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| 2006 San Francisco 49ers season | |
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| Owner | Denise DeBartolo York and John York |
| President | John York |
| General manager | Mike Nolan |
| Head coach | Mike Nolan |
| Offensive coordinator | Norv Turner |
| Defensive coordinator | Bill Davis |
| Home field | Monster Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–9 |
| Division place | 3rd NFC West |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | RB Frank Gore G Larry Allen CB Walt Harris |
| AP All-Pros | Frank Gore (2nd team) |
The 2006 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 57th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 61st overall. It began with the team trying to improve on their 4–12 record in 2005. Despite having improved from their previous two disastrous seasons, they missed the playoffs for the fourth straight year, continuing their playoff drought.[1] The 49ers celebrated their 60th anniversary during the 2006 season, because, although it was their 61st season, the 2006 calendar year marked the 60th anniversary of the franchise's founding in 1946.
Offseason
Soon after the end of the 2005 season, Mike McCarthy, the 49ers' offensive coordinator of one year, left for the Green Bay Packers. On January 17, 2006, the 49ers hired Norv Turner as McCarthy's replacement. Whereas McCarthy based the majority of his offense on Bill Walsh's West Coast Offense, Turner has been known to use a power running scheme and vertical passing game more often than the West Coast scheme. Turner came to the 49ers after two unsuccessful seasons as the head coach of the 49ers' cross-bay rivals, the Oakland Raiders.
The 49ers gained the sixth pick in the 2006 NFL draft after winning a coin toss with the Raiders at the scouting combine in Indianapolis. The 49ers used their first pick on Maryland Tight End Vernon Davis. They then used their next pick (acquired from the Denver Broncos via the Washington Redskins) on North Carolina State defensive end Manny Lawson. The rest of their picks were Wisconsin Wide Receiver Brandon Williams, Penn State RB Michael Robinson, Tennessee DE Parys Haralson, Central Missouri St. Wide Receiver Delanie Walker, North Carolina St. Safety Marcus Hudson, Louisiana St. DE Melvin Oliver, and Arkansas Safety Vickiel Vaughn.
The 49ers had two major free agent acquisitions in the offseason. Larry Allen, a perennial Pro Bowl left guard from the Dallas Cowboys, and Antonio Bryant, a talented but oft-troubled wide receiver from the Cleveland Browns. The 49ers also traded Kevan Barlow to the New York Jets for what was believed to be a 2007 4th round draft pick.
Draft
| 2006 San Francisco 49ers draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 1 | 6 | Vernon Davis * | TE | Maryland | |
| 1 | 22 | Manny Lawson | LB | NC State | from Washington via Denver |
| 3 | 84 | Brandon Williams | WR | Wisconsin | from Washington |
| 4 | 100 | Michael Robinson * | RB | Penn State | |
| 5 | 140 | Parys Haralson | DE | Tennessee | |
| 6 | 175 | Delanie Walker * | TE | Central Missouri State | |
| 6 | 192 | Marcus Hudson | S | NC State | from Tampa Bay |
| 6 | 197 | Melvin Oliver | DE | LSU | |
| 7 | 254 | Vickiel Vaughn | S | Arkansas | |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
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Preseason
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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| 1 | August 11 | Chicago Bears | W 28–14 | 1–0 | Monster Park | Recap |
| 2 | August 20 | at Oakland Raiders | L 7–23 | 1–1 | McAfee Coliseum | Recap |
| 3 | August 26 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 7–17 | 1–2 | Texas Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | September 1 | San Diego Chargers | W 23–14 | 2–2 | Monster Park | Recap |