| San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 2, 1979 Location: Bloomington, MN Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 46539 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 73 F Humidty: 62% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 22 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 37 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 22 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 44 FG | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ahmad Rashad 52 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 9 | 7 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ahmad Rashad 32 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 9 | 14 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ahmad Rashad 8 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 9 | 21 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Freddie Solomon 44 pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick) | 16 | 21 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Lenvil Elliott 4 run (Ray Wersching kick blocked) | 22 | 21 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ahmad Rashad 25 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 22 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Mike Shumann |
| 88 | WR | Freddie Solomon |
| 67 | LOT | Ron Singleton |
| 68 | LOG | John Ayers |
| 56 | C | Fred Quillan |
| 51 | ROG | Randy Cross |
| 71 | ROT | Keith Fahnhorst |
| 81 | TE | Ken MacAfee |
| 17 | QB | Steve DeBerg |
| 36 | HB | Paul Hofer |
| 40 | FB | Wilbur Jackson |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Archie Reese |
| 74 | LDT | Jimmy Webb |
| 72 | RDT | Ruben Vaughan |
| 86 | RDE | Cedrick Hardman |
| 55 | LLB | Scott Hilton |
| 57 | MLB | Dan Bunz |
| 59 | RLB | Willie Harper |
| 46 | LCB | Melvin Morgan |
| 30 | SS | Tim Gray |
| 27 | FS | Tony Dungy |
| 22 | RCB | Eddie Lewis |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 68 | LOG | Charlie Goodrum |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 61 | ROG | Wes Hamilton |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 38 | TE | Bob Tucker |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 34 | HB | Rickey Young |
| 44 | FB | Chuck Foreman |
| Offense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 69 | LDT | Doug Sutherland |
| 72 | RDT | James White |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 59 | LLB | Matt Blair |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 54 | RLB | Fred McNeill |
| 27 | LCB | John Turner |
| 45 | SS | Tom Hannon |
| 22 | FS | Paul Krause |
| 20 | RCB | Bobby Bryant |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | 31:42 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 8/16 | / | 7 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| MIN | 28:18 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 6/12 | / | 7 | 55 | 2 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Lenvil Elliott | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 8 | 1 |
| Mike Hogan | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Paul Hofer | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Phil Francis | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Steve DeBerg | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 98 | 3.6 | 8 | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Rickey Young | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Chuck Foreman | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Brent McClanahan | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 110 | 4.1 | 21 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Steve DeBerg | 42 | 29 | 69.0 | 2 | 262 | 6.2 | 44t | 1 | 2 | 8 | 73.7 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 29 | 69.0 | 2 | 262 | 6.2 | 44t | 1 | 2 | 8 | 73.7 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 34 | 21 | 61.8 | 0 | 297 | 8.7 | 52t | 4 | 1 | 10 | 129.2 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 21 | 61.8 | 0 | 297 | 8.7 | 52t | 4 | 1 | 10 | 129.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Mike Hogan | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | |
| Lenvil Elliott | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | |
| Freddie Solomon | 4 | 107 | 26.8 | 1 | |
| Mike Shumann | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| Wilbur Jackson | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| Paul Seal | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Phil Francis | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| James Owens | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Paul Hofer | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ken MacAfee | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 262 | 9.0 | 44t | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ahmad Rashad | 7 | 152 | 21.7 | 4 | |
| Sammy White | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Rickey Young | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Tucker | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Robert Miller | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Doug Cunningham | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Chuck Foreman | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Brent McClanahan | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jimmy Edwards | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 297 | 14.1 | 52t | 4 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Scott Studwell | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| John Turner | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 18 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||
| Dan Melville | 4 | 186 | 46.5 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 186 | 46.5 | ||||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Greg Coleman | 5 | 169 | 33.8 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 169 | 33.8 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Freddie Solomon | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Jimmy Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Lenvil Elliott | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Bob Bruer | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Jimmy Edwards | 4 | 119 | 29.8 | 35 | 0 | |
| Scott Studwell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Scott Hilton | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Matt Blair | 1.0 |
| Mark Mullaney | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |