| San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: November 28, 1965 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 40306 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 20 F Humidty: 81% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 14 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 45 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | John David Crow 47 pass from John Brodie (Tommy Davis kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 26 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Dave Kopay EZ own fumble recovery (Tommy Davis kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Dave Kopay 20 pass from John Brodie (Tommy Davis kick) | 21 | 3 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bernie Casey 39 pass from John Brodie (Tommy Davis kick) | 28 | 3 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | John David Crow 9 pass from John Brodie (Tommy Davis kick) | 35 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Gordon Smith 21 pass from Ron Vander Kelen (Fred Cox kick) | 35 | 10 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Tommy Davis 49 FG | 38 | 10 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Dave Parks 30 pass from John Brodie (Tommy Davis kick) | 45 | 10 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Tommy Mason 2 run (Fred Cox kick) | 45 | 17 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Tom Hall 6 pass from Ron Vander Kelen (Fred Cox kick) | 45 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | SE | Dave Parks |
| 76 | LOT | Len Rohde |
| 78 | LOG | John Thomas |
| 77 | C | Bruce Bosley |
| 68 | ROG | Howard Mudd |
| 67 | ROT | Walt Rock |
| 85 | TE | Monty Stickles |
| 12 | QB | John Brodie |
| 44 | HB | John David Crow |
| 30 | FL | Bernie Casey |
| 40 | FB | Ken Willard |
| Defense | ||
| 52 | LDE | Karl Rubke |
| 70 | LDT | Charlie Krueger |
| 60 | RDT | Roland Lakes |
| 74 | RDE | Clark Miller |
| 64 | LLB | Dave Wilcox |
| 53 | MLB | Mike Dowdle |
| 55 | RLB | Matt Hazeltine |
| 37 | LCB | Jimmy Johnson |
| 45 | LS | Elbert Kimbrough |
| 20 | RS | George Donnelly |
| 39 | RCB | Kermit Alexander |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | SE | Paul Flatley |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 64 | LOG | Milt Sunde |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 61 | ROG | Larry Bowie |
| 73 | ROT | Errol Linden |
| 87 | TE | Gordon Smith |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 33 | HB | Billy Ray Barnes |
| 82 | FL | Jim Phillips |
| 30 | FB | Bill Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 77 | LDT | Gary Larsen |
| 76 | RDT | Paul Dickson |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 59 | LLB | Lonnie Warwick |
| 58 | MLB | Rip Hawkins |
| 57 | RLB | Bill Jobko |
| 46 | LCB | Earsell Mackbee |
| 29 | LS | Karl Kassulke |
| 25 | RS | Larry Vargo |
| 45 | RCB | Ed Sharockman |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Ken Willard | 18 | 113 | 6.3 | 21 | 0 |
| John David Crow | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Gary Lewis | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Dave Kopay | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Rudy Johnson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bill Brown | 12 | 67 | 5.6 | 35 | 0 |
| Phil King | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Billy Ray Barnes | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 4 | 1 |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 2 | -10 | -5.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| John Brodie | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 0 | 209 | 11.0 | 47t | 5 | 0 | 0 | 131.4 |
| George Mira | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Ron Vander Kelen | 32 | 13 | 40.6 | 0 | 195 | 6.1 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 82.2 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 1 | 33 | 3.3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dave Parks | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 30t | 1 |
| John David Crow | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 47t | 2 |
| Bernie Casey | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 39t | 1 |
| Dave Kopay | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Paul Flatley | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 38 | 0 |
| Gordon Smith | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 21 | 1 |
| Tom Hall | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 16 | 1 |
| Tommy Mason | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Phil King | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Kermit Alexander | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tommy Davis | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 52 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 7 | 256 | 36.6 | 42 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Kermit Alexander | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Wayne Swinford | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Gary Lewis | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Tommy Mason | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Lance Rentzel | 1 | 0 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Kermit Alexander | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 36 | 0 | |
| Gary Lewis | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Wayne Swinford | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Karl Rubke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Lance Rentzel | 5 | 140 | 28.0 | 50 | 0 | |
| Tommy Mason | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Dave Osborn | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
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