List of San Francisco 49ers seasons  This article is a list of seasons completed by the San Francisco 49ers, an American football franchise representing the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers are members of the West division in the National Football Conference (NFC) of the National Football League (NFL). The list documents the season-by-season records of the 49ers' franchise from to present, including postseason records, and league awards for individual players or head coaches. The San Francisco 49ers began play in 1946 as charter members of the All-America Football Conference. When the 49ers joined the NFL after the AAFC-NFL merger in 1950, they never won a division or conference title, and only finished as high as second once from 1950–1969. After winning three consecutive division titles from 1970–1972, they would return to losing in 1973 and achieved only one winning season for the rest of the decade. Another playoff drought lasted from –, a stretch of eight non-winning seasons. This drought came to an end when the 49ers won their division with a 13–3 record in ; they earned three straight berths in the NFC Championship Game. "Statistics above are current as of February 2, 2020. An em dash (—) indicates that the category is not applicable." 1 Due to a strike-shortened season in 1982, all teams were ranked by conference instead of division.