| San Francisco 49ers at Miami Dolphins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 16, 1973 Location: Miami, FL Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 68275 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 87 F Humidty: 63% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bruce Gossett 47 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 31 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 53 FG | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Vic Washington 3 run (Bruce Gossett kick) | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bruce Gossett 30 FG | 13 | 6 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Paul Warfield 10 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 13 | 13 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 45 FG | 13 | 16 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Safety, Tom Wittum tackled in end zone by Curtis Johnson | 13 | 18 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 22 FG | 13 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 17 | WR | John Isenbarger |
| 18 | WR | Gene Washington |
| 76 | LOT | Len Rohde |
| 67 | LOG | John Watson |
| 75 | C | Forrest Blue |
| 69 | ROG | Woody Peoples |
| 79 | ROT | Cas Banaszek |
| 82 | TE | Ted Kwalick |
| 12 | QB | John Brodie |
| 35 | RB | Larry Schreiber |
| 22 | RB | Vic Washington |
| Defense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Tommy Hart |
| 70 | LDT | Charlie Krueger |
| 78 | RDT | Rolf Krueger |
| 86 | RDE | Cedrick Hardman |
| 64 | LLB | Dave Wilcox |
| 57 | MLB | Frank Nunley |
| 52 | RLB | Skip Vanderbundt |
| 37 | LCB | Jimmy Johnson |
| 32 | LS | Mel Phillips |
| 38 | RS | Mike Simpson |
| 44 | RCB | Bruce Taylor |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Marlin Briscoe |
| 42 | WR | Paul Warfield |
| 79 | LOT | Wayne Moore |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 73 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 80 | TE | Marv Fleming |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 22 | RB | Mercury Morris |
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 75 | LDT | Manny Fernandez |
| 70 | RDT | Larry Woods |
| 72 | RDE | Bob Heinz |
| 59 | LLB | Doug Swift |
| 85 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 57 | RLB | Mike Kolen |
| 25 | LCB | Tim Foley |
| 13 | LS | Jake Scott |
| 40 | RS | Dick Anderson |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5/17 | / | 7 | 75 | 2 | 0 | |
| MIA | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5/16 | / | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Vic Washington | 14 | 55 | 3.9 | 1 | |
| Jimmy Thomas | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| Larry Schreiber | 10 | 18 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Doug Cunningham | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ken Willard | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 98 | 3.3 | 1 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Csonka | 22 | 104 | 4.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 8 | 58 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| Mercury Morris | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 36 | 171 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Steve Spurrier | 18 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 65 | 3.6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 44.9 | |
| John Brodie | 17 | 12 | 70.6 | 0 | 110 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87.9 | |
| Team Totals | 35 | 18 | 51.4 | 0 | 175 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 65.8 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 2 | 108 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38.2 | |
| Team Totals | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 2 | 108 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Vic Washington | 8 | 57 | 7.1 | 0 | |
| Gene Washington | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | |
| Ted Kwalick | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | |
| Larry Schreiber | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Thomas | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 175 | 9.7 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Paul Warfield | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 1 | |
| Jim Kiick | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | |
| Marlin Briscoe | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Mandich | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Charlie Leigh | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 108 | 9.8 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Frank Nunley | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Mel Phillips | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tom Wittum | 6 | 264 | 44.0 | 55 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 264 | 37.7 | ||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 3 | 143 | 47.7 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 143 | 47.7 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Ralph McGill | 2 | 0 | 41 | 20.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Bruce Taylor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Charlie Leigh | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Ralph McGill | 5 | 120 | 24.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Mercury Morris | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Jake Scott | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |