Super Bowl XVIII|Super Bowl XX
January 20, 1985
A superb performance by the 49ers helped to stifle Dan Marino and the Miami team, as San Francisco won its second Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XIX. This was probably one of the most exciting Super Bowls in history, if you're a fan of big offensive games.
Legendary quarterback Joe Montana became only the third player to be named Super Bowl MVP twice. He had a stellar game, passing for a new record of 331 yards with 3 touchdowns. He also ran for 59 yards, including a 6-yard touchdown run.
Attendance for the game was 84,059. Bill Walsh took home his second Super Bowl trophy, while Miami coach Don Shula became the second head coach to lose four Super Bowls.
Statistics (from www.superbowl.com):
SCORING
Miami 10 6 0 0 -- 16
San Francisco 7 21 10 0 -- 38
MIA- FG Von Schamann 37, 7:36 1st
SF- Monroe 33 pass from Montana (Wersching kick),
11:48 1st
MIA- D. Johnson 2 pass from Marino (Von Schamann kick),
14:15 1st
SF- Craig 8 pass from Montana (Wersching kick),
3:26 2nd
SF- Montana 6 run (Wersching kick), 8:02 2nd
SF- Craig 2 run (Wersching kick), 12:55 2nd
MIA- FG Von Schamann 31, 14:48 2nd
MIA- FG Von Schamann 30, 15:00 2nd
SF- FG Wersching 27, 4:48 3rd
SF- Craig 16 pass from Montana (Wersching kick),
8:42 3rd
TEAM STATISTICS Miami S.F.
Total First Downs 19 31
Rushing 2 16
Passing 17 15
Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yardage 314 537
Total Offensive Plays 63 76
Avg. Gain per Offensive Play 5.0 7.1
Rushes 9 40
Yards Gained Rushing (Net) 25 211
Average Yards per Rush 2.8 5.3
Passes Attempted 50 35
Passes Completed 29 24
Had Intercepted 2 0
Tackled Attempting to Pass 4 1
Yards Lost Attempting to Pass 29 5
Yards Gained Passing (Net) 289 326
Punts 6 3
Average Distance 39.3 32.7
Punt Returns 2 5
Punt Return Yardage 15 51
Kickoff Returns 7 4
Kickoff Return Yardage 140 40
Interception Return Yardage 0 0
Fumbles 1 2
Own Fumbles Recovered 1 0
Opponent Fumbles Recovered 2 0
Penalties 1 2
Yards Penalized 10 10
Total Points Scored 16 38
Touchdowns 1 5
Rushing 0 2
Passing 1 3
Returns 0 0
Extra Points 1 5
Field Goals 3 1
Field Goals Attempted 3 1
Safeties 0 0
Third-Down Efficiency 4/12 6/11
Fourth-Down Efficiency 0/0 0/1
Time of Possession 22:49 37:11
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Miami No. Yds. LG TD
Nathan 5 18 16 0
Bennett 3 7 7 0
Marino 1 0 0 0
San Francisco No. Yds. LG TD
Tyler 13 65 9 0
Montana 5 59 19 1
Craig 15 58 10 1
Harmon 5 20 7 0
Solomon 1 5 5 0
E. Cooper 1 4 4 0
Passing
Miami Att. Comp. Yds. TD Int.
Marino 50 29 318 1 2
San Francisco Att. Comp. Yds. TD Int.
Montana 35 24 331 3 0
Receiving
Miami No. Yds. LG TD
Nathan 10 83 25 0
Clayton 6 92 27 0
Rose 6 73 30 0
D. Johnson 3 28 21 1
Moore 2 17 9 0
Cefalo 1 14 14 0
Duper 1 11 11 0
San Francisco No. Yds. LG TD
Craig 7 77 20 2
D. Clark 6 77 33 0
Francis 5 60 19 0
Tyler 4 70 40 0
Monroe 1 33 33t 1
Solomon 1 14 14 0
Interceptions
Miami No. Yds. LG TD
None -- -- -- --
San Francisco No. Yds. LG TD
Williamson 1 0 0 0
Wright 1 0 0 0
Punting
Miami No. Avg. LG Blk.
Roby 6 39.3 45 0
San Francisco No. Avg. LG Blk.
Runager 3 32.7 35 0
Punt Returns
Miami No. FC Yds. LG TD
Walker 2 0 15 9 0
San Francisco No. FC Yds. LG TD
McLemore 5 0 51 28 0
Kickoff Returns
Miami No. Yds. LG TD
Walker 4 93 28 0
Hardy 2 31 16 0
Hill 1 16 16 0
San Francisco No. Yds. LG TD
Harmon 2 24 23 0
Monroe 1 16 16 0
McIntyre 1 0 0 0
Miami Dolphins San Francisco 49ers
== Offense ==
Stephenson, Dwight C Quillan, Fred C
Foster, Roy G Ayers, John G
Newman, Ed G Cross, Randy G
Giesler, Jon T Fahnhorst, Keith T
Green, Cleveland T Paris, Bubba T
Hardy, Bruce TE Francis, Russ TE
Clayton, Mark WR Clark, Dwight WR
Duper, Mark WR Solomon, Freddie WR
Nathan, Tony RB Tyler, Wendell RB
Bennett, Woody FB Craig, Roger FB
Marino, Dan QB Montana, Joe QB
== Defense ==
Baumhower, Bob NT Tuiasosopo, Manu NT
Betters, Doug DE Board, Dwaine DE
Bokamper, Kim DE Pillers, Larry DE
Bowser, Charles OLB Bunz, Dan OLB
Brudzinski, Bob OLB Turner, Keena OLB
Brophy, Jay ILB Ellison, Riki ILB
Brown, Mark ILB Reynolds, Jack ILB
Judson, William CB Lott, Ronnie CB
McNeal, Don CB Wright, Eric C. CB
Blackwood, Lyle FS Hicks, Dwight FS
Blackwood, Glenn SS Williamson, Carlton SS
== Substitute ==
Barnett, Bill Carter, Michael
Benson, Charles Cooper, Earl
Brown, Bud Dean, Fred
Carter, Joe Fuller, Jeff
Cefalo, Jimmy Harmon, Derrick
Charles, Mike Holmoe, Tom
Clark, Steve Johnson, Gary L.
Duhe, A. J. Kelcher, Louie
Heflin, Vince Kennedy, Allan
Hill, Eddie McColl, Milt
Jensen, Jim McIntyre, Guy
Johnson, Dan McLemore, Dana
Kozlowski, Mike Monroe, Carl
Lankford, Paul Montgomery, Blanchard
Lee, Ronnie Nehemiah, Renaldo
Moore, Nat Ring, Bill
Rhone, Ernie Runager, Max
Roby, Reggie Shell, Todd
Rose, Joe Shields, Billy
Shipp, Jackie Stover, Jeff
Shiver, Sanders Stuckey, Jim
Sowell, Robert Walter, Michael
Strock, Don Wersching, Ray
Toews, Jeff Wilson, Mike R.
Von Schamann, Uwe
Walker, Fulton
== Did Not Play ==
Johnson, Pete Cavanaugh, Matt
Clark, Mario
Frank, John