The San Francisco 49ers captured their second Super Bowl title with a dominating offense and a defense that tamed Miami's explosive passing attack.
The Dolphins held a 10-7 lead at the end of the first period, which represented the most points scored by two teams in an opening quarter of a Super Bowl. However, the 49ers used excellent field position in the second period to build a 28-16 halftime lead.
Running back Roger Craig set a Super Bowl record by scoring three touchdowns on pass receptions of eight and 16 yards and a run of two yards.
San Francisco's Joe Montana was voted the game's most valuable player. He joined Green Bay's Bart Starr and Pittsburgh's Terry Bradshaw as the only two-time Super Bowl most valuable players.
Montana completed 24 of 35 passes for a Super Bowl-record 331 yards and three touchdowns, and rushed five times for 59 yards, including a 6-yard touchdown.
Craig had 58 yards on 15 carries and caught seven passes for 77 yards. Wendell Tyler rushed 13 times for 65 yards and had four catches for 70 yards.
Dwight Clark had six receptions for 77 yards, while Russ Francis had 5 for 60.
San Francisco's 537 total net yards bettered the previous Super Bowl record of 429 yards by Oakland in Super Bowl XI. The 49ers also held a time of possession advantage over the Dolphins of 37:11 to 22:49.
SCORING
Miami
10 6 0 0 -- 16
San Francisco
7 21 10 0 -- 38
MIA- FG Von Schamann 37, 7:36 1st
SF- Monroe 33 pass from Montana (Wersching kick),
11:48 1st
MIA- D. Johnson 2 pass from Marino
(Von Schamann kick), 14:15 1st
SF- Craig 8 pass from Montana (Wersching kick),
3:26 2nd
SF- Montana 6 run (Wersching kick), 8:02 2nd
SF- Craig 2 run (Wersching kick), 12:55 2nd
MIA- FG Von Schamann 31, 14:48 2nd
MIA- FG Von Schamann 30, 15:00 2nd
SF- FG Wersching 27, 4:48 3rd
SF- Craig 16 pass from Montana (Wersching kick),
8:42 3rd
TEAM STATISTICS
Miami S.F.
Total First Downs
19 31
Rushing
2 16
Passing
17 15
Penalty
0 0
Total Net Yardage
314 537
Total Offensive Plays
63 76
Avg. Gain per Offensive Play 5.0
7.1
Rushes
9 40
Yards Gained Rushing (Net) 25
211
Average Yards per Rush
2.8 5.3
Passes Attempted
50 35
Passes Completed
29 24
Had Intercepted
2 0
Tackled Attempting to Pass 4
1
Yards Lost Attempting to Pass 29
5
Yards Gained Passing (Net) 289
326
Punts
6 3
Average Distance
39.3 32.7
Punt Returns
2 5
Punt Return Yardage
15 51
Kickoff Returns
7 4
Kickoff Return Yardage
140 40
Interception Return Yardage 0
0
Fumbles
1 2
Own Fumbles Recovered
1 0
Opponent Fumbles Recovered 2
0
Penalties
1 2
Yards Penalized
10 10
Total Points Scored
16 38
Touchdowns
1 5
Rushing
0 2
Passing
1 3
Returns
0 0
Extra Points
1 5
Field Goals
3 1
Field Goals Attempted
3 1
Safeties
0 0
Third-Down Efficiency
4/12 6/11
Fourth-Down Efficiency
0/0 0/1
Time of Possession
22:49 37:11
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Miami
No. Yds. LG
TD
Nathan
5 18 16
0
Bennett
3 7
7 0
Marino
1 0
0 0
San Francisco No.
Yds. LG TD
Tyler
13 65
9 0
Montana
5 59 19
1
Craig
15 58
10 1
Harmon
5 20
7 0
Solomon
1 5
5 0
E. Cooper
1 4
4 0
Passing
Miami
Att. Comp. Yds. TD Int.
Marino
50 29 318
1 2
San Francisco Att. Comp.
Yds. TD Int.
