Super Bowl XXIII|Super Bowl XXV
January 28, 1990
The 49ers won their second title in a row, and a record-tying fourth overall, by completely dominating the Broncos in Super Bowl XXIV at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.
San Francisco quarterback Joe Montana was named MVP for the game for a record-setting third time. Montana's performance was stellar, helping the 49ers shatter the previous Super Bowl record for most points in a game with 55. San Francisco scored on four of its first six possessions to lead Denver 27-3 at halftime. The 49ers never looked back.
George Seifert continued the dynasty started by Bill Walsh as head coach for San Francisco. Dan Reeves headed up the Denver team.
Statistics (from www.superbowl.com):
SCORING
San Francisco 13 14 14 14 -- 55
Denver 3 0 7 0 -- 10
SF- Rice 20 pass from Montana (Cofer kick),
4:54 1st
DEN- FG Treadwell 42, 8:13 1st
SF- Jones 7 pass from Montana (kick failed),
14:57 1st
SF- Rathman 1 run (Cofer kick), 7:45 2nd
SF- Rice 38 pass from Montana (Cofer kick),
14:26 2nd
SF- Rice 28 pass from Montana (Cofer kick),
2:12 3rd
SF- Taylor 35 pass from Montana (Cofer kick),
5:16 3rd
DEN- Elway 3 run (Treadwell kick), 8:07 3rd
SF- Rathman 3 run (Cofer kick), 0:03 4th
SF- Craig 1 run (Cofer kick), 1:13 4th
TEAM STATISTICS S.F. Denv.
Total First Downs 28 12
Rushing 14 5
Passing 14 6
Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yardage 461 167
Total Offensive Plays 77 52
Avg. Gain per Offensive Play 6.0 3.2
Rushes 44 17
Yards Gained Rushing (Net) 144 64
Average Yards per Rush 3.3 3.8
Passes Attempted 32 29
Passes Completed 24 11
Had Intercepted 0 2
Tackled Attempting to Pass 1 6
Yards Lost Attempting to Pass 0 33
Yards Gained Passing (Net) 317 103
Punts 4 6
Average Distance 39.5 38.5
Punt Returns 3 2
Punt Return Yardage 38 11
Kickoff Returns 3 9
Kickoff Return Yardage 49 196
Interception Return Yardage 42 0
Fumbles 0 3
Own Fumbles Recovered 0 1
Opponent Fumbles Recovered 2 0
Penalties 4 0
Yards Penalized 38 0
Total Points Scored 55 10
Touchdowns 8 1
Rushing 3 1
Passing 5 0
Returns 0 0
Extra Points 7 1
Field Goals 0 1
Field Goals Attempted 0 1
Safeties 0 0
Third-Down Efficiency 8/15 3/11
Fourth-Down Efficiency 2/2 0/0
Time of Possession 39:31 20:29
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
San Francisco No. Yds. LG TD
Craig 20 69 18 1
Rathman 11 38 18 2
Montana 2 15 10 0
Flagler 6 14 10 0
Young 4 6 11 0
Sydney 1 2 2 0
Denver No. Yds. LG TD
Humphrey 12 61 34 0
Elway 4 8 3t 1
Winder 1 -5 5 0
Passing
San Francisco Att. Comp. Yds. TD Int.
Montana 29 22 297 5 0
Young 3 2 20 0 0
Denver Att. Comp. Yds. TD Int.
Elway 26 10 108 0 2
Kubiak 3 1 28 0 0
Receiving
San Francisco No. Yds. LG TD
Rice 7 148 38t 3
Craig 5 34 12 0
Rathman 4 43 18 0
Taylor 3 49 35t 1
Sherrard 1 13 13 0
Walls 1 9 9 0
Jones 1 7 7t 1
Sydney 1 7 7 0
Williams 1 7 7 0
Denver No. Yds. LG TD
Humphrey 3 38 27 0
Sewell 2 22 12 0
Johnson 2 21 13 0
Nattiel 1 28 28 0
Bratton 1 14 14 0
Winder 1 7 7 0
Kay 1 6 6 0
Interceptions
San Francisco No. Yds. LG TD
Brooks 1 38 38 0
Walter 1 4 4 0
Denver No. Yds. LG TD
None -- -- -- --
Punting
San Francisco No. Avg. LG Blk.
Helton 4 39.5 47 0
Denver No. Avg. LG Blk.
Horan 6 38.5 43 0
Punt Returns
San Francisco No. FC Yds. LG TD
Taylor 3 2 38 17 0
Denver No. FC Yds. LG TD
Johnson 2 1 11 7 0
Kickoff Returns
San Francisco No. Yds. LG TD
Flagler 3 49 22 0
Denver No. Yds. LG TD
Carrington 6 146 39 0
Bell 2 41 24 0
Bratton 1 9 9 0
San Francisco 49ers Denver Broncos
== Offense ==
Sapolu, Jesse C Kartz, Keith C
Collie, Bruce G Juriga, Jim G
McIntyre, Guy G Widell, Doug G
Barton, Harris T Lanier, Ken T
Paris, Bubba T Perry, Gerald T
Jones, Brent TE Mobley, Orson TE
Rice, Jerry WR Jackson, Mark WR
Taylor, John WR Johnson, Vance WR
Craig, Roger RB Humphrey, Bobby RB
Rathman, Tom RB Sewell, Steven RB
Montana, Joe QB Elway, John QB
== Defense ==
Carter, Michael NT Kragen, Greg NT
Fagan, Kevin DE Carreker, Alphonso DE
Holt, Pierce DE Holmes, Ron DE
Haley, Charles OLB Brooks, Michael OLB
Turner, Keena OLB Fletcher, Simon OLB
Millen, Matt ILB Dennison, Rick ILB
Walter, Michael ILB Mecklenburg, Karl ILB
Griffin, Don CB Braxton, Tyrone CB
Pollard, Darryl CB Henderson, Wymon CB
Lott, Ronnie FS Atwater, Steve FS
Brooks, Chet SS Smith, Dennis SS
== Substitute ==
Burt, Jim Bell, Kenny
Cofer, Mike Bishop, Keith
DeLong, Keith Bratton, Mel
Flagler, Terrence Carrington, Darren
Helton, Barry Corrington, Kip
Hendrickson, Steve Curtis, Scott
Jackson, Johnnie Green, Paul
Kugler, Pete Haynes, Mark
McKyer, Tim Henke, Brad
Roberts, Larry Horan, Mike
Romanowski, Bill Kay, Clarence
Sherrard, Mike Klosterman, Bruce
Stubbs, Danny Kubiak, Gary
Sydney, Harry Lucas, Tim
Tausch, Terry Munford, Marc
Thomas, Chuck Nattiel, Ricky
Tillman, Spencer Powers, Warren
Wallace, Steve Robbins, Randy
Walls, Wesley Smith, Monte
Williams, Jamie Townsend, Andre
Wilson, Mike R. Treadwell, David
Wright, Eric C. Winder, Sammy
Young, Steve Young, Mike
== Did Not Play ==
None