| Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams Game Statistics |
| Date: November 5, 1961 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
| Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 38594 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 86 F Humidty: 15% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 14 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Jon Arnett 3 run (Danny Villanueva kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Ollie Matson 15 run (Danny Villanueva kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Gordon Smith 29 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Danny Villanueva 16 FG | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Mike Mercer 34 FG | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fran Tarkenton 52 run (Mike Mercer kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Tommy Wilson 14 run (Danny Villanueva kick) | 17 | 24 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Joe Marconi 7 run (Danny Villanueva kick) | 17 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | SE | A.D. Williams |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 65 | LOG | Gerry Huth |
| 66 | C | Ken Petersen |
| 64 | ROG | Mike Rabold |
| 62 | ROT | Bob Denton |
| 87 | TE | Gordon Smith |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 39 | HB | Hugh McElhenny |
| 43 | FL | Will Sherman |
| 33 | FB | Mel Triplett |
| Defense | ||
| 59 | LDE | Jim Leo |
| 79 | LDT | Jim Prestel |
| 71 | RDT | Ed Culpepper |
| 83 | RDE | Don Joyce |
| 31 | LLB | Clancy Osborne |
| 58 | MLB | Rip Hawkins |
| 54 | RLB | Karl Rubke |
| 40 | LCB | Jack Morris |
| 25 | LS | Dean Derby |
| 26 | RS | Charlie Sumner |
| 47 | RCB | Justin Rowland |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 91 | SE | Carroll Dale |
| 78 | LOT | Jim Boeke |
| 73 | LOG | Charlie Cowan |
| 56 | C | Art Hunter |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Scibelli |
| 70 | ROT | Frank Varrichione |
| 82 | TE | Jim Phillips |
| 15 | QB | Frank Ryan |
| 26 | HB | Jon Arnett |
| 33 | FL | Ollie Matson |
| 22 | FB | Dick Bass |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Deacon Jones |
| 67 | LDT | Urban Henry |
| 76 | RDT | John LoVetere |
| 85 | RDE | Lamar Lundy |
| 32 | LLB | Jack Pardee |
| 48 | MLB | Les Richter |
| 57 | RLB | Bill Jobko |
| 21 | LCB | Eddie Meador |
| 41 | LS | Lindon Crow |
| 35 | RS | Clendon Thomas |
| 46 | RCB | Alvin Hall |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 11 | 99 | 9.0 | 52t | 1 |
| Ray Hayes | 13 | 79 | 6.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Jerry Reichow | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Mel Triplett | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Ollie Matson | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 27 | 1 |
| Tommy Wilson | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 20 | 1 |
| Jon Arnett | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 12 | 1 |
| Joe Marconi | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 12 | 1 |
| Frank Ryan | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Dick Bass | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Pervis Atkins | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 1 | 156 | 8.2 | 32 | 1 | 10 | 84.5 | |
| Jerry Reichow | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Frank Ryan | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 1 | 59 | 3.7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22.7 | |
| Zeke Bratkowski | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 0 | 31 | 3.1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | |
| Jon Arnett | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58.3 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| A.D. Williams | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Gordon Smith | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 29 | 1 |
| Will Sherman | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Ray Hayes | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Dave Middleton | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mel Triplett | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jon Arnett | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Jim Phillips | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Ollie Matson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Carroll Dale | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Pervis Atkins | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Marconi | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Joe Scibelli | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Clancy Osborne | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Bill Jobko | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Bob Long | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Alvin Hall | 0 | 10 | 10L | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Mercer | 2 | 97 | 48.5 | 53 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Danny Villanueva | 5 | 171 | 34.2 | 41 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Tommy Mason | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Jon Arnett | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Dick Bass | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Tommy Mason | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Jamie Caleb | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Dick Bass | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 38 | 0 | |
| Jon Arnett | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
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