| Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 26, 1961 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 43905 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 59 F Humidty: 60% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | J.D. Smith 6 run (Tommy Davis kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | R.C. Owens 40 pass from John Brodie (Tommy Davis kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | C.R. Roberts 1 run (Tommy Davis kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Tommy Mason 9 run (Mike Mercer kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Tommy Davis 42 FG | 7 | 24 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jerry Reichow 17 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick) | 14 | 24 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | J.D. Smith 15 run (Tommy Davis kick) | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Gordon Smith 71 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick) | 21 | 31 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | John Brodie 16 run (Tommy Davis kick) | 21 | 38 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fran Tarkenton 1 run (Mike Mercer kick) | 28 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 39 | SE | Dave Middleton |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 65 | LOG | Gerry Huth |
| 52 | C | Bill Lapham |
| 64 | ROG | Mike Rabold |
| 72 | ROT | Frank Youso |
| 87 | TE | Gordon Smith |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 20 | HB | Tommy Mason |
| 89 | FL | Jerry Reichow |
| 39 | FB | Hugh McElhenny |
| Defense | ||
| 59 | LDE | Jim Leo |
| 71 | LDT | Ed Culpepper |
| 79 | RDT | Jim Prestel |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 50 | LLB | Dick Grecni |
| 58 | MLB | Rip Hawkins |
| 54 | RLB | Karl Rubke |
| 40 | LCB | Jack Morris |
| 25 | LS | Dean Derby |
| 26 | RS | Charlie Sumner |
| 22 | RCB | Dick Pesonen |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Aaron Thomas |
| 78 | LOT | John Thomas |
| 77 | LOG | Bruce Bosley |
| 53 | C | Frank Morze |
| 64 | ROG | Ted Connolly |
| 76 | ROT | Len Rohde |
| 85 | TE | Monty Stickles |
| 12 | QB | John Brodie |
| 24 | HB | J.D. Smith |
| 27 | FL | R.C. Owens |
| 32 | FB | C.R. Roberts |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Dan Colchico |
| 70 | LDT | Charlie Krueger |
| 63 | RDT | Monte Clark |
| 60 | RDE | Roland Lakes |
| 83 | LLB | Gorden Kelley |
| 66 | MLB | Carl Kammerer |
| 55 | RLB | Matt Hazeltine |
| 40 | LCB | Abe Woodson |
| 25 | LS | Dave Baker |
| 44 | RS | Eddie Dove |
| 37 | RCB | Jimmy Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tommy Mason | 14 | 62 | 4.4 | 19 | 1 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| J.D. Smith | 28 | 168 | 6.0 | 21 | 2 |
| John Brodie | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16t | 1 |
| C.R. Roberts | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 9 | 1 |
| Bill Cooper | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 24 | 16 | 66.7 | 1 | 277 | 11.5 | 71t | 2 | 3 | 34 | 116.1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| John Brodie | 24 | 14 | 58.3 | 0 | 246 | 10.3 | 40t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 107.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jerry Reichow | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 25 | 1 |
| Dave Middleton | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Gordon Smith | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | 71t | 1 |
| Tommy Mason | 3 | -14 | -4.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 26 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| R.C. Owens | 5 | 138 | 27.6 | 40t | 1 |
| Monty Stickles | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 21 | 0 |
| C.R. Roberts | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Aaron Thomas | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 27 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Eddie Dove | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Mercer | 4 | 152 | 38.0 | 43 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tommy Davis | 3 | 146 | 48.7 | 59 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Tommy Mason | 3 | 0 | 29 | 9.7 | 21 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Eddie Dove | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Jamie Caleb | 6 | 151 | 25.2 | 30 | 0 | |
| Jim Leo | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Abe Woodson | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 29 | 0 | |
| Don McIlhenny | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 40 | 0 | |
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