| New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 15, 1978 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 37671 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 67 F Humidty: 73% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Mike Strachan 2 run (Tom Jurich kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Ike Harris 15 pass from Archie Manning (Tom Jurich kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Freddie Solomon 22 pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick) | 14 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Ike Harris |
| 71 | LOT | J.T. Taylor |
| 68 | LOG | Fred Sturt |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 64 | ROG | Dave Lafary |
| 65 | ROT | Robert Woods |
| 85 | TE | Henry Childs |
| 87 | TE | Larry Hardy |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 33 | HB | Mike Strachan |
| 34 | FB | Tony Galbreath |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Elois Grooms |
| 75 | LDT | Elex Price |
| 74 | RDT | Derland Moore |
| 73 | RDE | Joe Campbell |
| 57 | LLB | Jim Merlo |
| 58 | MLB | Joe Federspiel |
| 54 | RLB | Pat Hughes |
| 24 | LCB | Clarence Chapman |
| 27 | SS | Ray Brown |
| 37 | FS | Tommy Myers |
| 29 | RCB | Maurice Spencer |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Elmo Boyd |
| 88 | WR | Freddie Solomon |
| 67 | LOT | Ron Singleton |
| 65 | LOG | Ernie Hughes |
| 51 | C | Randy Cross |
| 62 | ROG | Walt Downing |
| 71 | ROT | Keith Fahnhorst |
| 81 | TE | Ken MacAfee |
| 17 | QB | Steve DeBerg |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| 33 | FB | Greg Boykin |
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Archie Reese |
| 74 | LDT | Jimmy Webb |
| 75 | RDT | Ed Galigher |
| 86 | RDE | Cedrick Hardman |
| 50 | LLB | Joe Harris |
| 57 | MLB | Dan Bunz |
| 54 | RLB | Ed Bradley |
| 42 | LCB | Tony Leonard |
| 24 | SS | Chuck Crist |
| 49 | FS | Vern Roberson |
| 22 | RCB | Eddie Lewis |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tony Galbreath | 18 | 82 | 4.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 18 | 50 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Strachan | 15 | 33 | 2.2 | 7 | 1 |
| Archie Manning | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Ike Harris | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 17 | 37 | 2.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Greg Boykin | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Paul Hofer | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 31 | 7.8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 115.6 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Steve DeBerg | 37 | 16 | 43.2 | 2 | 147 | 4.0 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 46 | 41.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Chuck Muncie | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ike Harris | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15t | 1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Freddie Solomon | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 23 | 1 |
| Greg Boykin | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Elmo Boyd | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Ken MacAfee | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| O.J. Simpson | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Paul Seal | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Maurice Spencer | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Joe Federspiel | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tom Blanchard | 7 | 296 | 42.3 | 56 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Mike Connell | 5 | 177 | 35.4 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Don Schwartz | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Wes Chandler | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Larry Jones | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4.8 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Wes Chandler | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Rich Mauti | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Ernie Hughes | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 17 | 0 | |
| Fred Quillan | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Elex Price | 2.0 |
| Joe Campbell | 1.0 |
| Don Reese | 1.0 |
| 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 |