| San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Cardinals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 24, 1971 Location: St. Louis, MO Venue: Busch Memorial Stadium Attendance: 50419 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 61 F Humidty: 93% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bruce Gossett 12 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Tommy Hart 63 opponents fumble recovery (Bruce Gossett kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jackie Smith 61 pass from Pete Beathard (Jim Bakken kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bruce Gossett 19 FG | 13 | 7 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bruce Gossett 34 FG | 16 | 7 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | John Gilliam 49 pass from Pete Beathard (Jim Bakken kick) | 16 | 14 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Dick Witcher 50 pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick) | 23 | 14 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bruce Gossett 40 FG | 26 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 18 | WR | Gene Washington |
| 88 | WR | Dick Witcher |
| 76 | LOT | Len Rohde |
| 65 | LOG | Randy Beisler |
| 75 | C | Forrest Blue |
| 69 | ROG | Woody Peoples |
| 79 | ROT | Cas Banaszek |
| 82 | TE | Ted Kwalick |
| 12 | QB | John Brodie |
| 22 | RB | Vic Washington |
| 40 | RB | Ken Willard |
| Defense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Tommy Hart |
| 70 | LDT | Charlie Krueger |
| 74 | RDT | Earl Edwards |
| 86 | RDE | Cedrick Hardman |
| 64 | LLB | Dave Wilcox |
| 57 | MLB | Frank Nunley |
| 52 | RLB | Skip Vanderbundt |
| 37 | LCB | Jimmy Johnson |
| 32 | LS | Mel Phillips |
| 23 | RS | Johnny Fuller |
| 44 | RCB | Bruce Taylor |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 44 | WR | John Gilliam |
| 80 | WR | Dave Williams |
| 71 | LOT | Bob Reynolds |
| 55 | LOG | Irv Goode |
| 54 | C | Tom Banks |
| 63 | ROG | Clyde Williams |
| 73 | ROT | Ernie McMillan |
| 81 | TE | Jackie Smith |
| 10 | QB | Pete Beathard |
| 36 | RB | MacArthur Lane |
| 27 | RB | Roy Shivers |
| Offense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Rolf Krueger |
| 74 | LDT | Fred Heron |
| 75 | RDT | Bob Rowe |
| 79 | RDE | Chuck Walker |
| 67 | LLB | Larry Stallings |
| 53 | MLB | Jamie Rivers |
| 56 | RLB | Mike McGill |
| 20 | LCB | Miller Farr |
| 21 | LS | Jerry Stovall |
| 33 | RS | Larry Willingham |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Vic Washington | 16 | 62 | 3.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Ken Willard | 14 | 58 | 4.1 | 17 | 0 |
| Doug Cunningham | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ted Kwalick | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| John Brodie | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| MacArthur Lane | 13 | 67 | 5.2 | 22 | 0 |
| Roy Shivers | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Cid Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| John Brodie | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 0 | 226 | 7.1 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83.6 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Pete Beathard | 25 | 11 | 44.0 | 1 | 212 | 8.5 | 61 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 84.1 |
| Roy Shivers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Ted Kwalick | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Dick Witcher | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 50 | 1 |
| Doug Cunningham | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Vic Washington | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Gene Washington | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Ken Willard | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Mel Gray | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Jackie Smith | 3 | 103 | 34.3 | 61 | 1 |
| John Gilliam | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 49 | 1 |
| MacArthur Lane | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Reynolds | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jimmy Johnson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jim McCann | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 48 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Chuck Latourette | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 38 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Bruce Taylor | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Roger Wehrli | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Willingham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Vic Washington | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 27 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 5 | 160 | 32.0 | 65 | 0 | |
| Larry Willingham | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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