1961 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) |
| 5th place • Western Conference • 7-6-1 .538 |
| Head Coach: Red Hickey |
| Jack Christiansen | Defensive Backs |
| Mark Duncan | Defensive Line/Linebackers |
| Bill Johnson | Assistant Coach |
| Billy Wilson | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/12/1961 | N | New York Giants | 20-21 | L | Portland, OR | Multnomah Stadium | 24084 | |
| Sun | 8/20/1961 | H | Cleveland Browns | 24-27 | L | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 38759 | |
| Sat | 8/26/1961 | N | Minnesota Vikings | 14-10 | W | Portland, OR | Multnomah Stadium | 27044 | |
| Fri | 9/1/1961 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 38-20 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 42558 | |
| Sat | 9/9/1961 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 24-7 | W | Sacramento, CA | Hughes Stadium | 22130 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1961 | H | Washington Redskins | 35-3 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 43142 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1961 | A | Green Bay Packers | 10-30 | L | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 38624 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1961 | A | Detroit Lions | 49-0 | W | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 53155 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1961 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 35-0 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 59004 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1961 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 38-24 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 34415 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1961 | A | Chicago Bears | 0-31 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 49070 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1961 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-20 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 21686 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1961 | H | Detroit Lions | 20-20 | T | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 56878 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1961 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 7-17 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 63766 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1961 | H | Chicago Bears | 41-31 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 52932 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1961 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 38-28 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 43905 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1961 | A | Baltimore Colts | 17-20 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 57641 | |
| Sun | 12/10/1961 | H | Green Bay Packers | 22-21 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 55722 | |
| Sat | 12/16/1961 | H | Baltimore Colts | 24-27 | L | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 45517 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Dave Baker | 25 | LS | 6-0 | 192 | 24 | Oklahoma | 14 | 14 |
| Bruce Bosley | 77 | LOG | 6-2 | 241 | 28 | West Virginia | 12 | 12 |
| John Brodie | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 198 | 26 | Stanford | 14 | 13 |
| Bernie Casey | 30 | SE-FB-FL | 6-4 | 213 | 22 | Bowling Green State | 12 | 3 |
| Monte Clark | 63 | RDT | 6-6 | 260 | 24 | Southern California | 12 | 12 |
| Dan Colchico | 86 | LDE | 6-4 | 240 | 24 | Diablo Valley JC; San Jose State | 14 | 14 |
| Clyde Conner | 88 | SE | 6-2 | 193 | 28 | Pacific | 5 | 5 |
| Ted Connolly | 64 | ROG | 6-3 | 242 | 30 | Santa Clara; Tulsa | 14 | 14 |
| Bill Cooper | 34 | FB | 6-1 | 215 | 22 | Muskingum | 12 | 0 |
| Lou Cordileone | 74 | RDT-LOG-ROG-LDT | 6-0 | 247 | 24 | Clemson | 12 | 1 |
| Tommy Davis | 36 | K-P | 6-0 | 215 | 27 | Louisiana State | 14 | 0 |
| Eddie Dove | 44 | RS | 6-2 | 181 | 24 | Colorado | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Harrison | 54 | MLB | 6-2 | 233 | 24 | Oklahoma | 14 | 11 |
| Matt Hazeltine | 55 | RLB | 6-1 | 220 | 28 | California | 14 | 14 |
| Jimmy Johnson | 37 | RCB | 6-2 | 188 | 23 | Santa Monica JC; UCLA | 12 | 8 |
| Carl Kammerer | 66 | MLB-LLB | 6-3 | 240 | 24 | San Joaquin Delta JC; Pacific | 14 | 3 |
| Gorden Kelley | 83 | LLB | 6-3 | 230 | 23 | Georgia | 14 | 14 |
| Billy Kilmer | 17 | QB | 6-0 | 201 | 22 | Citrus JC; UCLA | 11 | 1 |
| Charlie Krueger | 70 | RDE-LDT-LDE-RDT | 6-4 | 256 | 24 | Texas A&M | 14 | 13 |
| Roland Lakes | 60 | RDE-C | 6-4 | 267 | 22 | Wichita State | 14 | 5 |
| J.W. Lockett | 35 | FB | 6-2 | 229 | 24 | Central Oklahoma | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Lopasky | 57 | LOG-ROG-LLB | 6-2 | 235 | 24 | West Virginia | 10 | 0 |
| Mike Magac | 62 | LOG-ROG | 6-3 | 240 | 23 | Missouri | 6 | 2 |
| Don McIlhenny | 35 | FL-HB | 6-0 | 197 | 27 | Southern Methodist | 5 | 0 |
