| Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 5, 1961 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 56878 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 77 F Humidty: 24% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Jim Martin 19 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Jim Ninowski 40 run (Jim Martin kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Jim Ninowski 12 run (Jim Martin kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Abe Woodson 80 punt return (Tommy Davis kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Billy Kilmer 2 run (Tommy Davis kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Tommy Davis 34 FG | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Jim Martin 24 FG | 20 | 17 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Tommy Davis 41 FG | 20 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | SE | Glenn Davis |
| 79 | LOT | John Gonzaga |
| 66 | LOG | Harley Sewell |
| 50 | C | Bob Scholtz |
| 75 | ROG | John Gordy |
| 77 | ROT | Danny LaRose |
| 80 | TE | Jim Gibbons |
| 15 | QB | Jim Ninowski |
| 41 | FL | Terry Barr |
| 89 | SB | Gail Cogdill |
| 33 | FB | Nick Pietrosante |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 71 | LDT | Alex Karras |
| 76 | RDT | Roger Brown |
| 53 | RDE | Bill Glass |
| 57 | LLB | Carl Brettschneider |
| 56 | MLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 81 | LCB | Dick Lane |
| 43 | LS | Gary Lowe |
| 28 | RS | Yale Lary |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Aaron Thomas |
| 78 | LOT | John Thomas |
| 77 | LOG | Bruce Bosley |
| 53 | C | Frank Morze |
| 64 | ROG | Ted Connolly |
| 79 | ROT | Bob St. Clair |
| 85 | TE | Monty Stickles |
| 12 | QB | John Brodie |
| 40 | HB | Abe Woodson |
| 27 | FL | R.C. Owens |
| 24 | FB | J.D. Smith |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Dan Colchico |
| 73 | LDT | Leo Nomellini |
| 63 | RDT | Monte Clark |
| 70 | RDE | Charlie Krueger |
| 83 | LLB | Gorden Kelley |
| 54 | MLB | Bob Harrison |
| 55 | RLB | Matt Hazeltine |
| 80 | LCB | Jerry Mertens |
| 25 | LS | Dave Baker |
| 44 | RS | Eddie Dove |
| 37 | RCB | Jimmy Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Ninowski | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 40t | 2 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 15 | 42 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Danny Lewis | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Terry Barr | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Johnny Olszewski | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Howard Cassady | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Billy Kilmer | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 1 | |
| Bobby Waters | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 21 | 0 |
| J.D. Smith | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Abe Woodson | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 7 | 0 |
| John Brodie | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Jim Ninowski | 36 | 19 | 52.8 | 3 | 290 | 8.1 | 76 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 44.9 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| John Brodie | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 2 | 193 | 9.2 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 52.4 |
| Bobby Waters | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.4 |
| Billy Kilmer | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Gail Cogdill | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Glenn Davis | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 3 | 89 | 29.7 | 76 | 0 |
| Jim Gibbons | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Danny Lewis | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Pat Studstill | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| R.C. Owens | 7 | 131 | 18.7 | 54 | 0 |
| J.D. Smith | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Monty Stickles | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Bernie Casey | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Joe Schmidt | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Yale Lary | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jimmy Johnson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Dave Baker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Yale Lary | 4 | 202 | 50.5 | 54 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tommy Davis | 5 | 206 | 41.2 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jim Steffen | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Abe Woodson | 2 | 0 | 81 | 40.5 | 80t | 1 |
| Eddie Dove | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jim Steffen | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Pat Studstill | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Abe Woodson | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| J.D. Smith | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 24 | 0 | |
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