| San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: October 15, 1961 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 34415 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 72 F Humidty: 46% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bobby Waters 6 run (Tommy Davis kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Hugh McElhenny 13 run (Mike Mercer kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jerry Reichow 42 pass from George Shaw (Mike Mercer kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Mike Mercer 24 FG | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Billy Kilmer 1 run (Tommy Davis kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Billy Kilmer 2 run (Tommy Davis kick) | 21 | 17 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Hugh McElhenny 32 run (Mike Mercer kick) | 21 | 24 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Tommy Davis 12 FG | 24 | 24 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Billy Kilmer 5 run (Tommy Davis kick) | 31 | 24 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Billy Kilmer 20 run (Tommy Davis kick) | 38 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Clyde Conner |
| 78 | LOT | John Thomas |
| 62 | LOG | Mike Magac |
| 53 | C | Frank Morze |
| 64 | ROG | Ted Connolly |
| 79 | ROT | Bob St. Clair |
| 85 | TE | Monty Stickles |
| 12 | QB | John Brodie |
| 40 | HB | Abe Woodson |
| 27 | FL | R.C. Owens |
| 32 | FB | C.R. Roberts |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Dan Colchico |
| 73 | LDT | Leo Nomellini |
| 63 | RDT | Monte Clark |
| 70 | RDE | Charlie Krueger |
| 83 | LLB | Gorden Kelley |
| 54 | MLB | Bob Harrison |
| 55 | RLB | Matt Hazeltine |
| 80 | LCB | Jerry Mertens |
| 25 | LS | Dave Baker |
| 44 | RS | Eddie Dove |
| 37 | RCB | Jimmy Johnson |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | SE | A.D. Williams |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 65 | LOG | Gerry Huth |
| 52 | C | Bill Lapham |
| 64 | ROG | Mike Rabold |
| 72 | ROT | Frank Youso |
| 85 | TE | Bob Schnelker |
| 14 | QB | George Shaw |
| 89 | HB | Jerry Reichow |
| 39 | FL | Hugh McElhenny |
| 33 | FB | Mel Triplett |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | LeBron Shields |
| 79 | LDT | Jim Prestel |
| 71 | RDT | Ed Culpepper |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 31 | LLB | Clancy Osborne |
| 58 | MLB | Rip Hawkins |
| 54 | RLB | Karl Rubke |
| 40 | LCB | Jack Morris |
| 24 | LS | Rich Mostardi |
| 26 | RS | Charlie Sumner |
| 22 | RCB | Dick Pesonen |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Billy Kilmer | 20 | 115 | 5.8 | 21 | 4 |
| J.D. Smith | 11 | 73 | 6.6 | 15 | 0 |
| C.R. Roberts | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Bobby Waters | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 35 | 1 |
| Abe Woodson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
| John Brodie | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Hugh McElhenny | 10 | 81 | 8.1 | 32t | 2 |
| Ray Hayes | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mel Triplett | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| George Shaw | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| John Brodie | 14 | 11 | 78.6 | 2 | 209 | 14.9 | 57 | 0 | 5 | 79.2 | |
| Bobby Waters | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 118.8 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| George Shaw | 17 | 7 | 41.2 | 0 | 85 | 5.0 | 42t | 1 | 6 | 76.8 | |
| Fran Tarkenton | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 0 | 48 | 4.4 | 0 | 43 | 65.7 | ||
| Tommy Mason | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Monty Stickles | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 36 | 0 |
| J.D. Smith | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 57 | 0 |
| Abe Woodson | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ray Hayes | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Jerry Reichow | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 42t | 1 |
| Bob Schnelker | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| A.D. Williams | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mel Triplett | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Rich Mostardi | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 21 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tommy Davis | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Mercer | 8 | 327 | 40.9 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Abe Woodson | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Eddie Dove | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| J.D. Smith | 3 | 97 | 32.3 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Jamie Caleb | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Mason | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 | |
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