How many times has the 49ers played in a Super Bowl?

Answer 1

The San Francisco 49ers played in 12 NFC Championship Games.

They won 5 times, which resulted in 5 Super Bowl Championships.

In the 12 NFC Championships the 49ers played, the winner of the game went on to win 9 of the Super Bowls.

1970-71 Season - LOST to Cowboys

1971-72 Season - LOST to Cowboys * (Cowboys won the Super Bowl)

1981-82 Season - WON against Cowboys

1983-84 Season - LOST to Redskins

1984-85 Season - WON against Bears

1988-89 Season - WON against Bears

1989-90 Season - WON against LA Rams

1990-91 Season - LOST to Giants * (Giants won the Super Bowl)

1992-93 Season - LOST to Cowboys * (Cowboys won the Super Bowl)

1993-94 Season - LOST to Cowboys * (Cowboys won the Super Bowl)

1994-95 Season - WON against Cowboys

1997-98 Season - LOST to Packers

Answer 2

The San Francisco 49ers have played in six Super Bowls. They are 5-1 in Super Bowl play.

Super Bowl XVI

San Francisco 49ers - 26 (Joe Montana, Notre Dame)

Cincinnati Bengals - 21 (Ken Anderson, Augustana)

Location: Pontiac Superdome, Pontiac MI

Date: 1/24/1982

MVP: Joe Montana, QB, San Francisco

Head Coaches:

SF - Bill Walsh

CIN - Forrest Gregg

Super Bowl XIX

San Francisco 49ers - 38 (Joe Montana, Notre Dame)

Miami Dolphins - 16 (Dan Marino, Pittsburgh)

Location: Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto, CA

Date: 1/20/1985

MVP: Joe Montana, QB, San Francisco

Head Coaches:

SF - Bill Walsh

MIA - Don Shula

Super Bowl XXIII

San Francisco 49ers - 20 (Joe Montana, Notre Dame)

Cincinnati Bengals - 16 (Boomer Esiason, Maryland)

Location: Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami FL

Date: 1/22/1989

MVP: Jerry Rice, WR, San Francisco

Head Coaches:

SF - Bill Walsh

CIN - Sam Wyche

Super Bowl XXIV

San Francisco 49ers - 55 (Joe Montana, Notre Dame)

Denver Broncos - 10 (John Elway, Stanford)

Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA

Date: 1/28/1990

MVP: Joe Montana, QB, San Francisco

Head Coaches:

SF - George Seifert

DEN - Dan Reeves

Super Bowl XXIX

San Francisco 49ers - 49 (Steve Young, Brigham Young University)

San Diego Chargers - 26 (Stan Humphries, North East Louisiana U (Louisiana -Monroe)

Location: Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami FL

Date: 1/29/1995

MVP: Steve Young, QB, San Francisco

Head Coaches:

SF - George Seifert

SD - Bobby Ross

Super Bowl XLVII

Baltimore Ravens - 34 (Joe Flacco, University of Delaware)

San Francisco 49ers - 31 (Colin Kaepernick, University of Nevada Reno)

Location: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La

Date: 2/3/2013

MVP: Joe Flacco, QB, Baltimore Ravens

Head Coaches:

Bal - John Harbaugh

SF - Jim Harbaugh