| Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 10, 1971 Location: San Francisco, CA Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 44000 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 58 F Humidty: 69% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bruce Gossett 24 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | David Ray 12 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Gene Howard 4 opponents fumble recovery (David Ray kick) | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ted Kwalick 9 pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bruce Gossett 33 FG | 10 | 13 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Larry Smith 64 run (David Ray kick) | 17 | 13 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | David Ray 14 FG | 20 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 13 | WR | Lance Rentzel |
| 84 | WR | Jack Snow |
| 73 | LOT | Charlie Cowan |
| 65 | LOG | Tom Mack |
| 50 | C | Ken Iman |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Scibelli |
| 76 | ROT | Harry Schuh |
| 80 | TE | Bob Klein |
| 18 | QB | Roman Gabriel |
| 34 | HB | Les Josephson |
| 33 | FB | Willie Ellison |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 74 | LDT | Merlin Olsen |
| 67 | RDT | Bill Nelson |
| 79 | RDE | Coy Bacon |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Purnell |
| 86 | MLB | Marlin McKeever |
| 58 | RLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 19 | LCB | Jim Nettles |
| 39 | LS | Kermit Alexander |
| 42 | RS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 21 | RCB | Gene Howard |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 18 | WR | Gene Washington |
| 88 | WR | Dick Witcher |
| 76 | LOT | Len Rohde |
| 65 | LOG | Randy Beisler |
| 75 | C | Forrest Blue |
| 69 | ROG | Woody Peoples |
| 79 | ROT | Cas Banaszek |
| 82 | TE | Ted Kwalick |
| 12 | QB | John Brodie |
| 22 | RB | Vic Washington |
| 40 | RB | Ken Willard |
| Offense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Tommy Hart |
| 70 | LDT | Charlie Krueger |
| 74 | RDT | Earl Edwards |
| 86 | RDE | Cedrick Hardman |
| 64 | LLB | Dave Wilcox |
| 57 | MLB | Frank Nunley |
| 52 | RLB | Skip Vanderbundt |
| 37 | LCB | Jimmy Johnson |
| 32 | LS | Mel Phillips |
| 25 | RS | Rosey Taylor |
| 44 | RCB | Bruce Taylor |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Les Josephson | 14 | 94 | 6.7 | 57 | 0 |
| Larry Smith | 8 | 89 | 11.1 | 64t | 1 |
| Willie Ellison | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Travis Williams | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jerry Rhome | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Ken Willard | 18 | 63 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Vic Washington | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Doug Cunningham | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Jerry Rhome | 11 | 2 | 18.2 | 1 | 13 | 1.2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1.7 |
| Roman Gabriel | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 39.6 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| John Brodie | 34 | 17 | 50.0 | 2 | 152 | 4.5 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Larry Smith | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Lance Rentzel | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Ted Kwalick | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 25 | 1 |
| Gene Washington | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Doug Cunningham | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Ken Willard | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Vic Washington | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Isiah Robertson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Gene Howard | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Rosey Taylor | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Pat Studstill | 7 | 312 | 44.6 | 60 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jim McCann | 5 | 211 | 42.2 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Alvin Haymond | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kermit Alexander | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Bruce Taylor | 6 | 0 | -2 | -0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Alvin Haymond | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Gene Howard | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Vic Washington | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 23 | 0 | |
| Bob Windsor | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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