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Jan. 20, 1985: 49ers Down the Dolphins in Super Bowl XIX



January 20, 1985 – San Francisco 49ers 38 vs. Miami Dolphins 16 – Super Bowl XIX

Location: Stanford Stadium; Palo Alto, Calif.

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MVP: Joe Montana

With Super Bowl 50 around the corner, 49ers.com is taking a look back at all five of San Fracisco's five Super Bowl victories. We begin the series with the 49ers second Lombardi Trophy.

Super Bowl XIX was headlined by a matchup between future Hall of Fame Quarterbacks: Joe Montana and Dan Marino.

For all of Marino’s success – 8,358 career passing yards and 420 touchdowns – this game marked the quarterback’s only Super Bowl appearance.