber | RB | August 11, 1947 | 6’0′ | 210 | Tennessee Tech |
| Mike Simpson | DB | March 13, 1947 | 5’9′ | 170 | Houston |
| Jim Sniadecki | LB | March 23, 1947 | 6’2′ | 230 | Indiana |
| Steve Spurrier | QB-P | April 20, 1945 | 6’2′ | 204 | Florida |
| Bruce Taylor | DB | May 28, 1948 | 6’0′ | 193 | Boston Univ. |
| Jimmy Thomas | RB-WR | August 17, 1947 | 6’2′ | 214 | Texas-Arlington |
| Skip Vanderbundt | LB | December 4, 1946 | 6’3′ | 225 | Oregon St. |
| Gene Washington | WR-SE | January 14, 1947 | 6’2′ | 185 | Stanford |
| Vic Washington | RB-DB-WR | March 23, 1946 | 5’11’ | 197 | Wyoming |
| John Watson | G-T-C | January 11, 1949 | 6’4′ | 249 | Oklahoma |
| Dave Wilcox | LB | September 29, 1942 | 6’3′ | 241 | Boise St. |
| Ken Willard | RB | July 14, 1943 | 6’1′ | 219 | North Carolina |
| Dick Witcher | WR-FL-SE-TE | October 10, 1944 | 6’3′ | 204 | UCLA |