| New England Patriots at San Francisco 49ers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 31, 1971 Location: San Francisco, CA Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 45092 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 61 F Humidty: 41% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ken Willard 1 run (Bruce Gossett kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bruce Gossett 35 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bruce Gossett 41 FG | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Randy Vataha 23 pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Charlie Gogolak 32 FG | 10 | 13 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gene Washington 71 pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick) | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Forrest Blue 25 opponents fumble recovery (Bruce Gossett kick) | 10 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 45 | WR | Hubie Bryant |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 64 | LOT | Mike Montler |
| 62 | LOG | Halvor Hagen |
| 56 | C | Jon Morris |
| 60 | ROG | Len St. Jean |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 82 | TE | Tom Beer |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 30 | RB | Carl Garrett |
| 35 | RB | Jim Nance |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Ike Lassiter |
| 76 | LDT | Dave Rowe |
| 85 | RDT | Julius Adams |
| 70 | RDE | Denny Wirgowski |
| 66 | LLB | Ed Weisacosky |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 57 | RLB | Steve Kiner |
| 41 | LCB | Larry Carwell |
| 25 | LS | Rickie Harris |
| 42 | RS | Don Webb |
| 44 | RCB | Johnny Outlaw |
| 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 |
| Offense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Tommy Hart |
| 80 | LDT | Stan Hindman |
| 74 | RDT | Earl Edwards |
| 86 | RDE | Cedrick Hardman |
| 64 | LLB | Dave Wilcox |
| 57 | MLB | Frank Nunley |
| 52 | RLB | Skip Vanderbundt |
| 37 | LCB | Jimmy Johnson |
| 23 | LS | Johnny Fuller |
| 28 | RS | Mike Simpson |
| 44 | RCB | Bruce Taylor |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Carl Garrett | 13 | 96 | 7.4 | 36 | 0 |
| Bob Gladieux | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Jim Plunkett | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Nance | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 5 | 0 |
| Jack Maitland | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hubie Bryant | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Vic Washington | 15 | 59 | 3.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Ken Willard | 16 | 14 | 0.9 | 5 | 1 |
| Doug Cunningham | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ted Kwalick | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Brodie | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McCann | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 19 | 7 | 36.8 | 0 | 102 | 5.4 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 72.7 |
| Bob Gladieux | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| John Brodie | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 3 | 200 | 10.0 | 71t | 1 | 2 | 24 | 62.5 |
| Steve Spurrier | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Hubie Bryant | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Randy Vataha | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 23t | 1 |
| Tom Beer | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Carl Garrett | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Gene Washington | 5 | 160 | 32.0 | 71t | 1 |
| Ted Kwalick | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Doug Cunningham | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dick Witcher | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Randy Beverly | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Steve Kiner | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Larry Carwell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tommy Janik | 7 | 233 | 33.3 | 44 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jim McCann | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 42 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ron Gardin | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Carl Garrett | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Bruce Taylor | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Johnny Fuller | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Skip Vanderbundt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Carl Garrett | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| Ron Gardin | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Halvor Hagen | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Vic Washington | 2 | 99 | 49.5 | 74 | 0 | |
| Doug Cunningham | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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