2012-GameRelease-Divisional

Over the course of his eight-year career, RB Frank Gore has been the go-to guy
in the backfield for the 49ers. Gore has been more than productive after being selected
in the 3rd round (65th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. His productivity since
that time has allowed him to become the franchise’s all-time leading rusher in just
his seventh season, in 2011.
Gore’s 2012 Highlights...
• Ranked 10th in the NFL with 1,214 rushing yds.
• Named to Peter King’s Sports Illustrated 2012 Midseason All-Pro Team.
• Gore’s first carry of the game at Min. (9/23) was the 1,687th of his career, surpassing RB Roger
Craig and giving him the most rushing atts. in 49ers history.
• Rushed for 112 yds. and 1 TD on 16 carries (7.0 avg.) at GB (9/9), becoming the first 49er to rush
for more than 100 yds. on opening day since RB Garrison Hearst rushed for 187 yds. vs. NYJ
(9/6/98).
• Scored a rushing TD for the second consecutive week vs. Det. (9/16/11) and tallied 89 yds. on
the day.
• Led the way with 62 yds. and 1 TD as the team rushed for 245 yds. at NYJ (9/30).
• Registered his 31st career 100-yd. game, rushing for 106 yds. and 1 TD on 14 carries vs. Buf. (10/7), as the
team rushed for 311 yds., the 4th most in franchise history.
• Notched 131 yds. on 16 carries (8.2 avg.) and hauled in 5 recepts. for 51 yds. vs. Sea. (10/18).
• Rushed for 97 yds. and 1 TD vs. StL (11/11), including the go-ahead 20 yd. TD jaunt in the 4th quarter.
• Grinded out 78 yds. on 17 carries in the 32-7 victory over the Bears on MNF (11/19).
• Led the way at NO (11/25) with 83 yds. rushing on 19 carries, and added 2 recepts. for 18 yds. and 1 TD.
• Rushed for 58 yds. and 1 TD on 23 carries at StL (12/2). Gore’s 1-yd. TD run marked his 6th rushing TD
of the season and 49th of his career.
• Totalled 63 yds. and 1 TD on 12 carries vs. Mia. (12/9). In the game, Gore reached 1,000 yds. rushing on the
season, marking his 6th career 1,000-yd. season, the most by any player in franchise history.
• Gore’s 6, 1,000-yd. rushing seasons rank 2nd among all active players (Rams RB Steven Jackson - 7).
• The TD vs. Mia. was his 50th career rushing TD, which tied him with HOF RB Joe Perry and RB Roger Craig for
the most rushing TDs in franchise history.
• Tallied 21 carries for 83 yds. at NE (12/16), while adding 2 recepts. for 34 yds. Gore also registered his first career
fumble return for a TD, scooping a fumble by QB Colin Kaepernick and taking it 9 yds. for a TD.
MOST RUSHING TDs IN 49ERS HISTORY
Player TDs
1. Frank Gore 51
2. Roger Craig 50
Joe Perry 50
4. Ken Willard 45
RUSHING INTO THE RECORD bOOkS
• Gore has 62 career TDs (51 rushing; 10 receiving, 1 return), ranking
4th in franchise history for the most career TDs. With 23 touches (21 carries, 2 recepts.) at NE
(12/16), Gore surpassed RB Roger Craig (2,194) for the most total touches in 49ers history. Gore
finished the 2012 season with 2,226 career touches.
• With a 2-yd. TD run in the 4th qtr. vs. Arz. (12/30), his 51st career rushing TD, he surpassed HOF
RB Joe Perry (50) and RB Roger Craig (50) for the most rushing TDs in franchise history.
• Gore holds the franchise record for rushing yds. (8,839), attempts (1,911) and rushing TDs (51).
Gore’s Career Highlights...
• Gore surpassed WR Terrell Owens vs. Sea. (9/11/11) to move into 3rd place in all-time yards from scrimmage in franchise history. Throughout
Gore’s eight seasons in the NFL, he has averaged 4.6 yds./carry, which ranks 4th in the NFL over that time span (min. 1,000 carries). His 4.6
career avg. also ranks 4th in franchise history (min. 750 atts.) among running backs.
ALL-TIME 49ERS YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE
Player Total Yds. Rush Receive
1. Jerry Rice (1985-2000) 19,872 625 19,247
2. Roger Craig (1983-90) 11,506 7,064 4,442
3. Frank Gore (2005-12) 11,470 8,839 2,631
4. Terrell Owens (1996-03) 8,734 162 8,572
5. Joe Perry (1950-60, 1963) 8,624 7,344 1,280
• Since 2005, Gore has the 3rd most 100-yd. rushing games in the NFL
with 32 (Min. RB Adrian Peterson - 39; Ten. RB Chris Johnson - 33).
• The 49ers are 25-7 when Gore hits the century mark on the ground
• In 2012, was selected to his third Pro Bowl and first since 2010.
• Set a new franchise record in 2011 by hitting the century mark in 5
consecutive games (127 yds. at Phi., 125 vs. TB, 141 at Det., 134 vs. Cle.
and 107 yds. at Was.).
• Gore passed Hall of Fame running back
Joe Perry vs. StL (12/4/11) to become the
franchises all-time leading rusher. Perry
racked up ‘7,344 yards in his 12 NFL seasons
with the Niners (1950-60, ‘63).
• Gore broke RB Joe Perry’s franchise record
of 20 career 100-yd. games after
registering his 21st career 100-yd. rus.
performance against NO (9/20/10).
ALL-TIME 49ERS RUSHING LIST
Player Years Yds.
1. Frank Gore 2005-2012 (8) 8,839
2. Joe Perry 1950-1960, 63 (12) 7,344
3. Roger Craig 1983-1990 (8) 7,064
4. Ken Willard 1965-1973 (9) 5,930
5. Garrison Hearst 1997-2003 (5) 5,535