| Jerry Mertens | 80 | LCB | 6-0 | 184 | 25 | Drake | 14 | 10 |
| Dale Messer | 29 | DB | 5-10 | 175 | 24 | Fresno State | 4 | 0 |
| Frank Morze | 53 | C | 6-4 | 272 | 28 | Boston College | 14 | 14 |
| Leo Nomellini | 73 | LDT-RDT | 6-3 | 259 | 37 | Minnesota | 14 | 13 |
| Ray Norton | 23 | HB | 6-2 | 186 | 24 | San Jose State | 6 | 0 |
| R.C. Owens | 27 | FL | 6-3 | 197 | 27 | College of Idaho | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Ridlon | 42 | DB | 6-1 | 181 | 27 | Syracuse | 11 | 0 |
| C.R. Roberts | 32 | FB | 6-3 | 202 | 25 | Southern California | 12 | 10 |
| Len Rohde | 76 | ROT-LOT | 6-4 | 246 | 23 | Utah State | 14 | 3 |
| Bob St. Clair | 79 | ROT | 6-8 | 263 | 30 | San Francisco; Tulsa | 12 | 11 |
| J.D. Smith | 24 | HB-FB | 6-1 | 205 | 29 | North Carolina A&T State | 14 | 13 |
| Monty Stickles | 85 | TE | 6-4 | 232 | 23 | Notre Dame | 14 | 14 |
| Aaron Thomas | 89 | SE-FL | 6-3 | 209 | 24 | Oregon State | 14 | 7 |
| John Thomas | 78 | LOT | 6-4 | 246 | 26 | Pacific | 14 | 14 |
| Bobby Waters | 11 | QB-TB | 6-2 | 184 | 23 | Presbyterian | 8 | 0 |
| Abe Woodson | 40 | LCB-RCB-HB | 5-11 | 188 | 27 | Illinois | 14 | 11 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 6 | Jimmy Johnson | B | UCLA |
| 1 | 9 | Bernie Casey | B | Bowling Green State |
| 1 | 11 | Billy Kilmer | B | UCLA |
| 2 | 24 | Roland Lakes | C | Wichita State |
| 3 | 37 | Bill Cooper | B | Muskingum |
| 4 | 47 | Aaron Thomas | E | Oregon State |
| 4 | 52 | Dale Messer | B | Fresno State |
| 5 | 58 | Clark Miller | T | Utah State |
| 5 | 65 | Bob McCreary | T | Wake Forest |
| 6 | 80 | Mike McClellan | B | Oklahoma |
| 7 | 93 | Ray Purdin | B | Northwestern |
| 8 | 108 | Neil Plumley | T | Oregon State |
| 9 | 118 | Leon Donohue | T | San Jose State |
| 9 | 121 | Everisto Nino | T | Texas A&M-Commerce |
| 10 | 136 | Paul Hynes | FB | Louisiana Tech |
| 11 | 149 | Tony Parrilli | G | Illinois |
| 12 | 164 | Don Coffey | E | Memphis |
| 13 | 174 | Tommy Hackler | E | Tennessee Tech |
| 13 | 177 | Gus Fincke | T | McNeese State |
| 14 | 192 | Billy Worrell | T | Georgia |
| 15 | 205 | Bob Sams | T | Central Oklahoma |
| 16 | 220 | Charley Fuller | HB | San Francisco State |
| 17 | 233 | Tom Jewell | T | Idaho State |
| 18 | 248 | Kay McFarland | HB | Colorado State |
| 19 | 261 | Tom Simpson | T | Davidson |
| 20 | 276 | Jerry Peery | G | Central Oklahoma |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 90 | 82 | 106 | 68 | 346 |
| Opponents Totals | 51 | 98 | 51 | 72 | 272 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 258 | 116 | 132 | 10 | / % | / % | 65 | 635 | |
| Opponents Totals | 234 | 90 | 132 | 12 | / % | / % | 56 | 456 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Davis | 0 | 44 | 44 | 100.0 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 0 | 80 |
| Billy Kilmer | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| J.D. Smith | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| R.C. Owens | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Monty Stickles | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Bobby Waters | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| John Brodie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Aaron Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Abe Woodson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bernie Casey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Clyde Conner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bill Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| J.W. Lockett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| C.R. Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Charlie Krueger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 44 | 44 | 44 | 100.0 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 1 | 346 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 32 | 32 | 100.0 | 16 | 29 | 55.2 | 0 | 272 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Davis | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 2 | 46 | 5/6 | 2/6 | 1/3 | 4/7 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 2 | 46 | 5/6 | 2/6 | 1/3 | 4/7 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 29 | 55.2 | 5/ | 8/ | 1/ | 2/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.D. Smith | 167 | 823 | 4.9 | 33 | 8 |
| Billy Kilmer | 96 | 509 | 5.3 | 31 | 10 |
| C.R. Roberts | 63 | 338 | 5.4 | 54 | 1 |
| Bobby Waters | 47 | 233 | 5.0 | 35 | 3 |
| John Brodie | 28 | 90 | 3.2 | 29 | 2 |
| Don McIlhenny | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 15 | 0 |
| R.C. Owens | 0 | 23 | 23Lt | 1 | |
| Abe Woodson | 14 | 23 | 1.6 | 14 | 0 |
| J.W. Lockett | 11 | 18 | 1.6 | 9 | 1 |
| Bill Cooper | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 6 | 1 |
| Dale Messer | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Ray Norton | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Aaron Thomas | 1 | -15 | -15.0 | -15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 448 | 2100 | 4.7 | 54 | 27 |
