Three members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame were associated with the program during its last two years of existence: coaches George Allen and Willie Brown, as well as running back Terrell Davis.

He recruited another future member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, a running back from San Diego Lincoln High named Terrell Davis.

[4] The program continued for one more season, under rookie head coach Willie Brown, a former NFL star who like Allen and Davis is now a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

On December 10, 1991, university president Curtis McCray announced the 49ers football program would be disbanded immediately.

[5] The decision to disband the football team was prompted by financial shortfalls resulting from California's budget crisis, coupled with increased costs of operating the program and declining fan support.

[9] The story of the discovery and preservation of the game film was documented in the April 2015 issue of DIG Magazine in an article titled "Salvaged Memories".