Montana
35 24 331
3 0
Receiving
Miami
No. Yds. LG
TD
Nathan
10 83
25 0
Clayton
6 92 27
0
Rose
6 73 30
0
D. Johnson
3 28 21
1
Moore
2 17
9 0
Cefalo
1 14 14
0
Duper
1 11 11
0
San Francisco No.
Yds. LG TD
Craig
7 77 20
2
D. Clark
6 77 33
0
Francis
5 60 19
0
Tyler
4 70 40
0
Monroe
1 33
33t 1
Solomon
1 14 14
0
Interceptions
Miami
No. Yds. LG
TD
None
-- --
-- --
San Francisco No.
Yds. LG TD
Williamson
1 0
0 0
Wright
1 0
0 0
Punting
Miami
No. Avg. LG
Blk.
Roby
6 39.3 45
0
San Francisco No.
Avg. LG Blk.
Runager
3 32.7 35
0
Punt Returns
Miami
No. FC Yds. LG TD
Walker
2 0 15
9 0
San Francisco No.
FC Yds. LG TD
McLemore
5 0 51
28 0
Kickoff Returns
Miami
No. Yds. LG
TD
Walker
4 93 28
0
Hardy
2 31 16
0
Hill
1 16 16
0
San Francisco No.
Yds. LG TD
Harmon
2 24 23
0
Monroe
1 16 16
0
McIntyre
1 0
0 0
Miami Dolphins
San Francisco 49ers
== Offense ==
Stephenson, Dwight C Quillan, Fred
C
Foster, Roy G
Ayers, John G
Newman, Ed G
Cross, Randy G
Giesler, Jon T
Fahnhorst, Keith T
Green, Cleveland T Paris, Bubba
T
Hardy, Bruce TE
Francis, Russ TE
Clayton, Mark WR Clark,
Dwight WR
Duper, Mark WR
Solomon, Freddie WR
Nathan, Tony RB
Tyler, Wendell RB
Bennett, Woody FB Craig, Roger
FB
Marino, Dan QB
Montana, Joe QB
== Defense ==
Baumhower, Bob NT Tuiasosopo,
Manu NT
Betters, Doug DE Board,
Dwaine DE
Bokamper, Kim DE Pillers,
Larry DE
Bowser, Charles OLB Bunz, Dan
OLB
Brudzinski, Bob OLB Turner, Keena
OLB
Brophy, Jay ILB
Ellison, Riki ILB
Brown, Mark ILB
Reynolds, Jack ILB
Judson, William CB Lott, Ronnie
CB
McNeal, Don CB
Wright, Eric C. CB
Blackwood, Lyle FS Hicks, Dwight
FS
Blackwood, Glenn SS Williamson, Carlton
SS
== Substitute ==
Barnett, Bill
Carter, Michael
Benson, Charles
Cooper, Earl
Brown, Bud
Dean, Fred
Carter, Joe
Fuller, Jeff
Cefalo, Jimmy
Harmon, Derrick
Charles, Mike
Holmoe, Tom
Clark, Steve
Johnson, Gary L.
Duhe, A. J.
Kelcher, Louie
Heflin, Vince
Kennedy, Allan
Hill, Eddie
McColl, Milt
Jensen, Jim
McIntyre, Guy
Johnson, Dan
McLemore, Dana
Kozlowski, Mike
Monroe, Carl
Lankford, Paul
Montgomery, Blanchard
Lee, Ronnie
Nehemiah, Renaldo
Moore, Nat
Ring, Bill
Rhone, Ernie
Runager, Max
Roby, Reggie
Shell, Todd
Rose, Joe
Shields, Billy
Shipp, Jackie
Stover, Jeff
Shiver, Sanders
Stuckey, Jim
Sowell, Robert
Walter, Michael
Strock, Don
Wersching, Ray
Toews, Jeff
Wilson, Mike R.
Von Schamann, Uwe
Walker, Fulton
== Did Not Play ==
Johnson, Pete
Cavanaugh, Matt
Clark, Mario
Frank, John