| San Francisco 49ers at San Diego Chargers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 30, 1979 Location: San Diego, CA |
| Venue: San Diego Stadium Attendance: 50893 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 75 F Humidty: 62% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 0 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 32 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Clarence Williams 3 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Roy Gerela 26 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Charlie Joiner 24 pass from Dan Fouts (Roy Gerela kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | O.J. Simpson 1 run (Ray Wersching kick blocked) | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Kellen Winslow 24 pass from Dan Fouts (Roy Gerela kick) | 9 | 24 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Hank Bauer 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 9 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Mike Shumann |
| 88 | WR | Freddie Solomon |
| 67 | LOT | Ron Singleton |
| 68 | LOG | John Ayers |
| 56 | C | Fred Quillan |
| 51 | ROG | Randy Cross |
| 71 | ROT | Keith Fahnhorst |
| 82 | TE | Bob Bruer |
| 17 | QB | Steve DeBerg |
| 32 | HB | O.J. Simpson |
| 40 | FB | Wilbur Jackson |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Archie Reese |
| 75 | LDT | Ted Vincent |
| 74 | RDT | Jimmy Webb |
| 86 | RDE | Cedrick Hardman |
| 55 | LLB | Scott Hilton |
| 57 | MLB | Dan Bunz |
| 59 | RLB | Willie Harper |
| 28 | LCB | Charles Cornelius |
| 30 | SS | Tim Gray |
| 46 | FS | Melvin Morgan |
| 29 | RCB | Gerard Williams |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | John Jefferson |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 66 | LOT | Billy Shields |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Wilkerson |
| 62 | C | Don Macek |
| 67 | ROG | Ed White |
| 70 | ROT | Russ Washington |
| 80 | TE | Kellen Winslow |
| 14 | QB | Dan Fouts |
| 22 | HB | Mike Thomas |
| 40 | FB | Clarence Williams |
| Offense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Leroy Jones |
| 99 | LDT | Wilbur Young |
| 79 | RDT | Gary Johnson |
| 69 | RDE | John Lee |
| 52 | LLB | Ray Preston |
| 55 | MLB | Bob Horn |
| 51 | RLB | Woodrow Lowe |
| 28 | LCB | Willie Buchanon |
| 42 | SS | Mike Fuller |
| 27 | FS | Glen Edwards |
| 29 | RCB | Mike Williams |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 16 | 89 | 5.6 | 22 | 1 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Bob Bruer | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve DeBerg | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Clarence Williams | 14 | 37 | 2.6 | 1 | |
| Artie Owens | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Mike Thomas | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Hank Bauer | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 1 | |
| Dan Fouts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Steve DeBerg | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 2 | 147 | 6.4 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 39.6 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 34 | 26 | 76.5 | 1 | 251 | 7.4 | 24t | 2 | 1 | 5 | 103.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Paul Hofer | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Bruer | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | |
| Freddie Solomon | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Mike Shumann | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Phil Francis | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Wilbur Jackson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Kellen Winslow | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 1 | |
| John Jefferson | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Thomas | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | |
| Artie Owens | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | |
| Gregg McCrary | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Charlie Joiner | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 1 | |
| Clarence Williams | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Bo Matthews | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Melvin Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Bob Horn | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Woodrow Lowe | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dan Melville | 5 | 179 | 35.8 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Jeff West | 3 | 146 | 48.7 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Freddie Solomon | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Mike Fuller | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | ||
| Pete Shaw | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| James Owens | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Hofer | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | ||
| Lenvil Elliott | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Artie Owens | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Cedrick Hardman | 1.0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Leroy Jones | 1.5 |
| Gary Johnson | 1.0 |
| John Lee | 0.5 |
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