Super Bowl XIX
In what was dubbed 'The Perfect Match-Up' in the build-up to the nineteenth Super Bowl in Stanford, California, the nineteenth Super Bowl offered a plethora of reasons to look forward to the game.
The San Francisco 49ers (15-1) and the Miami Dolphins (14-2) were clearly the best teams in the NFL. Each had romped their way the regular season, before dispatching their playoff opponents with relative ease. The Dolphins were led by the already legendary head coach, Don Shula, while the 49ers had the eccentric genius of Bill Walsh, a quirky head coach who already had a Super Bowl win in his back pocket.
If that wasn't enough, the teams also boasted the two best quarterbacks in the league at that time, in the 49ers' Joe Montana and the Dolphins' second-year sensation, Dan Marino. However, Marino's fifteen minutes of Super Bowl fame proved to be exactly that.
After a strong opening quarter that saw the Dolphins take a 10-7 lead into the second period, the 49ers took over, dominating on offense while their defense shut down Marino and Dolphins' usually lethal attack.
Two touchdowns from full back, Roger Craig, sandwiched between a Joe Montana touchdown scramble, had the score at 28-10 as the end of the first half neared. The Dolphins would add a pair of field goals before the intermission, but they would prove to be their final points of the contest.
San Francisco would add a further ten points to their total before their defense finished out the showdown by smothering and stifling a frustrating day for Marino. His counterpart, Joe Montana, would scoop his second MVP award as he threw for 331 yards and 3 touchdowns.
The San Francisco 49ers (15-1) and the Miami Dolphins (14-2) were clearly the best teams in the NFL. Each had romped their way the regular season, before dispatching their playoff opponents with relative ease. The Dolphins were led by the already legendary head coach, Don Shula, while the 49ers had the eccentric genius of Bill Walsh, a quirky head coach who already had a Super Bowl win in his back pocket.
If that wasn't enough, the teams also boasted the two best quarterbacks in the league at that time, in the 49ers' Joe Montana and the Dolphins' second-year sensation, Dan Marino. However, Marino's fifteen minutes of Super Bowl fame proved to be exactly that.
After a strong opening quarter that saw the Dolphins take a 10-7 lead into the second period, the 49ers took over, dominating on offense while their defense shut down Marino and Dolphins' usually lethal attack.
Two touchdowns from full back, Roger Craig, sandwiched between a Joe Montana touchdown scramble, had the score at 28-10 as the end of the first half neared. The Dolphins would add a pair of field goals before the intermission, but they would prove to be their final points of the contest.
San Francisco would add a further ten points to their total before their defense finished out the showdown by smothering and stifling a frustrating day for Marino. His counterpart, Joe Montana, would scoop his second MVP award as he threw for 331 yards and 3 touchdowns.
First |
Second |
Third |
Fourth |
Total |
|
49ers |
7 |
21 |
10 |
0 |
38 |
Dolphins |
10 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
Scoring Record
First Quarter
49ers 0, Dolphins 3
FG: Uwe von Schamann 37-yard kick
49ers 7, Dolphins 3
TD: Carol Monroe 33-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching extra point)
49ers 7, Dolphins 10
TD: Dan Johnson 2-yard pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann extra point)
Second Quarter
49ers 14, Dolphins 10
TD: Roger Craig 8-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching extra point)
49ers 21, Dolphins 10
TD: Joe Montana 6-yard run (Ray Wersching extra point)
49ers 28, Dolphins 10
TD: Roger Craig 2-yard run (Ray Wersching extra point)
49ers 28, Dolphins 13
FG: Uwe von Schamann 31-yard kick
49ers 28, Dolphins 16
FG: Uwe von Schamann 30-yard kick
Third Quarter
49ers 31, Dolphins 16
FG: Ray Wersching 27-yard kick
49ers 38, Dolphins 16
TD: Roger Craig 16-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching extra point)
First Quarter
49ers 0, Dolphins 3
FG: Uwe von Schamann 37-yard kick
49ers 7, Dolphins 3
TD: Carol Monroe 33-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching extra point)
49ers 7, Dolphins 10
TD: Dan Johnson 2-yard pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann extra point)
Second Quarter
49ers 14, Dolphins 10
TD: Roger Craig 8-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching extra point)
49ers 21, Dolphins 10
TD: Joe Montana 6-yard run (Ray Wersching extra point)
49ers 28, Dolphins 10
TD: Roger Craig 2-yard run (Ray Wersching extra point)
49ers 28, Dolphins 13
FG: Uwe von Schamann 31-yard kick
49ers 28, Dolphins 16
FG: Uwe von Schamann 30-yard kick
Third Quarter
49ers 31, Dolphins 16
FG: Ray Wersching 27-yard kick
49ers 38, Dolphins 16
TD: Roger Craig 16-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching extra point)
Despite being played in usually sunny California, Super Bowl XIX was contested on a cold, foggy day in Stanford
49ers' running back, Wendell Tyler, makes his way through the line against Miami.
