2015 San Francisco 49ers season
| 2015 San Francisco 49ers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Jim Tomsula |
| General manager | Trent Baalke |
| Owner | Jed York |
| Home field | Levi's Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 5–11 |
| Division place | 4th NFC West |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers |
2
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| AP All-Pros | NaVorro Bowman 1st team |
| Uniform | |
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The 2015 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 66th season in the National Football League, the 70th overall, second playing their home games at Levi's Stadium, and the only season under new head coach Jim Tomsula. They were attempting to make history as the first Super Bowl host team to play the championship game on its own home field, but failed to make the postseason for the second consecutive season in Week 14.
With their loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 15 of the 2014-15 season, the 49ers were mathematically eliminated from the postseason, exacerbating tensions between Head Coach Jim Harbaugh and General Manager Trent Baalke. After the season ended, the 49ers and Harbaugh mutually agreed to end his contract. On January 14, 2015, Jim Tomsula was promoted to head coach after serving as defensive line coach with the team since 2007; it is his second time at the helm, as he previously served as the 49ers' interim head coach for one game, after Mike Singletary's firing in 2010.
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Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
In the 49ers first game with new Coach Jim Tomsula, the 49ers defeated the Minnesota Vikings 20–3 on Monday Night Football. Carlos Hyde in his first career start rushed 26 times for 168 yards and two touchdowns. Hyde's 168 rushing yards are the most by a 49ers player since 2012, when Colin Kaepernick rushed for 181 against the Packers. Colin Kaepernick went 17 for 26 with 165 yards passing. The 49ers defense was stout, holding the Vikings to just three points and sacking Vikings QB Teddy Bridgewater five times. This game also marked the return of NaVorro Bowman, who missed all of the 2014 season with an injury. He had seven tackles and a sack in the season opener. In addition, the 49ers introduced black alternate uniforms.
The 49ers first road game of the year ends in a disaster. The 49ers defense had no answer for Ben Roethlisberger, who went 21 for 27, 369 yards and three touchdown passes as the Steelers won 43-18. The Steelers took a commanding 29-3 halftime lead. Despite only scoring 18 points, the 49ers offense opened up in the second half, with Kaepernick leading the 49ers into the Steelers red zone four times, but only able to score one touchdown (along with a field goal and two turnover on downs). The highlight for the 49ers was Kaepernick hitting wide receiver Torrey Smith for a 75-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter. The Steelers' defense had a field day on Kaepernick by sacking him 5 times and making him lose a fumble.
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