| Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 19, 1976 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 44158 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 57 F Humidty: 80% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 20 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Steve Mike-Mayer 21 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Safety, Walter Payton tackled in end zone by Tommy Hart | 7 | 5 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 7 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 14 | 5 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Safety, Tom Wittum punt blocked out of end zone by Mike Adamle | 16 | 5 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 35 FG | 19 | 5 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Delvin Williams 13 pass from Jim Plunkett (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 19 | 12 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Steve Schubert |
| 25 | WR | Ron Shanklin |
| 79 | LOT | Lionel Antoine |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 53 | C | Dan Peiffer |
| 69 | ROG | Revie Sorey |
| 75 | ROT | Jeff Sevy |
| 88 | TE | Greg Latta |
| 7 | QB | Bob Avellini |
| 35 | RB | Roland Harper |
| 34 | RB | Walter Payton |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mike Hartenstine |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 60 | RDT | Wally Chambers |
| 82 | RDE | Royce Berry |
| 55 | LLB | Doug Buffone |
| 57 | MLB | Don Rives |
| 50 | RLB | Waymond Bryant |
| 48 | LCB | Allan Ellis |
| 46 | SS | Doug Plank |
| 43 | FS | Craig Clemons |
| 24 | RCB | Virgil Livers |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Willie McGee |
| 18 | WR | Gene Washington |
| 77 | LOT | Jean Barrett |
| 65 | LOG | Steve Lawson |
| 62 | C | Randy Cross |
| 67 | ROG | John Watson |
| 79 | ROT | Cas Banaszek |
| 84 | TE | Tom Mitchell |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 40 | RB | Wilbur Jackson |
| 24 | RB | Delvin Williams |
| Offense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Tommy Hart |
| 74 | LDT | Jimmy Webb |
| 72 | RDT | Cleveland Elam |
| 86 | RDE | Cedrick Hardman |
| 52 | LLB | Skip Vanderbundt |
| 57 | MLB | Frank Nunley |
| 50 | RLB | Dave Washington |
| 37 | LCB | Jimmy Johnson |
| 32 | LS | Mel Phillips |
| 49 | RS | Ralph McGill |
| 33 | RCB | Bruce Taylor |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 28 | 148 | 5.3 | 26 | 2 |
| Roland Harper | 12 | 21 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Johnny Musso | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Virgil Carter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Adamle | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Wilbur Jackson | 13 | 29 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| Delvin Williams | 16 | 25 | 1.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Jim Plunkett | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Sammy Johnson | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Gene Washington | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bob Avellini | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 1 | 92 | 5.8 | 0 | 41.7 | |||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 29 | 19 | 65.5 | 2 | 173 | 6.0 | 1 | 64.3 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Roland Harper | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Walter Payton | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Ron Shanklin | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Gene Washington | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| Delvin Williams | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 13 | 1 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Tom Mitchell | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Willie McGee | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Obradovich | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Doug Plank | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Allan Ellis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Bruce Rhodes | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 7 | 253 | 36.1 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tom Wittum | 8 | 318 | 39.8 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Virgil Livers | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Ralph McGill | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | ||
| Bruce Taylor | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Virgil Livers | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Steve Schubert | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Tony Leonard | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |
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