Game Facts and Stats
Date: Sunday 20th January 1985
Stadium: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
Attendance: 84,059
MVP: Joe Montana, QB, San Francisco 49ers
TV Broadcast: ABC (Frank Gifford, Don Meredith and Joe Theismann)
Referee: Pat Haggerty
National Anthem: San Francisco Boys, and Girls Choirs
Halftime Show:"World Of Children's Dreams"
Stadium: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
Attendance: 84,059
MVP: Joe Montana, QB, San Francisco 49ers
TV Broadcast: ABC (Frank Gifford, Don Meredith and Joe Theismann)
Referee: Pat Haggerty
National Anthem: San Francisco Boys, and Girls Choirs
Halftime Show:"World Of Children's Dreams"
49ers' quarterback, Joe Montana, earned his second Super Bowl MVP award
Super Bowl XIX was the game that made the NFL really take note of Roger Craig.
Despite his record-breaking season in 1984, Dan Marino had a frustrating day in Super Bowl XIX
Other Notable Game Notes
Super Bowl XIX was the first to be broadcast by ABC and their Monday Night Football announcing team. However, the infamous Howard Cossell missed the opportunity to be a part of a Super Bowl broadcast as his services were not retained by ABC following the 1983 campaign.
Super Bowl XIX featured the best combined records 29-3 (the 49ers were 15-1, the Dolphins were 14-2), and was dubbed "The Perfect Match". It was, to that point, the most anticipated Super Bowl match-up.
Clips from NFL Films' version of the game were used in the 1994 movie, "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective", with the storyline following a fictional Miami Dolphins kicker - Ray Finkle - who "missed the kick in the Super Bowl" costing his team the win. Although the Dolphins' actual kicker, Uwe von Schamann did have a terrible end to the regular season, he made all of his attempts in the Super Bowl.
Super Bowl XIX was also the last Super Bowl to be preserved by NFL Films on "film". The following season, their productions began to use "videotape" instead.
Super Bowl XIX was the first to be broadcast by ABC and their Monday Night Football announcing team. However, the infamous Howard Cossell missed the opportunity to be a part of a Super Bowl broadcast as his services were not retained by ABC following the 1983 campaign.
Super Bowl XIX featured the best combined records 29-3 (the 49ers were 15-1, the Dolphins were 14-2), and was dubbed "The Perfect Match". It was, to that point, the most anticipated Super Bowl match-up.
Clips from NFL Films' version of the game were used in the 1994 movie, "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective", with the storyline following a fictional Miami Dolphins kicker - Ray Finkle - who "missed the kick in the Super Bowl" costing his team the win. Although the Dolphins' actual kicker, Uwe von Schamann did have a terrible end to the regular season, he made all of his attempts in the Super Bowl.
Super Bowl XIX was also the last Super Bowl to be preserved by NFL Films on "film". The following season, their productions began to use "videotape" instead.
Roger Craig goes over the top of the Dolphins goal line defense
Although often overlooked, the 49ers defense played a stella game in Super Bowl XIX
49ers' head coach, Bill Walsh
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