| Opponents Totals | 419 | 1701 | 4.1 | 44 | 13 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Brodie | 283 | 155 | 54.8 | 116 | 2588 | 9.1 | 16.7 | 70t | 14 | 4.9 | 12 | 4.2 | 141 | 2447 | 84.7 | |
| Billy Kilmer | 34 | 19 | 55.9 | 11 | 286 | 8.4 | 15.1 | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 11.8 | 71 | 215 | 44.1 | |
| Bobby Waters | 28 | 13 | 46.4 | 13 | 183 | 6.5 | 14.1 | 26t | 1 | 3.6 | 2 | 7.1 | 41 | 142 | 50.1 | |
| J.D. Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 346 | 187 | 54.0 | 140 | 3057 | 8.8 | 16.3 | 70t | 15 | 4.3 | 19 | 5.5 | 253 | 2804 | 75.5 | |
| Opponents Totals | 380 | 196 | 51.6 | 165 | 2874 | 7.6 | 14.7 | 80t | 18 | 4.7 | 19 | 5.0 | 394 | 2480 | 71.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.C. Owens | 55 | 1032 | 18.8 | 54 | 5 |
| Monty Stickles | 43 | 794 | 18.5 | 54 | 5 |
| J.D. Smith | 28 | 343 | 12.3 | 57 | 1 |
| Aaron Thomas | 15 | 301 | 20.1 | 70t | 2 |
| Clyde Conner | 11 | 177 | 16.1 | 45 | 1 |
| Bernie Casey | 10 | 185 | 18.5 | 51t | 1 |
| C.R. Roberts | 10 | 83 | 8.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Abe Woodson | 8 | 74 | 9.3 | 28 | 0 |
| J.W. Lockett | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Dale Messer | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 187 | 3057 | 16.3 | 70 | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 196 | 2874 | 14.7 | 80t | 18 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Baker | 6 | 123 | 20.5 | 40 | 0 |
| Jimmy Johnson | 5 | 116 | 23.2 | 63 | 0 |
| Eddie Dove | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 28 | 0 |
| Bob Harrison | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Matt Hazeltine | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Abe Woodson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gorden Kelley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 322 | 16.9 | 63 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 249 | 13.1 | 36 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Davis | 50 | 2269 | 45.4 | 67 | 0 | 4 | 38.6 | |||
| Billy Kilmer | 9 | 364 | 40.4 | 64 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 59 | 2633 | 44.6 | 67 | 0 | 269 | 40.1 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 62 | 2725 | 44.0 | 64 | 0 | 232 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abe Woodson | 16 | 3 | 172 | 10.8 | 80t | 1 |
| Eddie Dove | 6 | 8 | 49 | 8.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Dale Messer | 2 | 4 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 15 | 232 | 9.7 | 80t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 6 | 269 | 8.4 | 39t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abe Woodson | 27 | 782 | 29.0 | 98t | 1 | |
| J.D. Smith | 7 | 158 | 22.6 | 33 | 0 | |
| Don McIlhenny | 6 | 189 | 31.5 | 49 | 0 | |
| Bill Cooper | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 20 | 0 | |
| Dale Messer | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Ray Norton | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 39L | 0 | |
| Carl Kammerer | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| J.W. Lockett | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 49 | 1302 | 26.6 | 98t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 58 | 1368 | 23.6 | 78 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Baker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Bruce Bosley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Brodie | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bernie Casey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Monte Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Cordileone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Harrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Hazeltine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Kilmer | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Krueger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roland Lakes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.W. Lockett | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leo Nomellini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Norton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R.C. Owens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Ridlon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C.R. Roberts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob St. Clair | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| J.D. Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aaron Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Thomas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Waters | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abe Woodson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 25 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 0 |
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