Team season

1988 San Francisco 49ers

NFC West · 19 indexed games · Super Bowl champion

10–6

Regular season

3–0

Playoffs

Conference rank

369–294

Points for–against

Conference rank is derived from indexed winning percentage, wins and point differential; it is not an official tiebreaker seed.

Postseason path

Playoff games

Minnesota Vikings vs San Francisco 49ers

Divisional Round · Jan 1, 1989

Conference Championship

San Francisco 49ers vs Chicago Bears

Conference Championship · Jan 8, 1989

Cincinnati Bengals vs San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl XXIII · Jan 22, 1989

Season highlights

Best games from 1988

Postseason stakes and close finishes bring the most consequential indexed games to the top.

Cincinnati Bengals vs San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl XXIII · Jan 22, 1989

Conference Championship

San Francisco 49ers vs Chicago Bears

Conference Championship · Jan 8, 1989

Minnesota Vikings vs San Francisco 49ers

Divisional Round · Jan 1, 1989

San Francisco 49ers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 6, 1988

San Francisco 49ers vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 24, 1988

San Francisco 49ers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 4, 1988

Minnesota Vikings vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 30, 1988

San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Oct 16, 1988

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