2021 San Francisco 49ers schedule
Season statistics
| Offense | Defense | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Playoff record | Total yards | Pass yards | Rush yards | Turnovers | First downs | Total yards | Pass yards | Rush yards | Turnovers | First downs |
| 10-7-0 | 2-1 | 8261 | 5205 | 3056 | 32 | 469 | 6868 | 4704 | 2164 | 26 | 421 |
The San Francisco 49ers' seventy-sixth season was in 2021, and it was the fifth season Kyle Shanahan served as the head coach of the team. The 49ers played their home games at Levi's Stadium. They finished the year 10-7-0 in the regular season and 2-1 in the playoffs, eventually losing to the Los Angeles Rams 20-17.
Games
| Week | Opponent | Score | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preaseason Week 1 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16-19 | ||
| Preaseason Week 2 | @ | Los Angeles Chargers | 15-10 | |
| Preaseason Week 3 | Las Vegas Raiders | 34-10 | ||
| Preaseason Week 4 | @ | Chicago Bears | 2021-09-11 | |
| Week 1 | @ | Detroit Lions | 41-33 | |
| Week 2 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 17-11 | |
| Week 3 | Green Bay Packers | 28-30 | ||
| Week 4 | Bye Week | |||
| Week 4 | Seattle Seahawks | 21-28 | ||
| Week 5 | @ | Arizona Cardinals | 10-17 | |
| Week 6 | Bye Week | |||
| Week 7 | Indianapolis Colts | 18-30 | ||
| Week 8 | @ | Chicago Bears | 33-22 | |
| Week 9 | Arizona Cardinals | 17-31 | ||
| Week 10 | Los Angeles Rams | 31-10 | ||
| Week 11 | @ | Jacksonville Jaguars | 30-10 | |
| Week 12 | Minnesota Vikings | 34-26 | ||
| Week 13 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 23-30 | |
| Week 14 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 26-23 | |
| Week 15 | Atlanta Falcons | 31-13 | ||
| Week 16 | @ | Tennessee Titans | 17-20 | |
| Week 17 | Houston Texans | 23-7 | ||
| Week 18 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 27-24 |
Playoffs
| Week | Opponent | Score | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Card Round | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 23-17 | |
| Divisional Round | @ | Green Bay Packers | 13-10 | |
| Conference Championship | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 17-20 |
2021 San Francisco 49ers Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Kyle Shanahan Assistant Head Coach: Jon Embree Offensive Coordinator: Mike McDaniel Defensive Coordinator: DeMeco Ryans Special Teams Coordinator: Richard Hightower Quarterbacks Coach: Rich Scangarello Wide Receivers Coach: Wes Welker Offensive Line Coach: Chris Foerster Running Backs Coach: Bobby Turner Tight Ends Coach: Jon Embree Assistant Offensive Line Coach: Butch Barry, Zach Yenser Offensive Passing Game Specialist: Bobby Slowik Run Game Specialist: James Bettcher Offensive Quality Control Coach: Brian Fleury, Leonard Hankerson Defensive Line Coach: Kris Kocurek Linebackers Coach: Johnny Holland Safeties Coach: Daniel Bullocks Secondary Coach: Cory Undlin Senior Defensive Assistant Coach: James Bettcher Assistant Defensive Line Coach: Darryl Tapp Defensive Pass Game Specialist: Cory Undlin Defensive Quality Control Coach: Andrew Hayes-Stoker, Klay Kubiak Assistant Special Teams Coach: Matthew Harper Special Teams Quality Control Coach: August Mangin Head Strength and Conditioning Coach: Dustin Perry Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach: Shea Thompson, Aaron Hill Director of Performance Monitoring: Shea Thompson Director of Alumni Relations: Guy McIntyre General Manager: John Lynch Manager of Football Research and Development: Demitrius Washington Administrative Assistant to the Head Coach: Nick Kray Assistant to the Coaching Staff: Patrick Hagedorn