Anti-Dynasty #20: 2003-10 San Francisco 49ers
A team bad enough to make someone turn to a life of listing terrible football teams.
Peak Anti-Dynasty Points: 36
Record: 46-82 (.359)
Average DVOA: -22.5%
Bottom-Five DVOA: -32.3%
One last-place finish in the NFL; Two last-place finishes in the NFC West
Head Coaches: Dennis Erickson, Mike Nolan, Mike Singletary, Jim Tomsula
Key Players: QB Alex Smith, RB Frank Gore, TE Vernon Davis, C Eric Heitmann, DT Justin Smith, DT Bryant Young, LB Patrick Willis, LB Derek Smith, CB Shawntae Spencer, K Joe Nedney
Z-Score: 1.75
We have finally arrived at the worst team in DVOA history.
Teams like the 0-16 Lions and 0-16 Browns certainly have a claim to be the worst ever … and the fact that neither of those runs have shown up yet shows you that it was more than one-year flop on their part. But by our stats, while both teams were certainly terrible, they don't hold a candle to the 2005 49ers, who somehow managed to stumble into a 4-12 record despite a -49.7% DVOA. They have the fifth-worst offense and the fourth-worst passing offense we have ever recorded in the nearly 50 years we have broken down.
