Joe Montana and Bill Walsh got the 49ers’ Super Bowl party train started in the 1981 season, and the franchise went on to win five NFL championships in five tries before its first loss in the Big Game.
Along the way the 49ers have provided some of the most memorable moments in Super Bowl history.
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So, as the franchise seeks its sixth title on Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs, here’s a look back at every Super Bowl appearance in franchise history.
SUPER BOWL XVI
Jan. 24, 1982, Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
49ers 26, Cincinnati 21
Looking back: In coach Bill Walsh’s third season and Joe Montana’s first full year as the starting quarterback, the 49ers began a 14-year stretch during which they went 5-0 in the Super Bowl, making them one of the most dominant franchises of any NFL era.