| New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 17, 1976 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 43160 |
| Weather: Haze Temp: 71 F Humidty: 53% Wind: 2 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 21 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 33 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Sammy Johnson 1 run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gene Washington 55 pass from Jim Plunkett (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Tony Leonard 60 punt return (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Steve Mike-Mayer 19 FG | 0 | 24 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Wilbur Jackson 17 pass from Jim Plunkett (Steve Mike-Mayer kick failed) | 0 | 30 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Rich Szaro 46 FG | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Steve Mike-Mayer 31 FG | 3 | 33 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Larry Burton |
| 87 | WR | Don Herrmann |
| 66 | LOT | Tom Wickert |
| 71 | LOG | Kurt Schumacher |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 79 | ROG | Emanuel Zanders |
| 76 | ROT | Don Morrison |
| 85 | TE | Henry Childs |
| 12 | QB | Bobby Scott |
| 34 | RB | Tony Galbreath |
| 33 | RB | Mike Strachan |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Bob Pollard |
| 75 | LDT | Elex Price |
| 74 | RDT | Derland Moore |
| 63 | RDE | Steve Baumgartner |
| 57 | LLB | Jim Merlo |
| 58 | MLB | Joe Federspiel |
| 60 | RLB | Greg Westbrooks |
| 45 | LCB | Pete Athas |
| 44 | LS | Chuck Crist |
| 37 | RS | Tommy Myers |
| 29 | RCB | Maurice Spencer |
| 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 |
| 23 | RS | Bruce Rhodes |
| 33 | RCB | Bruce Taylor |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Chuck Muncie | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Mike Strachan | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Tony Galbreath | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Alvin Maxson | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Larry Burton | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Wilbur Jackson | 14 | 50 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Kermit Johnson | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Delvin Williams | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Sammy Johnson | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 1 | |
| Paul Hofer | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Plunkett | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Marty Domres | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Willie McGee | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Bobby Douglass | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 0 | 41 | 3.7 | 0 | 55.5 | |||
| Bobby Scott | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 1 | 10 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 0 | 121 | 12.1 | 2 | 142.1 | |||
| Marty Domres | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 0 | 87 | 12.4 | 0 | 113.4 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Larry Burton | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | |
| Tony Galbreath | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Henry Childs | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Alvin Maxson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Wilbur Jackson | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 1 | |
| Sammy Johnson | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Gene Washington | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 1 | |
| Kenny Harrison | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Tom Mitchell | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Bruce Rhodes | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tom Blanchard | 10 | 433 | 43.3 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tom Wittum | 6 | 249 | 41.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Pete Athas | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Tony Leonard | 9 | 141 | 15.7 | 1 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jim Thaxton | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 0 | ||
| Tony Galbreath | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Alvin Maxson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Tony Leonard | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Bobby Ferrell | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2025 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: August 26, 2025 |