By the Numbers
San Francisco 49ers
1997 Record: 13-3 (1st in
NFC West)
1997 NFL rank (rush/pass/total):
offense
8/18/12; defense
2/2/1
1998
Schedule
strength:
NFL rank:
27
(tie) , Opponents' 1997 winning percentage:
.465, Games against playoff teams:
4
Passing
Grades
The 49ers signed Ty Detmer this winter to back up Steve
Young. Both quarterbacks played their college ball at
Brigham Young, the school that boasts the highest
cumulative career passer rating in NFL history (minimum
10,000 attempts per school). Nine
players from BYU have thrown a pass in an NFL game (including
three nonquarterbacks); their combined career passer rating
is more than four points better than that of Miami's
players.
| | Years | Att. | Comp. | Yds. | TDs | Int. | Rtg. | School | Rtg. |
| Steve Young | 1985- | 3,548 | 2,300 | 28,508 | 193 | 91 | 97.0 | BYU | 81.6 |
| Jim McMahon | 1982-96 | 2,573 | 1,492 | 18,148 | 100 | 90 | 78.2 | Miami | 77.3 |
| Ty Detmer | 1992- | 666 | 383 | 4,585 | 23 | 20 | 77.7 | Washington | 76.9 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 1978-83 | 498 | 273 | 3,255 | 20 | 22 | 70.0 | Oregon | 75.1 |
| Virgil Carter | 1967-76 | 785 | 425 | 5,063 | 29 | 31 | 69.9 | Purdue | 74.5 |
| Marc Wilson | 1980-90 | 2,081 | 1,085 | 14,391 | 86 | 102 | 67.7 | | |
| BYU Totals* | | 10,158 | 5,962 | 73,969 | 453 | 356 | 81.6 | | |
*Includes punter Lee Johnson (4 for 5, 19 yards, 2 TDs) and
running backs Eric Lane (0 for 1) and Vai Sikahema (0 for
1)
Statistical boxes compiled by Elias Sports Bureau
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