| Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 24, 1965 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 42680 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 84 F Humidty: 26% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 42 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 14 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 41 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bernie Casey 36 pass from John Brodie (Tommy Davis kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bernie Casey 26 pass from John Brodie (Tommy Davis kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ken Willard 1 run (Tommy Davis kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Tommy Mason 7 run (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jack Chapple 8 opponents fumble recovery (Tommy Davis kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Tommy Mason 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 14 | 28 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bernie Casey 21 pass from John Brodie (Tommy Davis kick) | 14 | 35 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Hal Bedsole 10 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 21 | 35 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Tommy Davis 37 FG | 21 | 38 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Tommy Mason 21 run (Fred Cox kick) | 28 | 38 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Paul Flatley 14 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 35 | 38 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Paul Flatley 58 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 42 | 38 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Tommy Davis 22 FG | 42 | 41 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | SE | Paul Flatley |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 64 | LOG | Milt Sunde |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 61 | ROG | Larry Bowie |
| 73 | ROT | Errol Linden |
| 86 | TE | Hal Bedsole |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 20 | HB | Tommy Mason |
| 82 | FL | Jim Phillips |
| 30 | FB | Bill Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 77 | LDT | Gary Larsen |
| 76 | RDT | Paul Dickson |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 60 | LLB | Roy Winston |
| 58 | MLB | Rip Hawkins |
| 57 | RLB | Bill Jobko |
| 44 | LCB | George Rose |
| 45 | LS | Ed Sharockman |
| 25 | RS | Larry Vargo |
| 23 | RCB | Lee Calland |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | SE | Dave Parks |
| 76 | LOT | Len Rohde |
| 78 | LOG | John Thomas |
| 77 | C | Bruce Bosley |
| 68 | ROG | Howard Mudd |
| 67 | ROT | Walt Rock |
| 85 | TE | Monty Stickles |
| 12 | QB | John Brodie |
| 44 | HB | John David Crow |
| 30 | FL | Bernie Casey |
| 40 | FB | Ken Willard |
| Defense | ||
| 65 | LDE | Chuck Sieminski |
| 70 | LDT | Charlie Krueger |
| 60 | RDT | Roland Lakes |
| 74 | RDE | Clark Miller |
| 64 | LLB | Dave Wilcox |
| 50 | MLB | Ed Beard |
| 58 | RLB | Jack Chapple |
| 37 | LCB | Jimmy Johnson |
| 45 | LS | Elbert Kimbrough |
| 39 | RS | Kermit Alexander |
| 80 | RCB | Jerry Mertens |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tommy Mason | 15 | 86 | 5.7 | 21t | 3 |
| Bill Brown | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Phil King | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Billy Ray Barnes | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | -1 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Ken Willard | 16 | 84 | 5.3 | 32 | 1 |
| John David Crow | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 28 | 0 |
| Tommy Davis | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Gary Lewis | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Dave Kopay | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| John Brodie | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 35 | 21 | 60.0 | 0 | 407 | 11.6 | 58t | 3 | 1 | 12 | 129.1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| John Brodie | 29 | 19 | 65.5 | 1 | 264 | 9.1 | 36t | 3 | 1 | 5 | 114.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Paul Flatley | 7 | 202 | 28.9 | 58t | 2 |
| Bill Brown | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 47 | 0 |
| Hal Bedsole | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 10t | 1 |
| Tommy Mason | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Jim Phillips | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Phil King | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Gordon Smith | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dave Parks | 7 | 108 | 15.4 | 27 | 0 |
| Bernie Casey | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 36t | 3 |
| Ken Willard | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Dave Kopay | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Kay McFarland | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Monty Stickles | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| John David Crow | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Larry Vargo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 2 | 102 | 51.0 | 52 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tommy Davis | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 54 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Tommy Mason | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Tom Hall | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Kermit Alexander | 2 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 | 36 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Tom Hall | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Dave Osborn | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Billy Ray Barnes | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Gary Lewis | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Kermit Alexander | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | |
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